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

[moraloutrage]

Really? [He doesn't understand why Ryuji is so troubled by this concept. What could be bothering him so much about this?

...Suddenly, something seems to fit him.]

Ah! Of course! Now I understand your concern. I am being far too forward! First of all, before anything else, I should have extended a different education towards you.

[He raises a fist energetically!]

Sakamoto-kun, let us take a bath together! We need to strip our souls bare! [There, now he thinks he gets it!]

[nomorules]

_{[Hm, let him think about that for a sec--]}

I'm leavin'. Good luck.

[moraloutrage]

Wh-what?! Sakamoto-kun, please do not leave!

[nomorules]

_{[He stops after a few steps and looks back at Ishimaru and his pile of supplies, still wearing a look of wariness. You better not be joyfully checking out his butt over there.]}

You ain't about to suggest naked trust falls next, are ya?

[moraloutrage]

[He's looking at eye level, thank you very much! And seeming quite confused.]

Ah... While trust falls sound like a valuable exercise, performing them naked would be inappropriate! I... am disappointed that you would suggest something so indecent, Sakamoto-kun!!

[nomorules]

_{[There's that one solitary tree while the forest goes completely unnoticed behind it... He shoots a crabby glare into that eye level gaze.]}

You bathe naked, too!? It's the same damn thing!

If anyone should be weirded out here, it's me! Strippin' our souls bare... dude, that's embarrassin'.

[moraloutrage]

[He points dramatically at Ryuji.]

No, that is wrong! A bath is an appropriate setting for stripping down. Outside of that, casting off one's clothes would simply be out of line and shameful! Haven't you ever heard of indecent exposure?!

[And he only looks more aghast.]

What are you talking about? There's nothing unusual about this concept at all! Stripping our souls bare is a natural part of bonding between men! In the bath, we are all equal!

[nomorules]

Yeah, I'm lookin' at it right now!

_{[Would you like him to hold up a mirror?]}

It's plenty frickin' unusual with you natterin' about it like it's a religious experience! I can help you carry this shit outside, but that's a no-go on barin' souls in our birthday suits.

_{[He can't believe he just said that. Look at what you do to him, Ishimaru.]}

[moraloutrage]

If the idea is so unusual to you, then you need to visit bathhouses more often! Then you will understand that it is truly like an everyday occurrence!

[A beat.]

However, I will appreciate your help! You are a kind friend, Sakamoto-kun, even your ways are so unusual!

[nomorules]

_{[Amazing Ishimaru hasn't gotten lifelong bans from every bathhouse he's visited.]}

Do I gotta spell it out for you? _{[Yes, and he's going to because this is a forced honesty event and you have to pay maximum awkwardness to play.]} It's startin' to sound like you go there for more than friendship. Catch my drift? Like you like bein' there with the guys. Like like.

_{[And just in case he still isn't getting it:]}

Flaming gay like.

_{[Yep, he went there. And later on he's going to look back on this moment and regret whipping out the 'g' word with the power of a thousand suns, buuut... for now he merely wanders back over with a sigh and starts gathering things into his arms.]}

Let's just leave the "male bonding" out of the camp talk, mkay?

[moraloutrage]

[Hey, naked socializing is a legit Japanese tradition!!

Ishimaru still seems to think he's talking about an intimate friendship up until he says his final words.]

What? [He steps back, stunned as he considers the concept.]

Are you saying that this is... romantic or sexual in some way? You are quite mistaken Sakamoto-kun! This bonding is a different and more pure type of intimacy, and I will not give up on it!

[nomorules]

_{[Oh my god.]}

Are you deaf!? I've been sayin' you're makin' it sound gay as shit, you moron! Just shuddup with that talk! Friends. Friends. It's one simple word!

_{[He snaps this out from around the couple of lawn chairs and the sleeping bag he's picked up. He has to do some rearranging and crane his head to be able to see Ishimaru from around it, the end effect more comical than dramatic.]}

[moraloutrage]

Please don't speak so harshly! [He replies as he grabs some supplies as well.] If you are so put off by the idea of an intimate friendship, then that means it is my duty to improve your education on the subject in question!

[nomorules]

I'll stop when you stop speakin' like some schmoopy poem!

<sub>[Until that day comes, no deal. Like Hairspray said, you can't stop the beat.

He tries to squeeze out the front door but one of the tent poles gets stuck against the doorjamb, inciting his ire. Ugh! He hasn't even decided if he wants to join in or not and he's already annoyed with this homoerotic camping trip! Goddamn it!]</sub>

You're the one who needs some educatin' on hangin' out with the guys! Rule number one: stop callin' it intimate!

_{[He swings around to address the other and the jutting pole goes with him. Step fast on your feet or get clipped...!]}

[moraloutrage]

Ack! [He just narrowly manages to duck and avoid yhe jutting pole.]

You need to be more careful with that equipment, Sakamoto-kun! Your rules are also very confusing. I thought that intimacy was very important to men!

[nomorules]

I'm tryin', I'm tryin'! Jeez... _{[Is that his teeth grinding, or the pole against the door as he turns back and tries to fit through it? Both, maybe.]} I told you to can it! What's confusin' about that?

<sub>[Give him a minute, he'll sort this out... He tries again, gets jammed with a bulk camping cooler pressed against his leg, readjusts, then scrapes through going sideways like a crab. Let it not be said Ishimaru comes unprepared. This is a lot of stuff...

He's having acute regrets about staying to help lug it with the other boy still carrying on behind him.]</sub>

One kind is a lot freakin' different than the other! Someone overhearin' you right now might get the wrong idea!