Wiping Memories: Science Fiction

The trick about wiping memories is not to wipe them. That's the misnomer. That's the reason that people think it's never happened--oh, sure, in the beginning, maybe a teen wipes out a school and leaves everybody convinced it was a gas leak that caused oxygen deprivation and some brain damage, but after that, no. They'll be found and they'll be maintained and taught. You can't take something without leaving something else in their place. And an absence will be noticed, will be pushed at again and again, like a tongue at a gap in the teeth. But something misty and hazy, that won't be noticed much, beyond the nagging annoyance that age--

Inspiration: Episode 2 of the Dollhouse.
Potential: Medium-high?
Notes: I like this angle and view of it, but I'm not sure if this is an actual piece or just a fragment.