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]

[ What did you expect really? ] And then what? He's lost everything. His name, his company, even a lot of his core self defense mechanisms that made him the person who he is. ... Was.

[criminaljustice]

He became you.

You are him.

A different aspect, a different cognition maybe, but the same person.

Why are you so set to differentiate?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

[ Simply: ] Because he failed.

[criminaljustice]

So?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

What do you mean so? Failure means death. That you weren't strong enough to stand your ground.

[criminaljustice]

Drat. Shoulda just smudged that message.

[oh well]

Anyway, it's lame to judge someone who doesn't have all his memories. How do you know he failed? He got all the way to King, didn't he? And also, his name thing wasn't his fault. That was mine for running a Trial, remember?

[gosh.]

And I already said I would make things right with that last part.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

It wasn't your fault either. And there's no way to make it right. Not with Mokuba in Hell. Not with that doppleganger taking the rest of my name. I'm never going back to it.

[criminaljustice]

[wow. no one off-unit or non-phantom thief has used that first line on him before]

... you know I want to bust everyone out of Hell. So I'll help with getting Mokuba out, too.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

That timeline is too long. He's dying in whatever stupid production they've put him in. I can't wait for the entire takeover.

[criminaljustice]

We're all dying in these stupid productions.

Doesn't make it better, but you're not the only one with people in other productions.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

And I don't care what other people think they can and can't do. I know what I have to do. And that's all that matters.

[criminaljustice]

Are you factoring in all those people out there?

[gesturing toward the door, not necessarily to just to FiN but y'know]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

FiN is Switzerland. I do stupid shit all the time and they carry on as long as I don't bring work home with me.

[criminaljustice]

... wow, that is so not what I see when I go to visit.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

What's that supposed to mean?

[criminaljustice]

I mean, most FiNs I talk to would back you in anything you do? And I only say "most" because I don't know all of them.

Angel would. Duality would. Gadget would.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Don't misunderstand. There's a difference between support and involvement. And FiN undoubtedly supports my actions. And help clean up the mess when things go particularly sideways. But they do not involve themselves in them. And I prefer it that way.

[criminaljustice]

... guess it's just a different sort of dynamic than I'm used to.

Even when I try to keep things separated out like that, people get dragged in anyway.

[shrugs a bit]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Too much charisma. You've got to learn to turn it off, Boss. [ But he also shrugs. ] But that's understandable. King's the same as you. So is Hiryuu.

[criminaljustice]

See? Boss for my name makes total sense, then, if you're lumping me in with royals.

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Do you disagree?

[criminaljustice]

Not really... we do all get along pretty well.

[and we all had the same Let's Summon An Entity idea that one time]

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

Right. And it doesn't have anything to do with being-- [ And he makes the hand quotation marks ] "Royals". It's about inspiring people.

[criminaljustice]

... you don't think you inspire people?

[bluescreenwhitedragon]

I cause spite in people. And then get them to do what I want. Slight difference.