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𝔒𝔫𝔠𝔢 𝔘𝔭𝔬𝔫 𝔐𝔬𝔡𝔰 ([personal profile] faentasy) wrote2021-07-03 03:23 pm

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.]

libirdian: (unusual conversations)

[personal profile] libirdian 2021-07-17 10:02 pm (UTC)(link)
[ This is a strange topic, but well, it certainly works for keeping his mind off of letters that he's not even sure can be sent. ] Maybe it'd make more sense with centaurs? Though how that'd come about is beyond me.
lastreward: (Right.)

[personal profile] lastreward 2021-07-17 10:07 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess they wouldn't really need.. chairs and stuff? But then everything'd have to be built up bigger.... I can't picture centaurs on construction sites trying to balance on tiny beams very well.
libirdian: (reading books)

[personal profile] libirdian 2021-07-17 10:13 pm (UTC)(link)
I'd think they'd try to compensate for that with machinery and the like. Or try to live with humans. Or both. That's what happened where I came from.
lastreward: (sighs)

[personal profile] lastreward 2021-07-17 10:21 pm (UTC)(link)
I suppose the... human part must come from somewhere.......

[ ...... ]

... Maybe we shouldn't think about this.
libirdian: (thinking options)

[personal profile] libirdian 2021-07-17 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I second this notion.

[ Because yeah, this isn't a road he wants to go on. ]

...So what brings you here anyway, Miss Asahina?
lastreward: (nobody else)

[personal profile] lastreward 2021-07-17 10:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Hmm. Just wandering about... It's the last week, so there's nothing to do but wait for the end to come.
libirdian: (mourning dove)

[personal profile] libirdian 2021-07-17 10:29 pm (UTC)(link)
It is close... I'm not sure what that end will entail, but I am writing a little more just in case. But who knows what I can do with it then.
lastreward: (well)

[personal profile] lastreward 2021-07-17 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh for my letter I'm just... going to say goodbye to Tenn.

I plan on trying to leave as soon as we can. [ preferably she doesn't want any long goodbyes. Nageki is the only one she'll admit her plans on this front though. ]
libirdian: (unusual conversations)

[personal profile] libirdian 2021-07-17 10:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Same. But I have goodbye letters to write to those from home as well. Not sure if they can get it though, depending on what happens.

[ Closing his eyes here. ]

...I'm not the type to spend a long time on goodbyes in person anyway.
Edited 2021-07-17 22:49 (UTC)
lastreward: (there there)

[personal profile] lastreward 2021-07-17 10:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She laughs and closes her eyes too because here they go again?? ]

Yeah. I don't think we really need to tell each other our goodbyes properly, huh? Just that we wish each other more than we're probably going to do.
libirdian: (mourning dove)

[personal profile] libirdian 2021-07-18 01:11 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, I definitely do. [ Here they go again. ] We'll end things on our own terms, no matter what is forced on us.
lastreward: (this is juice)

[personal profile] lastreward 2021-07-18 01:16 am (UTC)(link)
Definitely. Our decisions will be our own and not some monsters trying to force their will on us.

[ They can be the monsters instead, if they wish. ]
libirdian: (unusual conversations)

[personal profile] libirdian 2021-07-18 01:24 am (UTC)(link)
[ He nods. ] Right. Just because I'm unhappy with the situation doesn't mean I want them to choose for me.

[ ... ]

At least, I'm trying to think that. I don't think I know what I'm doing half the time here.

[ For him though, it's the wish to not become a monster. And that's their fundamental difference now, isn't it? But here he is, aware and unaware of what her own endgame is. ]
lastreward: (there there)

[personal profile] lastreward 2021-07-18 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
It's difficult, with what this and that thrown in our faces. I think it's important we just keep going forward and not give up.
libirdian: (sky watching)

[personal profile] libirdian 2021-07-18 02:05 am (UTC)(link)
I wouldn't want to choose another choice there anyway. When it all ends, I want to at least feel okay with my decisions.

[ ... ]

What about you?
lastreward: (I've always known)

[personal profile] lastreward 2021-07-18 02:08 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmm. There's only been one destiny I've been heading to for awhile now... and this here isn't it.