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

[sinkingship]

[just goes quiet, head in his hands]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[everfixedmark]

...I also don't want you to have to worry about me when you need to think about Shark.

Go on.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[sinkingship]

Of course I will. No matter what else I'm focusing on, I'll think about you.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[everfixedmark]

Nezumi...

Just go already. You don't have time to be indecisive.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[sinkingship]

. . .

[just shakes his head]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[everfixedmark]

...Nezumi. They can use you. I'm sorry I protested. Now that I've thought it through, it really is better if you go and I stay. Wanting to be there for whatever's at the end is just a type of selfishness, and I don't need to do that to Shark.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[sinkingship]

. . . I don't know if it's over yet.

I won't leave you. [looking pained, then looking at the screen]

Anyway, Mikado wanted me here. There might still be something I need to do.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[everfixedmark]

He wanted you to start here, and you're right that they could use more combatants.

I won't go exploring. I'll just stay here and see if I can fix anything here.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[sinkingship]

Shion.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[everfixedmark]

Nezumi.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[sinkingship]

[reaches out to him]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[sinkingship]

[then abruptly freezes, tensing and glancing at the screens]

. . .

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[everfixedmark]

[...turns to look!?]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[sinkingship]

[nothing's there, but Nezumi's hand is flying up to his headset]

What are you guys doing? Be careful—!!

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[everfixedmark]

Oh, Blizzard's suspiciously close to Shark...

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

It's a scandal! ///

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[everfixedmark]

[/// i no]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[sinkingship]

[MEANWHILE]

Oh, give us pleasure in the flowers to-day;
And give us not to think so far away
As the uncertain harvest; keep us here
All simply in the springing of the year.

Oh, give us pleasure in the orchard white,
Like nothing else by day, like ghosts by night;
And make us happy in the happy bees,
The swarm dilating round the perfect trees.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[everfixedmark]

[this heart has gotten weird]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

You're just now thinking that?

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[sinkingship]

[trees and bees]

[looking over at Shion . . .]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[everfixedmark]

[Maybe I will be looking for tools while Nezumi recites poetry]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

You can find some! Screwdrivers, pliers, extra parts and all the needed fiddly bits for pretty thorough computer maintenance.

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[everfixedmark]

[Moving carefully around to gather them up and start to work on things. Zero mechanical skills, but he at least has an eidetic memory, which should help in recalling what things SHOULD look like...]

Re: Hall of Mirrors

[digitalemperor]

You do pretty well. They aren't super computers and the mechanical components are easy enough to understand.