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

[blackjacked]

Heh, no kidding. I don't think I've seen anything that impressive in a while.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

"Th-thank you! I'll try to keep you safe!" Oh my god you guys stop she's so red.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

You guys ain't seen nothing from her yet.

[ Also! ... well, he has a much better throw than Kit does, that's for sure, and he's throwing two of the crowbars at once as well! ]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

Stop!!! YOU GUYS SHE IS RED ENOUGH.

As two more mirrors shatter Anri redirects more damage. But you also notice the lights flickering. You hear it again, the sound that grates along the spine like the broken glass that isn't quite getting to your flesh. It's faint, but... Things are breaking in here too, like before.

Anri is starting to look pale under the blushing.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

[looks up with a shiver... then at Anri]

You okay?

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[blackjacked]

[shivers a bit as well]

We can take a break if you need one.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ Full body shudders, if we're gonna go with the group shivering thing. ]

That was... is it the changes this place is going through?!

[ Let's not forget about the panic/paranoia too. ]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

It reminds me of when I ripped the pictures.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

"I'm alright. I want... To finish this quickly as well. But I can't... Get you all the way through. I'll go as far as I can."

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ Responding quick, definitely panicked. ]

But you'll still be sticking with me, right? As far as you can is just referring to your strength or something!

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

[...Kazuki bro...]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

"I won't abandon you--"

She whirls, dropping her sword, shocked and scared, reaching out to try to grab Lloyd and Kazuki and Kit--how does I catch all three I only have two hands...!

You can see, each of you, why she looks so scared. It's like the shards of mirror have turned liquid and formed a puddle beneath you, and each of you... Falls through it.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ But what if I'm reaching for Anri back, even as I fall--! ]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

[doing the same, but who knows if players will wake up at the same time what will happen!]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

Your fingers brush hers, she looks so scared--Kazuki's hand itches again and then for a bit everything is black and weightless falling.

When you each find yourself somewhere, you find yourself... Alone. In what looks to be an untouched area of the hall of mirrors.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ BUT BEING ALONE IN THIS PLACE IS THE WORST. ]

[ Kazuki curls his itching hand up tight... then slams it into the nearest mirror, frustrated and angry and, yes, panicked and scared. ]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

You slam the mirror. Your reflection grabs you and drags you inside.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ WAIT WHAT NO!! Can I resist even a little... ]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

Dammit!

[glances around; are there any differences between these mirrors and the others we've seen?]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

It's hard to tell? They look pretty standard for mirrors, showing you reflections of yourself from all different angles.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

[well. I have my perfectly ordinary rock inventoried for situations like these. stands back and throws it at one as hard as he can D8<]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[blackjacked]

Shi--

[stumbling back, gaze flickering around the mirrors frantically. is the door gone too. . .]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

Yep. Door is gone. Along with the trail of blood and glass.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[blackjacked]

[curses again and damn it, he didn't collect his crowbar either, did he. starts walking warily down the hall, peering at the mirrors as he passes but not touching them]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

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