9th Memory [Action/Voice]

[whats_a_sneeze]

[After a very tiring last few weeks-between learning about things she's forgotten and turning into things she could never willingly forget-Sayo found herself resting comfortably in Luceti. The experiment, while straining for some, wasn't so bad. She'd gotten to record an image of her son's face while she was stuck in his body... and now she can

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[ voice ]

[vanhossen]

Fencing. Although it isn't a new hobby, Luceti introduced to me another method of training.

[ voice ]

[vanhossen]

[ Hmm. ] Some kind of distraction technique, then?

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[whats_a_sneeze]

Ah! Yes, that sounds exactly like what I'd like! It's one of the reasons I've been working on speaking to the wind spirit... I thought, if anything can teach me to defend myself without hurting someone, it would be wind!

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[vanhossen]

Wind . . . I can see how that'd work. It sounds like you've already got everything worked out.

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[whats_a_sneeze]

Do you really think so...? I've been trying to be a little more independent... though I'm a little worried I won't be able to remember how to use the wind, once I finally do learn it...

[ voice ]

[vanhossen]

Why not? It's something I think would stick once you learn it.

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[whats_a_sneeze]

[Oh. Right.]

Oh! It's because sometimes I tend to lose memories of things if I don't think of them often enough.

[ voice ]

[vanhossen]

. . . Short-term memory?

[ It sounds kind of severe if the woman has to point it out. ]

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[whats_a_sneeze]

Well, it's a little strange-all right, really strange. But a little while back, a special type of creature crawled into my head and has been eating up my memories...

[Really now, she doesn't find it that crazy, nowadays. Luceti has some really crazy stuff in it, too, so that certainly helps her feel better about her oddities.]

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[vanhossen]

[ Huh? She's shocked by the explanation, to say the least, but she regains her bearings before she responds. ]

A memory-eating creature . . . I've never heard of such a thing.

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[whats_a_sneeze]

In my world, there as uncommon as I thought they'd be... I got it...

[A pause.]

Well, actually, I'm not sure when I was afflicted. But I know it was under a tree. It slept in the shadows.

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[vanhossen]

I see. [ That's really too bad. Sylvia feels bad, even if Sayo's just stating fact. ]

My condolences. It must be rough.

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[whats_a_sneeze]

No need for that kind of talk! I'm just fine-something like this isn't about to stop me from enjoying myself, after all! [except it does, sometimes, but she won't acknowledge those days]

My name's Sayo, by the way. What's your name?

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[vanhossen]

[ There's a low hum from her end. Good answer, Sayo. Sylvia's already starting to respect her more. ]

My name is Sylvia. It's good to talk to you.

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[whats_a_sneeze]

And it's good to talk to you as well!

You seem like you know a lot about fighting, Sylvia-san. Is it like that for most in your world?

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[vanhossen]

It may sound like it, but there's still a lot for me to learn.

As for my world . . . well, it doesn't apply to everyone. The people there, including myself, are . . . ordinary.