؟ ([personal profile] dramatispersonae) wrote2015-03-28 03:58 pm

CARNELIAN

[The Ring tilts under your feet, and with a sudden, gut-wrenching twist you're falling. A sense of how someone might have come to be in this position wraps around you as you fall; you (no, not you, but someone) could have leapt from a cliff to avoid something chasing them, and in the sick vertigo of freefall thought only that this could not possibly be as bad as what was behind them catching up--

You land with a thump. That phantom hunted feeling stays with you, leaving your hands shaky and your mouth dry.

You're in a perfectly circular and thoroughly strange workroom. The floor is made of polished rosewood and the walls are clear glass, but they're both hard to see because of how packed and active the space is - a clear brook bubbles incongruously over stones through the center, while shelves and tables crowd the walls and books and clock-or-wirework projects crowd the shelves and tables. Unfinished clockwork dummies stand here and there with a faintly gloomy air. A brand-new pottery wheel is turning slowly in the corner, its movement driven by the current of the water through the room.

Despite the cheerful clutter, the feeling of dread is still very strong here - papers have been rifled through frantically and left in heaps, and a few of the little mechanical toys have been broken, as though they were handled with too much haste and not enough care.

When you look around to identify the source of your unease, you see that the one broad uncovered section of glass shows a mirror hanging on the white wall beyond, out of reach beyond the glass. An indistinct dark shape lurks in it, and when you approach it you can hear whispers:

it's been summoned
did you say its name three times?
it's coming.
]
floorcandy: (mysteries are scary)

Re: discussion

[personal profile] floorcandy 2015-03-29 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
Dream's Heart is a creepy guy.
chooseyourpath: (DOWN TO BUSINESS)

Re: discussion

[personal profile] chooseyourpath 2015-03-29 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
Well, lets do our best to help the shy curly-haired fellow out!
floorcandy: (there's some cake up in here)

Re: discussion

[personal profile] floorcandy 2015-03-29 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
The shy curly-haired fellow is Dream.
chooseyourpath: (Uhhh)

Re: discussion

[personal profile] chooseyourpath 2015-03-29 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
That name is pretty dreamy...
floorcandy: (boys and their toys)

Re: discussion

[personal profile] floorcandy 2015-03-29 12:25 am (UTC)(link)
He had a real name once, but I don't know if anyone remembers what it was yet.
chooseyourpath: (Really?)

Re: discussion

[personal profile] chooseyourpath 2015-03-29 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
Oh. I guess he's like how we first start here, right? But he doesn't have a team to help him out?
floorcandy: (come follow me)

Re: discussion

[personal profile] floorcandy 2015-03-29 12:33 am (UTC)(link)
He's a Persona! It's a little different for them-- when they became part of the Story, their identities became confused.
chooseyourpath: (DEEP THOUGHT)

Re: discussion

[personal profile] chooseyourpath 2015-03-29 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
That does sound pretty confusing! I guess that's why he's asking these kind of questions.
floorcandy: (a shooting star around the sky)

Re: discussion

[personal profile] floorcandy 2015-03-29 12:42 am (UTC)(link)
It's part of it. Dream's Heart is coming out of hibernation, and I think he has most of their memories.

So, what do you do feel fear?
chooseyourpath: (I-i have to ask a question)

Re: discussion

[personal profile] chooseyourpath 2015-03-29 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
I...I don't really know. I barely remember much of anything at the moment. I guess right now, I'm kind of nervous, but I'm trying harder to focus on what's in front of us.
floorcandy: (come follow me)

Re: discussion

[personal profile] floorcandy 2015-03-29 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds like a good answer to me. When you're scared, try to keep your focus and work through the matter.