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[allfatherissues]

[Initially, he was going to give a proper sort of introduction over the network; enough time had passed for him to "settle in", as it were, and he felt it necessary to pierce the veil of non-communication sooner or later.

But now, the point seemed rather moot, what with everyone's memories being tossed about the place. It appeared that the residents here were already forcibly getting to know each other a bit better.

Regardless, he settles for text.]

What does it feel like to have your most cherished memories, your most hated actions, your darkest secrets -- all potentially flitting about in the head of a complete stranger? Is it freeing? Humiliating? Or are you indifferent; what is a single memory without a lifetime of context, after all?

And as for those who would rather not wax philosophical: Hello, Tranquility. What a welcoming this is turning out to be.

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[uncurse]

And all that privacy invasion still doesn't manage to be even half as creepy as your interest.

[allfatherissues]

I do not recall asking for specifics, nor demanding an answer. Perhaps any and all 'creepiness' is only perceived in your head.

After all, you merely need ignore my question.

[ancientalien]

You speak as if you are unaffected.

[allfatherissues]

I assure you that is not the case.

[Loki has lived for a very long time, but he's never experienced anyone else's memories in his head. It's jarring and a bit disconcerting, but overall his feelings are mixed.]

Simply curious as to how others may feel about our current situation.

he's getting better at this-- text;

[chickenselects]

i was real;y hoping that when people heard my life story itd be in comic book format.

we are all v. proud of you garrus

[allfatherissues]

[On his side, there's a wry grin. A flippant answer gets a flippant response in return.]

How very two-dimensional of you.

text; Private

[ancientalien]

[Turian, I have noticed many of your posts are unintelligible. What is the reason for this? Is it some form of code?]

Voice

[birchcore]

You know, it's rude to pry into the privacy of others [ more than is already going on tbh. ] without even introducing yourself.

Voice

[allfatherissues]

Very well. My name is Loki, of Nowhere in Particular. [It's true enough, laced with a bit of facetiousness.] Is that introduction enough?

[indestructigirl]

For me, it depends on what the memory is and who on board is learning about it.

[allfatherissues]

Therein lies the issue; you do not know. Nor do you apparently get to choose which memories of yours are shared. Generally speaking, most may find this unpleasant.

[text]

[nebbish]

It's brilliant.

[allfatherissues]

Care to expand upon that thought?

[theswordofthejedi]

Let me guess. You're one of those who likes picking up big sticks and poking people with them when they really don't need to be poked, huh?

[allfatherissues]

A strange image, that. [Also a bit of an apt metaphor for him, from time to time.] But if I wished to instigate, there are infinitely better ways to do so. This is benign at best.

[skindeep]

It bothers me less than seeing the private moments of others. I've never been into voyeurism, myself.

[allfatherissues]

I am sure someone out there appreciates your discretion, should they ever become aware of it. Though you must admit it is difficult not to indulge oneself in innate curiosity.

text.

[look]

Can be multiple memories, incl. context.

[ an abbreviation. he's picking up sherlock's poor habits. ]

The word I would use is invasive. But I'm not much for philosophy.

[allfatherissues]

More than one memory does not a lifetime of them make. Shallow context is rather unfulfilling, in my eyes.

[Granted, this comes from someone who has lived many years. Snippets of memories were merely highlights of a longer, more complicated narrative.]

Regardless, invasive is proper enough of a description.

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[tinytactician]

I'm concerned. Without context most of my memories are...disturbing. Granted, they're fairly disturbing within context, but I worry about anyone unprepared for them. There is more than enough to cope with in this place without being worried about spontaneous mental breakdowns.

[allfatherissues]

It seems as if we all have little choice in the matter. Are you ashamed of your memories?

(ANON TEXT)

[eidetics]

How does it feel to you?

(ANON TEXT)

[allfatherissues]

[Loki isn't deterred by anonymity. His response is as it would be to nearly anyone else.]

Consider my life a large tome of small print. Someone has taken its pages -- in no particular order -- ripped them out, and scattered them. A few individuals find the leaflets and read them; they judge only on a few pages, but the whole remains unobtainable.

Lost pages in a stranger's hands do not bother me. [Keyword: stranger. Though he does not expand upon the contingency further.] The one who has defiled the narrative is where my issues lies.

text.

[growling]

And here I thought the lack of context was the worst part. Not really thrilled about people getting to know me via potentially biased clipshow.

[allfatherissues]

And what better way to get to know someone? Carefully crafted first impressions are usually nothing but façades.

[There's an irony in him typing out those words. And he's well aware of it too, which makes it at least a little amusing.]

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[humanistic]

So tell us one of your memories.

[allfatherissues]

A very generalized request. I have a lifetime to choose from.

[mjolnir_time]

I find it rather unsettling, but it might be worse if it was not a complete stranger.

Is this your way of gathering information?

LOCKED;

[allfatherissues]

[WOW THOR, WAY TO BE SUBTLE --




Locking this conversation immediately after receiving that comment. He switches to video.]

And what exactly do you think?

[You know him well enough, after all. All pretences of politeness have been dropped like a sack of bricks.]

voice;

[jilt]

I must offer my condolences, for those newly arrived such as yourself. This is an inopportune time to come aboard.

voice;

[allfatherissues]

Regardless, it is quite the first impression. And I can think of many things worse than this.

voice

[withlace]

As a newcomer, I take it you still haven't been spared this month's entertainment?

[allfatherissues]

Entertainment may be a liberal use of the word, but... no, I have not been spared.

[thebreakingwave]

I think the right phrase would be: meet the new boss, same as the old boss.

[allfatherissues]

[Reference: flying over his head.

Though the general idea is not lost on him.]

Always so dour?