HEARTFORGE - sensitIV (Session 4)

[idolpro]

You are in the heart of a massive forge. In front of you are tools, and your objective is clear - to use them to channel the strength of your heart and create.

What are you creating? Who can say. Only you - and only you'll know if - and when, it's good enough. The stories before you are not yours right now, but you'll make them yours soon enough.

And you will survive.

Comments

ROUND 1

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ROUND 2

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STORY

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[ The townsfolk outside tell a story - they ask for salvation, to be protected from the coming storm. Only you and your compatriots can save them. An item of offense is what they need, and the story they tell reflects the refuge they seek - you need only fill in that which is left unspoken. ]

Once upon a time, there was young {emotion1} child who saw all the horrors of the world every day. The child had to see them, you see. Because that was their role - to be the witness. So every day, they saw {memory/event1} and could do nothing about it.

Eventually, they grew tired. Tired of sitting and watching and waiting while everyone around them was {emotion2}. And one day, the child stood up.

Others stood with them, and before long they {memory/event2}. Those behind the horrors laughed, though. The child didn't understand why. Why would they be laughing, when they'd lost?

In the end, it turned out they knew what would happen - their plan was that it would happen when they were most ready for it. They knew the child would never have been able to just witness, and they knew those subject to {memory/event3} would eventually fight for their freedom. So the trap was sprung, and one by one those who followed the child were destroyed. And the child, having proven to be the greatest weapon of both the oppressed and their oppressors, lie on the ground with nothing left but broken wings, dreams, and {emotion3}.

You may also share additional memories/events or emotions independent of the story to bolster your object.

TURN-IN

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DISCUSSION

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Re: DISCUSSION

[proceedwithcautus]

[ listen she's going to read that story and then like

glance at lucifel. like, also at everyone, but also at lucifel. ]

...hm.

At least we're practiced.

Re: DISCUSSION

[outofoffice]

[ Just starts laughing so hard that it devolves into a wheezing fit

The empathy bond reflects this quite well ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bondsofsuffering]

The first emotion probably shouldn't be "traumatized," but...

[Emotionally, he's just annoyed.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bondsofsuffering]

At least someone's enjoying themselves!

[He's annoyed at the premise of the game.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[sancrimony]

[ wow!




it's so great! that we're emotion-shared right now! so that everyone can viscerally feel lucifel's reaction as he reads through this story! spoilers the feelings are not great. ]

Ah.

I see.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sancrimony]

[ smiles ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bondsofsuffering]

[He was just annoyed but wow Lucifel. Those are feelings.]

It's a pretty shitty story, huh?

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgottenmercy]

[settling next to him to try to offer any amount of soothing that he can.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[proceedwithcautus]

I think this host is trying to bully you...

1/2

[sancrimony]

Pfft—

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgottenmercy]

...ah. [trying to be soothing through the empathy bond, though he is also resigned..] This, ah, again...

Re: DISCUSSION

[outofoffice]

If not for being inside the dorms, I would worry we gave them ideas.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sancrimony]

[ maximum bitterness turns into ironic, joyless mirth, and he LAUGHS AND LAUGHS AND LAUGHS AND LAUGHS AND LAUGHS AND LAUGHS ]

It certainly is! What sort of tragedy is this? What sort of moral does it convey? A story like this has nothing of value at all!!

Re: DISCUSSION

[outofoffice]

Sorry, Izzy. But you have to admit, the timing is a little . . .

Re: DISCUSSION

[proceedwithcautus]

Even if they did, though, we're prepared to win at this.

And I think we should, as repayment for some of the emotional damages happening right now.

Re: DISCUSSION

[outofoffice]

Oh dear. Okay, sit down! I'm braiding your hair while we do this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[shatteredhourglass]

[Nyx is always Mad when he reads about what the producers are going to be forcing their prisoners through next, so anybody nearby can enjoy those feels as he reads through ... all this. It's entirely anger directed at their captors, though, and he isn't particularly put off by the sharing aspect of this game.]

...at least we practiced...

Re: DISCUSSION

[sancrimony]

How kind of them to give me such attention.

Re: DISCUSSION

[outofoffice]

[ Looks at Lucifel

Looks at a camera

, ]

Nonsense, I'm sure we're all fine!

Re: DISCUSSION

[sancrimony]

[ it's fine he's just losing it now. only laughing hysterically like someone made a really funny joke now ]