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Memory Sharicus - Oh No, not again!

About 8 am on July 15th, Rex does something stupid in his usual genius way. It was meant to be a small, simple test run of a method to scan a person and instantly gain all the data he needed to produce a Phantom.

The small field the spell was meant to spread just kept growing, until popping like a bubble with the most counterintuitive sound of all- two seconds of white noise, sounding as if it was coming from inches away. Not everyone heard it. But everyone who did...

It's a painless process, almost ticklish and instantaneous as numerous coloured orbs fly out from their chest, taking wild curving trajectories that launch them all over the academy and some of Soleil, coming to a sudden stop and hovering silently for just a few seconds.

That's when they start to slowly float towards the nearest possible recipient of the memory they contain, accelerating as they get closer as if thought and mind have a unique sort of magnetism.

It's sort of beautiful to see, really, not that Rex will notice because 60% of his mind is consumed with fear he will get into trouble and the Phantom project will be compromised. On the other hand, the Phantom project could provide the perfect scapegoat. So about six hours after the initial event, he released his latest creation- the Phantom mischief-maker, Waggery!

What a disaster.

(( ooc: The planning post is here! Be careful to warn for the nastier memories! If you already have memories planned to share, feel free to write them as a top level or just put up your character and link to the planning/make it a free for all. There'll be a post below for Waggery shenanigans and random NPC memories up for grabs. ))

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[ ruby had blindly assumed that being a heiress meant that weiss lived a pretty good life. she's realizing how wrong she was. especially when the man who seems to be weiss' father admits that he only married his wife for the company.

he's terrible. ruby's angry for her, even when the memory ends. she stands there in a weird daze when it does, because this was a lot to process.

it just makes her want to be there for weiss even more. ]

...Weiss?

[Ruby had touched a memory, and come out of it calling her name. There was only one thing Weiss could think of that resulted in equal amounts of sadness and anger for her, and it wasn't something she would wish on anyone else.]

If I'm right about what you just saw, I'm sorry. You shouldn't have had to see that.

[ ruby knows that weiss isn't fond of hugs, but that isn't going to stop her from approaching her friend and pulling her into one anyway. ]

Weiss... I'm really, really sorry.

Huh? What for? You didn't ask to see it.

[Despite her words, she isn't actually fighting the hug.]

I just... I thought you had a perfect life. Being a heiress and all. I...shouldn't have made those assumptions about you.

[ still hugging her. ]

Your dad doesn't sound very nice...

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sigh. Ruby, you have nothing to apologize for. While my family life was... complicated, I still got nearly anything I wanted just by wanting it. I did end up spoiled enough to be the person who came into this room and immediately started complaining.

[There's a wry smile at that comment.]

As for the things I did have to work for...

[Weiss gestures, and a gold sphere that had been contained by her glyphs in a bag floats out, a few glyphs guiding them to Ruby.]

Here, to cleanse your metaphorical palate.

[ ruby's surprised that weiss is admitting to all of this, but it's nice, getting to know her more. she feels closer to her now. she wants weiss to be happy more than anything, and when she sees the gold sphere...

her eyes widen. ]

Weiss...for me? [ blink blink ] Really?

Go on, I want you to see it. Just, be prepared. While it is a Gold one, there are some moments that could be... upsetting to most people.

[Weiss' hand traces along her scar as she says that.]

[ she's really flattered that weiss is sharing this with her. ruby smiles at her and gives her a firm nod, even while she traces along her scar. ]

I'm ready.

[A push from a glyph, and the memory floats into contact with Ruby.

Now was the time. The golem was rising into the hall, almost three times your size with a blade twice your height. You're not stupid, you realize that this is supposed to be an impossible challenge. No doubt he expects you to concede defeat when it becomes apparent that you can't win. He always did underestimate you.

The golem makes the first move, swinging it's oversized sword at you. It's powerful, but slow, so you easily jump out of the way. You strike with a swift series of blows, doing nothing to it but scratching it somewhat.

Myrtenaster flows from one strike to another before you're forced to retreat, still only making superficial damage. Still, you smirk. This was going to be easier than you thought.

You dodge another one of it's blows, allowing you to go in close again. However, this time it abandons it's blade and strikes at you with it's fist. You feel a sharp pain over your left eye as the metal of it's hand leaves a cut on it.

Bleeding somewhat, you decide that you've weakened it enough. A black glyph bounces it into the air, and several white ones hold it in place as you aim your final strike. Your rapier flashes as you slash through the runes that grant it a semblance of life, with you having been scratching through the ones on it's arms and legs all throughout the fight.

Adrenaline sings in your veins, and you fight down the urge to shout out your victory. You won. For the first time, you challenged your Father and won. The first step of what is sure to be many, but you're beginning your journey away from his influence. Mirror Mirror, who just kicked that tin can to the curb!]

[ she feels weiss' determination and her will to prove herself through this memory. she's never been more proud of her friend as she strikes, time and time again with confidence.

even when it cuts her eye. ruby winces in pain, because that hurt, but weiss still persists and therefore so does ruby. she keeps going, keeps fighting, and she wins. not only did she win this fight, but she won over her father, and that in itself is an incredible victory.

when the memory ends, ruby's smiling from ear to ear. ]

[Weiss always seemed resistant to even the possibility of healing her scar, and Ruby probably has a good idea why now. That scar is a mark of pride, proof of her victory.

Weiss herself smiles at Ruby's reaction. She knew she made the right choice.]

[ ruby's really glad weiss trusted her with this. she comes down from the memory and pulls weiss into her arms again. ]

You're amazing, Weiss! More amazing than I even realized -- that was awesome!

Oh, please. Like I thought, he was underestimating me. The runes were completely exposed, so it was child's play to disturb them, even if Myrtenaster could barely hurt it. I'm sure Professor Anderson would have given the runework an F.

[Weiss? Being humble?]

Yup. The runes were all exposed and so sloppy. Your dad reaaaally didn't see that coming, huh?

[ she's actually enjoying picturing how upset he must have been. weiss nailed that exam. she deserves to be here. ]

I don't think he realized that delicate work like that is my area of expertise. My sister chose a more aggressive fighting style, so he probably thought I'd try to follow in her footsteps. I'll admit, I tried at first, but Winter said my current style would work better for my physique.

[The admiration in her voice when she talks about Winter is clear. It seems she really looks up to her sister.]

You do have a really pretty battle style!

[ as for winter... ]

I can tell you really care about her. I felt it in your memories -- she means a lot to you, right?

Winter... After the disaster that was my tenth birthday, she was the only one who still... well, who still tried. My Father stopped with even the token effort he made, my Mother decided to see if she could find the answer to her problems in the bottom of a bottle of wine, and Whitley ended up taking after Father.

But Winter, she never stopped caring. It was a tough sort of love at times, but she always cared. She was the one who would read to me when I had trouble sleeping, and give me advice for my training. Having her for a sister is one of the best things to ever happen to me.

[ ruby listens intently. weiss' family wasn't as kind as she'd thought, which makes her heart hurt for her friend. the way she talks about winter, though, is with so much love and wonder that ruby smiles. ]

I'm really glad she was there for you.

Me too. I'm not sure if I'd even be here, talking to you, if not for her. She was the first to go against what Father wanted for us, and she inspired me to follow my own path.

Wellll, what'd Winter end up doing to defy your dad?

She went and joined the Runeguard. He was far from happy about it, but Winter made it clear that she didn't want to inherit the company anyway. She was busy after that, but she tried to make room in her schedule to check up on me now and then. It probably didn't make my Father any happier that she ended up working with Asami Sato.

Wait, Asami Sato? You meant the girl that was supposed to inherit Future Industries but ran away from home?!

That's so kickass!!!

The very same. I'll admit, the lectures on how to not be like her only made me admire her more.

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