weep not for the memories

[brushoff]

WHO: Everybody!
WHERE: all cities
WHEN: March 4 - March 6
WHAT: it's a catch-all log, sucka! Tag here and thread around for the Dorian Ruins Everything Guilt Extravaganza part of the overall March plot. Please check out this ooc post for details!
WARNINGS: Traumatic memories. Possible talk of murder, death, blood, other nasty things. I'll try to update if the warnings needed but please use content warnings if it gets super nasty!

It starts off on March 4th, the early morning before the sun's even risen. You know those weird mirages that were hanging around the day before? Well now it's getting a little personal.

These mirages come and go seemingly for no reason. They might stay for a minute, they might stay for an hour. The images vary between person but the unifying factor is that the mirages consist of people the player characters have hurt, whether people in-game or from their homes. Whether they murdered them, slandered them, or even had a petty little argument, the unifying factor is the guilt each character feels towards or about this mirage. After all, you know you hurt them somehow. You know their existence somehow makes you feel guilty.

Another unifying factor? The creepy way these mirages just seem to stick to you. They'll follow you if you try to leave, staring you down with their creepy unblinking mirage eyes. And whoops: everybody can see said mirages. Hopefully you're not being stalked by someone you and somebody else both know, wouldn't that be awkward?

Have fun confronting your traumatizing past and/or wondering why your buddy's got some creepy ghost guy following him, imPorts!

( ooc: this is a catch-all log! Make starters of your characters getting haunted by their creepy mirages, have other people react to said creepy mirages, ???, profit. Hit me up on the ooc post if you have any questions! )

Comments

[h2no]

Believe me, it's not. Watch the dorsal fin. It don't like being touched there by strangers. Sharpedo can bite through steel, you don't wanna know what it can do to your hand.

[it snorts a little when the doctor approaches, but archie shushes it and continues gently petting it.]

They were almost hunted to extinction for those fins. For soup! Then when they were allowed to build their numbers up - like it was a favour - all they get is a bad rep from people annoyed they can't up and murder 'em anymore.

[sharpedo doesn't seem as annoyed about the topic as archie does, as it just floats there serenely. he's trained it well!]

[helpline]

[ The Doctor proceeds to give Sharpedo scratchies. c: ]

You know, there's something like that which happened in this world, but with sharks instead of Sharpedos.

[h2no]

[he looks like he's about to flip out for exactly 2 seconds then deflates.]

'Course they do. Wipin' innocent things out sure is one of humanity's great fuckin' talents.

[salty? just like the sea.]

[helpline]

[ Well. That's an interesting response. The Doctor continues to give Sharpedo scratchies, though he's thinking more about Archie's response. There's a story there and he kind of wants to see what it is. ]

Don't worry, humanity's nothing special. There's thousands of species across the galaxy that are annoyingly genocidal.

[ not that he's bitter or anything (oh god he is bitter) ]

[h2no]

[crobat seems to sense that the conversation has gone a bit south (probably with those giant ass ears) and chirps, flapping a few times to perch on sharpedo's nose. they're friends, sharpedo is fine with this.

the doctor's gonna get a big wing plapping against his shoulder. crobat likes him enough to try and make him feel better.]

Colour me whatever the colour for not bein' surprised is.

[helpline]

Taupe?

[ the Doctor asks, as he turns to give Crobat scratchies. Scratchies for the shark, scratchies on the belly of the giant bat. He gets Crobat's intent and wants to thank him all the same. ]

It's not a very surprising color, I'm all for taupe being the color of not being surprised.

[h2no]

Agreed.

[he sighs, then crosses his arms on sharpedo's back, resting his head on them.]

Can't really pretend like I'm above any of 'em though, even if I don't agree with it.

[helpline]

No, but you're aware of it. Honestly, I'd take someone who's aware of their faults and the faults of their species over someone who claims that there aren't any faults to begin with.

[ The Doctor's a big fan of nuance. Nobody's perfect, nothing's perfectly black and white, and the more people realize that and realize what they have to grapple with just because they're human or Time Lord, the better. ]

[h2no]

True.

[he almost says better than being too negative. better than the doctor knowing what it took for archie to even realise this.]

...Y'know, I ain't ever seen Crobat take to someone so quickly. I think you got something about you, mate.

[helpline]

[ heartfelt conversations will come LATER when they're not in the middle of a stream and trying to ignore creepy mirage guilt ghosts. maybe over ice cream or something. ]

I've got dad skills, maybe there's some bat skills as well hanging out in the brain.

[h2no]

[that makes him laugh.]

Dad skills, eh? You wanna come help me corral the kids I'm meant to be teachin' how to swim at the school? Most of the time by the lil' scamps are done runnin' around and are calm enough to pay attention there's only about ten minutes left.

[helpline]

You know, I don't mind helping out in the slightest! It's always good to have an extra hand with these things, after all.

[ plus, kids. The Doctor likes kids. ]

[h2no]

You know it, bro. They're a right handful. Wouldn't have it any other way, though. I'm more used to dealin' with, uh. Teens and up.

[actual children are a whole other can of worms.]

Sharpedo and Crobat won't be there, though. Pretty sure I'd get fired if I sent them out...

[helpline]

[ yeah, the Doctor speaks baby and hangs out with Clara's preteen students, HE'S GOT KIDS IN THE BAG. ]

Understood. There's a whole different skill set you need to deal with teens in comparison to not-teens.

i'd say this is coming to a close, ye?

[h2no]

Yeah, order a pizza and do movie night Fridays for 'em. That always sorted the grunts.

[speaking baby... a good power.]

We're having a water polo thing on Friday, you wanna come join then?

yup! and then they played water polo and like all the children dogpiled on the doctor

[helpline]

Course I do! I haven't played water polo in ages.

[ the Doctor seems genuinely excited about the prospect of water polo and playing with kids and all of that fun stuff as he gives Archie a big grin. ]