video;

[helpline]

[ The Doctor looks at the camera, gives it a little wave before launching right into ] People who were at the swear-in! Watch this! It's amusing!

[ It is not amusing in the slightest and as it turns out, is just the Doctor trying to get people's attention, as the Doctor quickly takes off his sonic sunglasses and sets them in front of the camera. They're only there for a second or two but people can see that, though you can't tell it from the outside, the inside of the sonic sunglasses is more of a green tint, with various displays, graphs, and text written in multiple languages, not one of them English. The sonic sunglasses briefly whirr before the Doctor takes them away from the camera, folds them up, and puts them into the lining of his coat. ]

Right, that should do it. I sent out a pulse through the sonic sunglasses through the video feed that should cancel out any form of amnesia accidentally obtained at the swear-in. I've done something like this before, but that time involved ghosts and the Fisher King, and that time was also erasing memories, but restoring memories is easy if you know what erased them in the first place. It also involved earworms and Clara and I saving the day with bootstrap paradoxes, but that's neither here nor there. So a little bit of that, a little bit of the frequency that the Chameleonish Arch was working with, jiggery pokery, reverse the polarity of both, and presto! Instant memory renewal, transmitted through the sonic sunglasses through the visual cortex to anyone watching this post. If anyone who has amnesia hasn't seen this post, of course, then I'll find them and fix the problem myself.

[ The Doctor can't help but look a little bit too smug for his own good for a moment before oh yeah, he caused that problem, he should probably own up to it. ]

Of course, sometimes there are averse side-effects such as remembering previously suppressed memories so hopefully none of you get to relive your tragic backstory you didn't know about. Also, you might see purple. Tell me if things are suddenly purple. And... [ the Doctor can't help but pause for a moment, frowning as he turned his back to the camera. There's a pause, a small shuffling, and when he turns back to look at the camera, he's obviously reading off a set of cue cards. ] I'm sorry that my attempt at advanced technology exploded-slash-did not work-slash-teleported us halfway across the galaxy-slash-insert relevant problem here. I take responsibility for any inconvenience caused and will properly think through the consequences next time this happens.

[ Nailed it. The cue cards go back in his pocket as the Doctor gives the camera a sheepish smile. He's...not sorry about testing said amnesia causing device in a public place, he's just sorry it exploded. ]

( ooc: any characters who got amnesia at the swear-in now have their memories back! If they didn't see the post, assume the Doctor physically hunted them down/they just got their memories back naturally. Feel free to keep tagging the swear-in log until eternity though/backdate stuff if you wanna backdate it, this is just up for game timeline's sake )

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voice;

[sassguard]

What the hell were you trying to do, anyway?

[ Shepard's annoyance may mainly be attributed to the fact that he'd had to write up an report on the incident and deliver it back to the police station when he was already supposed to be off the clock. ]

video;

[helpline]

Self-help! [ That is not a good answer, but the Doctor's smiling at Shep like it's a GREAT answer. ]

permavoice;

[sassguard]

[ Deadpan. ]

You're telling us this was because you needed therapy?

[video]

[justimprobable]

[She barely even listens to the broadcast, her mind wandering and racing through the endless prattling. When he finally finishes, she just sits and breathes for a few moments. This is the moment of truth. This is everything she wouldn't let herself dream of, just days ago.]

... You still have the cue cards?

[video]

[helpline]

[ His look tells everything. He gives Clara a smile that's entirely knowing, entirely nostalgic, a smile that one hundred percent recognizes her as the Doctor flips through the cue cards and reads one aloud. ]

'It was my fault, I should have known you didn't live in Aberdeen.' [ pause and he looks again at Clara, smiling like he's about to burst. Oh Clara, Clara Clara Clara, remembering is such a wonderful thing. ] Of course I still have the cue cards. They're useful, aren't they?

[justimprobable]

[Clara's eyes are already shining with tears, but there's a grin spreading on her face.]

You utter- [Her words are cut off by a half-sob, half-laugh.] I thought it was all over.

[Video]

[iamtetsuo]

Listen up, asshole, don't mess with me! You hear me!? What the hell did you do?!

[He doesn't mean 'erased the ability to remember names whatsoever and gave him a day of frustration and hell'. You know what he means. He means what did you do to EVEN DO THAT.]

...

[Wait, what? That last bit he said.]

What happens if you see purple?

[Video]

[helpline]

Oh no. [ And here the Doctor can't help but frown at the camera in a worried manner. ] You're not seeing purple, are you? Tell me, what color's my coat?

[ It's just black. His coat's black, though Tetsuo can spot a red lining. ]

[Video] I'm so sorry

[iamtetsuo]

[unfortunately for all sanity, Tetsuo's not only not taking that question seriously, but he's steamrolling right over it to get to some other question. He'll get back around to yelling at him for ruining a day and a half in a bit, this is too weird to not ask about.]

What's your deal with purple?

permatext; how many ongoing threads can we have at once do you think

[deadtective]

Someone really needs to edit your posts before they go live, I swear to god.

[did Hazel change her text color to purple specifically to fuck with her grandpa? you bet your ass she did.]

permavid; THIS IS LIKE OUR FIFTH FUCKING THREAD

[helpline]

[ just frowns ]

You're being contrary.

[resipiscent]

[Ah, he remembers this guy. Honestly he kind of expected this to be the Hamadas (being a tiny child for days last year around this time was not all that fun), but the Doctor is eccentric enough that Riku would believe it if he were told, like in this case, that the man had caused something weird to happen. When he turned on the video, though, and the sunglasses did their thing, he realized immediately that all his knowledge of directions had come back.]

... Uh. Thanks for fixing that. I kept getting lost.

[He was lost four or five times over the last twenty-four hours.]

[helpline]

Oh that's reassuring, [ said with a sigh of relief. Wait, no, wrong thing to say ] That is, it's just reassuring that you kept getting lost and it wasn't something else. I don't think the amnesia got to a point where you could forget to breathe, but I was a bit worried about some aspects of it.

Video

[112ounces]

[ r u kidding me ]

So me thinking I keep losing my keys.... that was you?

Video

[helpline]

Technically it was the explosion of the Chameleonish Arch. Broadly speaking, it was me.

voice

[bestsword]

Dude - your universe sounds way more whacked than any I've seen.

[That's pretty tough to do, considering.]

permavid!

[helpline]

And that's not even getting into the half of it.

[video]

[timecapture]

[Okay, first thing's first.]

Sonic sunglasses?

[Because Max is nothing if not curious, and honestly? That sounds kind of cool. She's not going to judge him about the memory thing, but...]

Be careful next time, okay?

[video]

[helpline]

Sonic sunglasses! [ GRIN! But he can't help look a little bit sheepish at Max's brief admonition. ] I will. Trust me, I don't intend anything like this to happen again.

voice;

[valuemeal]

[ Honestly, Hyunsoo doesn't understand at least half of the things that just came out of the guy's mouth, to not even mention the.. sunglasses thing. Whatever that was. But he can't stop watching, maybe exactly because of that. It's like a way too strange tv show. ]

You have to be joking about at least half of those things. [ No way that can all be real, right? ]

permavid!

[helpline]

Why would I be joking? None of that's funny, jokes are funny.

[ yeah, it's all real. ]

video;

[doubleblind]

[That was a lot of interesting information, but one thing in particular catches Cosima's attention.]

Clara? Is that charming time traveler Clara that you're talking about?

video; i am so sorry in advance

[helpline]

[ See, at this point, the Doctor's already had the 'yeah I've found someone she's named Cosima and she's a scientist' talk. And he sees that the name attached to this comm is Cosima.

So if this really is Clara's Cosima, TIME TO BE JUDGED BY SPACE DAD. ]

That all depends! Are you fancy pasta Cosima?

[bassriff]

[You know what, most of that sounds like things that could conceivably go on in her own world, so she'll just roll with it.]

I didn't go. So- [Without missing a beat, and she can't stop it from sounding a little accusatory--] What'd you do?

[helpline]

Might have temporarily erased some people's memories, [ said all in one breath and all a little too fast. ] Whoops!