Memory Share Event Broadcasts

[bufubulous]

[ Yusuke had been wandering the park for inspiration when his attention is captured by the beautiful autumn leaves. The teen certainly did not realize that the odd nostalgic flood of memories that followed along his stroll had been shared upon the network.

No, instead he was simply musing over the past without really knowing why as he collected the various colourful leaves on his path. ]

Memories:
(Note: All of these are clips to game footage, they vary in length. Some have voice acting and some are more reading)

Yusuke's Persona Awakening - Up to 3 minutish - Content warnings: Some animated blood when Yusuke rips off his mask, being used for personal gain by a parental figure, threats from Madarame

Madarame shares the truth of the Sayuri and Yusuke's Mother Up to about the 5 min 20 second mark I guess? - Content Warnings: Abusive Parental/Mentor figure, Reference to death by neglect for personal gain - Madarame is terrible B|

Yusuke discovers his love for lobsters - 37 Seconds - Content Warnings: None, just Yusuke thinkin' Lobsters are really great!

Yusuke seeks inspiration in the mementos with Ren (and discovers a skill) - 6 min 20 seconds - Content Warnings: Violence (shadow fight)

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The Sayuri

[doubled_speed]

[It wasn't that Tommy had gone looking. He was just out on his deliveries. And, being him, he had no fucking time to pay attention to the leaves. But when his phone made noises, he knew he had to check it. It wasn't like it would take long. Except...

Except yeah. He saw the memory, and in his fury, when it was done, he went seeking. Because his rage wasn't one he could easily hold on something like this. He had tried to keep his learning things from others later, especially with things like memories. He had enough Sphere experience to do that. But this?

He comes up behind Yusuke, stopping in a sudden swirl of leaves.]

Dude, i don't know what's up, but I should warn you about something.

[bufubulous]

[ It had been a while since he’d seen Tommy, and the teen certainly hadn’t expected the speedster to just suddenly come up behind him, stirring up the leaves he’d been collecting for inspiration for a project… Turning on his heel rather quickly, he tilted his head slightly.

Normally he’d offer a polite greeting, a ‘Good afternoon, Tommy, lovely to see you again!’ or something near enough to that… But the words that followed the guy’s approach had him a bit confused. ]

Warn me? Of what? It’s been fairly quiet since the mirror incident, has it not?

[doubled_speed]

I mean, depends on your definition of quiet.

[Tommy produces his phone and holds it out to Yusuke, video open.]

Figure you might not be as used to this as the small collection of us who came here via the Sphere are. It can be... jarring.

[bufubulous]

[ Yusuke took the offered phone. Had he missed something? Hm… He had left it in his bag while he was walking. Holding up the screen to get a look at the video, he watches curiously, and then… His expression shifted, the young man paling slightly to see the memory that had crossed his mind not long before Tommy had appeared to show him. Eyes fixed on the screen, a particular pain evident at having to see it play out visibly outside his own mind again… Then he finally speaks up quietly. ]

What on earth… How could this be on the network? I never posted this! I don’t understand… [ Tearing his eyes away from the screen; he offered the phone back at Tommy with a shaky hand. How much had Tommy seen before he found him? Had he watched the whole thing? How many other people had? This wasn’t something he was keen to share with the world, after all. ] You say this as though such a thing is normal??

[doubled_speed]

[yeah, that's what he expected.]

Sorry, kid. I'm definitely more used to this, but it's only the second time here. Back in the place that had me before, it happened about four times a year. Everyone could see it. Experience it too.

audio

[bufus]

Ah...Yusuke...[ Mitsuru knows all too well what it's like to have someone you trust betray you so deeply. ] I'm not certain what's going on precisely but it would seem a memory was played for us.

audio

[bufubulous]

Mitsuru? What do you mean? [ The teen checked his phone with a quizzical look on his face, and… Oh no. The audio cuts slightly as he sees the broadcast she meant before it came back… He had already felt a little off to have found himself dwelling on the memory again, but this was worse, somehow. ] What is the meaning of this? I never… I certainly never put that on the network??

[bufus]

I mean a man speaking about your mother was just broadcast to us all and-- [ well, he'd figured it out and now she felt a bit terrible about having seen that at all. She was certainly a private person herself and having something like that shared? She felt terrible on his behalf. ]

No, I doubt you would have the capability of putting your memory up like this. It must be a trick of this place for some reason.

[bufubulous]

But why would someone have even done this, or is this the result of some terrible mistake that I’ve heard this world is prone to experiencing? [ He is grasping at straws a bit, unable to understand why anyone would have thought it a good idea to share their personal lives without permission. ] I can’t even remove it…? It doesn’t allow the person it came from to delete the broadcast, for all the good it would do now if people have already seen that horrible moment...

video;

[haruine]

Madarame really was much more awful than I could have imagined. [ Wait, she shouldn't just open with that. This is pretty invasive! ] I-I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't have watched fully but it just came on....

video;

[bufubulous]

You needn’t apologize, Haru… You aren’t the only one who watched, after all, and I believe most people would open broadcasts on the network out of habit to begin with. [ And better a friend and teammate than… who knew how many other people and strangers, right? Still, he feels awkward to have had it come to light, and the emotions were a little harder to contain at the reminder. ] He… He was a horrible man, behind the facade that I had refused to see through. But we did change his heart, in the end.

[haruine]

I know...still, it seemed rather personal to be shown to us all. [ She frowns deeply and sympathically. Both her hands are folded together as she looks away from the camera. ] I can understand why you refused to see it. Nobody wants to accept that someone they loved could have such terrible motives.

[bufubulous]

That I cannot deny… I would much prefer such personal things to have been kept to myself, or at least been given the choice of if I shared it with people or not. [ More likely that he would have chosen not to, of course, and perhaps that was the point behind whatever this all was. Haru’s understanding did make sense, at least based on what she said of her own father… ] You’re right… But it is better to know the truth and to accept it than to remain blind and live in a lie, at least in hindsight. Though I will never forgive him… I still find myself oddly wishing that it weren’t true some days.

( video )

[cetrary]

[ Aerith probably shouldn't look amused after having spied on someone's memory, but it wasn't like she'd wanted to. It just happened! And the lobsters...well. How could you not be amused by it? ]

You know, they are pretty neat looking! Not sure if they were worth the last bit of your money though....

( video )

[bufubulous]

[ Admittedly, her amusement and the fact that she agreed concerning lobsters is a nice break from the… other memories shared. ]

Aren’t they simply magnificent? And I assure you, they were well worth the money! They inspired quite a lot of potential art pieces after I took them home.

[ They were absolutely not worth the last of his money. He really was terrible with money. ]

[cetrary]

[ Aerith is here to help lighten the mood a bit. Or try. ]

You took them home? [ What does one do with living lobsters in their house??? ]

What about food? How'd you manage to eat if you spent all your money on them?

[bufubulous]

I did! I had to sneak them into the Kosei dormitory, but I did manage it. [ A phantom at his finest! ] Uh…

[ Her follow up question is harder to answer. ] Well, we all had lunch as a group before I purchased the lobsters? It was quite a pleasant and delicious meal, I must say.

[ That doesn’t answer any meal following that, of course. ]

text;

[stealerofhearts]

Yusuke, what's happening?

[Because that is clearly the important thing to pay attention to here.]

Where were you when this started happening?

text;

[bufubulous]

I don’t know, it’s been suggested that this happened before differently, but no one can tell me how it might have happened now.

[ He raised his brow at the phone. That was a good question, Ren. ]

Looking at the timestamps on the broadcasts, I was at the park?

text;

[stealerofhearts]

What were you doing at the park?

[He's not sure, but it might be important.]

text;

[bufubulous]

I was looking for inspiration. The varied shades of the leaves at this time of year are quite beautiful. It didn’t seem as though anything was amiss until I was alerted to the broadcasts.

audio (because video chat is awkward, man)

[castoredux]

[Okay, see, that was weird, watching someone else's memory like that. And yet, he somehow feels closer to Yusuke than he had. Maybe it's an orphan thing.]

So you're an artist, huh?

[And your mentor stole not only your work, but your mother's, too? Not to mention he may as well have killed her. People were awesome.]

Must be pretty good.

[Not that he knows anything about art, but for a famous artist to steal your work like that, you must have a singular talent. It actually explains a few things about the guy.]

audio

[bufubulous]

[ Likewise, it’s weird knowing someone else has watched your memories. Yusuke’s at least… working on adjusting to that realization. The familiar voice gets a slightly less chipper response compared to usual. ]

Oh, yes, I am. I suppose I’ve never had a chance to mention that, have I? [ Mirror excursions and such hadn’t really allowed for that, he supposes, at least not without a sketchpad on hand. ] That’s kind of you to say, though. I’ve been working on my art for most of my life, though there is always room to improve.

[ And he’s been in a bit of a slump, which this certainly reminds him of… But he’s working on it! Every day!]

audio

[castoredux]

Tch. [Shinjiro scoffs at that, because really, you've got your whole life ahead of you, Yusuke. Don't get in the dumps about one slump.]

You've got all the time in the world to work through it. Don't be so hard on yourself.

[And don't waste your life beating yourself up over it like I did.]

audio

[bufubulous]

Oh… Well, I suppose you make a point. [ He wasn’t sure that he was being hard on himself, so much as holding his work to a particular standard (he was being hard on himself). ] Though we do have quite a lot of time here, it’s been a unique opportunity to explore new ideas and subjects.