you lied to me before.

[shitglasses]

TRUTH MEME

Sometimes, you have to tell the truth. No, I mean, you have to. Maybe it's magic, or a promise, or nanobots; who knows. But you have to tell the truth, and everyone knows it. Of course, do half-tuths count? What about lying by omission? That's up to you, and how far you want this curse, this ailment, to go. The only thing that can't be escaped is the truth, whatever form that truth takes.

What happens next?

You decide.

• Post your character to the meme.
• They have to tell the truth when they're asked questions.
• What others ask is up to them. Nothing is off limits.
• Your character has to answer... eventually.
• Tag around and ask other characters questions!

Comments

[toblame]

They'd resent us both for it, I'm sure.

[ Probably her moreso. She's already figured on that. ]

Just imagine the stories they'll have to tell the shrink.

[heckraiser]

... Would you take custody of them?

[toblame]

Please. We both know you'd get them in a heartbeat.

[ The clean-cut youth minister who organizes bake sales and is loved by the community at large...and her. Loud, unapologetic, drinking at all hours of the day.

No judge on Earth's going to give her custody of the kids over Joseph. ]

[heckraiser]

[It is something he fears. While he has an edge over her as far as their lifestyle choices go, at least in the eye of the public, she is their mother. Maybe it'll come down to that. And it's a big reason why Joseph has not pursued divorce at all.]

... Maybe.

[A sigh. This is tiring to think about, and it makes him want to get out on the boat or something. Just disappear for a bit.]

[toblame]

'Maybe', he says.

God knows they'd be happier with you. Perfect father, always there to bake brownies and kiss boo-boos and put on the show.

[heckraiser]

[Oh.

Oh, now he's really mad. Now he is pissed, a white-hot flash of anger apparent in his eyes for just a split second.]

Someone should be there for them.

[With absolute disgust just dripping from his words.]

[toblame]

[ It's nice, having a reminder that some part of him cares about something other than this facade of theirs.

So feigning indifference it is. ]

Of course. Then you can have your perfect little replicas.

Just like you wanted.

[heckraiser]

Mm.

Well, they won't be making the same mistakes I did.

[He's tight-lipped, might've just blamed himself but really it's all directed at her.]

[toblame]

[ It hurts. It cuts deeper than she'll ever admit to, because he doesn't deserve that satisfaction. But it's a shred of truth, at least.

A mistake. That's all any of this has ever been to him. The mistake that stole his perfect paradise away from him. ]

Keep dreaming, sailor.