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: (till380)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
[ . . . Shit. One hand lifts to his chest, curling into his shirt tightly, the other at his bandaged throat. He careens unsteadily, stumbling onto his knees. A trickle of blood runs down from his nose and he gasps when air finally fills his lungs again.

It's shallow- not quite steady or back to normal, but at least he can drag in air.]


-Shit

[His stress spikes, his panic at his inability to breathe a moment ago not quite having passed. Teeth gritting, he tries his best to inhale and then exhale steadily.]
demolition: @malagraphic (09)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] demolition 2025-01-19 02:07 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, yeah. Good plan. I like it.
untilldeath: (till433)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Then real question.

Would knocking you our right now help?
untilldeath: (Blossomed because of you)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 02:09 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah... still. I wish I could make sense of any of it.
untilldeath: (till77)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
Aw, but you seem like the perfect candidate.
restitui: (H_S3_E6_0034)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] restitui 2025-01-19 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
[ Cool, cool Sun Sign is an option but also - Sometimes you still just have voices screaming in your head and now Forte is also very clearly not okay and


You roll a 19/20 and are trying to combat off a full blown panic attack. ]
notlikeanyone: (what-!)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] notlikeanyone 2025-01-19 02:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ well! ]

- Forte?
demolition: @malagraphic (09)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] demolition 2025-01-19 02:13 am (UTC)(link)
Hey —

[ her hand reaches out and hovers there before pulling back ]

. . . hey.
restitui: (231)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] restitui 2025-01-19 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
No.
untilldeath: (till381)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
[He settles back to sit down on the ground, instead of attempting to make his way back up to his feet. It's easier to just stay down here.]

I'm okay. I just couldn't breath for a moment.

[And his chest had hurt.]
notlikeanyone: (worried about you)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] notlikeanyone 2025-01-19 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ trying to keep his voice calm and not also panic. calm thoughts calm vibes. controlled. ]

Hey, Phoenix, dude. can you do me a favour and just focus on me for a minute? My voice, my breathing, any of that.
untilldeath: (till197)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
I just need a minute.

[Breathe. Just Breathe.]
restitui: (H_S2_E2_0483)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] restitui 2025-01-19 02:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ For once, he cannot bully Forte about being the loudest one in the room. In fact That goes to the screaming voices, but he still feels the spike of emotion and it's enough to grip him to stillness for a moment.]

Forte.
untilldeath: (till318)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
Just let me know if there's anything I can do to help.
notlikeanyone: (worried about you)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] notlikeanyone 2025-01-19 02:21 am (UTC)(link)
[ crouching down next to him for a minute. ]

Okay. That's - not good, I'm not gonna lie, so just take your time and rest a sec. If... if you're able to keep going, I'm gonna try and help Phoenix, okay?
untilldeath: (till399)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[God damn it. He's trying to keep it together enough to help Phoenix, and here he's struggling to pull it together. Why is that so hard right now? Why does he feel tears burning his eyes??]

I'm fine.

[His hands fist against the ground as he keeps his eyes dipped beneath his bangs.]

We gotta...figure out what to do next. Maybe now's the time to try and narrow it down alphabetically?
Edited 2025-01-19 02:26 (UTC)
monkeyseemonkeydoom: (121)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] monkeyseemonkeydoom 2025-01-19 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Does their name have greater than five letters or a first letter which appears after L in the alphabet?
demolition: @malagraphic (07)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] demolition 2025-01-19 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
[ uhh ]

It'll. . . probably be okay?
untilldeath: (till206)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] untilldeath 2025-01-19 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Sure. Yeah.

[Swallowing thickly.]

Just... try and focus on him right now.
demolition: @malagraphic (01)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] demolition 2025-01-19 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, you got it.
restitui: (agatha-icons-billy-61)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] restitui 2025-01-19 02:26 am (UTC)(link)
You're not fine. None of this is fine -

[ Closes his eyes. ]

Alphabetically might work, I - it's been halved. It should be okay.
restitui: (H_S3_E6_0033 (1))

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] restitui 2025-01-19 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
I'm trying.

I swear - it's just.

So loud.


[ it's not loud at all. ]
notlikeanyone: (I'm okay)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] notlikeanyone 2025-01-19 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ thanks for being on-task when things are deeply distracting, Flamingo. Heron hums thoughtfully. ]

That... I think that should narrow it down a lot in our remaining pool of people, that's a good one. It's worth trying the compound question approach at this point for sure.
monkeyseemonkeydoom: (66)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] monkeyseemonkeydoom 2025-01-19 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ doesn't like this but what the hell is he going to do about it. back to scribbling notes ]
restitui: (H_S3_E6_0034)

Re: DISCUSSION

[personal profile] restitui 2025-01-19 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
I -

[ "I know. It's fine." He wants to say, but the voices are just a constant sound. He can't focus on a personal worry, because he feels Forte's panic and fear too and being much closer to him now he's. ]

[ Not thinking this is okay. ]

We've got to help him. We've got to help them wherever they are-

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