[heart game]

[dormancy]

There is a click, a soft urging, almost whispered too soft to hear, but you can sense that you are being beckoned somewhere, lead to an elaborate open door with wood panels and great curls of gold leaf. You cannot see what is beyond the door, but it smells sour and sharp. Before you can turn over the thought of should you or shouldn't you, if you are the kind, there is a quiet push at your back and through the door you go . . .

Join #supersafe, because I like being misleading. When in doubt, use this for flower meanings if you character is the type . . .

Comments

[crueltobekind]

Stop yelling at me!

[dramatispersonae]

"You're yelling, too!!"

[crueltobekind]

Because you're yelling at me!

[dramatispersonae]

"THEN, STOP YELLING ALREADY!!"

[crueltobekind]

THE ONE WHO STARTED IT SHOULD END IT!

[dramatispersonae]

"HAH?! WHERE WAS ALL THAT SPIRIT WHEN YOU WERE CRYING BEFORE!"

[crueltobekind]

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH CRYING WHEN YOU'RE HURT!

[dramatispersonae]

"IT IS WHEN YOU'RE A MAN! HAVE SOME SPINE ALREADY!!!"

[crueltobekind]

YOU'RE THE COWARD AFRAID TO SHOW WEAKNESS!

[dramatispersonae]

"WHAT THE HELL DID YOU THINK I TOLD YOU—?! THAT IS ENOUGH!!! YOU CAN LEAVE!!!!!"

[crueltobekind]

TELL ME WHERE TO FIND VINCENT AND I WILL!

[dramatispersonae]

"I ALREADY SAID NOT HERE!!"

Wow, that may be a few drops of tears or sweat when he shouts that out.

[crueltobekind]

[this guy . . .]

You really have no idea where else he might be?

[dramatispersonae]

"Not a damn clue!" Huff, huff. He tosses the ring at Kaoru. "If you find him, give him that! And tell him to show his damn face here, or I will find him!!"

[crueltobekind]

[catches the ring]

I was planning to.

[and with that, turns to head back out to the maze]

[dramatispersonae]

You are a bro, Kaoru. If you check your hand, there is more than a ring there, but a brass key, hmm . . .

Either way, where will you try to find Vincent next?

[crueltobekind]

[Let's try gate 2 this time]

[dramatispersonae]

As you walk the maze towards the gate, perhaps with a few missed turns but nothing that can't be fixed easily enough, you consider who else might be here, how you could use them? It would be easy with the right words, a few gentle expressions. Anyone would believe you as long as you are careful with your lies, or, perhaps, a threat will accomplish the job as easily. But . . . What are you trying to do? To what end would these schemes go towards?

[twindividualism]

[Still norm—. . . threat . . . Okay that's only a little abnormal. Really, the lack of focus is more troubling than anything else.]

[Huffs softly to himself, rubbing at the back of his neck and continuing on to the second gate.]

[dramatispersonae]

Soon after, he arrives at a gate made of black wrought iron and elaborate curls like the rest. Do you enter?

[crueltobekind]

[Obviously. But only after making sure the ring and key are safely tucked away in his jacket pockets.]

[dramatispersonae]

It's a bit hot when you enter, but . . .