[MU] - DECEMBER STORYTELLING / MEMORY SHARE

[lifeaftr_mods]

Something is wrong.

This may not very well be obvious, at first. The Storyteller is not present to put forth yet another diatribe, informative or apologetic, and the backdrop of guttering flame and sandy campfire is as present as ever...albeit briefly.



Those who tell their stories will start to notice something...odd taking place. Indeed, no matter how they intend to begin their tale, the land of Mu will immediately start to warp to accommodate it, or something utterly unlike it, until storytellers and listeners alike may find themselves in an exact recreation of a seemingly random memory, in the most stark and painstaking of detail. There is no altering the memory, nor is there any preventing it once it's begun to play - you will simply have to witness memories that are not your own this go around.

Furthermore, stories that take place in worlds other than LifeAftr will be, frankly, inevitable. Those memories, too, will be recreated, to be relived by the teller and lived by the listener.

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It is time, once more, for you to tell a story...with a slight twist! This is, in fact, our first player plot, as provided by Dragon! The initial setting will be familiar for oldcomers, and newcomers will recognize it from the introduction they received in their dreams.

Yet for this Storytelling only, people can imagine whatever stories they wish, from both their homes and their time on LifeAftr, as long as they don't mind the fact that others will be reliving those stories in the form of an impromptu memory share.

Even those who prefer not to voice their stories aloud are not safe this time around. If the memory is recalled in essence, Mu will shift to accommodate it in full.

There is, however, a benefit to this: those who venture memories to be relived will receive both a befuddled apology from the Storyteller, who will assert that this was most definitely not meant to happen (they're the Storyteller, not the Rememberer!), as well as a tired promise that the relived memories will be worth two offerings each, as if in compensation.

Not that it counts for much, probably.

Comments

[prettypurpleparlor]

[Muffet blinks briefly, looking a bit flustered, and shakes her head gently.]

Ah, I... I'm not certain that's the best idea. Monster souls tend to be rather fragile, compared to humans.

[She's not sure if it would cause problems, for Maka to just touch briefly, but she doesn't really want to take the risk. Or, worse, what if she absorbed it somehow? Definitely not something that seems safe to take chances with.]

[the_word_is]

[Her eyes go wide in shock, and she takes a step back, waving her hands around in a very clear "oh no, I didn't mean to!!!" sort of motion.]

[prettypurpleparlor]

[Muffet smiles reassuringly at her, showing that she's not offended.]

It's all right, dearie, I know you were just being curious. We generally aren't too delicate to cope, but it seems better not to take the risk in this case.

[the_word_is]

[Maka nods, firmly agreeing. That absolutely isn't a risk she wants to take.]

[prettypurpleparlor]

[She tilts her head, curious, and asks:]

Do people bring out their souls often, where you come from? I suppose if it's less of a risk for you, there wouldn't be any particular reason not to do it more than we tend to.