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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Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

"She's definitely SUPPOSED to be here. And she was, sometimes.

But she's not anymore, so she should be found, because she's the thing keeping this place running."

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[crossmyheartandhope]

You know what she looks like or anything?

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

Bubblegum frowns, looking either uneasy or irritated with this line of questioning.

"Well. No, not exactly. Besides, things change around in here all the time."

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[crossmyheartandhope]

...okay. Okay.

So just, like - find the most Req person here?

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

"Presumably! Now, if you'll excuse me--"

The feed cuts off again. Nemesis straightens up. "Well, that's more than she usually says."

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[crossmyheartandhope]

...guess she's pretty busy, huh.

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

"I'm not actually sure what she DOES. She's never actually around, so..."

She shrugs.

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[crossmyheartandhope]

So you just, what - hang out here by yourself?

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

She shakes her head and says, "Nah. Usually, I'm with Hurricane, but-- we split up for a bit... he's looking into some vampire junk and I was trying to track down something I saw fly in here. Haven't been able to find it though."

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[crossmyheartandhope]

Uh. No offense, dude, but I'm pretty sure I'd remember if I was supposed to be looking into vampire stuff.

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

She smiles a bit, raising a brow. "Pretty sure you'd remember if you were literally part of Requiem's heart, too.

Hurricane got here kinda recently. Not you, but the one that belongs here."

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[crossmyheartandhope]

There's a me here?

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

"Yeah. Things change a lot in here but... we've gotten a bit stronger. Steadier, maybe? We're solid."

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[crossmyheartandhope]

...huh. Weird.

Well, what about the thing you saw fly in here? What's that all about?

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

"It was some shadow...?" She says, looking back towards the cave walls. "Not really sure. It disappeared and I haven't been able to find it since I tracked it here.. but I'm not all that worried about it."

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[crossmyheartandhope]

How come you were looking for it, then?

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

"Wanted to make sure it wasn't anything dangerous, mostly," she says. "But it isn't coming out, if it's even still in here, so..."

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[crossmyheartandhope]

Huh. Want help looking?

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

She considers the cave for a long moment.

"... nah, it should be fine. Should probably make sure Hurricane didn't get chewed on, honestly."

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Considers her for a sec, then considers the area. And, because even when it's not real him and not real Hurricane, Nem's always got his priority, he's going to give it a shot. He calls out:]

Hey - anyone there? C'mon out, dude, we're not gonna bite.

[And that CHA roll sure is a nat 1, though his mod brings it up to a 6.]

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

Your voice echoes a little.

Nothing responds.

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[crossmyheartandhope]

[...turns back to Nem, with a shrug.]

Maybe it passed through?

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

She shrugs too. "Yeah, maybe? Shouldn't be other exits here but it is pretty dark.

... we can always come back later though. If we gotta."

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[crossmyheartandhope]

Guess for now, it's time to find the True Heart, right?

Just gotta figure out where she went.

[He considers a second.]

[This is Req's heart, right? So does that mean the phone is part of her, too? It's definitely not his.]

[He digs it out again and pokes into the photos and dating app, looking for clues about places the True Heart's been recently/where she might be planning to go.]

Re: MARCY'S HOUSE

[stakesthesame]

You open up the dating app and you get a notif:

SINGLE AND LOOKING IN YOUR AREA!!!

...

The pictures are all kitties. They're very cute.



Opening Idolgram brings up an instagram-like feed of photos, each of them a picture of someone Requiem knows. Clicking on a person brings up a video, with a comment feed beside it.