HELIODOR and EMERALD

[dramatispersonae]

You sink down, down, down through the water, the light fading away above, but somehow you neither get wet nor have trouble breathing...

Occasionally, fragments of song reach you.

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THE LOWEST LEVEL

[dramatispersonae]

You need to live, goes the snippet of song in your head.

Welcome to the bottom of the sea. It should be dark here, but something illuminates a vast garden surrounding you. It should be wet here, but the sensation of the water around you is distant, and you stay dry.

At the center of the garden rises a great spiral staircase carved out of mother-of-pearl.

EXPLORE AND DISCUSS

[dramatispersonae]

 

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[myfreeheart]

It's so beautiful....

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[zen_master]

It's strange.

Hey . . .

[crymoore]

Isn't it? [ Look at all the new people Frost hasn't met yet. ]

I'm Frost--and you are?

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[zen_master]

[going to walk around the garden, seeing what's down here :U]

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[dramatispersonae]

Great fronds of kelp rise out of the ocean floor, gleaming faintly in all shades of green, as well as red and purple. Strange creatures as beautiful as any flower inch slowly along the sandy bed, and brilliantly-colored fish dart in and out of the waving seaweed.

ONWARDS

[dramatispersonae]

Glimmering with the light, the opalescent stairs rise high above, vanishing into dark water once out of range of the light. A coral gate bars them from you for now. It is locked, but the faint outline of a key can be seen in the lock.

Whenever you get near the stairway, a snippet of songs resolves into words in your head:

Make a wish from your heart.

You know that is what one person here must do to proceed.

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[myfreeheart]

[Clasping her hands together in front of the gate and:]

I wish everyone gets their happy ending. No matter how long it takes or what they go through. I want everyone to have a life they can treasure. Just like this garden.

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[dramatispersonae]

The key materializes in the lock. You can turn it now, open the gate, and go on up the stairs...

THE MIDDLE LEVEL

[dramatispersonae]

You need to love, goes the snippet of song in your head.

As you come to a broad shelf on the sea floor, a peculiar sight unfolds before you in the returning light. The ancient remains of a shipwreck litter the ground, but before them, a number of marble statues have been arranged like some kind of art installation.

Beyond all this, another mother-of-pearl stairway rises into the waters above as they approach the surface.

EXPLORE AND DISCUSS

[dramatispersonae]

 

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[myfreeheart]

It's a people garden.

[Checking out the statues!]

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[dramatispersonae]

The statues might once have spilled carelessly out of the belly of the broken ship, but since then, they have been rearranged. Now they stand in groups and clusters as if posed. A few are set up so they almost look as if they are holding hands with each other; others seem to be embracing. At their feet are scattered jewelry and trinkets.

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[zen_master]

Huh . . .

[going to head towards the statues]

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[dramatispersonae]

The statues might once have spilled carelessly out of the belly of the broken ship, but since then, they have been rearranged. Now they stand in groups and clusters as if posed. A few are set up so they almost look as if they are holding hands with each other; others seem to be embracing. At their feet are scattered jewelry and trinkets.

ONWARDS

[dramatispersonae]

The opalescent stairs rise high above, wavering faintly in the rippling water as they go up, then vanishing into more gloom. A coral gate bars them from you for now. It is locked, but the faint outline of a key can be seen in the lock.

Whenever you get near the stairway, a snippet of songs resolves into words in your head:

Make a wish from your heart.

You know that is what one person here must do to proceed.

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[zen_master]

I wish that someone would keep coming to decorate and admire the statues like we have.

[crymoore]

[ WHAT A CUTE WISH. ]

THE TOP LEVEL

[dramatispersonae]

You need to dream, goes the snippet of song in your head.

The water falls away around you as you emerge into a cavern, its stone walls dappled with light reflecting off the calm water. Plants and seaweed grow in the shallows, and all around you in the sand are fantastical sculptures.

The way out of the cave is barred by another coral gate.

EXPLORE AND DISCUSS

[dramatispersonae]

 

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[myfreeheart]

[Are these fantastical sculptures animals. Is there. Dare she dream it.


A dog.

Checking these out.]

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[zen_master]

[checking out the seaweed, what color are they??]

FINISH

[dramatispersonae]

The walls of the cavern slowly narrow into a tunnel to the outside. Yet another gate made of coral blocks the way to it, though. It is locked, but the faint outline of a key can be seen in the lock.

Whenever you get near the stairway, a snippet of song resolves into words in your head:

Make a wish from your heart.

You know that is what one person here must do to proceed.

[crymoore]

I wish that no matter what, in each of the worlds and this one itself, that all living creatures can come together in harmony. To unite together to seek out their shared dreams and to protect each other, possibly even show their enemies the same kind of love they express simultaneously.

[ WHAT AN EMBARRASSING DREAM, but it appears to be a legitimate one. ]