idolpro | Heart Game: Talon

Was it this late when you stepped into the Game Tower...? Now the sky above is dotted with a few scarce stars, occasionally obscured by some light cloud cover drifting by. Most of the night sky has been washed out by the bright lights of the city which, by the way, is spread out far below the rooftop that characters find themselves on. There's a faint buzz on their phones. When checked, the screen shows a Game Notice:

Win Condition:
1. Locate the True Heart
Or
2. Leave a Lasting Mark

The skyscraper towers high above the streets, easily dwarfing any other building in sight. The city is some dozens of stories below, and the sound of the wind rushing by is louder than anything that can be heard from the streets. Occasionally the wail of a siren pierces the distance, but it's easier to spot the lights of an ambulance or police car zipping through the roads than it is to hear them. If you look closely enough, and for long enough, you might notice figures in the distance leaping between buildings, sometimes in pursuit of a siren or with an emergency vehicle trailing in the distance behind them.

The roof itself is expansive—the building must take up the better part of a city block, judging by the space available up here. A helipad (sans any helicopter) takes up the entirety of one side of the roof, complete with what looks like a freight elevator for moving things from the roof further into the building. The elevator itself has a keypad lock on it, but a staircase entrance beside it has no obvious lock in place.

The rest of the rooftop is empty save for a small, hooded figure perched atop one of the parapets along the edge of the roof, feet dangling over open air.

[ OOC NOTES:

1. Powers are on. THIS INCLUDES CANON POWER SETS.
2. Characters may keep any equipment they had on them when entering the heart, but there is a risk it will be taken away during the run. However all equipment taken will be returned when you exit the heart.
3. Significant changes/damage to the heart will reset each time someone new enters an area for the first time. For example, if Bob kills the sentry at the entrance of the heart, the sentry will respawn for Sally when she arrives. This way everyone can experience the different areas.
4. CAVEAT TO THE ABOVE: exceptions made for anyone specifically going through the heart with a partner(s), or anyone who requests to react to damage that's been done. The goal here is to allow everyone to have fun in the heart at the end of the day. ♥ ]

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My turf. One of Gotham's less fortunate neighborhoods. The big bat and all his little chicks leave it mostly to me.

You think a little bird slipped in?

[ Another shrug ]

Could be, but I dunno what he'd be doing there. Most of the chaos has been over here on the right side of the tracks.

Well, I'm gonna go look the fuck around more. Later.

[going to slip away

ok what else is going on]

[ Well. There's Creepy McFucko-Laugh street. If B looks further out beyond that, there's a building that is definitely just the Game Tower picked up and transplanted into the heart of Gotham.

There's also a park in the other direction. It's dimly lit, but it does look like there are people still walking in the twilight. ]

[TO THE PARK! dropping invisibility and switching to a cat for now nya]

[ It's a park! Wonderful and normal and free of all that creepy laughter.

Well, except for the teen girl lounging around with a...a big ol'...thing.

There's also an impossibly sun-bathed spot by a fountain near the center of the park, defying all laws of time and space to exist in the middle of the night. There's a boy sprawled out in the warm spot with a relaxed look about him. There's also a pretty spooky looking forest that's been sealed off behind a wrought iron fence, also free of any spooky bait laughter.]

Edited 2020-02-16 00:46 (UTC)

[HEADING TO SUN SPOT meewwwww]

[ Congratulations, B has found Heart Silver! He sits up with a lazy smile and waves ]

....!

[popping out of cat form and hugs]

Silver...!!

B-boy!

[ Of course he squeezes back tight, even sneaking in a hair ruffle ]

Fancy seeing you here.

[clings to]

Are you my Silver or...?

[ He smiles apologetically ]

Just one of Talon's, sorry. But that's not too bad, is it?

It's not. But it does mean I can't ask you to come with me.

Have you seen Talon?

Not today. I'm getting kinda worried... He missed our meditation.

You're one of the smartest people. So.

Where is he?

[ Silver frowns and hunches forward, arms resting on his knees ]

I thought he would've come here. He always comes here when he's upset. Sometimes to his room...

I'm worried something's happened to him. This isn't right. You aren't supposed to be here instead of him.

I'll find him.

Do you have any ideas?

Maybe... The forest has gotten bigger recently. Something could've happened in there, but I can't cross that fence to look.

I'll go check it out then.

Are you sure? It's not exactly the safest place here.

I can be invisible.

Invisible might be safe... I know you'll be careful too.

I stopped a purse snatcher and helped save a hostage you know!

[ He perks up with wide-eyed dismay ]

Really? That's great! B's becoming a bouncer.

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