Heart Game: Intensity (Turn 1)

[idolpro]

In the beginning, there is nothing but darkness and silence. A sleep that gives no rest but one out of necessity in order to keep functioning. Behind closed eyelids, the numbers of a clock tick down - one painstaking second at a time.

TIME UNTIL REBOOT:


And then you wake up.

As you shift to a standing position, you feel something sharp and pointed press against your side. Digging into the nearest pocket, you will find two small puzzle pieces. And from their odd shape, it looks like they would fit into a 3D spherical puzzle. Odd. You've never seen them before, but you do get a sense that these are a currency of some sort. Spend them wisely!

Game start.

Comments

Central CPU Core

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

When you enter this room, it's very much like being transported inside the Future is Now dorm. All the surfaces are slick, silver, lined with fluorescent neon lights and, of course, cube-shaped. The center of this room is dominated by a large glass box with four screens overhead, counting down the time from the start of the game. The same timer you saw when you arrived here. And in that box, breathing but otherwise unmoving, sits Intensity. Numerous wires are coming out of the base of his neck and disappear down into the floor. He does not look over at you upon your arrival. In fact, he doesn't seem aware of anything around him. The rest of the room consists of three walkways leading to three exits, and the fourth leading to a large bulky 90s computer (much like the one in Intensity's lab) with two large dual flatscreen monitors that are much more modern by contrast. TIME UNTIL REBOOT: There are three exits: [ Heaven , Hell, and the elevator behind the glass box ] Beneath the walkways is a dark abyss. You cannot see the floor.

Re: Central CPU Core

[asonoficeandfire]

[. . .

no this isn't what he wanted to see, but he's staring anyway]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ This is perfectly normal things to see in a perfectly normal heart.

It can't all be Heaven and amusement parks, you know! ]

[asonoficeandfire]

[quickly stepping up to the machine, inspecting it]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ It is a solid glass box with doors (though they are sealed shut at the moment). The only machinery inside is the computer cords hooked up to Intensity's brain. And what wires are plugged into the screens above (though they are currently turned off). ]

[asonoficeandfire]

[murmuring to himself]

Is this how you see yourself...?

[he places a hand to the glass, looking at the computer screens]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ You're too far away at the moment to turn them on, but there is a keyboard available.

So maybe they do... something?

What is technology? ]

Re: Central CPU Core

[inspiteful]

[ Um, ]

W-wha--?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Hey. Hey, Eclipse.

So this is technology.





Neat. ]

[inspiteful]

[ Technology sounds bad tbh!

He'll go investigate the computer. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ The screens come to life with a soft hum. The right screen remains blank, but on the left a menu appears: ]

Welcome, Mr. Intensity.

How may I be of assistance?

[1] - BIOS
[2] - Networking
[3] - Call Support
[4] - Abort Current Process

[inspiteful]

[ Looks at the glass box.

Looks at the screen.

Looks down at the keyboard.

...It looks like the smartphone keyboard so at least he has an idea what it does, thankfully(?). He types '3' and presses enter. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ A holographic image appears before you (complete with hard hat). When it talks, a speech bubble appears above its head. ]

How can I help you?

Re: Central CPU Core

[ferociousfuckingnerd]

-Intensity-san?!

[Rushing over to that box oh my god]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Lights are on, but no one is home.

Who knew human OS's took so long to reboot. ]

[ferociousfuckingnerd]

[Placing a hand against the glass wall, is there a way in this box?? Is that even what he should do here??]

The CPU is you, huh... I know this is a heart full of symbolism but this is a really concerning sight Intensity-san.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ For now, the doors are sealed shut. But it's just a glass box so you could probably break it.

Whether that's advisable or not is ???? ]

[ferociousfuckingnerd]

[SEEMS BAD TO JUST SMASH WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT IT'D DO SO NO!!! Going to check out those computer monitors first and see if he can get any info.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ The screens come to life with a soft hum. The right screen remains blank, but on the left a menu appears: ]

Welcome, Mr. Intensity.

How may I be of assistance?

[1] - BIOS
[2] - Networking
[3] - Call Support
[4] - Abort Current Process

Central CPU Core (Post Reboot)

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

When you enter this room, it's very much like being transported inside the Future is Now dorm. All the surfaces are slick, silver, lined with fluorescent neon lights and, of course, cube-shaped. The center of this room is dominated by a large glass box with four screens overhead with the countdown timer now at 0:00. An Intensity is busy working at one of the consoles. The rest of the room consists of three walkways leading to three exits, and the fourth leading to a large bulky 90s computer (much like the one in Intensity's lab) with two large dual flatscreen monitors that are much more modern by contrast. There are three exits: [ Heaven , Hell, and the elevator behind the glass box ] Beneath the walkways is a dark abyss. You cannot see the floor.

Re: Central CPU Core (Post Reboot)

[nohalation]

[Stares into the abyss, jiiiiiiiiiii. For some reason, she can't help but stare at it first.]

[But then she looks at the other Intensity and goes up to him.]

Hiya!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ WHOOPS I FORGOT TO REMOVE COMATOSE INTENSITY ]

[ He reaches over to ruffle her hair ]

And where are you headed to?

[nohalation]

[Uwaaaah, immediate smile!]

I was just spending time with small Intensity, and we were building a puzzle together! I was gonna summon Intensity with my Intensity superpower so that small!Intensity would have more friends to play with, but it turned out that the Intensity superpower was just there to summon small!Intensity! But then I found out there were more Intensities so now I must see ALL of them!!

What are you doing, do you need help?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

All of them, huh? That's going to be quite the task.

[ As for what's he doing ]

I've got it covered, Angel. Just making sure that everything is running smoothly and with no distractions, inside and out.

[nohalation]

Oh...okay! Will you be lonely?