AMNESIA BUG

[goosemods]

AMNESIA BUG

It's a somewhat dreary morning, with a light, misty rain all across campus. It's business as usual, though, except... some students are acting particularly forgetful today.

HOW THIS WORKS

• Full symptoms will have set in by 11:30 AM. You can decide exactly when and how quickly your character is hit with the amnesia bug, i.e. from the time they wake up, or later in the morning.


• Your characters have two brief windows in which to do amnesia things around campus: 7 AM-12 PM, before Mufferaw is certain what's happening, and 5:00-5:45 PM when there's a brief breakout.


• Teachers are on high alert to make sure that none of the affected students are hurt or otherwise taken advantage of. They'll break up any canoodling that's not between people they know are a couple, and there will be no opportunities to have sex. Please just use this as your blanket OOC safety net: Staff will save your character from doing anything you don't want them to do.


• Characters will be allowed to keep their journals while in quarantine.


• They'll all be given a cure before bed.


• Everyone affected is spending the night in the lodge.


• In the morning, they'll wake up with all of their memories intact, including memories of what they did Saturday.


• Memory loss is entirely defined by you. You do what works best for your character. It does not need to be consistent across characters.


• However, the bug does not create new memories. Your character will not think they're a different person unless some outside influence successfully convinces them. And they'd need to be, like, ridiculously gullible.


• Similarly, it does not take away skills, although your character may forget they have them. For instance, they might forget they can speak another language, but they still have the ability. No one will forget how to walk, talk, etc.


• If you have any questions or are uncertain about something you want to do,
  just ask the mods!

THE INFECTED

• Ferdinand Ayers
• Cameron Carney
• Avery Davenport
• Clem Decourt
• Bianca Dubois
• Calvin Evercreech
• Dimi Evercreech
• Marilyn Fairchild
• Leonardo Fiori
• Henrietta Gray
• Ennis Harper
• Ryan Hertz
• Cecil Honeychurch
• Casper Kim
• Levi Kramer
• Iliya Krum
• Sebastien Lacroix
• Jesse McBride
• Diego Morales
• Fern Mufferaw
• Antonia Papadakis
• Casey Patterson
• Veronica Powers
• Christopher Park
• Cricket Quayle
• Ulysses Quayle
• Rafael Ramirez
• Riley Stamper
• Rosy Stoker
• Sylvester Stoker
• Ivy Templeton
• Laurel Templeton
• Susana Velasquez
• Jonathan Wilde
• Solomon Webb
• Oscar Zabinsky

» symptoms set in: When the infected wake up, they feel a little off. Forgetful. Small details escape them. Their short and long term memories are spotty. By 11:30 AM it's clear it's yet another plague, and everyone is going to enjoy another classic Gooseberry Quarantine.

» the lodge: quarantine: It's not long before all the infected students are gathered up by staff, and everyone's in quarantine by 12 PM. Because the infection is really more of a mild magical curse, it's easy to tell who's got it and who doesn't with a quick detection spell.

• » the lodge: the infirmary: This is where Mufferaw would prefer you all be so he can keep an eye on you, but he can't entertain dozens of energetic teenagers in here.


• » the lodge: the atrium: A portion of the atrium has been cordoned off, and the amnesiacs can access the Wii, the TV and the ping-pong table. Their friends can come visit them, but there's always a teacher on guard to make sure no one picks on the forgetful kids.

» breakout: After several hours locked in the lodge, Rafael "Definitely Not a Prefect" Ramirez gets impatient enough to stage a breakout. He waits until Healer Mufferaw takes a break and is replaced by Ms. Whittle, and then sends a freshmen to go ask her what Star Trek is. After that, he leads a number of interested students to the sole balcony they have access to, and reveals there's a rarely used fire escape that leads down to the shore.

• If your character escapes: You have about 45 minutes of freedom before the teachers track everyone down again. Because no one's in their right mind, they won't give detention, but oh my god you're all so difficult.


• For our sanity and everyone's comfort, if you plan on having anything uniquely bad happen to your character, please privately run it by the mods first. And let's just say everyone's too busy scattering and running to get up to any accidental amnesia cheating, hm?

» the next morning: remembering: Everyone wakes up Sunday morning feeling a little bleary. All of their memories are back, as well as the memories of how they behaved yesterday.

» OOC - What's going on with your character: If you want, briefly describe OOC the state your character's in and what they forgot.

» OOC - Questions, comments, concerns!

Comments

Leo+ OPEN TO MULTIPLE

[ninjaleo]

This has been a very strange day, already. He remembers being guided in here. Wherever here is. A big open room.He's been told to stay here until informed otherwise. Right now, he has no reason to leave. He'll have to evaluate the situation later. His name is Leonardo Fiori. He plays a sport called probably Quidditch. He's good at it. He gets the distinct impression he's good at a lot of things. There's a place called the grotto, where they serve punch. He can speak another language, and sometimes does, when he doesn't mean to.

It's a strange time and a stranger place to be alive.

Leo has in his possession too many notebooks, and he has them spread out over a table in the Atrium. It's how he's trying to learn his surroundings. Unfortunately, while the notebooks outline in possibly exhaustive detail the Quidditch faults and strengths of an entire team, they do not let him know where he is or why he's there. It's somehow a comforting ritual, to read through these anyway, instinctively snapping the notebooks shut whenever anyone comes near. This extensive information is probably not meant for anyone's eyes. He's pretty sure.

Leo & Rafael

[firstposition]

As the day wore on, Rafael came to better understand that things were wrong, and to what degree. Whenever he stopped to consider the context for anything, it was an empty void. What happened yesterday? How did he meet these people? What is he doing here? Where is he from?

So it's alarming to look at the serious young man sitting at a table in the atrium, and then immediately feel an overwhelming wave of adoration. This is Leonardo. Rafael knows without question he's in love with him. They're... together? Possibly? The idea that they might not be twists his heart.

He's cautious as he approaches, letting his fingertips rest lightly on the edge of the table. "Hello."

Leo & Rafael

[ninjaleo]

The boy Leo looks up to see is incredibly good looking. He's painfully familiar and not recognizable, because nobody is, and nothing is. Leo doesn't know his name. But his face knows to relax into a smile, and his heart seems to open a little, like a weight's been lifted.

"Hey." He starts, searching every corner of his brain in order to place this boy. Leo loves him. He knows that, because every instinct is telling him as much. He is very important. A piece seemed to click in Leo's mind as soon as he saw him. He just can't label it. There's still no name, and everything else is blank. It's frustrating, and Leo's mouth twitches to show it. He lets his fingers touch the table, just next to this boy's, anyway, taking that much of a chance. "I'm sure I know you."

Maybe this sounds more charming than idiotic, but Leo's not hopeful.

Leo & Rafael

[firstposition]

The smile, small as it is, makes Rafael's pulse quicken. Leonardo is handsome, with his sharp features and dark curls. Rafael runs a hand back through his own messy hair, almost self-consciously.

"You do," he agrees. "I think we are close, but I... do not want to assume things."

Leo & Rafael

[ninjaleo]

Something about the way he moves is endearing. Graceful. Leo is drawn closer, because he doesn't want to miss a clue, if one shows up. He nods, eager for the confirmation. It's somehow a relief. "You're right, I think. I don't remember for sure. I'm sorry. I know my name's Leonardo." It's maybe the one thing he can confirm, for sure. But he wants this boy to know it too.