Shortly before we arrived here, he had recently lost all of his memories. He changed around then. He'd started to remember some things-- I don't know if he's remembered everything yet.
Regardless, I believe he's chosen to not return to the man he was before his memory loss.
I've experienced amnesia before and it's very difficult to cope with. Yashiki has his weaknesses, but his ability to bounce back doesn't seem to be one.
[She considers it a moment, how to put it. While she doesn't care about telling the whole story herself, these are Yashiki's friends. Likely he'd want to tell them the whole story himself.]
Lord Yashiki would likely tell the story much differently and would not blame me. But Lord Yashiki was cursed by an evil spirit, and, because of the curse, his interactions with me hastened his memory loss. The more he interacted with me, the harder it would be to regain them.
However, I liked this new Lord Yashiki more. I did not cease interacting with him, though I knew what proximity to me was doing.
kirk, however, is as unflappable as any trained man in the face of the strange and unexpected. he's a product of far too many otherworldly investigations and phenomena both able and unable to be scientifically explained.)
Two questions:
1. Does he remain cursed to this day or has he managed to dispel it? 2. Why did his association with you have a negative impact on his memory?
1. No. He broke free of his curse. I do not think it would find him again now, since it's from our world.
2. A side-effect meant that interaction with people he knew would hasten the amnesia that comes from the curse.
It's a curse of hatred. Victims slowly lose their memories until the day they die. They face death all while suffering from the terror of losing oneself.
There's a long length of time before Mary revisits this conversation to answer]
Forgive me, Lord Mashita and Lord Yashiki have returned home unscathed.
I am somewhat of an expert on the curse, actually. The curse is born from a spirit. When someone dies an untimely death, especially one of injustice, cruelty, or particularly painful, it gives birth to a hatred. Death does not bring an end to it, it festers into something horrible. Monsters, vengeful spirits, etc.
Those creatures wish to bring suffering on those that wronged them, but ultimately, usually, those people are not available. So, they lash out at others, spreading their misery.
It's interesting, though undoubtedly frightening to some, to hear such tales. That vengeful spirits could be real isn't something I've thought much about, but I believe it. There are many regrets that could bind someone to the earth after they've passed.
I have, extensively. You could call me something of an expert.
My job was to help guide those marked by the curse in the absence of my last master, Lady Saya. She unfortunately succumbed to the curse sheβd been studying not long before Lord Yashiki arrived.
That's quite the career you've invested your time in.
(he just assumes that it is, because if she's an expert then she's obviously dedicated her whole life to the study. that spells "career" to a duty-focused man.)
You must have nerves of steel, Ms. Mary, though I'm very sorry to hear about the fate of Lady Saya.
I'm not a very old-fashioned man. I'm having difficulty reconciling with two terms you're using. For someone, presumably your current and former "master," to "own" you is a very charged topic where I'm from. I'd like to know, genuinely, if you're in any sort of danger where Mr. Yashiki is concerned.
[She pauses, blinking at the words that appear. She supposes her words are old-fashioned, but deliberately so. She's also so shocked by the concern for her well-being from Yashiki of all people that it makes her laugh.
It actually makes her laugh for so hard and for so long that there are tears in her eyes and her stomach aches and she's very glad this is over text and that Yashiki & Mashita were too busy in Yashiki's room to pay her laughing fit any attention.]
I apologize if it's made you uncomfortable. Please, rest assured, I am in no danger from Lord Yashiki. The relationship between myself and Lord Yashiki can be quite complicated, so it is easier to use these terms to explain it.
Lord Yashiki himself does not see it as 'ownership,' these are simply terms I use because it was that way in the past. You could say his family owned mine; I keep the terms by choice, not by force. Lord Yashiki has simply decided not to fight me on it.
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Lord Yashiki used to be much more cold and overly confident. Arrogant. Now, the smallest things seem to delight him. He has changed.
However, it is not something I would enjoy seeing changed again.
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(yashiki?)
Do you mean when the man was younger, or is this a recent development?
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Regardless, I believe he's chosen to not return to the man he was before his memory loss.
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Was it you who helped him remember?
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But no, the opposite. I helped him to forget.
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Will you explain?
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Lord Yashiki would likely tell the story much differently and would not blame me. But Lord Yashiki was cursed by an evil spirit, and, because of the curse, his interactions with me hastened his memory loss. The more he interacted with me, the harder it would be to regain them.
However, I liked this new Lord Yashiki more. I did not cease interacting with him, though I knew what proximity to me was doing.
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kirk, however, is as unflappable as any trained man in the face of the strange and unexpected. he's a product of far too many otherworldly investigations and phenomena both able and unable to be scientifically explained.)
Two questions:
1. Does he remain cursed to this day or has he managed to dispel it?
2. Why did his association with you have a negative impact on his memory?
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2. A side-effect meant that interaction with people he knew would hasten the amnesia that comes from the curse.
It's a curse of hatred. Victims slowly lose their memories until the day they die. They face death all while suffering from the terror of losing oneself.
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I'm sorry you've both had to experience something so tragic.
From where does this curse originate, if I may ask? It's possible you may not know this information, but it seems relevant as I read your responses.
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There's a long length of time before Mary revisits this conversation to answer]
Forgive me, Lord Mashita and Lord Yashiki have returned home unscathed.
I am somewhat of an expert on the curse, actually. The curse is born from a spirit. When someone dies an untimely death, especially one of injustice, cruelty, or particularly painful, it gives birth to a hatred. Death does not bring an end to it, it festers into something horrible. Monsters, vengeful spirits, etc.
Those creatures wish to bring suffering on those that wronged them, but ultimately, usually, those people are not available. So, they lash out at others, spreading their misery.
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It's interesting, though undoubtedly frightening to some, to hear such tales. That vengeful spirits could be real isn't something I've thought much about, but I believe it. There are many regrets that could bind someone to the earth after they've passed.
You studied these things?
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My job was to help guide those marked by the curse in the absence of my last master, Lady Saya. She unfortunately succumbed to the curse sheβd been studying not long before Lord Yashiki arrived.
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(he just assumes that it is, because if she's an expert then she's obviously dedicated her whole life to the study. that spells "career" to a duty-focused man.)
You must have nerves of steel, Ms. Mary, though I'm very sorry to hear about the fate of Lady Saya.
I'm not a very old-fashioned man. I'm having difficulty reconciling with two terms you're using. For someone, presumably your current and former "master," to "own" you is a very charged topic where I'm from. I'd like to know, genuinely, if you're in any sort of danger where Mr. Yashiki is concerned.
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It actually makes her laugh for so hard and for so long that there are tears in her eyes and her stomach aches and she's very glad this is over text and that Yashiki & Mashita were too busy in Yashiki's room to pay her laughing fit any attention.]
I apologize if it's made you uncomfortable. Please, rest assured, I am in no danger from Lord Yashiki. The relationship between myself and Lord Yashiki can be quite complicated, so it is easier to use these terms to explain it.
Lord Yashiki himself does not see it as 'ownership,' these are simply terms I use because it was that way in the past. You could say his family owned mine; I keep the terms by choice, not by force. Lord Yashiki has simply decided not to fight me on it.
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You must have a very long memory, Ms. Mary, if you're sticking to the terms your family used previously.