faentasy | 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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[So it seems he gets to wake naturally, or at least without falling out of the tree entirely or having to accidentally swat a fairy and possibly suffer retribution -- he's really slept enough by now, and may have been sleeping more-or-less solidly (yes, in a fucking tree) the entire time since All Of That. Who knows? But eventually there's a little rustle and shifting of light, Jack stretching a bit.]

William? Ah. Good morning.

[Looking down through the foliage after a nap -- maybe it's a trick of the light since he's so high up but there's something soft and faraway in his eye momentarily before he focuses again, which might be blamed on how sleepy the atmosphere is. There are no effects here, but there have been so many lately (and so many other windows and visions) that surely some of them must have lingered a little behind -- it's an idle thought as Jack waves a little from his treetop perch.

Despite all the clashes yesterday, today is a new day and there's no rancor in Jack's pleasant expression. Bygones may be bygones?]

Oh, I don't know if I'd recommend it as a skill worth learning... it doesn't come close to comparing to a bed. Still, I don't think it was entirely left out? [skills: tree-climbing, clearly that covers it (no)] But the view is...

[Humming and enjoying the breeze for a moment, before he lounges a little on the branch and grins. How good are you at tree-climbing yourself, houseplant?]

Did you want to find out?

GRAVEYARD PT. II

the napportunity beckoned