Heart Game: Intensity (Turn 3)

[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

Re: Intensity's Lab

[we_meet_again]

[peeking around the doorway, behind King]

Knock knock!

[he says, with his mouth]

Re: Intensity's Lab

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Oh it's Cobalt! I was wondering if you were going to stop by.

Re: Intensity's Lab

[we_meet_again]

Wouldn't miss an opportunity to say hi if I could help it!

Sorry it took so long. Had to pick up this guy on the way. [he jerks a thumb at King]

You doing alright?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Did he get lost? He seems like the kind of person that gets lost easy.

[puzzlekeeper]

[ HEY ]

[we_meet_again]

[didn't answer the question...]

He just needed to be pointed in the right direction.

I ran into Nemesis, too. She asked me to remind you to pay Mokuba a visit.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Oh! Okay! I can do that! Did you get a chance to go to the amusement park yet?

[we_meet_again]

I haven't, yet! I came straight here.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You did? Is there something you wanted to talk to me about?

[we_meet_again]

I wanted to check on you and see how you're doing, mostly.

[BTW, Cobalt was absolutely not expecting him to look like this, and it turns out being in proximity to child!Intensity is activating his paternal instincts Very Hard.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Please show him what a parent is. He hasn't had them since he was like 5 really. 8 if we're being generous. ] I'm doing great. The whole family's here. Did you see?

[we_meet_again]

[Please. It is literally the only thing he wants right now.]

I did! You have a very big family!

By the way —

[he digs around in his pocket and pulls out two puzzle pieces]

— are these yours?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Oh! You found more of them! [ And he holds out his puzzle for Cobalt to slot in the pieces ]

[we_meet_again]

[Oh! Okay he'll do it himself. He adds the one, then the other.]

How's that?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Just like that! Uwaaaah! I've made so much progress today with all of the visitors.

[we_meet_again]

Is there much left to do?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ By your estimate, about 1/3 to 1/4 of the puzzle is still incomplete ] Yeah. It's still gonna take awhile.

[we_meet_again]

...Still missing some pieces, huh?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Yeah... [ But he smiles brightly at Cobalt anyway ] But that's okay. I've been working on this for months. It's probably going to take a lot more time to finish it completely.

[we_meet_again]

You'll get it!

All the pieces are around here somewhere, right?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Not confidently at all: ] I think so.

[we_meet_again]

Mmm? They're pieces of your soul, right?

Where would they be, if not here?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Some of them come from other people. Like the ones you gave me.

[we_meet_again]

Ah.

I hadn't thought about it before, but that actually makes a lot of sense.

I'm glad you have so many people who care for you.

[he loses his will save and fondly pats Baby Intensity's head]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Dere ++ ]

[ He smiles warmly as he shifts the puzzle to look at the pieces Cobalt put in. ] Want to see a secret?