idolpro | Wednesday's Heart Game

At first, there is nothing.

And then there’s a voice, saying:

I need your help.

… look, I don’t have time to explain. Hold this.

And something, ready or not, is thrust into your hand. Maybe it’s a pen, or a brooch, or a watch or a phone, or anything at all so long as it’s small enough to hold, and looks too important to lose.

Maybe you try to object, but a small, winged creature wreathed in iridescent sparkles darts into your view, and clasps your hands, and curls your fingers tight about the object in them.

You’re just, the creature says, going to have to trust me. Now: raise your hand, and say:

Power of a Dreaming Star – Metamorphose!!

Maybe you know these tropes, or maybe you don’t.
Maybe you’re about to protest that no, you couldn’t possibly, this is ridiculous and you’ve got the wrong person—

But you can’t resist the call. Nobody ever can.

And then?

Then? It’s not dark any more.

And an awful lot seems to be happening at once.

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...I'm calling it now, sentai is way better than this crap.

But you've been doing it too, haven't you? Widening the cracks. Bringing down the walls...!

What do you think's going to happen, if you keep on doing that?

[He's listening to the others' conversations, too, and...]

Ahhh, I see.

So our Michelle is the guardian of "Wednesday" and you, "Aya" have come to fight us over it...

Are you losing track of your identity? Or maybe more accurately, you're trying to keep your life "before" and your life "now" so separate, you can't reconcile them easily anymore?

Um, maybe...?

[I came for ~~blood~~ HIGH-IMPACT MAGICAL BATTLES and I'm getting psychoanalysis what is this]

I... I don't know... I just - she's forgetting me, isn't she? We don't matter any more. And - and if I don't do something... if I don't get rid of her, it's just going to destroy me instead...

Since you're "Aya," does that mean you remember everything? Like your childhood and stuff - before you became an idol?

Not while I'm here. Not in any detail.

I - I can just feel the weight of it. And... I know what she knows, and it's - nothing. It's all just gone. And I, it's... I'm not surprised she's so unmoored, but she's not even thinking about us any more...!

Well, that's only natural, isn't it? The more time you spend with people - the more time you remember with people - the more you're going to think about them. But if that's the problem, then isn't it more like you're getting impatient with her?

Sure, she doesn't remember everything yet. But why would that make her value those memories any less? Someday, she's sure to get it all back. And that's the day when she'll be able to make her choice as to where she goes in the future. Whether it's to return to her old friends, her old life... or to find a new one, now that she's learned and experienced so much more.

Whether you remember it or not - it isn't as though you're a completely separate person from who you were before you became an idol, right? The girl who wanted to be an idol is still there. The girl who became an idol is still there. But her surroundings have changed, and she's had to learn and adapt, even if she still carries you in her heart.

Because--

[She bites her lip. Looks down at the floor.]

Because... she's already thought about it. Because she's seen things - met people - she loves and cares for so much, she'd even give up everything for them... and the longer she goes on like this, just focusing on the new things, not trying to get herself back... the less reason she's got to care about any of my things, and - and she'd give them up forever, wouldn't she? What if...

What if she just leaves, and she never - my mom never - she just has to spend the rest of her life, never knowing if her daughter is even alive...?

Edited 2021-01-30 08:28 (UTC)

Ah, there's a solution for that, actually! She can write letters now. We all have access to them, even if it costs some points.

Still... an unhappy truth of facing the future means that nothing can ever stay the same. Maybe she will drift away from the people that were important to her in your world. Maybe she won't be able to see her mother again.

But it's not like she's heartless, you know? I'm sure she'll still worry about them even if she decides to take a different path. I'm sure she'll still love them even if she can't return to them.

...Every day, there's people who meet for the last time, whether they know it or not. It's part of life. Everything comes to an end eventually. But it sounds to me like you're desperately afraid of letting go of that.

And... well, maybe you aren't ready to yet. But that's okay too, isn't it? People need time to grieve over loss. Either way she'll be losing something, and she'll need space to grieve it. But that's alright. That's the price of being able to move forward.

And the Wednesday I've met here... the Wednesday that Kija loves so much...

She worries and frets, sure. But she's always trying her hardest, isn't she? So I'm sure that no matter which path she picks, she's sure to do her best - the way she always has.

I'm scared, Izanagi-kun.

I'm... so scared. I - I know it's selfish, but - all I have is what I know, and... and I don't want to be left behind. I - I want her to remember there are things to return to, that - that she does have a place waiting for her, and she's...

She's good enough. She's good enough to go back to it. Even if she doesn't think it, sometimes... she is.

...I don't think it's selfish to want your part of her life to be acknowledged. And I'm sure that they're precious to her, too.

[Can he like

walk over and pat her on the head? Comforting???]

[Yes, he can.

[It's going to make her start crying, but he absolutely can.]

Ah--

I'm sorry. I've caused so much trouble...

[Gentle pats.]

It can be confusing, navigating things without memories. But I don't think you're all that different, either.

You both have people important to you, who you would give the world for. It's just a matter of her remembering so you two can align again, you see?

Then...

Maybe... if she just remembers more... maybe we can at least be together again. I-if I can help her choose... and not just stay here in the light...

[Nodding encouragingly.]

That's right. You can work together to come to a decision.

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