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

[puzzlekeeper]

If you think Nine-Nine is too soft, then I don't want to know what would happen if you actually managed to sink your claws into him.

[forgottenmercy]

...so which were you? The, ah, 99 that appeared in the game, or the...demon... that was summoned?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

[PRETEND THAT LAST ONE WASN'T IN RED.]

[Normally, he'd be able to see the landscape he was at, but for now, its just ash and a big crater in the middle.]

[we_meet_again]

Is he?

Do you think there's a difference between him and you? In terms of, like, motivations or personality or something?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

But that is the reality we live in. It's importance is paramount even to myself.

If you didn't want it, you should have handed it over to me.

[liftoft]

Ha! Well, I dunno how i feel about bein' a piece in somebody else's game, but I can understand that kinda thing!

[rollwithdisadvantage]

That's.... troublesome.

[puzzlers]

[ done & done. ]

I think that might have been us. [ points to the crater. ]

[rollwithdisadvantage]

I would dearly like to say I am, but he's stubborn. Especially since he forgot everything. But not matter, he'll come back around in due time.

[forgottenmercy]

...there was, ah, a version of you that showed up in the tower at the end. As an, ah, ...antagonist?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Can't say I expected anyone to get stuck in here with us. Well, maybe Anubis, but certainly not the rest of you.

Probably not the best first meeting.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Me and my inner demon. As for why there are more than two I have no fucking idea.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

There is something about you. Ah, no matter. Perhaps my time spent here in isolation has rusted my senses.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

My inner mind. The core of my being. I don't know. Soul room?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Correct.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Oh, absolutely. He is a stick in the mud for one. And monologues way too much. I don't even think he knows how to have fun.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

You were so close to having it. I was reborn but only for a brief moment.

[rollplayinghouse]

You don't know what happened?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Does this look like wallowing to you? I thought there would be more tears.

[rollwithdisadvantage]

You'll just have to wait for that day to arrive. There is little you can do to prevent it.

[we_meet_again]

...Were you that Demon King guy? What was supposed to happen after that?

[puzzlers]

Handed it over...

[ he approaches the door and sets his hand on it. ]

Did you even have all the answers?

[rollplayinghouse]

Come around to what, exactly?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Great. Did he give a shitty speech?

[rollwithdisadvantage]

Both.

[Don't you love Yugioh manga, it doesn't make sense.]