Thread:Garr9988/@comment-5782071-20170715215246/@comment-31772644-20170916041910

I mean, I did work on a sort of mass amnesia idea a long time back, involving powering Mesmer's magnet's through the national power grid, possibly also through radio waves. But there's a few logistical issues with that. The idea of an artifact of possible interstellar origin is interesting, you'd just have to be careful not to be too obvious about references to interstellar life. That'd open a whole can of worms we don't need atm.

TBH, with how many people have used artifacts or know about the Warehouse, I wouldn't be surprised if they have some sort of psychological thing going where everyone DOES know about the Warehouse, but they've been convinced not to say anything for the sake of national security. Everyone knows, but they think everyone else ''doesn't. ''The best worst kept secret. Stupid idea, I know, but a funny one.

Or, on a different line, maybe everyone does know, but they've been afected by an artifact that makes them forget. It is easier to forget something instead of just hiding it. It would explain why most people forget about their artifacts as soon as the agents leave, they forget it ever happened. I'm betting certain events can cause enough of an impression to stick into the mind, like with Sykesa, but for the most part it weould explain why we've never had an episode about someone trying to get their artifact back, or track them down.