[Heart Game] From the ashes we can build

[castaside]

WHO: Macaque, Red Son, Wukong, Korone, Donnie, Cole, Wash
WHAT: Soul fixin'
WHEN: March 9
WHERE: Red Son's house, Blossomcrown
WARNINGS: will be marked

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Level S

[castaside]

You step off the elevator and find a blank corridor with four doors, with the elevator in the center. They are all the same: inky purple with brass handles, and correspond to the cardinal directions: North, West, South, East.

Your hearing is back to normal now, thankfully(?).

There is absolutely nothing in the corridor, except those four doors.

Re: Level S

[bluediligence]

[ The moment Korone sees this set-up, she looks to Donnie. ]

Re: Level S

[othellovonryan]

...rng?

[He's just kind of blank. We are on Mission Mode. We deal with trauma Later.]

Re: Level S

[bluediligence]

[ Korone, for her part, seems ...

Okay?

A long, long, long way from fine, but she's steady and she's dealing. ]

We can assume West is covered, so three way RNG works for me.

Re: Level S

[othellovonryan]

[He activates a number generator for directions and]

Let's go North.

Re: Level S

[bluediligence]

North it is.

[ ONWARDS. NORTHWARDS. Korone sticks close to Donnie, but stops herself from reaching for his hand like she wants to. ]

Re: Level S

[schrodingerscockroach]

...so is West the best or worst direction? [Looks to Wukong.]

[He's got jokes.]

Re: Level S

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

Depends on who you ask. But it's never been boring.

[Funny. It's proobably a good thing, especially because Wukong stuffs a handful of candies in his mouth before walking over to the west door and opening it with a sweeping gesture.]

So are you ready for an adventure?

Level S - West Door

[castaside]

As you enter the room, you find yourself outside. The sun shines in the sky despite it being definitively night, with a full moon and numerous twinkling stars prominent. There appears to be the ruins of a structure a short distance away, and when you approach you’ll see that it’s on the edge of a cliff overlooking the sea, with the ruins standing on a prominent outcropping that extends for a dozen meters. The still water reflects the sky and the impossibly gathered celestial bodies, making for a breathtaking scene. The stars and sun and moon and their reflections seem to surround you. Your shadows are long, and always behind you.

The ruins are mostly only scattered rubble, with the exception of a single standing wall a few meters high, which stands facing the cliff’s edge. There is a round window made of painted mirror glass which shows every member of the Brotherhood, with one exception. Macaque’s panel has been replaced with a void.

Opposite the window is a small table with some items on it and a single chair. There is a tree standing in the middle of the space where the building once was.

Re: Level S - West Door

[schrodingerscockroach]

[Considering all the other items have been providing comfort, that handful is Very Telling there, monkey man, but he's not gonna call him out just yet.]

Also ready.

[He'll walk inside and whistle. Been a while since he saw a moon in a sun filled sky, but the stars are different. He takes in everything.]

So what is this place?

Re: Level S - West Door

[retirementsnotsopeachy]

[When your comfort item is also your absolute favorite food and you operate 30% through your stomach...your actions tend to be more telling.]

This would be the world of symbolism. It's kind of Macaque's thing. Along with shadows.

[Casually sucking on another candy, he walks to the table to look over the items.]

Re: Level S

[noodleboi]

MK looked at the doors and looked at Red Son.

"Well...we got choices. Which one do you wanna go? Pretty sure Monkey King will go West. So...you got a favorite direction?" He asked.

Re: Level S

[forgingfires]

Red Son is going to loop his arm with MK's. Just to hold onto him. For MK's sake and his own. Less grounding for metaphysical purposes as trauma purposes.

"We could go East?"

Re: Level S

[noodleboi]

MK appreciate it. The touch was grounding. He wrapped his arm back and squeezed Red Son's arm.

"East it is. Let's go," MK walked and opened the door to the East.

Level S - East Door

[castaside]

The door leads you into the apartment that Cole and Macaque share, the first place that Macaque has called home since Flowerfruit Mountain. The place is still and quiet. The kitchen, living room, and Macaque’s bedroom are accessible; Cole’s door won’t open.

The shadows here are long and behind you. There is light that appears to be natural sunlight that peeks through in thick and thin beams as if there were holes in the roof, despite that there are none.

Level S - South Door

[castaside]

Entering the room leads you into the caves at Flowerfruit Mountain, in front of Sun Wukong’s house. The house itself is quiet and dark, but for the wavering gray void that blocks the front door. Cracks that are glowing blue extend from the area outside one side of the house to the opposite side, in many cases going directly through it. They’re easy enough to avoid, at least from outside the house itself. Hanging from the roof and from several areas of the cave itself are dripping icicles which reflect the blue glow, giving the whole area an eerie feel.

There is sunshine, but it is fairly diffuse as if there is no single source or directionality. Your shadows are short and always directly beneath you despite the nature of the light.

There seems to be an area set up for target practice in front of the house. There are also several items lined up on the front porch.

Re: Level S - South Door

[forgingfires]

"Ah, here is the danger," he said, walking carefully towards the porch.

Re: Level S - South Door

[castaside]

There are three items lined up on the porch, well away from any of the cracks.

> A glittering object that you feel is important just by looking at it
> A jar with a dragonfly inside (with holes in the lid, he's just chilling in there)
> A wishbone

Re: Level S - South Door

[forgingfires]

A glittering object? He reaches out for it.

Re: Level S - South Door

[noodleboi]

"Oh...oh no," MK said as he took in the look of the house. Blue cracks. Epsilon. Avoid those. Ice. Super avoid those. He frowned. The shadows were so short. So close. MK felt like they were scared. He looked around and saw the items on the porch. He walked toward them to check out the items.

"Alright. Let's see what we got here."

Re: Level S - South Door

[castaside]

You start walking toward the porch and practically trip over a bow on your way.

Glancing around there is an area set of for target practice, and there is a single arrow sticking out of one of the targets. There is also a coiled rope halfway between here and there.

Re: Level S - South Door

[noodleboi]

MK flailed and fell over. He looked down at the bow. He grabbed the bow. He stood up and looked from the bow, to the rope, to the arrow. MK shrugged and went to grab the rope next then go for aid arrow.

Re: Level S - South Door

[schrodingerscockroach]

"Ah, yes. This is definitely a good decision," Wash said to him, looking at all the blue. Still.

He takes a deep breath, and approaches the blue cracks. Seeing what happens when he looks at them.

Re: Level S - South Door

[castaside]

You sense Epsilon... but not only him. You feel a chill and hear the sound of girlish giggling. And you feel something beckoning you closer.

Re: Level S - South Door

[schrodingerscockroach]

Girlish giggling?

Oh, the amount of rage and anger at that. Protective.

He glares at the cracks. "Ah. Someone I'll need to kill before I leave," he said, his voice cold. "Good to know. No one, and I do mean no one, gets to use Epsilon again. But I bet the real you is deeper, isn't it?"