A process of relaying a story having a timeline and a unique plot involving characters includes indicating that a first character experiences déjà vu to mask an actual event. The actual event would, absent déjà vu, cause the first character substantial emotional trauma or be a reminder of a past traumatic experience. The process may also include indicating that a second character exploits the first character's déjà vu to commit a crime on the first character or frame the first character in a commission of a crime.