2025-05-20 20:19:21 ¶ ●

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tell me about two childhood memories of Nero's - one positive, one negative

I leave the interpretation of "positive" and "negative" up to you

Negative memory:

He doesn’t remember exactly what happened on the void vessel when he was five years old with his parents, or why there was fire everywhere and people were screaming and running. He also doesn’t remember why his mother disappeared from his sight, leaving him alone or what other horrors occurred. A sense of shock and fear washed over him when he discovered himself in a small, dark cell, shackled and completely alone. Mother, father or the God Emperor couldn’t hear him. He cried and screamed hysterically for hours until a stranger came and beat him to make him stop. He was still crying, but trying to do so silently. Nero remembers how it felt to be left alone, not knowing what would happen next. He still doesn’t like small rooms.

Positive memory:

One of the positive memories happened when he was ten years old. He was scavenging around for valuables or something eatable on the void station. He crept into a tavern, hoping to find leftovers on the tables or something valuable in a drunk merchant’s pockets. A cold trader who was drinking there caught him. Instead of shooing him away, she invited him to sit with her at her table. She fed and regaled him with stories about her trade adventures and encounters with xenos. As a farewell gift, she gave him some items that he could exchange for food and new clothes. He never saw her again in the tavern or on the station, but she made his small world slightly bigger.

So wonderful ask, thank you Mind 🖤