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[heroinhisowntime]

[In the tradition of Aather games, the setting is a stone room with no windows... or doors. There is a simple table with two chairs set with some basic food - meats, cheeses, fruit, etc. There is also a piece of paper on the table with instructions, but it just reads Take this chance how you will.

There is nothing else in the room except for its two inhabitants, who both appear in it suddenly.]

Comments

[verypointed]

Well... after the whole Jake Martinez, we continued to do well in Hero TV. I was crowned King of Heroes shortly after, and I think you were in fourth place?

Things were going well, until we met someone who was developing robots designed to replace us. And... uhm... some other things happened.

[heroinhisowntime]

[Robots??]

...Some other things?

[verypointed]

Well...

[looks a little uncomfortable at this point, shifting in his seat]

You remember Ouroboros, right?

[heroinhisowntime]

More or less.

[verypointed]

The reason why I became a Hero was to find them, to avenge my parents who were killed by someone from the organization.

But... it's not entirely true.

[heroinhisowntime]

What happened?

[verypointed]

The true killer had the ability to manipulate and change memories, and had been doing so with mine since I was four.

... because he took me in under his care.

[heroinhisowntime]

...

Bunny... finding out something like that...

[verypointed]

We only found out because he tried to frame you for the murder of someone very important to me, while wiping you out of the memory from all the other Heroes.

Myself included.

[heroinhisowntime]

...Oh.

[verypointed]

Luckily, your daughter managed to help the other Heroes regain their original memories of you.

I had arrived later, and we fought. Luckily you managed to get me to remember you.

[heroinhisowntime]

[heavy sigh]

Well, I'm glad for that.

[verypointed]

We fought him and his army of robots. Then I thought you died, but you had only passed out from pain. Then it was after that whole ordeal that you decided to retire.

[heroinhisowntime]

...

Whoa, okay, that's a lot of information.

[verypointed]

You should know all about this anyway.

[heroinhisowntime]

I know, I know, and I'm sorry it's not just coming back to me. But it's a little much to absorb all at once.

[verypointed]

If you didn't go and lose your memories like this it wouldn't even be an issue.

[heroinhisowntime]

It's not my fault! Anyway, you could explain things a little more gently!

[verypointed]

And how exactly would one go about saying "the past twenty plus years of my life I've been used as a tool by a lying manipulative bastard that killed my parents and made me think otherwise" in a gentle fashion?

[heroinhisowntime]

...That part was fine. I mean, as fine as it can get. But don't just mention armies of robots and thinking I was dead in passing like it's no big deal.

[verypointed]

But you're not dead. And I already freaked out enough about it when it actually happened.

[heroinhisowntime]

Well, I don't remember it actually happening, and maybe I care about you freaking out about it.

[verypointed]

[He crosses his arms across his chest]

It's not my fault that you can't remember.

[heroinhisowntime]

It's not like this is easy on me either, you know.

[verypointed]

[Just shifts in his seat quietly, his eyes fixed on Kotetsu.]

Yeah, well. I'm worried.