the morning is a problem and soo-won is at the table and set of chairs in their room from the moment that ange wakes up - and she's looking over a series of papers. his expression looks puzzled as he tilts his head, tapping on the table a few times in thought.
though once she notices her waking - he'll look a bit sheepish]
[Ange seems to sleep soundly enough? She doesn't move a lot even after he wakes up and starts puttering around their room, and she wakes up around normal schoolgirl hours, slowly stirring and rubbing at her eyes with a yawn.
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Ah, no... [another yawn] Not at all, excuse me.
Is... everything all right? [she looks pretty bleary-eyed, so who knows what she's noticed or not noticed, but he at least is already awake and doing Stuff so she figures she may as well ask.]
soo-won is a fool. (no he's unfortunately the opposite.)
so he lifts up the paper to her - it's probably hard to make out the writing, but she can see the doodled map of a country, as well as some squiggles that probably imply he was taking notes]
Precautions that I thought to try out.
Not that they're all that helpful now, I'm afraid. There's a name here I don't remember anything about, so it would appear that jotting it down wasn't all that helpful to me.
A bit... and it's a little cumbersome... I hope I remember it before I get back home. I think this is an important person in my home capitol...
[ah....... he looks a little tired]
Well - that's only speaking to what I know I've forgotten. I didn't write down more than a page of quick notes since I didn't think it'd happen so soon.
Maybe... maybe we can get these memories back...? It did sound as though the more nova we collect, the more things will, um, "fall into place" in a way? At least, that is sort of the sense I got from it.
Perhaps our memories will come back as well.
[She rubs at the bridge of her nose for a moment.]
It is all very complicated, though... I can't even begin to think of what I might have forgotten. It is, um... very difficult to know what you do not know.
And she shakes her head, clapping her hands together.]
Well! We should begin our morning with a nice cup of tea, if nothing else, and then we can handle heavy conversation.
Shall I fetch some tea for us this morning, Mister Won? [She's already going to the closet to fetch her other outfit, which she will take over to the bathroom.]
No, I don't mind - they're nothing particularly personal or delicate... perhaps I was resting my hope on their suggestion that the memory flow would be slowed. Merely what a merchant should know about his trade partners.
[he wrote in koukan anyway, so who knows if ange can read in fantasy korean. but she will notice that he has a pen he borrowed from the front desk as well as some blank papers. but what she can see is definitely a map]
[... Yeah, Ange looks puzzled by the fantasy Korean.
But the map is nice.]
It was my pleasure, Mister Won! [she can't cook but she can make decent tea at least. She made it very very British tho so black tea and cream and sugar.]
not used to this kind of tea at all but he doesn't seem to hate it - perhaps it's because it's not really registering as a taste right now with all that he's considering
though he only offers a smile]
Mm. This is Kouka Kingdom. [he'll point to corresponding locations on the map] This is Kuuto, the capitol. Saika, the capitol of the Fire Tribe. Chi'shin, the capitol of the Earth Tribe. Suiko, the capitol of the Water Tribe. Fuuga, the capitol of the Wind Tribe.
[he points below it]
These are notes on the leadership in all of these capitols... but it seems like I don't know who "An Joon-gi" is anymore.
[even the name sounds a little foreign on his tongue]
[He's drinking it so she's gonna assume he doesn't hate it, yeah.
She follows his explanation with rapt attention, deeply curious.]
I see... Where is it you live, Mister Won?
[As for that name...]
I wonder if it was not a particularly important memory, since they've slowed our memory loss and it was the first one. [ha ha... ha...] N-not to say that it is not important to get it back...! But... perhaps things are not so bad yet.
I come from Suiko, though I travel all around nowadays.
[he'll point to it again on the map before guiding his finger around it in looping circles]
So it's a bit funny that I no longer remember the general in charge of the land... [if this was TRUE it would be CLOSER TO HOME but it's not, he will pretend it is anyway] But I admit that it is currently at most inconvenient.
I hope I didn't have any personal ties to this man... though I think I've met his daughter.
My name is Ange... I am particularly fond of pot pies. Especially when we are able to have some sort of chicken or the like in them, instead of just vegetables...! [victorian orphan lyfe
anyway...]
I am going to school at the Mayfair academy... I seem to recall my father and my younger brother just fine as well as my classmates.
[... weak shrug. She looks like she's trying to convince herself more than anyone, but:]
If it is nothing along those lines, it cannot be terribly important, right...? So I should try to not worry about it...
[soo-won can't quite agree with that, because all memories are some level of important. even if ange doesn't know, he considers it a setback as a king to forget one of his generals. he'll be less effective as time goes on, if he doesn't get these memories back.
but.
he offers her a patient smile]
While you shouldn't worry, at least be mindful of your own thoughts and examine any gaps in knowledge just in case.
It sounds like you won't be impeded from proceeding through your day, but the more information we have, the better chance we'll get at understanding what's going on, right?
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week 0, monday
the morning is a problem and soo-won is at the table and set of chairs in their room from the moment that ange wakes up - and she's looking over a series of papers. his expression looks puzzled as he tilts his head, tapping on the table a few times in thought.
though once she notices her waking - he'll look a bit sheepish]
Ah, forgive me. Did I wake you?
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Ah, no... [another yawn] Not at all, excuse me.
Is... everything all right? [she looks pretty bleary-eyed, so who knows what she's noticed or not noticed, but he at least is already awake and doing Stuff so she figures she may as well ask.]
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[he hums thoughtfully at that before looking back down at the paper in front of him]
I'm afraid it seems like I've already forgotten something.
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[....................
Hold on, it sinks in.]
What? Truly, you've forgotten something? I--I thought they were trying to, um, slow that down...?
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I believe the 'slowing' was relative. I'm under the impression that when they all arrived here, they lost all of their memories to begin with.
And I suppose to their credit, I have forgotten something that is... hopefully a detail that I do not immediately need to recall.
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Has she forgotten something??
How does she know????]
So... something hopefully small? Um, if you don't mind me asking... how did you realize you were missing it, Mister Won?
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soo-won is a fool. (no he's unfortunately the opposite.)
so he lifts up the paper to her - it's probably hard to make out the writing, but she can see the doodled map of a country, as well as some squiggles that probably imply he was taking notes]
Precautions that I thought to try out.
Not that they're all that helpful now, I'm afraid. There's a name here I don't remember anything about, so it would appear that jotting it down wasn't all that helpful to me.
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... You heard about the memory situation, so you wrote some things down...
[Hot damn.
Now she feels stupid.
Anyway she finally gets out of bed, coming a little closer, though she doesn't try to peer at his papers. That would be rude and nosy.]
But you cannot remember one of the names on there, right...? That... that is a little frightening.
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[ah....... he looks a little tired]
Well - that's only speaking to what I know I've forgotten. I didn't write down more than a page of quick notes since I didn't think it'd happen so soon.
I hope nothing else slipped through...
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Perhaps our memories will come back as well.
[She rubs at the bridge of her nose for a moment.]
It is all very complicated, though... I can't even begin to think of what I might have forgotten. It is, um... very difficult to know what you do not know.
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Mm. It is a difficult situation. I believe that by the end of our time here, we should be able to make ourselves whole again.
But it's a bit hard to deny the anxiety that can come with not knowing what parts are missing.
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And she shakes her head, clapping her hands together.]
Well! We should begin our morning with a nice cup of tea, if nothing else, and then we can handle heavy conversation.
Shall I fetch some tea for us this morning, Mister Won? [She's already going to the closet to fetch her other outfit, which she will take over to the bathroom.]
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If you would be so kind, Ange. I'd appreciate it.
[he'll go along with the flow, even though his eyes keep falling to the paper in his hands in thought]
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A little bit later she returns, setting a cup gently in front of him at the table, though carefully maneuvered around his papers if possible.
A beat.]
Do you mind if I take the seat across from you? It is just--I do not wish to pry if your papers are confidential.
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No, I don't mind - they're nothing particularly personal or delicate... perhaps I was resting my hope on their suggestion that the memory flow would be slowed. Merely what a merchant should know about his trade partners.
[he wrote in koukan anyway, so who knows if ange can read in fantasy korean. but she will notice that he has a pen he borrowed from the front desk as well as some blank papers. but what she can see is definitely a map]
Thank you for the tea.
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But the map is nice.]
It was my pleasure, Mister Won! [she can't cook but she can make decent tea at least. She made it very very British tho so black tea and cream and sugar.]
Is this a map of your home, then?
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not used to this kind of tea at all but he doesn't seem to hate it - perhaps it's because it's not really registering as a taste right now with all that he's considering
though he only offers a smile]
Mm. This is Kouka Kingdom. [he'll point to corresponding locations on the map] This is Kuuto, the capitol. Saika, the capitol of the Fire Tribe. Chi'shin, the capitol of the Earth Tribe. Suiko, the capitol of the Water Tribe. Fuuga, the capitol of the Wind Tribe.
[he points below it]
These are notes on the leadership in all of these capitols... but it seems like I don't know who "An Joon-gi" is anymore.
[even the name sounds a little foreign on his tongue]
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She follows his explanation with rapt attention, deeply curious.]
I see... Where is it you live, Mister Won?
[As for that name...]
I wonder if it was not a particularly important memory, since they've slowed our memory loss and it was the first one. [ha ha... ha...] N-not to say that it is not important to get it back...! But... perhaps things are not so bad yet.
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[he'll point to it again on the map before guiding his finger around it in looping circles]
So it's a bit funny that I no longer remember the general in charge of the land... [if this was TRUE it would be CLOSER TO HOME but it's not, he will pretend it is anyway] But I admit that it is currently at most inconvenient.
I hope I didn't have any personal ties to this man... though I think I've met his daughter.
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[... SO WEIRD.]
This whole situation of losing just one or two memories at a time is so strange.
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[dunks on lili when she's not here
polite tea sip]
So it would seem... Might you have any chance of being able to recall what you've lost? If you've lost, I suppose.
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But.
Ange just looks a little troubled at that.]
I... am not certain. I can't seem to tell. I wonder... if that means it was something small, or if I lost anything at all...?
[...UGH...]
I should have thought to write things down like you, Mister Won.
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No, if I thought it would happen so fast, I would've shared my advice... though perhaps it's almost nice to not know what's gone.
Do you recall your favorite foods? Your name? The names of your loved ones? Details about your home?
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My name is Ange... I am particularly fond of pot pies. Especially when we are able to have some sort of chicken or the like in them, instead of just vegetables...! [victorian orphan lyfe
anyway...]
I am going to school at the Mayfair academy... I seem to recall my father and my younger brother just fine as well as my classmates.
[... weak shrug. She looks like she's trying to convince herself more than anyone, but:]
If it is nothing along those lines, it cannot be terribly important, right...? So I should try to not worry about it...
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but.
he offers her a patient smile]
While you shouldn't worry, at least be mindful of your own thoughts and examine any gaps in knowledge just in case.
It sounds like you won't be impeded from proceeding through your day, but the more information we have, the better chance we'll get at understanding what's going on, right?
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