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--

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Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[soldieronwards]

You pull away the mask from the statue. For just a second, you can see the face behind it--and then a crack shivers loudly through it.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[dicktionary]

What did you do?

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[defenceservice]

[puts it back on and steps back]

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[soldieronwards]

That hides the crack, at least.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[defenceservice]

[turns to Robin]

I didn't do anything! It just cracked.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[dicktionary]

"Just cracked"?

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[defenceservice]

I may have moved the mask a little. But it ain't like I did anything that should crack it.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[dicktionary]

That happened cause you moved the mask?

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[defenceservice]

Yeah.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[dicktionary]

I wonder if we should break them...

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[defenceservice]

We shouldn't be breaking anything if we can help it. Not unless it's crystal clear he needs it gone.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[dicktionary]

I know, but...

It feels like there's something under the stone.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[defenceservice]

Could be it's meant to be there. We break something like this and it ain't gonna be easy for him to rebuild if he needs to.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[dicktionary]

.......True. But what if-- What if...

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[defenceservice]

What if someone went into your head and started taking off all your masks?

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[dicktionary]

[shudders]

Okay, fine. Lets keep going.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[defenceservice]

We can come back if we need to.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[dicktionary]

[nods, and goes to peek behind a flag-tapestry]

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[soldieronwards]

The wall curves into a hidden nook or alcove, which is stacked high with cowls, domino masks, short black cloaks, and neatly folded outfits in red, white, and blue.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[dicktionary]

[...picks up a mask and a cape :O]

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[soldieronwards]

It's more a cloak than a cape, not unlike the ones heroes and knights were given in the Black Woods. Actually, it is that one.

The masks are either black domino masks or full blue cowls.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[dicktionary]

...Man, this is familiar.

[the mask, he means. the domino mask]

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[soldieronwards]

It doesn't do anything; it's just a mask.

But yeah. It is pretty familiar.

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[defenceservice]

[Following him]

Familiar how?

Re: THE HALL OF MASKS

[dicktionary]

[holds it up to his face, grinning at Eliot]

I wore one too.