fortunefail | - 85 [Action]

[It's been two days since Yuan was returned from his most recent kidnapping and did something very stupid. His memories are still as faulty as the moment when he returned, though he has been filled in on the basic situation by now. The real situation, and not some garbled version his mind might concoct at the moment.

Thanks to this state, he's allowed himself to be tricked by some evil little madman and hurt an innocent person. Not to mention that ridiculous assumption he jumped to when he saw Sheena. What if something like that happens again? Raine advised him to stay in the clinic until the kidnap effect wears off, but he's far too restless for that. Magical amnesia or not, Yuan will be Yuan.

Now he's sitting outside the plaza clinic, watching people as they pass and keeping an eye out for a familiar face- any familiar face. He keeps wondering what else he's forgotten and while stray memories surface from time to time, some of them are actually from experiments. He just can't tell what's real and it's pissing him off.]

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Yes...it's been a long while.

[But Yuan's quizzical look seems odd to him.]

What happened?

The Malnosso. [He expects that in a place like this, run by scientists who like doing strange experiments on people, just saying their name will be enough of an explanation.]

[And it sure is enough of an explanation, which is met with an exasperated sigh.]

I see...

What's your name again? [He feels ridiculous, having to ask people this question every time. Still, names help his memory along a bit.]

[Wow, has it been that long?]

...Jay.

You really don't remember?

[Jay. Nothing especially concrete is coming to him. He knows he's talked to this boy several times before. He knows he considered this kid to be nosy, for some reason. Yet there isn't any instance he can think of to support this opinion.]

No, I really can't remember. ...I'm sorry.

Hmm. There's nothing to be sorry about when those stupid Malnosso are involved.

[It's nice to know he isn't being blamed too much, at least.]

Even so... Do we know each other well?

Not really...

[Thanks to both of their secretive natures.]

Oh, I see. [That explains the lack of proper memories, then.]

How long have you been here?

[The question makes his eye twitch.]

Almost two years now...

[Silently growling at the realization that he's only two months away from the second anniversary...]

That's a long time by Luceti standards, isn't it?

Even a day is too long in this place.

[He hates it that much.]

It is, isn't it? [He's not saying it because he believes it, but because it only makes sense. If you're in a place where you're confined to a small village and experimented on while a war wages on outside, it'd be best to leave as soon as possible.]