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

[slapfight]

That's what I was just thinking. [Peridot is saying it from behind her hands, as if that will somehow filter the words that want to just skip merrily out of her mouth. She does say stupid things without thinking, but Lapis doesn't. Lapis has control over her words, and uses sarcasm like a shield.

This is terrible.]

But... That doesn't make sense. That's the event. [She drops her hands from her mouth and points at the door.]

[ssmisery]

Events double up. If I know that, I'm pretty sure you must.

[Now that she's looking for it, she can almost feel it, can't she? Every little thought waiting eagerly to slip out at the first chance, like how Claude suddenly becomes twice as fast and slippery when he wants through a door. (Once again, where is Claude during these things?? Is there a cat-flap somewhere leading to a little kitten trauma???) As with him, keeping them contained should be easy and yet is manifestly impossible.

Lapis's eyes widen as she realizes where she's seen this before.]

Is this what Sans had that one time? Where he had to tell everyone everything and be completely honest about it? It was disgusting just watching that.

[slapfight]

Hnngh. [Her noise is one of frustrated agreement- she had thought the Dormouse or whoever selected the events from whatever place they were dragged from was just intentionally picking on her when the kindergarten got merged with that... weird dungeons nonsense. There were no actual dungeons in that event! It was stupid.]

Oh right. I remember that. It was really sad. I was so glad it wasn't happening to me. [She slaps her knee, laughing... Until reality sets in and the laughter dies instantaneously.] And now it is, apparently. Oh my stars. I don't want to be the one everyone mocks later, because I revealed all my dark, embarrassing thoughts.

[Not that she has any. She kinda wears her embarrassing habits on her sleeve.]

[ssmisery]

I know, right? I probably came off as sympathetic, but frankly I felt like I was going to catch some kind of, like, honesty taint if I talked to him. It was really thorough, he didn't even get any loopholes.

[Lapis leans heavily against the wall of the little vestibule. This development is detestable and she's frustrated, but she doesn't have it in her right now to throw a fit about it. If nothing more, watching herself get abandoned on Earth a couple times just kinda tired her out.]

Anyway, you barely have anything to hide. But then I'm not exactly hiding much either, I just hate talking about myself and I can already imagine spending the day laying out all my personal issues to everyone I pass in the garden. We can't even barricade ourselves in our room this time, this sucks. Ugh, it's already weird just hearing myself talk this much.

[slapfight]

It is kinda weird...

[Peridot nods in agreement, flusters, almost tries to amend it, but find she can't, and just stands there in frustrated embarrassment for a few seconds, before she finally figures out a way to steer the topic away.] Oh! I know what we can do. See, not long after I got here, there was this party some people got together to throw in the woods- it was like Camp Pining Hearts, only without the kissing and poutine. Just a group of people, a fire, and those weird confectionery puff-rocks. Steven and I did it once too, so it should be easy.

[ssmisery]

Isn't a group of people exactly what we don't want?

[slapfight]

That's the best part! [She waves her arms enthusiastically.] It'll just be us! We won't even tell anyone we're going, so no one will bother us!

[ssmisery]

Oh. That makes a lot more sense. [She pauses, the little bit of silent processing that's still allowed.] So really, you're just suggesting that we run out into the wilderness and hide until this ends? If it means not talking to anybody, it sounds good to me.

[slapfight]

Exactly! [She's so enthused about this.] We can hide our communicators and roast confectionery puff rocks and talk about why Season Five of CPH is objectively trash! It might even be fun!

[Maybe rampant enthusiasm will keep her from blurting out any truths. It helps that she's genuinely honest about everything but her own feelings.]

[ssmisery]

Probably not, but I guess it's possible.

[Since that's not quite disagreement, it's really the best result that could be hoped for. Dunno what else anyone was expecting. Still, while this sort of bluntness seems like something Lapis should be able to roll with, she is in fact uneasy. Sure she's used to being blunt when she chooses, but she's even more used to leaving things at noncommittal nonanswers or just keeping her trap shut -- all the moreso with Peridot, who she's built all these habits with. Being forthright is weird!]

And if it's just the two of us, we -- can probably handle this -- right? [And she ends up fumbling over her words because things don't come out the way she thinks they will; that one kept getting more and more uncertain.] You mostly sound the same as usual, you already say whatever you're thinking. And you do already know about my stuff, I just don't... normally... say it. [Beat.] Or, again, talk this much in general.

[slapfight]

True, but the event isn't making me talk about your stuff- or ask about it- so since I already know everything I need to know, I can just pretend you're not saying anything. Or cover my sound receptors.

[See? She has this all worked out.]

[ssmisery]

I'm not convinced that that's actually going to work as well as you think, but I like the idea enough to go along with it and see if we can force it to function at least partially -- come on, I don't even sound like that, this is so dumb.

[God, maybe this truly kinda is what being Peridot is like. It's starting to feel humiliating. Still, on the bright side, embarrassing and uncomfortable though this is, it really is nothing worse than those, is it? Whatever the phrasing, the point remains that Peridot is right: being a supportive friend simply means sometimes having the decency to ignore stupid things the other person says, especially in extenuating circumstances. They already know that. Lapis sighs.]

What I'm saying is let's try it. You're seriously lucky this makes so little difference for you.

[slapfight]

It's not that dumb. [Peridot sulks a little bit, which is where some of the honesty leaks out unencumbered by her need to please Lapis and agree with her on everything. But that's as far as she gets before her self-delusion takes over and she sees a compliment where there probably isn't one.]

Wow thanks. It's nice to be unaffected for once. I can take care of everything, so you don't have to do anything but wait this out! I just need to get some supplies first...

[ssmisery]

Can you? [Since it's honest, that's not a rhetorical question, but fortunately she brushes on past it anyway.] Either way, I'm -- really glad you're handling this. I don't like needing help, but this would be so much worse if you weren't making sure I don't have to take it seriously.

[The positive things are of course all forthright too. Lapis is almost getting used to the awkward sensation of logorrhea, and she hardly even bats an eye at herself this time. In its own way, saying that feels as weird as everything else, and that in itself seems somehow off, but that's just how today is going to be.]

There's no way I'm going to be any help with supplies, so should I just go ahead and jump out a window?

[slapfight]

[On the positive side, it absolutely delights Peridot who seems to be benefiting from this event now, instead of simply suffering from it. She gets to go camping with her bestie! They get to ignore everyone else's truth drama! They get to avoid the darkest corners of their minds hiding in their rooms! What could go wrong.]

Good idea. It might make you feel better! [What? Lapis loves flying. Flying surely will do wonders for her right now.] I'll meet you at the edge of the forest when I get everything.

[ssmisery]

Hey, at least if I just spend the whole event flying, there are only a couple people I can run into. [...It's not sarcasm because the statement is true, but Lapis seems to have achieved some sort of dryness anyway. She's working hard.] No, I'll find a spot. Somewhere far away from everyone. I'm probably good at that.