❋ memory 014.

[notsuperman]

Memory regained: Significant Neutral - unconscious chick and mystery man (novel: elevator, after escape)
Date: Day 93
Game won: the dream traveler's game

Memory:

Sigma: Wait, then...
Alice: Yes.
Alice: No one has come out of the leftmost elevator.
Luna: Are you...are you saying there’s still someone in there?
Alice: I can’t say for certain, but it does seem strange.
Alice: Maybe we should go take a look?
Sigma: Yea, good idea!



*bang-bang-bang*

Sigma: Hey! Anybody in there? If you can hear me, just... I don't know, make some noise!

*bang-bang-bang-bang*

Dio: Nothing...
Quark: Hey, look at this...
Sigma: “Ambidex”...”Room”...?
Luna: Is that some kind of card reader?
Luna: Maybe it...unlocks it or...something...
Quark: There's one next to each door...
Dio: What do you think “Ambidex Room” is supposed to mean?
Alice: Well, it says it on all six of the elevators...
Luna: Maybe it has something to do with the game that Zero was talking about?
Quark: Oh, the "Nonary Game, Ambidex Edition"?
Sigma: Maybe, maybe not. I don't think we really need to worry about that right now, though.
Sigma: We should be figuring out what's inside this thing.
Sigma: Anybody got a key card?
Tenmyouji: Naw. I got nothing, not even dirt.
Dio: So, they've taken everything we were carrying? Wonderful.
Dio: Maybe there’s no one in there.
Sigma: No! There is. There's gotta be..
Dio: And what makes /you/ so sure?
Sigma: Huh? Uh... Well...
Sigma: Um...
Sigma: ...
Sigma: ...



Luna: What’s that?!
Quark: Look!
Quark: It's opening! There was someone in there!



Sigma: What the... Who the hell...?



Sigma: Clover?





K: Nothing.
K: She was like that when I woke up.
K: I really wouldn't worry, though. She should be all right.
K: Her breathing is steady. I believe she's only sleeping.
Tenmyouji: Then she hasn't woken up since they kidnapped her.
K: Ah... kidnapped?
K: Begging your pardon, but... I'm afraid I don't understand what you mean.
K: ...Where are we? And... who are you?
Sigma: Whoa, hold on.
Sigma: How about you tell us who you are first.
Sigma: You leap out of that box dressed like some kinda robot, carrying an unconscious girl, and we've only got your word that you didn't make her that way. I think you owe us an explanation, pal!
K: I'm...
K: Hm. Who /am/ I?
Sigma: Wh-What?
K: I don't remember. I don't remember... anything.
K: I have no idea where I am, who I am, or even what day it is.
K: If you happen to know any of those things, I would very much appreciate it if you shared that information.
K: Not knowing one's identity is... vexing.
Dio: Oh, yeah, very original: the amnesiac routine! Please.
Dio: How are we supposed to take you seriously when you're wearing this... this... this robot suit! We can't even see your face!
Dio: Are you going to tell us someone forced you into that thing?
K: I assume so? It seems the most reasonable explanation.
K: When I woke up, I was wearing this... armor, I suppose you could call it?
Tenmyouji: You look pretty calm for a man who doesn't know who he is.
K: "Look"? That's an odd choice of words.
K: I'm wearing a mask. How would you know how I "look"?
Tenmyouji: Ah… You know what I meant, ya smartass.
Clover: Uhh...
Alice: Oh! She's waking up!
Alice: Clover! Are you okay? Come on, talk to me!



Clover: Al... ice...
Clover: Where... are we...?

[ Alice explains the situation. ]

Clover: What…?
Clover: No... no, that can't...
Tenmyouji: When did you lose your memory?
K: When? That's a difficult question...
K: I suppose... when I was born? I don't remember anything of my life. Assuming I had one...
Luna: I think he has generalized amnesia.
Luna: It's a type of memory loss.
Luna: People affected by it retain knowledge like... language, social common sense, memorized facts, abilities they've learned...
Luna: ...But anything that has to do with, um, themselves, is just... lost. It's a very serious condition.
Luna: Most research suggests that it's mainly psychological, not physiological, but in very rare instances it has been shown to result from severe head trauma.
Sigma: Do you have any idea what might have caused it?
K: Hmm...
K: Maybe I had a really bad breakup? Ha ha ha...
Dio: Bullshit!
Dio: This guy's obviously full of it!
Dio: Don't tell me you're actually buying this?!

[ Awkward silence. ]

Sigma: Damnit! No dice… This thing won’t open.
Quark: Didn't I tell you that?
Sigma: Yeah, well, I just thought...
Luna: There's a box here. Maybe it's some sort of locking thing, like the ones next to the elevators?
Luna: I don’t think it’s a card reader, though...
Sigma: Huh.

What was learned:
→ Oh, so I guess these two had some sort of issue meeting up with the rest of us?
→ This must be toward the beginning, too.

Effects:
+100 what is up with k