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

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

BIOS

Current Prime Directives:
1. Protect family
2. Acquire King of Hell title
3. Protect rival
4. Employee retirement plan
5. Protect unit
6. Protect priority people outside unit
7. Regain prior self
8. Pursuit of happiness

How may I be of assistance?

[1] - Add new prime directive
[2] - Delete existing prime directive
[3] - Re-order prime directives

Warning: Threshold change tolerance is 20%. Exceeding this tolerance may result in unstable system performance.

[asonoficeandfire]

[... oh... none of these options seem safe to touch, TBH, though he presses 1 as he looks for a way to go back to the first screen]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ The system seems to understand your intent because the Heart Runner forgot the "Return to Previous Menu" option. Whoopsie. ]

How may I be of assistance?

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

[asonoficeandfire]

[he goes to press 2 this time instead]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ The right screen lights up with a blank profile, waiting for a name to be chosen from the list on the left: ]

Networking

Profile List:

A fox in hound's clothing

Amaranth

Angel

Anubis

B

Blue Eyes

C

Cardigan

Cobalt

D.Va

Duality

Eclipse

Gadget

Glory

Hurricane

Joker

King

Kohime

Lucifel

Maiden

Man Eater

Mars

Medusa

Mokuba

Mori

Nemesis

Nine-Nine

Seto

Shark

Shine

Shogun

Silence

Slot

Song

Symphony

Talon

Yugi

Yvette

Zalera

How may I be of assistance?

[1] - View Profile
[2] - Edit Profile

[asonoficeandfire]

[...oh.

he picks his own name, and 1]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

       

Duality

"This unit is my family, or, as close to a family as I have. I'm not going to stop trying to protect everyone when I can, but when the person I respect the most out of everyone here says I don't have to bother, even if it's brief, in the moment, how do you think that makes me feel?"

Guardian: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♢ ♢
Trust: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♢ ♢
Rivalry: ♦ ♦ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢
Uneasiness: ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢ ♢

[asonoficeandfire]

[... he pauses on an inhaled breath, blinking a little at the screen. he doesn't quite know if he's supposed to see this but it makes him a little lighter, mood wise]

...

[going back to the previous screen and picks his own profile and 2]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ All values of the profile are now editable. ]

[ However, you can also feel someone (who Mori just summoned) staring pointedly at you. ]

Not liking what you see?

[asonoficeandfire]

[he startles and turns around]

Ah... no. That's not it. Who are you?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Ah--- [ She looks sad for a moment. ] He hasn't remembered it yet. But--- You can call me Blue Eyes. It's a cute nickname, isn't it?

[asonoficeandfire]

...Blue Eyes... like the dragon?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

The very same.

[asonoficeandfire]

Are you the dragon?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ She puts a finger to Duality's lips. ] Shhhhh. It's a secret.

[asonoficeandfire]

[his eyes widen but he goes quiet and then just nods mutely]

[asonoficeandfire]

[he glances to the console after a moment, and breathes out]

I wanted to add something. But...

[he pauses]

I probably shouldn't. I can tell him myself.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I'm sure he'd love to hear it. Coming from you.

[asonoficeandfire]

... I hope so.

[he's still on his lack of self confidence train]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

If only you trusted yourself just as much as he trusts you. But that is your own journey, yes?

[asonoficeandfire]

I...

[he opens his mouth, the closes it. he trusts me? well of course, he's said, but why does he keep finding these things hard to believe]

Yes.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ She leans over to ruffle his hair affectionately. ] Then. In your own time.

[asonoficeandfire]

[relaxes slightly under the attention]

I'll try.

[he looks to the Intensity in the box]

Is he going to be fine?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Irritable and grumpy, but yes. Ultimately fine. In fact, the reboot should be completing in the next few minutes.

[asonoficeandfire]

Oh.

What happens after that?