The Shared Memories Meme

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THE SHARED MEMORIES MEME


How to Play
I. Post a comment with your character, any preferences, and a prompt (or more than one) detailing the beginning of one of your character's memories.
II. Someone replies as if their character is a part of the memory.
III. The replier can influence how the memory turns out; the presence of someone who wasn't originally there can change things, after all.
IV. The person whose memory it is will never know that the replier isn't supposed to be a part of their memory, but the replier can be aware of it if they wish.
V. Have fun!

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Kotaro Minami || Kamen Rider Black

[blamesgolgom]

[Kotaro stood at the center of a field, gazing at the emptiness at first, as if he had deep thoughts at the moment. But he snaps back one he hears his friends calling for him. There, two young women and a man who look as if he were the same age as Kotaro were waving for him, telling the other to come.

Kotaro smiled. And for those who were more familiar to this man, one may notice he looks a lot happier than before. A lot happier.

Welcome, you have just entered into one of Kotaro's happiest memories. A time before his life sucked and became a mutant bug man.]

[chalicejoker]

[There are others who weren't quite as lucky to have known a time before being a horrible bug man, and one such individual was quite uneasy to find himself in this area.

But he had to go get Kotaro out. To bring him back to the real world. He'll jog over to meet Kotaro and the other humans there. He's hesitant; he's noticed how relaxed and happy Kotaro seems.]

[blamesgolgom]

[Unfortunately for Hajime, Kotaro doesn't seem to notice as the other approaches. Kyoko then takes Kotaro's hand and giggles at him.]

Silly Kotaro, is your head in the clouds again? Come on, Onii-chan and Kasumi-san are waiting!

Ah, right. Sorry!

[She'll be dragging Kotaro to where the other two are. Looks like they're having a picnic today. Ain't that nice?]

keyword relevant

[chalicejoker]

[Of course Kotaro wouldn't take particular notice of a short, grumpy-looking guy in a trenchcoat. This was before they'd met. Hajime followed after them. Siblings...watching Kotaro and his brother there reminded him of Kenzaki. How could he force Kotaro to leave this?

He'd drawn closer to the group as he grew lost in thought, and he was now uncomfortably close to the picnic table, skulking behind a tree, and looking for all the world like a creeper up to no good.]

u really tried hajime *gold star*

[blamesgolgom]

[And while Hajime stands there and creep on them, all four started talking about a variety of things, like their favorite past times and moments during their school years, embarrassing stories, their dreams and futures that they manage to share to everyone else (like Nobuhiko's planned wedding after he finished his studies.)

Eventually they all stood up and decided to play a simple game of catch, while the sun is still up. All of them just laughed about the good times they're having at the moment.

Too bad the Kotaro of this time had no idea of the terrible things to come later in his life.]

he will treasure that gold star always...and try harder

[chalicejoker]

[And sadly, that's the creepy man's job--to remind Kotaro of what's to come and try to snap him out of this happy time.

What up, Kotaro, there's a creeper sitting on the picnic table--not the bench, because rules are for chumps--being very hard to ignore. He's shuffling through a small deck of cards.

Here's hoping he's not thinking of using one of those cards. No, he probably is.]

do your best, hajime-san!!!!!

[blamesgolgom]

[After a while, Kotaro calls in a time-out as he decides to grab a drink back at the table. He's pretty tired, but the smile has not left his face.

This could be your lucky chance, Hajime! Will you be able to wake him up from his delusion???]

[chalicejoker]

[Quickly, Hajime reaches out to grab Kotaro's arm. The first step is to get the other man's attention.]

Kotaro.

[It might help if he actually smiled or something, geez.]

[blamesgolgom]

[Well that caught him by surprise. Then again, that grip of his is pretty firm.]

W-Who...?

[Welp, it doesn't seem like Kotaro recoginzes you right now, Hajime.]

[chalicejoker]

I'm a friend.

[But he's not letting go, and he's holding on harder than he probably should. And he's still forgetting to smile, because emoting is hard when you're worried about someone.

Maybe he can shock Kotaro out of it.]

Are you familiar with a group called Golgom?

[blamesgolgom]

[A friend? ...Kotaro's unsure about that. The look on his face? There's definitely a bit of fear and confusion in it.]

Gol... Golgom?

[How strange, though it's not new to his ears, for some reason it's familiar to him.]

What are you talking about?

[chalicejoker]

They're...you're needed. You're needed to fight them.

[Come on, Rider! Go fight evil! Hajime is not good at rousing speeches.]

[blamesgolgom]

[He could only give Hajime a look. Hajime, you're not making things any better right now.

Looks like Kotaro's attempting to pull away.]

[chalicejoker]

[Hajime is not wanting to let Kotaro go. He'll tighten his grip.]

I'm sorry. You can't stay here. This memory...it's a long time in the past.

[blamesgolgom]

[Kotaro winces a bit at the grip, but still, he's struggling to break free.]

L-Let me go!

[And then someone's voice can be heard from a distance.]

Hey, Kotaro-san, what's taking you?

[chalicejoker]

Look, I know it's hard, but you can't stay here forever. It doesn't end like that.

[Hajime does not want whoever's calling for Kotaro to come, because he has no idea how he's supposed to deal with the phantom memory version of a person running around.]

You need to snap out of it so you can go fight Golgom again.

[There's a pull now; he's trying to drag Kotaro away somewhere. Where? Hajime has no idea. He's winging this and clearly didn't plan well.]

[blamesgolgom]

[Again, he said it again. The name definitely rings a bell to Kotaro. Where exactly had he heard that--]

Golgom... I remember. They're--

[And then the scene shifts. The daylight dissolved into sheer darkness, grassy plains transformed into a cave's interior. An air of unease surrounds the area. And upon remembering the cult's name, the image in Kotaro's memories shifted to one of the worst moments that happened in his life.

Oh right, and Kotaro? He should still be with Hajime, however it seems that he's covered under a sheet while hanging on some weird wires.]

[chalicejoker]

[Hajime lets Kotaro go and jumps back, because he has no idea what's going on here now.]

Kotaro?

[blamesgolgom]

[Unfortunately there was no response from him. Looks like he's knocked out. ...Or he just didn't hear you, again. It's either of the two.

Not too long, three hooded figures, the High Priests of Golgom stepped in and removed the sheets from the two semi-unconscious men. Kotaro was the first to come to, and slowly, he turns his head to one side, looking at the guy beside him. His eyes widen as he identified who it was.]

Nobuhiko!

[Kotaro struggled to break free from the wires wrapped around him. But it was a no-go for him.

The hooded figures only laughed at Kotaro's attempts. He could only lie there and watch their jeers, afraid and helpless about what is to come.]

[chalicejoker]

[Hajime has no idea what's going on here, although he's pretty sure it's bad. Was this supposed to happen? For the moment, reflexes kick in and now he's trying to punch one of the hooded figures.]

Kotaro! You have to fight!

[blamesgolgom]

[Hajime's punches can only go through them. After all, they're only just a part of Kotaro's memories.

One of high priest retracts his claws.]

Begin the operation.

[And once they start, Kotaro lets out a scream of sheer pain, as those hooded figures start modifying his body and affix the Kingstone into him.]

[chalicejoker]

[This is not what Hajime signed up for. He knew Kotaro had suffered to get his power, but he didn't know it had ended up like this.

Reflex kicked in, and he had to do something.]

Henshin!

[And now Chalice is rushing to tackle one of those priests.]