Red Memory Shard

Touching the memory shard requires the player to draw a Sanity Effect.

The shard lies on the ground behind the terminal, half-covered in dust and forgotten like everything else in this place. It's a jagged crystal, no bigger than a thumb, pulsing faintly with shifting hues—soft red, flickering gold, and sudden stabs of violet. As you draw closer, the colors seem to respond, pulsing in rhythm with your heartbeat… or your thoughts. It feels aware, like it's remembering something—and maybe, just maybe, it's remembering you.

As your fingers brush the cool surface of the shard, your vision reels—and suddenly, you're elsewhere. You stand at the threshold of the containment chamber, watching as a woman in a sterile uniform clasps a pendant around her neck with trembling hands. Her breath catches, not with fear, but resignation. A man—her husband, perhaps—holds her shoulders, voice hushed and urgent, though you can’t make out the words. She nods once, steels herself, and steps inside as the heavy doors grind shut. The memory clings to your soul like mist—the quiet courage of sacrifice, the weight of choosing duty over love—and for a moment, you're not sure if it’s her sorrow you feel… or your own.