Heart Game: Intensity (Turn 2)

[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

Death-T cw: blood; death; gore

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You enter a long narrow concrete hallway, light from somewhere outside filtering in through tiny slits of window. Otherwise the room is dark and damp. It makes your skin crawl and the hair stand up on the back of your neck. Everything about it seems to scream "Stay away! Get out!" And for obvious reasons. In the center of the room lies one (1) very dead Intensity, lifeless eyes staring at the ceiling as a spear is stabbed straight through his chest. The spear is tagged 'Day 47'. Before he expired, it seems Intensity attempted to write a message -- in his blood of course. Dramatic person that he is. Losing means death. On a long concrete table lining the hallway, there are trinkets and items all lined up neatly in a row. They are tagged and on display on stands and in cases as if they were museum pieces: A single blank Yugioh trading card with no image An Oujia board marked Day 25 A bloody pentagram drawn directly onto table marked Day 25 A manila folder marked Day 68 A volleyball marked Day 78 A sniper rifle marked Day 78 A metallic collar with a device attached marked Day 86 A single floating balloon marked Day 111 A bone ring A jeweled ring marked Day 155 As you take in the room around you, you swear that you can feel something watching you from the shadows. There are two exits: [ In front of you and behind you ]

[[ Mechanic: For every comment you make in this room, roll a 1d10. If you roll 1-3, please ping the Heart Runner. You do not have to do this if Kaiba is in the room with you. ]]

Re: Death-T cw: blood; death; gore

[sancrimony]

[ WE WENT STRAIGHT INTO DEATH-T????

behind means going back to the space station presumably so he's moving forward, to intensity's corpse. Mmmm.

mentally trying to remember what happened day 47 . . . rolled a 4 ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ What's a Battle City? WE DON'T KNOW HER YET ]

[ 4 means that you are safe (for now) ]

[ But yeah. That is sure a dead!Intensity on the floor. Whoops! Time to fire the cleaning crew. ]

[sancrimony]

[ rolled 6, pulling the fuckin spear out of his body and then stitching his wounds back together. also examining the corpse to see if there's any other injury/how many scars he has, here

he's definitely firing the cleaning crew ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ There is only one scar. And that is caused by the spear. Stitching the wounds means he's as good as new. If only there was a pep! to revive him... ]

[ When you touch the handle of the spear, you will feel your whole body go numb. You're barely able to stand. Images pass over you in quick succession.

[ Anubis looks at you concerned as he numbs the majority of your body. ] I'm of the opinion this whole thing is a bad idea, but that's not the deal either.

Don't worry, CEO, we'll have you back in no time. And if we don't, well, we won't let your corpse go to waste. [ And you feel a spear slam through your chest. ]

[ The image of the final conspirator flashes across your mind. ]

[ Some business trip. ]

[sancrimony]

[ master what are you ever doing jesus christ

shaking off the memory when he can, moving to try picking up intensity's body, but

also he rolled a 2, ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ You rolled a 2.

RIP ]

[ A powerful cold gust of wind rushes down the length of the corridor, rustling the hem of the corpse's cloak and disturbing the neatly lined items on the table. The jewelry and cards fall to the floor with a deafening ting - like a pin being dropped in a silent room.

And you are filled with dread - soul crushing and hopeless as if you had just come upon a night that you knew would never end.

There is a rustle of cloth and a low wailing sound of something distinctly not human.

Before you come face to face with the face of Intensity's nightmare. ]

[sancrimony]

[ . . . aw fuck what is that

more importantly how far away is it and does it stand between me and the forward exit ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ It does stand between you and the forward exit.

But at the moment it's about 10 feet away, but it's slowly gliding toward you. ]

[sancrimony]

[ cool let's try uhhhhhhhhhhhhh

picking up the spear and hurling it at the nightmare 8Db ]

cw: gore

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ It lodges in its chest and goes clean out the back.

And yet it still advances.

(That didn't work when Intensity tried either). ]

Re: cw: gore

[sancrimony]

[ COOL we're gonna go grab and put on the day 155 ring if it's close enough to grab, also drag intensity's corpse with us ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Dragging Intensity's corpse is successful. But also when you put on the ring, you get the following vision. ]

[ There's the handle of a spear pressed against your throat and you can't breath, even as wood splinters into your palms as you try to push it away.

The person above you shushes you with kind words and a kinder expression, even as the pressure mounts. Ssshh. Ssshhh. It's okay, It's okay, It's okay.

Ssh ssh it's all gonna be fine, they can dwell in madness together, them and the others and all the ghosts in the house.

Eventually.

Everything goes dark. ]

[ This allows the nightmare to come closer. ]

[ But also you have ring sanity powers now! Enjoy! ]

[sancrimony]

[ reaching for

the volleyball

to throw it

does throwing something while having the ring on mean i attack with sanity instead ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ ABSOLUTELY! But enjoy the visions you get every time you touch an item in this room! ]

[ It's been your second duel to the death this game and you have never felt more ALIVE. Blue Eyes at your side, taking careful aim with your pistol as Man Eater's form darts between the trees.

Just as you aim it for a pistol whip -- your gun turns into a volleyball.

What. the. fuck? ]

Everything about Hell is complete and utter bullshit!

DO YOU HEAR ME, PRODUCERS!?

[ After a brief moment of shock, Man Eater smiles at you. And casts Harder They Fall. On you. ]

"--Intensity."

[ You still lose the death match. (But do you really?) ]

[ You hit the nightmare square in the face and it shrieks as it is very weak to mental attacks.

Good job, Lucifel. Good job. ]

[sancrimony]

[ FUCK YEAH

while it's stunned he's grabbing the gun, hey FUCKER are you gonna TRY THAT AGAIN

CUZ LIKE

I DON'T HAVE CONFIDENCE IN MY AIM

BUT I CAN DEFINITELY HIT YOU WITH A GUN LIKE IT'S A BASEBALL BAT ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ You pick up your husband's rifle--- ]

[ This is so undignified. Being shaken like a ragdoll in the desert by Yugi of all people as he slowly zaps the life out of you bit by bit. ]

"I want to hear you say it, Intensity, tell me how you killed King!"

[ You never see the sniper or the bullet.

But you're thankful for it all the same. ]

[ And smack Intensity's nightmare senseless with it.

THIS IS THE POWER OF LOVE!

You now have an opening to get to the other door. ]

[sancrimony]

[ THIS IS THE POWER OF LOVE!!!!!

ok we're dragging intensity's corpse out of here, gun slung over lucifel's own shoulder ]

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ the first thing to catch his eye is the message scrawled on the floor. ... which, yeah. he can't argue with that.

then he's immediately distracted by the volleyball hitting his feet, and he bends down to pick it up. ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ A vision washes over Izumu. One he has seen before - but the perspective is not his this time around. ]

[ It's been your second duel to the death this game and you have never felt more ALIVE. Blue Eyes at your side, taking careful aim with your pistol as Man Eater's form darts between the trees.

Just as you aim it for a pistol whip -- your gun turns into a volleyball.

What. the. fuck? ]

Everything about Hell is complete and utter bullshit!

DO YOU HEAR ME, PRODUCERS!?

[ After a brief moment of shock, Man Eater smiles at you. And casts Harder They Fall. On you. ]

"--Intensity."

[ You still lose the death match. (But do you really?) ]

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ ... that's certainly nostalgic.

he pauses for a moment after the memory runs its course, then moves to place the volleyball on the concrete table with the rest of the trinkets.

(also, he rolled a 1.) ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Of course you did, this room is cursed. All of Kaiba's shitty E-rate luck distilled into one space.

There's a sense of "rightness" in it being placed back on the shelf.

But also. ]

[ A powerful cold gust of wind rushes down the length of the corridor, disturbing the neatly lined items on the table. That volleyball that so Izumu just so carefully put back up - back on the floor again. Talk about ungrateful housekeepers!

And you are filled with dread - soul crushing and hopeless as if you had just come upon a night that you knew would never end.

There is a rustle of cloth and a low wailing sound of something distinctly not human.

Before you come face to face with the face of Intensity's nightmare. ]

1/2

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ oh, he doesn't like that feeling. he doesn't like it at all.

a shudder runs down his spine, and he quickly whips around to look in the direction of the sound.

he vaguely recognizes that monster—vaguely enough that it takes him a few moments to remember from where. ]

[carnivorouscarnival]

[ but he wouldn't be caught frozen in place for too long. after the initial shock passes, he lifts one arm and snaps his fingers.

does Lightning Flash have any effect on nightmares? let's find out! ]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ The wraith is stunned for a moment, shrieking at the unexpected flash of light.

But a moment is all that it's stunned for. ]