event: don't you forget about me

[mayfield_mods]

[For those of you venturing into Mayfield's library today, you can find the head librarian hard at work at the front desk or shelving books. Most people who try to approach her will simply get a stern look and a reminder to keep their voices down.

If you happen to have something of hers though, you may get quite a different reaction...]

[OOC: This post is locked to characters who have a memento. Please do not reply if you don't have one. For those who do, you can go ahead and respond in any order; however, day 7's memento will be chronologically the last one she'll see.]

Comments

[werejew]

Well, fucking talk faster, then; this is shit we need to fucking know! What war, who was in it, what happened, what fucking year is it-- and I mean the real year, none of this 195X bullshit.

[mayfield_mods]

[Shakes her head.] I'm sorry, there's still so much that's blurry to me.

[She freezes suddenly, looking frightened.] I can't - I have to go now.

[werejew]

You can fight it! Shit, Annie, he's just some creepy old dude pretending to be a little girl! He won't win!

[She thrusts the flower towards her.] You don't have a world to go back to, but the rest of us do, and you and this Grey motherfucker are our only hopes! Fucking fight it!

[mayfield_mods]

[She clutches the flower close to her and nods, a fierce look of determination on her face.]

Yes. There's - there's still so much I can't remember, but I just need to get better, and then I'll free everyone. I swear. I won't let Mr. Grey and everyone else down.

[She closes her eyes in concentration as the air behind shimmers.]

[werejew]

... Um, okay, what the fuck is going on back there?

[mayfield_mods]

[It may be just a trick of the light, but it almost seems like the wrinkles on the old woman's face are getting smoother.]

Thank you. And everyone, for giving me everything back.

[The air parts to reveal a portal to the wasteland.]

I'll come back, I promise. Once I recover, once I get stronger, I'll come back and help. You just have to hang in there a little longer, okay? Even in the darkest of times, there's always hope.

[And with that, she steps through the portal. It closes behind her, and she vanishes from the library without a trace.]

[werejew]

... Um, yeah, good luck with that shit?

[WHAT THE GOOD GODDAMN JUST HAPPENED HERE]