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[hikikomori_king]

 I... I ... something is ... very wrong. Please. People keep greeting me, and yet, I do not know who they are? Yet it feels like I should. It happened after I found the gift at the tree. Please forgive me - I do not mean to hurt anyone, but... I do not know what to do.

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[momsboy]

Greeting you? Just saying hello? Maybe they remember you from the last battle against the ice zombies. The locals seemed more fond of us after that.

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[hikikomori_king]

I... sorry but...You... you speak to me as one familiar, even friendly, and yet, I would swear that I have never met you before today.

[momsboy]

[ Peter is silent for a few seconds, frowning. Then his eyebrows go up as if in realization.]

We have talked before, yes. I know your name is Turgon, or one of them at least, and that you are King back in your world. I also know you that one of your best friends is your cousin Finrod, because you grew up being close together in age.

Has it occurred to you that maybe you're experiencing memory loss? Did you hit your head lately?

[hikikomori_king]

My apologies. [ He says miserably ]

Yes - it is very clear. There are... the Eldar have almost perfect memories. We don't forget. So it is very obvious, despite that I cannot remember, that I must be forgetting something. It... it seems to be confined to people. And it happened after I went to get my gift from the trees.

[momsboy]

There's no need.

I've seen others from my god house acting oddly. It could be that there's something up with the presents? Or the Christmas trees? it wouldn't be the first time that weird things like those had happened. They usually don't last long.

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[mindseer]

Yo, hey Turgon.

[She'd sort of skipped that whole tree nonsense. Part of her had a suspicion there'd be some screwed up curses, and right about the time that the trees and done gone and blown themselves up? She'd figured she was right.]

So, I don't know about the whole gift thing, but what's weird about folks greeting you exactly? That doesn't sound that weird, or is it like people who 'should' know you?

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[hikikomori_king]

I... sorry, who... who are you? I ... I am sure you know me, but... I don't remember meeting you. And... that is the problem...

[mindseer]

... hooooo boy.

Ok, uh. Yeah, we know each other. This is Terezi. Do you remember any of us right now? It might be something that happened to you very recently. You didn't just arrive did you?

[Because she had a suspicion someone who looked like the same person might show up a second time, knowing nothing. It wasn't like there weren't ten thousand Terezis in all the dream bubbles where she came from, and most looked alike.]

[hikikomori_king]

No - I remember arriving, I remember talking to people and working with people I .... I just cannot remember who.

[ And it really really sucks ]

[mindseer]

Ah, ok. Right, so... hopefully this is a temporary thing. That sounds like a weird sort of magic amnesia, because you and I definitely worked on houses togethr. You can check with one of the gods to be sure? Mebbe Sigyn?

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[tealeafs]

[ That does sound.. weird? But mostly kind of confusing. It makes Chizuru frown slightly in concern. ]

Do you mean people are mistaking you for someone else..?

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[hikikomori_king]

I... no, people know my name, but... I'm sorry, do I... know you?

[tealeafs]

[ .. Oh.

Oh no.

This most definitely is not just a case of mistaken identity. If Chizuru was concerned before, then she for sure is worried now. ]

Y.. Yes. I mean, we don't know each other super well, I'd say, but we've definitely spoken multiple times before.. [ And she even helped him when he was a beaver! That should be fairly memorable, right. ] Did you.. maybe hit your head..?

[hikikomori_king]

No. [ He says miserably ]

But this is exactly what I mean. We... the Eldar do not normally forget. But I can't remember you at all, my apologies. This happened after I went to collect my gift from the tree in Mimir house.

[tealeafs]

It's alright, you don't have to apologize to me.

[ She's much more worried about what could be wrong with him than offended or sad over not being recognized, really. Her heart always goes out to other people first. ]

But.. I think the problem might be something about those trees. Something has been wrong with me ever since I did the same thing.. [ Although it's an entirely different problem from his own. ]

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[beefaroni]

You do not want them... to greet you?

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[hikikomori_king]

No. It... I cannot remember who they are, when they do.

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[beefaroni]

... Do you know. Who, I am?

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[hikikomori_king]

No. [ His eyes slide shut in misery ]

I am sure I should. But... I cannot remember.

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[beefaroni]

[A bummer. But hey, there's something!]

Why are you "sure"... you should?

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[draumstafir]

Oh! Something like that happened to me too. Do you think it has something to do with the tree?

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[hikikomori_king]

[ OH THANK ERU HE'S NOT ALONE ]

That is the logical conclusion. You, as well? Did it last long, or are you still suffering from it?

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[draumstafir]

No, I remembered them again after a day. A lot of weird stuff happened with the trees but I don't think anything lasted longer than a day, really.

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[hikikomori_king]

[ He sags in very real relief ]

Oh thank Eru! Thank you - that does me good to know tis only temporary.

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[draumstafir]

[ of course the awkward aftershocks of that interaction he'd had with lalli, who knew how long that would even last really. longer than a single day, certainly. ]

It's definitely a little strange. I think as long as you're honest and polite about it with the people you're not remembering, it shouldn't be too bad though.