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gooseberryhigh2017-04-08 10:45 am
goosemods) wrote in gooseberryhigh2017-04-08 10:45 am
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AMNESIA BUG
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.
» 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.
» 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!
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.
- 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?
» 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!
Re: Vee & Jeremy
He had seen Vee at the party last night. And while she looked like she was having a bit of fun for once, it also hadn't seemed like she had been ready to talk to him at all. So this was surprising, but not entirely impossible.
The quick back and forth commenting on the journal put Jeremy in a well enough mood. It seemed that Vee was finally willing to talk to him and perhaps put things behind them. Feeling better and lighter than he had in a long while, Jeremy pulled on a tee quickly (as tempting as it was to just walk out to greet Vee in just jeans) and went outside to find the girl.
He grabbed a bottle of water on the way out just like he'd promised.
"Hey," he greeted with a helpless smile as he saw her waiting outside for him. He handed her the bottled water. "Here. You're looking happy today. Practice went well?"
Vee & Jeremy
The memories of the party for her were a little blurry, honestly, but she did remember kissing games and quidpong and all the important bits. And despite Ari's words, Jeremy seemed to know who she was and be agreeable to seeing her, so. If the breakup thing were true then he would surely be turning her away, right? Not being sweet and concerned and using pet names.
Satisfied with this logic, she continued waiting, half hoping when he emerged he'd be as lazily dressed as she was. No such luck. Still, she smiled at the sight of him, taking the bottle with a laugh. "Hey yourself," she managed. "Yeah it did. As always," she added with a playful wink. "I am happy, happy to see you of course." Without thinking about it, because why would she, Vee raised herself up on tiptoes so she could press a kiss to his lips. Or at least that's her intention.
Re: Vee & Jeremy
He wound his arms around her small waist to hold her, instinctively, before he even realised what was wrong with this picture. That was how natural it was to him, owing to almost a year of this being almost their routine.
But unfortunately, Jeremy himself had no excuse of a magical malady that would wipe away his memories, no matter how convenient that would be.
As her lips landed on his and his body remembered how good it felt to just hold her, parts of his mind were also going off, reminding him with alarm his sense of something's not quite right that had occurred to him when he saw his journal this morning.
He pulled back carefully. Still smiling, but now that smile didn't quite reach his eyes. "Vee, what's this about?"
Vee & Jeremy
She was further reassured that Ari must have gotten confused by one of their former 'off' phases when Jeremy held her close and the kiss went off as naturally as any other. There was an instinct to the way she responded, and she could sense nothing different in Jeremy either. In fact, if they hadn't been standing out in the open, she might have let herself indulge in deepening the kiss a little.
That was the reason Vee's brain gave when he pulled away first. He was still smiling, after all, and she was too blissfully unaware to notice the subtle differences in his expression or demeanor. Probably because she didn't want to notice it. Cocking her head to the side, she smiled at his question. "Can't I just be happy to see you?" she wondered, which was not a new response for her during their time together. Her green eyes were even alight with playfulness, confirming nothing was outwardly wrong. In her eyes, at least.
Re: Vee & Jeremy
"You can, of course." Jeremy answered carefully. "But you haven't been. Not in awhile."
He looked at her, scanning and trying to pick out what was wrong with the petite girl in front of him. There was nothing that immediately jumped out at him because she still looked fine and had all the mannerisms that he was used to. She just never was that cheerful around him anymore. And the kissing was also firmly in 'not possible' category.
Hands framed her face gently. "Listen, is there anything strange at all about yourself today that you've noticed?" The worry was obvious in his tone. "Are you not feeling alright in anyway at all? Any aches or pains anywhere?" Which was Jeremy going into Healer mode and shutting down on his instinctive emotional reaction to this whole thing.
Re: Vee & Jeremy
"I'm sorry. I know I've been super busy lately, with all the captaining and studying," she begins, entirely apologetic. She even actually looks guilty. "But I promise I'll make it up to you." Her grin returned, a little wicked, before the sweetness returned. Vee couldn't tell what he was thinking, but the fact that he was just looking her over was a little odd. Biting her lip, she tried again. "I promise. Cupcakes will even be involved." Who doesn't love sweets as a tool for pretty much all bribery and erasing of mistakes, right?
Before he even answered, however, Jeremy's hands were on her face gently. At first, Vee thought it was a sign of forgiveness, but the concern in his tone and the way he immediately moved into business mode brought the frown back. "I'm feeling fine," she answered, pouting a little. "Why do you keep asking me that?" The pout is in full force. "I'm fine, better than fine actually. I feel amazing for the first time in what I think is awhile." Vee's own hands came up and covered his with equal gentleness. "I swear. And I'm really sorry for being distracted lately."
Re: Vee & Jeremy
Because she deserves better than this.
The answer, though unwanted, is a firm wake-up call.
He still takes a few moments. He didn't answer immediately or even react at all. Just took the time to take in this happy, smiling Vee and try to commit it to memory. There was little point trying to convince her that something was definitely wrong. And arguing with Vee was the absolute last thing Jeremy wanted right now. So he tried a different tactic.
He took her hand in his instead, trying for a smile and bringing their joined hands down by their side. "Alright, then. You said you were hungry, right? Let's go to the Lodge grab a bite."
Jeremy was going to get Mufferaw to see if he could figure out what was wrong with Vee.
Re: Vee & Jeremy
Before she could open her mouth, though, Jeremy moved their hands and smiled a little. It wasn't his usual smile, she saw it now, but it was something. Obvious relief moved over her face as she looked up at him. "I am starving," she confirmed with a nod. "Although I was kind of hoping to stay here? A little time together would be nice, right?"
Re: Vee & Jeremy
He raised a hand to tuck a stray strand of hair that had fallen across her face back. "We'll do that after we get your stomach problem sorted, babe. Besides, we'd still be together. Just in the cafeteria." And possibly Mufferaw's. But he was bolstering his smile, attempting to sell this to her. "C'mon," he tugged at her hand, leading her towards the path to the Lodge.
Re: Vee & Jeremy
Smiling as he brushed the hair back, she sighed in playful defeat. "Fine. Food first," she agreed, but smiled. She had burned a lot of essential energy and calories this morning. Keeping her hand in his, she allowed him to pull her towards the path, resisting the urge to jump on his back for a ride. He was probably too mad for that too.