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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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[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.

Right I don't really hate them or anything But I'll probably be annoyed at that part for a while

[...okay, that stuns him into silence for a moment.]

Truly? I vill not try to change your feelings if zey are set in stone, but I do not ever intent to forgive Dinoia or Raven, at the least for the stupidity of killing ant ordering a killing vhen the latter vas significant in helping us.

That's valid I won't try to change your mind about that either I never trusted them So it's not like they betrayed my trust They had something they thought was important enough to kill a near-stranger for And I can't really judge them on that when I don't know what it is

Fair enough, I suppose.

[The parrot may have now hated them both for the betrayal, but he wouldn't make anyone else feel hatred for it. This was his own thing to deal with, as far as he was concerned.]

Do you sink ze effects of glowstone vill still follow you? Or do you think it possible zat zey have now been negated?

[...someone told Suga about the plan by now, right?]

I don't see why they would be fixed It's not a physical injury I did talk to Yuri about it So please don't worry

Still, you have died technically. Woult you not at least get a sort of reset until the next time you hat to deal vith glowstone?

[And it looks like no one told him the other thing...well, he'll do it if he needs to.]

Zat is goot, but the issue is zat...trust in Frau Elizabeth has been in short supply, recently.

That's a good point She sided with the traitors then?

[Not surprised, just disappointed.]

I'd like to ask her her reasons myself at least And we have no real idea what the traitors actually did So that affects how upset I am

Somesing similar.

Tell me, have you ever heard Stockholm Syndrome? If not, is is vhen someone being helt captive forms a psychological bond wis their captor or captors, sometimes to the point of falling in love wis zem.

I believe we may have an unfortunate case of zat in Frau Elizabeth.

Wasn't that term invented by a guy who never actually talked to the captive people in question and just decided they weren't appropriately grateful to the police who decided to play hardball with their lives

Fair point, but zere are not many ozer terms to describe a situation vhere someone falls in love wis zeir captor-which we have hat confirmation is ze situation wis Frau Elizabeth.

[Then, a little more quietly.]

Zough vhat she might see in Ze Piper still leaves me puzzled.

[he's just saying! it's kind of not a real syndrome!]

I'll ask her that myself when I get the chance

[he understands, there were just no other example that came to mind]

Understandable. If zis happens to be a misunderstanding of some sort, I'll be apologizing profusely to her. I just...

I am unused to feeling a fear such as zis.

It's hard Caring for someone and worrying that maybe you were wrong about who they were That's hard for anyone

Yes...

[And for a moment, Pericles stays silent, not really sure what to say in that time, before his voice gets very low in volume.]

Sank you for not being like zat.

I take my promises seriously I won't lie to you

[More scritches for birbfriend.]

[For the first time, rather than not reacting to the affection being shown to him, Professor Pericles leans into the scritches, a small smile on his beak.]

Understood. I have not been very goot in the past, but I promise zat I vill be better in the future.

For what it's worth You've been plenty good to me

[Grandpa birb is valid and loved.]

I...suppose I have, haven't I?

[He is...still not unused to praise for being good, but it's getting there!]

[He can always praise him for being smart and cool again.]

You have I'm glad we're friends

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