GRAVEYARD

[cluedin]

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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[cluedin]

[ dodges to take satisfaction away from Neku ] It's a little telling that you felt targeted, isn't it? Hee hee.

[cluedin]

(God.) Shut it.

[cluedin]

We are here to answer their questions, Neku. Or do you enjoy spending eternity in this place?

[getdrekt]

Shut up.

Both of you shut up. Immediately.

[cluedin]

[ he shoots one glance at josh, then just. shrugs ] So much for answering questions, huh?

[cluedin]

[ he also. shrugs. ] People just don't appreciate help these days.

[getdrekt]

[hmmmfgfgdhhghRGHGH]

You know what I meant.

We don't know how long you're here for. Focus.

[cluedin]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. You could call me something of a ghost expert. We'll last long enough to answer any questions we're able to.

[getdrekt]

...In that case, tell me everything you've observed.

[cluedin]

[ asch. ] Please be a little more specific than that. We have been here a while, now.

[getdrekt]

[JOSHUA?????

anyway he ticks stuff off.]

Can we talk with the living world beyond the letters and the manipulation?

How can we send a real message?

Who is "Blue", what does he look like? Is he human?

What is a meme?

How can we access that... wee-gee board ourselves to speak with the living?

What does the house gain from consuming its participants?

Have you gleaned any ideas on how we can best it?

[cluedin]

Would it kill you to go one at a time? Most of these aren't exactly one word answers. [ JESUS, ASCH. ]

[getdrekt]

I did go one at a time.

[IN A LIST!!!!!!]

Pick one, and start.

[cluedin]

To start with the simplest... where I'm from, memes are words or ideas you can imprint in people's head. [ :) helping ]

[getdrekt]

[????? ?????? ????????????? ??]

Okay. [NOT OKAY WHAT THE FUCK]

Next.

[cluedin]

[ him just accepting it is so good joshua just leaves it at that. anyway: ] As for contacting the living... It's possible, but those methods are dependent on the other side. I wouldn't hold my breath on them.

[getdrekt]

[?????????]

What do you mean? Explain.

[cluedin]

Who knows if they're in play, but a few items or abilities have helped with that in the past. Not that it did them any good.

[getdrekt]

[!]

What kind of items? How do they enter play?

If someone tries to contact us, we need to know as much as possible!

[cluedin]

I wasn't summoned [ who would ], so I can't give you any details, but from what it looked like on this side? If they ever manage to contact you using those, you'll simply appear wherever they are.

[getdrekt]

[!!!]

So it's possible.

[There's something like determination mixed with concern. What if an idiot gets the item. What if the item doesn't play!!!! he's nearly pacing.]

Could you see on the receiver set? [he means the tv.] What any of the items looked like?

We've seen medicinal items, and skulls that block fatal blows. Someone had an item that could divine if someone was telling the truth or not.

Is there anything else?

[cluedin]

There's been a wider variety of items given this round than usual. I'm guessing because you guys didn't get to keep either your abilities or your personal items. Unless they're shown in public [ he gestures to that screen ], it's a little difficult to guess what they might do.

[getdrekt]

[what the FUCK the other rounds got so much more!!!!!!!!

he clenches his hands into fists]

We didn't get anything. We didn't keep our powers, our abilities, or any of our own items.

So they're making up for it with these idiot items? Tch.

[...]

Then our only hope is that one of the combinations of items breaks the system irreparably.