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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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[ He stands up

and up

and it really should be completely impossible for this much mass to have been crammed into such a small package, but that does nothing to stop this from happening. The "boy's" limbs stretch out to impossible lengths, bent and contorting to fit into the space. The fearful tremor in his voice transitions unsettlingly into hysterical laughter, and he turns to lash out with an impossibly long arm, trying to smash Jay into the wall ]

[yep.

he ducks, and shoots him, first the arm, and then the stomach.

instinctively.]

Fuck off, Joker.

[ Not the actual Joker, unfortunately! But given the manic laughter and impossible smile, it's obvious who inspired this monster.

The ex-boy shrieks another peal of laughter, grabbing at his stomach in agony and—hahahaha he can't even manage that with a straight face. He rushes at Jay, apparently not even phased by the bullet wounds, and goes for a punch right to his throat ]

[guess he was going too soft-- he has to duck, letting that fist clip his shoulder instead of his throat.

but it gives him the opportunity to shoot the fucking thing in the face.

he doesn't have time for this shit, and a slow, cold death is never gonna make him feel better.

well, it would help a little.

but this fucker's like a cockroach.]

[ Sure is!

The thing jerks his head out of the way, taking the bullet on his cheek instead of right in his face. He drags an arm across the cave floor, sweeping up a spray of stones and pebbles to fling in Jay's face ]

[see, good thing he has...

a mask.

he blocks some of the spray with his arm

but he's gonna shoot again, aiming for the thing's throat]

[ The mask is nice and all, but in the scarce second Jay has to take to block that spray the beast is swinging up with an uppercut aimed to knock him off balance

which does mean that it can't quite dodge the bullet, but it's done its job of bringing just a little more chaos into the world ]

[honestly-- he can take it.

it's just gonna get him bloodied.

and you can't even tell with the mask. so.

but once he can see its corpse, he's gonna look over it.]

[ It may have been human once, but it's distorted far beyond that now. Black hair, cinnamon skin, limbs and spine stretched out to grotesque proportions, and the all-too-familar rictus grin still fixed firmly in place, even in death. It's impossible to tell if it was actually a child or not before whatever transformation took place. ]

[that's new.

he frowns.]

This doesn't look like anything the Joker can do from what I remember.

[but his presence is well announced here.

time to move forward.]

[ The tunnel continues on into the Earth, and along with the laughter that echos through the caves, muffled screaming can be heard now. It's hard to tell where, exactly, it's coming from, even when the tunnel finally opens up into a wider cavern. There's no one immediately in sight, but there are so many stalagmites and boulders scattered around that anyone could be hidden away in here. ]

[he's less concerned about the cover, and more concerned about branching paths. he knows that it's important to keep the nooks and crannies in mind, but the entrances are gonna give him a hint on where possible traps might be laid.

it's also needless to say,

he's moving cautiously to identify traps.]

[Do you know who can't identify traps for shit?

This guy. He's just running down the tunnels at full speed to catch up.

It's fine, what's the worst that could happen. He's got his sword revved and his arm's feeling way more like its old self.]

[ Jay's caution has paid off! He makes it through without setting off any traps.

Griffin on the other hand—better watch out for the slippery cave floor. It's awfully damp in here, and losing your footing with a sword revved and ready isn't going to lead to fun times for anyone if he's not careful.

He also does not set off any traps though. Yet. ]

[ The cavern itself has four obvious entrances, but it's impossible to see all of them at once from any one spot.Too many obstacles in the way. The laughter is definitely coming from in this chamber though, moving about and echoing in ways that make it hard to pin down.

There's a faint glow of electric lighting from somewhere down the nothern-most tunnel. ]

-- Griffin?

[he has his mask on.]

Are you trying to get yourself killed?

[It's all good, Griffin has plenty experience running down caverns slick with blood.

Man this really makes him wish he had a cool mask right now though]

It's fine, you already cleared the path, right?

[HE ASSUMES]

Edited 2020-02-16 01:57 (UTC)

Boys, boys, you wouldn't be thinking of starting the party without me, now would you?

[ Jason will surely recognize that voice, though its still hard to pin down his exact location. It sounds like he's everywhere at once. ]

[sigh.]

Just stick close to me. Talon got back the memory I had, probably.

But I don't think he knows about the time I beat your fucking face in with a crowbar.

[yeah, he's mad.

which direction looks greenest, flavor text.]

[Griffin falls in step with Jason then - he's not a complete maniac, and clearly Jason has the experience dealing with this nut. It's his show, he's just the backup.]

Lead the way, Red Hood.

[ There's some very regular green mist in the eastern exit, but that pathway is otherwise dark and quiet.

Joker's voice erupts in another peal of laughter ]

Ha ha ha! He may not remember that, but he knows all about what I did to you.

That's bullshit.

Because I don't remember it.

[he's heading east-- and, again, on the lookout for traps. he knows the laughing gas dangers.]

How'd it happen, Jokey? C'mon. Share with the class.

[How do I always end up feeling like a third wheel on these little excursions....... well, at least Griffin isn't a dog this time. He's just listening and following, concerned.]

[ The mist is just swirling about the floor right now; nothing to be concerned about, right? It does seem to be getting thicker though... ]

Lured you out to the desert. You and that traitor mother of yours, wasn't it?

That's not how it happened, that's just the circumstances.

[nothing to be concerned about except--]

Hey.

[back to griffin.]

Be careful.

[Griffin's more concerned about Jason right now?]

Don't let him fuck with your head.

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