[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: [resolution]

[unionoftheheart]

[nods and does]

Re: [future - heart]

[performing]

How's your head?

Re: [future - mind]

[oneknightstands]

Mithos?

[stepping toward the silhouette]

Re: [center - truth]

[featherfetch]

[focusing on the cat]

Hello. . . who are you?

Re: [center - love]

[bondingspirits]

[o-oh . . . .///.]

Re: [future - mind]

[antreegonist]

The figure with the sword turns -- in the faint illumination you can see that it's Mithos, younger like the angry one out front. He looks dazed and frightened. He lowers the sword one-handed.

"Who...?"

Re: [center - truth]

[antreegonist]

"I'm a part of Mithos!"

Re: [past - heart]

[brotagonist]

[. . . closes his hands over Mithos's]

There's more for you out there — more things you'll find, I promise. You just have to let go of what's already gone.

Re: [center - love]

[antreegonist]

"I'm sad and upset now, but I won't be in the end. Because I'm not alone . . . and you're part of that."

Re: [future - mind]

[oneknightstands]

[raises his hands, stopping where he stands]

You may not know me, but I'd like to help.

Re: [resolution]

[antreegonist]

The candlelight stars shift and form strange patterns. You can almost see faces in them -- people you remember and people you don't. People you miss, people who've moved on . . .

The scene glimmers and changes.

. . .

Re: [center - love]

[bondingspirits]

. . . Mmm. I'm sure of it.

[nods]

Because it was the same for me too.

Re: [future - heart]

[antreegonist]

"Did anyone get the number of that dragon . . ."

He's pretty clearly out of it.

Re: [future - mind]

[antreegonist]

"How can you help me. . .?"

Re: [past - heart]

[antreegonist]

He's tttense.

"No--I won't let go!"

Re: [center - love]

[unionoftheheart]

[oh wow]

[wandering amongst the trees, yeah probably looking for his, but maybe also keeping an eye out for anything that looks like it might be Roxas' or Josh's]

Re: [future - mind]

[oneknightstands]

There's something trapped inside, isn't there?

Re: [future - mind]

[antreegonist]

"Sis -- that's my sis -- I don't know why --"

Re: [future - heart]

[performing]

Nope, can't say I did.

[digging around in his pockets]

Re: [center - love]

[antreegonist]

You can kind of feel the //// coming from him.

Re: [future - mind]

[oneknightstands]

Your sister—? What happened?

Re: [center - love]

[antreegonist]

Your tree is near the middle; it's not one of the surrounding seven, but close. It's a birch tree, quite tall and healthy and sturdy. A Peridot key is hung on one branch. A wayfinder is hung on a second branch. Little wooden key charms are hung on a third.

Josh's tree is immediately to its right. It's an orange tree, quite tall and healthy and sturdy, heavy with fruit. There is a Tiger's Eye key hung from one branch, a pair of bracelets from another, a little string of multicolored beads on a third, two carved leaf charms on a fourth.

Roxas's tree is set back a little way, and a bit shorter: it's a drankberry tree, with an Emerald key hung on one branch. It's hung with little wooden key charms too.

Re: [future - heart]

[antreegonist]

"Damn."

Re: [future - heart]

[performing]

It was probably pretty big, though.

[have a piece of beef jerky, Mithos]

Re: [center - love]

[bondingspirits]

[smile smile]

I'd like to keep going, but I'm not sure if it alright to do so with this little guy. Normally I would worry about you being alone but . . .

[waves towards the tree]

I know you're not.