Malevocholy

Myriad Reality

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*Turns to look at you silently and raises my arm in a sheepish, uncertain wave*

@Audacious

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Wait, so if you're guiding us there and won't even let us go directly, can you at least tell us what's so significant about this world we're going to? We don't really have time to waste if it ends up being a rabbit hole.

@Legend

Intruders!?

*A spear materializes in my hands and I point it at you*

Myriad Reality

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They'll be on your side.

*Points my finger upwards and slightly towards Violet*

I said that if you lose, I need it to be in a certain way. I'd prefer for you to not get hurt at all, or better yet, not be involved in a fight, even after losing the scent of this place. Regardless.

*I crack the lower knuckle of my left middle finger with my thumb*

@Yatagarasu

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I am fine with it, as long as they don’t also have the goal of sabotaging us. You did admittedly say that you had reason to make sure we lose, at least as a possibility.

@Audacious

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That actually sounds really really nice. I say let's do it.

@Legend

*Appears nearby*

You called, boss?

Myriad Reality

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Ow!
*Gets thrown off-balance and hits the ground butt-first*

@Legend

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*Turns to look at you, then glances up at the door*
You okay?

@Audacious

*The door disappears before your eyes. Behind it is a medium-sized house with two people in front of it*

Myriad Reality

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Weird.
*Steps through fully*

@Audacious

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*Stays inches from you to avoid the door closing behind you*

@Legend

*The door shuts, knocking Isis forwards into Violet. The air around you seems much denser than you're used to, enough that it is difficult to breathe. Further, the world itself around you feels off; there is a strong pressure that makes movement more strenuous, but at the same time it is invigorating. While it is physically harder to move, you feel so much energy and stamina mentally that it seems to overcompensate for the difficulty.*

Myriad Reality

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*Presses my face up close against the door and peeks through the emerging crack as I slowly push it open*

@Audacious

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*Peeks over your shoulder*

@Legend

*On the other side there seems to be a normal looking field of grass. There doesn't seem to be any non-vegetative life there, but a star is shining like a sun near enough to provide plentiful light*

Myriad Reality

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*Keeps close behind you, watching over your shoulder*

@Legend

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*Reaches out and slowly turns the knob*

@Audacious

*The doorknob twists exactly as you would expect one to, down to your own personal thoughts on how one should*

Myriad Reality

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What else are we supposed to do?? What could be a more obvious trap???

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*Tries jumping*

@Legend

*You jump farther than you'd expect, as if there were no gravity, and wind up jumping through what Violet is standing on, the "ground" of the void*

Myriad Reality

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We're sososososososo doomed.
*Starts running at high speeds through the void*

@Legend

*Eventually the void loops, similar to a very small planet or moon, however it does so at odd geometries that don't make rational sense.*

Myriad Reality

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I don’t trust the door.
*Tries to open a portal out*

@Audacious

*The portal seems to lead to itself, going in one side would lead to coming out the same side*

Myriad Reality

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*Covers my head with my arms as this is happening, and looks up after it’s finished*
What is even this?! Hello??

@Audacious

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So, um, I hate hate this.

@Legend

*There seems to be nothing else in the void whatsoever, other than you both and the door*