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018: Hallucinations suck

Nov 02, 2010 23:37

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It's over, huh? Good. I need... [He trails off, perhaps unsure what he needs. A drink? A friend? A good night's sleep? A bullet to the head?]

...to forget all that. Somehow.

They always know just what buttons to push, don't they?

[Jack sighs and sets the journal aside, intending to switch it off. Before he does, however, one might hear ( Read more... )

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[Voice] hisdarkmark November 3 2010, 16:25:46 UTC

...that's what makes them borderline brilliant though, wouldn't you say? Not that I'm encouraging it by any means.

[Voice] captain_in_you November 4 2010, 05:36:04 UTC

Oh yes, I won't deny that. Their methods of mental torture are... pretty effective, actually. They either have a way of reading our minds or simply turning our own fears against us.

[Voice] hisdarkmark November 4 2010, 06:14:45 UTC

Or both, really. Considering the things they tend to do to those who find themselves kidnapped though I'd wager it's more toward the latter. It might be best for everyone to permanently erase the last week from memory.

[Voice] captain_in_you November 4 2010, 06:44:55 UTC

Mm. I've only been their guest once and I don't look forward to it happening again.

It would be nice if that were possible, right? I don't think I can forget it that easily, though.

[Voice] hisdarkmark November 4 2010, 07:24:00 UTC

Twice for me. Neither visit worked in my favor.

If you're that desperate, you could ask someone to Obliviate you. It's really a matter of if you'd take the risk.

[Voice] captain_in_you November 4 2010, 07:36:56 UTC

I've never heard of anyone's visits ever working in their favor, actually.

...I'm guessing from context that "Oblivate" would be some sort of memory-erasing magic?

[Voice] hisdarkmark November 4 2010, 07:47:18 UTC

Some people only come back with various cuts and bruises. Some come back completely traumatized. Which would you prefer?

The thing I've always liked about you, Captain, is that you're very good with deductive reasoning. [Okay, maybe not always liked, but good enough.] It's exactly as it sounds.

[Voice] captain_in_you November 5 2010, 03:20:24 UTC

It depends on what was done to get those cuts and bruises. But no, I wouldn't prefer the mental trauma, for the most part.

Heh. I'm usually pretty good at figuring things out. [His voice takes on a thoughtful tone.] How specific is that magic? Can you take only certain memories, or will it wipe a whole period of time?

[Voice] hisdarkmark November 5 2010, 07:04:20 UTC

At least the physical you can fight back. Mental is possible, but it's much harder.

And that's one of the reasons you're more tolerable than most. [He pauses though, because explaining their magic is always a bit tricky, never mind the fact that it's still planted in his brain that they're not supposed to share with Muggles. But...he couldn't talk for two weeks. Two long weeks. This is an acceptable use of words.] Portions of a person's memory, yes. We use them often to erase the memory of any Muggle who sees something from our world. Flying broomsticks, spells, dragons, things like that.

[Voice] captain_in_you November 5 2010, 23:42:56 UTC

Both require training to fight. Some are better at one or the other... and unfortunately our captors are good at breaking us either way.

Only "more tolerable," huh? I think I can do better than that. [There's a grin before he turns more serious.] That's... a tempting idea. There's things from this last week I think I don't want to remember. [And things from his past too... but that might take more consideration.]

[Voice] hisdarkmark November 6 2010, 22:29:24 UTC

Hence the reason most of us are still here. The thing everyone seems to forgot though is that everyone has a breaking point. That includes them.

Only more tolerable, though you're more than welcome to challenge that and change it. [He thought so. He pauses though to really consider this.] Tempting though it may be, should one ever want to reverse it the effects are even messier. Really, it depends if you want that risk.

[Voice] captain_in_you November 7 2010, 10:03:33 UTC

Unfortunately we haven't seen much of their breaking point yet.

[He's still considering the idea, but now something else has occurred to him.] You said it can reverse effects too? Would it be possible to get memories back that have already been lost?

[Voice] hisdarkmark November 7 2010, 17:51:49 UTC

We haven't found a point of entry yet, that's all.

...well yes. There is a way to reverse effects, but it's usually incredibly messy. Memories might be scrambled, your mind might be scrambled, things like that. Why?

[Voice] captain_in_you November 7 2010, 23:59:20 UTC

[Locked now]
Even if it wasn't done by magic in the first place? It might still work?

I'm asking because... two years of my life have been erased from my memories. I don't know how or even why. It's why I left the Time Agency, a long time ago.

[Voice] hisdarkmark November 8 2010, 05:54:54 UTC

That's where it gets tricky. How are you certain that two years have been erased?

[Voice/Locked] captain_in_you November 8 2010, 06:26:28 UTC

I can remember pretty specific things up until this big blank spot. Woke up one day with the past two years missing, no explanation why. I'm pretty sure it was a punishment of some sort, but I'd kinda like to know what I did to deserve it. [He laughs a little.]

[[OOC: Gotta love vague canon... I'm taking this from ONE conversation in ONE episode...]]

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