EVE'S HEART

[aprettygirl]

A dark veil slips over you, obscuring your vision; it’s cool and clinging, and blocks out all outside sensation. You drift downward . . . as you do, you grow more and more aware of the pulse of your own heartbeat, until it’s a ringing, unpleasant throb in your ears.

. . . after some time, it’s interrupted by a soft splash, and you feel solid rock underfoot.

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Comments

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

Is your physical state also a metaphor?

[is this potted plant also a metaphor. I'm going to investigate the potted plant]

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

"How did you guess?"

It looks like a bunch of black, fluid-filled veins have twined together to form a climbing vine, and then sprouted tiny hooks; some of these are anchored into the wall. It pulses faintly, and smells like blood.

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

It seemed likely. I don't suppose you're actually going to explain it.

[...carefully reaching out to touch one of the tiny hooks]

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

"I used to be part of a different section of the heart; it's a leftover from that."

The tiny hook moves, sinking into your finger and drawing a drop of blood, which disappears into its tip.

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

[hissing at the hook digging in, drawing his hand away]

—What different section?

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

It doesn't chase you.

"Duty and entrapment."

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

[checking to see if his finger is still bleeding]

Is the idea that you left your duty, or that Aather took you from it unwillingly...?

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

pact pact pact No, it's fine.

"Mm, no . . . rather that I have a different position in Aather."

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

Does that position involve blood-sucking plants?

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

"That's a piece of a monster ♥"

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

...What is it doing in here?

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

"It's everywhere, because it's part of me."

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

[eyeing the plant critically, like he can't decide if it's a Problem]

It does make me wonder why you would warn me away from monstrous things, if they were going to be a constant no matter where I went.

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

"Ah, did you get such a warning? ... probably you're not supposed to go in the place where they're strong enough to eat you."

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

This thing doesn't pose any problem?

[casting his eyes over to the bowl of blood next. hmm]

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

"None of you have the food it wants, so . . ."

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

Then why would it eat me elsewhere?

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

"It's not very discriminating if you get right into its stomach. Some things are just like that."

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

I suppose that makes sense. What does it prefer to eat?

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

"Bacillus, a nanomachine found in the blood of certain people in my world."

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

Are you the only person in Aather with such nanomachines?

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

"Mine are Crusnik, not Bacillus."

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

Ah. Then there's no reason for it to pose any threat?

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[aprettygirl]

"To Jasper? I suppose not."

Re: flesh (the kitchen)

[heirbrained]

[...shrugs. good enough]

Then I suppose there's no problem.

[pacing forward to peek at the plates of food and uncover some of the covered ones]