Misty water coloured memories

[purrns]

Characters: Adrien/Chat and YOU - Open to anyone, if we plotted or not!
Date: February 8-12
Location: Various
Situation: Memory share event
Warnings/Rating: Parental neglect, that's about it!



A: Every super hero has an origin story (Adrien or Chat, let me know which flavour you want!)

[Who knows how you ended up coming into contact with Adrien. Maybe he bumped you while serving you some food in the Midnight Hotel, or while he was working in the Healer's Guild. Perhaps he was just a friendly shoulder bump while talking to him. Or maybe you didn't come into contact with Adrien at all, and it's Chat Noir you touched. Either way, a memory is unveiled, if he wants it to or not.

You find yourself in an enormous room. It's filled with many things to occupy a teenage boy, but most of it remains perfect. Untouched. Nothing here is important. Not really. On the floor, rolling along on a recently emptied toilet paper roll is a tiny, cat-like creature. It's also listening to Adrien, who is staring at the silver ring he constantly wears - currently in the palm of his hand.

"But I'm stuck here, I'm not even allowed to go to school," Adrien seems more frustrated than he usually outwardly shows. "What good is a superhero who's imprisoned in his own house?"

"No good! That's why it's all going to change soon. If you're willing to change, that is," the creature watched Adrien slide the ring onto his finger, determined. "Claws out. That's how you transform."

"Got it!" Adrien just barrels right ahead. "Plagg, Claws out!"

Plagg panics, frantically trying to grab hold of the toilet paper roll as he's sucked towards the ring.

"NO, WAIT!!! I HAVEN'T FINISHED EXPLAIIINIIIIIING"

Plagg vanishes into the ring, it turning jet black with a familiar-to-some green pawprint on it. There's some flashy lights and one magical girl boy transformation later, where Adrien stood is Chat Noir, grinning manically at his gloved claw-hands. Wow. Shock. Surprise. No one saw that coming. What a twist. ]

B: 80% of them have parent issues too (Adrien)

[Or maybe you trigger a DIFFERENT memory. Here, Adrien sits at a table, where an older man seems to be arguing with him. A woman with a red streak in her hair stands by, head bowed.

"I already told you that it's out of the question for you to go to school!"

"But Père!" Adrien stands, desperation in his eyes.

"You have everything you need in this house. I forbid you from going outside, it's too dangerous!"

"Why do you always want to shut me off in a cocoon? I'm always alone," desperation has made Adrien bolder, but there's still fear in his eyes- fear to stand up to this man. "Why can't I have friends like everyone else?"

"Because you're not like everyone else," the man snaps back. "You are my son, Adrien. Resume."

The man turns on his heel and walks out. Leaving Adrien where he is, giving no more quarter for an argument. Fun times.

Comments

[purrns]

You know, that had been a nice memory. He'd been enjoying it. It was nice to see Danny had someone he could rely on. Family that loved him and cared about him. He imagined that's what having a sibling was like. Companionship.

But then the rest of that happened and he turned to stare, wided eyed at Danny. Did his parents just say what he thought they did.

"Um. What was that?"

[schrodingersghost]

"Do you mean the part where we're apparently swapping depressing memories or the part where my parents were a little more disturbing than usual?"

He wasn't sure which part was worse.

[purrns]

"...Well, okay the first part is weird and sucks, but I'm mostly talking about the second one."

He frowns softly.

"We're they talking about what I think they were talking about?"

[schrodingersghost]

"Probably." He forces a sad smile. "Did I mention that my parents are ghost hunters?"

[purrns]

"Wow. That's uh-"

Really freaking hard to live with. He has a hard enough time juggling his civilian life and his life as Chat with a father that's just a fashion designer. He can't imagine what it's like for Danny.

"That's got to make the ghost thing awkward."

[schrodingersghost]

"It makes life complicated, that's for sure." He shrugs. "But on the bright side, Dad has really bad aim."

[purrns]

"I could imagine. I mean- have you had to fight them a lot?"

How do you even do that. He's not sure he even could. It was hard enough battling Nino that one time.

[schrodingersghost]

"Mostly I've just gotten good at the dodge and run with a witty quip>'

He shrugs.

"They think all ghosts are evil, and that Danny Phantom is behind all the attacks on the town. I've learned the hard way that explaining just doesn't work."

[purrns]

"That's just...awful. I don't know if I could do it. If I was in your place."

It's funny because it'll probably end up being true.

[schrodingersghost]

"It isn't great. But it isn't like I can change it. You just get used to it."

He just had to hope that if he kept showing them Phantom wasn't their enemy, some day they'd actually believe it.

[purrns]

"I guess I understand that."

You could only rail up so many times before you lost the will to fight it any more. It was easier to just let it be.

"I hope they see Phantom is a good guy one day, though."

[schrodingersghost]

"I'm hoping for that too. I mean, everyone has to change their mind some day, right?"

[purrns]

"That's what I hear."

He doesn't sound convinced, but it's something he;s hoping for too.

"I mean- they can;t just see it that way forever."

[schrodingersghost]

"That's what Jazz says. But I don't know. They've spent twenty years believing that all ghosts are evil. How do you change someone's mind after that?"

[purrns]

"...I wish I had the answer to that one. If I ever figure out a way to change the minds of really stubborn adults, I promise you'll be the first person I tell."

[schrodingersghost]

"I would definitely take you up on that."

Sometimes it really sucked, not being able to trust his parents.