[Heart Game - Ed, Maya, Roxy]

[carptricks]

[It's dark. You're trying to move forward, but it feels like your limbs are weighed down by chains and shackles. Still, you push. You push and you pull and those chains are pulled taut and strained until suddenly--]

[Something snaps]

[You tumble forward, wind blowing past your face, until you lose awareness of anything around you. . .]

((another run ran concurrent to this one here))

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[soulping]

[AND]

[WITH ONE LAST STEP]

[YOU MAKE IT]

[the figure laughs, opens the door behind it, and slips through. a victory chime echoes throughout the room, and Kaito's voice comes over the PA system again]

"Not bad, not bad! You cleared obstacle one!"

[feytality]

If that's you, I'm kicking dodgeballs in both your faces!

[CHARGES AFTER]

[soulping]

[As soon as you enter the second room, the door behind you slams shut and locks once again. There are no pits this time, but there is a rather large rock wall in front of you. And by large, I mean like a good forty feet tall. Don't worry, there are soft pads at the bottom]

[The door is all the way at the top of the wall. If you guessed that the dark figure is guarding that door as well, you will have guessed correctly! It. . . has a bucket this time. A totally normal, non-threatening bucket. But if it's non-threatening, then why is the figure grinning so much?]

[oh dear]

"Obstacle two: climb the wall to get to the door. Careful, you might find that this wall is a bit. . . slippery."

[feytality]

Hey, Kaito, I'm gonna get some FISH for you!

[fuck u she's climbing that wall]

[soulping]

[lololol]

[once she's about five to ten feet up, the dark figure from above drops a bucket of slippery slime riiiight on top of her head]

[feytality]

[can she dodge]

[soulping]

[. . . DEPENDS]

[how good is she at changing hand and foot holds super quickly without losing her grip on the wall and falling]

[feytality]

[uh]

[well]

[NOT ALL THAT GREAT]

[soulping]

[THEN]

[you quickly find yourself covered in green slime from head to toe. some of the hand and foot holds above her are covered in it too, which will make climbing pretty difficult from here on out]

[gross]

[feytality]

[yes, much like Kaito's face]

[GOING TO KEEP TRYING TO CLIMB]

[soulping]

[IF YOU GO SLOWLY. . . YOU CAN MAKE IT!!]

[feytality]

[not so good with the slow part]

[soulping]

[if she moves too fast, then, her hand will slip on one of the handholds, causing her to lose her grip and tumble allll the way back down onto the padded mats]

[feytality]

[DOWN SHE GOES]

AAAAH!

[soulping]

[the pads at the bottom cushion her landing so it doesn't hurt at all!]

[the figure tsks, but the wall is still there to climb, should she wish to give it another shot]

[feytality]

[what about her pride and dignity though]

[climbing agaaaaaiiin]

[soulping]

[YOU CAN DO IT MAYA]

[the figure doesn't drop any slime on her this time, and if she chooses to climb in an area that isn't covered in the slick, slippery substance, she SHOULD be able to make it to the top]

[feytality]

[she's 2determined can't b tamed etc GONNA MAKE ITTTT]

[soulping]

[AND EVENTUALLY]

[SHE REACHES THE TOP]

[victory fanfare plays, and the dark figure slips through the door. Kaito's voice can be heard on the PA system again]

"Congratulations! You've cleared obstacle two!"

[feytality]

How many obstacles are there, exactly?

[soulping]

[the only way to find out is to move forward! and presuming she does]

[You enter the third room. As predicted, the door shuts and locks itself behind you. The room is comprised of a tile floor and white walls, and for now it seems. . . empty]

"Final obstacle: solve the jigsaw puzzle!"

[What jigsaw puzzle-- ooooooh. If you look down, you might notice that each tile has a strange, disjointed pattern painted on top of it. Further inspection reveals that you can pick up and remove the tiles super easily. Nifty!]

[. . .]

[Oh dang that's one huge jigsaw puzzle]

[The dark figure leans against the door on the opposite end of the room. It isn't holding anything other than the clocktower hands this time, luckily for you. Better get to puzzle solving!]

[feytality]

[

[soulping]

[. . .]

[The puzzle has been solved. A bright green clover, no longer disjointed but finally whole again, stretches across the floor. The door clicks open, and the figure quietly slips through it. Do you follow?]

[feytality]

[YEP.]

[soulping]

[You enter what looks like a backroom gaming area! There's a television set up in the center of the back wall, and it has a entire game system hooked up to it with an impressive collection of games. Two bean bag chairs are placed in front of the tv in case you feel like indulging. In addition to that, there's a table set up in the center of the room with cards and various papers strewn across it. Next to the table stands the figure, who is still holding the clocktower hands. Only it isn't a dark figure anymore]

[It's a man with a mustache, smiling warmly at you from ear to ear]

That was quite the impressive showing, if I do say so myself. You must forgive Kaito-kun. He has a very. . . odd sense of humor.

[The whole area seems to fill you with a sense of mischief. You get the feeling someone from very far away is laughing at you]

[Gotcha]