Hachi's posts

Also I figured out how to embed images from dropbox and I'm living... good-bye tumblr image size restrictions

Listen, I understand road rage. That's fine. Yell some swear words, throw a middle finger, honk just to really get the message across. But when your road rage reduces you to a screaming tirade complete with flailing arms and actual tears, man... you gotta chill out and reevaluate your life. There are more important things to be upset about.

Also wtf did I even do wrong? All I did was MERGE INTO YOUR LANE
I wasn't cutting you off. My lane ends here man. Just let me in. I even put my turn signal on to politely remind you, after you tried tailgating the car in front of you just to block me from merging.
I merged into your lane and then you start honking at me? Continuously? Like I get it, you're mad (I saw your whole tantrum from my rearview mirror, thanks). But stop honking. It drives my anxiety up the wall. The deed is done. Get over it.

Were you upset because the traffic was especially bad this morning? And I made you one car behind where you wanted to be? I hate to break it to you but when the road is backed up and everyone is moving at 2 mph, being one car ahead doesn't change whether or not you'll be late.

And if you are running late, that's your own fault. We all have places to be.

Maybe you were just having a bad day (at 7am...). That's understandable. But hey, don't take it out on other people. That's just human decency. Go teach yourself a lesson.

The story takes place in Hong Kong in... the distant future...

I've named it "anamnesis" which I think describes the major themes pretty accurately.
Technology/science have rendered memories digital - so they can be created, destroyed, and stored like files. Memory therapy allows you to alter/delete/add memories, to flush away the negative parts of life... The memory clinics are government-controlled and who knows what they're up to eh?

Rei, Locke, and Rigel (the third character that I've... yet to draw) - side note, smh why are all my characters' names R or L - are part of an underground conspiracy(?)/rebel(?) group that believes that memory therapy erases you as a person.

曾玉梅 - the first character is just her last name. The second means "jade", and the third means "plum flower"
Rei has strong feelings against the government and the memory clinic practice - she absolutely despises the system. Not out of pure hatred, but because of the way that memory tech and society have tossed aside people like her and her teammates... So although she's kind of intimidating/fierce, her reasons make her a very compassionate person.

Aha... so here's the tragic anime backstory
All of Rei's memories are fabricated, but she doesn't realize it. Her father is a famed memory scientist who, in his quest for the ultimate memory technology, used his daughter as an experiment... Rei grew up in wealth and was spoiled with everything - but for the experiment, all of her memories were erased and new ones were implanted. She was made to believe that she grew up on the streets, fighting for her life. Her father created that scenario, studied her for some years, and then abandoned her for good.

His memory tech is now an acclaimed but expensive procedure. Notably, it plays a part in Locke's story...

袁凯俊 - the second character means "victory", and the third means "handsome"
Amnesiac - but it's not that his memories have been forgotten, it's that... they're literally not there anymore. Can't be jogged.
Locke is a very cold, secluded, paranoid person - he trusts very few people bc he's scared that they'll take advantage of him.

backstory that Locke has no memory of:
He was a computer science genius at a top university - spitting image of success. He was also charismatic, well-liked, and sociable. And he was curious above all...

Briefly: Locke found out some secret stuff and the government was like "ok bye... except we can use him bc he's talented 👀". They erased his memories, but before they could implant new ones to essentially make him their minion, Rei and Rigel rescued him.

There's a story for his tattoo but hhhh is this too long