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 ENGINE ROOM

[hushabyte]

[ I tried

going to try the controls instead, shying away from that on/off switch and trying to slow the dial instead ]

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[soldieronwards]

It resists more the further you try to dial it down, but with enough effort you can turn it back as far as two out of eleven. It starts slowly turning back towards a higher setting as soon as you let go of it, though.

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[hushabyte]

[ getting a better look at what's obstructing them in the meantime ]

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[soldieronwards]

Here and there amidst the chains and gears, something clogs up the smooth progress of the engine and its strange, hopeful hum: a bloodied knife, a smoking gun, a spent piece from an explosive.

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[hushabyte]

Found you!

[ this seems safe

so I'll patiently attempt the lowest setting and running back and forth to fish them out?? ]

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[soldieronwards]

You can successfully pull out one obstruction at a time this way.

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[hushabyte]

[ DOING THE THING ]

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[soldieronwards]

Once you've gotten the obstructions out, the engine seems to run more smoothly.

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[hushabyte]

Finished! Ah, it sounds better after all...

[ returning to the panel, pleased, carefully holding on to the items for now ]

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[soldieronwards]

The panel waits for any further input.

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[hushabyte]

What do these buttons do...

[ moving his finger between the two of them— that's a flower, isn't it, and being bright must be a good thing, right? ATTEMPTING TO PRESS IT ]

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[soldieronwards]

It dims a little, but not much.

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[hushabyte]

[ that could be bad??

presses the shield! ]

Re: THE ENGINE ROOM

[soldieronwards]

It brightens a bit...