[MU] - DECEMBER STORYTELLING / MEMORY SHARE

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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

[tenthstreetbred]

[The way she speaks is oddly reminiscent of Liara. The Liara she knew back when this mission of theirs first began. It's sweet.]

Well, Ren who is just Ren, I hope you've been all right while stuck here on the islands. It gets pretty rough out there.

[catpiper]

[Crystal caves, occasional monsters and other events aside, this place is a huge step up from her world, so she smiles and says-]

It's okay. I like this place. I get to live with Taako and Lup and hold their hands, so nothing is 'rough'. It's very good.

[tenthstreetbred]

[A simplistic answer but a sweet one all the same.]

You know Taako and Lup, huh? Are they your friends?

[catpiper]

[In a few days, her answer will change from the content nod she offers now to we're family, but right now?]

Yes, we're friends. We eat and play together all the time.

[It's freaking great!!]

Are you their friend too?

[tenthstreetbred]

I'd say so, yes.

[As close as she can get to having friends here, it seems.]

This island is full of good people all around. I'm glad you've found people you like.

[catpiper]

Do you have 'good people' you live with here?

[If not, that'd be super lonely and Ren's not into that.]

[tenthstreetbred]

[Shepard is quiet for a moment, then decides to be truthful and shake her head.]

Not really, no. I came here more or less alone. I stay in one of the shacks on the islets.

[Alone, she almost says, but refrains from saying it again. After all, there’s no need to pity her. She’s a dead woman walking and she’s not going to play up the truth to garner sympathy.]

[catpiper]

[Many people on the island have seemed to form their own groups and families to function-she's seen few people by themselves and it always pulls at her heart. No one should be alone.]

If you get lonely, you can 'break in' to someone else's home and sleep by them.

[#gremlinadvice]