GY ENDGAME POST

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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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[heroicact]

[These poor horses have been through so much and now they're being shuffled into the rift. On the other hand! They are still not void food and therefore nobody can criticize their riders (citation needed).

Jack is just going to dismount and then... flop on the ground, literally, letting out a great big sigh. Not a bad vantage point to see all the windows from, either.]

Ah. Is that the Beldam they were speaking of? Almost as ugly as expected...

[mathodical]

[ going to corral the horses somewhere and make sure that the horses aren't spooked before he, too, collapses on the floor, because boss fights??? he's at least 60% stamina drained and was pretty much going off on adrenaline. ]

I'm almost relieved we don't have to deal with the Beldam.

[ go for it living u got this ]

[heroicact]

[Jack may actually literally be in danger of nodding off soon so like. How are they both awake at this point. He starts up a little and then flops back again sheepishly.]

I am quite relieved -- I dare not imagine how we would have dealt with her after this.

[....... honestly they probably would have just tried to stab everything or set it on fire, but that's the graveyard for you. Arson is our sunniest trait, clearly.]

[mathodical]

[ he's also on the verge of passing out so uh. falling asleep on jack's shoulder again like old times??? laughs. ]

We invested quite a large amount of our resources into stalling Ferry and also on that barrier, so I daresay we would be quite under-equipped to deal with her...

[ but then again? thread? kindling? maybe arson would have worked???? ]

... Ah, do they have... abilities back?

[ watching idly through the rift ]

[heroicact]

[Trying to stay awake!! Attempts are being made but maybe old times. What was that, like two centuries ago?? Time is truly fake in Aira Niluc.]

Well, you say that, but we still have more resources than we thought we would! And although we're quite worn down, I'm rather surprised that we're all in one piece.

There are some benefits to the void...?

[Eh, no need to look a gift void horse in the mouth. He seems amused as he contemplates the Beldam. More arson??]

Ahh, I'm envious. It would be so much less tiring.

[mathodical]

[ extremely tired laughter. hanging onto wakefulness by a thread (ha) and yes, time is truly fake. how long have they been in the rift, anyway, it's not like anyone has a pocket watch to check the time. ]

Ah, well. It probably wouldn't make a difference to me, but it might to you? Something about a Chain?

[ he remembers that much at least! ]

[heroicact]

[Really is like threading the eye of a needle trying to stay conscious at the moment! He's had plenty of practice but it's oddly comfortable here despite the truly ludicrous amount of drama and mess that's happened in merely a week.

Or maybe because of it?? He misses his pocketwatch.....]

Hmmm. Maybe not. The use of a Chain is dependent upon something to do with my original body, which may not be in this realm after all... [a hum and he opens an eye to look at Moriarty; oops, closed 'em for a minute there] It wouldn't make a difference with you?

[mearry]

For real...why is everything here so hideous behind it's mask?

[goldencave]

[ ... He'll sit next to the flopped teen. Why not. May as well. ]

Because they wouldn't need masks if they were all they'd seemed.

[ ... Makes the most sense to him. ]

[mearry]

.....

[ a long silence ]

I think that applies to a lot of us here, too.

[goldencave]

... Yep. It sure does.

[ Screw it. He's gonna lay down and tilt his hat over his eyes. ]

. . .

[ He breathes an exhausted sigh. ]

[mearry]

[ that earns norton an exhausted chuckle. ]

Good work today.

[heroicact]

Ha-ha, if nothing else... she does have quite the theme going.

[Just, going to make sure he doesn't have any spiders on him from that trick before, actually. There are way too many bugs in this realm even for him -- that's the other thing to be thankful about not dealing with the Beldam, let's be real.

Humming a little.]

I do hope the doll bodies do not look like that somehow.

[I'm sorry this is immediately cursed.]

[mearry]

Thankfully they don't. They look almost exactly like us, but with its eyes replaced by buttons. [ it makes his skin crawl just thinking about it. ] But I really don't want to live the rest of my life with buttons for eyes, to be honest.

[mathodical]

... How would you even see?

[ asking the important questions. ]

[mearry]

Sensei, are you still trying to use logic in this place? We just fought a giant moth that breathed fire.

[ like....

really. ]

[mathodical]

[ c-ta you're talking to someone who does math for fun, are you really expecting anything other than: ]

Anything follows a logic path if you scrutinise it closely enough, Yuuta.

[ huffs! ]

[heroicact]

Well, I still don't know if myself and others may have been placed in such odd bodies in the first place... But perhaps the buttons for eyes are not noticeable in that form?

[What if he's had buttons for eyes the entire time.





Still better than being spiders! He's coming out ahead.]

[mearry]

I don't know if that's better or worse........

[ like on one hand, yay body. on the other hand........possibly being aware that you're in a doll's body? ]

[heroicact]

At least it is human-shaped?

[The optimism is so much. Possibly he has spent some time contemplating life in a doll body, or he's just used to souls ending up in strange containers or forms.

The afterlife really is a whole other ballgame in a place like this, when you get down to it.]

[purefuries]

[ ..............touches her eyes

touches them some more????

b-buttons??? ]

[oversaw]

[ Dismounting after! Unfortunately, he doesn't have a pillow or blanket to give Jack so he gently pats him on the head instead.

There, there. You did good, Jack! ]

[heroicact]

[Something about the headpat makes him laugh quietly, muffled into his collar, but he doesn't seem to mind it.]

Hmm, napping here seems like a bad idea...

I suppose all we can do is watch over the living for now? Though, they seem to have received some type of boon...

[They probably still can't hear the music here, but everything else including all the powers is totally visible... man.]

[oversaw]

[ A strange reaction, but he finds most reactions strange anyway. As long as Jack doesn't mind the pat, he doesn't mind the laugh! ]

Is it? If you need to recover your strength, we can always wake you later. [ He has done a lot of riding over the past however long. He deserves a rest! ]

Unless we can find a way to cross over, I suppose so. They seem to be doing well, at least. [ He's happy to see it but, like, no surprise there. ]

[heroicact]

[As always, the life (and death) of odd birds evens itself out.]

Oh, I plan to sleep for a long, long while once everything is done; but 'everything' is always so much more than one might expect. And it seems ill-omened to sleep while the fight is still ongoing?

[There's something rueful under the word 'everything' but isn't there always when it comes to situations like this? They may be removed from this fight but it's still very much a thing. He stretches a little.]

Though, I can't say I expected the Beldam to be even uglier than Ferry!

[Like mother, like bug???]