Open~ Senri is not good coping with change

[bear_necessities]

Who: Senri and open
When: Several days after the bitty event
Where: A park on the near shore
What: Memories don't work the way he thinks they do. Unfortunately, he's not equipped to deal with that revelation at all.

[Senri has been avoiding the temple of Artemis ever since things got back to normal. He's been essentially living in a park for the last couple of days. Most of that time is spent sitting near a tree and paging through his book. Over and over again.

He's not finding what he's looking for though. The kindly Grandmother with her cookies, the sparkling girl with all the colors, the boy with the glasses.... There's too many people that he met, that he remembers, that aren't in the book.


But that can't be right. Memories don't work like that. The book is where his memories are, so... so what happened? And even the memories of the people who are in here are... strange. Because he remembers... being different when he was small. But....none of it makes sense. And the more he tries to figure it out, the more agitated he gets. And the bear in his head gets more and more restless. But he still has the eye patch. And that still works the way it's supposed to. At least, he hopes so... Either way, he's not going home until he figures this out.

He may actually never go home at this rate.]

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[bear_necessities]

[Normally when confronted with someone unexpectedly, Senri would check his book to see whether he'd met them before.

But if the book isn't working, what's the point? The only thing he can think of to do is quietly correct her. He shakes his head.]

No...

[He wasn't reading. He can't read. But a closer look at the book will reveal a number of small objects pressed between its pages. Flowers, feathers, bits of paper, strips of cloth, and countless others.]

[redmare]

[Chinatsu almost falls backwards. Almost.]

You can see me?!

[bear_necessities]

[Her reaction is equally surprising to him and he blinks in confusion.

Then cautiously nods. Is... seeing her... bad?]

[redmare]

Ah, are you a shinki too?

[bear_necessities]

[Ah, that explains it. Most people do tend to overlook shinki. He nods.

And, as an afterthought, adds..]

For Roxas...

[redmare]

I see...I don't know who that is though. My god is Oona. Do you know her?

[bear_necessities]

[The book is consulted. Nope. She's not in there.

He looks back up and shakes his head.]

[redmare]

You keep lookig at that book like it has all the answers.

[redmare]

...Do you look at that book for all your answers?

[bear_necessities]

[He looks back at the book, considers it for a second, but then shakes his head.

No. Not all of his answers come from the book. Just most. But maybe that could use some clarification? He points at the book.]

Memory...

[redmare]

[So it kind of is like a scrapbook.]

I doubt you'll find me there. Pretty sure we haven't met.

[Then again,she also had a problem with memories. Could she have met him before they died? Chinatsu peered up at him for a moment.]

Nah, no way.

[bear_necessities]

[She's probably right about that. It's too bad, because she seems nice.

Oh, but it is something that can be fixed, right? At that realization Senri points to himself.]

Senri...

[There. Now she's met him.]

[redmare]

Senri? Ah, is that your name?

[Not much of a talker is he? She smiles up at him though.]

I'm Chinatsu. It's nice to meet you.

[Getting up from where she was crouching, she takes a seat next to him on the bench.]

Hey, so are you able to remember your past with that book?

[She had no recollection of her past, so she was interested if he managed to find a loophole. Oh, unless he wasn't a shinki.]

[bear_necessities]

[No, he rarely uses more words than absolutely necessary, but he does return the smile.

Her question is a tough one to answer though. After mulling it over for a moment, he shakes his head.]

Other people.

[He flips through several pages and pulls out a star shaped charm.]

Kairi.

[After putting that back, he flips to a small piece of torn cloth.]

Ken.

[And then what looks like a flower drawn in lipstick.]

Wendy.

[redmare]

[Chinatsu looks at the small items in the book as Senri points to each one. She recognized none of their names.]

Sorry, I don't know tho--oh, are you saying they remember?

[bear_necessities]

[Another head shake.]

I remember them...

[Without the book, and the reminders in it, he can't remember the people he meets. But that's hard for him to put into words. Most things are hard for him to put into words.]

[redmare]

.....Can't you speak up a little more? It's kinda hard when what you say is so vague...

[And Chinatsu only had so much patience.]