It may very well be the worst thing that's ever happened to you! | OPEN MINGLE

[vitaelamorte]

Who: EVERYONE!
Where: EVERYWHERE!
When: Friday October 27th - Tuesday October 31st
Rating: PG-13, warn if you're gonna go higher!
Summary: A catch all for the Horrible Memory Truth Event!
The Story:

For the duration of this event, everyone's entire room will be replaced with a memory playing on loop. They will likely recognize the moment as soon as they see it – it is a moment they remember as the worst moment of their entire lives. It could be a memory from home or something that happened in Wonderland. Lengths of the memories will vary, but they will find that these are not memories they can merely watch – they can step into these memories and attempt to make changes to them, and the memories will be long enough that they have time to make changes (though no more than 24 hours). However, anyone who tries will find that it is futile. No matter what you do or how hard you try, the outcome is always exactly the same somehow. No changes you make will prevent that horrible outcome. It just happens over and over and over again no matter what you do.

On top of that, perhaps complicating any attempts to make changes, everyone will be forced to be honest for the duration of the event. No lies or half-truths are allowed, and filters will be gone for the entire five days. If something bothers someone then they will blurt it out, regardless of whether or not it hurts someone's feelings, and no one will be able to simply keep quiet when they have something to say. They must be truthful and honest with every word they say.

This is a catch-all log for all of your Worst Memory needs! Please mark your threads clearly in the subject line with your character's name and Room Number + Floor for character rooms, or just location if you're making a top level for a public place in the mansion (like the tea rooms or the kitchen) so people can see if there's already a thread available. And here's the plot post if you need it!

Have fun!

Comments

[naughty_nurse]

Mikan is tugged, but the horrific sounds keep coming. Why was this happening? They hadn't done anything wrong! They were just birds, what could they do wrong?!

"Nageki!" Her voice breaks, and she tries to hold him, eyes shut. "Naegki... I-I'm so sorry..."

[mourning_ghost]

He begins nudging her towards the door, now that his siblings are out of her sight. His movements are awkward, especially since Nageki isn't used to being held, but he doesn't want to stop Mikan. It's nice and he feels that Mikan needs the comfort, too.

Things should be better when this memory is out of sight.

"I'm sorry, too.... I don't want... to make you sad, Miss Tsumiki."

[naughty_nurse]

Mikan is budged, but she makes no movement to leave herself. She can't will herself to leave Nageki alone with this horrid event going on.

"Did... did all of your friends..." She doesn't want to say it, doesn't want to believe it.

[mourning_ghost]

"Family," he corrects softly. None of them are biologically related, but this is where Nageki grew up. It's the only family he ever knew. "Hitori hadn't gotten home yet so he survived, but everyone else is gone."

If the humans had only come one day sooner or one day later, more would have survived. But this day everyone had come home to spend time together as a family, just as they did every other week.

Nageki glances anxiously at the door. It's not quite within his reach yet.

[naughty_nurse]

Family. Oh god. Even worse.

Shaking, she suddenly runs for the door - while still holding Nageki. He shouldn't have to see this anymore, shouldn't have to relive it over and over. "It's not fair, not fair, not fair! They were j-just birds!"

[mourning_ghost]

Nageki follows, only stumbling in the beginning because he hadn't expected Mikan to run.

It really wasn't fair and Nageki had often wondered why those humans had chosen to kill the birds of Hatoful House. Nageki and his siblings had never harmed a human before this. They hadn't even seen a human before this day. Even now, Nageki can't understand why things turned out the way they did.

"I'm sorry," he says again, helpless in the face of Mikan's distress. Seeing this memory isn't fair to her, either.

[naughty_nurse]

Mikan only stopped when she heard the door slam behind her, but the horrific noises within could still be heard. "It's not your fault." She mumbles, sniffling. "I... I thought you were in danger..."

[mourning_ghost]

"I'm not sure it would let me die in there. I didn't die back then." Because the humans had died instead, though Nageki hadn't understood what happened at the time.

The sounds are easier to deal with than seeing the memory, but Nageki still winces at the gunshots that ring from the room.

[naughty_nurse]

"I had to be sure." Mikan wipes her face with one hand. "Even though Wonderland brings everyone back to life... Even though I knew an event was going on... I couldn't just walk on like nothing happened. I-If you were hurt... I'd be very sad."

[mourning_ghost]

"..." For Nageki, being a ghost means that he can treat himself more carelessly. After all, it doesn't really matter if someone who is already dead gets hurt or even dies again. He sometimes forgets that there might be people who don't feel that way. And he hasn't stopped to consider that there are people here who care about his well-being.

"...Thank you for looking out for me, Miss Tsumiki. I just wish that... you could have seen a different memory." A happier memory.

[naughty_nurse]

"... Maybe someday I will." Maybe she could revisit those merry days when the birds were alive and all was well. But... could she ever enjoy it again, now that she knew their fate?

"I wish... I wish I could see those happier times of yours."

[mourning_ghost]

"I could tell you about them." He's not sure why he said that but the words are said now.

[naughty_nurse]

Mikan is equally surprised. "You could? ... B-But I don't want to upset you further, thinking about them...!"

[mourning_ghost]

"It wouldn't," he promises. "Would you like me to tell you?"

[naughty_nurse]

"... If it's okay with you." She smiles a little.

[mourning_ghost]

Nageki tells Mikan of a time when his sister, Momo, dragged him indoors to play house after she realized he couldn't run around outside. The youngest siblings, Tsukkun and Nacchin, were the mother and father while Nageki was Momo's younger sister. After Tsukkun "returned home form work", Nacchin gave everyone flan for the pretend dinner and Tsukkun demanded potato chips instead.

[naughty_nurse]

Mikan smiles as she listens to the little story. Her own home life wasn't anywhere near as pleasant, and she's almost envious of this story. Yet the smile never wavers, and she even giggles at Tsukkun's demands.