Imeeji Idol Productions ([personal profile] idolpro) wrote2020-02-17 09:33 am
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Shrike's Heart (#1)

The woman before you is beautiful—fair of features, with lovely golden skin and luxurious long black hair, petite. You have the immediate and distinct impression that she's just let go of your hand, and she steps back, and smiles.

It's not quite a happy smile.

"I'm sorry," she says. "There's just nothing I can do, as things are. But the way is there; it just needs to be lit."

You open your mouth—maybe to say something, or to express confusion—but you have to cough, and taste something metallic, spattering black blood onto the ground in front of you. Then you realize—blood seeps from opening wounds in your arms, your chest, your stomach, your face. It rims your eyes and trails from your nose and you feel like you're dissolving—

—and you fall through the ground like it's the surface of a lake, and go down, down, down.

> Wake Up
syncintohell: (Open those illusion-covered eyes)

Re: 2/2

[personal profile] syncintohell 2020-02-18 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ EXCELLENT ]

Stay behind me. I believe, if they approach, I should have them well in hand.
claestrophe: (no shrimp cocktails?!)

[personal profile] claestrophe 2020-02-18 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
Huh!? I'm not?

[ but she just APPEARED HERE, isn't that how dreams work? how did she mess up a DREAM ]

Where was I supposed to go!?

[ also what was that light display just now

what's happening ]

syncintohell: (Held in my arms)

[personal profile] syncintohell 2020-02-18 12:44 pm (UTC)(link)
In this case it was more a matter of where not to go. Do not go traipsing out to meet wolves in the future.

[ HE DOESN'T KNOW EITHER BUT IT FEELS PRETTY GOOD ]

[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-18 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ they are, at the moment, paying attention to the big stabby threat of the artist formerly known as Jason, which is also helpful.

one of them gives you a look, but that big golden axe is... a deterrent. a big deterrent. ]
claestrophe: (turned around)

[personal profile] claestrophe 2020-02-20 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Honestly, she's inclined to agree with this advice? wolves... dogs.... they seem pretty scary!! however-- ]

I didn't know there was one! I just wanted to plant my seeds!

[ you'd better believe now she's going to start checking doors before she exits

for hungry looking canines... ]
syncintohell: (they definitely can’t see)

[personal profile] syncintohell 2020-02-20 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Once the creature is repelled, you may do that, but absolutely not any sooner!

[ HOPEFULLY IT'S KEPT AT BAY IN THE MEANTIME ]
claestrophe: (the square root of 49 is)

[personal profile] claestrophe 2020-02-21 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
Yes....

[ Even Kestrel can't argue with that logic. However, that does lead to an all-important question. ]

Are you really going to use that on it?

[personal profile] handpuppets 2020-02-21 02:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[ the beasts have been driven back, and... now, it seems, the dawn is coming.

so, at least, the question is deferred for now. ]