explosivecombat | 029. [Text]

Memory seems to be something of an elusive thing for some people, from what I've heard; I've never really considered it to be much of a problem myself, for various reasons both personal and not. But since we're all in this more or less together, and we have no obvious indication of if - or when, depending on your level of optimism - we'll be returned to our worlds of origin, I have to admit curiosity regarding the experiences of others.

Memories being the finicky things that they are, I'm sure we all have things we remember vividly about home - people, places, various other whatnot that I'm sure mattered to you at the time. I'm mostly curious about the people; you don't have to give me specifics if you choose not to, but I want to know -

What sort of things do you remember most vividly about the people that were important to you, and what sort of things do you not remember but wish you could? I'm sure we've all had that jarring moment when we realize that we don't remember what someone's voice sounded like, for example; I want to hear about things like that, if you don't mind. As always, do it anonymously, if you wish; I have less interest in your name than I do your answer.

Perhaps someday I'll learn to ask questions that are more seasonally-appropriate for any oncoming holidays; unfortunately, I've never really been one to adhere to the spirit of a season that I have no real understanding of in the first place.

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How did you find out they can't?

I did it, and people were surprised.

Well, that's certainly one way of working it out, yes; I haven't had any similar experiences, but that's more due to my inability to draw people in any manner that might be recognizable.

Do you just remember faces, or is it everything else as well?

I guess it's most stuff. Numbers are easy, especially if they're in sequence. Pretty much anything in a sequence. Or I guess most stuff. Important stuff.

Like the way gold tastes, that's important. What something else tastes like, maybe not so important.

...Why were you tasting gold?

It's the quickest way to tell if it's fake.

...Surprisingly, we haven't had much of this problem where I'm from, though judging by everyone's reactions here we should have.

...

What?

Nothing, nothing.

Do you work with gold often, then?

Yeah, a lot of the time.

[...]

Like, on books. When they print the titles in gold letters, you have to tell if it's fake. If you're a bookkeeper. That's your job. Which is my job.

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[...oh, what fresh hell is this, now.]

...You...taste your books.

Just the covers.

What else does your job entail? I'm not familiar with it.

You don't have books where you're from?

Of course we do.

Sooooooo you don't have people who watch your books?

I don't have anyone watching my personal books, no.

That's pretty careless. Something could happen to them.

Such as...?

Someone could set them on fire.

...I think someone destroyed our library that way at some point, actually.

See? That's probably because you didn't have a bookkeeper.

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Well, we had librarians.

Fat lot of good they did you, huh?

By the description you've given me, they're the same thing.

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