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

[liftoft]

A random encounter? What, like we're in a video game?

[rollwillpowercheck]

Tabletop RPG, actually.

[liftoft]

Yeah? Well--I can probably handle that. Damn... fantasy's not really my thing, y'know? I'm more of a sci-fi kinda person! Good thing I got you here!

[rollwillpowercheck]

So far it seems more horror-themed than anything. But I'm probably the only one familiar with the normal rules, yeah.

[liftoft]

Oh yeah? Ha, awesome! I hate horror stuff, but if I'm with you, I guess I got pretty lucky after all...Have you done this before?

[ also maybe we should move and talk. No more in parky park with zombies ]

[rollwillpowercheck]

Monster World is one of my favorite games back home. Um, right now me and the others are trying to figure out where we want to go.

[liftoft]

Well... we're supposed to be finding this "Dark Matter" guy, right?

[ gives a look around--and spots Guy With Woman Over Shoulder ]

--hey! What's that jerk doin'?!

[rollwillpowercheck]

Ah--

[that's. worrying. but...]

It looks like there are other people here.

[liftoft]

So... in real life I'd say let's go over there and help 'em out, but if this is a board game... then we probably wanna finish, right? I dunno man, this is your world--does it help more if we try and cover more ground?

[rollwillpowercheck]

[chews at his lower lip]

I don't know. Covering more ground is probably best, but if you want to go and help them, I won't stop you.

[liftoft]

[ knowing this is basically a double-game does at least help him not have to be saving everyone all the time

he does still have to take a long moment to think tho ]

I wanna move us ahead. We got a goal, right, and I guess we got stuck in teams like this, so we're probably meant to accomplish different things.

[rollwillpowercheck]

Yeah. Phoenix-san and I are going to check out who's sitting all alone on the roof over there. After that... apparently Lavender-san can talk to ghosts, so maybe we'll be able to approach the tower more easily than I thought.

[liftoft]

[ goes very still and tense

and then turns so he can hussle in the direction of the roof ]

Uh, or, maybe the ghosts will just be gone by the time we get back!

[rollwillpowercheck]

I kind of doubt it. X-san, I didn't realize you were afraid of ghosts?

[liftoft]

I'm not afraid... I just hate 'em! So fucking creepy!

[rollwillpowercheck]

In general, I like them.

[liftoft]

What? How come? What's there to even like?

[rollwillpowercheck]

Hmm... I don't know? It might be because ghosts are so straightforward about their feelings and what they want. It's what keeps them here, after all.

[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!

[rollwillpowercheck]

There are those kinds, too. But that's also an expression of unfinished business. I can't hate them for just being echoes of their former selves.

[even after the House of Mirth.]

[liftoft]

So, like, if people helped the ghosts out that means they'd stop hauntin' places??

[rollwillpowercheck]

Well, yeah. That's what exorcisms are meant to do.

[liftoft]

Really? I thought those were like... magic spells to kill ghosts?

[rollwillpowercheck]

To drive away evil.