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[dragonheartedgirl]

Who: HSS (and visiting friends?)
Where: HSS Dorms
When: Day 117 - sometime

[ get in here it's unit bonding with memories!! ]

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[420blazeit]

[ d.va is unfortunately still soured on the idea of memories, so she's kind of sticking to the sidelines for most of this. she's dreading being told it's her turn, because she doesn't really want to learn anymore about herself. what does it matter anyway? ]

[ she may be able to reluctantly be coerced, but that's a big maybe. ]

[crossmyheartandhope]

You gonna give it a go?

[420blazeit]

I... don't know. Probably not.

[crossmyheartandhope]

...ah. Yeah.

Well - your call, dude.

[420blazeit]

[ she appreciates that he's not pressuring her into it. she still feels a bit... uneasy about what sort of stuff her memories could hold. obviously it can't get much worse than that, but... but still... ]

[crossmyheartandhope]

You wanna do something else?

Play a game or whatever.

[420blazeit]

I am never going to say no to a game, so let's do that.

[crossmyheartandhope]

I got cards? Or we could play some kinda paper game. Tic tac toe, dots, something like that. Twenty questions...?

[420blazeit]

Hmmm. Cards or Tic Tac Toe is fine with me.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Well, at least one person isn't going to try to convince her.

He just wordlessly takes a seat next to her, shoulder-to-shoulder. ]

[420blazeit]

[ good. she's not so sure she wants to be convinced besides. ]

Hey. [ don't mind her leaning on him, expelling a sigh as she shuts her eyes. ]

[puzzlekeeper]

Hey.

[ Giving her a slight nudge. ]

Enjoying the show, at least?

[420blazeit]

Most of it. [ she still can't stand hurricane's mother. ]

It seems like everybody has some really nice memories. [ and she's happy for them, even if she doesn't really look it. ]

[puzzlekeeper]

Well... everyone has to have some happy moments in their past, right? Even pasts that are otherwise dark and upsetting.

[420blazeit]

Mm. [ he's not wrong. she doubts her life sucked all the time. n- not that she thought it did, but she's not willing to gamble on the gatcha right now. ]

What made you want to start taking memories again? That? [ searching for those happy moments? ]

[puzzlekeeper]

... Maybe somewhat.

[ He can't deny a quiet longing to remember happy memories with Yugi and their friends, from the time before...

Well. ]

But, more than that... there are questions I need answers to before I can know any peace. I'm still searching my memories for those.

[420blazeit]

[ she speaks softly, ] What kind of questions?

[foolmetwice]

[. . . hmmmmmm]

So.

[SO!!]

I heard your name is D.Va?

[if she's not taking memories it must be for a reason]

[420blazeit]

[ no reason. NOPE. ]

Mm! [ she smiles. ] Meka is the name of the mech squad I was a part of back in Korea.

[ was. ]

[foolmetwice]

Was.

[he's noticing that! but also not asking]

You must've remembered your real name pretty quickly if you're not using "Meka" anymore. And you remember where it came from.

[420blazeit]

Mm...

Heh, the first memory I took kind of set the stage. I can show you if you like. [ since that one isn't bad. ] And D.Va is kind of my stage name. A friend of mine, Jae-Hyun was using my real name, but it was all garbled...

[foolmetwice]

[aaaaah]

So D.Va is for you like Mars is for me.

[huh. he gets it. she just, you know, got her amnesia name long before Mars did]

But-- sure. If you'd like to show me your first memory, then I'll watch.

[420blazeit]

Mars is a nickname from home?

And sure. [ she pulls out her phone and plays this memory for him. ]

I'm kind of bummed my mech isn't here, but... I'm at least pretty pleased my Henshin! pays homage to it!

[foolmetwice]

No. Mars came from Eclipse. But it's still a name I took because I didn't remember mine.

[wow he can actually admit to it now]

[also he's watching the memory quietly, kind of. . . frowning a little bit? at all the focus on her being FAMOUS and GLITZY and GLAMOROUS]

Hhhhuh. . .

[and he lapses into thoughtful silence when it ends]

[420blazeit]

He's got good taste. As do you.

[ ... ]

Something wrong?

[ bumps shoulders with him gently. ]