GRAVEYARD.

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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?

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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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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.

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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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█ LOCATIONS █ STATUSES █ PROFILES █ AUDIENCES
█ REPORTING █ PRIVATE CONVOS █ MURDER

Comments

[ktiseos]

[here's the thought process: they've already fought more than once, won't that have stopped being a good distraction from something like this? they need one Right Now, Immediately and property damage in the watch room is a bad idea. there isn't any time to make suggestions.

he stops and takes a look at who's here.

then he just like. scoops up souji and whispers forgive me but we must do something unexpected, before smooching him. he's still watching the portraits behind souji the entire time.]

[fishingforcompliments]

Oh, my.

[ktiseos]

[she gets a very brief apologetic look help.]

I am sorry that you must witness this-- [this part is genuine] but I have often been advised to be more... open with such things.

[fishingforcompliments]

I... see...

[she does not see. she is so confused.]

I wish you the best of luck with sorting through your romantic endeavors...?

[dms]

[ GASPS OBNOXIOUSLY ]

Whoa! Plot twist!

[ktiseos]

Even we did not see it coming.

[dms]

No kidding! Who'd have thought SoSo was a total player?! Like, friendly is one thing, but to toy with so many hearts?! It's cruel!

[ and yet it seems like kazu's having the time of his life ]

[illomened]

[WEWAOKOFESOFSOKFSOFES
- About where Souji's mind is right now between the fact that literally every staff member is in danger, most of whom he cares for very dearly, and being scooped up to be smooched by a giant tree.

But he's picking up what Emet's putting down... BOY IS HE... In his loudest voice with all of the drama in his little soul, hoping the Nightman loves a good soap:]

—EMETSELCH-SAN, I'VE ALREADY TOLD YOU THAT MY HEART BELONGS TO ANOTHER—!! AS MUCH AS THAT NIGHT SOOTHED MY SOUL, I SIMPLY CAN'T BE FAITHFUL TO YOU!!!

[philandery]

[ sylvain is rushing in to join in on this farce!!!!! he tries to shoulder emet out of the way to clasp souji's hands, unsure how successful that will be but whatever ]

Is it me? Tell me it's me...

[ktiseos]

[souji is in emet's 9 foot tall arms please tell me sylvain is climbing this man like a tree.]

[illomened]

[GIRL HELP!!!!!! He dramatically reaches for Sylvain's hands, please climb Emet like the tree he is to get to them.

IN HIS BEST BASHFUL MAIDEN VOICE WHILE STILL YELLING:]

I dare not say it aloud—!! It's a bad omen to speak of such things IN FRONT OF OTHERS—!!

[frostythehitman]

You!!! [ SLAPS SYLVAIN ACROSS THE FACE ]

This relationship isn't big enough for the both of us!

[supremity]

[



well, alright. this is fair and dramatic and definitely a surprise, probably. hua cheng turns from talking to flayn to witness this, and hear souji yelling his whole heart out, and while he is infamously devoted to only one person? he's a stan for love. he will fan this metaphorical fire. ]

Emet-Selch, how could you do this!? How could you stand in the way of true love, the only good thing in this world, breaking hearts like this..!

[ doesn't matter how many lovers souji winds up having, he's here to help ]

[callalilies]

I can't believe this...

[ he swoons into his arms and very quickly finger-writes: library now with marie books fire ]

[ktiseos]

There is never any reason in such things-!

[the effort of sliding things in here that are just truthful enough to really put his whole ass into saying them.]

[illomened]

[HUA CHENG IS THE REAL MVP HAVE FUN LIGHTING THE LIBRARY ON FIRE. SOUJI JUST YELLS AND CLUTCHES SYLVAIN'S HANDS PROBABLY.]

Hua Cheng—!! You understand—!!

[classmate]

I’M SO SICK OF DYING AND LEARNING WHO FUCKS AROUND HERE!!

[callalilies]

This house truly is getting a little incestuous with its relations... it's like everyone is kissing everyone.

[ktiseos]

I could not restrain myself any further after you soothed me from the cold, unbecoming as it is-!

[he's going to double die he is so sorry to souji specifically.

he does not put him down.]

[frostythehitman]

[ UHHHHH UHHHHH oh my god so much is going on right now?! Bucky is panicking a little and he can't think of a coherent thing to distract with, so the first thing out of his mouth is ]

GET AWAY FROM MY BOYFRIEND, YOU BITCH?

[ yes, he says it like it's a question. then, after a moment, to sweeten the deal ]

....how many of us have you been dating, Souji?!

[callalilies]

Are you—

Emet-Selch!

[ and suddenly emet is getting smacked in the ass with a tea towel. ]

It's always the quiet ones isn't it!!

[ktiseos]

Wh-- Kaeya!

[he has souji in his arms he cannot lash out, but he makes a face regardless.]

Surely you cannot fault us-

[sageguidance]

[ alphinaud just frowns ]

[agleam]

[i'm trapped in capitalism for many hours so he's going to observe this happening]

[decaptych]

[ Same. Popcorn? ]