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[givingback]

[ Brianna is sitting outside near the lake when she decides to play again, putting aside the book she was half-heartedly reading anyway. ]

We should play a game, maybe break up the day a little bit. It's called 'Would You Rather?' Basically, someone gives a scenario and you have to pick one or the other. No in between. You can explain your choice if you want, but we go back and forth until there's something so impossible to pick the other person gives up.

I'll even start.

[ She thinks for a moment, then looks back at the camera. ]

Would you rather know each time you're going to leave and come back when it comes to Wonderland, or would you rather it be a total surprise like it is now only you get to remember being here when you do leave?

I think I'd want to know when I was leaving. That way I could say goodbye, you know?

Anyway. Your turn.

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[theenforcer]

I would kill right now for the chance to remember all of this and be able to go home remembering all that me and Julia have gained here. We've known one another only a couple of weeks in our world, but we've had months to get to the point we are now, planning our wedding. I hate thinking about losing all of that, even if I know I will do everything to get to this point again. I can know that even wit forgetting this place.

[givingback]

[ Bree thinks about that for a few long moments before replying. ]

And when you leave here you don't think the two of you will get to know one another the same way?

[theenforcer]

If we live, sure. We were working on it before this place, and I think it's all on the same path but there's a good chance we might not. So whatever time we have left would be getting back to this point.

Not to mention we don't know what life will be if and when we get out.

My biggest preference is to never leave this place.

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[beatupgrass]

Heh. I guess I'd probably like to know just in case I don't come back. Knowing what's happened in Wonderland when I go back would just complicate shit

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[givingback]

That and everyone would probably think you'd lost your mind.

Being able to say goodbye though, that feels more important.

[beatupgrass]

Brings a whole finality to it that feels right, yeah. I've been here so long and been through so much... It sounds awful, but forgetting just seems better. It ain't like anyone's gonna remember me when they go back too. We're not missin' out on anything.

People get real particular about that. I don't get what the big deal is. You don't wanna forget the people you met here? Screw that. We all forget, and what's remembering 'em gonna do when you know you'll never see 'em again.

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[teamfun]

Holy shit yes, I love this game.

[Louis loves all games, but that's beside the point.]

I'd rather remember. Getting to say goodbye isn't a luxury I'm used to anyway- but memories? Those things last.

[And so long as they had their memories...well, that person never completely left them. ]

Okay, hmmm. Woooould you rather find five dollars on the ground or find all your missing socks?

[Look. Look. She started with a heavy one. It has to have at least one stupid question. It's law.]

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[givingback]

Very good and practical choice. I think that's what I'd pick, too.

[ So far he's the only one actually playing, so his question makes her grin, though she does tap her chin in thought. ]

All of my missing socks? This is a good one. But honestly, I think I'll go with the cash money. Socks are cheap! Are you a 'go for the socks' person?

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[teamfun]

Besides, that means stuff we learned here could come with too. That'd be handy.

[Louis can always be counted on to play any and all games- no matter how ridiculous. It's part of his 'charm'.]

I am! But I should preface this by saying I'm from a post-apocalyptic world where money doesn't mean anything any more but socks are like gold dust. Plus they're super versatile! They can filter water, be a great bandage and with a good sturdy rock in them make an excellent flail. And...you know. They keep your feet warm. Socks are great. [Ahh, the humble sock!] And now it's your turn.

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[angewiesen]

It's a double edged sword. Being able to remember could really help some people, myself included. But at the same time, everyone in your world would probably think you've gone totally insane, to have all these memories and experiences in a place where it essentially didn't happen.

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[givingback]

It would be helpful to find out some exact things and try to keep them from happening if I could.

[ Although her parents had tried and failed to change history. Maybe it was all futile. ]

I guess being able to say goodbye to people here is more practical. Probably.

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[angewiesen]

A goodbye on its own would be fine. I'm still torn on remembering anything. Maybe if I figured something out that would really help my world, I'd be fine with being called a lunatic over it.

[He kinda got that already. The average person still thought anyone in the Survey Corps had to be a little bit crazy to do what they did.]

So to keep the game going, I have to ask a question like you did?

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[eatsyourscience]

I'd rather remember having been here. [Because reasons.]

Would you rather lose all of your money or all of the pictures you've ever taken?

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[givingback]

I understand not wanting to lose something.

[ Memories and the toying of them really can feel violating.

Another person actually playing, though! This is nice. ]

Oh, this is a good one. I guess I can always make more money but there are some memories in pictures I can't ever get back. So I'll lose the money.

[ All she has left of the man who raised her are photos. ]

Do you have an answer on that one?

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[eatsyourscience]

Hm...I think I'd say the same as you. The money is easier to replace and the pictures help keep our memories of things from fading. So I'd keep the pictures, too.

[He doesn't have a lot of photos himself, but the ones he does have mean a lot to him.]

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[powerofmabel]

All I want is to be able to remember. It's not fair we don't. I've met too many amazing people to just forget all of them.

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[givingback]

I understand. I don't wanna forget all of the people I've met here that might not even exist in my time or world.

[ Bree can see both options, both sides of it. ]

How long have you been? Sorry, random non-would you rather question.

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[slapfight]

Why wouldn't someone prefer to remember? It's such a waste! Everyone knows you're going to leave eventually. The goodbye is practically implied.

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[givingback]

Remembering something so insane that it's exactly how you sound any time you try to tell someone back home about it? What's the point of knowing something if literally no one else around you does?

[ Although, both of her parents would remember in this scenario, so that's a moot point for Bree. But still, it could be true for others. ]

There are people who fall in love here, get married. I can't speak for them but I assume you'd want to be able to say goodbye to someone you've started to care for that much.

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[bloodmagics]

Neither option sounds particularly appealing, honestly.

[Hawke, stop being a downer.]

If I have to choose? [He hums.] Remembering, I think.

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[givingback]

What do you think you'd do with the memories? I mean, if there's something there that can help in the future, that's an incredible asset. I'd find out everything I could about my life here if it was recorded somehow.

[ If it was in a history book, say. Like her insane parents. ]

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[waitin]

I'd want to remember. There are things I regret doing that I wouldn't have done if I remembered this place. ( remembered right versus wrong ) There's someone I'd be able to find in my world if I remembered too.

( Clementine would be able to find Michonne, because she'd remember her then. Regardless, she doesn't want to linger, and this seems like a fun game. )

Would you rather... fight one giant chicken that was the size of the mansion or 50 chickens the size of hamsters? Note: these are really evil chickens.

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[givingback]

That's a good answer, I like it. I can see both sides to each answer, but that makes sense.

[ Maybe she could be more helpful to her mother if she could remember anything she learned here in Wonderland. At the question, she smiles, thinking. ]

Okay, they're evil so that makes a difference...do I have a weapon?

[ Is that cheating, to ask a clarifying question? Oh well. ]

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[hairdont]

I'd wanna remember! That way I could kick someone's ass for not telling me something!

[Surprisingly earnest??]

Would you rather only eat cake or only eat pie?

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[givingback]

Very valid choice. And there's only one right answer here. It's pie. It's always pie. Pie can be anything.

[ No one @ her for this. ]

What would you pick?