[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]

[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.]

[soulping]

[look]

[look!1]

[focus on the determination okay not the romantic failure]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW HOW I ROLL]

[I CAN BOTH DEAL WITH DEATH ROBOTS AND JUDGE JANE FOR ROMANTIC FAILURE]

[THIS IS LIKE MY SPECIALTY]

[SUPER JUDGING THE FUCK OUT OF YOU, but closing and nailing up this crate again.]

[soulping]

[whatever you don't know me!1]

[but you close and reseal the crate easily]

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[I HAVE A FAIRLY GOOD IDEA.]

[Okay, but can I go on the boat?]

[soulping]

[you can try]

[but Chikage descends from above to cut you off before you can]

Hmmmm! It isn't that easy, I'm afraid.

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Oh really?

Why's that?

[soulping]

Reasons. ♥ Confidential reasons!

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

You know, that just makes me even more curious.

[soulping]

Oh, of course!

[she says with a huff]

But I'm afraid my lips are sealed.

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

....

[She looks at the boat.] Would it hurt to see?

[soulping]

Well. . . it certainly wouldn't hurt Kaito-kun.

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

No? [She leans over to look at the boat.] Usually means it might also be able to help.

[soulping]

Hmmm. Kaito-kun does seem to have most of it under control, surprisingly enough!

And I'm afraid I'm under strict orders not to allow anyone to enter.

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

He does? Really?

[soulping]

[she gestures to the crates]

Those help. Exponentially.