[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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Re: THE CLOCKTOWER

[fuhrinkaed]

[He flips one clocktower hand in his hand, catching it after a half-flip and then a second.]

Delivery. I just put these on the front, right?

[carptricks]

[it's the very same Kaito who helped you back on the island and spoke to you in the morgue, btw]

[he spins on his heel to face Ed, holding one hand out]

Give 'em to me. I'll put 'em where they belong.

[fuhrinkaed]

How do I know you're not going to turn into a giant crow and laugh at our foolishness the second I do..?

[He's staring 'in suspicion,' before holding them out with a chuckle.]

I kid, of course.

[carptricks]

Do I need to show you the scar, too?

[but he takes the clocktower hands, snaps his fingers, and causes them to disappear in a puff of sparkles and smoke. they reappear on the face of the clock, just like magic]

[fuhrinkaed]

...okay, that one was actual magic, or I'm a monkey.

[carptricks]

[Kaito just pulls up a shit-eating grin and shrugs, clearly very pleased with himself]

[fuhrinkaed]

Told you magic was awesome.

...So. I hope I didn't ruin anything.

[carptricks]

I never said it wasn't.

[he lets out a breath, but shakes his head]

No, you didn't. You balanced out what bad you did by getting stabbed pretty well.

[fuhrinkaed]

Keheh...

Well, I guess so long as I balanced it out it's fine.

[carptricks]

It'll be fine.

[bumps shoulders with him again]

You're still an idiot, though.

[fuhrinkaed]

...Well... y'know how it is.

I don't move things in a heart without being given permission to. I never would.

[carptricks]

That part's appreciated, believe me.

Still think you should've taken a sword with you onto the island. Or, y'know. A coat and a hat.

[fuhrinkaed]

Probably should have.

But y'know. Mage with temperature magic. Wearing winter uniform already.

[carptricks]

There's a difference.

[he says with a light scoff]

[fuhrinkaed]

I guess...

Well, either way. I had a lot of fun.

[carptricks]

[and now he laughs]

Only you would have fun in a game you got stabbed in.

[fuhrinkaed]

Hey! It wasn't like it was all that bad!

[carptricks]

You did do pretty well back at the obstacle course, I'll give you that much.

[fuhrinkaed]

Heheh... yeah.

You didn't make it easy, but I've gotten pretty good at the whole 'strategy' thing.

[carptricks]

What, d'you think it was supposed to be easy? Ha!

Since when have I ever made challenges easy?

[fuhrinkaed]

Since when have I ever paid attention to your challenges?

[carptricks]

[SHOT THROUGH THE HEART]

. . .

[he glowers]

[fuhrinkaed]

Well, its not like you usually challenge me to do stuff! Y'know?

[carptricks]

I'll make a note to fix that.

[fuhrinkaed]

...If you really want to do that. I think I challenge myself enough for us both.