[ im invested in this but also we're on a time limit (affectionate) so please wrap up your conversation in one (1) round of tags and give me emotions im hungry
"why the kissing icon" idk im committed now team grapetongued is out here]
[ i appreciate you giving us plenty of temenos/crick smooch icons while this is happening though.
shu sits up slowly and assesses the damage -- or what's left of it after getting revived. he clenches and unclenches one of his hands and looks down and where he was fully stabbed through the gut earlier, and then sighs. ]
Seems like you did something to bring me back.
[ in sitting up he's probably pushed eunhyuk back a little, but he does look up at him and that guilt and sadness cracking across his features. wild that this is one of the first times he's seen eunhyuk do something other than '_' and it comes in this context. ]
I'm pretty sure I was really trying to kill you too.
[i feel like shu should still have all his injuries for dramatic effect this grape/revive was gay but not gay enough to save him
Eunhyuk looks back at him, glasses-less, also injured, but the concern is clear on his face. He looks deeply conflicted, like he wants to argue this, but... he bows his head forward instead, and then attempts to get to his feet.
and then tentatively reaches out, even though both of these idiots will fall over from a stiff breeze.]
...Here.
[he'll hold out a hand to help shu up, and will probably have to lean on him as they... look around the temple?]
[ who's crick that's (looks at notes) dion (this is a joke. do not read into this. )
anyway!
welcome back, kids. now that you're both at least up, you'll find that the temple itself is very quiet. unlike the forest, though: in the very far distance, you can hear noises. rustling wind, softly chirping nightbirds, the ocean. you get the feeling that it is safe, here, but you aren't quite home.
the collars are still tightly around both of your necks - the moon dangles at the hollow of your throats - and you are. again. so crispy. and so bloody. but the grapes you ate and the revive spell have brought you both at least to stable condition. you're not gonna bleed out, at least not here.
the darkness in the temple is not purple fog, but just natural.
("I've always been something of a night owl. says a voice, distant, female, somber, but with a touch of amusement.
"You and I both, Throné. Let's keep watch." says another, male, mellifluous and soft.)
you might also note that your lanterns somehow came with you? they rolled a little ways away, but they're still there. in case you wanted to explore a bit. ]
he'll grab his lantern as he stands, because lord let him See. ]
Should we look around? We're out of the woods literally, but not fully yet.
[ he'll try and get his arm moving, lifting it up to get a good look around the area. he hears the voices, and kinda agrees with them -- keep watch. is something coming? ]
no scarecrow's fine. he's sitting over by the lanterns, feathers very ruffled but otherwise unharmed. in fact, when he sees eunhyuk, he crows and starts hopping. shu, you can tell he's saying something along the lines of "Ohmygod I'm so sorry are you okay?! I'm so sorry!!!" so he's probably fine.
the temple is big, but you can clearly see there are some stone steps up ahead, leading up to something as the lanterns come up. you'll find your flames are flickering a little brighter, now, as you have successfully fought off the dark. occasionally, the light flickers blue instead of orangey yellow. moving your lanterns shows there are some murals on the walls, but they're hard to make out, and in a language you don't understand.
nothing's coming! it really, actually, does feel kind of safe in here, though you get the sense that safety might be limited. ]
[ scarecrow immediately hops into shu's arms, being very very mindful of his injuries, and starts preening his hair. sure, he can do that! he can see there are three large animal shapes. a huge dragonlike creature - a massive turtle like creature - and a huge blue bird. this mural is ancient. in his cleric mind palace, he will not recognize these figures, but...
"Hmm. The Tombs of the Wardenbeast... It seems we will find our way to Toto'haha more than once." says the male voice from before.
"Maybe you should look into better clothes, Detective. You're going to melt." says the female voice, clearly making fun of him.
well the good news is you guys are freaking out for nothing. (probably).
you ascend the stairs! at the top of the stairs is an octagonal dais, and nestled in that is a large metal torch structure. it's not so tall that you couldn't see over the top of it, but it is big, and you get the sense that it's important. it even feels a little familiar.
eunhyuk, to you, it feels especially familiar. the torch is currently unlit.
the voice, again. male, sounding weary, but no less strong.
I promised.
silence. female, exhausted, barely breathing, but still meaning the words.
[ they ascend the stairs! yeah woo yeah woo yeah. ]
...
[ well. this is ominous at all.
shu will wander over to the dais, and hold up his lantern for a closer look at what's going on here. and then he'll take a little sit down somewhere nearby, because he's still pretty injured. ]
[ eunhyuk and shu. you take the lantern over to the torch.
it feels like there should be more fanfare - but there's not, not really. the fire in the lantern that you kept alive all this time touches the kindling, and something sparks. it takes a few tries. once. twice, three times.
but on the third, the flame catches, and it begins to light - blazing a pure, bright blue and beautiful. eunhyuk, for a moment your form flickers like it too, in shu's eyes, but you don't really notice it; instead, the flame takes your attention entirely.
this, you realize with a start, is the sacred flame. it's one of four parts of it, sent off to the different corners of the continents to protect the people who live in solistia. it's the basis of the faith of the clerical robes that you carry, but it is the protection of the entire continent. it is its hearth, its home. it is the dawn.
("And the people of Solistia may live in its light, warmth, and protection, evermore." says the male voice.)
the sacred flame relights. and with it, the two of you are swept up in its warmth, protected like being lifted on the wings of an angel. you close your eyes into the blue, blue moment, and you let the sacred flame guide you...
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At that, Eunhyuk bows his head.]
...You were. I killed you.
[for once, his neutral expression cracks, grief evident.]
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"why the kissing icon" idk im committed now team grapetongued is out here]
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shu sits up slowly and assesses the damage -- or what's left of it after getting revived. he clenches and unclenches one of his hands and looks down and where he was fully stabbed through the gut earlier, and then sighs. ]
Seems like you did something to bring me back.
[ in sitting up he's probably pushed eunhyuk back a little, but he does look up at him and that guilt and sadness cracking across his features. wild that this is one of the first times he's seen eunhyuk do something other than '_' and it comes in this context. ]
I'm pretty sure I was really trying to kill you too.
... So. Thanks.
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Eunhyuk looks back at him, glasses-less, also injured, but the concern is clear on his face. He looks deeply conflicted, like he wants to argue this, but... he bows his head forward instead, and then attempts to get to his feet.
and then tentatively reaches out, even though both of these idiots will fall over from a stiff breeze.]
...Here.
[he'll hold out a hand to help shu up, and will probably have to lean on him as they... look around the temple?]
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anyway!
welcome back, kids. now that you're both at least up, you'll find that the temple itself is very quiet. unlike the forest, though: in the very far distance, you can hear noises. rustling wind, softly chirping nightbirds, the ocean. you get the feeling that it is safe, here, but you aren't quite home.
the collars are still tightly around both of your necks - the moon dangles at the hollow of your throats - and you are. again. so crispy. and so bloody. but the grapes you ate and the revive spell have brought you both at least to stable condition. you're not gonna bleed out, at least not here.
the darkness in the temple is not purple fog, but just natural.
("I've always been something of a night owl. says a voice, distant, female, somber, but with a touch of amusement.
"You and I both, Throné. Let's keep watch." says another, male, mellifluous and soft.)
you might also note that your lanterns somehow came with you? they rolled a little ways away, but they're still there. in case you wanted to explore a bit. ]
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he'll grab his lantern as he stands, because lord let him See. ]
Should we look around? We're out of the woods literally, but not fully yet.
[ he'll try and get his arm moving, lifting it up to get a good look around the area. he hears the voices, and kinda agrees with them -- keep watch. is something coming? ]
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...Yes. Maybe we'll find the others.
[and he'll lift the lantern to see into the dark better. deja vu, but this time... well he won't wish for much, just in case.
he'll start walking in the same direction as shu,]
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no scarecrow's fine. he's sitting over by the lanterns, feathers very ruffled but otherwise unharmed. in fact, when he sees eunhyuk, he crows and starts hopping. shu, you can tell he's saying something along the lines of "Ohmygod I'm so sorry are you okay?! I'm so sorry!!!" so he's probably fine.
the temple is big, but you can clearly see there are some stone steps up ahead, leading up to something as the lanterns come up. you'll find your flames are flickering a little brighter, now, as you have successfully fought off the dark. occasionally, the light flickers blue instead of orangey yellow. moving your lanterns shows there are some murals on the walls, but they're hard to make out, and in a language you don't understand.
nothing's coming! it really, actually, does feel kind of safe in here, though you get the sense that safety might be limited. ]
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He says sorry.
[ get up here bird. ]
This is an improvement over wherever we just were, even if it's not by much.
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Eunhyuk's look of relief at seeing Scarecrow again... it's small, but apparent. he looks from shu to the stone steps. horror movie logic, and yet.]
...Shall we head up?
[he'll try to peer at a mural more closely in the meantime]
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"Hmm. The Tombs of the Wardenbeast... It seems we will find our way to Toto'haha more than once." says the male voice from before.
"Maybe you should look into better clothes, Detective. You're going to melt." says the female voice, clearly making fun of him.
wow, friendship. to the stairs? ]
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No point in staying down here. Let's go.
[ TO THE STAIRS. ]
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eunhyuk will FOLLOW SHU TO THE STAIRS.... WHERE THEY WILL DIE AGAIN IM SURE]
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well the good news is you guys are freaking out for nothing. (probably).
you ascend the stairs! at the top of the stairs is an octagonal dais, and nestled in that is a large metal torch structure. it's not so tall that you couldn't see over the top of it, but it is big, and you get the sense that it's important. it even feels a little familiar.
eunhyuk, to you, it feels especially familiar. the torch is currently unlit.
the voice, again. male, sounding weary, but no less strong.
I promised.
silence. female, exhausted, barely breathing, but still meaning the words.
I promised.
you both feel very warm.
now what! ]
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...
[ well. this is ominous at all.
shu will wander over to the dais, and hold up his lantern for a closer look at what's going on here. and then he'll take a little sit down somewhere nearby, because he's still pretty injured. ]
Do you recognise any of this?
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No. ...But it feels familiar.
[he looks at his lantern and shu's and then back at it]
...Are we supposed to light it?
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Might as well if we can.
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Eunhyuk will go and pick up Shu's lantern, and then go back to the torch. He'll use both to try and light it.]
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it feels like there should be more fanfare - but there's not, not really. the fire in the lantern that you kept alive all this time touches the kindling, and something sparks. it takes a few tries. once. twice, three times.
but on the third, the flame catches, and it begins to light - blazing a pure, bright blue and beautiful. eunhyuk, for a moment your form flickers like it too, in shu's eyes, but you don't really notice it; instead, the flame takes your attention entirely.
this, you realize with a start, is the sacred flame. it's one of four parts of it, sent off to the different corners of the continents to protect the people who live in solistia. it's the basis of the faith of the clerical robes that you carry, but it is the protection of the entire continent. it is its hearth, its home. it is the dawn.
("And the people of Solistia may live in its light, warmth, and protection, evermore." says the male voice.)
the sacred flame relights. and with it, the two of you are swept up in its warmth, protected like being lifted on the wings of an angel. you close your eyes into the blue, blue moment, and you let the sacred flame guide you...
... back to the cavern of the sun and moon. ]