[Voice]

[knightofratatosk]

[Private // 5% unhackable]

Cloud is back.

He doesn't remember me at all. He didn't even recognize me... he said he'd never met me before.

What if... what if this happens to Luke when he returns? What if he doesn't remember me either? Or what if I get kidnapped, or Richter...?

We never should have gone into those tunnels. We didn't find anything useful, and now this is happening!

... I want to go home...

Comments

[trueknight]

Whatever they did to him is messing with his memories. The Malnosso are likely testing out different things on different people to see what happens, and this is ... one of those results.

[knightofratatosk]

What if it's permanent? What if he never gets his memories back?

[trueknight]

[sighs] ... it's possible that can happen. Are you just gonna give up on him, then?

[knightofratatosk]

N-no, of course not!

[trueknight]

Then don't beat yourself up about it. If this does end up being permanent, then make new memories while holding onto the ones he forgot. I think he'll appreciate that a lot more than what you're doing now.

[knightofratatosk]

... what if...

[trueknight]

... hm?

[knightofratatosk]

What if this happens to me? Or... to Richter?

[trueknight]

It'll be ... tough, but I doubt anyone's gonna give up on you if that happened. And I'm sure you'd never give up on Richter if that happened to him. It'd be painful for you, but you'd have no other choices than working through it or giving up.

[knightofratatosk]

Of course I wouldn't give up on him! I'd never do that, even if he didn't remember me.

[trueknight]

Then there's no need to worry about it, especially when it hasn't happened.

[knightofratatosk]

But it could happen...

[trueknight]

Did it?

[knightofratatosk]

Well, no.

[trueknight]

Then?

[knightofratatosk]

... then I shouldn't worry about it?

[trueknight]

Right.

[knightofratatosk]

Got it.

[trueknight]

Good.