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

[rollplayinghouse]

...If you want to give me one.

[liarliarliar]

[...idly waves a hand to drop his illusion his face is swollen from being hit]

Karen kidnapped me and was going to kill me so.

You know.

Kinda upset. Also she took my notebook so if you could take that from her I'd be grateful I have live notes in it.

[rollplayinghouse]

[winces at the swelling]

...Karen?

[liarliarliar]

I refuse to call her by the name she prefers. God.

This happened before. This place.

[rollplayinghouse]

...I see.

I'll get your notebook back.

[liarliarliar]

Thank you. Sorry for dropping this on you but you did. Ask. And I assume you'd prefer honesty.

...and I'm pretty upset. About being kidnapped. And drugged. And kicked in the face.

...

...

I guess I can pretend I got fucked up in someone's heart at least if people ask.

[rollplayinghouse]

I always prefer honesty. And you don't need to pretend anything. You should be upset by all that.

I assume you'd prefer I didn't enact violent revenge, so I won't. But I'm pretty upset too, and I did have a talk with her after last time. So we'll need to have a talk again.

[liarliarliar]

Hurting her won't do anything so it's kind of useless. She killed herself just to mess with Sabre.

Ignoring her probably would work best I suppose....

[rollplayinghouse]

...I don't think so. Or, not exactly.

Last time, she was kind of... mm, what she really wants is affection and approval, definitely. But after all the stuff before, she seemed kind of resigned that she wasn't ever going to get that, so there was no point trying to earn it. So she's settling for getting attention, even if it's negative. Or something like that.

[liarliarliar]

What to do with her.... I don't even know....

[rollplayinghouse]

[makes a face]

It's not like most of ZRAEL isn't like that too, to greater or lesser extents. If she could just calm down and get over herself enough to make a little bit of an effort, we could all get along and she wouldn't need to act like an idiot.

[liarliarliar]

I told her that but she didn't seem interested.

[rollplayinghouse]

Well, I told her that too. But I can try again.

I'll get your notebook either way, though.

[liarliarliar]

Thanks...

I kinda hate her...

[rollplayinghouse]

...I'm kind of glad for that, really. Go ahead and hate her. Don't worry about trying to help her or fix things or whatever. That doesn't have to be your responsibility.

[liarliarliar]

I would lose my mind if it were.... What an impossible child...

[rollplayinghouse]

You deal with enough impossible children already.

[liarliarliar]

I do. Thanks for listening...

How are you? This place must be odd for you.

[rollplayinghouse]

...

[she fusses with a puzzle piece in her pocket for a moment]

Do you want an honest answer...?

[liarliarliar]

Yes.

[rollplayinghouse]

[she's still quiet for another few seconds, trying to find the words. eventually:]

I feel like there isn't a place for me here.

[liarliarliar]

What makes you feel that way?

[rollplayinghouse]

I woke up with the King of Hell, but he's... him as a cold demonic ruler who's just continuing everything just as is is now, but with him in charge. He said after he took over, he asked me to join a pilot of a new program, I agreed, I graduated and now I could sign a contract for my wish and serve him and all that. I told him that wasn't what I wanted at all and refused.

His True Heart is here, with—everyone. Man Eater is guarding it. I...

[liarliarliar]

It's future is now and Man Eater. It's not everyone.

But I can see why you'd feel hurt.

Do keep in mind it's likely that his King of Hell persona is likely an exaggeration representing what he thinks he has to become.

I bet you're somewhere in this heart though. Without a doubt. You're precious to him.

[rollplayinghouse]

I know it's an exaggeration. But it's like—that's what he thinks I want from him, too. Him to be cold and effective, giving me orders and granting my wishes. No weaknesses so he can't be a disappointment.