soulping | [Lucciola's Heart]

- There is no requirement to travel in a linear fashion in Castling's heart. You can go wherever you wish, and also revisit areas you've already been to as many times as you want. You will be able to pick up and move things, though some items will not be possible to move through areas. In example, there are some areas that will stay locked unless you move an item or bring something with you, etc. Some places will attempt to kill you, and in others Castling will treat you as an intruder and possibly chase you out unless you convince him otherwise.

- There will be one or two puzzles here and there, but it's more likely you will need to nudge resident Lucciolas to perhaps step out of their currently safe places/help them solve a situation or similar to progress. You will not be able to access the vital parts of the heart unless some requirements are met, however, there is a minimum and maximum amount of things you can change. What you change and how many things you change is up to you.

- There will be potential dangers everywhere besides the Hub, and you will feel as if you are being watched in pretty much every room. (There's only one exception to this.)

- Generally, every Castling you come upon will be very hesitant to have you around, but to what degree will vary. Do execute caution.

- TRY TO KEEP AN INVENTORY. I will do my best to keep up with what you move around, but it'd be very helpful if you helped haha ♥

Edited 2014-06-15 01:37 (UTC)

When your eyes have adjusted, you'll notice you're standing in a fairly large circular room. Everything is very sterile, and it seems as if you're dirtying it by dragging in all the colours you are wearing. You'll also notice contours of doors lining the walls around you. They have no labels or marks, but none of them are quite alike. One is slightly ajar, another is jammed shut so tightly it looks like you'd need something very sturdy to force it open, a third seems to have started withering... In total, there are 10 doors. Well, right now, anyway. In the middle of the room is a chair with a looming shadowy figure on it. You cannot make out their features as of now, but they somehow make you uneasy and is a stark contrast to all the white.

Lastly, between two of the doors facing the chair stands a child who looks very much like Castling. He doesn't seem to notice you as you enter the room at first, his face an incredibly blank and silent mask.

YOUR DOORS ARE AS SUCH:
Ajar, Jammed, Brambled, Reflective, Whispy, Sterile & White, Silver, Red, Black & White, Wafty (it smells delicious!).

Edited 2014-06-15 02:16 (UTC)

As everything, this place is also white, but this time, you’re also surrounded by some of the Ometotchtli’s dorm layout. It’s not everything though, and only covers a part of the mirror area. The particular part where Castling’s mirror stands. However, this mirror seems different from his, a little weird. The shards in it look cracked and broken, as if something hit the mirror at a high velocity. There are a few stray shards on the floor, crushed to a degree. Greeting you upon entry is one Lucciola standing with a broken shard in his hand. He’s not paying you much attention, because his shard is more important right now. In front of the mirror stands another Castling, seemingly in the process of taking out a few pieces of the already broken shards inside. He looks up as you enter, confused.

Also if you notice it, as you entered the room, something whisked away into the shadows, too fast for you to really see it.

Edited 2014-06-15 02:18 (UTC)

Whether you walked through a door or similar, you’re now climbing a rope ladder upwards! As you reach the top, you’re in a huge darkish hangar. It doesn’t look the least bit like the sterile environment you’ve gotten used to, and it feels less… imposing or dangerous. It’s very light, however, due to the large bay door open to the right of you, showing the endless expanse of sky and clouds. To the left, there’s a silver vanship, and also two gliders(??? what’s that all about?).

And an ecstatic looking Rook, pushing a Castling towards said vanship. FLYING! LET’S GO FLY. It… exudes an air of calm and happy, and doesn’t seem the least bit harmful. Castling is silently complying to Rook’s excited exclamations, and they start climbing into the vanship. Catch up…?

Edited 2014-06-15 02:19 (UTC)

Did you just enter a room? Because it sure does look more like the underside of a table… there’s two children there, who are obviously Castling and Rook. Rook’s pushing food at Castling, it’s all very hush hush and secret and Castling is devouring the food as if he hasn’t had anything to eat in days. (And probably hasn’t either). It is all very sweet and there are a lot of feelings and Castling is nearly breaking down at the mention that Rook considers him his friend. There’s an overlying sense of fear at this whole scene, however.

There’s a glinting at the edge of the table cloth hanging at the far end of the table. If you head that way, you’ll notice that this is a much larger room than just a table hideout. If you look outside, you will see various shrouded doorways. (There are no doors, but there is fabric obscuring whatever is inside the smaller parts of this room. There are four of them in total: gold, silver, white and black.

[ooc: this room has mini rooms! Each might have something of importance, but you’re free to ignore them and move on if you’d so wish.]

Edited 2014-06-15 04:05 (UTC)

Opening this door, you’re greeted with a very sparse bedroom. There’s nothing else than a tidy bed and a chair in a corner that looks very unused. You cannot really see any personal effects, besides a guild uniform hanging from a hook on the wall. However personal that can be anyway. This place doesn’t look very inviting, and it doesn’t look like someone lives there, aside from sleeping in the bed. It’s... boring, to say the least, and very small.

The thing off about this room isn’t the uninviting feel of it, but maybe the fact that it’s currently occupied by three different Castlings. They do not appear to have taken notice of each other, but are all occupied with similar tasks. On the bed sits a tiny Castling, carefully binding a wound on his arm, his face blank. On the chair there’s a slightly older Castling, taking care of more numerous shallow wounds, and lastly, a currently aged Castling sits on the floor, leaning slightly against the bed. He seems to have troubles sitting up properly, but he doesn’t move a muscle in his face to show his discomfort, and instead makes sure to slowly but methodically tend to whatever ails him. In short, it’s not a very happy scene.

Edited 2014-06-15 04:28 (UTC)

Did this door just throw you back into Kyriakos? I'm sure you're super familiar with the Bunny dorm by now. It's silent, as usual, and some fuzzy images of people around you, though they cannot see you and ignore you completely. In the alcove with the mirrors, Castling's is the only one that's clear in outline. The others are as fuzzy as the person they belong to.

There are some places you can go to. The mirrors, the quarters, or you can also stay here in the living room.

Edited 2014-06-17 17:18 (UTC)

You suddenly find yourself in a very long corridor. There are no windows, no indications of doors or any type of exits, other than the corridor breaking up into a T-section further ahead. To be honest, it looks a little claustrophobic. Oh, and did I mention the white? Yep, this is sterile white too. The only difference to this kind of white is that it's shimmering with a bit of pink, since the white is reflecting the soft colours of a few tendrils of red roses on long slithering thorny brambles that line the walls. There aren't many of them, but they look like they're in the process of invading the space you’re currently standing in. If you imagined it to be silent, you're very wrong. At the back of your mind, you will now hear the constant murmur of voices, as a thick layer almost drowning out any other sound. Try your best to ignore it.

If you turn around to find the door you came in through, you'll notice it's gone. Don't worry though, it's somewhere here, (probably), you just need to find it. Further on, there's a flash of something black speeding off down the path. You're at least on the right track.

If you look down, you can see the child from the hub! At least it looks like him. He's… tugging a little at your sleeve, seemingly agitated by this place.

Edited 2014-06-15 08:54 (UTC)

This room just feels off. The door is super heavy, and you will cut your arms on the thorns as you work on opening it. If stung by the thorns, you will notice a mildly nauseating poison taking effect in a few moments, with varying effect, depending. Be ready to feel a little sick and unfocused.

Inside is a huge and lavish rose garden, with rose bushes as far as your eyes can see, arranged in low labyrinths and well cut formations. The air is thick with the sickly sweet smell of roses and it would look pretty amazing if you didn't compare it to what you know it represents.

A female voice is carried by the wind, but there are no real words she's saying (for now). It's hard to make out. She sounds ... very unpleasant.

Edited 2014-06-15 23:22 (UTC)

As you step through this door, the floor takes on a marble quality, making any heels click when you walk. It's unmistakable that this is just one huge chessboard. The pieces are set up for play, but some spaces lack occupants. Apparently, you need to jump into the fray and fill the spots! The door behind you locks and it doesn't seem like there’s a way out from this. On the opposite side of the board stands another adult Lucciola, posing as one of the pawn.

Perhaps we should play a game.

Edited 2014-06-16 23:22 (UTC)

You find yourself floating in a black space. You can’t even see your hands in front of you, if you’re even able to lift them, that is. You’re incredibly tired and the poison is starting to actually take a toll; your whole body hurts and you just want to sleep. It’ll feel like it takes hours, but after a few minutes the darkness is slowly lifting as if dawn is breaking. What you see is a horizon with clouds and a sun rising from the surface of… water?

Suddenly, gravity decides you exist again, and you’re rather rudely dropped… a few inches to the ground. (ground?). Below you is a soft cushion of grass and sand. You’re at a beach stretching out far in both directions. Behind you is a large and lush forest. There’s even a vanship in the background, the metal frames glinting weakly in the dim light.

And you’re not the only ones around. All around you are fireflies, thousands upon thousands of small glowing insects, darting this way and that. They mingle with the light from the sun, taking turns illuminating your surroundings. As the sunlight grows brighter, the fireflies seem to disappear, all flying towards a certain point close to your location, only to gather into a form that eventually turns out to be Castling, who promptly sits down in the grass in surprise when he sees you. He still looks injured, bloody and weary, but his eyes are clear.

Edited 2014-06-16 23:45 (UTC)

[ S ... taring at the figure in that chair for a couple of moments. But he quickly turns his attention to the child, approaching slowly so he doesn't look like he's coming in as any sort of threat, giving him enough time to hopefully notice him. ]

Hey. [ He keeps his voice low and gentle. ]

[Yeah, not a big fan of sinister shadowy figures, so she's glaring at that. But she's also got her eyes on the li'l Lucciola. So, uh, she has to be all nice and shit, right?]

Oi, kid? You alright?

[there's no recognition or emotion in his eyes, but he does look up, questioningly]

Who are you?

[ Considering the room carefully for a moment. Hm. He calms calm, casual as he inspects the room. He gives the figure in the chair another look before going to the child... ]

Good day.

[ Crouching down to him with a smile. ]

What are you doing in here, Lucciola?

Oh, I guess you don't know me. I'm here to help you sort shit out. Whatever's bugging you? I'll kick it in the teeth. Sound good?

[ Staring at all of those doors, contemplative. ]

Who is Lucciola?

There is nothing wrong. I do not think you should be here.

That motherfucker in the chair looks wrong as a lizard with a nutsack, little guy. I definitely gotta take care of that shit.

Hey, what's up?

[ ... Ah. Well then. ]

You looked like a 'Lucciola' to me. Because you stick out, standing all the way over here by yourself! Sort of like a firefly does when it gets dark out.

Please do not be violent.

[Lucciola's Heart]

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SKY

CHILDHOOD

SERVANT QUARTERS

CASTLING

GUILD

ROSE GARDEN

CHESSBOARD

FIREFLIES

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