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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Memory - Day Two of “Land of Wizards” —Potentials of Magic—

Description: Kino wakes up in a hotel and agrees to meet with the chief of the country even though Hermes warns them that it'll be boring. Sure enough, though they speak with the chief a little about their own travels, the chief begins telling long tales of how the country increased its agricultural output over the generations, with the most successful chiefs getting a bronze statue in the middle of the country for their achievements.

Partway through, a woman interrupts to demand that the statues be moved, and it's immediately rejected. Kino uses the ruckus as an excuse to interject that they'll be exploring the rest of the country on their own and leaves, finding the woman on her way home. Curious as to why she wants the statues moved, the woman shows them her home - which turns out to be full of construction machinery and tools, as she is building a rudimentary flying machine. After she explains the concept, Hermes confirms that with a clear road it will be able to fly.

The chief and his council come in to make fun of the machine and declare that her wild fantasy is distracting her from contributing anything, so they'll be returning to dismantle it the next day. In a sad twist, it turns out her fiancée agrees with them and wants her to stop chasing a false dream. She sends him away and begins brainstorming how to get the machine to fly even if they can't move the statues. Kino tosses out a few suggestions - a ramp over the statues, and when that's not enough, using gunpowder to propel it. Though a full blast would be too much, the woman realizes that the recoil alone would suffice, and she and Hermes rejoice while Kino struggles to keep up with their discussion.

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.