soulping | Canis's heart

Canis's heart

The moment you step through the mirror door, you seem to - slip, as if the floor were made of wax, but when you fall there is no floor to catch you; only darkness.

You fall for some time. Eventually, it feels as if you're not falling at all - but rather, floating . . . and some time after that, it almost feels as if you have no body at all. The light from which the entrance of Canis's heart is disappears quickly, and you're left with nothing - not even your own screams, if you have any; nothing seems to leave your throat, and there's no sound at all, besides. Even the rushing of wind is gone, and your own pulse seems to fade away. . .

. . . what penetrates your consciousness next is the soft sound of music. Someway or another, you find yourself on a white platform; you're dressed in plain clothes of your team color, all items gone from your person. In front of you, four stones float; all perfectly square and identical to each other. Each have images - a sword, a staff, a bow and arrow, and a sparkling circle . . . you understand what you must do.

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You press against the wall and you feel it shiver, tremble, as if it were a living thing . . .

[ oh. ]

Hey. I'm not gonna hurt you. I won't hurt you. I like you a lot. Don't be scared.

[ slowly, quietly enters the room and doesn't say anything. ]

Edited 2014-06-18 05:05 (UTC)

The wall seems to shy away from Mira's touch, as if it were fearful - no, as if there were something there within the wall, fearful? Of something . . . . of what?

[ softly, soothingly: ]

I can't help you if you don't tell me what's wrong.

You have the feeling it's. . . lost. Lost, scared; it wants something familiar but everything familiar is gone, and it's scared, so scared, so lonely.

[ turning back to devotion to. raise an eyebrow at him. ]

. . . looks a little troubled, but doesn't speak.

I don't get it.

Devotion glances over to Sparrow, lips pressed into a thin line.

So you're sayin' I'm not good enough.

"—that's not—! That's not it—"

I'm not good enough, but she is.

[ approaches quickly ]

That's not it, Mira. What did you feel when you touched the wall?

He doesn't want me. He wants you. He wants somethin' familiar, an' I ain't it.

You're not familiar yet. That doesn't mean he doesn't want you at all, or that you aren't good enough.

[ reaches out to touch the wall, palm pressed flat against it. ]

It wibbles under her touch, scared scared scared lonely lonely everything's changed— you can hear the faint crying again, the grief of lost love.

[ her heart aches to hear the grief and she leans in to press her forehead against the wall as well. ]

Do you remember me? It's Sparrow. I'm here with Mira and Devotion to see you, so you don't need to be alone.

The wall begins to feel like flesh where Sparrow touches - softer on her hand, a bit hard on her forehead and altogether warm, notably moreso than the rest of the entire area. Sparrow can remember her and Canis's reunion, with the squirrels - there's an appreciation for Sparrow, her familiarity, her kindness. A relief, small and restrained and hesitant but there all the same.

Softly, the wall cries, I remember you. Friend. I'm scared, I don't want to be hurt again. It's so, so lonely. . .

[ slouching over onto the floor, both arms raised to cover his head. ]

He doesn't want me. He's not gonna want me. I messed up real bad.

[ she maintains the contact, eyes closed while she takes in his feelings. ]

I know. It hurts a lot to not be able to talk to them and touch them, and have to miss them.

Mira and I love you, we want to help you. I... I don't want you to feel lonely and scared any more. Will you let us try?

[ in a whisper under her breath she adds, "I want to be there for you. Please let me." ]

There's a moment of hesitation before the wall pushes forward, flesh forming and tearing from it like paint peeling, in the form of Aquila. Her hand presses against Sparrow's, her forehead pressed against Sparrow's own too, and she's bare - not seeming to mind either, more focused on Sparrow with tears in her eyes, red as if she'd been crying for a long time.

"I - I," she tries, before looking to her - pleadingly, desperate.

Devotion pulls Mira close, kneeling on the ground behind him to pet his hair gently.

. . . you said you'd love me, right?

"Always."

[ Sparrow pulls Love into a tight embrace, kissing her cheeks and stroking her hair. ]

I'm here, I love you, I'm not going to leave you.

[ she murmurs it softly as a promise. ]

And Mira is here for you too.

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