HEART GAME: REQUIEM (run 2)

[idolpro]

You awaken in the ☆ZRAEL dorm common room. It’s dark. Darker than usual, and the reason why is immediately apparent: the lamps are all extinguished, the stars have disappeared, and the moon has shifted to new. The ocean below the glass panes of the floor is silent and still. Everything feels cold and unmoving, not unlike a painting.

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NEMESIS [scored]

[idolpro]

Unfortunately, you don’t have too much time to contemplate the strange stillness-- there’s a jingle coming from your pocket. Your phone is ringing… in a little robotic voice. Taking out the phone reveals that it’s become a little gameboy-like machine, handheld, with a cute digital face on the screen, smiling at you.

“Hello! Incoming call from Princess Bubblegum!! Please pick up Bphone right now okay!”

Re: NEMESIS [scored]

[unbr8kable]

[Whyyyy is it so dark in here. The light of the phone is something at least.]

Uh--okay, pick up, then.

[Pokes at the phone in case a button needs pressing]

Re: NEMESIS [scored]

[stakesthesame]

A girl appears on the screen-- pink face, pinker hair, and sweetly smiling.

“Greetings and salutations, adventurer! We’re not entirely sure how you got in here, but it’s whatevs, right? What could POSSBLY go wrong? Hah, don’t take that as a challenge! Or do, I guess, if you really wanna be THAT GUY.

Well, anyway. I am Princess Bubblegum, and I need you to complete a mission for me! Or, like, try. We’ve been trying to find the True Heart for a while now, but she seems to have disappeared? Kinda rude if you ask me, she’s got stuff to take care of and just runs off like a coward. So yeah, I kinda need you to find her for me. Any questions? No? Good luck, adventurer! Let me know if you REALLY need my help. I’m pretty used to cleaning up everyone’s mess around here anyways.

I have high expectations of you! Don’t disappoint me!”

And then the feed cuts out.

Re: NEMESIS [scored]

[unbr8kable]

H-hey! I didn't even get a chance-- That wasn't helpful at all!

[considers deeply whether it's worth calling back just to complain to this person who looks familiar, actually...

...Well, fuck that, she doesn't need any help, and she's sure as hell not just gonna sit around in the dark waiting around for any. Her muscle memory's not quite enough to navigate perfectly to the bedrooms in the dark, but she's pretty sure she'll make it eventually. She keeps Bphone out to shed at least a little light on the way]

...C'mon.

Re: NEMESIS [scored]

[stakesthesame]

The little light display from the menu screen (and Bphone's face) puts out enough light to see by, at least.

Also, it still talks, excitedly, so long as you talk at it. "Okay! We are going on an adventure like Princess Bubblegum said?"

Re: NEMESIS [scored]

[unbr8kable]

[Honestly doesn't mind. It's better than Alexa]

We're going for a walk, since standing around here in the dark until we run out of power's dumb. ...You're not low on battery or anything, are you?

Re: NEMESIS [scored]

[stakesthesame]

"Bphone cannot ever go out! Probably. I do not know!" It giggles, a little. "But if you get bored of walking, Bphone has games and fun stuff!"

The only thing around is the exit door.

GOLD [unscored]

[idolpro]

Unfortunately, you don’t have too much time to contemplate the strange stillness-- there’s a jingle coming from your pocket. Your phone is ringing… in a little robotic voice. Taking out the phone reveals that it’s become a little gameboy-like machine, handheld, with a cute digital face on the screen, smiling at you.

“Hello! Incoming call from Princess Bubblegum!! Please pick up Bphone right now okay!”

Re: GOLD [unscored]

[calmthefoxdown]

[ Well. ]

[ Okay. ]

[ I guess this is happening. Answering the phone, yes. ]

Hello?

Re: GOLD [unscored]

[stakesthesame]

A girl appears on the screen-- pink face, pinker hair, and sweetly smiling.

“Greetings and salutations, adventurer! We’re not entirely sure how you got in here, but it’s whatevs, right? What could POSSBLY go wrong? Hah, don’t take that as a challenge! Or do, I guess, if you really wanna be THAT GUY.

Well, anyway. I am Princess Bubblegum, and I need you to complete a mission for me! Or, like, try. We’ve been trying to find the True Heart for a while now, but she seems to have disappeared? Kinda rude if you ask me, she’s got stuff to take care of and just runs off like a coward. So yeah, I kinda need you to find her for me. Any questions? No? Good luck, adventurer! Let me know if you REALLY need my help. I’m pretty used to cleaning up everyone’s mess around here anyways.

I have high expectations of you! Don’t disappoint me!”

And then the feed cuts out.

Re: GOLD [unscored]

[calmthefoxdown]

... I had questions.

[ Does the phone have any sort of light on it to use to help look around. ]

Re: GOLD [unscored]

[stakesthesame]

The light comes from the display, where Bphone's smiling emote face is, but aside from that there's just a normal phone menu.

Re: GOLD [unscored]

[calmthefoxdown]

[ Guess that's enough-ish. Raising it to look around for someone- anyone, really, or at least a door. ]

KING [unscored]

[idolpro]

Unfortunately, you don’t have too much time to contemplate the strange stillness-- there’s a jingle coming from your pocket. Your phone is ringing… in a little robotic voice. Taking out the phone reveals that it’s become a little gameboy-like machine, handheld, with a cute digital face on the screen, smiling at you.

“Hello! Incoming call from Princess Bubblegum!! Please pick up Bphone right now okay!”

Re: KING [unscored]

[puzzlekeeper]

[ He's never been in Zrael dorm so what the fuck is this.

Startling when the phone rings and taking it out, but then staring......... blankly.

Uhh how does he answer this. ]

... Hello...?

Re: KING [unscored]

[stakesthesame]

It's basically just a normal phone, swipe to answer, geez. The little face on the screen is like :D!!!

"Please pick up now! It is a lot of ringing!!!"

Re: KING [unscored]

[puzzlekeeper]

[ Be nice to old men

BUT OK ANSWERING IT geez ]

Alright, calm down. What is it?

Re: KING [unscored]

[stakesthesame]

A girl appears on the screen-- pink face, pinker hair, and sweetly smiling.

“Greetings and salutations, adventurer! We’re not entirely sure how you got in here, but it’s whatevs, right? What could POSSBLY go wrong? Hah, don’t take that as a challenge! Or do, I guess, if you really wanna be THAT GUY.

Well, anyway. I am Princess Bubblegum, and I need you to complete a mission for me! Or, like, try. We’ve been trying to find the True Heart for a while now, but she seems to have disappeared? Kinda rude if you ask me, she’s got stuff to take care of and just runs off like a coward. So yeah, I kinda need you to find her for me. Any questions? No? Good luck, adventurer! Let me know if you REALLY need my help. I’m pretty used to cleaning up everyone’s mess around here anyways.

I have high expectations of you! Don’t disappoint me!”

And then the feed cuts out.

Re: KING [unscored]

[puzzlekeeper]

Wh-


[ . . . ]


[ ATTEMPTING TO DIAL BACK ]

HURRICANE [unscored]

[idolpro]

Unfortunately, you don’t have too much time to contemplate the strange stillness-- there’s a jingle coming from your pocket. Your phone is ringing… in a little robotic voice. Taking out the phone reveals that it’s become a little gameboy-like machine, handheld, with a cute digital face on the screen, smiling at you.

“Hello! Incoming call from Princess Bubblegum!! Please pick up Bphone right now okay!”

Re: HURRICANE [unscored]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Hasn't been in the Zrael dorm since before they got the ocean, so, uh - wow, this is. Something.]

[He blinks down at the... gameboy...? and holds it up to his ear.]

Uh... hello?

Re: HURRICANE [unscored]

[stakesthesame]

A girl appears on the screen-- pink face, pinker hair, and sweetly smiling. Thankfully, it's a vid chat.

“Greetings and salutations, adventurer! We’re not entirely sure how you got in here, but it’s whatevs, right? What could POSSBLY go wrong? Hah, don’t take that as a challenge! Or do, I guess, if you really wanna be THAT GUY.

Well, anyway. I am Princess Bubblegum, and I need you to complete a mission for me! Or, like, try. We’ve been trying to find the True Heart for a while now, but she seems to have disappeared? Kinda rude if you ask me, she’s got stuff to take care of and just runs off like a coward. So yeah, I kinda need you to find her for me. Any questions? No? Good luck, adventurer! Let me know if you REALLY need my help. I’m pretty used to cleaning up everyone’s mess around here anyways.

I have high expectations of you! Don’t disappoint me!”

And then the feed cuts out.

Re: HURRICANE [unscored]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He had in fact been opening his mouth to ask questions, but, uh. Maybe not? She sure did seem like she was in a rush.]

[He guesses he has to find the True Heart...? Whoever that is.]

[So, time to poke around the dorm a little. Checking out the lamps, first. Can we get a little light in here?]

Re: HURRICANE [unscored]

[stakesthesame]

The lights don't turn on. It's hard to see, with Zrael's general color scheme, but it almost seems like the room is... more monochrome than usual?

But there's nothing around except the exit door.

Re: HURRICANE [unscored]

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Hmm. Grey plague's no joke. Can a dorm catch grey plague??]

[Well... either way, there's nothing here. Heading for the exit, I guess.]