[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: [roots]

[ganbareist]

. . . [I suppose that is the way to go... hefting himself up into the path]

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

You feel pretty secure on the path, like someone's looking out for you. It's a long walk up and around . . . distance goes strange again, though. You reach the first branch of the tree much faster than you should.

There's a plain white wooden door set into the trunk here. The word BODY is written on it.

Do you enter or keep going up?

Re: [roots]

[ganbareist]

. . . [um]



[ch..eck... body]

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

You see a garden of bizarre plants on the other side, with a mirror in the middle of it.

Re: [roots]

[ganbareist]

[...

wait

no

i hate symbolism again

backtrack up the path instead]

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

You reach the second branch and a door that says MIND.

You could also keep going up.

Re: [roots]

[ganbareist]

What could be behind this door? I bet it's a lot of things that nobody should be hardwiring.

[PEEKS]

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

The room beyond is very large and dark.

There is a huge object in the middle, glowing softly, though its light doesn't penetrate far at all. It looks like a multilayered lotus flower made of pinkish-white crystal. From the door you can see there's a blurred shadow caught within it. You can also see the silhouette of another person standing in front of it . . . they're holding a giant glowing sword . . .

"I don't understand," you hear. It's Mithos's voice. "I don't understand!"

Re: [roots]

[ganbareist]

[THAT LOOKS DELICATE!

shuts the door 8T]

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

If. If you choose to go up. You find the end of the path and a third door that says HEART.

Re: [roots]

[ganbareist]

... [acceptable levels of vague

ok this is why i'm here anyway

goes '-']

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

. . .