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

[heroica]

Well... [ She knows she's dead, for example, but she's managed. How? ] ... It does help to talk to others, to... share that difficult with the people you care about. It also helps to have a bit of time to think about it, to make peace with it, and we have so much time, here.

[ Most people, anyway. The ones who stay here for months, or years. ]

[beautifullies]

My husband is here. [ She begins slowly, letting out a soft breath. ]

My husband is here and when he leaves, when I leave, there may be no seeing each other again. I've tried to capitalize on every opportunity to be with him, but there are times he acts as though...that isn't going to happen. That we'll be fine.

[heroica]

Where he acts as if-...? [ But she finishes the thought, and Robyn nods solemnly. ] Why does he think that, do you know?

[ Why would he believe that there isn't a risk of their being apart if Claire knows that there is? ]

[beautifullies]

Because he's stubbornly optimistic. And I want to be, but...our story is already so fantastical, it's hard to believe we would ever be so lucky again.

[ She knows it's awfully negative of her, but being separated by war and 200 years, she feels like it isn't wrong to feel the way she does. ]

[heroica]

Ah. [ "Stubbornly optimistic" is something she's been accused of more than once. ] ... Well, it doesn't have to be luck, does it? It could be fate that you're meant to find each other, to end up happy.

[ Robyn has to believe that some people will inevitably find happiness, or else the world is too grim to accept. ]

[beautifullies]

Something sent me to him. Fate or magic or something else. I know it isn't impossible to think it will again.

[ But. ]

I have knowledge of the future on my side. And I know that in the battle he'll fight, his entire clan will die. Those that don't on the field will be hanged for being traitors to the crown.

[ She hates this, she hates knowing, hates that she can't be blissfully unaware. ]

Maybe he'll escape history and come back to me.

[ There's a small, barely there smile on her lips that has an edge of hope to it before she ducks her head. ]

[heroica]

He-... will be killed with them?

[ She isn't deterred, though, and shakes her hand firmly. ]

If I've learned anything in my time here, it's that the future isn't set in stone. I died in my world, but another person here remembers me, says that I went on to meet him and more. So... no matter what you've seen, don't give up hope.

[ Robyn truly believes this, which is why it comes out in the midst of this event. ]

[beautifullies]

Most likely, yes. And I would be as well if he didn't send me away when he did.

[ Claire knows she would gladly die beside him on the battlefield. Her heart doesn't feel like it could beat without him, and she isn't sure she could be whole without Jamie ever again. But her focus and train of thought shifts to Robyn and immediately Claire frowns deeply. ]

You...assumed you'd died?

[ She won't ask for details, it seems like it would be none of her business and besides that - death is so personal. ]

And yet someone can actually confirm to you that you're alive? That's wonderful news, Robyn.

[heroica]

I'm so sorry. [ Hearing that clutches at her heart, and she reaches out to squeeze the other woman's hand affirmingly. ] I hope that won't be the case. Maker knows you should be with each other, and both alive.

[ They seem so in love, to Robyn, having heard so much about their relationship from Claire. It seems impossible that one might be expected to be without the other. ]

No, I... well, I died. [ She corrects quietly. ] It happened, and then... I was brought back here, after. This is the only 'home' I have, now.

[ As for whether or not what Nathaniel says is 'wonderful'... that remains to be seen. ]

I'm not sure if it's possible that I could be returned, or if the woman he remembers just... isn't me.

[beautifullies]

[ At that, Claire's heart sinks again, and she can't help reaching out to hug her now, not too tightly. Just enough to let her know she isn't alone. When she pulls back, she takes Robyn's hand again, this time giving a squeeze of her own. ]

And so, you make the most of your time here when things are calm.

[ Claire says that with a new understanding, realizing it's what she's been trying to do as well. ]

[heroica]

[ Robyn smiles faintly at the hug, at the affirming squeeze. It's nice to be able to speak openly about these things, even if they're painful. ]

I will. I have. [ She thinks that she has, anyway. ] ... It helps that I have people like you to keep me grounded.

[ Rather than drifting off into negative thoughts, into grief and what-ifs. ]

[beautifullies]

I think of you as a friend, Robyn. If there's ever anything you need, I'm very happy to sit and listen. Any time.

[ Claire takes that seriously, determined to keep that promise as long as she's in Wonderland. ]

[heroica]

Of course. And - the same to you.

[ She offers a little smile, trying to chase away any negativity. ]

If I can ever do anything for you, or... if you need someone to listen, then I'm here. Any time at all.

[beautifullies]

Thank you, Robyn. I'm glad I met you in the church. I think I've needed a friend like you for quite some time.

[ She hasn't ever had, really, a female ally. Jenny is probably the closest she's come, and now Claire isn't sure she'll ever see her sister-in-law again. ]

[heroica]

I'm glad to have met you, too. [ She says firmly, lacing her fingers over her legs. ] And I hope that the chapel... can bring you whatever you need, whenever you may need it.

[beautifullies]

I think I should find my husband. I don't want to, I don't want to face what he's going through which is selfish, I know. But, I should check on him to be sure he's all right.

[heroica]

Of course. [ Robyn replies, nodding quickly. ] And if you ever need anything, you know that you can come back here.

[ She'll be at the camp for the rest of the night. ]