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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.

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

In essence. This version of him has requested I come visit him, but I refuse. I can't. Just like I usually refuse speaking of him here.

Thousands of people had already died. He wiped an entire city off the map. I could have prevented it, but I couldn't bring myself to stop him then and there.

Which is why it had to be me to do it in the final battle. Not that I can ever fully make up for all my failures in that situation. It was my fault he even became the monster he became in the first place.

Honestly, I'm a little envious of that sort of pure feeling. Assuming I even made to or survived a battlefield like that, I wonder if there's anyone I would hesitate too long on. Maybe Amira. Definitely Linda. But I also can't imagine myself ever being able to kill either of them physically so I think it's easy to accept that as a moot point.

Oh fuck that one came out *real* bad.

Anyway.

I feel like that makes sense to avoid the new-old guy. Probably only makes sense to meet with him if it helps you.

-- Why was the guy in need of repressing this protocol thing anyway?

It doesn't sound as bad as you think. There's few others I would have ever hesitated like that for. Here there's only been one instance where I hesitated against someone that could have hurt me and I'm not certain how much of that was about the situation or just being reminded of Warren.

Regardless, I wouldn't envy love like that. Eventually you lose it and the pain isn't something you want to live with.

It wouldn't help either of us. This version of him deserves a life free of the type of things I have to do.

That's a complicated story. In essence, something was done to him a long time ago that created a sort of second persona inside of him. It gave him powers far beyond what he had naturally but it also pushed him towards much darker urges. Gave him an intense bloodlust when he tapped into that side of himself. If that side wasn't repressed, it risked taking over. Which is what ended up happening.

Not that a lot here can hurt you, other than big bugs.

Pain comes for everyone. The pain of weakness is a pretty unique one!

Is it still there, even if you resetting him otherwise? Or did that clear him of the thing?

Plenty of things in Exile can hurt me.

To be honest, I'm not entirely certain. I believe it's cleared him and he's free of that monster. But I've avoided him since it happened.

Is that a thing you can check without triggering it again, or is this purely an emotion over practicality thing?

I checked immediately when he resurfaced. A few other telepaths checked as well.

Oh so there was at least one check; good, good.

Would be just cruel if that sacrifice's made just for him to be in the same spot.

[ ... Man he'd normally say that more tactfully. ]

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