Katawa Shoujo: A Crippled Mind

The Start of Something Great

        Suddenly something cold brushes against my frail skin. I see a man wearing what appears to be a doctor's outfit. Is it halloween, or am I in the hospital cause either way someone has some explaining to do. I do consider why I am here, I guess I feel a little weak. Just the fact that I don't remember anything up untill a week ago, maybe the reason I'm here. I clear my throat and prepare to ask why happened with me. "Hey doc, I'm sorry, but what exactly am I here for?"

"Huh, wow, it's been... what, eight months now?" EIGHT MONTHS??!? That sure as hell isn't a week. "You have been no response since that day where you went silent and zoned out the world. Anyways, You suffered severe amnesia after being struck by a blunt object. You were already crippled before, now that I think about it, that is the whole reason you got assaulted." This comes as a slight shocker, I wouldn't think that I'm crippled.

"What's my name? Where am I? What's going to happen now? How a-" He stops me before I can finish.

"I know that you are very disoriented, but bear with me. Your name is Yuu, actually kind of fitting for your situation." Wait, oh boy, I don't even remember what that means.

"Uhhh, how so... exactly?" I sound like such an idiot, but come on who speaks like that to someone who has had amnesia?

"Oh, sorry, It means distant." Oh great now I will be know as 'can't keep up with the rest of the world guy' "You're in a small town in Japan; however, the name is irrelevant and it will only be another burden for you to remember." What does he think I am, some guy who can't even remember anything?!? "Now, you are a special case for anyone. You have a medical condition in your brain. For the sake of it not being a known disease, and the fact that we don't have a name for it, we will call it Yuu Diseases. We have been studying you for the past few years, but results are still changing. Your brain will sometimes take whatever you tell it to do and fulfill an entirely different command. It will then tell you that you did whatever you wanted it to do."Uggghhhh, I can't even. I just don't know, why me? "Hold on, there is more." UGGGHHHH, not fair! "You will sometimes get blanks when you try to think back to what happened last and on the rare occasion you will black out, but your body will still be active or inactive, sometimes just unconscious."

"Ok, that sucks really bad, but I am even more worried as to what happens next." Please give me this one, I need some good news right about now.

" I will let your parents handle this one; To be honest with you though, you are clear to leave."

Time passes and I'm still trying to take all this in. Why me, come on amnesia and a brain problem? That's just messed up. Before my thoughts finish, I fall asleep without will, I blacked out.

Is something touching me? I am fairly certain that something, no, someone is shaking my shoulder. I lift my heavy eyelids to see two people. One has long dark hair, but it's too blurry to see what color. The other has almost no hair at all.

"You, are you awake?" The voice is soft, one you would use to talk to a child with.

" I think so, who are you?" Oh, I   feel dumb now, they are probably my parents; well they could just be doctors, but that doesn't stop me from saying... "Mom, dad?"

"Hun I think he might remember us," a mighty voice blares out, that must be my dad. "Yuu I know you don't remember us, that was just me hoping, but We need to talk with you."

" I'm... sorry, I don't really uu anything at the moment, but go ahead, I'm listening."

" You may know this already, but you have been cleared to leave." It's mom's voice this time, their voice's are so different, wish I knew them more...

" We don't want you to get too attached to us, after all you're seventeen, you will be leaving the house soon. So what we have decided is to send you to a boarding school for 'kids like you'." WHAT IS THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?!?! KID LIKE ME?!?! I DON'T EVEN KNOW THESE PEOPLE AND THEY ARE SENDING ME TO A SCHOOL FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T HANDLE THEMSELVES! ok, I get they think this is best, but come on, I don't even get a say. " I know you may not like this and that is ok. They won't have you under surveillance or anything like that. There will be nurses on duty at all times, so you won't ever be in any real danger. However, for the first year you will have to check in with the nurse daily, results may differentiate from that." That's it, I cutting the chord here!