Post by Enric on Jul 1, 2009 9:55:32 GMT -5
Welcome to the Institute
"My name is Dr. Peter Tompkins, and although I am supervising your treatment, you do not remember me. Indeed, due to your unusual circumstances, you remember very little. This is understandably confusing, but I hope you will keep an open mind about what I have to say.
You are a patient at the Orphic Institute for Advanced Studies, where I oversee your case. We are a private research hospital dedicated to the treatment of disorders that traditional medicine has deemed incurable. Recently, you suffered a traumatic shock that caused a rare form of memory loss called profound retrograde amnesia; in other words, you experienced a total loss of memory. You have no conscious recollection of your life prior to this event. Although we have had remarkable success in treating many forms of amnesia, your particular case has proven intractable.
We at the Institute believe that this trauma was caused by some action on your part, and your mind has created a barrier as a way of protecting you. On an unconscious level, your own mind is unwilling to let itself heal. We—that is, you and I—had discussed various possible treatments, and you decided that your only option was an experimental drug called Mnemosyne. This chemical creates a connection between the unconscious minds of those who take it—in essence, it allows someone else access to your memories. This connection is very weak, and if a healthy mind were to try to see into yours, your memories would be drowned out by that person’s own experiences. In the case of someone with severe memory loss, however, the mind is quiet enough to hear the echoes of another.
To take advantage of this, we have developed a treatment in which patients with your condition help each other recover their memories. Upon deciding to undergo the procedure, you were kept at the Institute until two to four additional patients with similar conditions could be found to assemble a therapy group. The treatment also required removing the memories you had built while at the Institute, which is why you do not remember me or any of our conversations. For that I apologize. If we are successful, however, this small amount of confusion will have been more than worthwhile. You are now ready to begin what we believe will be an effective cure for your amnesia. If all goes well, you will remember everything about your life."
A Penny For My Thoughts is a collaborative storytelling game designed to be played in one evening. If it sounds like something you might be into, let's figure out a time to get together.
"My name is Dr. Peter Tompkins, and although I am supervising your treatment, you do not remember me. Indeed, due to your unusual circumstances, you remember very little. This is understandably confusing, but I hope you will keep an open mind about what I have to say.
You are a patient at the Orphic Institute for Advanced Studies, where I oversee your case. We are a private research hospital dedicated to the treatment of disorders that traditional medicine has deemed incurable. Recently, you suffered a traumatic shock that caused a rare form of memory loss called profound retrograde amnesia; in other words, you experienced a total loss of memory. You have no conscious recollection of your life prior to this event. Although we have had remarkable success in treating many forms of amnesia, your particular case has proven intractable.
We at the Institute believe that this trauma was caused by some action on your part, and your mind has created a barrier as a way of protecting you. On an unconscious level, your own mind is unwilling to let itself heal. We—that is, you and I—had discussed various possible treatments, and you decided that your only option was an experimental drug called Mnemosyne. This chemical creates a connection between the unconscious minds of those who take it—in essence, it allows someone else access to your memories. This connection is very weak, and if a healthy mind were to try to see into yours, your memories would be drowned out by that person’s own experiences. In the case of someone with severe memory loss, however, the mind is quiet enough to hear the echoes of another.
To take advantage of this, we have developed a treatment in which patients with your condition help each other recover their memories. Upon deciding to undergo the procedure, you were kept at the Institute until two to four additional patients with similar conditions could be found to assemble a therapy group. The treatment also required removing the memories you had built while at the Institute, which is why you do not remember me or any of our conversations. For that I apologize. If we are successful, however, this small amount of confusion will have been more than worthwhile. You are now ready to begin what we believe will be an effective cure for your amnesia. If all goes well, you will remember everything about your life."
A Penny For My Thoughts is a collaborative storytelling game designed to be played in one evening. If it sounds like something you might be into, let's figure out a time to get together.
