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!]

Comments

Re: SOME RANDOM BUILDING

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Always. Would you like to help?

[mou_hitori_no_pharaoh]

[Should have raised him better. Going to blame this on bad parenting.]

Drop Exael. She obviously doesn't qualify.

[mycaringheart]

Oh...

[...There's a Feelings in there somewhere actually but now isn't the time for that is it.]

...Well, in any case, I'll do what I can to be of help.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Better now that the lot of you are here. My other help hasn't been able to make any progress.

[rollplayinghouse]

I thought Asmodeus had the power to reflect any kind of attack. How did you kill him? And how does that get you your powers back?

[rollwillpowercheck]

With a game of Monster World?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Watching.

[Pointing to the city below. He can probably see people now starting to make it to the Game Tower.]

You're a helpful guy, aren't you?

[liftoft]

[ this is BRAND NEW INFORMATION ]

I feel like your kinda ghosts are better than the ones I'm used to. Usually those are all, like, creepy and murderin' and stuff over grudges that nobody they're after had anything to do with!

[we_meet_again]

It's uhhh a bag of Mukoro's body parts. The ghosts wanted us to bring it here.



Your guess is as good as mine.

Re: SOME RANDOM BUILDING

[oncedamnedtwicedivine]

Depends. What help are we talking?

Re: GAME TOWER

[puzzlers]

Cobalt!

[ this is a pleasant surprise. ]

[rollwillpowercheck]

Mm, thank you. But be careful, okay? I don't know what's going on, but I'm fairly sure he's involved in this game somehow.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

"He let his guard down like all those in power do in time. Once he did that, well the rest was easy. I'm surprised you aren't a little squeamish at the sight of me dragging his corpse.]

I'm going to summon a true Demon."

[liftoft]

Of course I am--a hero's there to help people, that's the point.

[ comes up closer, like they are buddies or acquaintances or have ever spoken at all, so he can see the view from the same angle ]

So what's the point of watchin'? You gonna help out, too?

[mycaringheart]

[your 'other help'...]

What are you trying to accomplish?

[mou_hitori_no_pharaoh]

Bag of---

. . .

Mukuro's body parts.

[Glances over at Exael's unconscious form]

Great.

Re: GAME TOWER

[puzzlekeeper]

[ PATHETIC. ]

How fortunate you brought us along.

Re: GAME TOWER

[justfuckingtryit]

Maybe? Felt kinda... weird.

And I remembered something.

Re: GAME TOWER

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[The memory does not replay, but the feeling lingers.]

[liftoft]

What--like, the game-game that the producers are runnin', or just this table one?

[rollplayinghouse]

I don't have a problem with corpses.

He's not a true Demon?

Re: GAME TOWER

[justfuckingtryit]

[He touches another shard.]

Re: GAME TOWER

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[They are large and stain glass. They look easily broken and you could fit through them. They are about 20 ft up though so getting to them will be the hard part.]

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[He does not drop Exael. Instead he's quite interested in what Thorn is up to.]

[rollwillpowercheck]

The tabletop one.