GY ENDGAME POST
GRAVEYARD - END GAME
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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Huh? What's so strange about that? I'm the shopkeeper, so of course I would handle my own appearance!
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[ 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.
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[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?
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[ he crosses his arms. ]
There's been a lot of miscommunication, Ferry-san. Between us and [ points to jack, still looking a bit miffed. ] them. Between them and the living. Between us and the living. And if we don't work together...that monster's just going to eat us all. All of us. Including you.
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[ his composure breaks just a little upon hearing that. ]
Did she force you to do her bidding in exchange for something? A wish?
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Well, that's extremely upsetting. ]
I don't want to be eaten--I want to get back to Tenn-nii, and to Iori, and Manager, and everyone else. Isn't this unfair, Ferry-san? We didn't do anything to deserve any of this, so why...?