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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The Newly Dead Game...Ask Us Anything

[cluedin]

[Talk to Neku, Shiki, or Joshua! Please specify in your comment if you want a particular character or we'll hit these as they come.]

[shortfornow]

[ He has an invitation and his original room key. He'll once again approach Shiki, even with the other two being right there. ]

Ah, what a shame. Both of your hands are taken already.

[ Yeah, he's going there again. Also he's a cat. ]

Just to be clear, which mansion is this referring to?

[cluedin]

[ CLOSES HIS EYES ] (Come on, Neku, be cool... you know he's doing it to get a rise out of you...) [ he takes a second to breathe, and then responds, flatly, ] The one on the other side.

[shortfornow]

[ Like nya, Neku. ]

I see. Are we going to remain as ghosts on that side then?

[ There would be some pros and cons to that. ]

[cluedin]

[ the only cat he cares about is CAT ] Yeah. You didn't think there wasn't gonna be a catch, did you?

[cluedin]

[Nya...but she grins a little even while holding both boys' hands. They're stuck now. Suffer, etc etc.]

Neku covered it, but yeah, the mansion on the other side of things! Guess you guys are getting a bit of a break, huh?

[shortfornow]

A break, huh? I don't know if I would call it that.

[ His tail flicks back and forth slowly as he says that. He has some mixed feelings. ]

Do you know why he wants to send us over there?

[cluedin]

If I had to guess? It's probably because your round isn't totally done yet. Maybe there's something you can do to help save everybody.

[slobjection]

[ i'm greedy i want as many twewys as i can fit in my grubby tag hands ]

Huh. Previous guests, I'm assuming?

[ he has no beanie and his hair feather like and on fire it's probably fine ]

[cluedin]

What gave it away? [ it's too early for you to be a shit, josh ]

[slobjection]

Just a hunch.....

[ it's always time to be a shit ]

So, am I to assume from this invitation that Master Blue is cheating the house and calling us back to the other side?

[cluedin]

I wouldn't quite say that. You'll stay in the state you're currently in, where you aren't integrated yet, but still dead. You'll just be making a visit your little group can notice. The house is aware this will be going on. Like it or not, we're all in its grasp right now.

[cluedin]

[She's busy squinting.]

It's been a long time for us, but yeah. [She's still squinting at his hair, it's fine.]

[slobjection]

[ don't look at his sandals with socks. ]

... Is it true you can still be saved if we do well enough?

[ shhh he's shounen ]

[sadiskick]

[ i’ll take anyone! ]

What kind of preparations?

[ she assumes they’re still going to be dead. ]

What will we be able to do?

[cluedin]

You know how you guys can change things around the house sometimes? I think it's gonna be like that, but bigger. You'll be able to actually see people again and help them as much as you can...even though you'll still be a ghost.

[sadiskick]

On a bigger scale?

[ She seems mollified by that idea. ]

Shiki, right?

[mammoney]

[give me anyone]

Hey, so, did you guys ever find the "heart" of this place? Since that seems to be a big deal.

[cluedin]

I don't know if we did on this side, but they must be getting close on the other end of things if you're getting the chance to go back. That's never happened before.

[mammoney]

Do we both have to find it, or is it like a first come first serve thing? It doesn't matter who finds it, right?

[getdrekt]

How should we prepare.

[point blank.]

[cluedin]

Start talking to each other and devise a battle strategy. You're gonna need to be on the same page or the whole thing will fall apart.

[getdrekt]

A battle strategy.

Against the core? The heart?

[cluedin]

(Man, you must be a blast to be around.) [ in which neku lacks self-awareness. anyway ] Use the knowledge you guys have gotten on this side to help them out.

[getdrekt]

[his tail bristles slightly, supernatural cat senses picking up neku's secret metatext, even if he doesn't.]

...Is there anything we know beyond them? [hm]

Can we take the picture albums with us? Or the lists I made?