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Reincarnating

The Reincarnated Lovers Meme

Everyone knows the feeling of when you see someone and you know you've seen them before. Isn't that a part of déjà vu? But what if the connection you have with that person goes beyond the superficial recognition of familiarity? Perhaps you were connected once...in the most intimate of ways. Some religions and philosophies believe in reincarnation of souls, and it's said that souls could be reincarnated together - once again to follow out the same path they did before. Or maybe not. Maybe it could be a second chance for fixing things that went wrong before, like the a tragedy or circumstances keeping you apart. But can you take that chance? Do you even want to? HOW TO PLAY Comment with your character, stating preferences and pertinent information. Tag around to others and roll the RNG to determine what your scenario will be. The first roll determines the parameters of the "past life," the second the parameters of the "present life." The meme is intended to take place in the present, but there's nothing stopping you from playing out flashbacks to the "past." Play out the scene! WARNING: There will probably be triggers here.		A. THE PAST Medieval: The two of you lived in the middle ages or an equal high fantasy setting. Kings, queens, knights, wizards, your doomed love was set among the sword and shield. Feudal Japan: During this time, honor reigned supreme and warriors lived and died by the sword. Perhaps the two of you lived here? War: World War I, World War II, World War...III? Whatever the tension was, the two of you weren't living in happy times. Not Human: You were gods, demons, monsters, angels - or at least one of you was. Sci-Fi: The two of you found love in a world of science and technology...maybe a base on the moon? Taboo: In a past life, the two of you were related, yet still somehow fell in love. Or perhaps there was a big age gap, or different social standings. Whatever it was, your affection was "wrong," somehow. Intended for Someone Else: One of you was engaged, intended, or taken by someone else. Not Allowed: For some reason, you couldn't have your love back then. Tragically Cut Short: Somehow, your love ended in tragedy and one of you died. Living Happily Ever After: The two of you grew old together, had a family, the whole shebang, and died of old age. As a reward, you get to be with your loved one again. WILDCARD or CHOOSE YOUR OWN B. THE PRESENT (Not So) First Meeting: You could swear you've seen this person before...but where? Need to Be Near You: You don't know why, but you have to be close to this person, to protect them, to love them. Memories: You're having memories of your past life and it's freaking you out. The Reveal: Somehow, the truth is revealed to you about who you used to be and what you life was like with this person. But I'm Taken: Unfortunately, you've already moved on to someone else who doesn't fit into the picture of your past. You Have to Be With Me: You're determined to rejoin with your past lover...even if they're not interested. He Doesn't See Me: You're afraid your lover only sees the past "you" and not the you who exists now. Are they in love with a memory? Madness Ensues: It's getting hard for you to tell which life is the "real" one, the one you have now or the one in the past. Perhaps you only see one way of release: becoming reincarnated again. It All Worked Out: The battles are fought, the war is one. You've earned your happy ending in this life and the two of you can live together. WILDCARD or CHOOSE YOUR OWN
Meme inspired by the anime/manga Please Save My Earth. Feel free to repost this as you feel fit.

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Ireena is a reincarnation of a woman called Tatyana.

Tatyana was due to be wed to a man called Sergei before everything went wrong. Happy to discuss details/starts with you if you want to PM me.

((So.. what if they are gods, like a Hades/Persephone situation but maybe more forbidden because of the strength of power their combined natures made (think like they would birth the sun) and as faith in them dwindled they became more and more mortal, but the strength of their souls is still too powerful for the afterlife, so they are always being reborn and having to find each other even if they dont always do or know it.))

(Maybe, because of how powerful together-- they are separated because like they have the power to break time/space if they do. So the gods do not want to put them in the same room technically?)

((Yes yes yes! I love that, they are too strong magically to coexist in many ways yet they desire each other. Perhaps even did terrible things in the name of trying to be together))

((I love a good evilgast, and also I love them being like utterly stupid about like doing bad things in the name of being together. Now is there a certain setting you'd like for this? Like modern or historical or etc?))

((Look, they want to be together even if it might endanger everything around them. At least in the past, will they change for the now? Probably not lmao And setting, I am pretty open either of those could be fun))

(( And now we watch them make messes out of everything *and each other* while the gods laugh at them mwhahaha ))

((Which I mean really, they deserve. Should I write the starter or you?))

((I will let you set up Caleb's place of business and Essek will follow along like the besotted fool he is))

[He had a lover once, in his past life, one that he couldn't be with. A lover that he created the sun with and also tried to take it away, the first solar eclipse was them intertwining and the sun flaring bright and searing hot.. well, until the moon goddess interfered and blotted out the sun. That's when the other gods started to try and keep them apart, drive them away from each other, saying their combination was too dangerous, that they could destroy everything if they did not approach their love with caution.

That only made them want each other more, need each other. He wanted his lover always, but now that they couldn't be together it drove him mad, made him flare hot and intense, made the earth tremble and split with fire hot magma. He created long painful summers that killed crops and dried up oceans to leave deserts in his wake. He wanted his lover and no one else - no matter who came to seduce him, he refused and tried to meet with his lover only to be thwarted.

And when they met again-- well, there is a reason there's a multiple year long blank spot in the history books.

So, they were punished. The rest of the gods cut them down and sealed their powers away, leaving their immortal souls to be reborn.]

Scheisse! Frumpkin, go on, you have work to do, ja? [Caleb encourages the bangle cat to jump off the counter and interact with customers, now having to clean up a cup of spilled water. At least it was not coffee so he did not have to worry if the cat was injured.

Throwing away the cup with Frumpkin's drawn face on it, he gets to remaking the order, apologizing to the customer who seems more than okay with it. People did not come to Das Miauen der Katze with the expectation that cats wouldn't be here, it was a cat café after all, anything was bound to happen.

They all know what a cat does to a cup.

The café was small and cozy, with comfortable padded chairs and couches, plenty of cat walkways and trees, it had a warm orange sunset color theme. Other than Frumpkin, who was his own personal pet, Caleb's café housed a number of shelter cats looking to be adopted and played with. The best part of the café was how the cats get to be socialized and people can come visit their favorites as often as they are still here.

Afterall the bad he's done in his life, he's glad to be doing something good.

Giving his own cat like stretch to the sky, his apron and shirt riding up a little, Caleb looks to the door to smile and greet the next customer who comes in.]

Willkommen bei Das Miauen der Katze!

[ and he would help him do it-- he had helped him do it time after time. Their powers combined had been devastating, had resulted in the loss of human lie, of entire Calamities born of their lovemaking. And when seperated, they had been no better, stars had fallen and razed desert land in the most tantrum way possible-- enumerating an extinction event that had been a silent ode to the 'if our love cannot thrive, than nothing else will'

For the Shadowhand was vindictive, he was jealous and he was possessive, and without his Sun, he would cast the world in destruction and make it the problem of the other gods. The nights he sucked all the warmth greedily from the earth, he stole the warmth that was his by right, he made the world suffer in cold darkness because he needed the warmth for himself.

It was because of this that they had been forced into the prison of mortality.

Hubris.

And that was how Essek Thelyss came into being, a very successful and rich entrepreneurial sort, with very little to worry about. He came from a privledged Den with quite a bit of clout, but also very little time with which to do anything even remotely self indulgent. On his way to work, he'd pass by a little cat cafe and there was always a grey cat staring at him in the window as he was stopped at that corner intersection, but he never stopped because he simply never had time.

But one saturday, he had a free afternoon on his hands after a morning of yoga and so? He decided he would go on, just to see what it was about. He placed his hand on the door and then pushed his way inside to the tune of a jingling bell. Everything was in shades of lavender from the large round shades he wore and he was immediately beset by a cheerful greeting in a heavily accented voice and the smell of coffee ]

Ah, thank you. It is my first time here.

[ he scanned the shoppe for the grey cat and then his fell on the man that greeted him, and he froze as something like a feeling of deja vu assaulted him. This man felt.. familar? ]

What do you exactly do here?

[ Essek Thelyss had never been to a cat cafe in his life and it probably showed ]