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

[vervains]

How does that not get to you more? How complicated it is? I feel like I'd constantly feel guilty for wishing for a less complicated family.

[complicity]

You get used to it. We weren't always like this and it's not as if we're not up and down like any family.

Our issues just have higher body counts than most.

[vervains]

I guess I can't say too much with the skeletons I found in my families closet. Maybe there is no perfect normal family.

[complicity]

Every family has their skeletons.

[vervains]

Honestly? I was kind of embarrassed that I'd spent my entire life up until that point really thinking my family was just perfect. No flaws, issues, or big terrible secrets. Sometimes I still feel naive.

[complicity]

The more perfect the surface, generally the more rot there is underneath.

...You are naive.

[vervains]

....

I know. I'm probably the queen of naive and maybe princess of denial.

[complicity]

You're about as naive as a girl with your background can be. It's part of growing up.

And it's not always a bad thing to retain some of that.

[vervains]

Sometimes I'm afraid of losing it. I don't want to get jaded and only be able to see the worst in people. I want to still be able to believe everyone can be good.

But it's not always easy in the world we exist in.