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GRAVEYARD PT. II

GRAVEYARD

The world is black. And then you blink at your plate.

A portion of your favorite dish greets your eyes, albeit in a form you may never have seen it in before. Encased in a thick, wobbling layer of multi-colored gelatin, the food you know and love now sits suspended in its protein-based enclosure as an eccentric re-imagining of the dish. Furthermore, it only takes a glance to see that the rest of the dining table's spread shares this same theme, as every single dish, sweet or savory, finds itself victim to a jiggling Jell-o jail.

Still, you won't have much time to take this all in before a quiet, high-pitched giggling makes its way to your ears, only crescendoing in volume the longer you sit in this oh-so-familiar dining room. It doesn't take much to find the source of the sound either; unlike the other side, this place is absolutely teeming with fairies to the point where the fluttering of their iridescent wings is clearly audible behind the din of their laughter. As you come to your senses, dozens and dozens of beady eyes watch with their tiny faces stretched out in a wide grin, before speaking in unison.

"Welcome, we can't wait to serve you!"

As the fairies erupt in raucous laughter all around you, at least one more thing is readily apparent: however you met your end, your body is completely whole again. You also have company at the table with you, although whether it's desirable company or not may depend on the circumstances surrounding your death.

In any case, there's nothing stopping anyone from leaving the dining room and roaming freely as usual, and most of the same areas that were available to you on the other side are still present here, albeit with some differences. And though your life may have been stolen from you, it still looks like you have a part in this tale, somehow, someway.

So, will you let your story finish here, or will you write your own ending?

[Welcome to the Graveyard! This is part 2 of the GY post for Weeks 6 and 7. The previous post for Weeks 2-5 is linked above. Please also view the GY doc linked above for a full rundown of the basics. You may also still submit for items and gacha rolls using the GY shop post.]

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[The Professor wasn't among those to greet Suga when he first woke up. He was busy with...taking out the trash, let's call it.

But after that, he's not missing the chance to talk. It may have only been one week, but it was not a pleasant week from what he could tell.

So Suga won't be waiting long before a familiar weight finds itself on his shoulder once again.]

Hello.

[Suga smiles, though it's slight.]

Pericles I know it wasn't long but I missed you

The feeling is mutual, zough I woult have preferred not meeting up in zis way.

[He would've preferred someone staying alive long enough to see the other come back to the world of the living, but there was nothing he could do about the current situation, so he just had to deal with it.]

May I ask vhat the story was for vhat happened? Or woult you prefer to not speak of it?

There's not much of a story Everyone fell asleep around me I tried to go back to the lodgings to maybe lock myself in my room McGillis chased me with a pitchfork Jack threw a flashbang at me and dropped something on my head

[...huh...]

Zat is actually better zan expected, considering what vas discussed at the trial. It vas theorized and generally believed you hat actually tried to confront who you believed to be the traitors-specifically vone of zose two-ant tried to kill zem, only for zem to turn the tables.

I am glat to hear you dit not suddenly lose all common sense all of a sudden.

Even ignoring how stupid that would be to do with a DULL SWORD I told them I wasn't going to murder anyone Do they think I'm a liar?

[Jack and McGillis couldn't betray his trust because he never trusted them to begin with. But that... that hurts.]

Less zat and more believing impulsiveness hat gotten the better of you vonce more, given the incident of stabbing Ze Piper.

If it makes you feel better, bos of zem vere revealed as traitors, so unless the living lose zeir minds, no vone shoult be trusting Fareed ever again.

[And if they do, the parrot will be disappointed in them.]

That was different When I did that

[He hesitates before adding the rest of the note.]

I didn't care if I survived it But I've had some time to deal with that and I'm going to survive Even if it's 50% fueled by spite

[...ah...

Despite stating that he's feeling better now, Pericles just...can't let it be. Not completely, anyway.

Suga can feel that weight on his shoulder shift closer to his head, as the Professor lightly leans against Suga in an attempt at comfort.]

I am...grateful, to know you are feeling better, regardless of ze reasoning.

[Ah.

Suga manages a tiny smile and reaches up to give Pericles a light scritch. Do birds like scritches? He hopes so.]

I promise I'm not going anywhere And I take my promises seriously

[He doesn't make any comments about the scritches, so perhaps he does.]

Understoot. I trust you.

May I ask how the trial for myself vent? I have not actually heard how sings occurred during zat time. Or woult you prefer ve switch conversation topics?

Oh We figured out that it was Alexei's sword And Alexei tried to get executed But I could tell it wasn't him and Raven was suspicious Eventually Raven submitted to a body check and his chest was injured Technically the majority voted for Alexei But there were two abstains and Hamelin decided to kill Raven instead

[So Raven very nearly did not fuck up by dying. Alas.]

[Just. Immediately getting angry at the mention of Alexei because can that man ever not be terrible]

Zat man is lucky he did not join us in the afterlife, ozervise he woult have found it qvite miserable.

Dit you know he actually ordered Raven to kill? Despite knowing of his importance to our situation, he chose his own desires over basic common sense-even zough he was apparently villing to die for his wish.

[Long and short of it: Alexei SUCKS.]

I learned afterward I didn't know Raven had a role until later (Tenn didn't tell his group until after? That might have affected our vote, Tenns??) There's a point where not wanting to get your own hands dirty passes pathetic and just becomes stupid

Zis is why I appreciate you, Herr Suga. You have common sense and refuse to stay silent about it.

[If Suga ever needs an organ transplant, Pericles will find a donor.

Trust him]

Glad to hear it Not that this was my thinking at the time (There are only so many places you can effectively use a dull sword on) But I hope you're proud of me for getting McGillis in the eye too

[For a moment the bird is silent, processing what is written on the page before...

There's a sudden burst of laughter??]

More zan prout, my friend! I am elated to hear you managed such a sing!

So zat vas what zat white substance vas. I believe the living vere unable to identify it.

[They will never know the speculations...]

Oh Well, I guess I wouldn't be able to identify That On sight either

[It's kind of gross to him still...]

I suppose, to be fair, I woult have been vone of the few zat could identify it on sight. Even zen, the view from here is raser...impractical, compared to being at a trial in person.

[So he won't give them too much flack.]

Still, I am more zan happy to hear you gave him some pain before passing on.

[*Pericles is now willing to kill a man for Suga]

[didn't he literally already do that
temporarily but still]

He was really mad about it too I'm sorry, if you're going to murder someone, you should be prepared for them to take drastic measures to try to get away?

[yes but now Suga can just point at a random man, say he should die, and Pericles will start planning immediately]

Indeet. If you try to kill someone, you shoult alvays prepare for someone to fight back, especially in a situation such as zis.

If hat chosen to aim differently, you very vell coult have taken Fareed down as vell.

[And this bird would have laughed if McGillis died from a throat injury from a dulled sword.]

Right? And why did it take two trained fighters to take out one noncombatant with a dull sword?

Incompetence, perhaps? Training does not translate to actual competence. Someone who has tried to be a comedian for years could still be horrible wis jokes.

It does not help zat, going by your own description, luck seemed to play a significant part in you dying.

[Death by dropping something on someone else's head. Pretty weak sauce, if you ask him.]

McGillis stabbed me in the lung And I think whatever Jack dropped on me crushed my skull? I was very dead.

...alright, perhaps not entirely luck. It is still qvite pathetic zat zey would neet each ozer to kill vone man.

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cw: eye trauma

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