[Bond] Memory Mingle

[yearofthecat]

Who: EVERYONE
When: Day 53 Afternoon
Where: Aurora Lounge

[ The big screen in the Aurora Lounge flashes to life. Did you spend your tokens? Is it your memory? Is it someone else's memory? Come watch. Come share. Come learn intimate embarrassing details about everyone here. ]

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[featherbeaned]

[ There's a DRAGON loose in a PRIMARK ]

[ … altho, to be fair, the dragon is currently in her (mostly) "human" form, complete with veritable cloud of iridescent cotton candy hair. And no shoes. And boy's clothes that are definitely a size or two too small. ]

[ She's lost and looking for somebody she'd gotten separated from in the thick crowds, but mostly she's distracted by being so excited to be there. Look at all these cute clothes! Look at all these shiny new interesting things! Look at the escalators! She tries on so many hats, perching them awkwardly on her twitchy "cat" ears, and fills two baskets to overflowing with clothes she wants. And sparkly nail polish. And a sparkly sequin cat-themed backpack. And — oh! ]

[ There he is! On the floor below! ]

[ The memory ends with Meridian starting to climb over the edge of glass railing, happily calling out a name that gets blanked out. ]

I knew it! I knew I'd remember him!

[schrodingerscockroach]

Lucky. [He might be a little jealous.]

It looks like you're having fun.

[featherbeaned]

[ Her ears give a happy little wiggle. ]

I was! I am! There was so much everything, everywhere, and there were so many people. And Mao! He's so great.

[schrodingerscockroach]

First time to the mall, probably?

[featherbeaned]

What's a mall? That was Primark. I didn't know shops could be so big - it even had a cafe inside, did you see it? It smelled a little like me! The cafe, not the Primark ...

[schrodingerscockroach]

Basically that. A place where a bunch of stores are all together and usually a food court.

The cafe did?

[featherbeaned]

It wasn't a bunch, it was all just one. A really, really big one.

Yep! Wanna smell?

[schrodingerscockroach]

Oh.

Huh, guess it was more like a Space Costco.

...sure? [HOW WILL YOU DO THAT?]

[featherbeaned]

What's a Space Costco?

[ Picks up a bunch of her (quite ridiculously) long and floofy hair, offering it up to him. It smells, quite strongly but definitely not unpleasantly, of s'mores mocha with a hint of campfire. ]

[beeknighted]

[Huh seems like that would have been a handful]

Oh, you remembered me.

[featherbeaned]

I remembered you!

[ Springs up off the couch to grab his hand. ]

And, those clothes I was wearing? They were yours! I knew we were friends!

[beeknighted]

[Hand holding is cute]

You were right, but my clothes look far too small on you. That must have been the first time you shapeshifted?

[featherbeaned]

First time outside, maybe. I wasn't falling over everywhere so I must've figured out two legs already ...

[ Compares the size of her hand against his ]

[beeknighted]

[Pauses for a moment, an unhappy image of her being trapped inside a house unable to walk...]

...Hmm. Hopefully you figured it out fast. You looked like you were having fun shopping and dressing up, I don't like the thought of you having to stay inside in ill-fitting clothes for too long.

[featherbeaned]

Bet I did! I'm very smart.

[ The smartest ]

Besides, besides! If I got bored I could've transformed again.

[beeknighted]

That's true. You don't seem like the type who would let yourself be stuck like that.

[featherbeaned]

Not when there's more fun things to be doing! Like shopping!

[ Or ever, because literally everything is more fun than being stuck somewhere. ]

Have you remembered anything yet?

[malignstar]

Oh, you know Mao!

[featherbeaned]

Hi Felix!

I knew I knew Mao since I met him, he's wearing a magic ring I must've given him.

[malignstar]

Magic ring?

[featherbeaned]

Magic ring! It's silver, and it feels like it's mine. Or was mine? Since it's his now.

[malignstar]

What does it do?

[featherbeaned]

No idea!

[ isn't that EXCITING ]

[malignstar]

[ He smirks at that ]

Does he have it here?

[featherbeaned]

Yep, and he still wears it.

[ even though he doesn't remember her, uwa ]