Heart Game: Sol [#01]

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Note: please be as cryptic as possible regarding any specific actions your character takes when discussing them in the game channel to avoid influencing everyone else!

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[sleeplessknight]

[watches him]

[bluerosestyle]

[ding we're here! that makes him look up and see her watching him]

Mm?

[sleeplessknight]

[just, shakes her head.

let's Taisho]

[bluerosestyle]

[Things she may notice about Taisho: there are 7 rooms instead of 8, and it's warm! But it's still somehow oppressive to be here.

He goes straight to his room.]

[sleeplessknight]

[she's not counting the rooms, don't be silly.

but she'll hang back to wait in the common room]

[bluerosestyle]

[Bless you Yuuki!

He comes back soon]

I just have my usual clothes... but I'll change anyway, so give me a moment, okay?

[lmk if she would look at something so I can describe]

[sleeplessknight]

[nothing in particular, she's just waiting]

[bluerosestyle]

[Then let me just insist on that oppressive feeling like so:]

The longer you wait here, the more you feel the weight of responsibility...

[Eugeo leaves his room soon, wearing his most western Taisho clothes in complete contrast to what he was wearing before.]

[sleeplessknight]

[un... fun...]

We should probably hurry...

[bluerosestyle]

Yeah, let's go.

[They leave and everything's normal again the moment they go through the door. Eugeo sighs. Elevator, take us to the lobby kthx]

Where to, though...?

[sleeplessknight]

[WHEW!!!]

You said we should find an alternate way back in, and also try to fight more Goblins, right? What if we go back to the exit and just walk around it until we find something?

[bluerosestyle]

Normally I'd agree, but it hurts to be out there.

Goblins are more likely to be where people gather. And if there are alternative ways back, shouldn't they be in other Subway entrances...?

[sleeplessknight]

... You think the trains go into the cave?

[bluerosestyle]

I think so, but I didn't see any other tunnels when we were back in the cave. Maybe we should be thinking of places that lead back to the Central Church.

[ding! we're here]

[sleeplessknight]

[steps out of the elevator, but then stops again, folding her arms over her chest]

I'll be honest... if it weren't for the fact that we need that sword, I'd say we should just head back in and fight everyone.

[bluerosestyle]

[he stops and turns around, to look at her]

. . .

I don't disagree with you, but these swords can't possibly withstand a direct strike. We'd have to fight with Sacred Arts and trickery, and--

[He'd absolutely go on, but by now Yuuki has to have seen this, raising up behind Eugeo, right in front of the entrance to the lobby...]

Enemy: Sword Golem

[sleeplessknight]

[WHY THIS AGAIN]

E-Eugeo! Behind you!

[bluerosestyle]

[clearly he knows you have his back rite???????

anyway he turns around and



unsheathes sword, lowers his stance]

. . . . We can take it. Just dodge instead of blocking!

[You have the chance for a first strike!]

[sleeplessknight]

[well, hers was never sheathed, so... just aiming straight for the golem's center, with Quick as Wink on]

[bluerosestyle]

Yuuki's attack connects, and she thrusts her sword into the sword golem's... many swords that make up its body... Did that even work? It's not showing any signs of weakness, at any rate. Eugeo is still back there, murmuring stuff and still not ready, the Sacred Arts system is as shitty as usual. While he does that, the sword goblin takes a swing at Yuuki. It doesn't touch her, but there's a delayed effect in its attack and thanks to Quick as a Wink and her classic successful roll, she'll be able to see the phantom of the golem's slash in the air, headed towards her.

[sleeplessknight]

[dodges and falls back to stand in front of Eugeo, eyes fixed on the golem]

Does it have any weaknesses?

[bluerosestyle]

Finally done with his chanting, Eugeo shoots ice arrows to the sword golem's "feet." Now it can't move, and the other arrows make the floor around it extremely slippery. The golem is doing its best to break it, but they've successfully bought some time.

Think about why you're wielding your sword. I think... No, that has to be it.

[sleeplessknight]

Why I'm wielding it...?

[bluerosestyle]

Mm. The source of your strength.

The sword golem is still trapped there, trying to break out of the ice.

[sleeplessknight]

[she looks down at the hilt of her sword and nods, before charging at it once more. she's doing this because she wants to protect Eugeo, because she wants to help fix whatever went wrong in here]