livestage ([personal profile] livestage) wrote2025-01-18 08:50 am

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.]
untilldeath: (till338)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 01:43 am (UTC)(link)
If being a clown gets us through this, then I'd almost be willing to put on a nose, too.
untilldeath: (till140)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
I think Sun Sign made it out of that one? Except for Acidia's hostage.
nicetomeatyou: (A BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] nicetomeatyou 2025-01-19 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[Something- no, MANY things scream. The twist and scream and howl and hurt and hurt and who are they where are they how did this happen?

There is screaming. There is nothing but screaming.

Who are you? Where are you? How did this happen?]
carveitout: (12)

Re: SUBMISSION

[personal profile] carveitout 2025-01-19 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ There's a click from the phone. After a moment of consideration, the Demiurge's voice responds: ]

No.
nicetomeatyou: (HAHAHAHAHAHAH)

[Heartbreak]

[personal profile] nicetomeatyou 2025-01-19 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a faint chime from the glass.

The chains scrape and rattle as the box holding the heart constricts. You can see the chambers of the heart compress against the glass, shuddering and thudding against its enclosure. It just barely retains its shape, and outside of an odd flutter now and then, it continues to pump.]
demolition: @malagraphic (02)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] demolition 2025-01-19 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Can't be that hard, right?
notlikeanyone: (glasses smile heheh)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] notlikeanyone 2025-01-19 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Pff, yeah, someone's just gottta state the obvious so we can clear it out, y'know?

[ not offended. ]
demolition: @malagraphic (08)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] demolition 2025-01-19 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Eaaaasssy game for babies.
restitui: (H_S3_E6_0034)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] restitui 2025-01-19 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ He was halfway to pulling out a book and he just drops it at that sound.

His hands move reflexively to his ears as if it can block out the shouts, but ofc it doesn't ??? It's all in his head and the torrent is there and he just - ]


Stop. Just stop. I can't help you from here.

[ It's an outloud plea of a desire to help and find, but he can't with mind swimming. And he wants to scream - who? where? ]
notlikeanyone: (uh)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] notlikeanyone 2025-01-19 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
[ cuts in, ]

Oh, no, Sun Sign were also eaten by their hostage, the dude from Holy Order.
untilldeath: (till236)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
[Wow. He hates this a lot. Teeth gritting, he thinks for a moment over what they might be able to do.]

Hey. If I played music, or something, would that help drown anything out?
restitui: (H_S3_E8_0074)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] restitui 2025-01-19 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
[ goes quiet like he's not trying to vibrate out of his skin. ]
untilldeath: (till430b)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
Damn. That's a bad bit of luck.

The fact that you can eat shit and still win always throws me.
restitui: (agatha-icons-billy-385)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] restitui 2025-01-19 01:54 am (UTC)(link)
We'll see about that when we all get out of this safely.

[ he has to believe ]
nicetomeatyou: (Big time)

[Forte]

[personal profile] nicetomeatyou 2025-01-19 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[A pain throbs through your chest, and a pressure blooms behind your nose. For a moment, you can't quite breathe. The room tilts, and then rights itself. Whatever happened hasn't passed, but it gets easier to handle after a moment.

You are feeling more SENSITIVE than usual.]
notlikeanyone: ('^';;)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] notlikeanyone 2025-01-19 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
[



ohhh right oop ]

They, uh. Got better quickly, at least.
restitui: (H_S3_E6_0034)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] restitui 2025-01-19 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
I -

Don't.

They won't stop screaming.
demolition: @malagraphic (10)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] demolition 2025-01-19 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah yeah I'll look forward to the celebration.
restitui: (H_S3_E8_0074)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] restitui 2025-01-19 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
...

I know. It's why he insists it wasn't real.
untilldeath: (till271)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 01:58 am (UTC)(link)
I'll let you do the paddling then.
notlikeanyone: (uh)

Re: RING RING

[personal profile] notlikeanyone 2025-01-19 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[ calling the Demiurge, ring ring ]
notlikeanyone: (pout)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] notlikeanyone 2025-01-19 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah. It's kind of wild but I guess that comes with these being "performances" and not "games", huh.
notlikeanyone: (pout)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] notlikeanyone 2025-01-19 02:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ pauses to stop himself pinching the bridge of his nose unhelpfully. ]

That... I mean, when we all first got here, it took some time for it to sink in that stuff was real. So I get where he's coming from.
notlikeanyone: (hairswipe)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] notlikeanyone 2025-01-19 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
[ looking at all the stuff happening with heart. ]

Well, don't like that.

Anyway, we got our answer, and that does essentially halve our options. Now we just need to figure out what to ask next.
demolition: @malagraphic (12)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] demolition 2025-01-19 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
No thanks.

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