who stole your heart and the key?

[steelmyself]

In the dark, you taste something sweet and tart on your tongue, almost like apple but not quite: pomegranate juice, out of nowhere. A hint of something metallic accompanies it.

You fall down.

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Re: THE LIBRARY

[lonelydemon]

Nothing else?

Re: THE CHASM

[unaffective]

[It's not her urge. It's someone else's. She doesn't want it.

> Continue.]

Re: THE CHASM

[steelmyself]

Eventually, you make it across.

The ground grows warm beneath your feet as it slopes down, and the air smells of fire as you continue onwards.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[steelmyself]

"Fool, I need no other description."

Re: THE FLAMES

[unaffective]

[Even for her, this is a little too warm. She removes her coat and shields her eyes with her hand while she walks - until she can't make it any further. Then she stops.

She'd wave if her hands weren't full.]

... Pardon me.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[lonelydemon]

So why are they worth protecting?

Re: THE LIBRARY

[steelmyself]

"It doesn't matter. They belong here."

Re: THE FLAMES

[steelmyself]

She's barely a woman--little more than a girl. But she is pretty. She wears her long black hair half down and half in two tails at the sides of her head. It's hard to make out exactly what she's wearing--her long gown glints and glitters as if lit by stars, but there are no stars here.

She keeps her head up, trying to gaze above the flames, but tears glitter in her eyes.

"What is it...?"

Re: THE FLAMES

[unaffective]

I'd like to know where to go from here. Could you tell me?

Re: THE FLAMES

[steelmyself]

She sniffles a little, clearly trying to stop her tears. "You have to get past the flames, obviously."

Re: THE FLAMES

[unaffective]

Miss, those are flames. It isn't possible to move past them at their current intensity.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[lonelydemon]

...What are they about?

Re: THE LIBRARY

[steelmyself]

The man sneers. "Heroes--the pathetic sort, usually. Not the kind that can save themselves."

Re: THE FLAMES

[steelmyself]

"Don't you think I know that?" Even half-crying, she can snap. "You'll have to find a way to dowse them, obviously."

Re: THE FIELD

[swordingitout]

Hello miss.

[Nodding to the woman and ignoring the kid's protests as she comes over to set them both by the fire.]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[lonelydemon]

Ahhh, it's always heroes here. Which is his book?

Re: THE LIBRARY

[steelmyself]

He speaks casually: "He doesn't have one. He doesn't have a story of his own."

Re: THE LIBRARY

[lonelydemon]

No?

Where's yours?

Re: THE LIBRARY

[steelmyself]

"Hah! Mongrel, the meager echoes of my story can be found in every tale."

But he gestures to the shelf: THE EPIC OF GILGAMESH.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[lonelydemon]

Sure it can.

[takes it off the shelf.]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[steelmyself]

It's gibberish inside just like every other book.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[lonelydemon]

Handy.

[puts the book back :/

looks for moonblob?]

Re: THE LIBRARY

[steelmyself]

It's bobbing a little impatiently at the end of the aisle.

The man in gold gestures vaguely. "You can continue onwards to Hell over there if you wish."

There's a door. It's not locked.

Re: THE LIBRARY

[lonelydemon]

Yeah, guess it's time to continue the tour.

[to blob! over his shoulder before he opens the door:]

You really should consider dusting!

Re: THE LIBRARY

[steelmyself]

A flight of dusty stone stairs lead you down, and down, and down to somewhere new...