Imeeji Idol Productions ([personal profile] idolpro) wrote2021-01-22 10:09 am

Izanagi's Heart Game - Session #1


They say
that snowdrops were formed
as a gift from an angel
bequeathed unto Eve
a symbol of hope and rebirth
...
worthathousand: of change (❦ they all crumble in the winds)

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[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 05:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[ That gorse catches her eye right away; she spent far too long on LiliS not to be intensely attuned to flowers as symbols. But gorse was... another name for the ulex plant, which was.... humility? She's not certain if that really fits Izanagi or not.

But first things first: responding to the attendant. ]

"...Mmn, my best demonstrations are done with a weapon in hand—and I prefer not to show anything short of my best. Unless you can provide at least a staff...?"

[ she has her priorities. ]

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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 05:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Thumbing in the direction of the backstage.]

We've got props of just about everything back there, if you'd like to clear a space and do a demonstration! And of course you can move anything you don't need back there, too.

[And then they pause, peering a little more closely at her.]

...Say, are those Fragments?
worthathousand: (speak—until your voice is nothing ❦)

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[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
[ tilting her head ]

Do you mean the gems of this brooch? If so, as it was a... gift, I cannot say with certainty.

What is a "fragment"?

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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I’m not really sure what they are, but if you ask me, something like that must be really precious to someone. You should try taking good care of them, you hear? I’m sure at least one person out there would be grateful for it. Or maybe... that’s what I’d like to hope, anyway.
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worthathousand: (streaming down your face ❦)

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[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 05:34 pm (UTC)(link)
(( pretend like there was no Izanagi consideration earlier. moving on!! ))

Certainly I will. Places like this, and the things we find in them... they are always quite precious.

Might I ask, though—about that flower? "Humility" is its traditional meaning, but that's an odd combination with the stage. Does it mean something else, in your tradition?

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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 05:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Traditionally, huh? Isn't it something like... being held in thrall? Like, being bound by an enemy or something like that?

[Scratching at their head.]

I should really brush up on my flower facts.
worthathousand: in the middle of the night (❦ cut those chains)

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[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 05:43 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm sure you are wiser than I in the traditions of this place, so I will certainly yield to your knowledge.

[ she dips her head, then ]
I am called Amaranth—or General Amakusa, among some. May I have your own name?

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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh wow - in that case, it's an honor, ma'am.

[Bowing.]

The name's █████!

[He makes all the gestures and movements of saying a name, but nothing is heard.]
worthathousand: (the war outside our door keeps raging on)

ok apparently Emet already did his thing but [waves hands] timelines

[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 05:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ...Right. Well, that's super cursed-feeling. Still, she covers her discomfort quickly enough. ]

I assure you, the honor of your hospitality is mine.

My companion and I— [ she indicates Alexander ] —were considering seeing what your backstage has available after all. May we enter?
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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Be my guest!

[Gesturing towards it!

Somewhere, a bell rings, and the gorse plant - now moved next to the attendant and wrapped in fabric by Alexander - seems to be beginning to push its way out of its pot...
]
worthathousand: (❦ so I turned back to breathing)

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[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ACTUALLY hold that thought ]

...Ah. Perhaps I should...

[ a pause ]

Might I see to that plant of yours? I do have some experience with growing things.

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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 06:06 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh. Uh, sure, if you want?

[Have at, Amaranth.]
worthathousand: (the war outside our door keeps raging on)

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[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 06:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She has NO PLAN. So... improvisation.

Can she lift up the pot? What happens if she tries? ]

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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's a very heavy pot! Even heavier now that it's grown a bit.

Also, the pot is falling apart even more :c It's really just barely holding together here.
]
worthathousand: (❦ like a bird to the sky)

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[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
[ mild, as much to herself as the attendant— ] Does the theater truly hold in thrall, I wonder...

[ then again, perhaps Persephone's experiences with dance weren't so entirely different.
to the attendant: ]

Do you have any pruning shears?

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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 06:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Er... we have some prop ones? They're made of rubber, though. Want to make sure no one gets hurt or anything!
worthathousand: (❦ so I turned back to breathing)

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[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 06:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Hm... in that case, perhaps you could find me a sharp knife from the kitchens?

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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 06:29 pm (UTC)(link)
Er... Terribly sorry ma'am, but I'm not really allowed to leave my post...
worthathousand: (❦ your whole truth)

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[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 06:33 pm (UTC)(link)
In that case... I'll be right back.

[ and she will in fact attempt to BOOK IT over to the food tables to acquire. a knife. as every mother should have. ]

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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[She can acquire...

a butter knife!

All other food items that might require cutting are already pre-cut to bite sized pieces. Isn't that so convenient?
]
worthathousand: (while they all play ❦)

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[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 06:43 pm (UTC)(link)
[ womp womp. well, she'll take it with her all the same—and returns, breathing a touch harder. ]

...No such luck.

Perhaps I ought to take that with me? It seems like it might interfere with your stage if allowed to continue as-is, and I can search for a more suiting plot of land.

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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 06:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I... do have to ask that you do not take our props, ma'am. They are for our performances, after all.
worthathousand: (look. look how happy we are... ❦)

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[personal profile] worthathousand 2021-01-23 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ not unkindly ]

It isn't being properly cared for, if it has broken through the pot like that—and you with no tools for gardening.

I can try to cut back some of the roots, if you'll allow it, but this dull knife is at best a mediocre tool for the job.

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[personal profile] bondsofsuffering 2021-01-23 06:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, not to worry! I'm sure our gardener will take care of it once the night's over with.

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[personal profile] firstworldproblem 2021-01-23 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[When it comes to plants, Amaranth is probably better suited for such things seeing as she was on LiliS and Persephone's affinity for flowers.

Baddass battle mom has got this.

He gives her a nod as he heads out if she does not stop him.]