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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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.

Yes!

[Sorry, don't mind that he runs toward the cars, doing a cartwheel on the way.]

[ Nightwing loves this kid!! Sprints after him and climbs into the driver's seat ]

Any sights you know you wanna see?

[All but dives into the passenger's seat.]

Lead the way, dude, you're the expert.

[ Straps himself in and glances over to make sure Hurricane's good to go before starting the car up and taking off.

At first it's no different than any other exit from the batcave. Nightwing takes them down a long exit ramp, a little boring until he starts accelerating into the triple digits, and then the ramp itself ends in midair—somehow, the tunnel from the cave has exited the side of the skyscraper that Robin's keeping sentry on.

Nightwing banks hard to the right, turning them sideways with Hurricane's window facing down, and zips right between a pair of buildings before leveling out and gaining more altitude to give them a view of the entire city below. ]

[His face is practically pressed to the window as he looks out at the city.]

This is like the best thing ever!

It never gets old.

Think you can handle a barrel roll?

Dude, I been waiting my whole life for a barrel roll.

Then we'll go on three. One...two...

—Three!

[ He jerks the controls to the right, sending them into a double barrel roll out across the harbor before he levels out again ]

[Shrieks with joy as they go upside-down. He's laughing when they right themselves again, breathless and delighted.]

[ Looping back towards the city so he can play around weaving between and over buildings. Slightly less thrilling, but only slightly. ]

Better than a roller coaster, right?

Way, way better.

I think it even beats the grappling hooks.

Dude. You got those ones that fire out of your belt?

I never leave home without it.

Is it like a whole utility belt?

Yep. I've got the grappling gun, antidotes, lockpicks, a ton of other stuff. It's surprising how much stuff we can fit in them.

How do you get all that in there? Who even makes em?

World class packing skills. And...

[ Hm. Gives up and shrugs after a moment's thought ]

I dunno who makes them.

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