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DAY 309 LiliS, sensitIV, pep!pep!, Taisho Roman Revolution, future is now, Heart Soldier Senshi, WILD CITY, AlcheME!, ☆ZRAEL, BARiTONES win (Astrael hosting)

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DAY 313 sensitIV, WILD CITY, ☆ZRAEL, AlcheME!, avante en garde and BARiTONES win (Wataru and Fox hosting)

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shoulda saved the spicy theme for christmas amirite

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[(Anonymous)]

Ah. Could it be possible that we have met the other day at the site of the meteor impact? :)

Memories lost to trauma is something that I think I am unfamiliar with, though the same could be said for much of the workings of the mind. But I think your proposition is rather intriguing! I have not taken any memories yet, but if you would prefer I could try to, haha, commit the experience to memory. There must be something about the way we register and react to those memories, and I believe it could be interesting to compare reactions between different people, maybe even arrive at some consistencies.

Another question that I find myself wondering about is whether our memories were erased or simply blocked off. Both approaches would have their merits and disadvantages. What do you think?

[(Anonymous)]

[ let's pretend i didn't initially post this logged in on the wrong fucking journal, ]

You're quite astute.

And as a phenomenon that is, well, endemic to our existence here, it would be ideal to research the effects as they apply to a range of individuals. I'm sure some of your fellows have warned you that buying back your memories can, in some cases, be a very fraught experience, but if you're comfortable speaking to your experience once you have some to your name, I'd be interested to hear.

It's an interesting question as to whether memories were erased or blocked off, as well. It seems that some reflexes remain for many, myself included. Which is not surprising, as one would imagine that the neural pathways formed by experience would still remain, even if the memories that formed them do not.

[(Anonymous)]

I would like to ask if you knew who I was before I referenced our meeting. :) I must say, this really is quite a fun way to spend time!

I agree wholeheartedly that we would need a larger pool of participants, but I understand not everyone would be comfortable speaking of it. My own views may yet change, too, but as of now I do want to contribue to this. I shall notify you if anything changes.

Is that how memories are formed? I confess I am either unaware of the more scientific side of the matter or have forgotten what knowledge I had. However, I do wonder whether it is possible to restore our memories without resorting to the system in place. If our reflexes and base knowledge of the world - or rather, our respective worlds, - remain, then I would say that our memories are locked away rather than erased, and thus could be brought back without necessary direct contact with them, so to speak.

[(Anonymous)]

I wasn't quite sure, to be perfectly honest, but there's not that many people here who are are prone to philosophizing this way, so if it was someone I had met, that did rather narrow the people it could be.

There's quite a lot of interesting science about the formation of memory, as well as how repeated experience contributes to skill-building and formation of rote responses—which is usually good, but also can create maladaptive coping mechanisms in the case of trauma, where the mind attempts to protect itself overactively.

I would in fact agree that it is likelier a case of memories being locked away—so I wonder if there are alternate ways to restore them, too. There's some science on that where I come from, too, but nothing terribly conclusive, and it wouldn't be entirely relevant due to the fact that I have no idea how science interacts with demon magic.