heart and soul

[soldieronwards]

The ground falls out beneath you. You're in midair, you're surrounded by swirling clouds, and there's nowhere stable to put your feet. The space between your body and the turbulence around you feels poorly defined as well; where do you end and your surroundings begin? Is there a stable you in the first place?

But eventually--

[ Join channel #nobodystaysdeadincomics on IRC. ]

Comments

Re: CORRIDOR

[seasidelove]

[HELLO WE ARE HERE AND I HAVE A MICSABER MADE OF CONCENTRATED LOVE AND HOPE]

[that I am trying to jam into the card reader.]

Re: CORRIDOR

[hushabyte]

Heeeave-ho!

[ ALSO PUSHING AT THE HATCH WITH ALL MY ROBOSTRENGTH YEP ]

Re: CORRIDOR

[emomachine]

[also adding his robostrength to this endeavor, LET US INTO YOUR HEART BUCKY]

Re: CORRIDOR

[soldieronwards]

It starts to creak and strain...

Re: CORRIDOR

[soldieronwards]

A light on the reader starts to flash frantically.

Oddly enough, there seems to be an irregular pattern to its flashing, made of differing long and short lights.

... - --- .--. - .... .- - -.. --- . ... -. - -... . .-.. --- -. --. .... . .-. .

Re: CORRIDOR

[seasidelove]

[do you think I know how to read morse code]

[STILL JAMMING IT IN, maybe singing Beginner too:]

Are we dreaming?
Are we believing in future?
Afraid of nothing, careless of what's our place
As reckless as we are
Are we dreaming now?
We should be as brand new as a child...
Let's tear off the chains that controlled us
Change your mind
Change your mind
We don't need to know anything Beginner!

Adults failed and felt ashamed
And suffering has become their trauma
Thinking they don't want to feel such pain again
They have become smart

Challenges are laughed upon
What are you protecting with your silly calculations
In order to avoid risks?

Re: CORRIDOR

[hushabyte]

Don't give up, Meringue-san!!

[ SINGING ALONG

IN BETWEEN HUFFS AND PUSHING ]

Re: CORRIDOR

[emomachine]

[pausing in forcing this hatch open to pull off his guitar and provide accompaniment]

Re: CORRIDOR

[soldieronwards]

FFFFFFFFZZZZZZZZZTTTT

A shower of sparks leaps up from the card reader. They will burn if you're caught in them, although the actual damage done will be fairly minor.

Meanwhile, the robot baby duo will find that suddenly the lock holding down the hatch springs open; it's still heavy and doesn't actually shift aside of its own volition, but their strength is now enough to pull it free.

Re: CORRIDOR

[seasidelove]

[turning off her micsaber and backing up \o/]

We did it!

Re: CORRIDOR

[hushabyte]

[ okay but immediately trying to shield nagisa from sparks?? ]

That's dangerous!!

Re: CORRIDOR

[emomachine]

[also doing that so i guess we're bumping into each other]

Re: CORRIDOR

[hushabyte]

OOF

Re: CORRIDOR

[emomachine]

-Ah, sorry. Are you okay?

Re: CORRIDOR

[seasidelove]

—Be careful!

Now that it's open, though... should we go down?

Re: CORRIDOR

[hushabyte]

It's all right, I'm unhurt! Is everyone unhurt?

That seems to be a good idea!

Re: CORRIDOR

[emomachine]

That's good. . .

[nods] Let's go.

Re: CORRIDOR

[seasidelove]

I'm fine, too...

[BUT OKAY WE ARE GOING INTO THE HATCH]

Re: CORRIDOR

[soldieronwards]

The hatch yawns open beneath you. There's no light down there, only an utterly unwelcoming darkness and, in the distance, the sounds of machinery and an engine running.

You can go down.