[mingle] the space (april).

[fracturamods]

interim mingle

( WELCOME BACK, TRAVELERS. )

There's nothing but the clatter of train tracks, and the odd feeling of almost floating.

When you wake, it's hard to tell exactly what it is that you're missing - only that you are. There are pieces that aren't quite right, even if you're not sure where those pieces would normally be. Pieces of what, exactly....? Well, if you had to put a word to it, it would be - yourself, probably. Or did you get something back recently? In addition, characters will find that they've been allowed to bring back souvenirs from this most recent trip - trinkets, nothing violent, but items that can fit in your character's pockets, whether that be sentimental or otherwise.

The place you've found yourself in is strange, certainly. It's probably worth exploring a bit. For those who have been here a while, they might notice some expansions. Though it just as easily seems that the only form of welcome or explanation that you have, comes from nothing more than a slab of marble.

It might've changed since the last time you saw it. Today it reads:

(*´ω｀)o That wasn't so bad, was it?
Hey, you know how that old song goes?
Do you believe in magic? (☆▽☆) Do ya?

Hope you found what you were looking for!

You might have changed since the last time you saw yourself too - perhaps with a new emblem on your clothes, or a portrait on your skin. In addition to that, it seems like Home Base is on the fritz again…?

It seems that suddenly and at random, characters will be able to suddenly see visions of memories that aren't their own flash before their eyes. Pieces of your lives or where you were before this will suddenly slam into other's heads, as clearly as if they experienced the event and the feelings themselves. You might have an inkling of where your memory went and what it was - but you'll need to talk it out with that person in order to recollect it in all its strength back to yourself. Don't you want to keep those precious parts of yourself? It's best if you don't fall more to pieces while you're here. (Memories that have been lost in fragments cannot be sent to others - that's more fun for the future!)

There's no need to fret that much though. You've already gone through the ordeal once, and you might be able to see results from it. Or maybe you'll get a glimpse of where you're going next. Even so, it's best that you don't get too comfortable, because there is still the unshakeable feeling:

There's still much more ahead of you.

Comments

[givethemhell]

[THAT'S FAIR HONESTLY Shigure is valid. Wei Wuxian also yearned for Better Food after dining on Gusu bitter herbal medicine shit for even a day...]

What's your favorite thing so far, then? Do you have one yet? I want to know so I can try it for myself, if I haven't already!

[ittoryu]

That pizza thing is rather enjoyable... There's plenty of variety and it's very convenient to eat.

[givethemhell]

[this is a thread in which aki forgets about memshare and just thinks about pizza]

Ah, I agree! I wonder how many toppings you could fit on a slice before it cant support its own weight anymore...

[WHY IS THAT THE FIRST THING HE THINKS OF.

Anyway, while they're contemplating pizza and before i forget again, Shigure gets a nice little memory! He'll remember coming to...]

[ittoryu]

We could try stacking chili peppers! Though perhaps without the fire part this time...

[mistakes were made that day, except sadly shigure would do it again.

...

also wow that memory is a lot and shigure isn't sure where to begin with parsing that.]

... Whoo, you're dead?

[givethemhell]

Where's the fun without the fire, though?

[Yeah, Wei Wuxian would also... do it again in a heartbeat...

WOW THOUGH boy does he ever hate this ??? Whatever it is that's happening to them. Terrible! The worst! He can feel the edges of the gap in his memory, but it's fine since he still remembers dying beforehand and somehow not being dead later. He just can't remember the interim for now, it's fine.

Anyway, with entirely too much of a casual air, he raises his hands. No point in lying if whatever Shigure saw told him The Truth.]

Formerly deceased is probably the way it should be put.

[ittoryu]

It does sound as though you were revived... into someone else's body?

[givethemhell]

Somehow! You're the one holding onto that bit of information for now, I believe.

[HE'S SURE taking this relatively well...]

[ittoryu]

Well, that's quite a burden. As amusing as it might be if I were to run off right now...

[he'll be nice and not keep wei wuxian's weirdass memory.]

His name was... Mo Xuanyu? —Ah, wait! Did you grant his wish? Your soul's not going to be annihilated, is it?

[givethemhell]

[Thanks bruh his memory is already terrible enough without someone stealing wholeass chunks of it.]

Ah, right... [THE CUTS. He remembers them disappearing later, but recollection of how he got them is returning.] Right, right! No, it's not. Managed to work that whole mess of a situation out quickly, thanks to a stroke of luck. It was something about that family of his, I'm sure... The whole main family ended up massacred that same night.

[ittoryu]

Oh, good. I mean, that's horrible. But it's good that you're not going to disappear.

[givethemhell]

Seems like they were horrible people, so I don't think it was too great of a loss, at least.

[SHRUGS. He's a proponent of violent justice okay...]

Hm, hm - there was the mother and father, a servant and a son. Big brute, birthmark on his face.

[ittoryu]

Well, that's a pity for him. Family should be your allies, even if no one else will be... though I suppose I'm very fortunate in that regard.

[he tilts his head.]

But he—you?—did seem rather abused.

[givethemhell]

It'd be nice if things could be that way for everyone.

[He says it without much wistfulness, but like he'd maybe spoken the same words in that kind of way before. In any case, mentions of Mo Xuanyu's abuse spark more memories, and the scene slowly begins to click into place.]

Mm... Right. They were terrible to him. He'd reached a breaking point - he would have had to. There aren't exactly hundreds of ways to go about dragging a soul back into the world of the living.

[ittoryu]

It does take a certain conviction in your cause to do something that you know will kill you.

[givethemhell]

[He laughs, wry.]

Conviction is one thing Mo Xuanyu certainly didn't seem to be lacking in. There aren't many people in the world who would resort to a ritual like that.

[ittoryu]

Summoning a notorious spirit, is it? You have quite the reputation, it seems.

[givethemhell]

[More of the memory solidifies and slots into place; he can recall himself repeating the words thrown at him with Great Sarcasm and just fuckin sighs.]

At the cost of your own soul, too. [rip in rest forever mxy] But that I do! A farmer I've never met before on the other side of the country could probably curse my name for ending up with a broken wagon axle and no one would bat a lash.

[HIS TERRIBLE REPUTATION.]

[ittoryu]

Hahaha, that's really something! But I can understand, a little... Even women I haven't met before have been warned by their parents to never marry me!

Though this does seem a fair bit more drastic.

[givethemhell]

Hah, a bit, I suppose!

[RAISING HIS HANDS. He'll brush off his bad rep until the day he dies again, and also take this chance to immediately run away from his past crimes.]

How in the world did you manage to get blacklisted so badly? That is a feat.

[ittoryu]

[wwx... on the other hand, shigure has no issue whatsoever with his past crimes, so.]

Oh, I'm not very liked by the right people, so to speak.

[i was going to have him properly explain, but then i remembered he has a memory for this, so you get surprise memshare back! up to 1:11:22.]

[givethemhell]

[Aw yeah SURPRISE MEMORIES. Wei Wuxian blinks after it begins to clear - a short memory, but one that sure contains a lot of information that he didn't anticipate learning.]

—Regicide, hm? And through the front gate... A bold move I'd expect from you!

[ittoryu]

[well, now shigure's the one in the dark, but "regicide" can really only refer to so many things. namely... regicide...]

Hahaha, I had help getting in! Leaving was easier, since I'd already failed.

[givethemhell]

[jan i hate this i laughed for too fucking long]

That part is a little surprising, actually - that they'd just let you leave after attempting regicide. How in the world did that happen? I think you had left with someone named Aldo, and another person named Shion was already out there once you left.

[ittoryu]

[yw]

—Wait, Shion was what!?

[givethemhell]

You seemed very surprised to see him there, too! You asked him what he was doing there, and he said that even though he couldn't interfere, he wanted to watch over you or be by you until death.

[Then, with a little quirk of a grin:]

He said he was glad that you were safe, though.