A Midsummer Night's Plot

[young_tmriddle]

Let me take you back, friends. Back to the days of the Gentlemen's arrival in the bar for a weekend of silent fun. Back to the spring of song and dances when Sweet came by and turned our pup's inner secrets to lovely tunes. Back not too far ago with the Tofu Zombie plot, complete with goth stripping...

You know what I'm talking about, right? I'm getting you nostalgic for FUN CRACK (or not) PLOT!

This June, how about a Midsummer Night's Memory Loss? Borrowing (again) from Buffy - this time the episode Tabula Rasa -

The idea so far is this: Jack Green will listen to the lamentations of some characters who'd rather not remember certain things (and the more he hears, the better - if you have a character who wants to forget something, let Jenna know!) Then he will decide, being all souped up on Midsummer powers, to help these misfortunates by helping them forget. Everything. With apples.

He will bring enchanted apples, and apple products, for anyone who's having a rough time (or likes apples) to snack upon. Upon eating the apples, characters will fall asleep/pass out. When they awake, their memories will be gone. In the Buffy episode, for example, Buffy has no idea she is a Slayer, but she and Dawn guess they're sisters. They don't know their names, so they rechristen themselves (having no id cards, like the others in their party) Joan and Umad (Dawn as read upside down from a necklace). Spike doesn't know he's a vampire, and Tara doesn't know she's a witch. It's all wacky fun!

So basically, your characters can lose their memories, or at least a good deal of them. They can be someone else for a little while (or until their friends and significant others clue them in). You can have cracky fun with it, or you can go for teh drama. It's all up to you. We'll just start and stop the magic.

After Raven has a good time watching folks awhile (about a week), he'll set things right (with cookies).

We're thinking we'll begin on Midsummer itself - Thursday, June 21 and continue about a week before cookie distribution begins. Anyone wanna play? We do need recruits to lament to Jack, and that can happen when Jenna can do it. Please see me (the ringleader), Lynne, or Jenna at vivien529, setsthingsright, and minorblue, respectively, if you have any questions.

(This plot has mod approval and the apples are not coming from Bar, so as not to imply poor Bar's food supply is tainted).

Comments

[buongiornodaisy.livejournal.com]

I think being someone else for a while is a recipe for disaster for callitavesper, although having no memory and thus no clue as to why he should excel at being somebody else might tame him. If I put him in this plot. >D

But otherwise, nifty idea! I don't know if I have anyone who I'd actually toss in.

[awesome_lilly]

Oh! I will have time to play then! Okay, Lilly forgetting her memories is too much woe, but...

I hereby volunteer Lilly to kindly explain to these poor memoryless people exactly who they are and what they do. In detail. And if she's feeling generous, some of it may be true.

Most of it, however? Well. :D

[young_tmriddle]

You and I need to chat. Tom's going to have to take notes on who he is so as not to distress Door.

OMG. We could have lots of fun with this.

[sanguimmuno.livejournal.com]

Oh Hell, why not.

[hero_farmboy]

Clark's been through the amnesia thing in canon, but that's okay - he doesn't remember it! That said, he'll likely be in and I may even ping one of you about... something specific that I've been wanting to do with him that may work nicely in with this. :D!

[wanderlustlover]

I hearby volunteer Marian for the tale of woe telling and utter involvement. Maybe even all my pups.

[vivien]

Pssst - I sent you an email regarding Ingress's birthday party. Did you get it? Marian is invited. :)

[dragonofgrey.livejournal.com]

Oooh, tempted tempted. And I liked that ep. *eyes some pups*

Even Nathan possibly... *hidden smile* Draco? Very likely... >.>

[morelikeasponge.livejournal.com]

We should talk. >:D

[morelikeasponge.livejournal.com]

I am always up for stealing plots wholesale from Buffy episodes. Count me in!

[will_scarlett]

I utterly love the idea but I'm debating how deep to throw Will in, he can be counted on for woe telling to Jack.

The problem is I'm not sure if amnesia will make him woeless or woeful, but hey I'm all for finding out and he trusts Jack, which he may come to regret.

[misslucyjane]

Oh noes! We don't want people to distrust Jack :(--that would make me sad.

[rt-5478.livejournal.com]

I may or may not be gone on vacation during the last week of June. If I'm available, though, Artie is so in. He has an eidetic memory, and has frequently wished that he could forget certain things that he has experienced.

[watchmakers_son]

...I am not allowed.

I am not allowed I am not allowed I am not allowed.





Let me think about it? *weakly*

[rt-5478.livejournal.com]

Do it! DO IT DO IT DO IT! :D

[always-a-liar.livejournal.com]

Hell, I'm not afraid of woe.

I'm up for Lyrae forgetting why she's a bitter, hateful, uptight bitch (and being totally pleasant) then remembering it all (including being murdered by her own son) at once.

Mwahahahaha!

[angsty-spider.livejournal.com]

let's throw in Raziel and Peter! this should be funny.

[gothymcgoth.livejournal.com]

So down for this.

[callsignhusker]

Bill's in.

[prydeful]

...What the hell, it's not like I was holding out with that much effort anyway.

Have a Kate.

[visible_sariel]

*considers* I could be persuaded to contribute a Sariel. *thinks on it*

[sdelmonte]

Won't be the first time for her, canonically speaking, will it?

[sdelmonte]

Rats. We will be away that weekend at a con. Otherwise I would seriously consider offering Gibbs, and also love having my other pups keep their memories and go all flaily!

I don't suppose there's any chance we can delay this, is there?

[vivien]

Eee, well, there's the whole midsummer thing...

Will you just be gone the first weekend? Because Gibbs can pick up an apple later in the week, if so.

[thebrokensoldier]

This definitely sounds interesting (I loved that ep). Though Ben losing his memory could get quite interesting since he'd end up forgetting that he's an X5 and therefore forget that he has cat senses.

*is amused*

Jessica Moore... that one I'm not so sure I could do it to. Forgetting Sam, Dean... and the weird Supernaturlly stuff that Sam told her. *that would be woeful and would cause a big ouchie till memories return*

Either way it goes at least one of my pups will definitely be thrown into this whole thing. Because it sounds like fun.

[wonderwhatif.livejournal.com]

I really, really, reaaaally need to put Kaye in for this. Imagine the moment when she realises she's a pixie! Who might she flirt with!

The hijinks! :)

[vivien]

That's what I am all about - the hijinks. I want lotsa hijinks. :-P

[gorgonfondness]

Strong desire to put Mia in. Play will be spotty as I work in the summer, but Mia definitely has some memories she would like to forget.

[huskandashes.livejournal.com]

...alright, Ichigo is totally in, if only for an excuse to play him as NOT a grumpy grouch-face.

Oh, and Tim. Yes, yes, Tim is SO IN.

[guppy_sandhu]

I'm not here for the end of the week, but I could be tempted to throw one in.

Haven't decided who yet - Guppy is probably the best candidate and certainly has plenty to forget, but I had a sudden image of an un-war-ified Johnny.

[vivien]

The apples can hang out on their table for as long as you need. :) We are flexible like flexible things.

[weeper-of-blood.livejournal.com]

.. Soooo tempted. *eye twitch*

[vivien]

He could have... fun! And wear silly items of clothing because he doesn't know any better!

*plans so much for poor Tom*

[poisonwine]

Kyo's in.

Belle is so very not. (journal not withstanding)

Maaaybe AndrAIa.

Rogue's in.

[lethe-forgets.livejournal.com]

Lethe'll be there - not so much to forget as to freak out when everyone around her starts forgetting things and IT'S NOT HER FAULT, SHE SWEARS.

[vivien]

Hee hee hee!!!