Lucky's Heart

[balancetheblood]

Heart Game.

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Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

You can't. Glass roses grow this way from their planting.

They could be removed, though.

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

[Ngggggh.] I....never like destroying things in hearts, if I could really avoid it.

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

It is your choice. Not all destruction is bad.

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

....

[Siiiigh and rubs his face.]

Would it help Lucky?

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

It would free May.

[ May waves a little ]

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

...

[Right.]

[Okay. Okay, he can do this, it...it doesn't have to be TERRIBLE.]

How can I remove them?

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

[ Karen says nothing, but looks a bit apologetic. Probably gotta try this yourself. ]

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

....I'm gonna have fun, aren't I?

[Well, let's try touching one first.]

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

[ All the edges of the roses are extremely sharp, drawing blood before you're even aware you've been cut.

As your blood soaks into the soil, another rose bush starts to grow from the spot. This bush is not glass, but normal growing plant, and it entwines itself around the nearest glass rose bush, attempting to choke it. Somehow, the new roses are not damaged by the glass.

As its growth slows, the glass rose bush cracks and begins to crumble, and the new bush begins to flower, vivid Heliodor roses blossoming and releasing strong but not overpowering smell of roses undercut with copper. ]

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

So. Right on that blood theme.

[Jiiiii.]

You know, I'm gonna have to ask her what's her deal with blood. [Undoing his bandages, because might as well keep the blood concentrated on one arm anyway.]

[Pulling out his knife and looking for where the glass rose wall is thinnest because let's not bleed out too much, okay.]

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

I'm sure she'll tell you if you ask.

[ Thankfully, it's thin all the way around, you can probably get by with bleeding a bit over three or four bushes right where you are ]

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

[Yaaaaaaay.]

Good to know.

[And then he's cutting the back of his hand again and dripping blood in this heart again. '-']

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

[ It doesn't take much, at least, and more rose bushes spring up, choking the glass roses and replacing them with vibrant, living ones.

After choking them, the living bushes part, seemingly moving through the soil like water, opening a little path for May to step out of the circle with a sigh of relief ]

Well, that was fun, right?

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

[Good, I'd rather not pass out.]

Oh yeah. Nothing like a good bloodletting.

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

Sometimes magic needs the extra kick.

[ she shrugs ]

But at least I'm free to wander around and do my thing now. The roses'll keep growing now that they've got roots down.

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

And what is your thing exactly?

And that's good, right?

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

Simple version? I take care of the garden. It kind of staged a coup a while back.

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

You gotta watch those weeds. They'll get you everytime.

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

That they will. I think we'll be able to manage now, though.

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

[Considers her for a few moments and nods.]

Take care of her, all right?

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

She's my sister. 'Course I will.

[ There's an odd sad look around her eyes, but she doesn't say anything more ]

I should be telling you that.

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

I try.

...you okay? You seem...kinda sad?

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

[ May winks and presses a finger to her lips ]

Ask her about it sometime.

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[protectshisown]

I'm gonna have a list by the end of this, huh?

Do you need any other help here?

Re: The Garden of Glass Roses

[balancetheblood]

Probably! But it wouldn't be any fun if you didn't have to work for it, right?

[ she stretches her arms above her head and rolls up on the balls of her feet ]

Nah, I should be all right, now that I'm not stuck on that bench.