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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[carnivorouscarnival]

[ he is confused for a brief second because Nemesis seems weirdly friendly (no he still has not figured out that she's a heart construct), but all other thoughts are quickly brushed aside in favor of challenge ]

Hmm? Hmmm~? Did I not beat you soundly enough last time, hubby?

[stakesthesame]

"Beating Nemesis is one thing, but I'm not her. Should be just as tough though."

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ ? ]

—What? Then who are you?

[stakesthesame]

"I'm just the part of Requiem's heart that's shaped like her at the moment, that's all."

[carnivorouscarnival]

... Huh. That's confusing.

[ . . .

shakes out his wrists ]

But whatever you are, if you're challenging me, I'm not gonna back down.

[idolpro]

Nemesis draws her sword.

"Call it a friendly challenge," she says, smiling-- and abruptly rushes in to swing at you.

And at a natural 20, you don't even get a moment to think, before the flat of the blade slams painfully into your shoulder for 8 damage.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ OW. he grimaces and stumbles back a step. ]

If it's so friendly, how 'bout you actually signal the start?!

[ but he's quick to lash back with a sweeping kick—strength roll of 18—trying to knock her off her feet and onto the ground ]

[stakesthesame]

"I already drew my sword!" she exclaims, cheerfully-- and grunts as you sweep her leg for 2 damage.

But she rolls up to her knees, and swings at you again at a 19 to hit; for 2 damage herself.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ he jumps over that sword strike to dodge—agility roll of 24—and comes down with a drop kick—strength roll of 13, damage of 2—to try and slam her back into the ground ]

[stakesthesame]

She hits the ground with a huff, and rolls a bit, kicking out at his stomach. 20 to hit and 2 dmg.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ with an agility roll of 16, he fails to dodge and takes the kick with a grunt, but before she has time to get off the ground, he stomps down on the wrist of her sword-holding hand with a natural 20 (and a 3 damage roll if that still matters), trying to get her to release her grip long enough to kick the weapon away. ]

[stakesthesame]

That'd actually come out to a 7 dmg for the nat 20, nice job.

But she can't avoid that-- she releases the sword as something snaps, and she cries out in pain, and reaches up to grab him by the shirt and drag him to the ground next to her; 14 to hit and 2 dmg.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ down he goes, landing on the ground next to her—while they're both down there, he attempts to wrestle her into a sort of Judo pin, one arm around her neck and the other securing her arm, but he crit fails that so RIP. ]

[stakesthesame]

Yeah, nothin' doin. She immediately squirms out of that and straddles him, grabbing him by the collar and slamming him back down to the ground. 27 to hit; 4 damage.

"Ready to give up?" she pants.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ he's obviously not in a position to dodge, and he wheezes with a pained expression as he slams hard against the ground.

still not in nearly enough pain to stop talking shit, though. ]

Why? It's finally interesting! Gyahahahaha—!

[ and he bucks up against the ground, attempting to throw her off of him, 20 to hit for 1 damage ]

[stakesthesame]

Whoops. Her grip loosens even that he can shove her back, and she tries to throw a punch at the side of his head--

And succeeds with an 11, for 4 damage.





Your vision goes white.

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ can't believe I'm gonna die to Nemesis a SECOND time ]

[stakesthesame]

I mean to be fair you don't DIE at least.

You come back to consciousness sitting up against one of the cave walls, with a medicinal taste in your mouth. You have been restored to 10hp.

Nemesis is sitting in front of you with an empty bottle. "You okay?"

[carnivorouscarnival]

. . .

[ winces as he sits up a little straighter ]

A lot stronger than the real thing, aren'tcha? Must be the power of love or something.

[stakesthesame]

She flushes, deeply, and says, "-- I've just been here a long time, is all.

'Sides. That's a uh. A strong word. When I haven't known her all that long."

[carnivorouscarnival]

You haven't known her that long, but you've been here a long time? Which is it?

[stakesthesame]

"I've been here since basically the beginning. S'not like she's had memories for all that long, you know," she says, frowning. "A long time in context of everyone else being here, I guess..."

[carnivorouscarnival]

My point being, time doesn't make for much of an argument in fucked up amnesialand.

Not that I'm really invested either way—that's between you two.