Heart Game: Talon

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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. ♥ ]

Comments

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

[looking over the balcony and, oh wow, there come dat boy]

[MORE SMOKEBOMBS, CREATE BIGGER ILLUSION OF EXPLOSION]

Here he comes! Act menacingly!

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

I'm a hero, I don't know what menacing is!

[ It doesn't seem like it matters, because here's the hoverbike!!!

And Talon, being as over the top as ever by leaping off the bike and onto the balcony as it passes by, swirling his hood and cape around himself to cover his mouth and nose against the smoke ]

Show yourselves!

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

[OKAY BUT THE BIKE JUST FUKKIN CRASH DOWN INTO THE STREETS OR--]

[c is immediately in acting mode, taking a swig of a couple potions to make his voice a bit garbled and high pitched from a helium effect, trying to stay hidden in the smoke]

It's the rotten baby bird! Quick, take the loot and get outta here!

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

[ please the waynes are mega billionaires; that bike is going into a holding pattern hovering in circles around the clock tower ]

[ Jon stammers for just a beat before catching on and grabbing the bags to make a break for it. Unfortunately for him that second is all the time Robin needs to grab a sphere off his belt and hurl it at the tiny super. The sphere bursts open in a puff of smoke, revealing a weighted net that lands squarely on Jon who...isn't slowed down at all. What's a dumb net gonna do against a Kryptonian?? Nothing, that's what! ]

[ Robin growls in irritation and starts after him, ignoring C for the moment ]

Get back here!

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

[Amazing]

Not so fast, hero! You're going for a trip!

[SELF FULFILLING PROPHECY, kicking a couple of the markers over to get Talon to stumble over them]

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

[ It's effective! Robin goes tumbling down, but before he's even hit the ground he twists his upper body and snatches a pair of batarangs from his belt to fling RIGHT AT C OH NO!!!!

Luckily Robin is full of all his dad's morals so he is only aiming to catch the loose fabric of C's shirt to pin him to the wall rather than causing any actual injury ]

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

[BAM pinned to the wall. C blinks with surprise but he's quick on his feet too, shrinking the batarang and then resizing it immediately so Talon doesn't catch on.

TIME TO TOSS IT BACK but its more like

c deliberately throwing it OVERHEAD AND OVER THE SIDE]

Nice try.

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

[ That's...impressively bad aim for someone who managed to dodge(??) one of his batarangs.

So this time Talon tries using a net-trap on C!! Surely they can't both be metas, right? ]

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

[GOES DOWN


then shrinks and steps through the holes]

[CACKLES FROM DARKNESS and tries to toss it back at him]

Hey, goody two shoes!!

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

Who are you calling—
Don't call me—

[ Both boys start to shout in unison. Jon cuts short, realizing his mistake, while Robin whips around to glare daggers at him. ]

Superboy? What in the absolute fuck is going on here?!

[ Jon stammers uselessly, still clutching the bag of "loot", and looks pleadingly at C. Save this child!! ]

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

[OH NO]

--loose the loot it's not worth it! It'll slow him down!


[time to just

throw bags of poptarts at talon]

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

[ WELP

THEN SUPERBOY TOSSED A BAG OF POPTARTS AT ROBIN AND TOOK OFF FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET

unfortunately this means C is left with a furious robin buried under individual packs of toaster pastries ]

What?! What is the meaning of this?!

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

[child;;;

Honestly probably a smart move. C says nothing, letting the smokebombs clear out before letting himself be revealed]


Neeheehee! I guess the jig is up.

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

[ Robin sits up, some rage dissipating now that it's clear this was a prank. But only some of it. ]

You. Why are you wasting my time with nonsense? And why are you dragging Superboy into it?!

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

Y'know, I thought he'd duck out, but not so quickly. [looking over the railing]

And I'm here to distract! The little guy there said you've been all work and no play. How sad!

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

He knows better than to make this much of a nuisance of himself, but he's a fool if he thinks he can hide from me.

My purpose is not "play". I am meant to watch the city.

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

Don't be too hard on him! It was my idea, and he went through all this trouble to find your favorite snack.


Besides, is your purpose all that you are? That's pretty boring.

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

That was supposed to be a secret.

And one's purpose is all that matters, obviously. It is what defines a person.

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

Well that's obviously a lie.

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

It is not.

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

It is, you've just convinced yourself of it.

If that's all that mattered, you wouldn't need to keep your friend around.

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

Who I do and do not choose to keep around doesn't change anything.

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

[walking over and just gonna rip open one of the pop tart bags. snack time]

If it doesn't matter, why is he here?

Re: Start Here

[iamverybadass]

[ His poptarts!! >8( ]

... Because it is where he belongs.

Re: Start Here

[neigh_sayer]

[he is THIEF


offers him one]

Does he? Then why not take a break to humor him?