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

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

The bottom line?

Payback. For what was done to me and mine.

[jokesaboutrighthands]

[tilts his head]

Against the producers?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Yes. Obviously.

They can promise you power and they can promise you freedom, but there's no guarantee they won't just drop you back into this hellhole once they need some more guinea pigs.

[jokesaboutrighthands]

Yeah, can't say I see any reason to trust them.

So it sounds like you and his majesty are on the same path?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

It's not that simple. Each part is just one piece of the whole.

Hell is for overthrowing the protecting. Heaven is for protecting what's mine. Blue Eyes is for making sure I don't self-destruct in the process. And I'm a culmination of all four of those because that fuck-off old version of me doesn't count.

[jokesaboutrighthands]

[eyebrow lift]

'Fuck-off old version'? Rejecting who you see in your memories?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

He's a dipshit who couldn't get the job done.

[jokesaboutrighthands]

[amused snort]

Maybe I'm just too old to think about starting a 'new self'.

[hums and tosses the pieces in his hand]

So. What are you offering?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You want to win? Is that it?

[jokesaboutrighthands]

Doesn't everyone?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You'd be surprised how complacent people can be.

But ---

If you're looking to win, you should give those to either Blue Eyes or the kid in the dorms. Both of them are currently in the lead.

And that many puzzles pieces will edge the other out.

[jokesaboutrighthands]

[is a bit surprised by that]

Huh. And it's all the same to you?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I don't handle the soul pieces. That's a job for the compute nodes.

[jokesaboutrighthands]

Just here to keep things running?

Alright. Tell me about Blue Eyes and the kid.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

She's my pride and soul. The most perfect being ever brought into existence.

And the kid is...

[ What is the politically correct term here? ]

Soft. But not stupid.

[jokesaboutrighthands]

You before you got so bitter and old.

[he is joking, you are like 12]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ EXCUSE YOU! 18! ]

Oh no. That's the age where I became bitter. Why delay the inevitable?

[jokesaboutrighthands]

[snorts]

Guess I'm not sure I was any better.

To the lady they go, then.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Shall I call her here then?

[jokesaboutrighthands]

Introduce me.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ I could write some text, but this 20 second video is actually just about as extra as he's gonna be. ]

[jokesaboutrighthands]

[Kid, what made you this way

but okay he. wow. watches that

then goes to approach the dragon]

Quite an introduction.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ The dragon seems pleased by his reaction as it inclines her head ]

Pleased to meet you, Kou.

[ Her tail lashes ]

I'm sure we're going to get along wonderfully.

[jokesaboutrighthands]

I'm planning on it.

[holds up the puzzle pieces]

So, how much trouble do you suppose I'm going to go into with his majesty if I hand these over to you?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Please.

I can soothe His Majesty's butthurt. I've been doing it for millennia.