GRAVEYARD

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THE GRAVEYARD

No two deaths are ever quite the same. Some might remember the exact moment their lives were cut short; others might only see a blinding flash of light; the particularly unlucky ones might not recall any details whatsoever.

No matter how it ended up happening, though, all of you here will always have one thing in common: one second you're dead; the next, you wake up to find yourself in a dark room. Before you can even start to try and get your bearings, a shadowy figure appears in the doorway of your room, face lit from the bottom up by a faint, almost ethereal glow. It stands still for a few seconds before murmuring,

"Oooooh... I see dead people."

... The voice is followed by a snicker as a gloved hand flicks the light switch on, revealing the mysterious entity to be Pumpkin, the fox-eared groundskeeper. Lowering the game console that had illuminated her face, she continues, "That one never gets old. Anyway, hey, sup, you're dead, that sucks, the house is probably gonna eat you as soon as this round is over. Wanna see what everyone else is up to on the other side?"

As you take in everything the gardener has told you, you suddenly realize as you look around... though you don't see anything, why does it feel like this place is already crowded?

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STATE OF THE GRAVEYARD

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[Upon entering the graveyard, all wandering souls will come to find that the moment they exit their room they will find themselves in a small version of Master Blue's mansion. Equipped with all of the rooms from the first four floors, the basement and the garden, this house will provide everyone with whatever they may need. However, those with keen eyes will notice that the Room of Req will not open, and while the ouija board in the museum is available, it will not work for ghosts making outgoing calls :(

Unfortunately, two-thirds of the staff is unable to enter this realm at the moment. All meals and chores must be attended to by guest themselves in order to fulfill their own needs.

Most importantly, inside the ballroom instead of a wall of profile plaques, guests will see a large screen mounted on the wall. Guests may scroll through rooms in the house and spy on the living side of things at any time of the day to see how the others are faring.]

TALK TO PUMPKIN

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[getdrekt]

Hey.

Tell me how to talk to the living.

[BECAUSE THERE'S DEFINITELY A WAY ISN'T THERE.]

LOCAL HAUNTS

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[There is one extra room inside this mansion that the living side has not received access to. In this room, those who have passed one have the chance to send one specific message or alter one setting in the house of their choosing. But things may get lost in translation...sometimes your haunts may end up in another room, or your messages are translated entirely into emojis.

But best of luck trying.]

[getdrekt]

[NARROWS EYES AT THIS ROOM, KICKS THE DOOR...]

BACKDATED TO AFTER GETTING SHOT IN THE FACE (END OF W1)

[getdrekt]

[fuck OFF pumpkin

well

he's dead and not dead again??????????

oh and his arm is back cool he stares at that for a minute or so, and flexs it, testing its range of motion in silence. huh.



if teen angst happens in the middle of the gy but no one pays attention to it, does it exist at all]

[dressupqueen]

[Being dead is like, eternal slumber, so pajamas seem fitting.

(Also, I'm too lazy to make a new outfit in the app.)

Anyway, seeing that Asch has joined the Dirt Nap Crew, Nikki approaches - though she does remember he wasn't especially... receptive to company, when they were both alive, so she doesn't get too close.]

"Are you okay?" would probably be a silly question, wouldn't it?

POST-TRIAL W2

[getdrekt]

[AAAAND Asch shuts off the TV, arms crossed. he's been pretty silent throughout the entire ordeal, save for the occasional scoffs and swears. Now:]

They did it.

[HE'S.

GENUINELY IMPRESSED? NOT THAT IT SHOWS ON HIS FACE??



and he bats Nikki's hands away.]

Stop braiding my hair. Were you even watching? Undo them. All of them.

EARLY GY ADDITIONS, END OF W1....... WELCOME WAGON..........

[getdrekt]

[that sound

no

it's pumpkin punking more bitches

and they're EARLY.

he grits his teeth, scowling dramatically








and flicks his hair out of Nikki's hands.]

I'm serious, stop braiding it. Those idiots are here.

[mammoney]

[He's just. Honestly stunned. Give him a moment.]

Hey, uh. Am I hallucinatin', or did PSL she say we're getting vored by the house?

stefanooooooo

[photorealism]

This is it?

[ hey, it's that guy! Despite everything, Stefano mostly just looks irritated, anxiously fixing his hair and, occasionally, touching his neck, as if he's still expecting it to be split open. There's no pain, of course. Only the memory. Just thinking about it annoys him. It seems like he's been wandering around for a while before he finally shows up in the ballroom, considering he already has a camera back in one hand. ]

I have no desire to be a voyeur. I thought the afterlife should be more... freeing.

[mammoney]

[Just eating a handful of chips from this bag he found. Obnoxiously.]

Hey. [Wait.] What are you doin' here?

TRIAL REACTION

[mammoney]

[yada yada yada lunaminol and whatnot. but mammon is frowning at one thing in particular]

Brilith...why's she reactin' like that? What happened...?

[sadiskick]

She saw something that changed things for her.

[ That's her best guess. ]

END OF W3 WELCOME WAGON FOR THE NEWLY-DEAD..........

[getdrekt]

[oh boy

exactly one person who doesn't suck is coming to the gy

in celebration of this fact, there is a generous plate of cookies on the table.

wow they're actually pretty delicious. chocolate chunk? it looks like someone broke up a bar of dark chocolate into the batter.

wait who made these, no one is even here?

cookie ghost........]

[constellates]

[wow... welcome wagon. anya wakes up with a start - and reaches for her heart first, shocked to finding it beating. shocked to find all of her fingers accounted for. shocked that she's no longer on a wartorn battlefield but instead back - in the mansion?

she scrambles to her feet and starts running - yelling for jin ling, toi, nie, maybe you hear her before you see her - but eventually she'll realize it's truly not the same mansion. up until she makes it to the plate of cookies and.... picks one up....

and just starts to quietly cry. excuse her.]

Week 4- Monday Monday

[shortfornow]

[ At some point on Sunday night, he drags a pillow and blanket out from Room Three and takes up residence in the Ballroom.

He can be found there in the morning, camped out by the screen. The tv seems to be on something concerning based on the frown Dazai is wearing. Anyone coming into the ballroom will get him glancing over. ]

Is it true you guys have a way to communicate with the living?

[ Or find him camping there later on, with a bag of chips for a meal. He's switching the channels from his formal roommates, to Missile, and Chuuya. ]

[mammoney]

Yep. But it ain't like you think.

[Mammon's mask is...a bit on the eerie side. Luckily its only one half of his face, the wing covering the other with a hole for his eye.]

Whatever we write...it seems it just comes out as emojis.

A THING....MONDAY 1/3

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[On Monday evening, no matter where you are, you'll hear the rumbling and feel the shaking of the house beneath your feet. Should you investigate, you will find that the third floor has now opened. Feel free to explore, play some games, pick up an instrument or two...you can have a little extra equipment, as a treat.

And speaking of treats...not long after that, the familiar radio crackle comes to life, but three very different voices can be heard. If you listen close, it sounds like two boys and one girl.]

"If you could just settle down for a sec. You do realize these things take time, don't you, Neku?"

"Shut up, I know. Could you maybe not sound like a know-it-all for once in your life?"

"I don't think he really knows how..."

[As you approach the ballroom, you'll find three teenagers lugging a wooden box into the ballroom before dropping it on the table. As everyone gathers together, they'll look up and wave in greeting. It's the girl who speaks up then.]

"Hey! We brought you guys a present!"

THE BOX...

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[When the box is opened, characters will find two photo albums. One seems to be filled with photos of guests of the past such as these three teenagers, those whose items can be found in the museum, and other people they may not recognize. They appear to all be standard headshots much like the images found on the plaques in the ballroom.

The second photo album, however, appears to be...a baby book? Images of Peach, Plum and Pumpkin fill these pages from the time they were baby animal-girls to almost like their current appearance. These images include things such as Pumpkin's first steps, messy art projects by Peach, Plum with her pipe organ and other childhood memories.

As they turn the pages of this album, however, the expressions of the girls begin to change a little from happy, optimistic little girls to mildly jaded teenagers. 5000+ years is a long time to live, after all.]

Wednesday -Meeting-

[shortfornow]

[ Dazai is going to gesture to anyone he comes across to follow him. ]

Let's meet in the ballroom to discuss what we have all learned so far.

[ He won't wait for them, because he doesn't want to miss out on the information sharing on the living's side. ]

Sounds like the other ghosts have shared quite a bit with them as well. That's good. We don't have to worry about figuring how to communicate that much to them.

One of our visitors from Monday told me that Blue may be stuck here like all of us. He may just be the figure head that is controlled by the house. A distraction to keep everyone focused on him instead of what the house or whomever is controlling it actually wants.

[ He pulls out his phone to show them. ]

I do not have the same emoji's as the ones that appear in the letters, but it may help us figure out how to word our letters for easier translation. I don't think they understand the house will eat us or wants to eat them. We should also encourage them to stop killing each other.

If there's anything else you've learned or if you have any ideas on what to send them, then share it. We might as well figure it out together because we're limited in our communication.

[ Work together time \o/ ]

[sadiskick]

[ Looks at Phoenix and NHS. ]

They may be getting some clue from our letters, but I won't hold my breath. What makes you think Blue is being controlled?

W4 LETTERS FROM THE LIVING

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[ on thursday evening, pumpkin appears! in addition to her usual gardening garb, today she's wearing a newsboy cap, with an old-school mailbag slung over her shoulder. if those weren't enough of a hint as to what her job duties are today, it'll soon become apparent as she starts to sing and dance. ]

Heeeeere's the mail, it never fails, it makes me wanna wag my tail, when it comes I wanna wail, maaaaaaaaail!

[ and then, after her little performance, there's... silence. she frowns as her ears droop. ]

. . . Man, that's so not as fun when Peachy and Plum aren't here. [ but! whatever!! shaking her head, she opens the bag and lets a stack of letters spill out onto a conveniently placed table. ] Anyway, you guys have mail! Ta-daaaaaa.

[ unlike the letters that the dead send to the living, the ones the dead get in return laid out for all to see. if the sender didn't sign their name... well... looks like they'll have to piece that one together for themselves! otherwise, enjoy the letters in memoriam. maybe it'll inspire something to send back? ]

1/2

[shortfornow]

You could always see if Anya and Asch would join you in singing next time.

[ Yeah, he's volunteering Asch. ]

Thursday Afternoon

[shortfornow]

[ He's eating a bag of chips as he flips through the channels and stops at this. ]

Huh. What are those clinging on to them?

[ And then he hears Zeni saying that the other two wouldn't leave them alone. Dazai let's out a long, loud sigh. Chuuya. ]

[mammoney]

Awww, they kind of look like lesser demons! Just a bit.

[THEY LOOK NOTHING LIKE LESSER DEMONS]

Friday

[shortfornow]

[ First they have the death announcement...

and then this.. Why did Ayabe and Chuuya both do room break-ins the same week? ]

Ah, there's the other group.

[ Time to pretend he has no emotions at all as he watches how Ayabe isn't moving ]

[getdrekt]

[he's trying not to dwell on the fact that phoenix will be along shortly.

but he does stop behind dazai when he sees ayabe, and watches, silently as things play out.

anyone watching asch watch ayabe would almost think he's concerned. almost!!










...until ayabe wakes up and pulls a severed arm out of a guitar case. asch HEAVES AN IRRITATED SIGH AND STARTS WALKING OFF

GIRL BYE!!!!!! wasting his time with this shit!!!!!!!]

Trial reaction!!

[mammoney]

[That is....a lot of information about Master Blue and the house being a god and being eaten and love letters and well, Mammon's head hurts, but there's something more important to do, here.]

[Which is kicking the wall a few times.]

Take THAT, you stupid house with a vore fetish!!

[shortfornow]

[ Here's here with a blanket and pillow, chilling on the floor while Mammon does that.

Looks like Akira has some interesting notes. Also they are sharing letters. ]

I wonder if we can locate the heart from over here.

Stop it's Furry time

[shortfornow]

[ Here is Dazai, sitting infront of the screen again. His tail is flicking and his ears are aimed forward as he watches a blanket being moved by something invisible.

After a moment or two, he'll spring forward to bat at the screen. Then he'll frown, his ears flattening as he sighs. ]

I can't say if this is one of the more annoying ones or not.


[ Later, he's sitting on the kitchen counter, just eating a can of crab meat while his tail swishes back and forth. ]

Ah. I'm so bored...

[ His ears flatten against his hair as he sighs. Come entertain him ]

[mammoney]

[Someone very golden comes up from behind him.]

[He stands, considers.]

[And then he just. Reaches forward and pats Dazai on the head HE CAN'T HELP IT HE'S SORRY]

[slobjection]

[ phoenix is sans his beanie when he arrives, revealing the full spikiness of his hair, but sometimes his hair looks like more like feathers... and like it's on fire. ha ha what funny irony! ]

[ he just scrubs his hand through his face, looking tired in a way he hasn't before. ]

... Lio ...

[ sorry for emo d(e)ad ]

[shortfornow]

[ ...who is this? this is not the hobo pianist. he looks some how naked without the beanie?

then he hears that single word. might as well get past this part first then... ]

He's been saved.

week 5

[sadiskick]

i. monday - what's your damage

[ When the week rolls over and the effects take hold of everyone in the graveyard, a loud splintering sound echoes throughout the house, followed by a roar. Anyone near the chapel or on the floor underneath it can see a leviathan thrash around as it falls through to the room beneath it because Meltryllis doesn't have any of its powers (ie. no flying), so all it can do is fall into the rooms below, beached.

It takes a few moments before she transforms into something more manageable and humanoid.

Once she does, she looks up at the destroyed chapel with an expression tinged with heartache before she walks away. Anyone can catch her before or after or while she's the fucking leviathan. ]

ii. drawing room - anytime

[ She's a scaly now, covered in cool, glimmering scales to represent being the flying serpentine monster that she was with long... fin-like wings in place of where her too long sleeves would usually obscure her hands.

If she's not in the drawing room, she'll take what she's working on in the drawing room elsewhere.

It looks like... a doll? A figure? A very crude attempt at a garage kit figure even....?

Wow. She looks extremely focused and extremely concentrated at her task, the way her fingers are moving clumsily and without much precision steadily frustrating her. ]

i.

[getdrekt]

[what about catch her absolutely literally tho

he's walking up the stairs to the second floor when the roar looses, and he JUMPS at the sound, cat tail puffing straight up. with the rules of abyss stupid jumping in place, he gets a good ten feet of air--

--and slams his head into the ceiling.

the ceiling splits.

and out comes

that fucking dragon that bit his arm off and chased him for like four to five hours back in week 1 while yakety sax played on loop in the background.

squish

both asch and melt thrash wildly at each other in a comedy of errors.]

Not this again, nya! Get off me, nya!

w5 early bird mail

[cluedin]

[ master blue's favorite (read as: only) groundskeeper is back, with what looks to be another delivery for the dead! evidently, today must have been a good day, because she's humming a cute little tune as she approaches...

keywords being "must have been," because as soon as she sees the current state of affairs in the graveyard, her ears and tail both go limp as her eyes turn wide. ]

Uh . . .

[ ... right, one job at a time... ]

Here's the mail it never fails it makes me wanna wag my tail blah blah blah maaaaaail.

[ after that half-hearted and understandably distracted performance, she hefts her bag onto the Table of Convenience once more to let a number of letters fall out. then she's. going back to just blankly staring up at the wreckage of the chapel in a state of disbelief. ]

Why. Why do bad things happen to good people. When have I been anything other than a good little Pumpkin Pie...

[getdrekt]

It's fine. It only broke through to the second level.

[THERE'S! A!! HOLE!!!]

Can you patch it?

A THING....MONDAY, 1/3

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[On Monday evening, no matter where you are, you’ll start to notice that the house is a little bigger than usual. No doubt by now you’ve noticed that the fourth floor has opened. Feel free to explore, watch some movies, make some crafts…keep yourself busy and occupied.

But don’t get too distracted. Sometime in the evening, the familiar radio crackle comes to life from overhead. Three voices appear to be talking to each other…or arguing.]

“Is this necessary?”

“Not a chance.”

“Of course it is! It shows we’re a united front…or whatever.”

[As you approach the lounge, you’ll find a familiar set of teenagers entering the room…holding hands? The girl in the center has a tight grip on a hand of each boy, pulling them forward as they carry a wooden box. As everyone gathers together, the trio will look up and gesture to the box. Once again, the girl speaks up first.]

Another delivery for you guys!

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[When the box is opened, characters will find a stack of envelopes with their names on it along with their original room keys. As they open these envelopes, they will find a particular notecard written in a familiar script.]

Evening. Cordially invite you to spend one week in the mansion beginning March 30th. Current state of affairs is dire. Please make preparations accordingly.
- ℬ

[[Huh. Well that’s interesting, isn’t it?]

w5 like... through the latter half of the week

[getdrekt]

[hey is it just you or is there a lot more like

snacks and baked goods around lately?

it's not your imagination.

at various times as you wander through the area with the Sw*tch TV, a new plate of something is usually hanging around. cookies, tarts, pizza, cocktail wieners wrapped in flaky pastry, fruit and vegetable platters (the usual assortments, with some flourishes here and there: apple rabbits, fresh AND chocolate-dipped strawberries, wedges of melon cut away from their skin in bite-size pieces) complete with fancy toothpicks, sushi, individual fruit pies, sandwiches, and even a varied selection of riceballs.

there is a FOOD GHOST AROUND.

and since there's like, very limited options, even though he's flighty and trying to be stealth, with a little luck, you might be able to catch him at some point either delivering food, or making it...]

[shortfornow]

[ purring, while grabbing the sushi and rice balls. ]

W5 Wednesday night/Thursday morning : THE SLEEPOVER FROM (IN) HELL CATCHALL

[getdrekt]

[mammoney]

[JUST KICKING IN ASCH'S DOOR]

What's UP!! We're gonna play SPIN THE BOTTLE, and I AIN'T TAKIN' NO FOR AN ANSWER!!! Get in here!!

[He is pretty drunk at this point, and is brandishing an empty wine bottle. Someone stop him.]

STRATEGY

[slobjection]

Four days from now we're going to make a comeback... of sorts. Something about a final stand.... likely to be literal, if we don't beat the house at its own game.

So. Let's prepare. The first thing on the agenda is pooling our resources to share what we've learned with the living. It seems like they've already found the "heart" of the mansion, but are struggling with it. We've learned a fair bit from other ghosts.

Let's get to work.

[constellates]

I will send letter to Jin Ling this week - can say we are coming, but not sure what to say for 'heart'...

[and she'll go ahead and share the draft of her letter this week like she did last week, all doodled emojis

💮🦚,
❗👻(⚔️, 💰, 💢, 🌟, 🤕, 🍮,➕ )🔜🏠(💮🦚,👘,🥒⚽,🐦, ➕)❗
⏳1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣4️⃣5️⃣6️⃣7️⃣📅
🎉🤗🎉
🚀🚫💬👻

➕ 🎨📝🥰💞
🌟🎶🤝💮🦚
❌🏃‍♂️💨🔁
🌟💬💕➡️🥒⚽, 🐦🎵
✏️🌟🎶🔫

she tilts her head]

Other important thing to say?

DEDA ANNOUNCEMENT W5

[getdrekt]

[HM!

Asch

stands up from the Sw*tch TV watching group

and walks out

he seems mad, question mark???

but he left behind a cheese platter so maybe just eat that instead!]

[shortfornow]

[ Cheese is good, but for once he's not touching the food.

His eyes were narrowed at the screen, and his tail is swishing irritably. This might be the first time he actually hopes someone mid-trials ]