Medusa's true name is only spoken once, but it is muted out. So we don't know what he was once called yet...
Medusa, with a face mask instead of a glowing fox helmet, is speaking with a boy around his age about how similar myths are to each other. He starts off by comparing the legends of Princess Kaguya and Hainuwele before briefly mentioning other myths. Then his friend asks if there are any myths that resonate with him.
And there is one. In fact, it is the very myth that Medusa takes his name from. Medusa the person reveals that Medusa the monster was really a nature goddess that was eventually twisted into the snake haired woman we know of today. The former interprets this as humanity conquering nature. He also equates the monster turning living beings to stone as death, the one thing humanity can never overcome.
Then he claims to have gotten off track, and goes back to talking about myths.
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Medusa now knows everything about Medusa. Hooray.
He also knows the stories of Princess Kaguya and Hainuwele, and many variations, but he'll have to do research if he wants more than a general idea of where they come from.
What a strange outfit... He feels it's important to him, but how? (He's not planning on reclaiming it; it looks like something a member of Tashio or avante would wear.)
Was he an expert on these myths? No wonder he likes learning so much.
The boy from Medusa's last memory enters the main hall of the school, and he's brought a girl with him. Medusa sees them speak of a gate being opened, and wondering if going out the front door will help them escape, but Medusa chimes in that he's already examined the door...
Introductions are made. Again, Medusa's name is censored, but his status of being "the Ultimate Anthropologist" is not. He explains to the girl that Anthropology is the study of human culture, and humans...
Humans... He tells them humans possess infinite beauty. Even the ugly parts of humanity are beautiful... Their current situation... And the other two's shattered hopes upon opening that door in front of them... That may be beautiful as well.
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An anthropologist! No wonder he was drawn to studying folklore and fairy tales.
Unfortunately, simply knowing what he was does not immediately give him all the theories and knowledge he once had. Yes, he has a vague idea of what he'd studied before, but if he hadn't mentioned it in a memory or researched it somewhere, he'll have to relearn everything. Guess he'll just keep hanging out with his book friends.
The beauty of humanity... He understands what that means, and it's an interesting concept. At the very least, it seems to help him deal with hard times.
... Was he really that creepy before? The other students seem intimidated.
Intensity must be right about the murder school... But at least it seems he didn't choose to attend.
Medusa and four other students were gathered in a dark room when the Detective from his previous memories enters. Per usual, Medusa's name is not mentioned, but there's a different sound used to censor the name of one of the other students- The so-called god we all know as C.
It seems C has invited the detective to take part in a strange seance to replace a person who, allegedly, is an intelligent machine. Everyone else agrees, and the Machine is begrudgingly excused from the room. With that out of the way, Medusa explains the significance of the large magic circle he drew on the ground with purifying salt from memory, and asks the Detective to remember the lyrics of a song they must sing. The seance requires... A female medium. A sacrifice of sorts. The Magician offers herself, but the Aikido Master quickly volunteers instead. Just so the former can talk to the dead Artist.
A wonderful turn of events, it seems.
The Aikido Master exchanges a few parting words of encouragement to the Magician before taking her place in the center of the circle. Medusa instructs her to crouch down and rest her forehead on a stone marker. Then C and the Detective are told to put an iron cage over her so Medusa may cover it with a sheet... That is hiding a sickle? No, it's called a kama. What is it doing there when Medusa never mentioned its purpose?
The next step is for everyone to place a large wooden statue of a dog on top of everything, suspended by the cage. After that, Medusa asks everyone to exit the circle and stand at the corners of the room after telling the Aikido Master she mustn't speak another word from this point on. Medusa instructs the Detective and C to blow out the candles and darken the room...
The memory ends as the lights are extinguished.
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That boy in white is definitely C. Medusa will have to question him when he gets the chance.
Something's off. Medusa doesn't remember everything he was thinking, but the ritual was being done incorrectly on purpose. For one, the magic circle looked different from what was in the book... And that kama shouldn't have been involved at all...
Why was he so happy about that girl's involvement? He vaguely remembers something about friends... Was he unable to befriend anyone until now? It seems unlikely...
Medusa, C, and the Detective are in the school's casino with a Tennis Player and an Inventor who is sure she got false info about something. X stumbles in while C is toying with the Inventor's emotions. X claims he is totally not at the casino to gamble except C totally goaded him into some sort of gambling challenge. Because of course X is that gullible.
Somehow, everyone except the Inventor got roped into a slot machine competition. X lost miserably while the humble Tennis Player came out on top. C asks if there was some sort of trick to winning, but the Tennis Player insists it's luck. X dismisses it as superstition, but... Medusa begs to differ. He explains something about the concept of "kotodama", pauses to tell the Inventor to shut up after she interrupts with a dirty joke, and goes on to explain that words have the power to affect someone's confidence. Among other things. Words are powerful.
After that valuable lesson, X asks the Tennis Player about pre-game rituals... And come to think of it, the Tennis Player did have better luck when entering with his right foot. After Medusa has to shut up the lewd Inventor again, X decides to try this trick with the slots.
X loses miserably. Again. Medusa notes that luck alone does not produce the Tennis Player's win streak. X cries sour grapes as he swears off gambling.
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Medusa didn't learn anything about the outside world, but he did educate people here.
He also knows more about his former classmates, specifically C and X. Who knew X was so gullible?
Wow, that Inventor is annoying and loud. He kind of wishes she never shows up in Imeeji, but maybe that's a cruel thought to have?
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Date: 2019-05-27 04:19 am (UTC)Day 120: Medusa's Name
Date: 2019-05-27 04:35 am (UTC)Medusa's true name is only spoken once, but it is muted out. So we don't know what he was once called yet...
Medusa, with a face mask instead of a glowing fox helmet, is speaking with a boy around his age about how similar myths are to each other. He starts off by comparing the legends of Princess Kaguya and Hainuwele before briefly mentioning other myths. Then his friend asks if there are any myths that resonate with him.
And there is one. In fact, it is the very myth that Medusa takes his name from. Medusa the person reveals that Medusa the monster was really a nature goddess that was eventually twisted into the snake haired woman we know of today. The former interprets this as humanity conquering nature. He also equates the monster turning living beings to stone as death, the one thing humanity can never overcome.
Then he claims to have gotten off track, and goes back to talking about myths.
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Day 127: The Pianist and the Detective
Date: 2019-06-14 05:00 pm (UTC)The boy from Medusa's last memory enters the main hall of the school, and he's brought a girl with him. Medusa sees them speak of a gate being opened, and wondering if going out the front door will help them escape, but Medusa chimes in that he's already examined the door...
Introductions are made. Again, Medusa's name is censored, but his status of being "the Ultimate Anthropologist" is not. He explains to the girl that Anthropology is the study of human culture, and humans...
Humans... He tells them humans possess infinite beauty. Even the ugly parts of humanity are beautiful... Their current situation... And the other two's shattered hopes upon opening that door in front of them... That may be beautiful as well.
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Day 146: The Seance
Date: 2019-08-23 07:39 pm (UTC)Medusa and four other students were gathered in a dark room when the Detective from his previous memories enters. Per usual, Medusa's name is not mentioned, but there's a different sound used to censor the name of one of the other students- The so-called god we all know as C.
It seems C has invited the detective to take part in a strange seance to replace a person who, allegedly, is an intelligent machine. Everyone else agrees, and the Machine is begrudgingly excused from the room. With that out of the way, Medusa explains the significance of the large magic circle he drew on the ground with purifying salt from memory, and asks the Detective to remember the lyrics of a song they must sing. The seance requires... A female medium. A sacrifice of sorts. The Magician offers herself, but the Aikido Master quickly volunteers instead. Just so the former can talk to the dead Artist.
A wonderful turn of events, it seems.
The Aikido Master exchanges a few parting words of encouragement to the Magician before taking her place in the center of the circle. Medusa instructs her to crouch down and rest her forehead on a stone marker. Then C and the Detective are told to put an iron cage over her so Medusa may cover it with a sheet... That is hiding a sickle? No, it's called a kama. What is it doing there when Medusa never mentioned its purpose?
The next step is for everyone to place a large wooden statue of a dog on top of everything, suspended by the cage. After that, Medusa asks everyone to exit the circle and stand at the corners of the room after telling the Aikido Master she mustn't speak another word from this point on. Medusa instructs the Detective and C to blow out the candles and darken the room...
The memory ends as the lights are extinguished.
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Day 231: The astronaut's gambling problem
Date: 2020-04-30 05:22 pm (UTC)Medusa, C, and the Detective are in the school's casino with a Tennis Player and an Inventor who is sure she got false info about something. X stumbles in while C is toying with the Inventor's emotions. X claims he is totally not at the casino to gamble except C totally goaded him into some sort of gambling challenge. Because of course X is that gullible.
Somehow, everyone except the Inventor got roped into a slot machine competition. X lost miserably while the humble Tennis Player came out on top. C asks if there was some sort of trick to winning, but the Tennis Player insists it's luck. X dismisses it as superstition, but... Medusa begs to differ. He explains something about the concept of "kotodama", pauses to tell the Inventor to shut up after she interrupts with a dirty joke, and goes on to explain that words have the power to affect someone's confidence. Among other things. Words are powerful.
After that valuable lesson, X asks the Tennis Player about pre-game rituals... And come to think of it, the Tennis Player did have better luck when entering with his right foot. After Medusa has to shut up the lewd Inventor again, X decides to try this trick with the slots.
X loses miserably. Again. Medusa notes that luck alone does not produce the Tennis Player's win streak. X cries sour grapes as he swears off gambling.
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