Jasper

[dramatispersonae]

You find yourself in a dark space. The pale not-a-Persona is sitting cross-legged on a . . . ledge? a little above head-height, lit with what appears to be their own light, because you sure can't make out anything that it's actually sitting on.

Pinned on the ground in front of you is a stuffed manikin, white and squishy and doll-jointed, with a blank face and obvious stitching.. There are metal pins stuck through it, jamming it against the ground, in five places—three in the head, one in the chest, and one in the hand. A little loop of string is tied to each, with room for a label.

"The heart, the mind, the mouth, the eyes, and the limbs. I'll give you the labels, and you tell me what goes where, and how to put a person together the right way."

[instructions]

Comments

Round 1

[dramatispersonae]

You have 1 blank card and 6 other cards:

the sting of tears caught in your eyelashes
the satisfying feeling of someone getting what they deserve
pushing a branch away from your face
seeing a movement out of the corner of your eye and realizing nobody is there
your heartbeat pounding in your ears
breathing manually

Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Discussion

[puppy_loves]

I...

[am... a robot...]

Re: Discussion

[foreignflight]

You...?

Re: Discussion

[puppy_loves]

I am a robot.

Re: Discussion

[starebear]

[reaches a hand out to in greeting, like you would with a real dog]

Re: Discussion

[foreignflight]

[ watching their persona friend.... ]

Huh.

Re: Discussion

[starebear]

[pppeering... at these cards...]

Re: Discussion

[foreignflight]

...It looks easy enough...

Submission

[dramatispersonae]

Fill In The Blank

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Fill In The Blank

[foreignflight]

the taste of food made by a loved one

Other Actions

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Other Actions

[foreignflight]

Not any this round

Round 2

[dramatispersonae]

You now have the following cards:

the taste of food made by a loved one
deciding what to do with the belongings of a deceased loved one
a torrential rainstorm that comes down in sheets
the sting of tears caught in your eyelashes
the satisfying feeling of someone getting what they deserve
pushing a branch away from your face
seeing a movement out of the corner of your eye and realizing nobody is there
your heartbeat pounding in your ears
breathing manually

Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Discussion

[foreignflight]

Hm.

Re: Discussion

[puppy_loves]

We can fill in the blank if we wish to, and also assign these parts.

Or trade with this individual.

Re: Discussion

[starebear]

[touches the "taste" card with one hand and his mouth with the other?]

Re: Discussion

[starebear]

[...frowns slightly]

Re: Discussion

[puppy_loves]

[licks nose uncomfortably]

YOU ALSO HAVE ONE BLANK CARD

[dramatispersonae]

Trade

[dramatispersonae]

[the gamerunner rests their hands on the edge of the invisible ledge, leaning down with a glint in their eye]

I'll tell you what. Give me something, and I'll give you a card in return. I'll even give you blank ones, if you trade me something important. And I'll also give you something to replace the thing you gave me. Got it?

If you don't want to play, go ahead and put things together.

Submission

[dramatispersonae]

The heart is:
The mind is:
The mouth is:
The eyes are:
The limbs are:
Because:

The heart is: The mind is: The mouth is: The eyes are: The limbs are:

Re: Submission

[foreignflight]

The heart is: deciding what to do with the belongings of a deceased loved one
The mind is: creating a path of your own
The mouth is: the taste of food made by a loved one
The eyes are: seeing a movement out of the corner of your eye and realizing nobody is there
The limbs are: pushing a branch away from your face

The heart won't forget a loved one long after you've gotten rid of their belongings.
The mind creates its own path with each decision it makes, determining its own future.
The mouth is what is able to eat and have tasty things, sustaining life. Cooking from a loved one makes it better.
The eyes will always see what no one else can, and it will always show you something new.
Branches are like limbs connected to one piece of the whole.