[RAVEN'S HEART GAME - SESSION ONE]

[selfpreservationist]

The first thing you hear is the sound of rain faintly hitting the exterior of the house. The soft pitter-patter is almost soothing, in a way, but it’s quickly followed up by rumbling thunder in the distance. You open your eyes, and for a second all you see is a flash of light--at first it seems like it’s lightning, but then you see something. A vision of a man dressed in rags, hunched over, waves of demonic power rolling over him. He howls, and something terrible starts to grow out of him: the bloody roots of a massive tree. An immense wave of panic hits you, and you can’t move, you can’t speak, you can’t breathe--

And then it’s over. It’s over. You’re fine.

The sound of rain returns. (This time it’s definitely soothing, compared to what you just saw.) You’re standing in the foyer of a mansion, a wide open living room in front of you. The door behind you is faintly ajar, leading outside.

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Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[auguryofinnocence]

[Hey. Do you know what it's not fun to see in your beloved childhood home? Everything smashed, bloodstains and uh, probably your son's arm?

Vergil grimaces at all of this and...goes to the portrait to adjust it. It might be fucked up but still need to make sure it's hanging straight.

Then he just kind of stares at the arm for a bit. Should he move that?? But where do you put an arm?]

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[idolpro]

The portrait can be adjusted, though it's still badly damaged.

The arm does not respond to Vergil's scrutiny.

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[auguryofinnocence]

[How dare it not tell him what he should do with it?

Look he doesn't want Nero to walk in and see him just, with it, like he might do something evil, or like he's just torn it off. But he does feel like he needs to do something other than just leave it there. So he picks it up and sets it on the mantle?]

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[idolpro]

You mean that dusty mantle? Sure. Now the mantle has dust AND blood on it.

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[auguryofinnocence]

[I don't see the problem here? What's a little blood. Especially when there's already blood everywhere. What's he gonna do, dust and mop??

He's thinking about going outside but stay tuned, we'll see how this arm thing goes.]

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[auguryofinnocence]

[Yep we're heading outside]

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[idolpro]

Outside you go

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[temperedinpride]

An auspicious beginning.

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[auguryofinnocence]

You certainly have a way of putting things...

[Some kind of way, much like he feels about this.]

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[temperedinpride]

I am nothing if not a master of words. Or whatnot.

[He's taking the arm from the mantle.]

I think this belongs there.

[You know, gesturing with the arm, to the swordelier.]

Help me put it to rights.

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[auguryofinnocence]

[He frowns.]

Why would an arm go with swords? Those are Dante's and Nero's, it's likely my father's that goes there.

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[temperedinpride]

Perhaps? I do not know your family symbolism. I just thought it might belong with the rest of the family heirlooms.

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[auguryofinnocence]

I'm not sure my son's severed arm is an heirloom...

[But. Okay fine he'll help, just to see! He bends down to scoops Lahabrea into sitting on his shoulders. That should be tall enough to reach right?]

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[temperedinpride]

[Nevermind we're hanging an arm on the swordelier after all. Climbing on Vergil to do this. Even if it doesn't go here at least it's out of reach of wild animals now?]

I have no idea what constitutes heirlooms when your swords and souls are practically interchangeable. Why not an arm?

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[idolpro]

You can successfully reach the swordelier, but something odd happens as you try to touch it: your hand just... phases through. The images of the swords almost fade away for a moment, flickering. They continue to sway unsteadily, unbalanced, but because you are unable to touch them there's really no way for you to attach the arm.

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[temperedinpride]

Fascinating. Well that does not appear to be it.

[He'll hop off Vergil lightly and for real set the arm back down on the mantle.]

Where will you go?

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[auguryofinnocence]

Well it had Yamato in it, but being severed and discarded, I would assume it is only dead flesh now. Besides which that sword for Nero isn't a Devil Arm, so we're hardly working on that logic. Apparently he is a gauntlet?

[Oh - no luck with the arm huh. Yeah that's what he thought.]

I was thinking outside. And you?

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[temperedinpride]

Upstairs for now.

[He reaches up and pulls Vergil's chin down to kiss him.]

Take care. I am sure we will run across each other once more.

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[auguryofinnocence]

[He! blushes! Jason better not be around to see this.]

Don't get lost, it's a big house.

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[temperedinpride]

I will leave a trail of breadcrumbs. Do not get into too much trouble.

[He squeezes his hand and heads upstairs!]

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[idolpro]

Up you go

Re: THE LIVING ROOM

[auguryofinnocence]

What trouble can I get into in my own home?

[Plenty when it's someone else's heart,

anyway he returns the squeeze and is off to the garden. Have fun being nosy.]