Ruling 4 (Phone)

[nothing_is_grey]

Komachi, there is something important I wish to discuss with you. There is a matter I am concerned with, and your insight is necessary.

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[rivercrossed]

[ Meanwhile, Komachi is struggling with her own memories. That woman...how could she have forgotten? True, she did forget a lot of things. But this was a memory that would have been impossible to vanquish, even for her.

She answers the phone, trying to put the thought out of her mind. ]

Ah, hello. Is this about...?

[rivercrossed]

Sounds like a unique one. I probably would've remembered somebody like that, and yet...I mean, have you met with him yet?

[nothing_is_grey]

I have, in fact I had met him before these memories were, [not returned, not surfaced... she needed an appropriate word.] released. It's a little awkward.

[rivercrossed]

Then suddenly they came out of nowhere. Makes me wonder why this town wanted to take away those memories.

[nothing_is_grey]

I'm more inclined to think the town fabricated them. [But she was unsure.]

[rivercrossed]

Hm! The thing is, that makes no sense. I don't know what they'd gain from making up some memories, or taking them away, for that matter. Either way, it's a horrible thing to do, and kind of pointless.

[nothing_is_grey]

I'm not even sure what they would gain bringing any of us here to begin with.

[rivercrossed]

That's true...we'll find out someday. It'd just be a lot of hassle to keep us here if they didn't have a reason for it.

[nothing_is_grey]

I assume they have one, though not one we can possibly understand as things are now.

It's very frustrating not having a frame of reference for anything here.

oops I derped

[rivercrossed]

If they didn't, it'd just make everything worse! [ She sighs. ]

Yes. Now I don't even know if these memories are real or not.

[nothing_is_grey]

[She sighs as well, but the likelihood of that was at least slim.]

As they are now, they could be either.

[rivercrossed]

I was about to go and see her, the person in the memories. Right now! [ Well, that's a half-truth... ] Only, um. If that's okay with you. Before, I didn't think it was, if I thought it in the first place. [ Wasn't it a 'forbidden love'? A lost human, after all - and she probably should have been working at the time. Komachi grumbles. These memories seemed so mixed up even if they were real. ]

[nothing_is_grey]

It would be best to address them. [She had addressed hers after all, even if it just led her down a more confusing road.]

[rivercrossed]

Then I'll do that. But maybe nothing bad will happen. We might forget again, or if we don't, things won't change too much, hopefully.

[nothing_is_grey]

Either way, I am willing to see where things go, and to try and understand it as best I can. There is no way to ignore these memories and feelings after all.

[rivercrossed]

I'll try that as well. I'm not sure what I'm going to tell her. I don't think I'll say anything. That's fine, isn't it?