Nine-Nine Heart - Run 1

[idolpro]

[It's time for a new an exciting place, right? A land of adventure and fun and excitement!

Wait? Then why does this look like Tokyo-F. Like a Tokyo-F that has seen better days.

A dark purple haze has settled over the city, thick and suffocating, oppressive and heavy. The sky above is filled with yawning teeth and blinking eyes stare back at you. Buildings lie in tatters and their remains litter the landscape.

A few proud buildings still stand tall! The most prominent one among them - THE GAME TOWER. Though it is sporting more of an evil villain castle vibe than you remember. And it certainly used to be taller and not leaking out that purple smoke filling the air. Nonetheless it stands as a beacon in the city, the focal point in the ruin around you.

A voice echos in your head. "Find the Dark Master."

GAME START!]

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STARTER LOCATIONS

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Pick one of the three locations to start. If you want a random start point ping the GM in the discord channel.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[You wake up lying on your back in the park. The grass underneath you is definitely not soft. In fact when you touch the grass the blades turns to dust. However, that might not be the thing catching your attention first and foremost.

All around you are dark and shadowy humanoid blobs. They stumble about slow and lumbering not unlike zombies. They have noticed you and have taken a great deal of interest. They lumber towards you.

Hmmm. That sure is the Audience trying to eat you. In fact, if you bother to inspect closer that is the Audience version of you trying to snack on your arm. Mmmm. You look delicious.]

[MECHANICS: Roll a defense check.]

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[So ignore the intro, you don't see anything just yet. It's dark here with slabs of concrete laid precariously over your head. The light filters through just enough so you can see the purple haze outside but not much else. Wait? Is that the dorms next to you. Or what is left of the dorms as it might be missing a few of the uppermost floors.

The area is barely tall enough for you to stand and as far as you can see there are no obvious tunnels out. You are trapped inside.]

[MECHANICS: Roll an attack check.]

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[A group of adventures meet in a bar --- A faux bar at least! There isn’t any liquor or small snacks --- not even peanuts! --- as you wake up groggily draped on a bench seat. Any lingering headache should be gone quickly as you look around at your other companions. A few of the bar stools are toppled over, but everything else looks in good repair.

But before you shout, an eerie wheezing sound goes by the windows. You only get a glimpse of whispery appendages and black void eyes, but you are pretty sure whatever that was, it wasn’t human.]

GAME TOWER PATH - OPTION C

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[This path is littered in ghosts. Howling. Wailing. Ghosts. But not mindless, they seem to have a purpose. Step by step, drag by drag, they push and pull through magic and sheer hate a body bag. It thuds harshly and snags on rocks here and there, but step by step, they make slow progress towards the tower.]

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[They lead Persephone up to the body bag.]

[rollplayinghouse]

[...They look like they have things under control.

Maki's going to attempt to continue forward, still hidden.]

TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[A tall mage walks the streets with bright red hair and a masks that covers his face. Embedded in that mask is a golden eye etched with the symbol of Horus. You’ve probably never met this man before, but the person he has slung over his shoulder you certainly have.

It is Exael. Host of Tokyo-F. She doesn’t appear to be moving but from this distance you can’t tell if that is because she is merely unconscious or dead.]

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlers]

[ talk about unexpected. ]

Re: TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION A

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Holy shit! ]

How -?

[mou_hitori_no_pharaoh]

[KILL BILL SIRENS]

And who the fuck are you supposed to be?

TO THE GAME TOWER - OPTION ELEVATED HIGHWAY

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[It’s a hike, but you can take the elevated highway up to the game tower.

Though it looks like someone beat you to this idea, but where the hell did he get a horse? Oh, wait. Stables. Right! Hmmm. That's probably not what the community had in mind when they got the horses, but it is doing the job well. Tied to the saddle is a rope. On the other end of the rope is a --- well probably at this point -- corpse with a noose around its neck.

Upon closer inspection, oh, hey, is that Asmodeus? Well, I’ll be damned, it is Asmodeus.

Who knows what it is, but something has caused the man cloaked in red to laugh? And you’ve heard that laugh before if you have spent any quality time with Nine-Nine at all.]

[rollplayinghouse]

[...]

[This is probably a bad idea. But rather than attempt to pass secretly, she pauses, catching her breath slightly before—]

Nine Nine?

GAME TOWER

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[You've reached the game tower. It does look different. It stretches far above into the sky and looks like some evil villains lair, really. How tacky!

The main entrance is blocked by a wall of mirrors.

[The ghosts charge the barrier but it a flash of blinding black light they are repealed. They continue to try to strike it over and over, but the magic around the barrier holds.]

Re: GAME TOWER

[justfuckingtryit]

The fuck's all this?

[Looking the mirrors over. Do they look like they can be easily moved?]

Re: GAME TOWER

[we_meet_again]

[cautiously investigates the mirrors. Is there like a door or some other way to get in? Does it look dangerous to approach?]

Re: GAME TOWER

[forgottenmercy]

[going to tilt his head and examine the mirrors. any weak points, beyond the obvious 'they're mirrors?']

Shh, hold a moment, ghosts. Don't hurt yourselves, we'll find a way in.

Re: GAME TOWER

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[The barrier repels the mage in a flash of blood red light, and he howls in rage.]

"How dare you deny me entrance!? I have brought the appropriate sacrifice. Begone!"

[And then he begins muttering incantations.]

SOME RANDOM BUILDING

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[There is an asshole sitting on top of a random building watching the city.

Three guesses which one it is?]

[rollwillpowercheck]

[looks 0% surprised.]

Nine!

Re: SOME RANDOM BUILDING

[oncedamnedtwicedivine]

There you are.

[mycaringheart]

Hello.

INSIDE THE GAME TOWER

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[This room is grand, grander than should even be able to fit in a evil castle this size. In the center lies a stone tablet with carvings of where some Millennium Items should go if you had them. Good thing hunt the Millennium Items isn't your fetch quest in Imeeji!

The spirits try to take the body bag away from Cobalt, and the Shadow Mage walks up to the tablet with Exael over his arm.]

Re: INSIDE THE GAME TOWER

[we_meet_again]

[Cobalt will let the spirits have the bag, but if they have trouble carrying it without hands, he will carry it for them. He is a gentleman, after all.]

SUBWAY

[rollwithdisadvantage]

TICKET GATE

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[It's sweltering stepping down into the subway. The reason? That is sure a fire-y column of death once you step down the last step. Though part of the roof has collapsed leaving a path across one section of the flames.]

SUPER SECRET POST

[rollwithdisadvantage]

 

 

 

 

[An elaborate diorama of Tokyo-F stands before you. One the side of the table nearest you is Nine-Nine is his normal Bad End=Dead End attire. He’s looking at you with a frown, but doesn’t he always? You’re apparently on ‘his’ side because you can see the cards laid out in the table in front of him. And those cards are you.... and all the people you were just traveling with! And some other people. Congratulations, you now know who all the players are in the game.

On the opposite of the table is Nine-Nine in a black trench coat who definitely took an extra shot of crazy with his coffee this morning. His eyes are red, almost glowingly so.]



There is also this door one the far side of the room.

[MECHANICS: All your cool abilities and KA are gone, but hey your Imeeji powers are turned on.]

 

 

 

 

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[They had some witty lines originally, but both Bakuras are just looking at you like

WHAT. THE. FUCK. DID. YOU. DO!]