soulping | opal

[... can i like. hug the paper. I'M GONNA TRY TO HUG THE PAPER.]

That's not- None of that was your fault, Natalie.

[It doesn't seem to be very effective.]

[okay, so if i have the skill to play the piano now

and i have a near-perfect memory

i'm gonna try to improvise.

nightingale puts the papers down, face-down, and starts playing again, trying to recreate the pieces she's heard natalie play for her before- any happier, more upbeat songs than those.]

[I didn't expect this, throws prewriting out the window gently.

The scratches and other marks on the piano fade somewhat, though they're still visible. Likewise, the sheet music uncrumples and the words fade slightly.

The smoke in the room dissipates slightly until you see a door on the far side of the room. However, there's still more to explore in here. What do you do?]

[i get up and beeline for that door

NO TIME TO STALL]

[As you approach the door, you get the strong impulse to stop and look more. You're reminded of the fact that there's an important item in each room that will help you save her.]

[... well, okay.

i guess, back to the piano with me, let's see if there's any items in or around that]

[There's nothing else near the piano.]

[... i guess, time to go bully natalie's ex-boyfriend some more then?]

Hey, you.

Edited 2015-12-30 22:32 (UTC)

Hey.

[pausing]

Well, this is sufficiently awkward.

If you think this is bad, imagine how awkward it will be if I ever meet the real one.

Fair enough.

[shrugs!]

I'm just glad she's happy, anyways. So, what is it you need?

... There's an item in here that will help her. What do you know about it?

Oh, right.

[Gestures further back on the stage.]

I can't get it for you, or I would.

Thanks. Don't worry about it, I should do as much as I can myself.

[heading further back on the stage with a short wave!]

[Though the light grows dimmer back here, she can make out several bottles.]

[... bad pings

BAD PINGS

but she's still going to go and see if she can't pick a couple up to examine them more closely.]

[All of the pill bottles are full, but the bottles themselves are damaged. As you examine one of them, you receive a memory. It comes with a feeling of self loathing - you should never have been pathetic enough to resort to this kind of thing. You’ve ruined so many things for yourself; even now, every time you get stressed you find yourself wishing to return to this. Wouldn’t it be so much easier than having to feel so much all the time? The question is always lurking at the back of your mind.

Once it ends, you now see something glinting inside one of the bottles alongside the pills.]

[... I knew about it, but this doesn't make it easier, especially because I wanna get drunk all the time still too.

Let's pick up the glinting thing...]

[You find an opal. Touching it makes you feel strong. You know that you aren’t alone, and that you’re growing and changing. Even if you’ve made mistakes in the past, there are people here who will always be there for you no matter what.

Names and images pass through your mind. Nightingale. Silver. Citrine. Aoko. Ed. Tesla. Kaito. Vash. Sabre. Holly, Obsidian, Clover, Lark, Star… You recall everyone who’s ever been close to you or supported you even when you didn’t yet deserve it. You’re going to be a better person because you owe it to them. Their friendship and love has made you the person who you are.

You feel as though you should keep this stone close to you as you go on.]

[... yes. Good.

She clutches the opal to her chest tightly, and resumes her movement to the door.]

[In you go.]

[ WELL THAT. WAS UNEXPECTED. ]

[ But the opal … the opal's enough to bring tears to her eyes, and for a moment, all she can do is cradle it close. ]

Re: CLUB

soulping - 2015-12-31 03:57 (UTC) - Expand

[yeah, he's taking that]

[IM HERE TOO]

[awwwww natalie likes herrrrrr]