Heart Game: Intensity (Turn 5)

[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]

[ She doesn't mind the clinging. There there, Seto. ] No. I don't think he ever remembered it. Even before coming here.

[deifiedwhitedragon]

He...?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Oh! That's right. You're still really new here. Do you know where you are? What kind of game this is?

[deifiedwhitedragon]

...No.

[Technically, thinking about it, he does know some things, but his brain is extremely reluctant to make any logical connections that might mean this isn't real.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

You're inside Intensity's soul right now.

[deifiedwhitedragon]

[A few beats of silence before he eventually loosens his grip enough to pull back and look at her.]

...So, you are too?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Of course. I live on in both of you.

[deifiedwhitedragon]

...Both of us, hmm.

[...]

So you existed in the future as well.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

My soul was tied to yours. So when you were reincarnated, it was inevitable that I would also follow.

[deifiedwhitedragon]

[...]

[..............]




I'm sorry.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ She just looks confused at that. ] Why are you sorry?

[deifiedwhitedragon]

I should have protected you.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

But you did protect me. And I protected you.

[deifiedwhitedragon]

I didn't save you. And so you were tied to me forever.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

That's not true. I would have died on the streets. Or in your father's coliseum. If it hadn't been for you. I chose to tie myself to you.

[deifiedwhitedragon]

That's not good enough! You still died!

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Puts a hand on Seto's cheek in an attempt to calm him. ] Do you wish it was not this way?

[deifiedwhitedragon]

[He lowers his voice again, at least.]

...Of course I do. I wish I had kept you safe.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

But if I had survived and lived that life, I wouldn't be able to see you now.

[deifiedwhitedragon]

My selfish desire to see you shouldn't take precedence over your life.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Seto. Seto, are you even listening to me? GRIPS HIS FACE and yanks him down to her level. Come here, you. ] It was my selfish desire, too.

[deifiedwhitedragon]

[His eyes widen and he blinks at her a few times in silence, processing that.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Oh good. He gets it. Time to lean in and kiss this dumb, sad boy. ]

[deifiedwhitedragon]

[Oh




Okay.

There's a moment before he manages to respond, but then he lifts a hand to her head and kisses her back like he's breathing air for the first time.]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Aren't you cute? But she pulls back after keeping it relatively chaste. ] Do you understand now?