Armin's Heart

[soulping]

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[soulping]

The ones at the centre, apparently arguing, are the tiger, snake, horse, goat, and rooster. The boar and dragon are, from what you can tell, trying to broker peace. The cat sits at the back of the stage, watching the others from afar. The cow, monkey, and dog are set to the side as if not quite certain what they should be doing. The rabbit is right at the edge of the stage. Unlike the others, it's not set into a pose - it looks like it's been away.

[bloodbiter]

[moves the tiger into a similar position as the boar and dragon, then turns to go look at the audience]

[soulping]

It's easy to tell that the dolls represent various Echoes. Queen and Princess, seated in the front row, are especially prominent.

[bloodbiter]

[she glances at them, but leaves them as they are. are there any visible exits or other noteworthy things besides the stage and audience?]

[soulping]

There are two doors at different sides of the courtyard.

[bloodbiter]

[approaching whichever is closest]

[soulping]

The closest one is identical to the carved door in the previous room!

[bloodbiter]

[heading towards the other, then]

[soulping]

This door is reinforced with plates of iron and looks like it'd be very hard to break through.

[bloodbiter]

[she pauses, but tries to open it anyways - looks can be deceiving and there's no harm in trying, right? if that doesn't work, she'll return to the area with the stage and audience and look around thoroughly until she finds something]

[soulping]

The door opens!

[bloodbiter]

[can she see what's on the other side, or does she have to enter for that?]

[soulping]

You can see nothing but darkness through the doorway.

[bloodbiter]

[heading in]

[soulping]

You step through.