Wako's Heart

[dramatispersonae]

You are standing in the middle of the main street of a sizable downtown area.

The early morning sun hangs low in the east. The air is salty and fresh – and oh man is your nose sharp! You can smell the people who came in here with you from yards away! Other stuff smells that strong, too! There is a spring breeze in the air. How do you know it’s spring? You just do. It’s the vibe here. Tropical trees and flowers grow in window boxes and small gardens. There are fairly standard shops (a movie theater! A book store! Small clothing boutiques! And so on), with trucks, cars, and bicycles parked at the curbs. There are no people or animals in sight, but there’s birdsong hanging in the air. It seems to be coming in every direction.

Oh. And you’re dressed like stripper clowns.

(( OOC at #zerotime ))

Comments

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

This time I mentioned Amethyst again. Maybe it's not a coincidence.

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

You say she knows a guy who used to be on the team. I suppose the word could do something.

I feel obligated to mention at some point, by the way, that none of this magical going into somebody's heart business makes any sense to me, and I'm telling myself that this is a particularly trippy dream. Just so you know.

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

It's fine, denial is pretty normal at first.

Since we're at it, I'm a demon vampire who needs to drink human blood to live.

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

...right, then.

[pauses, considering, and very clearly and deliberately to thin air]

Amethyst.

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ Just the word gets nothing. ]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ You get a bit of a waver in the song, but that's it.

Oh, also, the bus stopped. The door opens, revealing a sprawling mansion surrounded by all types of trees (palm trees! and … other less cliche tropical trees) and leafy bushes. On the porch, the heavy wooden doors are open, but somehow impossible to see inside… ]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

Demon vampires first?

[gesturing towards the house]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

This demon vampire will protect you with his life if he has to. Not that I expect anything to happen, but you can relax.

[goes into the house!]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ If you hadn’t seen Dream standing over Wako before, you’d know you were in a dream now: the doorway of this fancy house has opened not into a foyer, but into a kitchen. As suits the fancy house, it is a very fancy kitchen, though. There’s a checkerboard floor, white countertops and walls, big windows opening to the sea, rows of wooden cupboards. One of the burners on the range is on, with a large pot sitting on top of it, and the oven is set to 350F, with a pan sitting on top of it. A wide array of cooking implements are spread out on the countertops, and three cups, plates, and sets of utensils and napkins are stacked neatly in a corner. There are post-it notes on a far cabinet, the fridge, and the door of the oven.

There are no doors except the one you came in. ]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

[goes look at the post-its]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ The note on the oven says: “Lunch for three!”

The note on the fridge says: “Restocked and ready, master!” It’s signed with a small pawprint.

The note on the cupboard says: “Restocked and ready, master!” It’s signed with a doodle of a bunny’s face ]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

[looks at the walls to see of there's a clock]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ Sure. It's 11:30. Why is it 11:30 when it was early morning ten minutes ago? Dunno. ]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

[checks if whatever's being cooked is what Sugata cooked for Wako's birthday]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

[looking about...hm, fire...peeking in the pot]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ It's empty. ]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

[and the oven?]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[dramatispersonae]

[ On, but empty!

In fact, with your weirdly good nose in this game, you'll smell that all the food seems to be in the fridge or in the one cupboard with the post-it. ]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

And she left the stove on.

[checking the other cupboards]

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

Don't die. That would be embarrassing.

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

Alright. This is definitely Tide's house.

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

That the fellow you knew? Looking for anything in particular?

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

Him, actually.

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[identityformations]

If this is supposed to be her heart, wouldn't that be more like her memories of him?

Re: SHINDOU HOUSE (SECOND STAGE)

[iwantyour]

Tide's in the book, though.