Flowers of Heaven 2: sensitIV

[idolpro]

Something nudges at your ankles.

When you look down, you see you’re being headbutted by… a number of fluffy white, red-eyed rabbits that, unsettlingly, seem to have small human hands for front paws. They nuzzle your ankles like you're old friends, and they're doing their best to herd you toward a gap that's opened in the thick curtain of kudzu vines and onto a winding path beyond.

Once you cross through, the vines grow rapidly to cover the open space behind you, and the voices of your fellow idols fade from your ears. It seems as if you’re on your own, now.

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Here, the vines that surround your path are intertwined with clippings of lace, some of which seem to be stained red in places.

It seems the rabbits are carrying some things for you: a collection of sixteen different flowers, and a small lantern of blue flame, and a wreath woven from lotus, water lily, and alyssum.

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DISCUSSION

[idolpro]

Re: DISCUSSION

[sancrimony]

[ ............,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ]

Ah. This place, again . . .

Re: DISCUSSION

[drownout]

Again?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bondsofsuffering]

My flowers are Gorse and Wild Rose.

[Wow, so upfront immediately, much development. Unless-]

Problem is, there's people on other units that might already know that.

Re: DISCUSSION

[malumdiscordiae]

Again? Why again? Wasn't once enough?!

Re: DISCUSSION

[proceedwithcautus]

Again? You've done this before?

Re: DISCUSSION

[outofoffice]

The energy of freedom, huh . . .

[ He sounds SO OFFENDED ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[sancrimony]

To be free requires sacrifice, it seems?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bondsofsuffering]

[SIGHS.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[forgottenmercy]

[has been missing for a few days but is now returned.] ...ah. This, again...

Re: DISCUSSION

[sancrimony]

... Welcome back.

Re: DISCUSSION

[drownout]

Ah- Persephone.

[Just a little tiny bit of relief.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[malumdiscordiae]

[ who the fuck. ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[bondsofsuffering]

Welcome back...

Re: DISCUSSION

[proceedwithcautus]

Ah—Persephone! You're back!

...were you with Mr. Lucifel, when this last occurred?

Re: DISCUSSION

[outofoffice]

Your timing . . .

Re: DISCUSSION

[malumdiscordiae]

[ screaming!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ]

...hm.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sancrimony]

Are you alright?

Re: DISCUSSION

[proceedwithcautus]

[ hm

reaches up to headpat him. ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[outofoffice]

You're taking this rather calmly.

Re: DISCUSSION

[drownout]

[Nyx can't see any of this nonsense but conveniently he doesn't need to SEE to read this scroll. Or, you know, note the atmosphere everyone in his unit is giving off. He allows himself 1 tiny little sigh as he lets the bunnies shepherd him around.]

Re: DISCUSSION

[proceedwithcautus]

[ bunny honor guard... ]

...our seniors are worried...

Re: DISCUSSION

[proceedwithcautus]

Ah—we're all here.

I guess that's a small blessing.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sancrimony]

[ claps his hands together! ]

Alright! Here is how our flower situation goes.

Acacia, Water Lily, Oak, Wild Rose, Clematis, and Aconite are flowers that some of us have, but not multiple of us, so we can burn those flowers provided we also offer the flower's protection to those people.

Star of Bethlehem, Hollyhock, Wild Oats, and Gorse are flowers that overlap with multiple of our members, so we can protect multiple people at a time by protecting the person with the overlap.

Lotus, Vervain, Honeysuckle, Chamomile, Mimulus, and Alyssum are flowers that none of us share, so these are spares for us to burn as we please.

Most plainly: Alala-san and myself should be considered first for the overlapping flowers, and our flowers should be burned first, if we'd prefer to reduce our vulnerabilities quickly.

Ani—ah, Persephone-san, Venti-san, Izanagi-san, and Eirene-san are capable of wearing the wreath and having at least one of their flowers burned at the same time.

If we are fine with protecting ourselves and having no regard for other units, we can leisurely burn two spare flowers and one overlapping flower for each round. This, however, means that we are not considering what flowers other units might have.

What do we think of this?

Re: DISCUSSION

[proceedwithcautus]

Ah... well, certainly, it's easier to strategize around what we know, rather than what we don't.