Early heart run.

[restorefromsave]

As you step through the door a siren goes off, the sound echoing in your ears for several minutes as the world goes completely black and empty.

You’re not falling but you’re not really standing on anything either, and all that you can percieve is the sirens still blaring, loud loud loud in your ears--

There’s an explosion so huge you don’t see or hear it so much as feel it through to your very bones. You feel an impact, strange and unsettling, and you think you might be dead? Because you can’t feel your body anymore.

Slowly the sound begins to fade and light and feeling returns, allowing you to see where you are. You’re also alive, good for you.

You end up here at the end. Unless you're Yuki, who ends up here.

((Join #checkmate))

Comments

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

[jerks his hand back and looks around to see if there's an obvious way through... also how tall is this thing?]

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

The wall runs along in both directions, the foliage obscuring how far it goes.

You and your AT.... It's pretty tall, but that might make it more fun.

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

[yeah it will |D pulls out his A-T and wall rides straight up it :D]

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

You do get kind static shocked but you make it to the top of the wall!

There's someone there.

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

[blinks at the person]

Hello?

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

It's Sion. He rests both hands on a simple silver Bishop’s crook.

He wears a white cape with black trim, but it’s stained and covered in blood along the hems. Or it’s probably blood? It’s too bright red, it’s vivid. The same bright red stains his face and hands, smearing the silver of the crook he holds, dripping and making a mess...

He says nothing as he looks you over.

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

[hopefully he appreciates the view]

This is your area?

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

"....This is all my area."

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

Ah, I'm glad to meet you then.

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

He. He doesn't look that glad to meet you. Sorry.

"You're intruding."

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

Ah... sorry about that.

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

He looks just blank.

"You're here now. What do you intend to do?"

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

I don't have plans really. I thought I'd just see what I could find.

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

It's really really hard to tell what he's thinking under all the :|

"Is that all?"

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

I don't intend to damage anything or start changing things indiscriminately.

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

"No one ever does."

He points the staff at you. "I cannot prevent you from entering, but I can make you regret it if you lie." He doesn't step aside either you'll have to go around him. There's plenty of room at least.

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

[wheeling up to him instead]

I won't lie to you in this, but if I change something unknowingly, I apologize in advance. I do not wish to harm anything.

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

He shifts, the cold metal pressed to Spitfire's cheek. The blood stings where it touches.

".....Apologies mean nothing to me."

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

[the tiniest of winces without really drawing away]

What does hold meaning for you then?

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

"My job."

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

Which is?

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

"Protecting the king."

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

... What king?

Re: Chessboard

[restorefromsave]

He just looks at you.

Re: Chessboard

[fallinflames]

I'll ask later. Anything I should watch out for in here besides you?