In Stars and Time: Siffrin remembering things from their past 

There’s no “maybe” that’s definitely what it is. He unconsciously connects the Vagaurdian words he learns with their translations in his language, then immediately re-forgets his version of the word and everything connected to it, including the Vaugardian Translation. “What is this thing?” “It’s a Stuffed Animal, Frin!” (Ah, that’s what it’s called. I remember I had one when I was a kid, but we called them…wait, -when I was a kid?- **The Universe rights itself* what was I talking about? What is this thing?)

@@crowsenpai5625 That's definitely a good example, although I'm pretty sure he only forgets those things so abruptly in certain cases relating to his home. In others he might just have a bad memory, since we only have three examples in game of him forgetting on the spot. Sometimes he just forgets words like "sharpening stone" and has to be reminded...just cuz

It's confirmed that it's both because of the country dissapearing, and because of actual normal memory problems that compound onto that! Siffrin forgets the words to things because his brain automatically tries to translate them into his own language Which! Of course! He can't remember! So his brain fills in around it! And that of course grew into normal memory problems COMPUNDED onto the lack of a home or mother language or culture:) Adrienne themself confirmed it through a qna on reddit or Tumblr I believe? All I remember is transcripts of all of the qnas are on the official in stars and time wiki

@@star-aether Gee, so his memory issues really did come from the country's disappearance! Practically all of them. Sad, but very neat to know!

Meanwhile I missed out on Memory of Safe Rooms because I kept choosing the fritters in the hopes I wouldn't make Bonnie sad Similar means to different but equal ends aha

@@stars4809 truly the two sides of the spectrum

it's completely possible that it still exists but everyone outside can't remember it's existence

@@sillypinkmoth So a Hollownest situation?

It is pretty horrifying to think about. What we know for sure is that someone wished for it, which is why you see a star appear and break when Siffrin and King try to remember their home. My up and running theory as to why someone would wish for the disappearance of an entire country would probably have to do with hate for outsiders. Odile did mention stuff about Craft Wars and failed experiments in another context, which could explain what happened? There was a war somewhere, the citizens wanted to keep their country safe, someone felt that outsiders were a threat and their countrymen who lived among them were traitors, thus they wished to gatekeep the entire country from outsiders. But since the Universe kind of sucks at granting wishes, it went overboard.

​@@sillypinkmoth:) maybe try interacting with the back railing of the head housemaiden's patio (I forget where exactly brings up some interesting dialogue honestly my bad)

I remember that InsertDisk5 didn’t give much info on the QnA’s, but she did say that it was someone’s own wish that caused this pain to happen.