THE LOST DAYS... Round 2.

[mind_blown]

It's all darkness.

The feeling of nothingness, of being nothing. Of not existing. You have no thoughts, you will never have any thoughts again. While that fact is not comforting, because you cannot be comforted anymore, it is true.

There's a certain rest to being... nothing. And to both knowing and not knowing, that your time is done.

So it's all the more unfortunate when you feel, because you shouldn't feel. And the feeling is burning in your lungs, which you shouldn't have. Because you are- or were- nothing.

And then, you inhale a desperate gasp of air and open your eyes...

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RULES AND SETUP

[idolpro]

Your goal is to remove the corruption. Your characters will ICly know that the goal is to remove the corruption via the immediate, continuous feeling that something is not right. They will have a vision of their vision being overtaken by flowers, and their senses and feelings folding into a heightened feeling of rage.
If you get a mysterious text, or just know, both are valid.

Make sure your character stat sheet is up to date, and reply with a link to it in this comment.

Then, reference this sheet for the types of rolls that might be asked of you.

If the roll uses a stat that was not on your sheet, don’t worry, I will tell you what to use instead depending on the tenor of the roll. For instance, Manipulate Someone may use Sharp or Tough instead of Charm. And you may want to Manipulate Someone… just saying!

However, my main goal is to have fun. So, per that goal:

1) We will use dice to institute some randomness.
1a) But within reason, I will completely forgo dice if it hurts fun and it's for a one off instance. For instance, if you don't want to be wrecked by the heart... don't do stuff that would reasonably lead to that. I will only allow some getting out of consequences.
2) I will do a hard stop at 5 hours from start.
2a) But once we've had our break from the game, I will continue to backtag. But for my sanity, and for your ability to focus on other hearts, I will be sticking to a 5 hour window of undivided attention.
3) HAVE FUN. I will TRY to make sure I catch TWs as they pop up. If I don't, please ping me before you reply so I can edit the subject. Mea culpa, I'm human.

Re: RULES AND SETUP

[protectshisown]

[Rye has a certain aesthetic, okay okay]

Re: RULES AND SETUP

[widenessofthesea]

let's go let's go

Re: RULES AND SETUP

[dumbjockenergy]

Here!

... START

[idolpro]

You're certain you were dead. The feeling is possibly familiar to you, as formally still lungs inhale a desperate gasp of air. But there's something unsettling about this compared to the times you've revived in the past. You get the sense that just moments ago, you were nothing. The essence known as "you" definitely did not exist, with an air of finality.

You open your eyes as panic overtakes you at that thought, that you were nothing. That you had left so much potential behind. That-- it's dark? And you are certainly in a cramped space, aren't you. As you start to move, you feel the vestiges of rigor mortis. It's difficult, even painful to move your limbs. You feel phantom injuries and unhealed wounds.

But it is dark, and so you can't see them. There is plush silk surrounding your body, and as your hands move, you quickly realize where you are.

You are in your own coffin. And the air-- there's only so much of it, isn't there?

Re: ... START

[widenessofthesea]

[ hey what the fuck

what the fuck! absolutely fucking not!

we're getting out of here ASAP, time to kick her way out of here or whatever the hell will work, not today satan!!!! ]

Re: ... START

[idolpro]

It is very panic inducing. Especially as you realize that panic is costing you precious, precious oxygen. Which you most assuredly need!

Roll to Act Under Pressure.

Re: ... START

[protectshisown]

[You know what's not familiar? This. This because Rye has never died in Hell. And that is...that is not something to think about right now.]

[The feeling of desperation to get air into his lungs, THAT is familiar. Even the stiffness is sort of familiar. He's never died, but he's almost drowned in freezing water a great many times.]

[Its dark. Plush. Weird, weird, what's a coffin? But the air is limited. Don't panic, don't panic, because it uses up air, doesn't it?]

[You're in an enclosure. Feel around, see what's on him, and see if he can find weak points to rip away the plush and get to what the structure is around him.]

Re: ... START

[dumbjockenergy]

[ her kneejerk reaction is panic. arya's breathing a little too heavy, eyes darting around the coffin before calm finally sets in.

the first step, once she's done assessing, is to get the hell out of this thing--

immediately, she's gearing up to punch into the coffin lid above her as hard as she can. if there's room for it, she'll also try to wedge a leg up to add some pressure and try to move it. ]

GOTHAM

[idolpro]

You find yourself staring up at a dark city from an alleyway you don't entirely remember entering. Several things overwhelm your senses at once. The sounds are vibrant. If you've never had the chance to experience a major city's ambiance, well here this one is. From passing cars, you might hear blaring songs with bass that overwhelms the actual movement. Or the shake of an overpowered motorcycle. In the distance you can hear the wail of sirens.

And around you, you can hear people. The sounds of them living-- at least what would be typical of living at night, perhaps on a weekend.

The smells are just as overwhelming. Right now, being in an alleyway, you get the distinct, displeasurable smell of garbage, mold, and probably a few other things. Make sure to avoid any unknown puddles-- it doesn't look like it's rained recently.

The lighting is dim from this vantage point, but on the street, it's brighter. You can head back further into the alleyway, if you would really like, retracing the steps you don't remember taking... Or move forward to the main street and try to get a sense of where you are.

Re: GOTHAM

[widenessofthesea]

[ well, she was most ??recently?? living in Los Angeles, so it's par for the course. she's not bad at blending in, not least because she uhhhh just wears all black, habitually.

although all the perspective shifts are a little unsettling. she starts heading toward the street. ]

Re: GOTHAM

[protectshisown]

[Oh gods]

[Oh gods, so this is what its like in an actual city, THERE IS SO MUCH HOW DO PEOPLE DEAL WITH THAT MUCH NOISE AND PEOPLE]

[Okay, takes a deep breath, remembers he can breathe, and he'll step out into the street, take a look around, see if he can see....anything that stands out in all the noise. Or maybe someone familiar, he's seen a few Talon memories.]

death

[idolpro]

This place feels… heavy. It’s hard to breathe here, and you can’t quite place why. At least not at first. But as you look at the dusty, sanded warehouse blend seamlessly into a dilapidated house, connected via walkway to a flashy hotel, it starts to hit you. You are terrified. So terrified, that you can’t even entirely separate the feeling from your confusion. Your chest is tight, constricted, and you feel every muscle in your body on a hair trigger.

It would take everything in you to not panic at the drop of a hat, given any shock what-so-ever. There is nothing in this place that you can anchor to that would make you feel safe.

You can turn around, and head into the darkness. Or you can look ahead and see a pit-- you can’t see the bottom. But there’s a terrifying urge to jump. You can hear the sound of unhinged laughing grow, the longer you stare at that pit.

Re: death

[dumbjockenergy]

[ even without the terror that hits her as the darkness recedes, Arya is gasping desperately for air, hands at her throat like it'll somehow ease the memory of suffocating.

too much time passes and no sense of calm takes over her. instead, the insane laughter makes every hair on her body stand on end and she takes off toward the hotel walkway without a thought. ]

Sabre!

[ it's the only thought left in her that feels like safety. ]

Re: death

[protectshisown]

[I could do without the weird scene transitions!!!]

[That is a lot of fear, but fear is not a foreign emotion. Being unsafe isn't a foreign emotion. Any second, the village can burn, can be attacked, it's normal, it's normal.]

[He breathes, forces himself to not hyperventilate.]

[There's a pit, an urge to jump, and the urge to jump has never terrified him before. Heights don't scare him.]

[The fact it does sets him on edge even more.]

[He looks away from it. Which of the buildings stand out the most?]

WAYNE MANOR

[idolpro]

Moving forward, you feel like you walked all the way to this manor, in which you find yourself in the foyer for. It’s clean, and fancy. And it just looks far too big and empty, despite all of its grandeur.

ARKHAM ASYLUM

[idolpro]

As you move back, the scenery shifts again without you even realizing that it has shifted. You don’t exactly know where you are, except that it looks and feels sterilized. Overly clean. And yet, there’s that faint grunge that lets you know this place it tainted. As if on cue, you hear a manic giggling from around you, but it’s hard to pinpoint where it’s come from.

But strangely… you see a flower starting to bloom amongst the cracks of this place. It’s a lovely flash of yellow amongst the drab, sterile browns and whites of the hallways.

“Do you want to talk about it?”

As you look on, you can see a room, and the laughing seems to draw… closer? It sets your teeth on edge, the more you hear it.

Re: ARKHAM ASYLUM

[widenessofthesea]

...hm.

Well, I don't like that.

[ she does crouch down to take a look at that flower. it's a little unusual, isn't it? ]

LAZARUS POOL

[idolpro]

The glow here is an eerie green. As you walk in further, you realize you are in some sort of cave that has been fashioned into a basement of a more elaborate mansion? The stone walls appear carved, rather than put together, and the ground is smooth, though slightly uneven stone. Otherwise, the green glow of the water ahead of you drowns everything else out. You can see a woman facing the pool just ahead of you.

She’s tall, with dark skin and hair. Her back is to you, though you don’t get the impression that she’s unaware of you, either. The only way out of here is back the way you came.

ARYA & RYE

[idolpro]

When you next can open your eyes, you realize that the loud noise is not just a pounding headache, but your voice screaming in agony long past when your lungs should have given out. Everything tinting your vision is green. As you stand, and air hits your wet, nearly naked body, you finally feel the scream abate and you're able to take a deep breath.

You don't notice it, but your mind races so fast. You can't actively keep up with every little impulse bombarding your senses. And you realize, as you stare up at a woman with long, dark hair, you are angry. And she, for a brief moment, is scared of you. But the moment passes, and she stays rooted in her spot, just outside of the pool of green water you find yourself in.

You are angry. You are confused. Your mind is so loud, but you don't notice anything off. It's just always been like this. You have always thought fast and desperate, tinged with anger, with a subtle desire to destroy it all.

IMEEJI

[idolpro]

You find yourself in what looks like future is now's main dorm room. It's a perfect replica, nothing seems off... at least not until you find the first signs of wear and tear at the edge. Then it becomes easier to identify hints of BAD END's dark greys where fin's silver usually is. But that's not that surprising, is it?

What is surprising is that there seems to be... a purple flower growing along the walls? As you walk down the hall, it's faint at first. And then the flower grows like a vine. A weed, along the walls, its presence strongest once you get to where Jason's room would be. Which, you realize, you feel like you've walked longer than expected? As though the change had dragged out the length of the hallway. But when you look back, you see-- an even more overtaken room. What had been a perfect replica of fin's main dorm is now almost reminiscent of a garden.

Just this same flower, over, and over again.

1/2

[widenessofthesea]

[ ...

...oh she's not falling anymore. ]

Re: IMEEJI

[widenessofthesea]

Asshole.

What is with these flowers?

[ speaking of which, she's going to very carefully cut through the vine at intervals with her knife. it's clearly bad news. ]

JASON'S ROOM

[idolpro]

The room is-- a little more personalized. The Aesthetic is BAD END, but the tech is FiN. It spreads out into a more open concept. If you've been to Jason's room ever, you would recognize every piece of furniture, and the circular pit, along with his workshop table.

There are books pulled out, strewn across the bed, and an Avante jacket tossed carelessly across them.

On the workshop table, there are small projects in progress that anyone could, theoretically, look at.

In the pit, there seem to be more books that could also be looked at.

Re: JASON'S ROOM

[widenessofthesea]

[ well OBVIOUSLY she wants to see what his projects are

and also the books but projects are like the one thing that takes precedence over books. ]