North: Okay, jumping straight in? North: Because I got a hint of it... Plover wasn't happy with me heading over after the game. North: What exactly happened?
Joker: rip off the bandaid, etc... Joker: Bad End's ability set is full of combative and mental abilities Joker: one of the abilities is called Pseudean Falsification, which basically means the ability to replace something in a person's memory Joker: it doesn't change the memory in and of itself, just a person, a place, a thing in it... which I guess can change context for the memory and confuse the matter in the memory Joker: but anyway, the point is, Bad End makes a point to not use that ability frivolously or at all Joker: except, two months ago, everyone was going gray Joker: and I summoned Asmodeus to try to get a way to put a stop to it Joker: and it ended up with all of Bad End... "possessed"--more accurately, influenced by the demon prince Joker: our charge was to not just enforce people conforming to units' images Joker: but also enforce division between the units Joker: it was probably during that time, when we were all lacking morals, that someone changed Aries' memory Joker: it was probably also during that time that Nine-Nine erased that person's memory of having done it Joker: and he didn't tell any of us about it until Silk called him out on it after hearing about this from Talon
[memory shenanigans are bad and unfortunate for everyone]
North: ... (๑′°︿°๑) North: That... explains so much. North: The looks from Aries. Plover's reaction. North: This is bad. Very bad. North: I don't even know what to say, much less do...
Joker: it's a tough situation, for sure Joker: 99's not giving up a name for who the guilty party is Joker: and by process of elimination... I would have said it would be down to 2 people Joker: but 99 told me there was no way in hell i'd ever go to him to ask him to mess with my memories Joker: and he's right, i would absolutely never Joker: but i was still the one who got everyone "possessed" in the first place Joker: and none of this would have happened if it wasn't for that
North: Blaming yourself isn't going to fix this. North: Seriously, it's not. North: You're going to look like you're covering for someone else. North: There's got to be a better way... something that doesn't involve you taking all of the blame.
[why won't anyone let him when he wants to? CLEARLY, HE MAKES A GOOD SCAPEGOAT?
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Joker: we're going to try to get 99 to talk Joker: but he's the kind of person who'd keep quiet if it'll just make things worse for Bad End Joker: ... i'm not sure who it is Joker: but there's a possibility that it might have been someone who is gone now Joker: and i dunno how we're supposed to resolve things if that's the case Joker: we can reverse the changes that were made Joker: but we'd have to know what the actual memory was, first Joker: or at the very least, what item in the memory was changed
North: That's not something you and I can decide on our own. North: Doing that's not going to work. North: Look... Aries was playing yesterday. North: He didn't look happy that we wanted to trade with you, but the only complaint he actually raised? North: Was about relying on Taisho. North: Maybe I'm just stupid and don't get my unit just yet... but that doesn't seem like all hope is lost.
Joker: you're not stupid Joker: I always thought of Aries as a pretty sensible guy Joker: the only time I remember questioning his judgement was when he killed a new FiN arrival while a live was going Joker: but I didn't know enough about the situation to really know why he did it Joker: and not a lot of people asked him "why?" about it, either.
North: Then my read on things is probably accurate, right? North: If you decide to take the fall, even though more people on Bad End were involved... North: Well, maybe Wild City decides they trust you. And if that's all you want, I think there are other ways to do that. North: But actually fixing things between the our units.. that basically requires both units. North: Annnd... I didn't know about that live. North: Do... you think that has anything to do with this whole mess?
Joker: it might? Joker: but you're right that both units will need to actually talk about it Joker: it's just all of Bad End except 99 had NO CLUE this was even going on Joker: meanwhile, older Wild City people have been sitting on it for 2 months Joker: and i don't know how high the levels of paranoia are about our abilities Joker: the absolutely only reason i got this ability was because if we do go up against the producers Joker: there might be a need for it Joker: there are even members who refused to get the ability Joker: i dunno Joker: i wish this hadn't happened Joker: even before you showed up, i was working hard to get closer to Wild City Joker: because i like Haruto, wanted to be his friend
[a pause, where Joker's typing... keeps flashing for a moment before it goes away entirely, leaving the messages at that]
North: Hey. North: Heeeeeey! North: Is that why you wanted to take the blame...? So hopefully you could show Haruto you were serious about being his friend? North: Because we can't... really make it un-happen, huh...
Joker: i already tried to offer that answer to him Joker: he shut me down on it Joker: but we're supposed to meet up tomorrow Joker: i guess so we can talk about it Joker: since if the situation hurts Aries, it would hurt Haruto, too
[so yeah. it was definitely a stupid idea but he had to try it, ok]
North: Yeah. North: He would want to know exactly who hurt Aries. North: Joker... You said you were doing better, right at the start. North: Are you sure?
Joker: there are a lot of things wrong with me Joker: triple-whammy death aside Joker: but i'm not in as much pain Joker: so, relatively... better, yeah
North: You know... North: Something can meaningfully change for the better. North: And things could still suck just as much, if that wasn't the thing you were worried about in the first place. North: So... I'm glad you're not in as much pain, at least.
[she has a plan, for later tonight. but. so far........ nothing. :)]
North: Me? North: I mean, this is a pretty huge step in the wrong direction. North: I got another memory, too. North: Did something happen to a friend of mine back home...?
North: Oh yeah, speaking of... North: Is there anything else I should know about? North: On the list of things I can't say to people for certain reasons...?
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North: Because I got a hint of it... Plover wasn't happy with me heading over after the game.
North: What exactly happened?
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Joker: Bad End's ability set is full of combative and mental abilities
Joker: one of the abilities is called Pseudean Falsification, which basically means the ability to replace something in a person's memory
Joker: it doesn't change the memory in and of itself, just a person, a place, a thing in it... which I guess can change context for the memory and confuse the matter in the memory
Joker: but anyway, the point is, Bad End makes a point to not use that ability frivolously or at all
Joker: except, two months ago, everyone was going gray
Joker: and I summoned Asmodeus to try to get a way to put a stop to it
Joker: and it ended up with all of Bad End... "possessed"--more accurately, influenced by the demon prince
Joker: our charge was to not just enforce people conforming to units' images
Joker: but also enforce division between the units
Joker: it was probably during that time, when we were all lacking morals, that someone changed Aries' memory
Joker: it was probably also during that time that Nine-Nine erased that person's memory of having done it
Joker: and he didn't tell any of us about it until Silk called him out on it after hearing about this from Talon
[memory shenanigans are bad and unfortunate for everyone]
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North: That... explains so much.
North: The looks from Aries. Plover's reaction.
North: This is bad. Very bad.
North: I don't even know what to say, much less do...
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Joker: 99's not giving up a name for who the guilty party is
Joker: and by process of elimination... I would have said it would be down to 2 people
Joker: but 99 told me there was no way in hell i'd ever go to him to ask him to mess with my memories
Joker: and he's right, i would absolutely never
Joker: but i was still the one who got everyone "possessed" in the first place
Joker: and none of this would have happened if it wasn't for that
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North: Seriously, it's not.
North: You're going to look like you're covering for someone else.
North: There's got to be a better way... something that doesn't involve you taking all of the blame.
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Joker: we're going to try to get 99 to talk
Joker: but he's the kind of person who'd keep quiet if it'll just make things worse for Bad End
Joker: ... i'm not sure who it is
Joker: but there's a possibility that it might have been someone who is gone now
Joker: and i dunno how we're supposed to resolve things if that's the case
Joker: we can reverse the changes that were made
Joker: but we'd have to know what the actual memory was, first
Joker: or at the very least, what item in the memory was changed
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North: That's not something you and I can decide on our own.
North: Doing that's not going to work.
North: Look... Aries was playing yesterday.
North: He didn't look happy that we wanted to trade with you, but the only complaint he actually raised?
North: Was about relying on Taisho.
North: Maybe I'm just stupid and don't get my unit just yet... but that doesn't seem like all hope is lost.
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Joker: I always thought of Aries as a pretty sensible guy
Joker: the only time I remember questioning his judgement was when he killed a new FiN arrival while a live was going
Joker: but I didn't know enough about the situation to really know why he did it
Joker: and not a lot of people asked him "why?" about it, either.
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North: If you decide to take the fall, even though more people on Bad End were involved...
North: Well, maybe Wild City decides they trust you. And if that's all you want, I think there are other ways to do that.
North: But actually fixing things between the our units.. that basically requires both units.
North: Annnd... I didn't know about that live.
North: Do... you think that has anything to do with this whole mess?
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Joker: but you're right that both units will need to actually talk about it
Joker: it's just all of Bad End except 99 had NO CLUE this was even going on
Joker: meanwhile, older Wild City people have been sitting on it for 2 months
Joker: and i don't know how high the levels of paranoia are about our abilities
Joker: the absolutely only reason i got this ability was because if we do go up against the producers
Joker: there might be a need for it
Joker: there are even members who refused to get the ability
Joker: i dunno
Joker: i wish this hadn't happened
Joker: even before you showed up, i was working hard to get closer to Wild City
Joker: because i like Haruto, wanted to be his friend
[a pause, where Joker's typing... keeps flashing for a moment before it goes away entirely, leaving the messages at that]
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North: Heeeeeey!
North: Is that why you wanted to take the blame...? So hopefully you could show Haruto you were serious about being his friend?
North: Because we can't... really make it un-happen, huh...
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Joker: he shut me down on it
Joker: but we're supposed to meet up tomorrow
Joker: i guess so we can talk about it
Joker: since if the situation hurts Aries, it would hurt Haruto, too
[so yeah. it was definitely a stupid idea but he had to try it, ok]
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North: He would want to know exactly who hurt Aries.
North: Joker... You said you were doing better, right at the start.
North: Are you sure?
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Joker is typing... for a solid... minute.]
Joker: there are a lot of things wrong with me
Joker: triple-whammy death aside
Joker: but i'm not in as much pain
Joker: so, relatively... better, yeah
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North: You know...
North: Something can meaningfully change for the better.
North: And things could still suck just as much, if that wasn't the thing you were worried about in the first place.
North: So... I'm glad you're not in as much pain, at least.
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Joker: yeah, it was definitely... rougher
Joker: but something happen for the better on your end?
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North: Me?
North: I mean, this is a pretty huge step in the wrong direction.
North: I got another memory, too.
North: Did something happen to a friend of mine back home...?
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Joker: yes
Joker: Kamoshida was involved
Joker: you sure you want to go over that before you remember it?
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North: Yes.
North: But not by text.
North: And definitely not if there's still things we need to do to fix this mess between our units.
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Joker: once the thing between our units is settled...
[gives him time to figure out how she might respond to hearing what happened.]
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North: Thanks for understanding.
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Joker: got too much experience having things happen all at once
Joker: one thing at a time is probably the better way to go about it
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North: Well, at least on this-- you can share your burdens with me.
North: We're in this together.
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Joker: still a lot of other things to talk about later
Joker: but those things can wait
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North: Is there anything else I should know about?
North: On the list of things I can't say to people for certain reasons...?
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