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.

((Join #sharkbait. Go ahead and start right here. Unless you're Nezumi in which case start here. If you're late check with me on IRC where to start.))

((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: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

I guess just throwing stuff is fine then... I'll throw my crowbar.

[ OKAY WE HAVE A PLAN. I'm still bleeding and cut up, but w/e who cares about that. ]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

"Nice to meet you, Lloyd-san."

I can stand here looking pretty? Anri is quiet while you plan.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

[nods then! to Anri:]

Can you keep the worst pieces away from us if we stay back a bit?

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

"Um.... For a little while..."

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[blackjacked]

[reading his crowbar, taking a step back]

We should do this as quickly as we can, then.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

... I don't want Anri getting hurt as much as possible either. So you gotta tell us when it's too much, okay?

[ Addressing Anri!! ]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

"I'm sorry... I'll do my best..."

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

Good thinking. Nobody should get hurt.

[moving back a few more steps, as far back as he can get from the furthest-away mirror]

Everyone behind me for this first one, maybe? I can only do a few more.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[blackjacked]

[stepping behind Lloyd]

Ready when you are.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ To Anri, before moving back. ]

I believe in you... or should I say, the power of love, so I'm sure you'll be awesome!

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

Tiny nod. "R-ready."

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

["cute girl" is still a valid identifier for you I see. draws his swords and directs a demon fang at the furthest-away mirror Kazuki got them access to!]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

Man it's like these mirrors have it in for you guys. The shards seem more like missiles than breaking glass--but they can't quite reach. Anri stays tense by your side until the last glass falls just shy of you all.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ ... reaches out, putting a hand on her shpulder and squeezing. ]

That was you, right? Good job.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[blackjacked]

[nodding at Anri himself]

You okay?

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

She shakes her head.

"No... We're far enough, right now..."

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

I can only do that one more time. I could do two or three more times if I took a skeevy ether, but I'd probably fall on my face afterwards... I'd rather not!

[moves a pace forward cautiously to get in range of the next mirror and uses demon fang again!]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ Nooot entirely convinced, but. Yes okay, mirror smashing is go!! ]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

You hit another mirror with no injuries to anyone.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[blackjacked]

[man how many more mirrors do we have left do we have enough projectiles for this]

So far so good. . .

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

[we can always pick our projectiles back up... sways a bit and winces at the bite of an incipient powercap headache, then nods at Kit to move forward]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

There are. A lot of mirrors. A lot.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[blackjacked]

[WE WILL POWER THROUGH]

[reaches out to steady Lloyd, then steps forward, crowbar at the ready]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ Kazuki let's Kit have a turn, just here to help pull Anri or Lloyd back if he has to! ]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[blackjacked]

[weighs the crowbar a bit, then hoists it at a mirror down the hall, putting all of his weight into the throw]

[it probably does not go nearly as far as Lloyd's demon fang but he tries!]