Quiet Mounds: heart game
Feb. 15th, 2018 09:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
flamingprick[So you fell asleep! It's okay, that happens. Everyone's gotta sleep, after all.
But what's important here is that, instead of waking up wherever you were, you will wake up in a rather dark hallway. There are no windows, so the only light comes from the occasional chandelier hanging down from the tall ceiling, casting long shadows that may look like they're moving if you catch them out of the corner of your eye.
Despite how long this hallway is, there are only five doors in total. Two on the left, two on the right, and one right at the end of the hallway. On the left there is a simple wooden door with '1-F' written on it, and a little further down is a sliding rice paper door. On the right there is a steel gate leading to what looks like a dark forest, and then further down is a wooden door with a cross on it. The door at the end of the hall looks like it's made of gold, and there is a bloody handprint on it.
The first four doors are unlocked, but the fifth can't be opened for the time being. You also can't go backwards down the hall, it will eventually end in a solid wall.
Where do you go?]
((OOC: the first four rooms can be explored in any order, so feel free to go about this in whatever way you want! There will be differences depending on the order in which you explore things though.))
But what's important here is that, instead of waking up wherever you were, you will wake up in a rather dark hallway. There are no windows, so the only light comes from the occasional chandelier hanging down from the tall ceiling, casting long shadows that may look like they're moving if you catch them out of the corner of your eye.
Despite how long this hallway is, there are only five doors in total. Two on the left, two on the right, and one right at the end of the hallway. On the left there is a simple wooden door with '1-F' written on it, and a little further down is a sliding rice paper door. On the right there is a steel gate leading to what looks like a dark forest, and then further down is a wooden door with a cross on it. The door at the end of the hall looks like it's made of gold, and there is a bloody handprint on it.
The first four doors are unlocked, but the fifth can't be opened for the time being. You also can't go backwards down the hall, it will eventually end in a solid wall.
Where do you go?]
((OOC: the first four rooms can be explored in any order, so feel free to go about this in whatever way you want! There will be differences depending on the order in which you explore things though.))
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Date: 2018-02-16 04:13 am (UTC)But that door leads to, surprise surprise, a church! It seems to be a local community church too, and definitely one in Japan as well. The bibles, they all have kanji on them.
There are two people in the church at the moment: the head priest, who is currently wiping down the pews with wood polish, and a small boy who is making sure that there is one bible and one book of hymns in each book slot. Normal cleaning for a church, probably.
They don't immediately react to Kida's presence, but they could probably be spoken to!]
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Date: 2018-02-16 08:22 am (UTC)[ He hesitates for a moment but steps in, calling out in a subdued voice, since he's sure churches don't appreciate loud and sudden yelling. ]
Excuse meeee?
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Date: 2018-02-16 01:23 pm (UTC)"Ah?"
[That's the priest speaking. When he looks up, he seems to recognize Kida.
When he speaks, it's with an amused but friendly voice. ]
"Aah, it's the playboy! I didn't expect you to come here first."
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Date: 2018-02-21 08:28 am (UTC)Aaah, so my reputation has spread all the way to the church? I don't know if I should be honored or worried!
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Date: 2018-02-21 02:35 pm (UTC)[Well, if their conversations could be called 'flirty' at all. The priest here is a protective father so he's got to make it sound as terrible as possible.]
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Date: 2018-02-25 09:47 pm (UTC)[ Or bad. Actually, it's bad. ]
My apologies, Father-In-Law-san! I assure you I only have the purest of intentions for your son!
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Date: 2018-02-26 12:42 am (UTC)"You're a good kid. Probably better than that other playboy he's friends with. So you'll be able to help him."
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Date: 2018-02-26 04:22 am (UTC)Help him with what? The world of ro-man-su?
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Date: 2018-02-26 04:35 am (UTC)[Yeah. This guy is the manifestation of that urge to kick himself in the pants and just keep moving. Too bad it's not strong enough to beat the heart game on its own.]
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Date: 2018-02-26 04:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-02-26 04:56 am (UTC)[He's telling the story with a sense of fondness in his voice, though. That's his boy, the strong one.]
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Date: 2018-02-26 05:02 am (UTC)A rambunctious youth even in his younger years? Surely a charm point!
cw: suicide
Date: 2018-02-26 05:09 am (UTC)[At that, the priest pulls a pendant on a long chain off from around his neck and tosses it towards Kida.]
"You'll need that to unlock his heart. Lucky for you, I'm not gonna put you through some puzzle mumbo-jumbo."
[The memory Kida is going to see as he touches the pendant is probably enough of a challenge as it is.]
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Date: 2018-02-26 06:55 am (UTC)Oi oi... this is some serious meaning stuff.
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Date: 2018-02-26 07:02 am (UTC)[And that truth?
Suddenly, the church shifts a little. Everything else looks the same, but up at the front there is now a body-shaped bloodstain on the floor, one that is dried and permanently part of the wooden floor. But almost as quickly as that spot is visible, it is covered up by one of the carpets present throughout the church, hiding the unfortunate truth under it.]
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Date: 2018-02-26 07:09 am (UTC)I'll be gentle with his maidenly heart then.
[ He slides the pendant into a pocket for safe keeping, finally nodding toward the small boy in the room. ]
Who's... ?
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Date: 2018-02-26 07:12 am (UTC)[Yukio waves shyly.]
"You'll probably see him around, I can't imagine Rin wouldn't have his own twin lurking around in here somewhere."
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Date: 2018-02-26 07:13 am (UTC)[ Giving Yukio a little finger wave. ]
The shy one?
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Date: 2018-02-26 07:19 am (UTC)"Not as a teenager, no. Watch out, he's got good aim."
[Speaking of Yukio, he's frowning now and trying to look TOTALLY SERIOUS but he's life five and it just comes off as adorable. But then Yukio indicates to the door near the back of the church before speaking.]
"Nii-san is that way."
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Date: 2018-02-26 07:45 am (UTC)Got anything to pass on to him?
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Date: 2018-02-26 07:56 am (UTC)[That will probably have more significance later on. Though it also might not be unexpected, since twin brothers and all.]
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Date: 2018-02-26 08:05 am (UTC)[ Giving a salute, eyeing the door before trying to open it. ]
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Date: 2018-02-26 08:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-02-26 08:25 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2018-02-26 08:30 am (UTC)But yes, he's back in the hallway again! There's the '1-F' door, the rice paper door, and the metal gate left.]
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