post-hearts

[idolpro]

Who: Sleepyheads
Where: Honmachi Sakura Park
When: Day 326

[ After a long, long, long night, you wake in the dead zone, having slept more deeply than you've ever slept before.

Perhaps more restfully than you've ever slept before, even—do you remember your dreams? Is it all coming back to you, now?

For certain dreamers, the flower markings have disappeared, though if you wake early enough you can catch them glowing bright before burning away painlessly. With that, it feels as though maybe a weight's been lifted off your shoulders—maybe you really needed that sleep.

For certain dreamers, you may find yourself waking up with something new—was that always in your hands? Where did you get that from? Do you remember?

And, for a certain few unlucky dreamers, you may find yourself waking with pain, wounds or scars that remind you that what happened last night was not entirely a dream.

But then, who could ever believe it was a dream anyway?

The sun shines bright; Heaven's chain shines brighter. In the distance, white clouds roll toward the city, threatening rain.

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Please note: Characters may not fully remember their romps in other characters' hearts immediately. This is so that if you're still backthreading hearts, you can have your character not remember what happened or otherwise not be affected by the changes in the run until later.

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Comments

[we_meet_again]

Oh..!

I guess I must have still been thinking about that memory you took the other day.

That worked out...!

[quickpersuader]

It did. It really came in handy.

I suppose buying memories sooner rather than later really was the best way to go.

[we_meet_again]

I guess that means you're going to keep at it, huh? Exciting!

[quickpersuader]

I think so, yeah. A lot of the ones I've received so far are strange, but that just makes them even more interesting, don't you think?

[we_meet_again]

Well, I'm definitely interested in seeing more of your life, if I'm allowed. It looks so different than the world I know.

[quickpersuader]

I don't mind. But maybe it's just because none of them have been anything deeply personal so far.

[we_meet_again]

Ah, that's true. You can never really anticipate what memories you're going to get.

A lot of people will pay the extra expense to take them in private for that exact reason.

[quickpersuader]

That really adds up, though...

[we_meet_again]

It does.

Points tend to accrue in one's account faster than you might expect, though.

In any case, the best way to take memories is in whatever way works best for you.

[quickpersuader]

Over a decade of memories is still going to cost a lot.

[They might not remember their age but they're certain they're at least in their teens, and if they have to buy back every single memory they lost then so be it.]

There's only a few other things I'm interested in, so I'll probably put most of my points into those.

[we_meet_again]

Oh? What else are you interested in?

[he can guess, but--]

[quickpersuader]

Getting a motorr- no, a motorcycle.

[we_meet_again]

Oh, right. I got distracted before — can you tell me more about motorrads? How is it that it could speak?

[quickpersuader]

...

They just can?

[They're not actually sure either.]

[we_meet_again]

Are they alive?

Or like... ghosts? Artificial intelligence?

[quickpersuader]

I don't think they're ghosts... I'm not sure about artificial intelligence.

[we_meet_again]

Huh.

Are there other machines that can speak?

[quickpersuader]

I don't know.

[we_meet_again]

Oh...

Well, that's still really neat? I've never heard of such a thing before I saw it in your memory.

[quickpersuader]

It is. But it does make me wish I remembered more.

[we_meet_again]

Fortunately that's a very achievable goal.

[quickpersuader]

I don't think it'll ever be fast enough for my preferences.

[we_meet_again]

Very true!

When you graduate, you'll get them all back at once. So they're not gone forever, even if they take a while to buy.

[quickpersuader]

How long does it take to graduate?

[we_meet_again]

Good question!

I've seen it take as little as a few months, but there are still some people here from day one that haven't gotten the offer, even though they've been here nearly a year.