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[idolpro]

[ You go, onward and upward.



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THE GATES | THE COURTYARD | THE FOUNTAINS | THE GARDENS

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Re: THE GARDENS

[idolpro]

[ ...Do you pluck a flower so casually?

The flower nearest to you sprouts from its own personal miniature pool of water, and its layered petals creamy yellow and then pink at their tips. Somehow, despite the unlikely environment, it's... a lotus, growing here in this wide meadow.

...And it is the part of reality that the role of descending angel—those whose very presence and power changes those around them.

How do you know that? Unclear. You just do; the knowledge feels as natural as breathing.

So. Do you pluck it? ]

Re: THE GARDENS

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Of course. Why wouldn't he pluck it?

The lotus has always been his flower. ]

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[idolpro]

[ There's a moment, as you begin to break the stem, of intense discomfort.

It's a feeling deep within you that seems to say, ah, you should be kind to yourself.

Continue? Y/N ]

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[puzzlekeeper]

[ Something telling him to be kind to himself?

. . . No, do not continue, thanks.

In fact -- this is a lot of non-lotus flowers in general. A lot of plants in general. And quite a reminder of--



Several things. ]

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[puzzlekeeper]

[ The impulse to turn tail and return the way he came is one he follows, in this instance. ]

Re: updated

[idolpro]

[ There's a sort of feeling, like—almost like you're thinking to yourself:

Since when have I been a coward?

But you go.

As you pass through the gate, it's as though a heaviness lifts from your chest—some terrible weight that you hadn't realized you'd been carrying. It had felt like terrible anguish, but now you can hardly remember it—it's as though it was a dream.

You find yourself in front of a fountain, with no way to cross back to where you were before. ]