Kunzite

[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:

seeing someone you don't want to see
apple cores
stepping out barefoot into the first snow you've seen in your life
pulling off your gloves in the cold
the creak of your bed as you toss and turn
the colors of your dream that don't exactly exist

Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Discussion

[hushabyte]

[ UHHHHHHhhhh

shifts uncomfortably?? ]

Re: Discussion

[heteronormative]

You okay, man?

Re: Discussion

[adropintheocean]

Clear?

Re: Discussion

[heteronormative]

Whoa this is too fuckin' deep.

Re: Discussion

[supersensitive]

[!!! pleased]

You're playing?

Re: Discussion

[supersensitive]

..."Apple cores"...

Re: Discussion

[hushabyte]

Are apple cores important for a person...

Re: Discussion

[adropintheocean]

[fussing...fussing angrily]

I don't LIKE them. Not for this question...there's symbolism and then there's. Apple cores.

Re: Discussion

[adropintheocean]

[glowering openly at the manikin, if not the gamerunner]

These are not ideal materials to put ANYTHING together the right way. I'd prefer if all our cards were blank.

Re: Discussion

[motifated]

Most people would prefer that, right? But that's not the hand you're dealt, right?

Submission

[dramatispersonae]

Fill In The Blank

[dramatispersonae]

Other Actions

[dramatispersonae]

Round 2

[dramatispersonae]

You now have the following cards:

singing for a loved one
burning rosemary
the opening notes of your favourite song
seeing someone you don't want to see
apple cores (given to Heliodor)
stepping out barefoot into the first snow you've seen in your life
pulling off your gloves in the cold
the creak of your bed as you toss and turn
the colors of your dream that don't exactly exist

Discussion

[dramatispersonae]

Re: Discussion

[supersensitive]

Ah! We got another music one.

Re: Discussion

[heteronormative]

This is getting trippier.

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.

Re: Trade

[adropintheocean]

What's your standard for importance?

Re: Trade

[hushabyte]

[ waving ]

Excuse me!

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

[supersensitive]

The heart is: the opening notes of your favourite song.
The mind is: the colors of your dreams that don't exactly exist.
The mouth is: singing for a loved one.
The eyes are: seeing someone you don't want to see.
The limbs are: pulling off your gloves in the cold.
Because: Music is said to be from the heart, and it's something that can touch your heart very personally, right? And the colors of your dreams are something your mind came up with all on its own, out of your imagination. Obviously, you sing with your mouth, and your eyes are what capture the image of someone you don't want to see-- and maybe someday, let you see them differently, as well. Finally, your limbs are something that can let you grab onto different experiences, whether you want to shield them from something or expose them to something for the feeling of it. All of these are experiences that can come together to make a person, but they aren't the only ones-- and that person's feelings about them are a crucial part, as well.