[Maya's Heart]

[soulping]

[Everything goes white, almost blindingly, as you enter Eveningstar's heart.... it's so overwhelming that you forget, for a moment, what you're doing, why you're here, and details about yourself start to slip---]

[but then it all stops, abruptly, and your senses return to you]

[OOC: Channel is #quitplayingames]

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FOURTH PSYCHELOCK - WINDING WAY

[soulping]

[When you walk into this door, something's different]

[For one, the door slams shut behind you]

[For two, the lighting is much dimmer. It's hard to make out much of anything while your eyes adjust]

[You seem to be in a house. A massive, empty manor, with no straight pathways and only pathways that arch off into the darkness]

[And you feel very alone, suddenly, regardless of whether you are or not]

Re: FOURTH PSYCHELOCK - WINDING WAY

[deadrising]

[ Is my night vision on or off in this heart... ]

[ hhh, crossing her arms and beginning to walk down the hall. ]

Hello?

Re: FOURTH PSYCHELOCK - WINDING WAY

[soulping]

[no response]

[but as you walk, everything seems to get bigger]

Re: FOURTH PSYCHELOCK - WINDING WAY

[deadrising]

[ .....continuing to walk, then. ]

If I was a helpful hint, where would I be...

Re: FOURTH PSYCHELOCK - WINDING WAY

[soulping]

[HELPFUL HINT.... did you mean a familiar cry for help?]

Re: FOURTH PSYCHELOCK - WINDING WAY

[deadrising]

[ familiar like Eveningstar...? ]

[ going to run in the direction of the cry '-'!! ]

UPDATE 1

[soulping]

[The wall swallows you]

[The next thing you know, you're in the Echo Chamber... except that you're now two feet tall.]

[And you're not alone. Eveningstar is with you, and she's about half your size. (which is ... pretty much the same as normal, so...)]

[But bruised and beaten up on top of that]

Re: UPDATE 1

[deadrising]

[ Yes, you are so tiny...but that doesn't seem good. ]

Eveningstar, what happened to you?

Re: UPDATE 1

[notsuperman]

[ SUP I saw somebody being swallowed by a wall and decided to follow along. ]

Hey, are you alright? ...Both of you?

Re: UPDATE 1

[deadrising]

[ Nodding. ]

I'm fine, no harm done. But I have no idea what happened to Eveningstar here.

UPDATE 2

[soulping]

[As Io and Nightshade have gotten swallowed by the wall, the manor is now dark, huge, and empty]

[however, there is something bright visible down the hallway, and the paths no longer seem as twisted]

Re: UPDATE 2

[grandstanding]

[heading down towards the brightness, then, without a word]

Re: UPDATE 2

[tothedepths]

[ With someone at his heels because the buddy system matters, Blade. ]

Re: UPDATE 2

[grandstanding]

We'll have to try and find the other two that just vanished.

Re: UPDATE 2

[bloodbiter]

[NIGHTSHAAAADE

panicking slightly as she hurries towards that brightness]

Re: UPDATE 2

[grandstanding]

Stay calm, we'll get them back.

Re: UPDATE 2

[bloodbiter]

[the unfamiliar voice startles her, but she calms down after a moment, nodding slowly]

Mm, towards the light, then?

UPDATE 3

[soulping]

At the top of the scoreboard, "TRUST" is written in flashing letters, as well as vague instructions.

"LADES AND GENTLEMAN, STEP RIGHT UP! Today we're going to play a game! What's behind door number one, what's behind door number two? You, the contestants, find out!"

Then, flashing, are pictures and names of the Previous contestants. The pictures are so lifelike, you almost feel like you can reach out and touch them.

The door is locked, but the psychelock is shaking slightly... perhaps it's about to come open?

SCOREBOARD

[soulping]

PREVIOUS CONTESTANTS

WHITE SWAN ★ TAKSHAKA
MUSHROOM ★ EPONA
ZELOS ★ RATATOSKR
PIKARIN ★ EPONA GULGALLNNA
SAPPHIRE ★ RATATOSKR
POUND ★ OMETOTCHTLI
TITAN ★ AMALTHEA
COSMOS SUNFLOWER ★ DAWON
FLIGHT ★ RATATOSKR

Re: SCOREBOARD

[bloodbiter]

[looking at Cosmos' picture, frowning]

What is this?

Re: SCOREBOARD

[soulping]

[The scores are all scratched out as well]

[But the screaming you've been hearing stops]

Re: SCOREBOARD

[tothedepths]

[ Only recognizes Mushroom and Flower but it's still enough to seem ominous ]

And what are the rules of this game, I can only wonder?

[ Touching the lock?? ]

Re: SCOREBOARD

[soulping]

[it shakes a little harder, but nothing happens]

Re: SCOREBOARD

[grandstanding]

What is this...

[reaching out experimentally to Mushroom's image]

Re: SCOREBOARD

[soulping]

[A scene plays out in your head. Your eyes are squeezed shut, but you're falling, falling, falling to your death again and you're trying your hardest not to be terrified but it's not working]

[But someone is gripping your shoulders tightly, and even though you're still falling, you hear Mushroom's voice ringing in your ears:]

You're right here on the ground.