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

[ofletters]

It... [ He can't tear his eyes from Dean's corpse, from the eyes, staring up at the ceiling. Sam hears Nora, but doesn't quite recognize her, or the fact that he's trapped in this memory. ] I can't just leave him here...

[ Some part of him knows that the real Dean isn't here, that this is... just another event, but it's very difficult to accept, and harder still to act upon. ]

[geiger]

Sam. [ She puts a hand on his shoulder, hoping to ground him in the way Red had her. ] It's not real. You try to help your friend, you're just going to see this over and over.

[ofletters]

He's not my friend. [ She wouldn't know that, not without him saying, but he seems to struggle against her hand anyway, torn between wanting to listen, to spare himself, and to try again (and again and again) to save Dean. ] He's my brother.

[ And he'd never leave Sam. Not here, not anywhere, not even if it put his own life at risk. Sam had failed him, here, in the past when this was a reality, and in this... cycle, being unable to stop it. Wouldn't leaving with her - with Nora - mean giving up on Dean, in a way? ]

[geiger]

[ His brother. Nora's blood runs cold and her face tightens into an expression of mixed horror and sympathy. ] They showed me my husband. And my little boy. They were taken from me, over and over, and I couldn't do anything, just like when it happened for real. The only thing I could do was leave, I'd have gone crazy otherwise.

[ofletters]

[ Husband. Little boy. He hadn't realized she was married with a child, and that, somehow, jolts him a bit from the hold of the cycled memory. ]

I'm sorry. [ Sam offers quietly, finally looking at her, rather than at Dean. ] I didn't-...

[ She'd been right to leave the room. Had been strong enough to do it on her own. He steels himself, jaw tight. ]

... You're right. I know you are, it's just-... well, you know. Easier said than done.

[geiger]

It's okay. [ She can't quite bring herself to offer a reassuring smile, but she holds out her hand. ] Come on, let's get you out of here.

[ofletters]

[ There's a second of hesitation - he can still see Dean's body out of the corner of his eye, after all - before Sam accepts her hand, allowing her to lead him out of the room. His movements are stiff, a little jerky, as if he's unconsciously trying to stay even as they move through and out.

The Wonderland hallway is not exactly a welcome sight, but it does help to solidify the idea that it had all been an 'event.' Another trial. ]

Jesus. [ He mutters, dropping his head, brows furrowed. ]

[geiger]

[ Nora exhales deeply as they leave the madness of the room behind, closing the door firmly as they exit. When they're safely out in the hallway she pulls Sam into a tight hug. ]

God, I'm sorry.

[ofletters]

[ He exhales slowly as she pulls him in for a hug, gradually wrapping his arms around her in return.

They've both suffered. They both need this. ]

It happens. [ Then, quickly: ] Thanks for getting me out of there.

[ Otherwise... how many more times would he have seen that moment from all those years ago? ]

[geiger]

[ She pulls back a little so she can look up at him. ]

No problem. I got your back.

[ofletters]

And I've got yours, if I get the chance to return the favor.

[ Hopefully he won't get that chance, meaning she won't be in danger. ]

[geiger]

Hopefully it won't come to that, but with this place I'm not so sure.