✝ 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!))

Comments

[wwjd]

[You are stabbed. You can still walk, though. The blood spilling from your wound has stopped, but it isn't a pretty sight. It aches every so often, giving you pain that you strangely find pleasant.

Plus, you're still dressed as an angel, so—you know. Maybe Risei would be happy to see you like this.

It's honestly some pretty blank and plain proceedings aside from the flowers, framed photos and albums, and guestbooks to sign. Someone likes to do things sticking very close to proper religious protocol—

There is a casket, though. It looks like it's not open, yet, but as soon as you step into the room that's separate from the entrance, holding it for viewing, Kirei bumps into you.]



Oh... I apologize. It looks like you're here.

[counterfaith]

[ this is kind of alarming,

keeping his hands politely folded just where the knife is hahahaha, ]

Ah, my apologies as well; I wasn't watching where I was going.

[ . . . ]

It's . . . been a while.

[ . . . ]

[wwjd]

[He looks confused.]



What...?

[counterfaith]

[ . . . ]

You don't . . . remember?

[wwjd]

Um—

[He looks a little uncomfy. He ducks his head.]



You can just come in. I'll follow... After you, Brother.

[He steps aside from the open door, clearing space for you to enter the room that holds the casket.]

[counterfaith]

[ oh

well at first i thought that maybe you just didn't remember me existing in your life but since you do i guess that means you didn't really get what i was saying in general but did remember me

going to enter the room and look at the casket, then ]

[wwjd]

[Nothing seems wrong or off-putting about the room itself. There's the casket, but—]

I will wait until you are done.



[Still keeping his chin lowered, Kirei slowly walks to a chair near the closed casket—in fact, it's in the first row—and sits. He looks very much like he wants to cry.

You are free to explore this new room that has been opened to you.]

[counterfaith]

[ well

time to pay respects, first. to the casket. ]

[wwjd]

[There are simple, black chairs lined up in rows before the casket, and a podium in front of the casket itself. The casket is surrounded by flowers and appropriately decorated. All of the crosses seem to suit a funeral for a priest.

It's a beautiful wooden casket made of sturdy and handsome wood, but it is otherwise unremarkable. And also rather blank on the surface, where you're supposed to open it.]