bluediligence | Snek - Chocoro Session 2

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[Real time audio chat as she investigates:]

So, Sorawo is certain that we're inside Korone's soul. I say soul because this isn't operating like a heart as I've seen them so far. So, as I told her, be very careful with any changes you make unless you're certain of the symbolism or the outcome, those changes may have permanent effects on the core of her being.

The vase and the scarring are fairly obvious. She feels broken, but is holding herself together. The flowers have meanings, and, with everything in mind, are likely how she views herself. When plucking a petal from the sunflower, I got an intense sensation of g̴̬̻̒̃r̶͇̀͗ę̵͍̈́́ẻ̵̝͔̕n̴̙͔͆̑ [How the fuck did she pronounce that? She's a witch, that's how.], as well as sunshine, truth, and something unknown. Those aren't the meanings I'm familiar with. I'm going to test the other plants to see if there's anything similar.

The cracks have an intense feeling of wrongness to them. We may either have to push through them to find the source of whatever corruption exists here, or find a way to patch them. It likely won't be obvious.

There's a screen at the desk that seems to act like it's hooked up to a computer, but I don't see a computer tower anywhere. It's also trying but failing to boot up. If anyone else here knows anything about computers, some help would be great.

I also found a small key, if anyone knows what that goes to.

Willing my magic didn't work here, but a force of will might be functional in other ways.

I'd suggest trying to imagine yourself helping it function. Like you're supporting Korone somehow by doing so. Maybe even pouring a bit of your own strength into it. I once pushed Claudine's hand into my chest so that she could feel my love and take all the strength she needed from me, it might work similarly here.

...It's kind of abstract, but I think I get it... I'll give it a try.

It's a heart game which is still the soul. Hearts have different rules.

[Thanks for the memory share, Choco. And mindmeld nonsense.]

Focus on patch job. There is too much here like a computer. You don't fix code by breaking it more, it's just more nonsense. Breaking a computer is the last resort.

Update time:

Fiddled with the flower vase on the mantle some. Reinforced it. It's tied to either her memory or self-image. Or both. However, it's too damaged for me to fully repair and it's too delicate to move. The flowers are unpleasant to touch, after my first attempt with them.

I knew she had progressive amnesia issues, but I didn't realize they were quite so bad.

In any case. The paintings. I'm looking at the other now, but the first I saw, a house in a natural setting, had some sort of language I couldn't decipher on a plaque underneath. There was a second plaque, with a hidden clock. No hands, but two keyholes. The face probably opens up to reveal something inside.

I'll report back if I see anything else important.

[ HEY DONNIE PICK UP YOUR PHONE. as soon as he does: ]

Oh fuck, I think I got him. Hello?

Hello, you have Hamato Otome. [Shenanigans are happening.]

[A PAUSE AT THAT VOICE.]

....I don't know how I activated Choco-chan's affection for our girlfriend in this room, but I do appreciate hearing your voice, and will attempt to not be weird at you in an effort to not influence her feelings.

Oto—

[ YOU KNOW WHAT, WHATEVER'S UP WITH THAT CAN GO ON HOLD FOR A MOMENT. ]

...I'm pretty sure I activated that, actually.

[ her tone is maybe a little, smug, but it softens as she continues: ]

Choco-chan didn't think I was real, either. Do I need to pull some reality check shit?

......

This isn't also a manifestation that likes to pull jokes, right? Because that would be very mean and hurtful, Choco-chan if this is part of Choco-chan's heart, and if this isn't part of Choco-chan's heart and is actually Eve, I may need a minute to freak out a bit and it's hard to stim with a phone-

There's a crackle of static, and then Koronai's glitchy voice cuts in, awash in dark green and (safe) blue.

"E̷x̴c̴U̴s̷e̵ ̷M̶E̴,̴ ̸D̸o̷k̵K̵U̵N̴,̸ ̷S̶o̴n̵g̷b̶i̷r̷d̵ ̶i̵s̴ ̴w̶O̷r̷k̵I̶N̵G̸ ̶S̸U̶P̸E̸R̵ ̴H̷A̶R̵D̸ ̸r̷i̵g̷h̴t̵ ̸n̷O̵w̶ ̶t̷o̷ ̴h̵O̸l̷d̵ ̵t̸h̶i̸s̵ ̶C̵o̴n̶N̶E̵C̷t̸i̵o̸n̴ ̸o̵p̶e̵n̵!̷ ̸E̷v̸E̴-̵C̸h̴a̷N̶ ̷i̷s̶ ̸r̸e̴a̶l̸!̶ ̸R̷e̷A̶L̵l̶y̶ ̵R̶E̸A̶L̸L̴Y̶ ̵r̴e̴a̸l̴!̶"

[ slightly muffled, as Eve turns to blurt to KoronAI: ]

Oh shit, thanks— anyway, I'd fucking hope Choco-chan knows me well enough a me that was a part of her wouldn't be that kind of a bitch. It is really me.

....you can keep talking, I have headphones, I am just.

Gonna use the teacher's spinny chair.

[EXCUSE ME AS I GO SPIN IN CIRCLES. And maybe chiro a stupid amount.]

[Might even be churrs.]

[ AMUSED WHUFFING, followed by one of those low affectionate warbly croons ]

Okay. I just woke up here, so I'm still sorting out what the fuck is even? I've been talking to Choco-chan in charge of communication and connecting shit—Songbird?—and she's filled me in some. But I haven't gotten to looking around much yet.

[CHIRO CHIRP CHIRP]

[Oh right, things to do.]

Songbird is a nickname. An....affectionate one. She's having a very severe identity crisis. Her different names confuse her, so I called her songbird since I care about all of her, and I think it's helped her feel a little more together.

Anyway!

Edited 2023-09-02 19:38 (UTC)

This is her heart soul thing. Like with me before, when I went all kidnapy.

I think something happened with her and AIs and her brother. Did you meet Wash? He's on Minnow. And AIs are artificial intelligence, think stuff like golems and sentient constructs, but tech.

He has these ports on his neck that could take microchips. Computer stuff. He also looked like he tried to claw those out with his bare hands and considering he seems fine with all other tech, and how Choco has talked about AI in this kind of omnious way, and their shared traumas and how Choco has reacted to some of my trauma...

My theory is Wash had an incident with an AI in his head and that went bad. Choco doesn't have a bunch of tech in her like he does, but since they've been in Heart Games and places like the temple several times before, I think she got to experience something similar if not shoved right into his memory of the incident.

And that's what's causing all these problems. Between all her memory issues, several times amnesia and rebooting identity, and I think another person in here who was having a severe problem, it's making something give.

[ bless Donnie and bless his infodumps. he can't see it, but she's laserfocused on the phone sitting between her frontmost paws, ears twitching (and occasionally just laying back flat) as she digests what he's saying. ]

...yeah, I figured it was one of the heart things... okay. Not corruption this time, just the fragmenting. Or as "just" as that kind of shit can be. So the goal is... try to get her parts to come together? Or at least get some fucking better framework in here. So she can do that herself.

There's... I think at least four— no, wait. ...Sssix? Seven? Fragments? There's been consistent colors, and she said they were all her.

Seven that are her. There's a room through a painting with seven colors marking her various uniforms. The temple is her sixth go around for these places.

So that six identities from teams and games land and her base self before the nonsense. I've with the base right now.

The blue cracks on the floor are the AI, I think. DO NOT touch those. Messing with them put out the lantern and that's her and then you need to be super affectionate with it to get her back. Which, not bad to be affectionate, but super terrifying.

We need to gather keys. I have one right now, but I need to check a few more places in case there's more here.

Sixth— Huw's fucking mercy.

[ a deep breath ]

... Okay. Avoid the shit out of the cracks, look for keys, there's a room behind a painting— I'll look through there when I'm done here, then. ...should we— I think I might do better with someone, should we try to meet up when you're done?

Yes.

[Cough]

I mean, yes.

Hopefully I could work through two things quickly and catch up with you in the clothes.

You get stat buffs from the clothes. But also memories. So it can be rough.

[ another whuff-laugh, and the faint staticky fwrrr of a tongueflick ]

Okay. I'll look for that and wait for you in there. Rough's— I can handle that, so I'll gear up.

I know, but I didn't want you to be surprised. Our songbird's been through rough stuff.

[ scuffling shifting noises as she actually just rolls her entire self belly-up ]

...I bet. [ six! fuck. ] And the warning will definitely help. I was more thinking— if it's her past, I don't want to turn away from it, I guess? But I'll brace.

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