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Pavo Heart Game: Thursday 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.]

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When you wake, you find yourself standing in an official-looking hall. Any weapons or items you had on you are gone, and any powers are turned off. Everything here is neat and tidy, perfectly spaced, plants healthy and green and all the same size, paintings perfectly level with one another.

Here and there on the walls there are mirrors.

There are five possible exits:

- A sturdy wooden door bearing an insignia.
- A red door that occasionally rattles.
- A stone-framed door with reinforced hinges, which lets off a pleasant warmth.
- A blue door with a metal knob that's ice cold to the touch.
- A set of stairs leading upwards.

There is a double-wide door behind you that seems like it should go outside, but it appears to be sealed shut.

A knight with an unremarkable face approaches you, carrying a few ornate metal boxes.

"Welcome, strange yet respectable guests. I understand you might want to get to exploring, but there's a process we have to follow, so could you give me a moment of your time?"

[ He wants to check out the mirrors but okay Sir Knight, he will spin around to smile!! ]

Certainly!

[The knight looks a little nervous, but he stays friendly! He laughs awkwardly, and offers you one of the boxes.]

Guests are to be given these gift packages. They're things you may have lost, somewhere... hopefully they're useful.

[ ...

Very carefully holds it up to his ear and listens to ... the box... ? ]

[It does not make any noises. It is a simple box.]

Hmmmm...................

I'd like to pull a rabbit out of this box, but I have not yet lost one. How tragic...

[ I'm so sorry Sir Knight. He'll try to open it now. ]

[Inside the box is... a round stone held in a setting of golden wings. It looks like the one Pavo carries around, only it's a bright teal colour, carrying a symbol resembling a set of unfurled wings. When you touch it, you feel a rush of elemental energy into your body -- you know, instinctively, that you can now control the element of wind.

There's also an oddly shaped tile bearing a map of the constellation Columba. On the back a message is written in a slightly blocky, runic handwriting:

The elements know the truth of this world.]

I have to say, you vision bearers sure are lucky. Fighting aside, Elemental Sight makes life a lot easier.

Speaking of which... There's something I think you could help me with, if you don't mind.

[ I can't believe I mastered the art of standing in the wind at such a precise angle so that my hair doesn't fucking fly around wildly just to be given the power of wind later on. ]

Oya?

[ ... of course he's going to help but— ]

If you wish for my aid, I shall ask for yours in return! For this poor clown has next to no idea what this "elemental sight" is!

You don't know?

[He seems kind of surprised! But then, as if something suddenly occurs to him, he nods to himself.]

Right, right, you're not from Teyvat. Elemental Sight is an ability all vision bearers have -- that is, people the gods have blessed with one of those stones. It's like a sixth sense you can use to see and trace the elements even when they're not visible to the naked eye.

I see... well, at this moment, I do not see, but I'm sure that I'll manage.

[ Anytime the guy isn't looking at him he's just going to be rapidly blinking now. Thanks. ]

[wataru please...]

You just have to activate it... Uhm, but don't ask me how! I don't have one.

[ He's nodding. Okay. Activating things beyond normal human ability is his deal so it should be fine. ]

Then, I shall thank you for your assistance! [ BOWS!!! ] And now, I am yours to command... ♪

Okay, then. Uh... This switch over here won't turn on. Without it, we can't open the front door, so...

[He walks away a few steps, gesturing at a small, round plate on the wall. Around it are seven elemental symbols, and in the center is a light that's currently dark.]

If you could apply some elemental energy, it should turn on.

[ ... ]

Leave it to your beloved clown, Your Pale Primrosie Who Dies Unmarried!

[ He's considering... and then.

Draws his hands back and yells KAME HAME HAAAA. ]

[what the actual fuck though

...If you do intend for something to happen then it will! You'll blast wind at it. The anemo symbol will glow, and the light will come on.]

[ Yes of course. You have to put your entire heart and soul into a kamehameha. ]

Amazing!

Wow, thank you so much! I think there are more locks in the other rooms, though... If you're going to wander, can you keep an eye out?

[Now that you're done, there are doors to go through! Or mirrors to look at. Your choice.]

Leave it to me, I pride myself on my being the reliable left hand of a former emperor!

[ MIRROR TIME THOUGH. ]

[The mirrors... are mirrors! There's nothing too weird about them, probably...?

Except if you change your expression the reflection will keep smiling no matter what.]

[ Oh my god that's awesome though. It probably only gets noticed when he makes a comically bizarre expression though, because he's always smiling. ]

Oh, I see... I've seen movies about this! Hello, little friend... ☆

[ The movies he's seen about this are horror movies, though. ]

[The reflection does not do anything horror movie-esque, unfortunately. It just smiles, and otherwise mimics you as it should.]

Well, my new friend, I shall have to carry on, but I do hope that you keep smiling on... ♪

[ Okay anyway. He likes going up, so he's tempted by the staircase, but ends up choosing the insignia door for now. ]

[You go through the door

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