GY ENDGAME POST

[faentasy]

GRAVEYARD - END GAME

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Friday

It's been a long stay.

Seven weeks have elapsed since the gates to Aira Niluc were opened to guests of various worlds, and for seven weeks a game of trust and betrayal have whittled the living's numbers down until only a mere third remained on that side. And in exchange, the population of the dead grew as they continued their story on this side.

But the story is coming to a close, almost as if the world itself demands it.

Because sometime Friday morning, oddities start to become apparent within the fabric of this space: buildings starting to deteriorate as their colors start to fade, foods beginning to molder and rot, trees and mountains far in the background flickering briefly show sketch-like outlines before reverting back to normal. While most of the main locations remain fairly intact, there is no area on this side that lays untouched by the sense that this place is starting to unravel, bit-by-bit.

Still, the walls that separate you all from the living hold fast even now, not allowing any of the dead to cross through into the other side.

Perhaps that's not the point here, though. After all, you all still have your own ending to write, here and now.

[Welcome to the Graveyard's Endgame post! The previous posts for Weeks 2-5 and Weeks 6-7 have been linked above.]

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[lastreward]

[ Samidare is in a plain black dress with a ribbon at her collar. It honestly gives her a weird feeling, like they're all attending their funeral or something but solidarity and all.

She frowns though, listening just quietly to everyone and sighs heavily. ]

Ferry, aren't you tired?

[faentasy]

[Dress code unity (except for Jack, apparently??) is kind of weird but at this point, so much crazy shit has happened that this might as well happen too.

Anyway, they send a slightly quizzical look at Samidare.]

Hm? I suppose, but it's not like there's really any time to rest right now...

[lastreward]

Oh, not physically, [ She smiles and leans in pleasantly. ] I mean all the lies and half-truths you keep spewing. It must be super exhausting keeping it all lined up?

[faentasy]

[They do lean back at this because Samidare is big and they are not, but there is an offended look on their face when they hear that.]

Huh?! Lies and half-truths? What are you even talking about?

[gemuinemanagement]

[Oh, they're done with this pretense? Good.]

There's no point in pretending
We know what your real role is
And it's not to man the shop

[faentasy]

[Now that offended look goes in Suga's direction.]

My 'real role'? Then if you think you know what my real role is, then why don't you just come out and say it?

[gemuinemanagement]

To entertain the dead
Misdirect them
Waste their time
Until your mistress eats us.

[faentasy]

[They're definitely pretty pissy here and starting to flutter their wings agitatedly.]

Entertain the dead? Misdirect them? So how exactly have I been misdirecting everyone, then? Surely you know, if you're that confident that you're accusing me!

[foxetious]

Ya never did say how ya gain the power from the crystals ya break "for us". [His face never changes, but please feel his airquotes]

Power gained like that is the realm of monsters--like this void we're facin'.

[faentasy]

I already mentioned it before, I absorb the magic from the crystals! What else are you expecting me to say?

[mearry]

One of the documents in the house had a little note."She says she’ll know the customers best, so she’ll handle her appearance herself".

Care to explain, Ferry-san?

[faentasy]

[Offended look x3-- okay nah, they're bristling here.]

Huh? What's so strange about that? I'm the shopkeeper, so of course I would handle my own appearance!

[mearry]

Is that really necessary, though?

[ he hums. ]

I don't think you're bad. Frankly, I don't think there's anyone good in this group, save for Riku, perhaps. But I think you haven't been fully truthful to us. Maybe it's to protect yourself-- I think we'd all get that. Therefore, I want to stand on an even ground with you.

[faentasy]

It was better than letting her take care of it.

[Puffs cheeks out. They do seem to be considering something about C-ta's words though, even if they fix him with a suspicious stare.]

Hmph. ...So then what exactly do you want to get this 'even ground' of yours?

[lastreward]

[ Were people just waiting for someone to fire the gun? Well that's fine, she'll leave it to them to hound them with evidence. ]

Hmmhm~ as you can see there's really no use in lies now. Even Tenn's letter indicates they know about you, lest you also cherry pick what you want him to say to us.

It's really for your best interest, to side with us.

[faentasy]

...What?

[She just gives Samidare a long, flat stare at that last bit, beady eyes just boring into hers. There's about 30 seconds of this before they push their hands into their hair and start messing it up as they speak.]

Ugh, you idiots! Just what do you think I've been doing this whole time?! If I wanted her to eat you, I would've just let you all throw yourselves at her in the mirrors!

[lastreward]

Yes, yes. We get that you're not exactly doing her bidding since you're doing things to defy her but you're not being straight with us either.

So, what's your aim, exactly?

[faentasy]

Ugh, do I need to spell it out?

I want her dead.

[foxetious]

Perhaps ya like playin' with your food? Or maybe waitin' lets ya gain more power than just eatin' in the beginning.

[faentasy]

[There's a withering look in Gin's direction.]

Huh? What are you talking about? I'm not the one eating you, she is.

[goldencave]

[ Good. We're finally getting to the point. ]

You've been keeping a lot from us, Ferry. Crystals turning out to be dead kids, you flitting off with them and taking out their lights or whatever you're doing to them behind our backs... Not to mention getting us all riled up over a role that doesn't even have that much affect on the game.

How do you expect us to trust someone that suspicious?

[faentasy]

Huh? I already told everyone about how I was absorbing the magic from the crystals, so what's so strange about that? I was shocked when people mentioned the children, but it's not like I look through every single thing with a magnifying glass.

The role... [They huff.] I was concerned they were feeding information to Hamelin, you know! And if he finds out, so does she. Can you blame me for wanting them gone?

[goldencave]

. . .

No, but that doesn't explain everything. How did you even come up with the plan to use those crystals to power yourself up in the first place?

[faentasy]

Because I could sense that they had magic in them. I didn't know exactly where they were, but I could still detect them, you know!

[laytorest]

Do you know what happens to the souls when you absorb that magic?