This is a story of queer love, loss, unseen foes, the terrors of intimacy and the fight to be yourself in a sea of normalcy. But most of all?

This is a story about a name.

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Forgotten Memories

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Book One:

'Absence' Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Dating is hard when you're queer. It's even harder when you're trans. Dating is almost impossible when facing the threat of an unknown, existential danger.

None of that will stop Heather Garrison and Lillian Lillihammer.

This is a story of love, loss, and the fight to be yourself in a sea of normalcy. This is a story about unseen foes, forgotten dangers, an existential nightmare, and the terror of intimacy. But most of all?

This is a story about a name.

---

The Deadname Meme

by Queerious

Heather Garrison is a new transfer to Site-43. Dr. Lillian Lillihammer, her new boss, doesn't understand how Heather made an infohazard that can effect even her. Will she be able to explain her memeplex to her boss and maybe even come across as charming?

SCP-8688

by Queerious

A computer with anomalous compression. And that's just where this mystery starts. Heather is called in to help unravel the mystery, and it's way bigger than anybody expected.

The Lillihammer Test

by Queerious

Heather and Lillian partake in a journey through dreams and memories, as they undergo the Lillihammer Test.

Don't Let Me Forget

by Queerious

"I want you to teach me how to have an eidetic memory."

That's not how it works.

A story of love and things better left forgotten.

Love Between the Margins

by Queerious

This email is to announce that myself, Lillian Lillihammer, and Heather Garrison, are romantically involved.

Lesbians exist, I promise you.

---

Stories From the Margins

The world of Forgotten Memories is not singular; there exists an infinite number of realities, much like this one, but slightly different. Explore the world of the characters who live on the edges of the Foundation, those who thrive between the margins — these are their stories.

Sublimation

by Uncle Nicolini

"Actually, Dr. Reynders… I'm not a woman. I haven't been for a long time."

Cat Got Your Tongue?

by Queerious & DrBleep

Carissa manages to find herself in quite the conceptual pickle — and who is dispatched to help? None other than our beloved Dr. Heather Garrison!

Will the lesbians be able to put their differences aside and work together to find a solution? Obviously, they both love women.

The Legend of the Iron Goat

by Queerious

Heather Garrison used to work at Site-19, before she met Lillian. Dive into the world of a young Heather, as she tries to find her way.

She and Luca Armaros go from having a book club to working together, trying to hunt down 'The Legend of the Iron Goat', a rumored hermeneutic taking the form of an urban legend. What stories are waiting for them?

Lost in Translation: Media Literacy and The Relativity of the Absurd

by Queerious

An in-universe essay from Lillian and Heather analyzing why VKTM is the way it is, and discussing if we can ever really know the intentions behind anything…

SCP-7643

by Queerious

We've all been there right? Now which way did that door swing…

Reostiation

by Queerious

Dr. William Wallace Wettle wasn't stupid.

Bystander's Guilt

by Queerious

Heather was still waiting.

---

+ Fan Art

Heather and Lillian - Incredible art of our two lovely leading ladies, by Dr Vikki Lost

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What Is This?

---

Forgotten Memories is a series about diverse characters, the struggles that come from being different and excluded, and the struggles to find and maintain their place in a world that is hostile towards them. Forgotten Memories explores stories about love, loss, intimacy, and not fitting in — and despite all of that, the people who try to make the world a better place, even just for a moment.

It delves into the world of 'The Margins', a conceptual space between the Noosphere and Reality — a place outside of existence, where only abstract concepts and lost souls dwell. The Margins leak and bleed through into our world all the time; and sometimes, what comes through just might end the world. Forgotten Memories spans scales, including stories of massive ramifications, and minor ones, focused on the minutiae of the lives of the people who are just struggling to make it through the day.

Forgotten Memories is split into two sections: the main flagship series, and other assorted works.

The main Forgotten Memories series begins with Book 1: 'Absence' Makes the Heart Grow Fonder. This is a story about Heather Garrison, a new transfer to Site-43, Lillian Lillihammer, the M&C Section chair at Site-43, and their misadventures together against the lurking shadow of 'absence'. Forgotten Memories is a romantic Foundation epic that will leave the two women forever changed. There are 10 planned parts to the core of the story.

Outside of the main storyline, however, this series is open for contribution to the side stories and greater world of Forgotten Memories! Any work that is focused on the themes mentioned above, that focuses onto the human aspect of the struggle are welcome. Especially those that incorporate Heather Garrison, 'absence', and the greater world of Forgotten Memories — as long as the story does not contradict the core series, it can be included on this page in the 'Stories from the Margins' section. If you have any questions, be sure to reach out to Queerious

Writing Guide

Characters

Core Cast

Heather Garrison

Yep. This is the girl you fell for, Heather. You fell in love, so now she's your problem.

---

A tall, slender woman with dark sweeping hair that rests on her back in loose waves, her body molded through willpower, time and hormones. Transgender, lesbian and loudly sardonic, Heather Garrison is a Foundation Researcher specializing in ontological memetics — the study of memetics as they relate to larger concepts. Impulsive, flirty, and driven, Heather has fought hard to get recognition in the Foundation. She has finally found a respite from unending monotony, here at Site-43.

Lillian Lillihammer

"Look, I don't know how many times I need to give this seminar, but here we are again. Maybe this time you'll all learn something, and we won't need to have another fucking seminar, alright? So let's talk about proper safety around unknown memetic hazards."

---

Intimidating, brilliant and a bit of an asshole — everybody knows of Dr. Lillian Lillihammer, and she sure hasn't forgotten about you. She might not know your name, but she can still hold a grudge. Dr. Lillian Lillihammer is the Section Chair of Memetics and Countermemetics at Site-43, and is an unparalleled expert in the field — she is arrogant, deservedly so, as she is always right. A force of nature, she would do anything to protect those closest to her, especially Heather.

Characters From the Margins

Luca Armaros

"Stories are delightful, I'd love to be part of one, one day!"

---

Living subtext and Site-19's Literary Sciences Specialist. Luca met Heather early on during her time at Site-19, and took her under his literal wings. They are still good friends, and keep in touch. Luca is one of few researchers to actually read fiction, as well as proudly holding the title of Meri's uncle and her only well-adjusted male Guardian.

Jay Everwood

"Call me Jay. And call me they."

---

Groups of Interest specialist and Site-55's Director of GoI Research. Jay spent their early years of the Foundation at Site-19 while working on their Foundation PhD in external communications. As of March 2023, they are dating 17-time PhD holder and immortal being Ilse Reynders. Their expert communication skills often help pull the Foundation out of trouble, and even more often, help their troubled partner.

Setting

Forgotten Memories Series:

---

Forgotten Memories is set in a splinter-canon of On Guard 43, a parallel universe from the mainline as featured in Words of Power and Poison. This splinter-canon aligns with most canon events from OG43, with some notable differences:

• Resurrection is not considered canon for this splinter
• Hermeneutics (first seen in SCP-7462) exist, as a sub-category of memetics
• Site-43 is even more culturally isolated from the Foundation than in mainline OG43

More is set to be revealed with time!

How to Contribute

So you want to write a story in the setting or using the characters? Awesome!

If you would like to use Dr. Heather Garrison in any other works, please feel free to do so! As long as the works do not contradict the series, I'm more than happy to include that on this hub.

Forgotten Memories itself is a open series, with significant plans already laid out, but plenty of space to write stories and contribute to this growing world! You can write standalone tales about characters, focus on events that are tied to the series, or anything else you can think of that fit the descriptions above! Feel free to reach out to me, Queerious, if you've got any ideas or are just interested in contributing!

If you have questions about hermeneutics, or want to write about one, contact FlyPurgatorio!

If you have any other questions be sure to contact the woman who has it all up there, still me, Queerious!

‡ Licensing / Citation

Cite this page as:

"Forgotten Memories" by Esperanza_Cai, from the SCP Wiki. Source: https://scpwiki.com/forgotten-memories. Licensed under CC BY-SA.

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