#cause he'll finally get to see his rancher! for the first time since the crossover!!

[carry-on-my-wayward-gays]

Okay so ngl it's roughly inspired by the movie 50 first dates (Jimmy's getting she/her for this whole ask cause I'm in the habit of it and this is my Jimmy I can do what I want)

The gist is that Jimmy has no memory of past servers any time she joins a new one (last life Jimmy doesn't remember 3rd life, Empires 2 Jimmy doesn't remember Empires 1, ect.) So when Tango meets her during hermitpires it's like a moment where all the memories of Double Life come rushing back and she remembers the ranch and her rancher and everything and she's just overwhelmed with so many happy memories she picks him up and spins him around and it's very cute. And they thing everything's fine now that they're reunited and remember everything (Tango never forgot). But the Empires server doesn't want Jimmy breaking character and remembering her other lives, so it's actively trying to re-repress the memories. Jimmy just kind of assumes it's a fibro problem cause she has foggy memory anyways, but after Tango leaves there comes a day not even a week after he's gone that she can't remember him or anything that happened in double life. She vaguely remembers some stranger passing through Tumble Town, but she can't put a face to them.

Once Tango realizes he can visit the Empires server whenever he wants (headcanon that he can move between any servers he has the address to, like dimension navigating I guess) he comes to see Jimmy, only to see that Jimmy doesn't remember him. She vaguely remarks that he seems familiar and she's visibly distressed about this, and Tango just assumes that whatever erased her memories the first time did it again. And seeing Tango's face doesn't bring them back this time because the server is working harder to keep her from remembering. So Tango just guides her through double life and slowly she starts to be like Oh I remember that, didn't [thing] happen too? And eventually she remembers everything and feels bad that Tango had to remind her who he was, but Tango assures her he knows it isn't her fault and he doesn't mind having to refresh her.

And of course this isn't the last time, almost every single time Tango visits he needs to remind her, he eventually starts doing things like leaving books or pictures for her to read when she forgets. And Tango never complains when she forgets again because he knows that she would remember him if she could and he cares enough to put in the work.

It's sort of literally just 50 first dates (very important movie to me <3) but I love it anyways it's so sad but cute and kind of shows how dedicated these guys are to each other and just how much they'll put in to make sure they aren't taken apart again <3

AWWW THAT'S SO FUCKING CUTE <3333

Like askdhdsk the idea of the server itself rewriting her very code so she forgets everything and never breaks her Sheriff character only to have Tango "I feel like we'd find each other in any universe" Tek come strolling in and manually walking Jimmy through their life so she can remember who he is?? Fucking GOLD bro, absolutely heartbreaking shit.

By any chance have you read "There's Not a Word Yet" by Pixiemage? :3

#should i make an answer tag? #aromanticwhore #i still like my idea of jimmy being the one to remember and tango forgetting cause #he's just a player. and jimmy's a listener #a higher power #of course he remembers #so when limited life rolls around jimmy is so excited #cause he'll finally get to see his rancher! for the first time since the crossover!! #only to excitedly run up to tango squealing ab how much he missed him and asking how he's been #and find tango just... doesn't remember #sure he knows who jimmy is cause they've played these games together before but he doesn't remember dl #he doesn't remember their history or the ranch or the warden they brought to the surface or those late nights spent whispering #about strategies and alliances cuddled close under dim torch light #he just knows jimmy's name and face. that's it. #and jimmy tries to get tango to remember. he's fumbling his words and starting to tear up #while the rest of team ties looks at him with pity #and tango's just ''no I don't remember any of that. maybe you're misremembering'' #and jimmy's begging at this point #pathetically spewing messes of words in hopes something will jog tango's memory #but eventually tango walks away. and jimmy is left to wonder agonizingly why his rancher doesn't remember the love they shared #WOW SORRY DIDN'T MEAN TO MAKE A WHOLE STORY IN THE TAGS LMAO #i better get my ass to bed lol