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Subdivided Mods ([personal profile] cyclists) wrote2019-08-01 02:18 pm

GRAVEYARD PT. 2 - WEEK 8, FRIDAY


Graveyard
25 Eliminated

Death has never been a pretty thing, has it? Though some of you may have seen it coming, many of you have been taken by surprise in the last moments of your life.

Fortunately for you, it's not over yet.

The last thing you may remember is dying, but upon awakening you'll find yourself in what appears to be the meeting hall. Warmed by the ever-present fire, the room is empty and the voting box appears to be missing. In its place are three large panels hanging from the walls that allow the newly dead to peer into the lives of the living.

As you step out into the village, twilight has set in over the sleepy valley casting light and shadows as far as the eye can see. The same buildings appear to be here, all in the same order and with the same amenities. The sakura trees continue to bloom, the kitchen remains well-stocked, and the bell at the shrine echos. Likewise, the river flows through the village and the four elemental regions are found at the edges of the village.

The main difference, however, is the appearance of two additional huts that you don't recognize each bearing an emblem of a sun or a moon.

Make yourself comfortable. You'll be here for a while.
whitewalls: (cause i end up hurting you)

[personal profile] whitewalls 2019-08-02 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
[ well, she's going to immediately hug him. it's more like she crashes into him, really, as she wraps her arms around him. ]

They're fighting Mikazuki.
doublebladed: (Hurt)

[personal profile] doublebladed 2019-08-02 04:16 am (UTC)(link)
[He doesn't hesitate to immediately hug back, but he does try to turn and watch the screen.] So that's where he went...[He sounds a little worried, but it's probably not for who you think it is.] Who's they? Ookurikara? Shess?
whitewalls: (like it's just begun)

[personal profile] whitewalls 2019-08-02 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[ yeah, she isn't going to let go of him any time soon. ]

Both of them. They were injured, and Ookurikara ran after Mikazuki. Shess was more hurt, so he's behind.
doublebladed: (Uhhhh)

[personal profile] doublebladed 2019-08-02 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
Are they...[He doesn't want to ask if they're still alive, but it kind of sounds that way. He frowns again.] How long have you been watching?
whitewalls: (i believe i want to)

[personal profile] whitewalls 2019-08-02 04:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ oh... she's glad that she's not looking at his face. ]

For a while.
doublebladed: (Nobody)

[personal profile] doublebladed 2019-08-02 05:02 am (UTC)(link)
[Probably for the best.]

...the numbers are thinning out. This should all be over in a few more hours, and then it's all up to whoever's left. Are you ready?
whitewalls: (you're all through the winter)

[personal profile] whitewalls 2019-08-02 05:06 am (UTC)(link)
... we don't really have any other choice, do we?

[ it doesn't matter if they're ready or not now. it's already started and all they can do is watch. ]
doublebladed: (I just can't figure it out)

[personal profile] doublebladed 2019-08-02 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
There's always still a choice, even if the choice itself changes. That's something I've learned here. [So the choice now, he thinks, is whether they accept this or not.]
whitewalls: (that wrap around our knees)

[personal profile] whitewalls 2019-08-02 05:25 pm (UTC)(link)
... I guess so.

[ she looks at the screen ]

What do you think Mikazuki is doing?
doublebladed: (Sigh)

[personal profile] doublebladed 2019-08-02 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[...a small shrug.] Whatever he wants by now. And probably something he has planned. Jiji's not stupid.

As for what that plan is? I don't know.
whitewalls: (i want to run but i can't hide)

[personal profile] whitewalls 2019-08-02 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[ what the fuck is a jiji ]

... well, it got North to come out.
doublebladed: (You're making that up)

[personal profile] doublebladed 2019-08-02 05:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Fuck if he knows.]

...she wanted to protect both of us. We argued about it last week because she wanted to find a way to stay awake at night in case someone came after us. I don't think this is what she was expecting though.
whitewalls: (you are sleeping next to me)

[personal profile] whitewalls 2019-08-02 05:53 pm (UTC)(link)
... she's always been very kind. She started looking after me a lot more after she stabbed me.
doublebladed: (Uhhhh)

[personal profile] doublebladed 2019-08-02 06:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't let her hear you say that because she'd just deny it. [There's a small grin.] But you're right. She's...great. She might not realize it, but she's a pretty good leader when things need to get done, and she always tries to listen even if she argues about it anyway. I think she cares a lot about what happens here, even if she has a really hard time showing it.

[He's a North stan, it's fine.]
whitewalls: (a sun too hot to go down)

[personal profile] whitewalls 2019-08-02 06:05 pm (UTC)(link)
... yeah, I agree.

She never treated me like a child. I appreciated that a lot.
doublebladed: (Spacecase)

[personal profile] doublebladed 2019-08-02 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Same. [Which, given how people have been, it means a lot to him, too.] It always felt like she was talking to me instead of at me, even if the first couple of times she just wanted someone to yell at.

[Which. Big mood.] ...in the end, it should have been those three. I can see exactly why people thought they'd all be good candidates for the last person remaining.
whitewalls: (together's been enough)

[personal profile] whitewalls 2019-08-02 06:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she nods her head. ]

I don't think any of them would fail us. Not when there's so much at stake.
doublebladed: (My life is over)

[personal profile] doublebladed 2019-08-03 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
The good thing about so many of the people here is that they don't know when to quit. It's not always safe, but it's the right thing to do. If we believe in them...they'll pull through.
whitewalls: (i leave you dreaming in row twelve)

[personal profile] whitewalls 2019-08-04 01:50 am (UTC)(link)
... I think everyone who's left is pretty stubborn, too.

It'll be okay.
doublebladed: (Just listen to me)

[personal profile] doublebladed 2019-08-04 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah...it will be. [And he'll go silent because he's nervously watching the screen, but...Naminé's just stuck here now. Thanks.]
whitewalls: (the sky a porcelain wall)

[personal profile] whitewalls 2019-08-05 12:09 am (UTC)(link)
[ that's fine, they can just watch everyone die while hugging each other.

she's-- i can't say she's okay with it, but it's better than watching alone. ]