Skylark's Ideal World | Session 1

[idolpro]

Once, there was a maiden...
...who was driven from her land.
Great black stags chased her, and their eyes shone blue.
Monsters scrambled after her through the bush, though they found her not.
Stumbling on a log, she fell and thought to surrender, and end the torment of the hunt—

... ... ...

You're so, so tired.

Why carry on?

... Surely, it's okay to take a break—

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Re: COTTAGE

[at_heart]

Lark. I saw the memory you got back the other day.

[ Turning to face him. ]

Re: COTTAGE

[inspiteful]

...

"What do you mean?"

Re: COTTAGE

[at_heart]

[ Studying his expression. ]

You know she's dead.

Re: COTTAGE

[inspiteful]

He's starting to look uncomfortable.

"...That's...but she's not."

Re: COTTAGE

[at_heart]

[ Gives him a few seconds, but — time is not on their side here. ]

I know you were hoping she'd get better, but you knew she was sick. And you saw them put a white sheet over her body.

[ Beat. ]

She can't be here, Lark.

Re: COTTAGE

[inspiteful]

...

He turns to go back to the stove, not making eye contact with Lupine and not giving him an answer.

Re: COTTAGE

[at_heart]

[ Watches, for just a heartbeat, but then he exits the kitchen. Gonna check on the — why is there a chess board in the living room? Do they have chess on Lark's world...?

(Just — give it a once-over, note the placement of pieces, which side seems to be winning, if there's anything weird about the seating.)

—and then he's gonna go for the staircase.

There's a lot more here to look at, a lot more that might be significant, might — help him get through to you. ]

Re: COTTAGE

[inspiteful]

It's very notably not Gateway, since Lupine would be able to recognise it. Whoever's playing black seems to be winning, but not overwhelmingly so.

You head UPSTAIRS.

Re: COTTAGE

[at_heart]

[ Cool cool cool, metaphorical board games in people's hearts are cool. Up the stairs! ]