princesssavvy | Heart Game Round 5

This is just on loop this entire run okay.

You find yourselves standing in a large room that… appears to be swaying slightly, the longer you stand there the more you seem to notice it. A quick look out the window reveals an open ocean, you must be on a ship! I hope you don't get seasick! But it's eerily quiet in here, the only sounds coming from anyone else occupying the room with you. There is only [one door visible in the room], the faint sound of voices just barely penetrating through the door. A small letter sits on the door, which reads:

To meet Captain Île Flottante, bring a treasure worthy enough to earn your place among the crew.

Scattered around the room are [various map charting and navigation tools], along with [basic weaponry]. Swords, spears, shields, bows and arrows, even a few old-style flintlock guns. They all look clean and well-used.

The most eye-attracting piece though is a [large red crystal] atop a stone pedestal sits in the middle of the room, a glowing golden lamp sitting atop it. The three sides of the crystal pillar shimmer with a golden light, faintly glowing with different shapes and a description underneath:

The Silver Tiara

Legends say this tiara belonged to the princess of a queendom who unfortunately perished at a young age. Whomsoever holds this tiara may make their claim as the ruler of the queendom, which is why the tiara stands under heavy guard by an invading kingdom. Break in and retrieve the tiara, so it may be returned to its rightful owner.

The Bronze Goblet

Legends say this goblet was the treasured item of a band of heroes who faced numerous foes together. The goblet represented their bond and traveled wherever the band did, but one day tragedy struck and their boat sank. Though the heroes all survived, the goblet was lost to the sea. New rumors have emerged saying that a recently beached ship might just be the lost ship of heroes. Investigate the beached ship and find the goblet so it can be returned to the heroes for one more shared drink.

The Crystal Dagger

Legends say this cursed dagger was used to end the life of a tyrant queen and plunged a queendom into ruin. A band of thieves have taken up residence in the ruins and plan to sell the dagger to the highest bidder. Travel to the ruined queendom and find the dagger before it can be used to ruin another.

Instinctively, you know that putting your hand against one of the sides of the pillar will begin your treasure hunt. Take the time you need to prepare yourself before heading out.

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[picks them up and takes the one from her hand, a little apologetic about it, and then goes to see if he can piece that back together...?]

You take the pieces of the glass and cautiously place them back into position on the mirror. There's a shimmer along the cracks for a moment before it solidifies, the mirror looking as good as new!

Just in time for you to see in your reflection, the corpse of the queen standing behind you, dagger in hand, poised to stab into your back... !

[HE IS DOING A LOT OF ATTEMPTED DODGING TO THE SIDE IN THIS HEART JEEZY CREEZY]

We don't lie about danger rankings in this heart.

He dodges to the side, but when he looks back up around the room, the corpse is still on the bed, laying peacefully as he arranged it.

[there is not conveniently a dagger in her hand now, is there]

There unfortunately is not.

[oh he does not love this

peeks in the mirror again!!! if he's about to be stabbed again he's going to try to knock the dagger out of the corpse's hand without turning away from the mirror]

This time, the corpsely figure stands a distance away from him in the mirror, dagger clasped in her hands and staring at him in the reflection.

[oh, good, that's SLIGHTLY less alarming]

Ah--hello. My condolences.

She stares at you, as much as a ghostly skull can stare.

Can we maybe make a trade? I don't think you have a lot of use for that knife, and maybe you want something else? I'm not here to steal.

She holds up the dagger and makes a motion as if cutting her palm, then holds her skeletal palm out toward the mirror.

[ah...

well, that's not a big ask. he draws his claw against the base of his palm, until the blood wells in a line, and presses it to the mirror as indicated]

She moves forward then, watching you as she comes up behind your shoulder. She takes the dagger and presses the handle of it against the mirror where your hand is, and under your hand you can feel the shape of a handle... !

[soft]

Thank you.

[he will try to tug it loose...]

When you pull your hand away, the queen's reflection in the mirror is gone, the corpse back on the bed, and the dagger now sits in your hand.

As you stare at it, you feel words tumbling in your mind, words of revenge, words of duty and honor, words of 'for the queendom' over and over. It builds as a sensation the longer you hold the dagger, the feeling to destroy all intruders in your glorious queendom and return it to its rightful glory... !

[promptly drops the dagger on the desk]

Um!

It sits on the desk.

It's fine.

[he feels kind of bad about swiping the bedding, so he's going to go pick up the red cloak on the coatrack to maybe wrap his hands with]

The red cloak feels nice in your hands, and now you have two red... cloak mitts.

[does holding the dagger with them mute the weird effect?]

It muffles them, not as overwhelming as before, but it definitely feels like you should move quickly...

[haha! cool! okay! what he is going to do is:

- tie the dagger up in the cloak and sling both across his front
- shove the cabinet out of the way
- have his lonely bomb at the ready
- dash out READY TO LOB IT AND ALSO FLY]

You brace yourself for action, opening the door to see a group of half a dozen hooded figures who looked like they were getting ready to storm in. With your bomb at the ready, you toss down your sleep bomb before they have a chance to react and leap into the air over them. In the clouds of smoke below you can hear bodies hitting the floor after a few seconds, and when the smoke clears, they're all fast asleep. But who knows if there are anymore lurking around, you'd better get moving... !

[yeah!! he is scrambling for the castle doors pronto, braced to get airborne again as soon as he's outside; the ones he left might still be there]

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