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Flowers of Heaven: avante en garde
There's a snap in the air like the fluttering of a banner in the wind, and then the heavy sound of some large animal breathing.
Gathering around you, though, are creatures that more resemble the idea of animals: lions, wolves, gryphons, unicorns, and stags with stunted bodies, gaping mouths, and rearing poses—like nothing so much as... heraldry. Indeed, upon closer inspection, their bodies seem to be made of stitched brocade. Nevertheless, they nudge at you with their heads, paws, and horns, guiding you towards an arched doorway that has opened in the thick brambles and leads to a winding path beyond.
Once you cross through, a gate closes behind you, and the voices of your fellow idols fade from your ears. It seems as if you’re on your own, now.
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Here, the brambles are dense, but the path beneath your feet is cobbled with ancient-looking stone. In the distance, from no identifiable direction, is the faint, steady sound of a drum.
It seems that heraldic animals are carrying some things for you: a collection of sixteen different flowers, a small lantern of blue flame, and a wreath woven from Star of Bethlehem flowers, blooming hollyhock, and oak leaves.
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Gathering around you, though, are creatures that more resemble the idea of animals: lions, wolves, gryphons, unicorns, and stags with stunted bodies, gaping mouths, and rearing poses—like nothing so much as... heraldry. Indeed, upon closer inspection, their bodies seem to be made of stitched brocade. Nevertheless, they nudge at you with their heads, paws, and horns, guiding you towards an arched doorway that has opened in the thick brambles and leads to a winding path beyond.
Once you cross through, a gate closes behind you, and the voices of your fellow idols fade from your ears. It seems as if you’re on your own, now.
Here, the brambles are dense, but the path beneath your feet is cobbled with ancient-looking stone. In the distance, from no identifiable direction, is the faint, steady sound of a drum.
It seems that heraldic animals are carrying some things for you: a collection of sixteen different flowers, a small lantern of blue flame, and a wreath woven from Star of Bethlehem flowers, blooming hollyhock, and oak leaves.
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[ holding his shoulders—not too firmly, but. it's a familiar gesture. ]
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What's going on? Who are all of you?
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...I'm, er.
[ pause ]
I'm your girlfriend, actually.
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......
He. Doesn't know how to respond. A weak laugh, like-- you're joking, right?]
What the hell're you talking about...?
1/2
...I guess something happened that affected some of our memories again, but—
2/3 actually
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Get through what? It's just a gross door.
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...whatever the hell else horrible things the people running this place have in store for us.
Which we don't know what, so—what we have, right now, is each other.
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Why don't we just go back that way?
[Gestures at the direction they came from.]
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...it's a lot to explain, but we're in a place called Hell, where a lot of terrible creatures put us through trials to see what we'll do, so.
[ SHRUG??? ]
And, er... mm. Sorry, I know this is a lot.
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[He has retained zero of that in his brain, so it's not a lot actually. He just wants to be done with whatever it is that's going on.]
Fine. Whatever. What the hell are we supposed t'be doing?
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...well, it's not like we have that many choices at this point, anyway.
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[ and then she leans over and gives him a very brief peck on the cheek before ollying off ]
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Something.
Nero awkwardly touches the spot on his face where she kissed him, feeling the heat rise in his cheeks. Huh...?
...
That's, weird]