IMEEJI MEMORY REGISTRY;

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There's gonna be a lot of CWs in here but I will warn per memory.

Future regain list:
-A Tale of Fighting People cont
-Land of Adults 3
-Land of Kindness 3
-"To Do Something"
-Colosseum
-School
-Land of Visible Pain
-Land of Acknowledgement*
-A Land that Never Forgets*
-A Land Without Borders (day 2)

Formatting:

<a href=LINK>Memory</a> - DAYOF TITLE Description: DESCRIPTIONHERE <b>Note:</b> the original Japanese does not particularly gender Kino, and by default most people tend to assume Kino is male upon sight, so assume cases of "Miss" etc. are just some polite referral to Kino (one official translation uses Mx.) unless otherwise noted.

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Day 407

[quickpersuader]

Memory - Day one of “Land of Acknowledgement” —A Vote—

Description: Kino drives to the next country, mentioning on the way that they don't need to wear the brown coat when it's so warm, and also that they'll need to figure out what to do about the winter gear they can no longer afford to carry. However, they don't want to just throw the items away as they'd gotten attached - maybe they'll sell or exchange them...

After passing inspection at the country's gates, they go to the inn and speak with the owner, who asks if they're visiting because of the festival. He then gives them a rundown of the country's history: over a hundred years ago the country faced hard times and the king - also a doctor - decided to hold an election in which everyone wrote down the names of the people who were important to them. Anyone whose name wasn't written down would be executed as unnecessary, even the king himself if the people decided such. But the people loved and cared for each other, so not a single person was not acknowledged in the votes. The king saw the error of his ways and the country bore the hardships together, creating the current peaceful and well-off country. However, they still hold the festival every year, even if obviously no one's names would ever be missing, or cause a person to be executed.

The man is boisterous and a bit drunk as he brags about how interdependent and loving the country is, never allowing anyone to be executed for being "unnecessary." His son comes in at the time to ask his father to be a little more quiet due to the hour, and the innkeeper tells him off for talking back to his elder.

The innkeeper then continues to tell Kino about the festival, which is lively and offers a lot of free food. He also offers to sell Kino's excess supplies for them at a good price because his business partner who owns a supply shop has been working with him for so long. "Humans live to help each other! Then that means I just became a person important to you, traveler!"

Kino asks if they're allowed to vote, and the man says that travelers aren't allowed. Kino then goes to their room and sets about getting ready for bed.

Note: the original Japanese does not particularly gender Kino, and by default most people tend to assume Kino is male upon sight, so assume cases of "Miss" etc. are just some polite referral to Kino (one official translation uses Mx.) unless otherwise noted.