Nemesis and Hurricane's Ideal World: Session 2

[idolpro]

[The sky above is a deep, unnatural crimson, filled with roiling clouds and creatures that are a sickly oil-slick black. They writhe and wriggle like something out of a Lovecraftian nightmare; they have entirely too many eyes, and entirely too many wings, and when they open their mouths, they have entirely too many teeth]

[Below them, the city of Tokyo is half-shattered; above the rooftops, mechanized suits the size of people hover in the air, darting in out of the chaos, laser blasts and explosions and wickedly sharp blades fighting tirelessly against the endless onslaught]

[Until finally, the last creature falls]

[All at once, civilians flood the streets of the city; the lights come on in all the buildings, which somehow have become whole again, safe and unharmed. A cheer goes up from the crowd. Overhead, a stunning fireworks display paints the night with light and color]

[And they all lived happily ever after]

[The end]

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THE HOUSE

[idolpro]

[When you open your eyes again, you find yourself standing before a house]

[It's small but welcoming, and warm yellow light spills from the windows, seeming to promise somewhere safe and warm against the oncoming twilight. The smell of something savory cooking drifts on the breeze]

[A rope ladder leads up to the rooftop; surely from there, you'll get a good view of the surrounding area. But more importantly still, when it's dark, doubtless it will be the perfect spot for stargazing]

[In the front yard, a gaggle of small children squeal with laughter, engaged in an elaborate game of tag with two very excited dogs]

[Buried safely in your pocket, your phone beeps. If you chance to look at it, you will discover that a simple objective is displayed:]

[Find Hurricane and Nemesis, and convince them to return to the place where they belong.]

[From here, you can ENTER THE HOUSE, ENTER THE WOODS, GO TO THE RESCUE, or CLIMB UP ON THE ROOF]

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[at_heart]

[ ...Cool, great, wonderful. Checking his phone just to confirm it won't be useful for anything else, then regarding the rest of their surroundings. ...The kids are cute. ]

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[sangreine]

You have the look of someone who isn't happy, so I assume you know what this is.

[ Just is quietly, intensely full of rage right now ]

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[crossmyheartandhope]

[Super cute. One of them squeals with delight and takes off running down the path to THE RESCUE, the others in tow]

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[leaveofabsence]

From your expression, it seems this place troubles you.

[childeishly]

[ childe takes a look around the house and then heads straight for the kitchen... to take all the knives. all of them. sorry. he doesn't trust this cozy house. and waking up in some random place has his ears and tails fritzed. ]

[idolpro]

[He is welcome to go inside]

[sangreine]

...Seriously? No sharing?

[ Despite being furious at this situation, you are still unreasonably likeable sir ]

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[sangreine]

[ Just enough time to see the two of them and have a moment of intense panic before the gas hits, and waking up to -- whatever this is. It can't be good, knowing this place... ]

[ -- it sure looks happy, though. ]

[ She wants to approach, probably to climb up high and get her bearings, but animals are often wary of her kind so she hesitates for a second. ]

...Great.

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[scattershot]

So, how long do you give it before everything inevitably falls apart again? Knowing this place, I'd say... ten minutes, mayhap?

Perhaps twenty, if we're exceptionally fortunate.

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[idolpro]

[Whatever her general experiences, these doggos (or kiddos) don't seem to be spooked by her in the least. They run off, but due to playing, not due to fear]

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[leaveofabsence]

Ah. Alizarin. I see that you are also here.

This place seems... oddly quaint.

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[heavyliesthecrown]

[ His ears twitch as he takes in the surroundings. ]

. . . Another game, then? [ And his ears go flat. ] Like being inside those hearts I suppose.

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[crossmyheartandhope]

[Everything is calm. Everything is peaceful]

[There's no indication that this place is anything but what it seems]

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[at_heart]

[ He's got some serious deja vu happening, but it's not — helpful, it just makes him antsy about the time, which maybe he would've been anyway. ] [ Also hello Tsukky, too much crisis and too much inside-someone-else's-dreamscape for the ears to bother him, so. ]

You've played a heart game, huh?

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[leaveofabsence]

Being inside a heart...? I do not know if I understand.

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[leaveofabsence]

[ He looks at his phone and then his surrounding. Then at the people gathered around.

Before knocking on the front door to the house. ]

Hello. Is anyone home?

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[crossmyheartandhope]

[There is no reply, but Childe walks right past him into the house, so,]

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[scattershot]

Zhongli, thank goodness. Do you have any idea what's going on?

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[childeishly]

[ hi
bye
apparently. ]

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[firstworldproblem]

[That is jarring, but he does get his wit about him enough to look up at the sky.]

A pity it is never that simple.

[Climbing up on the roof!]

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[crossmyheartandhope]

[up you go]

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[scattershot]

[Not buying any of this for a moment.]

Well, that seemed altogether too neatly-resolved.

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[leaveofabsence]

[ Well, since others have taken care of the woods and the roof, Childe and Zhongli will be heading toward the RESCUE. ]

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[childeishly]

[ and finally! from here he's taking alexander's directions on getting to the graveyard by going through the woods. ]