[a heart field trip]

[antreegonist]

*you're back on the island of Mithos's heart, on the dirt path through the meadow. the sky's still clouded and glassy, but it's no longer storming: you've arrived in the middle of a sunshower.

the freestanding door is there in its pool. the surrounding fog has thinned to translucence -- you can see a couple of large, four-legged shapes moving in it.*

Comments

[antreegonist]

*kyaa kyaa mr. irving

you begin to free objects from the tangle as you work towards its middle. one of Three's balance coins; a tiny glass jar full of light; a little ball of knotted hemp . . .*

[brotagonist]

[HUH :|a puts them carefully down around the books and the statue, in the clear space.]

[antreegonist]

*a fire-colored feather; a glass hummingbird that burns with light; an outsize white snake scale; a porcelain teacup; a hawk feather carved out of smooth antler . . . you find something for every Persona as you work, bar the three that were already outside the knot. each object is fairly small, and rather pretty in its own way.*

[brotagonist]

[puts them all in the clear space carefully, not really trying to guess whose is whose. 9__9]

[antreegonist]

*eventually you've got all of them out. your hands probably ache a bit though; that is a lot of untangling.*

[brotagonist]

[owwww. flexes them; it was worth it, though, it sucks to leave a puzzle unfinished in a dungeon. is the thread all loose?]

[antreegonist]

*the thread is all loose, heaped in piles on the ground now. it doesn't seem inclined to reweave itself back into the tapestry.*

[brotagonist]

[:|b]

I don't know anything about how to do this fancy stuff.

[antreegonist]

*silence.*

[brotagonist]

...still, at least now it's ready for that...

[headin' back out, closing the doors behind him]

[antreegonist]

*as you pass through, a twinge of feeling passes through you . . . relief . . .

the doors click silently shut.*

[brotagonist]

[...:o...]

[not sure where else to go now! heads back to the tree and sits down, leaning against it.]

Hey, Mithos. I dunno where you wanted me to go.

[antreegonist]

*there's a rustle in the branches above you.*

[brotagonist]

[looks up!]

[antreegonist]

*Guardian is sitting there blinking down at you :B his weapon is hung off a branch instead of in his hand. he looks like he just woke up.*

[brotagonist]

[waves]

[antreegonist]

*waves back! with a small smile*

[brotagonist]

When I came in, someone said "see the others," but...

[antreegonist]

*hmmm?*

[brotagonist]

I don't know where I'm supposed to go? I didn't see anyone here before except you and the fuzzy thing. I don't want to poke around anywhere you don't want me.

[antreegonist]

*indicates all the paths with a sweep of his arm . . . shrug . . .*

[brotagonist]

...that doesn't help...

[antreegonist]

*:B*

[brotagonist]

[:B leans against the tree, comfy]

[antreegonist]

*drops casually down from the tree, stretching out before flopping next to him*