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so you've all noticed that about half of us are totally fucked in the head right best I can tell they think they've always lived here? in this world I mean. kinda hard to ask too much more than that without looking like you're the one that's insane but man apparently they've also got backstories for all of us??? so how the fuck am I supposed to know that shit??? anyways. wanted to toss this out there for discussing and strategizing how to deal with this fuckin mess. I figure once we kill this kaiju they'll all go back to normal but I dunno. be gentle with them. I know that's ironic coming from me but whatever lemme know if there's anyone I missed to add to this filter.

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After taking some time to think on it, I'm not sure if I'm more upset with how everyone's acting or if I'm more upset that this other "me" is an amnesiac too.

But seriously... I hope we can find a way to make it stop. It can't stay like this.

Edited 2025-10-03 03:32 (UTC)

...we're sure they're the ones affected, right? i know what i remember, but out of the two, being here from another world is way less believable than having been born here. so how do we know?

[Sorry, someone is away from the reassurance of her Goddess shrine and feeling sad about two Outsiders she knew seemingly disappearing, and wondering if her own memories can be trusted after seeing how easily their team tends to get mind controlled.]

Holy motherfuck. I hope the version of me in their head is less of a dick.

Anyway, you seem pretty goddamn certain it's the kaiju that is doing this. What if it's not?

I'm afraid there is quite the extensive precedent of kaiju manipulating memories and personalities.

Stay focused. You know who you are more than anything or anyone else.

Ok.
I believe that, sure, but you also have to be open to the idea that maybe it isn't that, because what is the next plan if we kill the kaiju and that isn't the case?

has anyone been able to get a good answer about what the hell the kaiju is?

in egypt they at least had an idea of what it would do to hurt people, what with the nightmares. but we've just been dropped in without any information ahead of time

[ if muramasa had a nickel for every time he got dropped into britain and told to kill someone/thing in a mission that went wildly off the rails within a day of his arrival he'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but its weird that it's happened twice ok

btw thanks for the invite tezca. to everyone else he is gaslighting on purpose out in the public network: he is not sorry. ]

Edited 2025-10-03 03:51 (UTC)

I've... had my doubts myself, but I'm sure. There are things that so many of us can do that just aren't possible in this world.

If that's the case, that power had to come from somewhere, right?

You're over thinking it. Relax.

Memories are easy to manipulate, things like our powers and various different species are much less so. If any of us originated in this world then there would be magic users and giant robots every five steps.

A backwater society and outsiders having their minds effected in odd ways. That certainly doesn't sound familiar.

We need to fix this. Fast. Perhaps we should isolate one or two of those who've been effected, see if we can't break through these delusions through various means. Possibly extreme ones if necessary.

Kaga... Before we go any further, can you explain your definition of "extreme?" No offense, but you tend to take things a little... far.

You make it sound like I'd suggest torturing them.

Hypnotism and exposure to hard evidence of reality, Dante-san. Any images, voice recordings, or videos their friends may have that show their actual selves. Confronting them with the hard evidence likely won't be pretty, but it might work.

I don't know if hypnotism is a good idea, all things considered, but hard evidence... Yeah. That might do the trick.

But maybe something else too. Something they should know. Something important to them that they've forgotten. Something core to who they are and what they want.

Not a bad idea. That generally works for KAN-SEN when Singularities back home mess with our heads. Failing that there's always killing them and waiting for them to come back, but that hardly seems practical outside of our species.

Although I wouldn't fully rule out sharp blows to the head for some people. If it can cause amnesia maybe it'll jump-start the thicker ones' brains back up.

I think hitting people in the head like that's just gonna cause brain damage...

And killing them is definitely not going to be the way to go.

[Man it feels weird saying that, considering who they are and what they do back home.]

I'm painfully aware of it. The simple solutions don't work with most people.

Although maybe we shouldn't discount the idea of restricting their movements. If they're convinced they're who they think they are, they might think we're the afflicted group.

That could turn ugly.

the weird thing about this stuff is…. none of these memories are bad, right?

geto-san thinks i’m his son, which is weird but not bad.
it’s not like before where it was all horrible and sad and stuff

why is that?

i'm more annoyed that the other me had a better life ...

Edited 2025-10-03 07:41 (UTC)

don't say that ...

[ please let them all stay delulu that this problem can be an easy fix. ]

mine had geto-san as a dad and he’s so happy
so that’s annoying too

how did they even come up with this stuff??

Edited 2025-10-03 09:45 (UTC)

It could be the Kaiju is not inherently evil,
And wishes to provide them with what it believes is a good life.

It could also be a strategy to divide us.

The question has merit.
However, you are going about it the wrong way.

Our purpose is to safekeep the humanity of this world.
Our origins are ultimately irrelevant.
So long as we do that, the kaiju shall be vanquished and the illusion dispelled.
The answer will come naturally then.

that might be true
you’re smart eresh-chan
geto-san has daughters that aren’t here, so giving him another kid would make him happy

if it wanted to divide us wouldn’t it give people bad memories? or make them angry with us??

[ yuji is out there collecting dads like pokemon cards. ]

i guess it's what they think would make us happy?
i mean, i was happy for sure ...

It may be unable to.
Their minds have been changed from a distance,
And this has affected a great number of our comrades.
The cultists last year focused directly on each and every one of us.

Reshaping one's mind is difficult.
To make it into a believable reality even harder.

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