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UNHOLY DISORDER

[Something is wrong with the room you are in.

At first blush, it seems normal enough. It's nicely furnished, lavish dark oak, brass and a rich green drapery and carpet. Except in the middle of the room, a simple glass box sits wrapped in chains. Inside, a heart rocks back and forth as it beats, chambers constricting and relaxing around air.

But the more you look around, you might notice that the rafters beyond the brass lamps are made of bone, spine connecting them all. You might notice that the binding on all of the books seems to be an unusual leather. You might notice that teeth have been used as nails.

You almost can't help but notice the strange ... give... under your feet. Whatever is under the carpet seems almost spongy.

You know, instinctively, that the heart is in danger.

But so are you.]

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[His heart is racing a million miles an hour, but despite the stress causing his pulse to beat fast, he outwardly manages to look calm, somehow. He takes a seat nearby. Maybe if he can remain calm everyone else will be able to as well. They've gotta think with a clear head.]

Piece of cake. We managed just fine last time, right?

Compound questions are definitely a good idea, we just need to be careful how we phrase them don't we?

I meant it even wider than that, M-Z. But you're right in that we should definitely be that specific.

Well, I'm good with it.

[Smirks]

Pretty clever there, Flamingo.

Like, how many guys are there?

Hey, not bad.

I'll back that, it's a good one to cut down our options.

[ ??? That's weird. He doesn't (usually) pick up Flamingo and nor does he Buttercup. But Heron is loud today and Forte is Always Loud. So that's... a new one.

Is he capable of picking up a sense of Where it's coming from or is it just all aorund? ]

If we compound it with the one you suggested before later, it might work really well? I've weirdly met a lot of people without trying.

Yeah, and I guess if we need to do a smaller age range later we can do the compound thing Flamingo suggested?

There are some people I'm not familiar with but I think the dudes are about three times the dudettes for this performance. So it's a bit...

[ waggles hand ]

[Ah, the passive glance is nothing more and nothing less than what you already know.

"Do you have the curiosity to look?" is the question.]

[ BYPASSING THE FIRST ONE BECAUSE PLAYER BRAIN IS STUPID AND HURTING ok- ]

Dove is.

[ But she's been missing and not here, so different story. ] We can do it later if we need to? I think we need something that wouldn't be something we largely know as guys.

Works for me.

Yeah, yeah we do. I'd say we should do that no matter what, in fact.

[ "Yes," is really the unsaid silent answer as the question and answer gets solidified and gets up to start looking ??? Where could be talking that's not obvious gross room (sorry).

He's pulled to the books first. Who are they? Where? ]

[ ah. right. just - nods in acknowledgement of that, and also acknowledgement of moving on without examining feelings they don't have time for, yup. ]

Mm.

It's one of those - if it is a girl, it cuts down our options immensely, but if it isn't then we're basically in the same position we were in the first place. So, yeah, save it for later.

Thanks. I like these kinds of games when our lives, like, don't depend on them.

[ He looks apprehensive, worried. Maybe because of the other voices running around - something that's brushing at his impulsivity to investigate in the moment that he stops: ]

We can try. I think we have more of a fair chance now?