Lucky's Heart

[balancetheblood]

Heart Game.

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Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

[He looks over at Dare.]

...did she survive?

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

[ Karen walks over to one of the bloodstains and looks down at it thoughtfully ]

No. She didn't.

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

[....oh. ):]

[He nods and looking over at the bloodstains.]

And you? Are you....a friend? An actual Will-o-Wisp?

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

[ Karen grins widely and giggles a little ]

No, I'm not an actual Will-o-Wisp. She saved me once, from a horrible, horrible fate, and took it on herself. So I'm trying to help her, now, by helping you.

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

[He nods.] Well, thanks for the help.

What's the second blood stain?

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

It's why I'm here. Why she called me a will-o-wisp - I can help lead you where you need to go.

[ She looks down at the second stain and wrinkles her nose ]

Devin.

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

[Never can tell if Will-o-Wisp will be good or not, but she sounds nice at least.]

[He looks at the second and....a pause.]

[Touches the blood stain because you know. Touching in hearts.]

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

[ There's no one memory that comes from touching the blood stain, but more a sense of time.

Years spent escaping from Faerie, scraping by with other young people like her, and Devin, always Devin, there being in charge, being kind, being cruel.

Plenty of bruises. And plenty of love, from Lucky, anyway.

And over all of it, a stronger sense of hurt and betrayal.

Your fingers come away with a thin smear of blood over them. ]

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

[...Lucky. ):]

[Wiping the blood off on that handkerchief. Or....trying, at least.]

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

[ Nope. That blood is with you for the rest of your stay. ]

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

[....welp.]

[Will make note of that then.]

[....yeah, let's touch the other bloodstain with the same hand with fingers I didn't touch the other blood stain with. Just...because in for a penny, in for a pound.]

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

[ This is just pure emotion.

Guilt, grief, anger.

Very heavy on the guilt. ]

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

[Yeah, he....supposed that makes sense.]

[Pulling away his hand and going to guess there's MORE BLOOD, but...gonna look at those windows again.]

What would removing the boards do?

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

They're just part of the past.

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

And the.... [Points to the jukebox.] Whatever that is.

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

It plays music, when the generator's here. Or it did. Now it's just scenery.

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

And the thing by the stairs? [Intercom.]

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

It's how Dare asks for permission to let people up the stairs.

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

Ah.

[He looks around and straightens up.] Are you staying here, or are you gonna be following me?

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

[ Karen smiles ]

I can come with you, if you'd like.

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

It might be a good idea.

...is there any way I could help you though?

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

[ She considers, for a moment ]

Yes. If you're helping her, you'll help me too, sooner or later.

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

[Nods.] All right. Just tell me if there's anything you need.

How about we move on, and see how things go?

Re: The Lobby

[balancetheblood]

That sounds like a good idea.

Re: The Lobby

[protectshisown]

All right.

[Going over to the stairs.]

See you later, Dare. Take care of yourself, okay?