[a heart.]

[antreegonist]

There's a moment of nothing but light and sensation. Someone's looking you over and the scrutiny prickles and burns – it's nearly a physical pain, like fine little hooks digging past your skin, into the very meat of you. I know who you are, it says, and I know what you are, and that you don't have any business here --

“But you do,” says Mithos behind you. He's a tired, steady voice in your ear, a light hand on your shoulder. “I don't know what Dream's thinking, but everyone is welcome here in my heart; just keep in mind it's a real mess right now.”

Your vision clears.

((assume your characters wandered in here through a dream. also join #ihateyouihateyouiwanttocuddle on irc if you can!))

Comments

Re: [center - love]

[featherfetch]

What was that?! Who are you really?!

Re: [past - mind]

[antreegonist]

You're in a large round chamber with a cloth hung all the way around the walls. It's raised a little to leave room for the doors (one on the left and one on the right). A great deal of the cloth is still bare, but parts of it, at intervals, are thick with colourful embroidery.

The top of the chamber is open to the stormy sky.

Re: [center - love]

[antreegonist]

Honest confusion: "A memory of you. I'm Mithos."

Re: [past - heart]

[antreegonist]

"I can't lose her! I can't!"

Re: [center - truth]

[glorious]

I see.

...Is there a specific piece of your heart you wish for me to see?

Re: [past - heart]

[brotagonist]

Why? Because you'll be alone?

Re: [resolution]

[antreegonist]

A sharp sense of perspective and support; awareness of those around you, looking beyond yourself . . . and of, well, resolution.

Re: [future - heart]

[antreegonist]

What if you just keep falling forever, Allen.

What then!

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

"It's fine the way it is! I said get lost!"

Re: [future - heart]

[performing]

[then I guess we're going to be hugbuddies whenever we both wake up]

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

Nothing that leaks black liquid is fine unless it's a fountain pen.

Re: [resolution]

[unionoftheheart]

[very quietly] Transforming the awful stuff into...something better, huh? You're...pretty incredible.

Re: [center - truth]

[antreegonist]

"...is there one you wish to see?"

Re: [past - mind]

[oneknightstands]

[stepping away, taking a look at those embroidered cloths]

Re: [past - heart]

[antreegonist]

"I just can't!"

Re: [resolution]

[antreegonist]

'-'

Re: [future - heart]

[antreegonist]

If it helps.

The narration forgot to mention he's holding a box.

Re: [past - heart]

[brotagonist]

Mithos. . . you already have. . . she's not with you any more, at least.

Re: [center - love]

[featherfetch]

But I don't understand them.

Re: [past - mind]

[antreegonist]

They seem to be a visual timeline of Mithos's memories, detailing a world that definitely isn't Aather. He's been around a while and won a lot of memories, so it might be a little alarming that more than ninety-five percent of the timeline is blank.

There is a large cluster of embroidery near the beginning (you might spot Martel's death near the end of this section). Some small blips and one biggish blip around the middle. Another large cluster near the end (Lloyd appears here; they seem to be fighting.) The end itself is blank. Are you looking at any section in detail?

Re: [center - truth]

[glorious]

...I saw Lloyd in your heart. I want to know if there's a 'you' that fulfills the same role as he does.

Re: [center - love]

[antreegonist]

"You lost your side of things..."

Re: [past - heart]

[antreegonist]

"No -- no --"

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

You're getting attacked now, Yuri Lowell.

Re: [future - heart]

[performing]

[oh well if there's a box ...

how tightly is he holding it, is it the sort of thing one can pry from him one-handed]