HEART GAME: REQUIEM (run 1)

[idolpro]

You awaken in the ☆ZRAEL dorm common room. It’s dark. Darker than usual, and the reason why is immediately apparent: the lamps are all extinguished, the stars have disappeared, and the moon has shifted to new. The ocean below the glass panes of the floor is silent and still. Everything feels cold and unmoving, not unlike a painting.

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[stakesthesame]

"... yeah? You wanna help her?"

He'll start heading on towards the forest, though.

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[avestan]

[shrugs]

I don't like seeing people sad.

[to the forest we go!]

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[stakesthesame]

He seems a little uneasy, but takes one of the darker paths-- pauses when he finds some of those pearls-- and continues, following them.

"Well... why does it matter?"

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[avestan]

I guess you could say it's an evolutionary thing? Humans are social creatures, so it's natural to prefer seeing people who are happy. 'Cause people work together better when they're happy.

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[stakesthesame]

"That's not really what I asked...

Why does it matter to YOU? Do you care?"

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[avestan]

...

Yeah, I guess I do. For better or worse.

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[stakesthesame]

"... alright. Thanks."

The pearl trail ends about there, though, and he pauses to look around the trees.

"Shouldn't be too far from here."

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[avestan]

Alright then.

[raising his voice]

Oi, vampire! You gonna sneak attack us or what?

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[stakesthesame]

Hurricane waits anxiously for a moment, silent.

There's a very slight rustle as someone peers at you from around a tree not far off, watching placidly.

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[avestan]

Oh, hey.

[charming the vampire worked before SO TIME TO DO IT AGAIN]

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[stakesthesame]

It's... hard to tell if it works, because while she steps out from behind the tree, smiling with a vague sort of expression, she doesn't otherwise move.

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[avestan]

You're a quiet one, aren't you.

[approaching]

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[idolpro]

"Human pigs," she says, in a FRANKLY AWFUL voice.

But it seems the charm didn't work, because she closes the gap between you, sharp teeth bared and grinning.

Hurricane cringes, staff at the ready. "--Dude, just get her!"

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[avestan]

-Wow, your voice is terrible.

[OKAY FINE GOING FOR THE STAKING THEN, ROLLED A 2]

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[stakesthesame]

Second verse, same as the first.

She shatters immediately and leaves behind another vial of dark liquid.

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[avestan]

Holy shit, I am on a roll.

[picking up and pocketing this vial as well!]

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[stakesthesame]

Hurricane seems to have been charging up a spell-- but stops once he realizes what happened.

"... it did the same thing again? Is that bottle any different...?"

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[avestan]

Yup, more vampire juice.

[is the bottle any different?]

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[stakesthesame]

Nope, it's the same stuff.

"... I wonder what it's for," Hurricane says, frowning.

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[avestan]

Think anyone around here would know? I could call that bubblegum person again and ask her.

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[stakesthesame]

"I guess if anyone would know it's probably Bonnie?" he says, but like, intensely unsure?? "Honestly, I'm not even sure what she does, but she's bossy enough to act like she knows stuff, anyway. Wouldn't hurt to check."

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[avestan]

Alright then...

[taking out the bphone and hitting vidchat]

Yo. You there, Bonnie?

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[stakesthesame]

That pink face blips into existence on the screen again.

"Okay, one, who told you to call me Bonnie? And two, what is it, don't tell me you still need more help?"

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[avestan]

One, it was Hurricane, blame him. And two...

[shows her one of the vials]

Do you know what this is?

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[stakesthesame]

She leans in closer to the screen, squinting. "Hmm. Looks like vampire junk."