Kaeya "perpetual problem" Alberich (
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Pavo Heart Game: Monday Session
When you enter the light, you find yourself hovering weightless in a void, as if caught in a moment of falling inertia. In the distance, you hear a voice that seems to shift and twist, familiar and yet unfamiliar.
"You shouldn't be here. But since you already are, let's make a wager. If you can uncover the truth, you'll find me. If you can't, you may be hopelessly lost... What a shame that would be."
You begin falling, and your vision blacks out--
[OOC NOTE: your goals are "reveal the truth" to "find the true heart". All images in toplevels are for general inspo, please make sure you read the flavourtext cause things are not exactly as they are in the images.]
"You shouldn't be here. But since you already are, let's make a wager. If you can uncover the truth, you'll find me. If you can't, you may be hopelessly lost... What a shame that would be."
You begin falling, and your vision blacks out--
[OOC NOTE: your goals are "reveal the truth" to "find the true heart". All images in toplevels are for general inspo, please make sure you read the flavourtext cause things are not exactly as they are in the images.]
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Thank you.
[ Let's crank on that ELEMENTAL SIGHT. ]
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Except, are you hearing whispers? They're unintelligible and quiet, tickling at the back of your mind, making you feel watched and judged.
Something flickers at the edge of your vision, but if you turn to look you see nothing but your own reflection.]
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He pulls his cloak tighter, letting said wind carry his response. ]
There's no sense hiding, you know. Why not show yourself?
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"Why are you even trying? It's pointless. You can't win. No matter how much you pretend, you are exactly what you want to deny."
They continue on in that vein, and as they do they take on the sounds of familiar voices -- people you know, people you love.
But maybe more immediately concerning is that your twisted, warped reflections are reaching out of the ice towards you.]
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Pavo! Can you hear me?
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The reflections emerge fully, surging towards you in a wave. As they leave, others form and begin to follow after them. They are emerging as distorted clones of you, their shapes inhuman and their movements jerky and unsettling and very clearly malicious.]
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[ A tornado opens up amidst the grotesque clones, attempting to snare them in place.
He sends his voice into the wind again while trying to keep them at bay. ]
Pavo. If this is what lives in your mind, then come out here and put them down, once and for all.
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How long are you willing to wait for an answer?]
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But the longer things go on, the less patience he has.
Which is why he eventually summons a storm to the rival the one already whipping through the maze -- and attempts to flatten the ice down with the gale. ]
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Off in the center of the maze, the only thing that remains is a jagged, crystalline spire of ice. It resisted that gale, but it may not be able to resist more.]
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Anyway -- with the clones gone, the gale dissipates, seemingly mollified by that.
Instead he approaches the ice spire, cautious and careful now. ]
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It's a bit hard to see, but deep in the middle of it, there's a small figure frozen in stasis.]
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[ KNOCKS. POLITELY. ]
Hello . . . ?
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Pressing a hand to the shard and pushing it, gently -- can he move it? ]
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Sorry about this!
[ He steps back and materializes his bow, then looses an arrow into the edge of the ice chard (specifically so it would miss the figure inside should it penetrate) ]
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The spire crumbles, and there is a small Pavo on his knees on the ground, gasping for air. He looks maybe 10 and very confused.]
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He crouches down, putting a hand on his shoulder ]
Good morning.
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When he looks up, his wide eyes are both visible. The right one is a black void.]
...Hello.
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[ He pulls his cloak off and drops it over tiny Pavo's shoulders ]
Why don't we go somewhere warmer?
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Eventually he nods, quietly, and tugs that cloak more tightly around his shoulders.]
...There's a really warm place.
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Oh? Do you know the way?
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I think so.
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Well then, lead the way!
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