Requiem's Ideal World run #1

[idolpro]

It's dark... and a little cold.


Oh. You have a text-- wonder what that's about?


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Hey, there's some junk in here that's not in the right spots. Take a good look around and fix that jazz. Everything's got a place or whatever.

No sense in hiding from yourself, right?







... what is this, a text for ants?

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start - a cavern shaped like home

[idolpro]

you feel like you've just started on a grand adventure, as you walk forward from the darkness; there's a swell of pleasure in your chest as you see the little cottage, propped up on a deck above the cave lake, shallow enough to see the bottom from the shore. The lights inside are on, and a little white dog and a very large black dog snooze comfortably by the front door.

There's a chill in the air, but the whole place feels warm and homey inside, the sun and green grass of the world beyond visible through the open cave mouth.

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[hissterics]

[ Is "cozy and homey" a feeling she's ever truly experienced before, though?

She considers the surroundings for a long moment, tail flicking, before she just heads toward the cottage. ]

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[stakesthesame]

The black dog lifts his head-- and gives a single excited BOOF, tail wagging.

The little white dog just blinks at you and huffs without moving. He seems kinda old.

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[hissterics]

[ Hisses at both of them, as one does ]

I'm busy.

[ Is the door locked, cuz she's trying to open it ]

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[stakesthesame]

The white dog farts and rolls over.

The big dog-- actually, that one looks just like the puppy Req has but Maximum Size-- doesn't seem phased by the hissing, waiting patiently while she goes inside.

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[unbr8kable]

[Ah, she remembers this. And this time...well.

She takes a glance around, then calls out]

Hello? Anybody home?

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[stakesthesame]

There's a slight echo in the cave, a cheery home, home called back to you.

It does get the attention of the dogs though-- the black one scrambled up to his feet with an excited BOOF, tail wagging hard, while the little white one stands after a moment to blink out at you; his tail's wagging too.

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[unbr8kable]

Ooh!

[She trots over to meet these good good boys; of course she knows Lady and at least remembers...ugh I don't remember, Steve or whatever, though they have never met. She offers her hand for sniffing before kneeling down for pets]

Hey buddies~ Your mom home?

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[stakesthesame]

Lady dances a little until you get to him; no sniffing, just immediately shoving his head into her hands for pets yessssss

"""Steve""" is more patient; he's old and slow after all, so he waits patiently for some petting, tolerates a couple of pats, then decides he's good and totters his way inside through the dog door.

Nobody comes outside, though.

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[unbr8kable]

[It was probably an S name, or a letter similar to S. Anyway, it's Req's Dog...well, Marcy's Dog, and after enough Lady pets, she will follow him into the house. Not through the dog door, but she'll knock and then immediately try to enter...if it's unlocked]

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[stakesthesame]

it's unlocked!

Lady follows you in happily, too.

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[carnivorouscarnival]

[ hmm. are either of those dogs familiar? ]

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[stakesthesame]

Lady is DEFINITELY familiar, if much much bigger now-- the white dog is familiar in a few memories, if Manny ever saw the ones from pre-vamping when she was still mortal, or if he saw the post-vamp fry song memory. I don't remember.

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[carnivorouscarnival]

[ I ALSO CAN'T REMEMBER but I don't think he did. he reaches down to give Lady a pet, in any case. ]

Heyyyy, Lady. Where's your master, huh?

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[stakesthesame]

!!

Lady jumps up with a whine, immediately doing the BIG DOG LEAN for MAXIMUM PETTINGS.

Schwabl gets up after a moment, tail wagging,

and farts.

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[carnivorouscarnival]

Gyahahaha.

[ LADY GETS SO MANY PETS!!

Schwabl mostly gets a raised eyebrow.

but eventually he will give Lady one final pet and start heading toward the cave. ]

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[stakesthesame]

You exit the cave.

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[unbr8kable]

[Exiting the house, she does squint into the dark reaches of the cavern, however--no giant bat monsters or nothing?]

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[stakesthesame]

Nope! The dark isn't at all frightening.



You do catch a glimpse of something shiny in the water.

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[unbr8kable]

[Looks over at cat, then makes for the water, figuring Sabre isn't going to be interested in the risk:reward proposition... What is the thing]

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[hissterics]

[ She is indeed not interested in the water at all ]

. . . ? What is it?

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[stakesthesame]

A silvery shine catches your eye not far from the dock and half-buried in the silt, centered with vibrant green.

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[unbr8kable]

[Luckily her arm doesn't rust, so she grabs for it, attempting to pull it out]

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[stakesthesame]

When you reach down to grab it...





Ah, it's a metal eyeball.

The longer you hold it, the more your skin begins to burn, but you know you need to bring it somewhere else-- it doesn't belong here.

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[unbr8kable]

[Guess what feeling was not expected.

She immediately drops the eye; it splooshes back into the water]

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