[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]

[antreegonist]

You're getting attacked now, Yuri Lowell.

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

[how good is this attacking, exactly.

can I disarm you without hurting you]

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

On the one hand, he is very fast and very good with the sword. On the other, he doesn't know you do fancy flips. So probably, but it's going to be a struggle.

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

Feisty--!



[doing some kind of ridiculous whirly flip to get behind him and grabbing him in a headlock as he wrestle his sword away]

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

Ooh Mr. Lowell ooh.

"Let me go--! Don't touch me, filth!"

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

No, we're taking a field trip. Which tree?

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

"Fuck you!"

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

["When you're--" no, nevermind]

I like the look of the black one. Reminds me of home.

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

He kicks and struggles and tries to bite you.

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

Will you calm down? Do you really think I'm going to do something bad?

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

"All humans are bad! You filthy traitor get your hands off...!"

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

All of them? That's pretty steep.

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

"Aaaaaaaarrrrgh!"

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

Will you think I'm slightly less evil if I put you down?

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

"Just die!"

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

Maybe we'll find something in this tree that'll speed that along.

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

If you want to drag a cursing struggling shrieking biting Mithos -- who isn't weakening or running out of insults anytime soon -- your chances of death are probably slightly higher, yes.

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

[I like those odds.


but I don't like being bitten so once he's close enough to the dark tree he does set him down]

You don't quit.

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

HE'S

ATTACKING YOU AGAIN

you disarmed him but he can still try to whale on you

maybe you should have shut the box yuri

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

[IT'S NEVER AS EASY AS SHUTTING THE BOX

DON'T I HAVE TO DO A BUNCH OF SHIT BEFORE THE BOX IS SHUT???]

Oh come on, this is ridiculous.

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

It's still happening.

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

Mithos, seriously— I'm going in. Can you wait and finish this later?

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

...apparently not...

Re: [roots]

[edgeofjustice]

Fine, don't say I didn't try.

[I am going to try and brain you

like an absolute winner]

Re: [roots]

[antreegonist]

YOU HAVE KO'D A MITHOS

CONGRATULATIONS