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. ♥ ]

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

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.

...huh. You think somewhere out there there's like specialists in it? Like, there's some tinker or whatever - like a blacksmith, and all they do's utility belts?

[He rolls the window down to stick his head out and look at the streets way below.]

There's gotta be, right? Batman doesn't have powers or anything. He can't just conjure stuff outta nowhere.

[ Swoops down through a relatively empty street, giving him a good look at some street art of a swarm of stylized bats surging across a block's worth of buildings ]

...whoa, check it out.

Guess you guys are pretty popular, huh?

Hard not to be when we save the city once a week.

[Gives a low whistle.]

Sounds like your supervillains need to take five sometimes.

They definitely do. What's wrong with having a nice, quiet weekend sometimes?

Nothing. Sometimes a quiet weekend's the way to.

...you guys been busy lately?

It's always busy. We get a lot of petty stuff, and the messes from those games Little D has to play in. ... His mom's been a bigger problem than usual lately though. The Joker too.

His mom?

Let's just say she's not exactly Mother of the Year material. It's almost never a good time when she shows her face.

[ He doesn't exactly look angry, but it is the first time he's stopped smiling since running into Hurricane. ]

Sounds like a real winner.

Is there, like. Is there anything I can do to help?

Something that would actually help?

[ Frowns a little, glancing at Hurricane from the corner of his eye ]

Distract him. Keep him busy with anything else. There's a ton of us around to deal with her, but he insists on doing everything himself. Watching the borders, monitoring the security feeds, covering patrols... It's not any better for him than she is, y'know?

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