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guestservices) wrote2022-07-11 08:16 am
guestservices) wrote2022-07-11 08:16 am
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GRAVEYARD.
GRAVEYARD
Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today...
...to be super dead. No, did you think you were getting a funeral? Sorry.
When you wake up, no matter how you died, you'll find yourself all in one piece, inside of a fairly large box that upon further inspection may in fact be a coffin. However, throwing the lid off isn't too difficult, and as you step out of your own grave, you'll find yourself standing in a cemetery behind a large mansion, where an iron gate stands between you and the entrance. Thankfully, the moment you approach, dirty and tired as you are, the gate swings open, and you're allowed immediate entrance into the mansion.
The mansion itself is a little dusty, and the furnishings are vintage at best, but... hey, it's home. Why don't you explore a little?
★FIRST FLOOR.
★ On the first floor is a parlor and sitting area. On one of the tables is a phone, which as of Week 3, Saturday has a dial tone and can be used to contact hotel staff. In addition to that is a kitchen stocked with food - not to mention a large wine cellar full to the bursting with every kind of wine you could imagine. Vintage!
★ Walking down a long hallway, you'll find a laundry room with a washbin and a washboard, a few closets full of dusty old clothes, a large library, and an ornate dining room with a crystal chandelier.
Of note, the dining room in particular has a very tall wall of what look like portraits to one side. If you walk closer, however, you may notice that the portraits are moving - and appear to actually be holding black and white images of your friends (and enemies?) back in the hotel, so you can monitor their activities. That's nice! There are record players set up beneath the portraits, which come with blank records set in there already; if you turn them on while the blank records are set there, you will be able to hear what is being said by the people in the portraits.
★ At the very end of the first floor hallway is another door - it is locked up tight with a padlock, and has a message painted on it.... Don't dead? Inside here is the basement that the dead locked Qi Rong into on Friday of Week 5. In theory you might be able to take the key from someone and go in, since it hasn't been returned to Virgo; inside here is a dark, dank basement illuminated by a lantern giving off a dim green glow. There are barrels of stale water and sour wine, boxes containing stale crackers, extremely questionable jerky, and other rotted foodstuffs, and... uh... there are some unpleasant-looking rats skittering around. Icky. In practice, why would you want to? Just keep it locked.
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★ Walking down a long hallway, you'll find a laundry room with a washbin and a washboard, a few closets full of dusty old clothes, a large library, and an ornate dining room with a crystal chandelier.
Of note, the dining room in particular has a very tall wall of what look like portraits to one side. If you walk closer, however, you may notice that the portraits are moving - and appear to actually be holding black and white images of your friends (and enemies?) back in the hotel, so you can monitor their activities. That's nice! There are record players set up beneath the portraits, which come with blank records set in there already; if you turn them on while the blank records are set there, you will be able to hear what is being said by the people in the portraits.
★ At the very end of the first floor hallway is another door - it is locked up tight with a padlock, and has a message painted on it.... Don't dead? Inside here is the basement that the dead locked Qi Rong into on Friday of Week 5. In theory you might be able to take the key from someone and go in, since it hasn't been returned to Virgo; inside here is a dark, dank basement illuminated by a lantern giving off a dim green glow. There are barrels of stale water and sour wine, boxes containing stale crackers, extremely questionable jerky, and other rotted foodstuffs, and... uh... there are some unpleasant-looking rats skittering around. Icky. In practice, why would you want to? Just keep it locked.
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★SECOND FLOOR.
★ On the second floor of the mansion is a series of bedrooms. Just like the hotel, you'll find a room already booked with your name on a nameplate on the door - and a portrait of yourself, as well as your hostage, hanging just above the nameplate. The inside of the rooms are simple - a bed with red covers, a desk with a typewriter, and a small bathroom with a toilet and a clawfoot tub. Provided that you didn't give your belongings away, you'll find all of them on your bed, waiting for you upon your arrival. This includes tickets (so long as they weren't looted from your body and used to pay for hints) and other things that may have been evidence in your case but belonged to you beforehand.
★ A dumbwaiter sits at the end of the hallway of bedrooms. Inside of it is a typewriter, and a space where there once sat a golden bell labeled as Virgo's; however, the bell is currently missing. An unlabeled bell sits to the side of it. A small sign above the dumbwaiter says: PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT STAFF BY LEAVING A MESSAGE. VIRGO MAY ALSO BE SENT A TIP AND RUNG. PULL THE LEVER TO PRESS SEND. - STAFF
It seems you can reach out to the hotel staff by leaving a message or ringing the bell, though your options are limited for the latter. Sure enough, a lever in the wall next to the dumbwaiter is currently set to the "down" position. Push it to "up" and watch your message disappear.
★ Beside the dumbwaiter is one last bedroom. This room is marked with a plaque that says "Dream Suite", and has several familiar constellations decorating the door. Occasionally, when you ring the bell by the dumbwaiter while thinking of a member of Hotel Staff on the living side, the corresponding constellation on the door will light up, and you'll feel as though you should walk in. Inside, there is a line of comfortable beds. Lie down in one, and you'll have a dreamlike "in person" audience with the NPC you had attempted to contact.
★ A dumbwaiter sits at the end of the hallway of bedrooms. Inside of it is a typewriter, and a space where there once sat a golden bell labeled as Virgo's; however, the bell is currently missing. An unlabeled bell sits to the side of it. A small sign above the dumbwaiter says: PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT STAFF BY LEAVING A MESSAGE. VIRGO MAY ALSO BE SENT A TIP AND RUNG. PULL THE LEVER TO PRESS SEND. - STAFF
It seems you can reach out to the hotel staff by leaving a message or ringing the bell, though your options are limited for the latter. Sure enough, a lever in the wall next to the dumbwaiter is currently set to the "down" position. Push it to "up" and watch your message disappear.
★ Beside the dumbwaiter is one last bedroom. This room is marked with a plaque that says "Dream Suite", and has several familiar constellations decorating the door. Occasionally, when you ring the bell by the dumbwaiter while thinking of a member of Hotel Staff on the living side, the corresponding constellation on the door will light up, and you'll feel as though you should walk in. Inside, there is a line of comfortable beds. Lie down in one, and you'll have a dreamlike "in person" audience with the NPC you had attempted to contact.
★OUTDOORS.
★ Outside of the mansion is a small garage. The ground here is worn down and thin, and you can almost make out what look like railroad tracks embedded in the dirt. Inside of the garage is a rattly old car that moves along those little railroad tracks, from the garage to the mansion front, and then back all the way around to the cemetery.
★ On the grounds, there is a garden full of flowers. There are also the remnants of gardening supplies and supplies to package and send bouquets, but none of these supplies are in useable condition now. ★ A "bumper cars" rink has been made by clearing out all of the rocks, weeds and grass in a sizeable area. There are some small slopes and dips, and a bumper barrier along the outside of the rink which was made by piling up compacted dead leaves from the graveyard. There are two "cars": laundry baskets that have rudimentary jar lid wheels with ladle axles and nails stolen from a dining room chair. They have been padded with some old clothing, like that will save anyone. Since we don't have electricity in hell, each "car" has one paddle made from tree branches broken down into the appropriate size, presumably used to push the cars around.
★ The cemetery where you first awaken is a direct copy of the cemetery outside of the hotel - right down to the placement of statues, mausoleums, and the creepy atmosphere. Your grave remains after you wake up in it, in case you want to take a dirt nap.
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★ On the grounds, there is a garden full of flowers. There are also the remnants of gardening supplies and supplies to package and send bouquets, but none of these supplies are in useable condition now. ★ A "bumper cars" rink has been made by clearing out all of the rocks, weeds and grass in a sizeable area. There are some small slopes and dips, and a bumper barrier along the outside of the rink which was made by piling up compacted dead leaves from the graveyard. There are two "cars": laundry baskets that have rudimentary jar lid wheels with ladle axles and nails stolen from a dining room chair. They have been padded with some old clothing, like that will save anyone. Since we don't have electricity in hell, each "car" has one paddle made from tree branches broken down into the appropriate size, presumably used to push the cars around.
★ The cemetery where you first awaken is a direct copy of the cemetery outside of the hotel - right down to the placement of statues, mausoleums, and the creepy atmosphere. Your grave remains after you wake up in it, in case you want to take a dirt nap.
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N̸A̵V̴I̶G̶A̶T̴I̴O̸N̷.̷
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[ well, here is kaeya cheerfully playing in the snow because this is his shit! after he's settled in and harassed people, he will make his way over to a spot to start building up a little snow girl at first, giving her cheek a lil pinch before fixing it and clapping some of the snow on his hands. ]
Really wish I had some of your help... this place could use a good thunderclap or three...
[ his other snow person is taller, and carries a decrepit stick he found as his sword. he also pats his on the chest very gently and seems satisfied with his work. this is pretty much what he's doing outside and he'll stick with it, eventually just flopping down by them with polaris to enjoy the little chilly surprise. ]
surprise!
[ enjoy some snow dumped suddenly down the back of your shirt! if you hated that? then oh lawd kaeya's running away now with polaris barking cheerfully as well. ]
wildcard!
[ do what you want bc the deda are going insane. kaeya can be found making snow angels, just vibing in the snow fall, or meandering the cemetery. ]
shenans
but hua cheng eyes the yoo joonghyuk for a moment, mentally appraising the craftsmanship, before he goes and makes a matching twink next to snowyoo. can't have one without the other! ]
nans
in any case, the craftsman ship isn't that bad actually, like he's gone around doing this before? probably because where there's cryo, there's snow (haha). of course, hua cheng is the sculpting master, so dokja instantly outshines yoohoo perhaps in the detail of the face as kaeya has sculpted a somewhat indistinct, but very there, ">:(" face. ]
Not too shabby. Reminds me a little of Nerak... [ karen world. ]
nana?
En, in some ways. At least Lup isn't down here to get thrown into "igloo jail" for stealing alcohol. [ he steps back, satisfied. ]
nnnnnnnnnnnn
[ too back wicked's gonna destroy this in another thread. ]
I should have a life sentence.
aaaaaaaaa
[ it's fine he'll just carve it again later. ]
But you probably should, yes.
aaa
[ he didn't feel bad at all!!!!! ]
The couches and beds were made of ice, so... I don't think they deserved a tip anyways.
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[ portia probably left a bunch of gold from krankaz in nerak tbh ]
At least the beds here are tolerable.
surprise!
[ he laughs and chases after kaeya with the intent to tackle him into the snow!!!!!!!!! ]
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[ kaeya is going to try and dart out of the way of one tackle, but ultimately polaris gets in the way and sends him falling into the snow when sylvain manages to get him in a tackle. he lives here now. ]
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sylvain grins and rolls them both around as much as he's able to ]
Take that, knave!
[ eventually he just flops breathlessly onto his back and starts making a snow angel, while omo returns to capitalism ]
This reminds me of home...
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In a good way? Or a bad way? Middle of the road's fine too, of course.
[ gently nudging his ankle with his foot. ]
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Good! I miss the snow. Maybe not the winter, though...
[ a day spent in this weather is nice... an overlong season of it, not so much...
he nudges kaeya's foot back with his own, and reaches over to pet polaris from where the daemon is camped on kaeya's chest (jelly...) ]
I guess we did see a bit here and there in the hotel [ on excursions and through doors and such ], but it's weird being away from it for so long.
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Fuck yeaaaaaaaah!
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Hmm, you're right. The head was pretty off.
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[ wicked: i hate yjh (tapes another picture of yjh onto her wall) ]
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[ he picks up a big chunk of snow? head-sized? ]
Like this? [ before he drops it on her head. it's all snow, so it's not heavy. it's just. a surprise. ]
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Are you saying he has a huge —
[ And then it’s dropped right on her head. Hello? ]
I wasn’t ready! Cheater!
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