[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: [ground level]

[antreegonist]

It's all very still here.

Re: [ground level]

[ganbareist]

[grits his teeth...]

Dream, you stupid bastard.

Re: [ground level]

[ganbareist]

[spoilers I am not doing anything.

c'mon, just wake up.]

Re: [ground level]

[antreegonist]

If you're sitting still and not doing anything, you start hearing things. The clash of weapons. Men screaming as they die.

Re: [ground level]

[ganbareist]

[a w e s o m e

glances at his sword at his waist]

Re: [ground level]

[antreegonist]

If you stab yourself to get out of my heart that is so not buddies, Guy Cecil.

Re: [ground level]

[ganbareist]

[it worked the last time this garbage happened

pulling his sword and eying it now

what now dream heart]

Re: [ground level]

[antreegonist]

Mithos's voice happens.

"Spark."

Re: [ground level]

[ganbareist]

[jolts]

What?

I should say what I have to say to your face!

Re: [ground level]

[antreegonist]

"That's why I left a road for you. I can't go out that far yet, I'm trying to fix the damage . . . you gotta come in a little."

Re: [ground level]

[ganbareist]

... "Trying to fix it"... that's great to hear but I should help the old fashioned way, shouldn't I? This isn't like Zack, there's no alien in here to cheat out. I'm not changing what's inside you when it's just you.

Re: [ground level]

[antreegonist]

His voice is getting more strained, shaky, fading.

"It's not changing me. It's just . . . I--I could use the company."

Re: [ground level]

[ganbareist]

. . .

Re: [ground level]

[antreegonist]

"Please don't leave--"

Re: [ground level]

[ganbareist]

. . .

[sheathes his sword]

Alright, I won't.

Re: [ground level]

[antreegonist]

His voice has faded.

Re: [ground level]

[ganbareist]

[...


going down the path]

Re: [ground level]

[antreegonist]

...