Heart Game (Continued)

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[There's nothing]

[Nothing]

[Nothingnothingnothingnothingnothing]

[Isn't that wonderful though?]

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HOPE

[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[You are able to reach the top of the lab, get through the door, and descend down ANOTHER ladder into....some place strange.]

[You see fireflies. A multitude of fireflies all around you, the only light in the darkness.]

[Or, perhaps what you might realize is the void.]

[And you can see Roxy, sitting there amongst a bunch of shapes. Most seem to be green cubes, but some are different colors, different shapes, while others seem....broken entirely.]

[There is one cube in front of her, Tiamat purple with black bands, and she seems to be trying to stack things on top, but they keep on falling off.]

[Roxy herself is...not as you know her. She's several years younger, looking more thirteen than sixteen, and looking dangerously thin. She looks....tried, but grimly determined.]

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[showyouthesight]

[ It's so pretty... He takes in the awing sight for a moment before turning his attention back to young Roxy. He's also probably trying to use that whole blood sight again to see if there's anything here that deserves particular focus. ]

Hey.

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[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[A lot of the colored cubes have blood bonds to them, all leading back to hope. But they're....not right. They're broken, torn, ragged. And it almost seems like when she's stacking them up, she's trying to connect the bonds again, but then they shatter, break, it all falls apart over and over again.]

[There are a few....stabilish ties, between the center cube, the only one to have a strong bond to Roxy, and a few other cubes. Orange, cyan, dark green, red, gray, blue, green, and violet. But it's those cubes that are broken.]

Hi.

[She doesn't look away from her structure building.]

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[showyouthesight]

[ Yes, he's definitely going to try strengthening those ragged bonds, hoping to make them slightly less fragile, pouring all the support and encouragement he can into them. Maybe once he gets a feel for how much they're going to need, he can figure out what to do about those cubes. Since they look a lot more daunting... ]

What are you working on?

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[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Trying to make...something. Something functional.

[The bonds are....having a hard time mending.]

[But the bonds are probably familiar enough from what you've seen. Colors are strong representations for Roxy and those...those are her friends.]

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[carptricks]

[void senses, activate! the first thing he does in every new room]

[he extends his hand towards some of the fireflies as he approaches, making note of that Tiamat purple cube]

. . . are you building something?

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[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[There are two alterations. There is also a second red cube, like the bands the other Roxy had. There also appears to be a stylized feather etched on the floor.]

[There is A LOT of void around you, but....this is more in tune with yours.]

[This isn't an end. This is a beginning. You just have to figure out what to make.]

[The fireflies are...something different. Not void, but also not normal existence either?]

I'm trying to.

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[carptricks]

[. . . ah, yes. this is the void he has found he likes the most. he smiles, and crouches down next to the stylized feather, running his hands over it thoughtfully]

Need some help?

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[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[It's very much like the void you feel. Just works from a different starting point.]

[She nods and looks up.]

Sakura....says you're all here to help me. [Looks uncertain, unsure, but hopeful.]

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[bloodbiter]

[taking in the beautiful sight for a few moments before approaching roxy]

What are you working on?

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[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Currently a fort.

It's...basic, but sturdy.

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[bloodbiter]

Would you like me to help you?

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[thevoidsdarkhorse]

Yes.

I need more stable foundation blocks.

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[forthemackerel]

[ well, the void is a familiar feeling... but he looks around, taking in the scene and gives a bit of a curious look at the pumpkin pool first before looking around more. not yet moving closer to Roxy. let's not forget he still looks like a candied freak and his hand is bloodied from injury ]

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[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[This is a...different void feeling now.]

[The other was ending.]

[This is the other side of the coin. A beginning.]

[Also, hey, people.]

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[forthemackerel]

[ oh, well, that's good. probably like the original void, then? but even beginnings and endings can have familiar feelings. but yeah. after people'd and things, he is going to approach Roxy ]

What are you working on?

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[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[More or less.]

Trying to make a fort.

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[showyouthesight]

[He tenses up at first when he spies that blue hair... But then he remembers what Haru told him about what happened and gradually calms down again.

Until he and his power notice that injured hand that is. ]

Haru!

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[forthemackerel]

[ at least he's not super covered in blood. just some from her leaning on him and on his wrist from Roxy. but that blood on his hand sure is his own. he looks over at Rin's voice ]

Rin.

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[pawper]

[i am going to be tired as fuck later

LOOKING AROUND, wtf the pool in particular]

Eh....?

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[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[Everyone gonna be tired.]

[But at least this room isn't murder.]

[Roxy looks over.]

Hydra!

[And now you get a tiny teen coming to HUG YOU.]

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[pawper]

[this is like the second actually welcoming response i've gotten

bending down a bit to return the hug]

Hey......sorry if you had to wait a long time.

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[menially]

[Climbed all the way up, only to remember that he could fly. Ok.

It's an odd tranquility, compared to where he'd just been. His steps are slow, shaking, looking around only to make sure the fire and blood is really, truly behind them, before letting himself see the teen ahead of him.

There's the glimpse of a smile, a weak wave in her direction.... aaand the exhaustion of Rage just hits him like a brick. He wavers, his gait wobbling a bit as he opens his mouth to say he's fine... before his knees completely give from underneath him.

Ow.]

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[thevoidsdarkhorse]

[Flying can be easy to forget, all right.]

[Roxy looks over at him as he appears, her eyes widening, and then she rushes over to check on him.]

Technic, are you okay?

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[menially]

Y-yeah, I---

[The tears pricking the corners of his eyes betray him. He exhales sharply, pressing a hand to his face.]

I'm... fine, I'm sorry. I'm fine... Just tired.