[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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[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[rwahejiowjaepwj]

[I AM NOW SOAKED, THANKS.]

[soulping]

[YOU'RE WELCOME]

[Chikage is giggling, and the Gyarados is staring expectantly at Roxy, its tail flicking water droplets everywhere as it wags back and forth. like a dog]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

....

[She huffs and concentrate for a moment....and then the water just falls to the ground and she's dry again. Go go intangbility.]

[She pushes herself to her feet and reaches out to pet the Gyarados.] Lil prankster.

[soulping]

[As soon as her hand touches the Gyarados's head, she feels a sense of trepidation. This thing used to be a FISH, oh god oh god--]

[But after that, comes a sense of acceptance. But it's been a part of Tiamat for as long as the team has existed, right. . .?]

[The Gyarados seems happy to receive the attention]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Good Pokemon, so friendly, even if you're a lil devil.

Bet you keep Kaito on his toes~

[soulping]

[If Splashy Jr could smile, it totally would. But since Gyaradoses kind of only have one expression, it just bobs its head up and down happily]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[It's cool, she can make a guess. ALL THE PETS.]

Oh, hey, you wouldn't know of anything that needs a big ol' key, would ya?

[soulping]

[The longer she pets Splashy Jr's face, the more that trepidation fades into acceptance. and maybe a little bit of fondness, too]

[The Gyarados unfortunately doesn't seem to understand her question, though. . . all it does is tilt its head]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[GOOD.]

Eh, worth a shot.

How 'bout you Miss Kuroba?

[soulping]

Goodness! Everyone who comes in here expects me to give them answers so easily, don't they?

[aka if she does know, she certainly isn't saying anything]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Well, I'd take a riddle too.

[soulping]

Tsk, tsk!

Remember, there are many other areas in this heart. Perhaps if you look around a bit, you may find what you're searching for?

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Well, duh, but I figured it didn't hurt to ASK.

[One more pet for Splashy and gonna move over to look inside a crate.]

[soulping]

[The crate you find is rather large and made out of some lightly colored wood. The lid is pretty secured on the top; you might need some help if you wanted to pry it open. One the side of the crate, the following words are printed in big, black and blocky letters: IMPORTANT BUT NOT FRAGILE]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[...do I still need help if I just intangible out the nails?]

[soulping]

[Nope! They come out pretty easily, allowing you to lift the lid away with ease]

[Inside, you'll find. . . a bunch of winter clothing? Jackets, coats, hats, scarves, gloves, you name it. And nestled on top of that bundle of clothing in this particularly rate. . . a pool cue]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[A cool cue?]

[Poking that.]

[soulping]

[it imparts to her this memory!]

[when the memory fades, feelings of triumph, determination, and stubbornness remain. Right, right! We sure showed them!]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[God, you are an adorable nerd, Kaito.]

[Closing the crate again, and catching a bottle and breaks it and it's...it's kind of full of random junk, this is what happens when you didn't use pockets for years.]

[She picks out a rock before storing away the rest and she's gonna close this crate back up.]

[Let's check out another crate!]

[soulping]

[it's appearance is almost exactly the same as the first one, the only difference being the grains in the wood used to build it]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[Nails out, look inside!]

[soulping]

[it contains the same items as the last one as far as the clothing is concerned. why the heck are these strange figures loading crates of winter clothing on a boat?? WHO KNOWS]

[instead of a pool cue, this one has a raptor egg]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[Raptor egg?]

[Touching that.]

[soulping]

[another memory. it includes the confession but cuts off when Kaito and Aoko escape the raptors]

[the feelings of we did it, we made it out alive. . .! linger when the memory fades]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[.....]

[Kaito, I am also super judging you.]