Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4036756-20180114194144

So I take Psychology, and we've been discussing dissociative disorders. I doubt cats can suffer from it (although I do know they can suffer from dementia, but that's a whole different animal), but I want to try something outside of the box. So, we're going to play with little Dappleleaf. I am not going to be able to nail it perfectly, since fugue is a very complex and extremely rare disorder, so just hang in here with me.

Through future unfortunate events, Dappleleaf will observe a very distressing scene that she cannot stand, possibly some bloody fight or even a horrible situation with her mother. As a result, her mind will try to 'forget' about it, triggering her fugue. As a result, Dappleleaf will forget about her personal identity and previous life, and suddenly leave AutumnClan to live a new life.

Her new Clan is unknown, but I'm aiming for SummerClan (but I'm flexible). Here, she'll receive a new name (Batfang), and naturally will not remember any of her previous life.

Now, for our fun soap opera!

Dappleleaf, now Batfang, will take up a mate in her new Clan, and she'll be expecting her litter. It is then that fugue wears off, and she mysteriously disappears from her new Clan.

So on so forth, she's somehow returned to AutumnClan, where she is (naturally) unable to recall the events of her fugue episode. She gets all of her previous memories back, but can't remember that tragic event she witnessed, either. So then she realizes she's randomly expecting kits, and goes into a fit of unnatural Dappleleaf-rage. From this part onward, we can aim to make things interesting and have her ex-mate try to find her and convince her to return with him. Just remember that it's impossible for her to remember the happenings of her fugue episode.

So, I'm looking for participants! We need...

-New home

-Mate

-A tragic event

...And a lot of other cats to help her along the way. Y'know, to find her, bring her back home, befriend her in her 'temporary new life', etc. So please, offer! I'm really excited for this. Again, not totally certain Dappleleaf will leave AutumnClan after her episode's over, but I can be swayed. Also a chance she'll have a second episode if she's triggered again later on in her life.  