Pavo Heart Game: Noctua's Grand Adventure

[cryovision]

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.]

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Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

[There is! A small one. Certainly not the size of a normal Pavo.]

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

[sssstepping around the spire, carefully trying to get a better look.]

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

[You cannot make out the figure! Just that it is there, frozen, curled up, small.]

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

[...pyro. gonna melt that spire.]

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

[You melt the spire! It crumbles with a glass-like twinkling noise, and there is now a small Pavo on his knees on the ground, gasping for air. He looks maybe 10 and very confused.]

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

[kneeling beside him, voice soft.]

Pavo.

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

[--!!

He looks up -- his right eye is visible, but it's just a black void.

He opens his mouth to say something. It comes out static, but you just know it was your name. Your real name.]

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

[...HUG THE TINY KAEYA]

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

[tiny Kaeya squeaks]

--Eh?! N-Noctua?

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

[nuzzles]

What do you represent?

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

[weeeeeeh he's gonna diiiiiie]

Uhm... That's...

[Was Pavo ever this shy? Maybe. When you first met, all those years ago.]

"Self-worth".

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

...Is it okay for you to stay here?

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

...This is where I belong.

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

Locked in the ice? Surely you can at least be where it's warm.

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

[shakes his head!

but also clings onto you 'cause of course he does]

This place is "myself". If I go somewhere else, it'd change "me" a lot...

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

Aah...

Then... let's make it more comfortable for you here, hm?

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

[he doesn't know how that works, but...]

Okay?

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

Will you still be here without elemental sight?

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

I don't think so...

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

. . .

[well

takes off his coat to bundle little kaeya into it.]

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

[...Oh.

He's just gonna tug that close and look quietly content then. Diluc's coat ///]

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

[pressing a kiss to his forehead, too.]

I need to keep going, but is there anything you need?

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

[He is a HAPPY BABY NOW, with flushed cheeks, soaking up the smell of your coat.]

I'm okay. This is really warm.




...

[But before you can go he's going to tug you by your shirt so he can return the forehead kiss.]

Re: ICE MAZE

[pyrodelusion]

[...internal kyaing. gracefully accepts forehead kiss.]

Okay. I'm glad to hear it. Take care, okay?

[rising to leave.]

Re: ICE MAZE

[cryovision]

I'll try...

[You may leave! You have only one place left to go.]