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Wednesday's Heart Game » Session One
At first, there is nothing.
And then there’s a voice, saying:
… look, I don’t have time to explain. Hold this.
And something, ready or not, is thrust into your hand. Maybe it’s a pen, or a brooch, or a watch or a phone, or anything at all so long as it’s small enough to hold, and looks too important to lose.
Maybe you try to object, but a small, winged creature wreathed in iridescent sparkles darts into your view, and clasps your hands, and curls your fingers tight about the object in them.
You’re just, the creature says, going to have to trust me. Now: raise your hand, and say:
Maybe you know these tropes, or maybe you don’t.
Maybe you’re about to protest that no, you couldn’t possibly, this is ridiculous and you’ve got the wrong person—
And then?
Then? It’s not dark any more.
And an awful lot seems to be happening at once.
And then there’s a voice, saying:
I need your help.
… look, I don’t have time to explain. Hold this.
And something, ready or not, is thrust into your hand. Maybe it’s a pen, or a brooch, or a watch or a phone, or anything at all so long as it’s small enough to hold, and looks too important to lose.
Maybe you try to object, but a small, winged creature wreathed in iridescent sparkles darts into your view, and clasps your hands, and curls your fingers tight about the object in them.
You’re just, the creature says, going to have to trust me. Now: raise your hand, and say:
Power of a Dreaming Star – Metamorphose!!
Maybe you know these tropes, or maybe you don’t.
Maybe you’re about to protest that no, you couldn’t possibly, this is ridiculous and you’ve got the wrong person—
But you can’t resist the call. Nobody ever can.
And then?
Then? It’s not dark any more.
And an awful lot seems to be happening at once.
[ ♡ ooc information & combat rules ♡ ]
Re: ♡ the school gym
The PA in the rafters crackles into sudden life, buzzing with distortion.
“—̎ͦ̔T̼̪̟͍̒͋ͨ̋̐̈h̡̗̀̚e͕͠ͅ ̧ͬp̶̂r̫̀̔̏ẽ̠̫̼̤̞ͨͮ̏̀̚͝m̼̰̥ͭ͐͊̊i̖̩̍͗s̠̖̣͒͘e̪ͤͧͥ͐͊s̭̙̦̙̤̯͋ͨ͐ ͖̟̙̟̜̓̔̉̈̚ĭ̀ͣ͘s̬͂ͣ͑͑̏ ͓͞o̴͙̪f̳̗̤̙̯̃̈́f̖̫̥͕̌ͮ̐̇-̤̭͔̦̯̂͂̉l̥͖̭̼͎ͫí̭̟͚ͥͨ͒́m̸͙̮̘̘̯̔͌͒ͧ̎ͅi͑ͨ̀t͕̻͍̫ͧs͍̗̥̰͕̬͍̈́̆̈ͯ ͊ͪ̈ͩo̫̦ͤ̌̏̃ͪ̒͊ͅu̜̳̺͙̼̰̜t̺̠̘͔̟̂͐ͮṣ̨̖̯̤̩̮̿͐̌ͪ̓͐ͪi̹̹̥̠͙͈ͦ̌̚͞ͅd̷̙̙̮̺͕̥̀̍͗ͧͦͅȩ̂̅͐̓ͪͬ ̘̦͙̞͔̉̄̓̚͟o̖͙̬̿͊̿f̐ͅ ̥̥̇͗ͯ̀̚s̳̞͈͓̓͞ć͙͇̭̬h̞̣͚̳ͯ͋ỏ̤̟͉̄̂ͩͬ̉o̮͎͙͉͇̝̣l̢̹̩̯̣̖̣̄̽͛ ͙̤̺̟͚̯͖̃̇̄͋̃ẖ͍̎̿̒̿ͮo̘̜̭̲̪̙̤̓ͩ͋u͍̜̣̩̯͊ͯ̚͝r̭͕̲͈̼̓̎̄̂s͙̮̮̣̖ͅ.͕̓̈́̐ͫ̈́ ̍́
”R̸͍͓̰̝ḛ̀͒ͨ̈̚m̵̜̯̺̝̳͖͎͊ͨ͆a̟̗̮̎̊͛ͩͪͮî̬̪̪͛̑̃̉͗n̪̥͈̖̏͆̎ ̶̞͈wͅh̩͙̾ͧ́̚ͅe͚͚̤̬ͮ̀ͯͬ̅̾́r͎̳̤̺̜͔̐̑͟e̖͚̭̓͂̊ͬͦ͒͘ ̻̻̠͇͔̝ͤ͌̚y̸̯̜͚ͧ̓̓͛ͪͬo͉̜̝ͬͤ͋̓ử̲̮͈̻̯͔̠ ̙̭ͯ̔̓́ͫa̤̭̭̞̪̲̮r͉̩͆͛͌e͎̻͚͙̓͛ͨ̏ͧ̚.̣̭̹͉͙̟͒ͬ͊ͨ ̭̣͖̭̯̘̔̆̈́̎Y̫͎͙͙͉̑ͯ̍̂͘ơ̠̞͉̰̏ͅͅu̎̒̍̎͏͚̣͕̤ ̥̘͇͓̤̱̱̉͛̒́ẅ̢̫͈́͑́͆͒̏i̗̾ͣ̆̇̍͊l̼͚͙̀ͧ̈́͋ľ̘̜̗͎ b̡̍ͥ̆e͔̲̗̟͆̍̌͘ ͙̥̩͎͖ͯͅc̼̩̱̟͔͢o͍̼͖͇̠̺ͅl̠͕͓̜͈̽ͫͨ̈ͥ͂̅l̩̪̙̬̱̟̱̏̐ͧ̿͋e̶̫̼͍̖̪̬̓̈́ç̣̬̮͔̫͙ͯ͗͆t̫̲̼̉̃͒͊̉͑e͂̑͑d̴̲̲͔̺͙̈́ͩ̔ͣ ̺ͣ͛b̒͊ͤͩy̥̩̭͉̳͈͛ ̝̼̮͉̤ͭ̉̏̅̔a̱̮ͣ̆̈́ͮ͊̐͆͟ ̡̆̈́̾̍m̖̘͋̊͒̈́̽e̪̙͕̎̆ͣͅm͓̮͉̯̩̯̜͌b̭ͬ̾ͭ̆̚ĕ̩͓͎̼͇̯ͩ͊̓̄r̺̝͖̜̮̙̝͊̋́̾͘ ̞̱̳̌ͭ́̔ͩo͎ͫ̽̀̌f̧̩͇̺̙̣͗̓ͦ ͚̞̑̅ͭͮͩͧͭt̙͓͇̹̽ͪ͐ͬ̓̚̚ẖ̓̋ͤe͚̹̝̣͈ͩ̋̒̊́̂̎͜ ̫̬̻͂ͯ̈̓ͮ́D̶̩̠̯̩͔̊i̠̗̠͚̥͒̊ͮ̾͗ͧ́s̩͖̓̌͐̾̅͑c̥͑i͙̲̣̬͖̝̗̐ͮͭp̡̜̟̩͖͔̻̥͛̈l̲̼͕̯͓̝̲ĭ͓̙̝̱̗͑͆̄͛̉͟n̳̗͔͕͋̅ͧ̊̈́̏̚e̥͔̖͋̑ͦ́ ̎ͥͨ҉C͓͎̯͒ͩ̽͐̉ͩ͞ǒ͕͈̘ͤͦ͆m̑ͭ̅͊̾͏͕͍̱̦̪m̡̺͉̦̑ͪͬ̆i̟̮ͪ̏͆͌ͣ͘t̺̗̞͖̲͓̪ͫ͗̎͡t̟̲́ͅͅe͊ͣ͂̅̓͆e̞̮̘̲̯̭̫̊̽ͬ̾́.”
That’s probably not good.
You don’t have time to discuss what it means. She’s there in a high-pitched whine and a pop of static: the figure of a schoolgirl wearing a prefect’s armband stands center stage, twisted and cracking with distortion, turning the air about her, the gashes that ripple her form acid yellow, screaming purple, chemical blue. A deeper, darker gash is scored clear across her face where her eyes should be – and yet she’s looking straight at you. The air around her crackles and whines.
She’s not going to let you leave, is she? Not without a thorough explanation as to why you’re here breaking the rules.
Re: ♡ the school gym
[ FINALLY. He doesn't actually seem scared at all. Having any enemy appear before them is so much easier than searching around. He can just claw enemies down. ]
I am afraid we're a little busy here. Cleaning up after messes like you.
Re: ♡ the school gym
[ And with that she's not wasting any time. Where the knowledge comes from, she doesn't know, but she goes with it; her hands form the proper position as though she was grasping the hilt of a sword--and flames fill the position, becoming her blade. ]
Burning Fever Flash!
[ SHE MAKES TO DO A CUT!!
3d6+1 = (4 6 5) ]
Re: ♡ the school gym
[ He throws his hand forward, aiming for her chest. ]
SPARKLING STAR AURA!!!
[ A sudden barrage of stars fire from his hand right at her. 1 + 5 + 4 ]
BOSS REACTION
[Good start, all things considered.]
BOSS ACTION
P̷͉̦̖̬̱e͙̠̤r̴̲̘f̻͈̥e̯c̟̜t͚͇͟i͚̤͠o͙n̩ ͏̦͇ͅB̡̰ól̹͖t͍!̩̲͖̱̖͢
[Though her lips are moving, that's coming out the speakers, too.]
Re: BOSS ACTION
(5 3 5)
That's prrrooobably a success?]
[ Clearly just a hack and slash method isn't going to cut it with this thing. ]
SOLAR BARRAGE!
[ Hiryuu points her finger aadnnnd cinders and sparks rain down all around the mysterious PA girl. From where? Who the fuck knows; we're inside a building and it's rain made of fire. Just go with it.
5 + 3 + 3 ]
Re: BOSS ACTION
Continuing to work with his master, he wastes no time jointly attacking, either. This time he closes one of his fists as he shouts- ]
GLEAMING BLESSING CONJURATION!!!
[ 5 + 4 + 1 ]
BOSS REACTION
[She's just about had time to recover from that when Levi gives her two solid punches to the head and chest.]
BOSS ACTION
O̸̮̦͙m̻n͙̩̠̠̫̘͈i̼̻͚͓̻͇ͅ ̷͙N̲̣e̬̻̫̞͚͎͢u̝̥̱̲͡r̨̹̪o̺͖͎̪͍ ̤͚B̳̟͍̭̥ͅl͎a͚s̡ͅṯ̜̣̝̬̗!͏̪
[A ball of crackling darkness appears in her hand, and she fires it right at them, where it explodes violently.]
Re: BOSS ACTION
the bad news is, when you're trying to dodge an attack from behind, it doesn't always work so well.
( 2 )
Hiryuu probably trips or stumbles in her effort to get away from the explosion and fails, getting hit in the process and probably taking some decently serious injuries, idk.
The good news is, she isn't dead, and she's... pretty pissed about that. ]
FORCE FLARE INCINERATOR!
[ Huge jets of flames erupt out of the ground underneath their enemy.
4 6 2 (modifier already added)
sucks when you get hit where you weren't looking, huh, distorted witch? ]
Re: BOSS ACTION
You are asking for a painful death-
[ BERSERKER RAGE!! Not being able to see your target sucks, so how about- ]
HEAVENLY FLASH SALVATION...!
[ He's going to try and take her sight and strength.
6 3 1 ]
BOSS REACTION
[Yes, it sucks a lot and she's clearly not doing so well as a result. Another shriek from the tannoy and the figure on the stage ripples alarmingly, a harsh buzzing starting to build as the cracks that score her body deepen, twisting her already warped body further.]
BOSS ACTION
P̢̜̙̮̥̜̽̓̈ͦ̀eͮ̈́̃̕r̢̗͈̯̖̱͉̙̓͑̎̓̍ͬ̽f̩̮̩̥̈́ͬ̕e̞̰̯̙̰̣̞ͧ͋͑̔͢c̷̩̠̒ͨ̀͗̌̍t̛̖̫̼̮̪͈́ͪ͌͋́ͨi̭ͫo̘͑̽͆ͭͫn̗̗̝ͮ͑̄̎ͣ͠ ̻̫̄̈́ͦ͒̊̾ͩB̪̳͙͔o̶̻̳͆l͇͍͔͋ͮ͗͘ͅt̛̳̲͖̲̺͚̬̉̑̾̔͗!
[Another wave of crackling distortion sears from her fingertips straight at Hiryuu and Leviathan. It's not exactly a targeted attack, but maybe it doesn't have to be...]
Re: BOSS ACTION
She cries out in pain. How much more of this is she able to realistically take?? We just don't know. But she hasn't given up yet.
She stretches her hands into the position she would use if knocking an arrow into a bow. ]
CINDER FUSION BLAZE!
[ (5 6 4)
An arrow erupts from her outstretched knuckle. However, as it flies forward it transforms into a brilliant wall of flame. ]
Re: BOSS ACTION
But that is when he sees the attack that did manage to hit his master. Teeth gritting in anger he calls shafts of light to spring from the ground and pierce her body. ]
LUMINOUS PRAYER!
[ 6 6 5
As soon as he unleashes his attack he immediately positions himself slightly in front of Hiryuu. ]
Master-!
Re: BOSS REACTION
[And, just like that, she freezes in place. Freezes, rippling and fizzing. It’s as if someone has simply hit pause.
[Yes, exactly like that. The buzzing gets louder, and the crackling; the tears that score her body deepen, and her entire form twists and elongates until it is barely even recognizable as that of a human. There’s a whine of feedback, building and building until it becomes almost unbearable, and the ground shakes beneath your feet, joists groan in anguish as cracks cobweb the gymnasium walls, the ceiling—
[And then, as girders fall and windows burst and the gymnasium roof collapses about her, she twists herself apart and, in a single earsplitting c̮̦͔͖͈͉͑̓ṛ̳̠͙͇̫ͫḁ͙͖̫̂ͭ̓ͪ̿̎͛c̨̝̪̼͚̎ͪ̈́k͝, she is gone.]
Re: BOSS REACTION
[ She slowly gets to her feet. ]
Re: BOSS REACTION
[ Fretting over her ]
Are you alright? Do you need some water? I have a healing potion, too-