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folkmore mod ([personal profile] folkie) wrote in [community profile] folkmeme2025-01-17 09:56 pm
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Truth Meme

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.
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[personal profile] nativized 2025-01-29 07:01 pm (UTC)(link)
In the woods outside of Epiphany where I was doing some target practice.
therewerefifty: (judging you)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2025-01-30 10:05 am (UTC)(link)
That seems rather close to more civilised areas. Does it need chasing away?
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[personal profile] nativized 2025-01-31 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
Its already ran off, I think, from when I saw it.

The presence of the creature made the think it's a trial thing.

Terrifying in its size and quick movements though
therewerefifty: (thinking)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2025-01-31 11:38 am (UTC)(link)
Well, as long as it's not attacking anyone.
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[personal profile] nativized 2025-02-08 03:41 am (UTC)(link)
Not that I saw

And it seems other people saw it

some pet it?
therewerefifty: (let's try this again)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2025-02-08 01:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, I see. I would assume this is the creature that is encouraging such honesty on the network.
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[personal profile] nativized 2025-02-08 11:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Seems likely to me! It'd be a weird coincidence otherwise, or just a trial. But now I keep thinking about how "trials" even work, and what does and doesn't count.
therewerefifty: (I look kinda adorable here)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2025-02-10 11:48 am (UTC)(link)
I believe the Fox administers the trials but the other inhabitants might have their own effects, but I do admit I haven't given it terribly much thought as it doesn't matter to me. At least for my own sake.
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[personal profile] nativized 2025-02-26 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
Even then, though, what's the line?

Does that mean when those fey glamours came those weren't necessarily the Fox. Or like, does that mean that thing with the turtle was or wasn't one?
therewerefifty: (just chillin in my room)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2025-02-27 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
You are asking the wrong person, I'm afraid.

I suspect the answer might be the Fox does not cause them directly, but I doubt those creatures could arrive here without the Fox's blessing. And hence the balance or lack thereof is still her responsibility.
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[personal profile] nativized 2025-03-09 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, I agree those aren't directly caused so much as it lets them in or even targets them

Probably

Its more I don't know if that makes it a trial or not? Can trials only be things it plans for? Or that it causes directly?
therewerefifty: (wistful)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2025-03-12 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
One could argue that our entire existence here is the trial, and that perhaps she doesn't want us to become complacent.
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[personal profile] nativized 2025-03-26 08:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, absolutely.

Assuming its any energy expenditure on its part to take us here or keep us here, there's no way the Fox would want people to be stagnant. The very roles we're sorted in imply a certain narrative.

the whole place being a trial makes sense.
therewerefifty: (thinking)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2025-03-28 11:49 am (UTC)(link)
I hadn't thought of it that way. I suppose if we grew complacent and didn't talk among ourselves as much her Lore would slow down...? [She certainly hasn't been out of her house much.]

This thing that forces us all to talk, then, is another way of generating Lore.
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[personal profile] nativized 2025-04-28 08:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah.

Even assuming that it doesn't 'need' the Lore (though it had claimed that before) generated by conversation or interaction, it's clear that its incentivized for us. So there's some benefit to it for us doing it, even if it's just a matter of being a part of some other trial.

Cultivation? Growth?

Everything here is designed to fill people's physical needs but poke at their emotional ones.

Or at least that's how I keep thinking about it
therewerefifty: (so onto you pal)

[personal profile] therewerefifty 2025-05-01 07:03 am (UTC)(link)
She certainly does poke. I suppose it doesn't matter to her if we just need time and space to process things on our own.