dramatispersonae | Naoto's Heart

Naoto's Heart

You find yourself falling through a black abyss, the air cold around you, although not bitingly so. Just as your eyes begin to adjust to the darkness on every side, you're dropped through a chute and tossed out into a brightly-lit area...

((#hardwired))

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

What sorta game did you get impaled in?

"Ah."

Zie sits down, looking somber.

"It was not too long ago. The game was run by Jacobi and Jabberwock. Tiger's Eye was targeted by other teams and subsequently killed. I relive it frequently."

Maybe you should work on that.

"I ought to. No one expects to come back after dying like that."

Sorta makes death meaningless, doesn't it? Doesn't even come with a lesson.

"Precisely. We did nothing wrong, though I'm sure I still blame myself for part of it. I can't take responsibility for that any longer, however."

You should only kill someone if they deserve it.

[sounds ... uncertain when the words come out, though, as if it's something he's heavily doubting.

especially now]

Hey, by the way, I still got some of your stuff. A lemon and a candle. Was I supposed to do anything with them?

"I'm not certain you mean that, but I suppose it isn't my place. As for those other items, you can equip them."

How do I equip the lemon?

"You eat it. Ah, but take out the electrodes first."

... Okay, sure.

[yanks out the electrodes and starts taking off the peel]

You receive a +1 Dexterity boost.

Do you like lemons or something?

"Oh, it's not that. Lemons have a high acidic content, so they're ideal for homemade batteries."

... Duh. I knew that.

Zie smiles, a tad mischievous.

"Oh, did you? And here I thought you'd no interest in science."

I don't have any interest in using science to fix magical crap.

"They're not all that different, to the well-informed mind. Are you familiar with Clarke's third law?"

I am, but it's Wonderland. It's not supposed to make sense.

"If it's as fantastical as you say, why shouldn't I rely on new and untried methods to see what strange and fantastical things may occur?"

Zie's eyes are bright and excited.

Are you sure they're new and untried or tried and intentionally broken?

"That's just it. No one truly knows, so there's bound to be something to uncover there."

Maybe you should quest for the answers—or for things to sit still for once.

Zie chuckles, looking proud of zirself.

"When it comes to searching for answers, I can hardly sit still myself. I'd rather put the effort in so that I can be proud of my hard work."

That's a lengthy way of saying, "I like to do things the hard way so I can have a bigger head about it."

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart

Re: True Heart