Levity heart game - out of time session

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POWERS ARE OFF

YOU CAN BRING ONE (1) ITEM FROM IMEEJI

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Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

[This better be his mask of office!

But he will look around here first, attune the the aethryte, things you do.]

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[weenwoon]

It's his mask of office! Increase Lahabrea!

The city looks a little strange: some parts of it are very realistic, familiar - the true thing, as it were. But some are more... smudged, perhaps; as if reconstructed not so much from memory as from imagination. Like someone's only seen parts of the city and came up with the rest of it. The main building towering over the square, too, is Bureau of the Architect - even though it's not supposed to be this close to the Angle. Hmmm!

There are no people around, though, at the very least not yet.

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

[Good. His mask is important.

He'll head to the bureau, even if it's in the wrong spot.]

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[weenwoon]

Once you get close enough to the tower, there is a brief, soft but deeply unnerving sound that leaves a ringing silence after it - and the landscape, changed. The tower is now sliced into separate sections as though by a giant sword, all of them floating in the air but not drifting too far from the tower’s original position. Across the sky runs… a crack, or perhaps a tear - it’s hard to say. It’s painful to look at; nothingness put into visible form, like a slash in a painting that makes you realize all that beauty and color is nothing more than mere pigment on canvas; a two-dimensional existence at best. The moon above is replaced by a black hole, and somehow seems closer than before.

Suddenly, there is someone on the rubble-strewn steps of the tower. Have they been here this whole time? Or did they only just appear? Their shape flickers constantly as though two images are trying to exist at the same time, but even through the visual noise it’s possible to recognize Levity… and his robot-bird assistant. An arm becomes a steel wing for a brief moment, a metal beak suddenly nothing more than the curve of Levity’s mask - before the dance of the shapes begins again.

"█̶̡̢̼̗̥͑͜█̴̞̩̬̩͋͐̓͌͊̈͗͜ͅͅ ̵͚͉͕̱̭͖̈́͂̀̍͝█̷͇̭͓̟̝̭̝̲̆̇̾͊̌̃͒͠͠█̵̩̰̝̈̐̏̆́ ̵̝̫͚̱̖̗̱̼̤̖̃█̵͔̠̹̞̯̮̔͠█̷̡̣͕͔̟̬̻̤͎͍̙̑͆̌͆̒̕ ̷̡̡̜̦̈̍̏̀̒͛̊͠͝█̸̛̬̖̣̱̗̗̝͈͌̓͋̀͒͊͊̚ͅͅ█̴̛̞̱̱͎̦̀́̀̍͑̕͠█̵͕͔̬́̉́̓͐̃̔͂͠█̶̡̘̙̺̭̻̰̭̅̄̓̏̾͆͊͝?̸̲͖̺̠͖͖̥͕̹͌̿̓"

The… creature, if such it be, seems to pose a question. Perhaps surprisingly, its voice is rather melodious if tinted with static, but the words are undecipherable. Whatever language it speaks, it is none you know, not even Ancient.

"█̷̨̩͈̮̜̺̗̒́̑̌̂̆̄̓█̴̧̗̤̼̻̦̤͖͈̰̽̇ ̴̦̱̱͚̀͊̾͜ͅ█̸̡̢̜̼̞͚̖͎͚̞̃̅͐͜█̶̧̨̰͖͚̞͉͉̝̺͇̒̅͛̅█̵̧̦̰̘̠̙̭͔̅̽͊͐͒̊͐̈̕.̸̡̣͖͖̬̮̝͍̰͙̜́́̌͒̈́͌̕͝ ̷̤̪̤̮̻̱͍̦͔̮͑͂̂͋̚̚͝ͅ█̴̫͍͈̙͇͙̫̮̺̖͙̍͗̌͌̄̔̉͌͋͘█̶͚̥͓̯͇͓̫̰̄̑̈́̀̉̋́̓͂̍͜█̷̨͕͈̼̻͉̉̈́̏█̵̧͈̝̩͛͝͠█̶̢̙̝̝̘̠̠̯́̔ͅ.̸̜͉̤̭̟͓̣̩͕̩̘͆"

It steps closer, holding out a hand - wing steel palm blades skin - in a seemingly friendly gesture. There is a smile in their voice now.

Take their hand?

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

[He frowns, deeply, and does not take the hand, stepping around the bird man to inspect him instead.]

What mess is this?

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[weenwoon]

What mess is this indeed!

Bird man turns around curiously, following Lahabrea's circling him. He doesn't seem threatened, tilting his head.

"█̨̫̭̺̟͕̏̐̈́̿̀̓̕͜█̬͈̩̬̳̒͊͐̚͘█̫͎͙̽͒͡█̳̖̜̯̝̈͌̂̿͞█̺̺̗͇̲̱̭̈́͗̀̈͂͘͞?͚͓̝̰̟̎̽̊̍͆͛͘͢ͅ ͇̞͔̒͑͗͋͟█͔̭̻̠͆͛́̓█͇͖̬̳̣͉̑͒͋̿͞͡ ̹̥͉̃̋̓█̣͐ ͍̜̤͙͗̿́͘█̩̬̝̱̤̅̒͗̄̎█̩̼͎͑̓͗█̧̛̫͓͇̀͐̈█̨͉͇̋͛̚ ̯͕̫̤̯͂̇͑̂̍̚ͅ█̟̩̓̇?͓̙̞̞̔̑̾͘"

A question again - something like polite surprise, but he doesn't offer his hand this time.

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

Speak properly.

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[weenwoon]

He draws back a little this time, as though ashamed, the shape flickering more.

".̨̯͌͡.͢͡.̭̠̉͝.̝̙̔̀█̡͔͍̞͉̞̏̍̏̿̀͞█̡͕̱͙͔͐͊̓̓͝█͚͒͊͜ ̢̬͙̻̿̾̓͑̃͒͟͜█͕̱̦̄̀̽.͍̝̩̒͑̃"

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

[He sighs.]

Well, if you cannot, you cannot. Tell me without words about yourself, this place.

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[weenwoon]

sir this is cheating

Birdity pauses, uncertain how to answer that. After a few moments, he presses a hand to his heart. Heart game? Levity has only encountered those once, after all, so it doesn't really occur to him that Lahabrea would know that easily.

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

Your heart. But why can you not speak?

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[weenwoon]

Pause. THINKING about this LOUDLY (well, silently, but you get the idea).

Eventually, he holds up his hands as though holding something in them, then--makes a motion like breaking that something in half.

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

[He motions at the sky, the building. LEVITYBIRD.]

Might I presume this somehow represents your identity or sense of self?

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[auguryofinnocence]

[Oh good, a familiar mask. Maybe, before he fucks around in Amaurot and unfortunately finds out, he should. Check in with some Ascians.]

Any plans in mind? Is it Emet-Selch or Levity?

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

I would guess at Levity. Emet's heart would be more accurate, surely.

What do you plan to do?

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[auguryofinnocence]

Hm, it is a bit different from his version, isn't it.

I will try to do whatever it is he wants without causing more harm than good, I suppose. Perhaps sit on my hands if that doesn't seem possible?

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

Simply do what you feel is best. He likes you, I imagine that is because you are kind to him without lies. I cannot claim I know what you will find here. But defend yourself if you must.

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[auguryofinnocence]

Hm... And you? Splitting up to cover ground but meeting up seemed to work well for you all when it was me, shall we?

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

That sounds a good thought. We can share aught we learn.

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[auguryofinnocence]

Well then, I'll take one of the other paths. But for that matter -

[He holds up Yamato;]

I don't suppose you are getting anything? Or are you given special privileges to use your powers to otherwise communicate?

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

I have not tried.

[Hey can he use Creation? He has doubts but he'll try. He's going to try to make two link pearls. Which... works! He's actually surprised. He hands one to Vergil.]

Place this in your ear and we can communicate across distance, if the heart allows it.

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[auguryofinnocence]

[- oh. Well alright, that works! He takes it and sets it in his ear then.]

Lucky you. And lucky me by proxy, I suppose. Don't hesitate if you need help. I will come running.

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

I believe with my powers intact it is I who should be making that offer.

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[auguryofinnocence]

[Is that what you think, old man?? Just because it's true doesn't mean you're right. And he'll prove it! By scooping Lahabrea up in his arms. And lifting him up over his head in fact, just to go overboard with it. How do you like them apples huh???



No this does not prove anything but it's the best he's got. No powers, but still could bench press a man, don't doubt him ever again.]

Re: START: THE MACARENSES ANGLE

[temperedinpride]

[He squawks and flails a little.]

Set me down or carry me properly!