SHOWMASTER HEART GAME (SUNDAY)(MORNING)

[showmaster]

A familiar voice can be heard above you, you're not sure if they're talking to you or not but it does feel like you're part of this conversation:

"What a Wonderful Story that you have. I've read it many times when I was feeling sad. You know, I wanted to keep it in my personal collection, but it doesn't seem that's going to be possible. To grant my wish, I'd have to sacrifice what it means to be a reader ... to become the story. That's The End that I'm looking for.

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INTRODUCTION

[ticketmaster]

But when you open your eyes, you find yourself nowhere near the showmaster and instead, you're inside of:



A subway.

And the Ticketmaster is there to take you for a ride.

COLLECT YOUR TICKETS

[ticketmaster]

The Ticketmaster is standing there by the door to the subway train, holding onto tickets that seem to be meant for you. Before she hands them over, she decides she wants to speak:

"Good morning, and thank you for accepting the invitation to the Line of Memories. I am the Ticketmaster and I am here to assist you with your journey today. The story has no choice but to end here, and so you are here to find the End of the Line. What Line you'll end up with, I cannot say, but I believe you'll find what you need to.

You see, the stage is not really my cup of tea, I've never been able to perform or direct any story. All I can do is assist with the journey. As I've said before, my cup of tea is with you!

The Subway is a tunnel filled with the Showmaster's memories, all of her secrets and all of her stories can be found here. You may do whatever you like, if she didn't want someone in here, she should have known better than to have it exposed so easily ~ I'll take you wherever it is you need to go, I've even prepared some tickets for you. Please come aboard the subway and we'll be setting off soon."

[ticketmaster]

...Just so you know, I'm looking for a different end. I'm not looking to find a way for someone to "become the story".

THE ELEVATORS (TICKETMASTER)

[ticketmaster]

You find yourself in the familiar hall of the elevators, but it’s somewhat different than what you might remember. It's still clean, the potted plants are still there, the bright fluorescent lights are still there. There's even a trash can if you have trash you need to throw away.

However, what you do notice is that the doors you walked through are behind you, but they look like regular double doors. There's also an emergency exit.

And instead of a row of elevators, there are only three and each one has a unique label:

The first one is [blank].

The second one is labeled “DEAREST”.

The third one is labeled “TICKETMASTER”.

If you need to access anywhere else, you have to go through the elevators, but you're not sure where they will take you.

THE LOBBY & ROOMS (FAMILIES)

[ticketmaster]

When you're pushed through the doors, you find yourselves standing in the familiar lobby of Limelight Stage, but there are a few different things about this place.

The standard decor is there, there are chairs to read in and tables to work on, if you feel cooped up in your house and just want a place to spend your time, this is the place to be. There are even rooms available for private meetings and they are soundproof so no prying ears can eavesdrop!

There's nothing too fancy here to note except there is one singular window where you can peek out and see that you are in fact close to a beautiful garden, a yard is nearby with several gravestones. The familiar ocean is no longer there.

Various figures of many, many, many individuals are roaming in this lobby, almost lifelessly. Many of them are faces you recognize aka performers on this boat, including members of Cirrus. However, one particular figure to note is Nana, who is now sporting horns and wings. Huh.

If you want to go to your dorm, you can in fact go to any dorm down the hallway.

THE BEACH (REGRETS)

[ticketmaster]

[As you walk through the door, you find yourself walking down a wooden plank path where flowers are growing alongside you. The smell of the ocean becomes stronger and stronger as you get closer. It's dark, but slowly above you, you can see stars glistening above, illuminating the area to where you can see just a little better at what you're stepping through.

The flowers you're stepping over seem to be . . . covered in writing. Little words handwritten, some printed, some typed, but every single blue petal is covered in words. If you touch one, you'll find they feel like paper.



As you get closer, the sky begins to brighten slowly just as if dawn was approaching. Once it's bright enough, you realizing you do find yourself facing . . . a beach! A beach where the tide has pulled away a good distance, but a beach nonetheless. The sand on your feet, the shells on the ground and the scattering of flower petals littering the area wherever you go . . .

In the distance is wet sand where the ocean used to be.

There is a small child, hunched over, crying.

You can still see the stars in the sky, a splattering of different colors, and the three moons that are familiar to you. There is also just a random door in the distance, an odd thing to see, but it does have a floating "exit" sign above it.]

PAIN (THE LABORATORY)

[ticketmaster]

[You find yourself walking into a sterile laboratory.

It looks like a clean, freshly built lab, one that's never been used before. The walls are covered in posters, many that seem to be promoting the creation of new blessings not tied to "Legends" and instead through the powers of humanity. It's bright and somewhat feels hopeful.

The room smells heavily of chemicals, a cabinet filled with various bottles of medicine, neatly labeled, most of them are painkillers. The large sink/tub near some of the counters are filled with empty buckets. There is an operating table and it's currently empty. One of the medicine cabinets is filled with various books.



Surprisingly, despite the sterile environment, there are plenty of real, plotted plants, flowers of various colors growing to give this place a bit of a lift.

This place looks very pleasant overall.

Beyond that, there is a door.]

[1797]

How many lines are there?

[audacity]

Because you wanna burn it, right?

[ reaching out to fist bump before taking his ticket ]

[ticketmaster]

Ten? But not all of them are available to access...

[ticketmaster]

Yes. Did I ever tell you what that meant?

[She tilts her head at the fist and then...she gives a fist bump anyway.]

[1797]

Which ones are and which ones aren't?

[audacity]

[ hehehehe ]

Can't remember if you did. Can you tell me now?

[taking_pains]

What ending are you looking for, precisely?

1/2

[ticketmaster]

The Library.

There are also two others that are accessible in a sense but they are not as straightforward...

[ticketmaster]

Those two are both related to me! Hahahaha!

[ticketmaster]

[Holds up a coin!]

Heads, I tell you! Tails, I won't!

[ticketmaster]

I would like to burn my story.

[audacity]

[ huffs out a breath, fond ]

Always back to chances, huh.

[1797]

Is that an "I'm vibing" kind of laugh or an "I hate this, actually" kind of laugh?

[ticketmaster]

[Taps chin.]

"I am vibing" kind of laugh, yes. The thing that I hate does exist in those pathways, I won't even evade it. It is discussions of "Legends" and the like.

[ticketmaster]

Well, you could always guess if you want to take that kind of chance instead~

[taking_pains]

[Hums softly, considering]

Is it a physical thing that can be burned? Or do you mean metaphorically?

[audacity]

[ considers that ]

Heads, you tell me. Tails, you won't, but I get to guess. Sound okay?

[ticketmaster]

Yes and yes.

[:)]