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: 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

[digitalemperor]

You just slammed into the mirror yourself. I mean you could try?

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ Only my hand tho!! But yes, fair. Falling in! ]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

You're pulled into a room! There's only one mirror in it, and the rest is fairly normal looking nice living room. You are holding your own wrist--rather, something that looks like you--or is it you? Anyway, hi, that's your reflection.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[virtuallyroyalty]

[ Like hell that's me, I'm me!! Kazuki tries to tug his hand back, looking around the room, taking inventory of whatever could be used as a weapon-- and definitely noticing that mirror. ]

Let go!

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

[digitalemperor]

The glass cracks and shatters falling. You hear Anri's voice, faintly calling.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

...

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[brotagonist]

Anri! Over here!

[goes to retrieve it and throws it again, still taking precautions! D8< aaand talking to people now]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

"Lloyd-san?"

But her voice is getting fainter and further.

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]

It could have fallen with you if you like idk.

You can hear Anri calling, distantly, but every path reflects the same. You can barely tell what's a path and what's mirrors.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[blackjacked]

[oh yes that is fortunate. HOLDING THE CROWBAR CLOSE THEN]

[perking up when he hears her]

-- Sonohara-san!

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

Instead of Anri you hear Lloyd "It's okay! Just listen to my voice!"

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

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