✝ even though i walk through the valley of the shadow of death ✝ heart game

[wwjd]

**TW: please note general potential warnings for murder, rape, suicide/mentions of suicide, gore, disturbing content/imagery, death, animal cruelty, cannibalism. This list will be updated as needed! Do not hesitate to PM me if something you aren't comfortable with ever comes up!**

[You’re suddenly in an open, expansive room. It’s huge. If you’re familiar with the setting or have the ability to compare it to something similar, it’s like the interior of a church—pews surround you, all centered around an altar, and all of the normal religious paraphernalia—Bibles, baptismal tools, sacramental wine and bread—is present as well, in its expected place for a church or set up on a table before the altar. The area is for the most part so dark, however, that you cannot clearly see around you for farther than a few feet. It feels like nighttime, but, well, you can’t look beyond the shadows to spy the windows to know for sure...

In this deep darkness, the well-lit altar is like a beacon. Blazing candles encircle it, and you can perceive at least four human-shaped figures standing upon it. Are they alive? Watch long enough, and you’ll understand that they don’t move, shift, or even breathe.

Also, you are dressed like an angel. ( 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 ) Have fun!

You are directly in the middle of the central aisle, one that leads to the altar. What will you do?]

((game notes!

1) you are welcome to tag in at any time. this heart game will be running from december 10th to december 16th! please realize i have rl responsibilities and will not always be available to tag during the mornings/afternoons of every day, but in general i will be around.

2) my goal is to get everyone to at least one "room" outside of the church, but if that doesn't happen, it's okay! c:

3) this is my first time running a game thing/heart game, so if you notice any major problems or just want to check in with me about something, please do! i am doing my best (exercise_smiley)

4) again, i take comfort levels seriously. never hesitate to pm me if something is too squicky for you. i will change it right away!))

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[adisaster]

[ closes it. god. he wouldn't exactly prefer to be fought by his mangled self but at least that was thrilling in a sense

he steps back and heads out of the room, into the hallway, to go look at one of the closed doors; can he open it]

[wwjd]

[He can.

The closed door nearest to the open bedroom leads into a bathroom, the one that you can also enter from the bedroom itself.

There's a shower, a counter with a sink and more drawers and cabinets, and just about anything else you'd expect in a bathroom. It's orderly for the most part, but there are some things spread out on the counter, by the sink.]

[adisaster]

[ so what IS spread out on the counter ]

[wwjd]

[They are condoms.]

[adisaster]

[ Nice.



is there lube in the cabinet ]

[wwjd]

[These are lubricated condoms. It says so on the wrappers.

But, yes, there is lube hidden down in one of the cabinets. It's, like... in an awkward position, half-hidden behind bottles of shampoo and shaving cream and stuff, but not hidden so far away that it's not within easy reach. Hmm.]

[adisaster]

[ Nice. Nice.

that's the most exciting thing he's found in this apartment before besides the clothing. he lets them be, though, and backs out to try to open the last room with the closed door. ]

[wwjd]

[The door opens into what appears to be a sunroom. It's decorated sparsely, with a few chairs and a table that almost jump right out of a furniture catalog. There are bookshelves lining some of the walls. The windows are spacious and open, and outside is a clear day. Another, clear-paned door leads to a balcony. There is a white towel, rolled up into a triangular shape, resting on the carpet.]

[adisaster]

[ hmmmmmm he steps forward to open the glass paned door, wanting to see what's outside ]

[wwjd]

[It's a balcony, with a lot of potted plants—cute outside-y apartment things, you know.]

[adisaster]

[ is the outside like a city what's up here ]

[wwjd]

[Why are you like this.

It's a beautiful European cityscape—peaceful, but not too busy.

If you hang by the railing of the balcony for too long, you feel like you either want to jump from it or drop something off of it.]

[adisaster]

[ tips a potted plant off the edge of it to Overcome That ]

[wwjd]

[It falls... falls... and smashes, hard, against the concrete ground far beneath you, with a hushed shatter that reaches your ears.

You feel a little more satisfied. Ah, destruction.]

[adisaster]

[ why are YOU like this, Kirei,

anyway tips another one off ]

[wwjd]

[another one goes down the hole

I mean, off the balcony. Now, this? This feels like a home.]

[adisaster]

[ well that was entertaining

he backs out into the living room again to check the bookcase. let me guess more bible stuff ]

[wwjd]

[Well, yes, there are Bibles...

But there also appear to be novels, and non-fiction works, and really, books on a variety of topics. Religious texts do not even dominate.

Also, there are some cute housewife-y cookbooks and craft books in one corner. "How to Knit for Your Priest". Um.]

[adisaster]

[ shocking tbh

also that's ........ he picks it up to look inside. are the contents, like what it says on the tin, ]

[wwjd]

[Yes.

Stuff like this, essentially.]

[adisaster]

[ were you planning to be a housewife



looks back at the living room. are there any signs a woman lives here. like clothes or makeup or whatever ]

[wwjd]

[Yes. Aside from the flowers, there are magazines strewn across a table in the living room.]

[adisaster]

[ i forgot he was in the sunroom and not the living room itself but yeah he is checking those out. are they wifely magazines ]

[wwjd]

[It's okay, you can return to the sunroom and finish exploring there at any time, also. What a nice, accessible apartment.

They are.

Most are normal gossip or fashion magazines, but there are also a few wedding ones (hidden beneath the others) and—hidden at the very, very bottom of the pile—a women's magazine with one of the articles tabbed off:

"How to Up Your Fertility and Really Get That Bun in the Oven!"

It's an article about how to get pregnant with your man.]

[adisaster]

[ SO HE SEES ...

hm

since there seemed to be people in the church he speaks loudly for a moment: ]

Is there anyone here?