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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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[ One end of the training mats looks like it's been arranged with a specific gymnast's routine in mind. At one end is a platform and trapeze, both sturdy and bolted into place. The trapeze isn't especially high—only 10 feet or so up in the air, and roughly five feet out from the platform. After the trapeze is a set of parallel bars, followed by a balance beam and one more set of parallel bars. The whole path from trapeze to the final set of bars has been carefully padded with extra thick mats and cushions to protect against any falls. ]

[He knows the parallel bars and the balance beam, so he starts on those - goes through his own usual routine.]

[He's never tried the trapeze before, but he's a great gymnast, and there's a first time for everything, right?]

[Time to give it a shot.]

[ Something about the trapeze itself feels brighter, calming in a way. There's the faint sound of a footfall somewhere behind him, or could it be just another sound of the cave...?

There's no follow-up to the noise, so it's probably nothing. ]

[I mean, he didn't need an excuse to keep going, but that feeling is a pretty good excuse to keep going. Next time he's rightside up, though, he does glance toward where that footfall came from.]

[ There's a warmly smiling young man standing at the edge of the mats. He waves brightly once Hurricane's actually spotted him ]

Hey there! Sorry if I distracted you. I just couldn't help stopping to watch.

Oh - uh.

[Drops back down, self-conscious.]

H-hey, uh. Talon said it was cool to come check this place out, so.

Talon... You mean Damian?

[ That smile softens even more, if it's possible. ]

If he invited someone in, then you're more than welcome. He'd never let just anyone in.

...for real?

Yep. The only other person I've heard of him letting in is Superboy.

Well. I'm glad I got to see it.

It's real cool in here.

Just cool? Come on, this place blew my mind the first time I saw it.

I can pretend I ain't losing my mind cause you didn't see me geeking out for like twenty minutes over the cars.

[ He laughs warmly ]

Fair enough. You're definitely Mr. Cool And Composed.

[ Leaning in a little conspiratorially ]

The cars are totally rad though. You got a favorite?

Like you gotta ask? One of those things can fly, dude.

[ Another laugh, amused ]

I gotta be sure! You could've been all about speed instead.

I mean... speed's badass, but speed in the air is everything.

Which one's your fave?

Mine's gotta be the classic.

[ He nods at the oldest of the bunch ]

I practically grew up in that car.

Yeah? You still take it out sometimes?

Sometimes. When I can talk Little D into ditching the hovercar for one night.

You wouldn't, like -

Do you ever just take em for a spin?

No...but I guess there's nothing stopping me from doing it.

Would you ever, like -

I mean, could we - ?

Hm...for one of Little D's friends?

[ He grins ]

I won't tell if you don't.

Holy crap, dude. For real?

[He is practically bouncing in place.]

My lips are sealed.

[ He looks even more thrilled with this idea now, if that was possible. ]

Come on, we should grab the hover car before someone else calls dibs.

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