Truth Meme

[folkie]

Truth Meme

Somehow, there is kirin on you.

Most likely, it is the fur of the kirin that was caught in the environment of wherever you’ve been; there is a stray hair on you because one was on the seat you sat on upon the train or because it blew onto the brim of your hat in the wind.

Or it may be because you met the kirin—a playful ungulate moose-sized spirit who prefers not to speak—and engaged with him and gave him a pat, or a scratch behind an ear. Maybe the kirin nosed or licked your hand because you made him laugh (it’s an adorable ‘keh keh keh’ sound).

Unfortunately for both you and the kirin (who had not meant to trouble your day like this, truly), this exposure to his dander has only one reaction, and it happens to 100% of Star Children: you are compelled to tell the entire truth. About what is less specific; you are compelled simply to announce things about yourself—your life, experiences, thoughts, opinions, feelings. No matter if it’s something silly and inconsequential, deep or secretive, life-altering or commonplace. Some may choose to do this by employing Foxi and their relic; others by finding people to exchange truth with to face to face.

When you have met the kirin’s subconscious desire for four hours, you will be free from the truth telling and the recipient of 24 hours of good luck. The good luck will be sometime in the next year rather than in the next day, and you may have no idea where it came from, but you’ll know a lucky day when you have it!

• This meme is game canon unless marked otherwise at the start of threads! Threads can be used for spoons and application samples.
• Assume all characters involved on this meme are affected.
• Characters will compulsively state truths about themselves/their feelings on the network or in-person. Top-levels may include either/both options.
• Please include prompts in your top level.
• All questions will be answered with complete and total honesty. No special abilities, half-truths, or omissions can avoid sharing all of the truth.
• Meme is open until the next truth meme!
• After one month, you may use the kirin mechanic generally in game. It can be one-sided! All truth-telling characters must consent.

Comments

[lunchboxs]

I'm starting to think you just want a reason to be a hater.

[moseyin]

Cold wet like a dog
Is that important

[moseyin]

So we figure it out just to have it. Hey. [Pushes himself up onto an elbow to hover over Zack a little, lips pursed in concern as he reaches down to hold Zack's cheek for a moment, checking his expression.] Nobody's gonna make you do anything you don't wanna do. [Zack doesn't need to use that magic bullet just because they look for it, but it's always like this with him. He expresses something that hurts, or something he hates, and then immediately walks it back using whatever tool or excuse he's got available to him.

If it's more of that, Cloud doesn't need to hear it. It's a smokescreen for some other shit he's noticed Zack doing; self-sacrificing, in much more subtle ways, putting all his own hurts and hangups on the back burner, maybe entirely by habit at this point. Cloud has a bad day and Zack is there immediately with a glass of water, but every time they start to encroach on what upsets Zack he follows it up with a smile and a wave, always to be dealt with at some indeterminable 'later' date.

So if Cloud's stare is a little stern, hopefully it's interpreted to mean that he's not going to let Zack's discomfort go unnoticed, not anymore.]

[moseyin]

[oh boy it's 'cloud is a buzzkill' o'clock yet again, his favorite time ever]

I don't
Remember much from back then anymore
Seems like stuff just fades like paper in the sun every day


[anyway,] I know it's pot roast but I don't know what goes in it besides meat and root veg
If Tifa comes here, I'll ask her to teach you. She remembers most of the Nibelheim classics

[moseyin]

So you know youre messed up and you did something to make yourself less messed up

Congrats your like five times better than some of the assholes i know back home

[decohere]

She chews a bit at the edge of her thumbnail, not enough to actually rip through it. "I want to... stay. But I'm also worried about what else I might say, like this. I don't want to end up regretting any of it. And then feeling as if I have to avoid you."

[fogsong]

Start writing down what you do remember when you remember it. Even the stupid shit. It helps make the memories solid in your head.

or that's how it works for me.

[hollystrike]

Too far the other direction. Are you saying that every action you take is guided by magic and you can do nothing so simple as assist a person with more mundane methods?

[therewerefifty]

[She outright flinches at the question, and her voice is sharp for a moment before she smooths it out.]

Were I in my right mind, I'd not have tried the first time. Even at my worst--

...at my worst, she intervened in my attempt to kill a man. I refused to go through her. I don't kill children.

[zacrifice]

[Zack peers back up at Cloud, at first in surprise by the scrutiny, and then his brows furrow as the unspoken message sinks in (alongside the very obvious spoken one). Nobody's gonna make him, huh.

He should know better. Since coming here, he's had plenty of choices, plenty of free will. Maybe not during trials, but they don't last forever, and the in-between can be pretty great. Hasn't had to kill any friends or fight things he shouldn't have to or die for people who deserve better. Maybe his perspective's too screwed up, maybe in that aspect, Sharon's right. He should be pissed. He should hate Thirteen.

But she can't make him. No one can. Even Thirteen can't do it, besides the temporary shifts in certain trials here or there.]

You can't make me do this, either, [he says back with a soft tease in his tone, lips curving into a smile that- oh.

Wait, he's doing it right now. He can tell by the shift in Cloud's expression, the scrutinizing look and the narrowed eyes.] ...Not gonna let me get away with that this time, are you.

[heyunderoos]

I kind of wish Thirteen would just, not do half the weird stuff she does. I appreciate growing as a person, but I think I've grown enough. This is enough right now.

Leo thought it was hilarious, so I'm not sure how doomed I am with Draxum. Thanks though. I'll take what I can get.

[cursedwords]

I like the equipment. There's some gymnastics stuff there and that's always fun. It's my favourite sport.

[steepwithdead]

Hmm. [Reassuring, admittedly. She hadn't really struck him as someone who would take pleasure in that sort of killing, though.] You've said over and over that you tried to. What made you stop?

[supersmashbro]

enough is enough. we BEEN through enough. give everyone a BREAK.
the potential thing is dumb anyway. im gonna write a letter or something

ah you'll be okay. we'll make sure you are
don't worry too hard about it

[aquilasshadow]

[Altair stuck around for a little while but he started to feel restless. There were more truths to be told and Altair was hesitantly curious what he would find with the next soul song. Maybe sharing his ability with others wouldn't be so bad after all? He quietly wished Ultron luck, although he couldn't tell if he heard him or not, before leaving him to his thoughts.]

[aquilasshadow]

[Altair's eyes softly burned brighter when Maul acknowledged his strength and he answered his challenge with a cocky grin. His fangs faintly materialized, not from anger this time, but the thrill of not having to hide who he was and leaning into his instincts like a true myth.]

Not this time.

[He waited until the last minute before sinking into his shadow and disappearing. A few seconds later he reappeared from the shadows of one of the people further down the street. He quickly hid himself from view. First thing first, just how far of a range does Maul's ability to sense him have?]

[aquilasshadow]

Heh I can't argue that a lot of us are just as fucked up but being different isn't the same as something being wrong with you. Everyone is different is some way or other. So what? It doesn't make them any less of a person.

I wish I could do something about it. Ain, her...even Eclipse who forced me to kill was still an echo of my closest friend. I hate them for betraying me but they were all precious to me once and I can't destroy that, even if it would be easier if I could.

[fogsong]

You're a gymnast?? You gotta show me some moves sometime!

[semilethal]

I HAVE been told that I'm VERY good at it

[cursedwords]

Yep. I only got my parents approval to do that because it would be useful in combat to have that kind of training, but I'm pretty good at it.

[therewerefifty]

[Dangit, stop making her think about this stuff, introspection is for losers >:|

...it's her, she's a loser.]

It was... an emotional reaction. I couldn't control myself. I didn't want to control myself. [That gives her pause.]

I think it's the only time I've ever had such a reaction. [Said with some dread; a woman who's spent her life restraining herself. The loss of control is more frightening than the attempted murder, all things considered.

...never mind. She's answering the question.] Unless you're using a blade, death can take a long time. Drowning a girl takes minutes. My rage... couldn't blind me for that long. And I care about her well being.

[Probably helps nobody could actually drown in that river (most pathetic attempted murder ever) but Makie doesn't actually know that part.]

[ricochetingbullets]

"I don't want to end up avoiding you either," Dex admitted. Despite the fact he still wasn't certain sometimes that Ava wasn't going to smother him in his sleep, he really was growing fond of her. "Will you come back later? Whenever this truth bullshit magic wears off?" He hoped the answer would be yes.

[decohere]

"You... want me to?" Ava sounds surprised. Even after everything, knocking the cup over, the way she's snapped at him, she'd expect him to be far less willing for her to come back.

"I wasn't planning so, until you asked," because being wanted makes all the difference. "But sure. I can."

[ricochetingbullets]

"I do want you to," Dex said, meaning every word. He found he liked having Ava around, which was peculiar in and of itself given how there really weren't many people around Dex liked at all. But somehow he didn't mind having her presence nearby, even when she'd broken a cup and made a small mess in his kitchen after she'd gotten angry.

[decohere]

Misgivings about this whole forced honesty aside, Ava appreciates knowing that's the truth. Likes that she doesn't have to doubt the sincerity of it, whether he was being polite or manipulative.

Ava nods, and then vanishing again.