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[ace_of_11s]

Maybe it's better this way. I don't know.

I remembered that my brother is dead. I remember being really sad and angry at the time, but I don't remember anything more about him--just that he's dead; I think I have the island and it's stupid nightmare sequence to thank for that. I'm sure he was such a great brother, but I know nothing about him…

Comments

[1_electronic]

You have my condolences. Whatever the intention of this place may be in how and when it chooses to restore memories, I doubt our best interests are in mind.

[ace_of_11s]

Yes, that much is definitely true.

Doesn't it bug you that that's the way things are?

[1_electronic]

It does, but what can we do? The memories are neither selective nor voluntary.

[ace_of_11s]

There are people who are trying to resist. We've made progress since I got here, you know.

[semper_fi_bitch]

Shit, dude, that must suck, somebody's death being the only thing you remember about them, especially a brother.

[ace_of_11s]

I wonder if it would suck more to remember all the reasons why I love him so much.

[semper_fi_bitch]

Eh, I dunno, somebody being dead doesn't make the good times any less good, you know? I don't know, I haven't remembered any dead people yet. Or siblings, for that matter.

[ace_of_11s]

That seems to be the conclusion everyone comes to.

If you do have any siblings, you should know now not to take them for granted.

[knight_of_7]

I'm... sorry to hear your brother is- ... I'm sorry.

Ah, yes? What is it that you want to talk about, Kallen?

[ace_of_11s]

That's okay…

Um. Can you tell me what you remember about Japan?

[knight_of_7]

Oh. Japan... It was... A really beautiful country.

... My father was the Prime Minister of Japan. We were living there... When I was 10, Japan was attacked and conquered. My father--

... I'm sorry, but that's everything I know. I hope I helped you a little bit at least.

[ace_of_11s]

Thanks.

…I'm Japanese too, Suzaku, and that's why I asked. I don't know if he you've remembered yet, but the people who conquered Japan--Britannia--are not…

They did terrible things to us. The Japanese lived as second class citizens, in ghettos while the Britannians sat around in their mansions. They killed us for sport. I watched dozens of innocent people fall to gunfire in my memories.

I'm sorry, I don't like telling you these things, but I thought you should know.

[blazing_style]

I'm...sorry about your brother. The island seems to like making us remember bad things more often than good things.

[ace_of_11s]

It does, doesn't it?

…You had a--

I mean, you didn't remember anything… really bad, did you?

[blazing_style]

*Can't look at her*

Uh, er...yeah, but I'm dealing with it.

[ace_of_11s]

Okay.

…Sorry for bringing it up.

[rolands_heir]

I'm sorry to hear about your brother. It's never easy when we recover bad memories here. This last event has been hard on everyone...myself included. At any rate, I hope you remember something more about your brother soon.

[ace_of_11s]

You… remembered losing your father, right? I'm sorry…

But yeah, people have been pretty down lately. Maybe the next event the island throws at us will be a little more lighthearted.

[rolands_heir]

Yes, I did. And that blasted nightmare made me relive the entire thing. At least the memory itself had a silver lining.

I hope so, too. However, after all the time I've spent here, I've grown distrustful of this place. If anything, one or a group of residents should attempt to hold an event to lift everyone's spirits.

[ace_of_11s]

Good point. We can't really rely on the island for anything, can we?

It's almost too bad that the onsen party has come and gone.