GRAVEYARD PT. II

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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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[foxetious]

[Ah, good, he doesn't have to do anything for Lucifer just yet.

Time to call off down the green hallway for the welfare of that group!!]

Samidare-chan? Nageki-kun, Jack-kun?

[heroicact]

Shockingly, I think the fire only caught Lucifer... Thanks to everyone's quick actions.

[They're probably all looking mildly smoked but hey.

He still has all his limbs and his clothes and his bombs about him, and everyone else still has their limbs and so on, so they're coming out ahead??]

[foxetious]

[Well the other group makes quite the sight in contrast, covered in cuts and scratches from whatever haunts the dark when you're dead. Gin doesn't act particularly affected, even if he's rougher than when you left him.]

My my, luck was on your side then I take it.

[Even if... not lucifer's]

[heroicact]

It seems we went to the wrong corridor, but most things are in one piece. I shall have to remember to start carrying water on our outings.

[Like this is a group picnic or something.]

[lastreward]

[ She coughs into her sleeve, probably from all the fire and smoke singeing her throat probably making her voice hoarse. ] I think maybe a reset after would be cheaper than trying to get potions....

[mathodical]

[ the joys of no permadeath ]

... After we retrieve the crystal, maybe.

[lastreward]

Yeah. Let's go get it then. [ Time to push open that door? ]

[faentasy]

[The door certainly opens now, with the two gems there. It's quite heavy, but even then it shouldn't take too much effort from the group to get the job done. And what they see before them is a shorter hallway that's completely blank-looking like an untouched canvas, with a glowing blue object on a pedestal at the very end of it.]

[foxetious]

[Time to approach, cautiously. The blue object is a sealing crystal, right? There's nothing outwardly ominous as he gets closer?]

[faentasy]

[Sure looks like a crystal, yep! Nothing really seems to change upon approaching, looks like everything is pretty clear here.]

[libirdian]

...Let's check it before we pick it up. Something might happen again.

[ If there's nothing else to check but the crystal, then looks like it's time to use a magnifying glass again. What does he see when he looks towards it through the glass? ]

[faentasy]

[Nothing to check but crystal, yep. It's similar to last time in that what Nageki sees through the glass isn't a crystal but a frog-headed child with somewhat ratty clothing. Like the other one, they have their eyes closed and there's a soft glowing coming from around their chest area but besides the appearance of the child, it's a pretty similar sight.]

[libirdian]

...It's a frog-headed human child. I'm pretty sure they were in the maze as well?

[ Not that they can check right now considering where they're at, but good to know for later? ]

What should we do know?

[mathodical]

They were. We saw them, didn't we? One of the silhouettes in the ice maze. The black haired boy we saw last week, and now the frog-headed child.

[libirdian]

[ Ah, yes, he did sound unsure there. He nods glumly, setting the glass down to his side ]

You're right, I'm just worried about the implications again... And what happens to these crystals after they stop glowing.

[heroicact]

These crystals are said to be seals of some sort, yes? And they appear to be... powered by these children in some way.

[He looks thoughtful about it, turning shadowed green eyes on the crystal.]

How many seals are left?

[mathodical]

... I asked Ferry, on Sunday, if they would let me see how they broke the seals and absorbed the power from the crystal into their brooch, which apparently stops it from glowing.

[ he looks. Unsure? ]

... They said they preferred to do it in private, although I didn't get a no. Although... I'm not sure why they wouldn't say it outright. And if these crystals really are corpses.......

[ nope? nope. dislike. disliking all these implications!! ]

This is the last one, supposedly. Five in total, four we've given to Ferry.

[heroicact]

I see. Then I would highly advise against giving this crystal to her, especially without more information. When one is breaking seals without complete information, unfortunate things may happen.

[mathodical]

[ JACK WOULD KNOW, HUH. ]

...

[ there's a slight pause, because william's just. thinking. fingers rubbing against his temples. he's tired, but goddamnit ]

I agree. I don't see the reason why Ferry would have been avoidant about the topic if they really were on our side.

... But I don't think we should just leave the crystal here either, if the magic from it is really what powers this realm.

[foxetious]

Unless I'm countin' wrong, this is the last one.

[A small headtilt towards Jack, one eye peeking out]

Somethin' ya wanna share with the class?

[heroicact]

I will put it this way: Hamelin called Ferry something like a consigliere, a chessmaster who likes to move others to do her bidding. He told us not to trust her. Her merchandise is fine, of course.

But otherwise, quite a bad idea.

[foxetious]

Hm. He [and thus Jack] would know best, then. When we're done here, you're gonna explain some more, correct? Getting out seems more pertinent.

[He gets not telling people!! It's just also something that might have been nice to know, say, an hour or so before this shitshow]

[libirdian]

Nothing explosive I was carrying got set off... That would've been an even more unfortunate chain reaction.

[ Some singed feathers and coughing, but seems otherwise fine! ]

[foxetious]

...Somethin' tells me that would've been useful behind the other door.

[Maybe light would have made the darkness retreat a bit? Ah well.]

I suppose it doesn't matter now, just that we continue on.

[libirdian]

Yes, we still have a door to go through... At least we have a better idea of what to expect now.

[ Basically, maybe don't touch anything important until everyone exchanges information one last time. ]