STRINGS GAME SCRAMBLE

[idolpro]

Who: All the kittens tangled in strings
Where: Imeeji
When: Day 512, late afternoon

[As everyone is finally starting to get their bearings with the strings and what they mean, and maybe learning a little about what they do, the kiosk and their phones will sound with a new alert.]

Thank you to all of our fans for participating in Imeeji's
🎉 4th Season Shipping Contest 🎉
All nominated ships and ship dynamics are now being processed. With the help of your idols we will be determining the winning ships.

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[The game rules app on each person's phone reads:]

- Idols have been assigned relationship dynamics determined by their fans.
- Idols are encouraged to explore and display the dynamics of these relationships.
- Idols may also attempt to subvert the relationship to drive engagement.
- Winners will be determined by viewing numbers and fan engagement.
- Winners will have the option to switch relationships back to their original settings.
- The rest will be left on the setting they are on at the conclusion of the game, please develop your relationship as you like organically from there.

SEE SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES

[With a twang, those who are participating in the game will find that their strings have been scrambled. It may not be all of them, but most of the familiar ones suddenly have new colors, and there may even be entirely new strings to complete strangers--not every ship makes sense! Time to work out these new relationships and show people what that's all about to have a shot at fixing it.]

OOC INSTRUCTIONS | SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES | TURN-IN

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[malumdiscordiae]

[ as soon as he sees the streak of red on her arm he pauses to look at his blade, his eyes blowing out as he brings it to his lips for a lick. he hums, shivering in sheer fucken delight, because yes yes yes. ] Oh shutup. You are my speed, even though you constantly stay otherwise. [ he stabs his sword quickly into the wall next to her middle, his opposite hand slamming into it beside her head as he brings his lips right up against hers. ]

We were made for each other, Lumine, we could not exist one without the other. You know this, deep down, and that's why we keep dancing this deadly dance. If one of us were to finally fall... it would absolutely devastate the other... I know I could not live without you. [ he finally kisses her. ] I need you. [ and he grabs the arm he wounded and squeezes, hoping to make it bleed more, because she tastes so unbelievably good~ ]

[glidinglight]

[ He isn't entirely wrong. He's not the only one who's doing this again and again, after all. But she likes to think that she doesn't care about him as much as he does her. And she doesn't like him trying to tell her otherwise.

While he's kissing her, she reaches up with her free hand and wraps her fingers around his throat and squeezes--not hard enough to choke him, but perhaps enough to make it seem like she's going to try. ]

Do you, now?

[ He shouldn't have reminded her how much he needs her. Because she lets him have it--his worst nightmare, that is.

He's finally won! After all that struggle, all of her fighting back, he's finally bested her! She can't resist or fight back or tell him no ever again, and the thrill of it must be like an absolute high. Except when he scoops up his prize, her body is cold and limp in his arms. Not because she's surrendered but because she is dead. And even though he tries again and again to use his abilities on her to bring her back, he can't; she is gone, somewhere he cannot follow. ]

[malumdiscordiae]

[ as soon as she hits him with the nightmare vision he starts freaking out in her grasp. he manages to break away, stumbling back and gripping at his head, because he... he didn't mean to. he didn't mean to kill her. this isn't how it was supposed to end. they'd just go back and forth and back and forth until... until they... ]

[ it doesn't matter now. ]

[ he stares down her lifeless body as tears well in his eyes and then he just screams. he can't believe it ended like this. he drops to his knees and takes the imaginary hand, giving it his sword, so 'she' can help bring him to that same place. he's going to try to off himself, so... you may want to interfere. or don't, lol, up to you xD; ]

[glidinglight]

Really?

[ tch.

She knocks his sword out of his hand. ]

Honestly. One person dies and you fall apart?

[malumdiscordiae]

[ as soon as she slaps the sword out of his hand she snaps back to it, blinking in confusion as soon as he sees her alive and well. he snaps his teeth together in a growl and shoves her, hard. ] You're not just some person! They can die for all I care, but you're not allowed, NOT WITHOUT ME!

[glidinglight]

[ She activates verticality so she can just suspend him in the air so he can't do anything but yell at her fruitlessly. ]

Maybe I won't give you a choice in the matter.

[malumdiscordiae]

[ he flails around like a lunatic. ]

W- WHY, I THOUGHT... I THOUGHT THAT WE.... [ huffs, looking aside. ] Nevermind!!!

[glidinglight]

That's much better. I like you best when you're just like this--absolutely helpless.

[ why fight you when she can just hold you right where she wants you, indefinitely ]

[malumdiscordiae]

I AM NOT HELPLESS!!! [ he's going to look her over for any scars and, wait, he landed a hit on her right... going to attempt to YOINK her ass up here with him using part of your property. ]

Get over here!!

[glidinglight]

[ Well THAT's not what she wanted. Before she can get pulled too high up, she's going to use Levitate to slam him back down. ]

You have a lot of nerve.

[malumdiscordiae]

[ ENJOY COMING WITH... AND GETTING WHIPLASH! ]

[ but WUMF. his face meets the pavement and ouchies. he sits up and rubs it, shooting her a glare. ] Me?! You!! All I've ever wanted is you! Is us!!!

[glidinglight]

[ She laughs at him. ]

As pathetic as it is... It's really cute when you're angry. And when you think that you have what it takes to handle me.

[malumdiscordiae]

[ do you have scars, lumine, because he's going to start ripping them open. ] I have what it takes and more.

[glidinglight]

[ I MEAN

she's been struck by fucking lightning by Ei, bitten by zombies, probably fallen off some cliffs... there's definitely scars on her body. Probably more than he was betting on, based on the fact that almost immediately there's a very concerning amount of blood soaking her clothes.

She laughs, though. ]

This is your idea of handling me? You really didn't learn anything from that nightmare at all, did you? You'll destroy anything you want before you actually manage to get it.

[ She laughs again--and it turns into a wet cough. ]

[malumdiscordiae]

[ alala laughs and laughs and laughs and laughs. ] No. You're not looking at the big picture. [ he rips them open and heals them up and rips them open and heals them up. ] I'm going to break you, and then you'll be mine forever... whether you like it or not. I'm not going to destroy anything but your mind. And then you'll be my precious little doll, ...so beautiful and pretty and mine mine mine!!!

[glidinglight]

[ That's a totally normal and--no I can't even finish that. That sounds


very, very, very bad. Even before her strings snap back to proper color in the middle of another rip-open. Please excuse her as she coughs up blood all over herself and the floor. ]

Alala, stop!

[malumdiscordiae]

[ he heals her and is about to rip her apart again, but the strings turn back to their normal color and for a brief moment confusion flickers across his face - like he can't believe what the hell is going on. he blinks, taking a step back. ]

W- What?... [ he did this? he... he did this?! ]

[glidinglight]

Oh, thank gods.

[ Just. kind of flopping over. That was HORRIBLE. What the hell happened to her before she came here.... ]

[malumdiscordiae]

[ SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE. ]

A- Are you okay? Let me... [ going to kneel down and numb her. ]

[glidinglight]

Yeah, I am now. That was... not fun. What about you?

[malumdiscordiae]

...n- no, not fun! I don't want you to, to this! [ he frowns, he's going to heal her up, making sure he takes care of everything - numbing the heck out of her, because she's been through enough. ] I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.

[glidinglight]

It's not your fault.

[ Not really. ]

We both lost our minds there. I'm sorry I used Nightmare Vision on you.

[malumdiscordiae]

I... I'm sorry I, I this. [ you know, killed and healed you over and over and over and over and over and over. ] W- What happened, or... why did that happen?!

[glidinglight]

Don't blame yourself. It's those damn strings. They played us like instruments.

[malumdiscordiae]

I... I'll get if, like, you'd rather... not want to... you know, be near me for some time. I kind of went off the rails and then some. I'm really sorry. I... didn't... [ his ears go flat. ] I didn't want to hurt you.