Zack's Heart

[dramatispersonae]

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Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[flourished]

[ knocks on the shut door. ]

It's a processed form of the Lifestream. . .

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[likeawritingdesk]

[subconsciously shifting to defense position. urgh I wish I had a gun] . . .

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[fairlyheroic]

[no answer]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[flourished]

. . . it's a little weird to explain, but the Lifestream is the Planet's essence and memory, energy and life. It's a lot of things.

[ tries to open the door? ]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[fairlyheroic]

[it's locked]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[flourished]

Are you any good with locked doors?

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[likeawritingdesk]

I could kick it open, but if that causes something to be -- less locked away...

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[flourished]

. . . let's try the other room first.

[ GOES INTO THE OTHER ROOM?? ]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[likeawritingdesk]

[alrighttt]

And-- I don't quite understand, but an energy from the Planet's vitality-- should it feel... [bad...] like this?

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[fairlyheroic]

[It's simply furnished - there's two beds here, a table, and a window looking out onto the village.

A dark green Materia sits on the table, as if someone just left it behind]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[flourished]

Mako can poison you. . . . and sometimes things contaminate or warp the Lifestream . . . [ MATERIA :O picks it up. ]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[fairlyheroic]

[As your fingers curl around it, a memory begins to play, as if being projected on the wall in front of you]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[likeawritingdesk]

[... ?! ah...]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[flourished]

. . . [ carefully places the materia back on the table. ] Do you want to try the locked door, now?

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[likeawritingdesk]

[s-sheepish. intrudinggg on private memories...]

I-- yes, alright... But if it's poisoned, is this place poisoned? --Is Zack poisoned?

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[flourished]

That's what . . . the personae said. [ heads back to the hallway, slowly. ] That's why I have to fix it.

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[likeawritingdesk]

. . .

[his mood seems to shift to something more steady...]

I see.

[TIME TO BE A BIG STRONG TALL MULE and kick this door down.]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[fairlyheroic]

[YOU KICK THE DOOR DOWN YOU BADASS PERSON YOU

The room is similar to the other one in set-up, but beyond that . . .

There's fire everywhere. Licking up the walls, across the floor, burning everything in sight. It smells of burnt wood very strongly in here, and you can see fires raging out the window as well]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[likeawritingdesk]

--Damn it!

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[flourished]

Look out!

[ YANK GIL BACK??? ]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[fairlyheroic]

[you yank him back into the hallway, but it's as if the fire's been there all along, burning everything]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[likeawritingdesk]

[COUGH COUGH]

Come on! Out of the building!

[BACKTRACK BACKTRACK]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[flourished]

The stairs are over here --

[ Y-YES. AERIS AND GIL USE FLEE. ]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[fairlyheroic]

[FLEE IS SUCCESSFUL! YOU FLEE THE HOTEL!

. . . yeah, the entire town is on fire. It doesn't LOOK like you caused it, but has been like that for a while. Thankfully, there's still no one in sight]

Re: [Nibelheim: Beginning]

[flourished]

. . . [ deep breath. ] I'm sorry. [ LET'S HEADING FOR THE PATHS ]