Anamnesis Game

[lavenderspark]

singedsun posted about a writing game played with prompts and tarot cards. Your character wakes with amnesia and you try to figure yourself out. I thought it sounded like fun, so here's my first round.

My cards (provided by singedsun):


My prompts:

Shadow self- Hermit (not pictured)

Temperance
"You open your mouth and hear yourself speak. What is your voice like?"

The Empress
"There is a word on the tip of your tongue. Which word is this?"

The Tower
"You feel pain. Where is the pain coming from? What is it caused by?"

My story:


I open my eyes to semi-darkness, I can't fully make out my surroundings. I open my mouth to call out to anyone that might be near by, but all I can manage is a thin, wavery croak. My throat feels dry, like it hasn't been used or perhaps over-used. I can't remember the last time I spoke. My mind races as I try to remember anything that happened before I woke just now. There are flashes, feelings, but nothing substantial, nothing I can grab on to. I can feel the shape of a word forming, the curve of... a name? A place? I can feel the edge of it on my tongue, yet as I focus on it, trying to bring it into existence, I feel a sharp pain slice through my head. I cry out, bringing my hands up to my head, pressing the heels of my hands into my temples. It feels as if something is being ripped away from me.


Numbers for the next round:
3, 2, 10