Go Fish: Trauma Edition

[idolpro]

Who: Naughty little fishes
Where: Game Tower
When: Day 527


[So there you are, minding your own business on a completely normal day.]

[Then you blink —



[— and find yourself, and many other idols, in an unfamiliar room.]

[The room is large and round and made of glass, like a globe. ...No, like a fish bowl.]

[On the other side of the glass walls, you can see indistinct shapes moving around, but the glass distorts the light so much that anything farther than arm’s length is just vague smears of colors and shadow blending with your own reflection. But something is there. Possibly a lot of somethings. ]

[Two formless shapes approach the glass, and as they do, their images resolve into the shapes of a pair of twins, one grinning while the other pointedly looks away from his brother. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the one who actually looks cheerful about being here is the first to speak up:]

Guess what~? You’ve been chosen to play in our very first game. Isn’t that exciting?

[He throws his arms out theatrically.]

Especially after soooo many boring games. The audience is looking for excitement and thrills here! Why not take the chance to really cement yourself as the fan favorite while you have the chance? Heck, it might even fix your little... “problem.”

[There’s a beat of silence, and he moves to elbow his brother who shoots him a “hey what the hell?” look before reluctantly facing the gathered idols.]

...Make sure you protect yourselves. Otherwise...

[He just lets the thought trail off before looking away again. His brother leans on him, resting an elbow on his shoulder as though waiting for him to continue before finally giving up and shaking his head with a sigh.]

You heard him! Give this game all you’ve got - got it?

Comments

Re: Endgame

[assblasted]

[SO THAT TREE, THE ONE THAT SPROUTED FROM BOMB

IT SEEMS TO BE SHAKING AGGRESSIVELY?? AND THERE'S LIKE MUFFLED SCREAMING COMING FROM HIM

is the tree alive? is it still partially human???

well if there are any bodies near it they may find themselves being zapped...back alive...]

Re: Endgame

[glidinglight]

[ what the actual ]

Are--are you in there?!

[ Like, inside the tree!? ]

Re: Endgame

[assblasted]

[HE'S STILL GOT BODY PARTS IN THERE

AND HEROE'S NEVER DIE SO

YEA. TECHNICALLY THE BITS OF HIS BODY THAT EXPLODED ARE ALSO STILL 'ALIVE']

THE FUUUUUCK

Re: Endgame

[glidinglight]

[ THE FUCK INDEED

she stumbled back half a step before she catches herself. ]

Archons! Are you--

[ nope don't even ask there's no way you're okay when you've become. a tree ]

Hang on. I'll see if someone from Wild City can change you into something... else.

[ Surely even an animal would be better than. A tree. ]

Re: Endgame

[assblasted]

[WHAT IF THAT JUST TURNS HIM INTO A FUCKED UP ANIMAL TREE]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Re: Endgame

[glidinglight]

O-Okay! We won't do that!

[ since that clearly seemed to freak him out more. ... Or maybe he's just freaking out about becoming half-tree.

How the hell do they un-tree-ify him though... ]

Re: Endgame

[assblasted]

[HE'S SCREAMING CUZ HE'S A TREE;

vibrates a bit and she might be able to like

see. Parts. wedged in the tree. Collect them all!!]

Re: Endgame

[sangreine]

[ Holy shit how do you un-tree someone ]

Uh........ we'll figure something out! [ hey a brain puzzle beats wallowing ]

Re: Endgame

[assblasted]

[INTENSE MUFFLED SCREAMING]

Re: Endgame

[sangreine]

[ This would be really funny if it wasn't so fucking horrifying ]

Are you inside there or are you.... just a tree? I can't fix you up until I know!

Re: Endgame

[assblasted]

[should she look a little closer she might notice some weird parts sticking out of the tree

maybe a finger. or an ear.

All twitching??

So it seems like the tree part is just a tree just. the majority of his body parts are strewn in and around it.]

Re: Endgame

[sangreine]

Okay. Just for the love of god don't move.

[ She proceeds to fucking dismantle that tree with her itchy sword hand ]

Re: Endgame

[assblasted]

[HOORAY YOU'VE HATCHED

A BOMB

or rather a bunch of bombs disfigured and mangled bodyparts that intertwined with the tree when it sprouted. SOMEHOW HE'S STILL 'ALIVE'? one of his eyes looks very angry about this]

1/2

[leaveofabsence]

[ Zapped back to life thanks to tree!Bomb ]

[leaveofabsence]

[ But also WHAT THE F---

Pulls himself into a slumped position in order to try and grab a branch.

What the--

How is---

???? ]

Bomb...?

[assblasted]

[MUFFLED TREE SWEARING]

[leaveofabsence]

I don't have my Heart Weapon so I can't cut you out.

Do you still have yours?

[ This is a flawless idea and what could possibly go wrong ]

[assblasted]

[leaves rustle!!]

[TRIES TO SUMMON IT BUT

1) it's a gauntlet and 2) it appears on his arm

said arm is up in the tree, with a branch running through ; ]

[leaveofabsence]

Ah.

[ Well. That's not going to work.

For a brief second, Zhongli considers scaling tree!bomb to fetch the gauntlet, but alas. Even if he could remove it from his hand (doubtful), it would be no use in cutting away the rest of the tree.

Hmmm. ]

Please wait while I try to think of a Plan B.

Re: Endgame

[gravitydefier]

[his timing is such that he probably eventually makes it over to heal him after he's been cut out of the tree.]

Re: Endgame

[assblasted]

[EVENTUALLY!!!

He's gonna have a pile of body parts that come out of the tree;;;

BUT WHEN HE'S PUT TOGETHER--]


--FUCK

Re: Endgame

[gravitydefier]

Hold still. [as he continues putting him together.]

Re: Endgame

[assblasted]

[obediently doesn't move because, this is a lot. This is a lot!! he's trying to process this and it's not Great]

Re: Endgame

[gravitydefier]

[well, at least he can be put back together while he's processing, by a healer who doesn't chatter.

or wait, that probably doesn't help.

Re: Endgame

[assblasted]

[it's okay they balance each other out

because eventually bomb is letting rip the most COLORFUL string of swears as he finishes healing]