Heart Game

[digitalemperor]

You have the sensation of falling--no, drowning. Your lungs burn, you can’t breathe, you try to struggle but the current drags you down down down and just as you’re losing consciousness you know you’re dying...

You jerk, abruptly, the landing a little rough as you stand. Your clothes are dry and there’s no water in your lungs. You can breathe.

You find a bluetooth headset on your head, it crackles with static then goes silent.

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((POWERS: all combat and non-healing powers are ON in this heart. Status removing powers and items are off. Healing powers and items are almost completely ineffective at the start, I'll tell you if it changes. You have all your equipment.))

Comments

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

Ducks her head, he can pet....

"I don't know... Maybe because... I'm a parasite..."

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

A parasite?

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

"That's what... Ryuugamine-kun remembers me calling myself. He has... A guess. But he's not sure."

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

I'd like to hear it.

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

"...........I can... show you. But it's not pleasant..."

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

I'm fine with that. Show me?

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

She leans up to kiss you again and as her lips brush yours you experience this memory.

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

... I get it.

[ What if I am reaching out to hug you tight, Anri!! ]

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

Then you are hugging her really tightly and she leans into it silently.

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

I've felt the same way! A lot! Even right now, because I can't do anything.

[ Buries his face into her hair, in that case. ]

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

Her fingers curl a little in your shirt.

"I just want you to be safe."

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

Why can't we just walk hand in hand, trying to protect each other?

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

She buries her face in your shoulder, shoulders shaking.

"You'll be hurt. When you're freed... It will hurt a lot. If you try to help, you'll be hurt. You might hurt him. He's scared. I'm scared. If you stay with me, it will be okay. In here you're safe."

"....But you don't want to stay and.... He can't keep you, if you don't want to stay. But I'll always come to you if you ask." Soft and rushed.

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ Moves the hand from her hair to pet her back soothingly. ]

Mm! I think that's all part of being a couple.

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

"......" She shakes her head. "But why...?

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

Why is it part of being a couple?

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

"....Maybe? Why do you have to be hurt...?"

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

I don't have to be. And Mikado doesn't either. And it's okay to want to keep people important to you safe... but we're not one person. We're two different people, who are really into each other, so we'll strive to do the best we can... but we'll still make mistakes too, and that's scary. But if we don't even try, then it's not satisfying at all, right? And it feels like something is missing, and there's a distance... so love just needs to be strong enough to survive what hurts, so we can really be happy!

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

What even happens when you make a manifestation of love really blushy and dere though? You get to share the feelings too, I kind of feedback loop of love and concern and protectiveness.

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ O...oh no I am super weak to feedback loops. It's too dark to tell, really, but Kazuki's just smiling brilliant and warm and they're so close. ]

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

What if we just kind of stand here pressed really close and warm in an endless loop of feelings? Anri might be okay with that (because it's not real Anri, this would terrify real Anri because oh my god emotions) but this Anri is just kind of radiating all kinds of love back at you. Stupid Kazuki.

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ THIS IS PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE AND THE BEST WAY TO DIE. ]

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

But fierce hugs also.

Re: The Box

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ Meanwhile people are getting mauled by a lion I guess, w/e w/e intimate hugging. The company helps Kazuki not feel so terrible in this dark cramped space, that's for sure, and the hugs only help with that despite some... awkwardness. ]

Re: The Box

[digitalemperor]

It's okay if you're feeling funny in your pants Kazuki, she's pretty hot and totally into you--

No but seriously you can actually feel empathically how much in love with you Shark is? That's probably pretty cool.