video; un: taka

[retsuden]

[ While he's trying his best to keep up his usual even, monotone façade, anyone who pays attention to detail will notice that Sasuke's looking a little more on edge. Maybe disoriented, even.

He clears his throat slightly before speaking. ]

For those who have been learning taijutsu, ninjutsu, and genjutsu, I may need to put lessons on hold temporarily. I've been having... memory lapses and apologize to those who may have come to the dojo and waited for nothing.

I will pick up lessons and take on any interested new students once I feel more like myself.

[ He frowns, his hand reaching up to rub at his temple, the way one does when they're getting a headache behind their eyes. ]

Unrelated: if I'm understanding the timeline correctly, those of us who have been here the longest would be coming up around a year in this place. Given the influences of the moons and seasons leaving the possibility for repetition, what sort of things were happening this time last year? What should those of us who arrived after be prepared for?

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Video | Clickclickbloom

[onekindsoul]

Hello! Resident long timer Ruby Rose here!

Sucks to hear about your teaching job! Hope that all gets figured out soon.

...Uh! As for last year! The arena was all the rage and honestly I'm probably going to end up hitting that up again. Fun stuff!

Uh- I'm a cold blood and my powers went totally wacky- That hasn't exactly happened yet this year. But- I'm still feeling a little under the weather here and there.

Oh! People also got like weird flowers. I had one in my room back home until it- Well it burned down.

There was also some weird stuff going down where people were seeing people they missed or had regrets about in the water. Kind of messed up but this place really wants you past mistakes- Hope no one here likes bottling those up.

[She was one of those people.]

[retsuden]

Hn. [ He hates the Gate and the idea that it would get a popular makes him frown a bit.

But he can suck it up!!! And there's more important things here anyway. He's not surprised by the whole Face Your Past theme, that seems to be a constant. ]

Under the weather?

Sorry about your home. What as weird about the flowers?

[Video] un: QueenCobra

[abornfighter]

[Tory looks sympathetic.]

You too, huh? That sucks. Take it easy.

[retsuden]

Mmm. It's blood related, then. That's... good to know.

If it stays like this, I think I can handle it.

[abornfighter]

Better than it being brain damage, at least. When you're ready to meet a potential new student, let me know. Someone from home showed up recently. He's living in one of the spare bedrooms at my place.

voice; un: dovahkiin

[fusrodaaaah]

Lapses?

Are - are you okay? Should - what - can I do something?

[Melius, breathe.]

[retsuden]

[ Get this lizard boy some xanax. ]

I'll be fine. It seems other Darkbloods have been dealing with similar. It's just minor things so far. I'll let you know if it gets worse.

[ If he can remember to, woops. ]

Video: UN - CentaursTesticle

[alternia_strength]

Ngh... Hmmm. My post-it notes placed by my Hoofbeast informs me that this is a name that I know. [Gruuuuuuuunt]

You are also experiencing mnemonic limitation in the think pan, I elucidate?

[STOP THAT]

[retsuden]

[ .................... Those are so many words he wishes were not in a sentence together. ]

A few. Short-term things just far. I take it you've forgotten people.

video: un; apparition

[unphase]

[there's a young woman sitting in a sunroom with kittens frolicking at her feet, batkitten occasionally videobombing, and a an all wise, all seeing, all knowing sitting poised to perfection on the armchair of her sunroom lounge]

I imagine this must be terribly difficult to you. [she sighs and looks away for a moment] In our interactions, you've often said that I remind you of your best friend. Naruto.

I've met him before and I see the resemblance. [and everything about the Uchiha clan, about Itachi will remain secret unless somehow physically dragged out of her. which would take a great deal of violence]

((OOC: and I know how early aughts/late nineties this is, but. keywords))

[retsuden]

You still do. [ There's a beat. ] Though sometimes you're even more confusing with all your references.

Don't worry. It's just... short-term things. So far.

video: un. an.observer

[thisislife]

[Lexi looks visibly nervous but she's not going to engage him until she's sure he doesn't need her help. if she could do it for Ochako, she's willing to do it for Sasuke.
he's her friend. her sensei. how could she not help him?]

Um. Hi? [she waves awkwardly] I'm one of your more recent students. At least since until you arrived here. Which was a godsend, I can't thank you enough. But I can wait. Until you're ready. I don't want you to feel like you have to do something. Okay? You've...probably got enough to deal with.

[Lexi looks nervous, yet hopeful]

[retsuden]

Lexi. [ He's repeating her name partly to remind himself he hasn't forgotten her yet. Some of the lesser people he's known have definitely fogged over a few times now, so he's starting to think it's inevitable. ] I appreciate the gratitude, but you would have thrived under any teacher.

It's just small things for now. If it starts to warp into longer term memories, I'll be sure to let you know.

un: GoldenFlowers, video

[the_obedient_servant]

...You too, then?

[The fallen human sighs.

They're not used to being on this end of things. They sympathize, just the slightest bit, with what they put Sans through. There's holes in their memories where there are only feelings, things they're not sure they even want to touch.]

Understood. We will delay further lessons until... whatever month comes after this one. [Also struggling with telling the time.]

[retsuden]

[ He nods, frowning slightly. He doesn't like that Chara's having to deal with it all, since he's already had... A Time lately. But such is life in Trench. ]

Mmmm. If it clears up sooner, I'll be sure to let you all know. Hopefully it stays mild.

video (un: FLYHIGH)

[asas]

[ oh, so that's what was up— although shoyo didn't mind the absence, given that people (him) have been sucked into books and other great unfortunate events. ]

Man, I thought you got sucked into one of those books, too. What do you keep forgetting?

[ he's got paper. and pens. and a whole lot of kids. he has plans. ]

[retsuden]

[ Oh Shoyo. He repeats his name in his head a few times, so that you know. If he does start to forget more, maybe some of this will stick. ]

Times. Dates. Ah... things that I did recently or people I talked to. It's been short-term things thus far. Nothing that's too hard to handle, but it makes teaching difficult.

voice | un: sds

[fogsong]

What kind of memory lapses? [ There's an edge of concern in her voice. She knows other people have been experiencing something similar but she'd rather make certain. ]

[retsuden]

Short term loss. Dates, times of meetings, conversations I may have had a few days ago. [ There's a beat as he thinks, because while he's been reassuring students, there's no reason to reassure Sharon. ] It seems to progress to more things as time goes on. I've started having trouble recalling some names of people I knew at home.

video; un: d.larusso

[miyagimagic]

[ .. is this one of the people Johnny was rambling on about?

Poor guy. It makes Daniel instantly sympathetic enough - look, he knows what dealing with that is like - that he can't help but immediately feel sympathetic about the issues the other is apparently having as well. ]

Memory lapses? [ That's not exactly a normal thing. Especially not at the other's age. ] I assume it's because of something going on in this place?

[ Given the ridiculous stuff that happens here on the regular. Daniel is still getting used to it. Or trying to, anyway. ]

.. are you okay?

[retsuden]

Mm. Blood effects, apparently. One of the more annoying ones.

[ There's a slight bit of relief knowing that now. Knowing that it's not some impact from being here or someone stealing his memories. Because that's obviously a common enough occurrence for everyone to be legitimately concerned about it.

He clears his throat slightly, still not entirely used to responding to people being concerned in any way for him, especially not strangers. ]

I'm fine. [ A beat. He's not supposed to lie like that anymore. Promises and all that jazz. ] I'll be fine.

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[creationrebirth]

[ Whenever she does get wrinkles, it will definitely be from worry lines. Then again, she hasn't told him everything that's been going on with her, so as not to worry...him. Hypocrite. ]

Will you let me examine you please?

[retsuden]

I'm fine. It's not a physical ailment, I doubt there's much you could do to fix it.

video | un: sharpshooter

[azurestar]

Man, memory stuff is the wooorst. Maybe try writing notes all over your arms, it worked for the Memento guy.

[Then he thinks for a moment back to a year ago.]

Well, it's the season of blood. Change and something something learning lessons. Blah blah blah. [he makes mouth motions with a hand and then takes a sip of his amber drink.] Never Mind made us sit in a bloody regrets river and everyone wanted to be gladiators at The Gate. And then everyone got real lonely in October.

[retsuden]

[ At least he's getting used to the fact that nothing that comes out of Lance's mouth every makes 100% sense to him. ]

A notebook should do.

[ Like the one he's obviously jotting some things down in while Lance tells him about things that happened. He pauses as he remembers the fight with Reaper on the network. So that was probably a year ago, huh? Fab. ]

What's a gladiator? And what do you mean lonely?