imeeji_frontstage | (no subject)

Well, if we're like Sabre and Kohime...

[she pauses.]

Actually, yeah. Yeah! I am curious.

[she pulls out her phone, and while she's at it, transfers 600 points to her.]

I already took 6 memories. I think they would've been from when our lives were basically the same. But maybe that changes today.

So what is the difference between them? Sabre keeps saying I should pay more attention to Kohime since she's what I'll care about, but won't tell me why.

[ pulling out her phone as well and navigating to purchases do do do ]

Since you were only doing one, did you want to go first?

Well... One of us left the Horde and the other stayed.

[she pauses.]

I don't know why, though.

[and then she purchases the memory]

Are you sure? I've done this already. I know that first memory can be kind of intimidating?

...And leaving the Horde meant leaving Catra. A Catra.

[ it's easy enough to put together, between snippets she's heard. ]

I'm sure. It might help to see it in action first.

Yeah...

Okay. Hopefully, I get something that might help us figure out which is which.

[and so, she presses play on the memory. which, honestly, leaves her with a whirlwind of feelings as she's going through it.

eventually, just settling on "heartbreak." heartbreak and devastation, because she's... reasonably sure they have their answer, what with, you know, the tiara and the transformation]

... Oh. It. It. It was me.

[ it's all so difficult to watch. not just because of how confusing it is without context, but--

how weird, to see such a painful expression on your own face.

unsure how else to offer comfort, she puts a hand on Adora's shoulder. ]

And you don't remember why?

No.

All my other memories-- we were so close? Being a Force Captain in the Horde was all-all I wanted?

[she sighs heavily, and looks back at her at the touch]

It doesn't-- It doesn't make sense.

Something must have happened. It had to. If...If you left and I didn't, there must have been something that pushed you to do it.

... Yeah.

Talking to Kohime's going to be a real pain after this. She's never gonna trust me again.

Do you want to wait to tell her? Until you remember more? I can keep quiet if you need me to.

You're new to this, so I'm just gonna tell you: that would make it ten times worse.

I'm starting to think everything involving them is just...complicated.

But what about you? All that stuff in the memory...

It's--

[she pauses.

she doesn't know what it is.]

... I don't know. I know I had to do what I did? But at the same time, it.. it feels like I made a huge mistake. And I don't know why.

[because there is SO MUCH to unpack there. so just focus on the situation]

I think all you can do is try to get more memories. More context. I mean, that's obvious, but...

[ comforting people is easier when they have cat ears and just want their head patted.

but even just imagining what Adora must feel like right now... ]

Look, I may not know much about me or you right now, but... If you did it, whether there was a reason it was a mistake... You were stopping worlds from being destroyed. You weren't letting someone use you as a weapon. That has to count for something.

[oh. that's-- nice to hear. even if she's not sure]

Thanks.

A-Anyway, I think that takes away the mystery of who's who. So... Your turn?

Definitely a little more nervous about it now than I was before, but...

[ she taps on the screen of her phone thoughtfully. ]

Should I do one at a time so we can talk about it or both now?

Uhhh...

I did five in a row. It-- It was fine? But if they'd all been like that memory I just took...

Just. Just wait and see?

Right. One at a time, then.

[ with a deep breath, she purchases the first memory.

and it's...not awful. not nearly as bad as she was worried about.

if anything, once she comes back to herself, Adora is flustered.

she presses a hand to her chest like it will chase away the sudden light, giddy feeling taking over her at the memory of Sabre and their promise. ]

Oh, that was...I...understand now. Why that woman said that you loved them.

[sending Shadow Weaver to "Beast Island?" she isn't sure what to make of that and yet-- she's immediately distracted]

Woman? What woman?

Oh, um. Kind of short? Gray hair, a tail. She talked like she knew you.

[oh

uh. she looks at least a little visibly disturbed]

They're... strange. They-- killed Sabre multiple times in the Hotel. Then I... I, uh. I killed them. And told them to stay away from Sabre and Kohime. That... That might be what they're talking about.

They did what?

[ everything else forgotten for a moment, she surges forward into Adora's personal space. ]

Sabre was talking about being killed again and again. Was that--

Mostly them?

Yeah. Probably. I wasn't... I wasn't there every time. Sabre was fine the first time I saw her, but by the next time, she was completely possessed.

The way they talked, I thought you all were friends. Is that all they've done?

They... might have been possessed too. But still...

[inhale, exhale]

Sorry, that whole game was a mess. I'm not sure the right way to handle anything coming out of it.

But they might-- challenge you to a fight? They've told me they want a rematch. So...