HEARTFORGE - AlcheME! (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

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

I think so, yeah. You buy a memory and... it just kinda goes in there?

1/2

[darkroastbean]

[taking out his phone then]

Okay, since they're free, I'll buy one. This is easy-peezy. I only have one memory so far, but I don't think my life's that complicated.

Soooo. . ."She worked very hard at--" [buys a memory]

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

[CONFUSION. BETRAYAL. HORROR. GUILT. RAGE. WAY TOO MANY EMOTIONS as tldr, P seems to be 'posing' as a pharmaceutical doctor in order to expose big time drug lord in LA, ratting out his comrades (the blond man is apparently a con artist too? what?) but also accidentally getting them seemingly killed in the process. oops.]





. . ."busting illegal drug rings?" H. . .huh??

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

She worked very hard at busting illegal drug rings! Perfect.

[ HE IS QUITE SURPRISED, BUT HIS POKER FACE IS FUCKING IMMACULATE ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

[s......slides to the floor. are they dead?? did he kill all those people?? hey wait]



Y-yeah. Yeah.


[give him a moment]

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

[ pat pat. ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

[wheezes. EMBARRASSMENT AND STILL MORE WORRY but. just gonna get back to forging]

H-how about you go next?

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

Hm. Should I pick a memory where it all falls apart for our next one?

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

--do you want that kind of memory? That, sounds kind of rough.

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

I have a couple of easy choices for it.

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

You mean past memories? Well. . .if you're sure it won't mess you up. [CONCERN]

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

It won't. I've taken these ones before.

[ boop boop the PRESS CONFERENCE SCENE ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

. . .

So one day, a "press conference" happened. Easy enough. [MORE CONCERN THO]

But, wow. They put you on the spot for that? That just seems like normal law enforcement stuff.

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

Heroes aren't normal law enforcement! Also I'm pretty sure the incident being mentioned was a giant super-beast going on a rampage and killing hundreds of people and unhousing thousands at least.

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

That's. . .a lot. But it's not your faults though? Like, just because you're a hero doesn't make you a god.

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

Hmm...

[ honestly a little resentful but like, weirdly wistful/accepting ]

Well, it'd be a hard time convincing people of that when most of society is based around 'rely on heroes'.

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

It's just a job. The only person you can rely on is. . .yourself. [apparently. a little bitterness there, too, but then, a spike of concern]


I guess, technically I'm a criminal, so my opinion wouldn't matter much either, huh?

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

It's kinda complicated. Well... I'm retiring anyway, so...

[ seems ACTUALLY happy at that thought ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

Oh. . .because of your boyfriend right? That's good.

[UNSURE but happy for his happiness!!]

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

Yes! He was so offended at the idea of me going back to that and getting worked to death by people who don't care about me that I decided to just go home with him after this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

[surprise?? INTRIGUE???]

You can do that? Huh. . .I mean, I certainly wouldn't blame you.

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

Yeah, you can choose to leave to any world. I wouldn't be the first boyfriend-world refugee on AlcheME!.

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

. . .

It's not really my business to pry, but for the people on AlcheME! prior. . .did they have shitty lives too?

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

Absolute garbage.

Re: DISCUSSION

[darkroastbean]

[DEEP...DEEP CONCERN but some slight relief]

I don't like how this bodes for the rest of us, but. Well, you're in good company, at least.