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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[ He has a feeling Neku won't like him and something about Joshua reminds him... of someone.

So he's approaching Shiki to take her hand in his and give the top of it a kiss if she doesn't pull it away ]

It's nice to see another cute face around here. How did you three manage to escape the house from eating you?

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[ haha hey what the fuck ] Hands off. Now.

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[ Oh that's an interesting reaction. ]

Ah, she has a boyfriend. My mistake.

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[ he neither confirms nor denies the claim. ] You realize we don't have to help you.

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That's why I'm asking her nicely. Do you wish for the same treatment?

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(Oh god, another one.) Thanks, but no thanks. [ beat ] Actually, no thanks at all.

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[ Pfft. Nevermind, he might be fun to bulli, but maybe after asking some stuff. ]

Sure sure. Mind telling me if you know anything about those experiments from those notes?

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[ woof. ] Coming on a little strong, aren't we?

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I wanted to try it out for once.

[ He's dead now so might as well ]

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[ sighs ] Everybody always fancies themselves someone else when they die.

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Are you saying this after meeting others here or from experience from your own world?

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Not a bad question. I would say... both.

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Dude. Seriously?

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Oops. [ 0% sorry ]

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Phrasing!

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You're over it, aren't you? [ an asshole with no regrets!!! ]

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[He actually gets way with it because she's not expecting it and it surprises her, laughing a little even if she pulls her hand away after.] You're so sweet! But I hate to tell you this, but we didn't really escape anything. We're still here just like you guys.

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Ah, then how come we can't see you normally?

[ He will let go of her hand because some people are jelly and others are against het ]

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Oh. You guys just haven't been completely pulled in, I guess. You're not quite alive, but you're not totally gone either.

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It felt like there's quite a bit more people around since I arrived here. I'm assuming that's all of you and the rest pulled in then.

[ That's odd. ]

Do you happen to know why people turn into monsters here?

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Yeah, that's all of us! You can't always see us but we're here with you. [She pauses to consider that.] We don't know anything about the monsters though, sorry! That one's new. But there's always something weird happening in that house, so guess you guys just got a really unfortunate side-effect.

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[ totally not frowning or sulking or anything :( ]

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[Don't be like that, you big baby. She's still grabbing for him with her other hand? Look.]

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[ on the one hand, yay :) on the other, ] —That doesn't change how creepy that was!

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Maybe it's just from the shock? We just have to be nice and try to help them while we can! Okay?