heart game - MK, rinku

[wroughtandtempered]

I’m sorry. I tried— I tried, but I can’t keep going—

I don’t think I can do this alone, so— Please. Please—

I need help.

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[roundandaround]

"Stuff Eve-chan doesn't need..." Rinku hummed and then sighed. "I don't get it at all. That's okay! We'll figure it out! Where's your heater thingy?"

[nuts_and_volts]

"Oh— the forest is a metaphor, dear. There shouldn't be anything out there. ...You should be able to touch the fires without being burned; they'll tell you what they need. You might also find other ways to stay warm, though."

They step aside, letting the two look down the hallway. It has with four doors: two on the left, one on the right, and one at the end of the hallway (which is simply an open doorframe). The one on the right and the furthest door on the left are unmarked, but the door closest to you has a small decorated wooden sign on it that says:

Eve’s room

"I'm afraid I can't accompany you further than this, but if you get stuck, head to the kitchen— that's at the end of the hall. Yuuka-sama should be in there, and she can help you out."

[noodleboi]

MK nodded to Reika as they led them to the hallway. MK's eyes look over the doors and lands on Eve's room.

"Okay. We're going to do our best. Thank you, Reika. Wish us luck," MK moved to the door to Eve's room and tried the knob.

[roundandaround]

"Thanks, Reika-san! We're gonna do our best!"

Rinku bowed and followed MK, trying to look around him to see what was inside. She started humming again.

"We're coming in, Eve-chan! ...I mean, if we're in her head, I assume she can hear us, anyway. I could when you guys were in my head, but that was kinda different."

[nuts_and_volts]

They chuckle. "You'll do just fine, dears. Eve-chan's stubborn about change, and soft-hearted; you'll know if there's something she doesn't want touched, and she wouldn't leave anything too sharp lying around."

...Case in point, perhaps: the doorknob starts to turn, then jams. Seems like it’s locked— but there’s no keyhole…?

[noodleboi]

"Guess we're not going in there, yet. Okay, Eve. We'll try the other door," MK wasn't going to force anything. He turned and walked to the door on the other side of the hall and tried that one.

[roundandaround]

"Really? Aww."

Rinku looked around fruitlessly for a hidden key, completely missing that there was nothing to put it in. Once MK tried the other door, she stood up and followed, waving at the locked door.

[wroughtandtempered]

The door opens easily, and you step through.