side: heaven

[idolpro]

[ When you next open your eyes, you find yourself standing in a hallway of stained glass windows; the door behind you closes completely shut before disappearing, you in a corridor that leads to nowhere. You're stranded, here . . . wherever you are . . . ?

The light that reflects through the glass is a gentle one, and the whole place seems to glow, almost binding in illumination - it's been recently swept here, or otherwise recently polished so everything isn't so musty; still, there's a distinct feeling of heaviness in the air. One could almost mistake the feeling for reverence.

There's only one direction: forward, into the light. ]

Comments

Re: MINGLE

[crossmyheartandhope]

You think they just... didn't come through?

[But he is also keeping an eye on Absinthe.]

Re: MINGLE

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ pinches the bridge of his nose ]

... Could be. But why them and not us?

Re: MINGLE

[crossmyheartandhope]

Dunno. If he's not gonna answer, though, only way we're gonna find out is if we go looking.

Way I figure, either they're back home and we'll see em when we get back, or they ended up somewhere else and we better go find em.

Re: MINGLE

[carnivorouscarnival]

Tch. Wish I had even a third of your optimism.

[ clicks his tongue ]

Well, you're right that there's no way to go but forward. Metaphorically and literally.

Re: MINGLE

[crossmyheartandhope]

We doing this, then?

Re: MINGLE

[carnivorouscarnival]

That part was never in question.

[ he turns and starts walking in the direction of the light, though he pauses for a moment to tap the head of the dragon bracelet that Intensity gave him right before they went through the gate. ]

Re: MINGLE

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Falling in after him.]

[Time to get going.]

Re: MINGLE

[idolpro]

[ As you move forward, the space seems to warp behind you; there's a particular sensation of the ground breaking apart underneath your feet, tiles falling into the abyss - and no matter how far you walk, the corridor is still always right behind the last person.

For Hurricane, the more steps he takes, the less "correct" he feels - this place, this oppressive space, this is not where he belongs. ]

Re: MINGLE

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Good times. He definitely didn't miss this from last time.]

[He takes a couple of shaky breaths - glances down at the ground, to see if there are any of those runes from last time that froze him solid.]

[If he doesn't see anything, though, he presses on.]

Re: MINGLE

[idolpro]

[ You walk and walk and walk; the more you walk, the shorter the hallway becomes, until it's just a room that ends in a wall made entirely of stained glass. On either side of you are two heavy doors: both look exactly the same, beautiful in the carvings and the finish while still looking modest, save for the sculptures of hands with their palms out, a gesture of peace; they're most certainly the doorknobs. ]

Re: MINGLE

[carnivorouscarnival]

Finally...

[ he observes the room—is there any particular design on the stained glass windows?—before his eyes settle on the two doors. ]

A fork in the road, huh.

Re: MINGLE

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah. Looks like it.

...think we oughtta split up? If we really got people to find, we'll cover more ground.

Re: MINGLE

[carnivorouscarnival]

It's possible the doors'll lock behind us, so maybe. If we wanna be sure we don't miss anything.

Re: MINGLE

[crossmyheartandhope]

Yeah... yeah, okay.

[Hesitates, then offers his fist for a fist bump.]

Catch you on the other side, dude.

Re: MINGLE

[idolpro]

[ Largely, it looks like refractions of light - some panes look like they could belong on a marble, with how the colors swirl together. ]

Re: MINGLE

[crossmyheartandhope]

[After he's said his goodbyes to Man Eater, he reaches out, careful, and presses his hands to the hands, mirroring the gesture.]

Re: MINGLE

[idolpro]

[ You press your hands to the hands -

And then, all at once, an electrifying shock runs down your spine, paralyzing you but briefly. Still -

Aren't you the fool, for trying to enter where you don't belong? ]

Re: MINGLE

[crossmyheartandhope]

[Yelps and jerks back, when the shock fades.]

...figures.

Hey, uh. Someone wanna open this one?

Re: MINGLE

[unbr8kable]

[Looks at him, frowning, but steps up]

Here, lemme try.

[Nudges him back a safe distance, then gives the open palm a high-five, with her prosthetic]

Re: MINGLE

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ meanwhile, Man☆Eater is tugging at the hand-doorknobs of the door on the right. ]

Re: MINGLE

[idolpro]

[ Well, tugging doesn't seem to really do anything. ]

Re: MINGLE

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ ....... push?? ]

Re: MINGLE

[idolpro]

[ something's happening here first though ]

Re: MINGLE

[idolpro]

[ does it . . . do anything? if it's meant to glow, meant to light up or anything, it doesn't. if it's meant to click or something . . .

. . . ? well . . . ? it's hard to tell if it does anything at all . . . ]

Re: MINGLE

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ of course that would be too easy. oh well. ]