[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: [future - heart]

[antreegonist]

The spell continues to build itself.

"What I have to do."

Re: [future - heart]

[orange_sun]

And that is...?

Re: [resolution]

[featherfetch]

. . .?

Re: [past - heart]

[antreegonist]

The room slowly fades around you, into the top of a grassy hill at sunset. You can see doors standing at the bottom -- one on the left, one on the right.

Mithos is here: he's very tiny, about six or seven years old. He's sleeping.

Re: [future - mind]

[hitlist]

[ she beams ]

Thanks. One more thing... [ it takes her awhile to switch threads, but eventually she manages to place the Sterling house atop the silver mound -- which is the boulder hill! -- and an awkward book inside the door. or something like that ]

There. Where should I go next?

Re: [future - heart]

[antreegonist]

"I will get my sister back. And I'll end this stupid war my way."

Re: [past - heart]

[gravitysrainbow]

[... tiny mithos...?

shuffles over, sits down next to...]

I guess this is your place, huh.

[not really expecting an answer though since tiny mithos is asleep.]

Re: [future - heart]

[orange_sun]

That sounds awfully...final.

Re: [center - knowledge]

[oneknightstands]

[coming on over, crouching down by him]

May I help?

Re: [future - body]

[squirreledaway]

[he nods]

And now that I know you're here.

[though, man, your garden's a little intense]

Re: [resolution]

[antreegonist]

"If your wish is for someone, it's not just your own, either."

Re: [center - knowledge]

[antreegonist]

"Please?"

Re: [resolution]

[featherfetch]

Sakura paid her price.

[straightening, and glancing back where he originally came from]





If this is your heart, what is all of that out there?

Re: [center - knowledge]

[oneknightstands]

I'd be happy to.

[let's picking those books up]

Re: [center - knowledge]

[scalesfromeyes]

Mm. I see.

[strokes her hand down the spine of one of the books.]

You have the knowledge to be a bit more creative than I am.

Re: [past - heart]

[antreegonist]

After a minute, he shifts and rolls into you a little.

Re: [past - heart]

[gravitysrainbow]

[my instinctive reaction to this is to pet whatever is doing it

... pet pet]

Re: [center - knowledge]

[antreegonist]

". . . misused."

Re: [center - knowledge]

[antreegonist]

He starts directing you, very calmly. The way the books are arranged is apparently pretty complex; you can't quite follow what the criteria are. But you're getting through them a lot faster than Mithos was alone.

Re: [past - heart]

[antreegonist]

Okay.

He's cuddling into you.

Re: [center - knowledge]

[oneknightstands]

[being attentive to this system, following along as much as he can, diligent sorting is go]

Re: [future - body]

[antreegonist]

You ain't seen nothin' yet.

Re: [past - heart]

[gravitysrainbow]

[aa-aaaaaaa aaaaa so cute

I think we can take a break for cuddling a tiny]

Re: [future - mind]

[antreegonist]

"You could go up further -- there's another piece of memory there -- or go to the middle part, which is the road to me. There's stuff to be done everywhere, so it depends what you want."

Re: [future - heart]

[antreegonist]

He looks down, towards the land and sea, towards the world . . .

"It's what I want."