graveyard

[reapertoire]

#GRAVEYARD

Well, that sucked! That might be your first thought when you open your eyes to find yourself in a lavishly decorated room with a nice, soft bed. Or maybe you’re thinking about something else, it doesn’t really matter, since the only important thing right now is that you’re alive. Sort of. You’re still dead, but you also still exist, so that’s better than nothing. Whenever you decide to leave the room to venture out into the rest of the building, you’ll find that… hm. You sure have found yourself somewhere interesting, and there are plenty of places to explore. Foods from all of the weeks prior can be found in the hotel’s kitchen, as well as an entertainment center in the next room; just because you’re dead-dead doesn’t mean you can’t still have fun while the Reaper’s Game continues. Dare you try your luck with the ice cream machine in this weird place…? Or do you explore the mysterious board game that rests on the lobby’s table? Nothing’s stopping you. You’re absolutely able to leave the hotel, by the way. As soon as you step outside, you’ll find yourself in whatever area is currently open to the remaining Players for the current week. The only thing is, in addition to being invisible to the shadowy denizens of the RG... it seems you can’t interact at all with your fellow active Players in the UG, either. Weird! But that’s okay, you’re not totally alone in this limbo-squared! There are others around who you can interact with, and you might recognize them as the other people who have been Erased during the course of the game. In fact, there’s one rather special resident of this place... it’s none other than Dahlia Hawthorne. You might remember her as Utena Tenjou’s murderer from the first week! Upon seeing you, she smirks, welcoming you to the party. “Did you really think you'd seen the last of me? Welcome to the Under-Underground—the loser’s playground, a failure like the rest of us,” she taunts, swirling the teacup in her hand with an almost gleeful look in her eyes. Then, as if to preempt whatever the new arrivals wish to respond with, she rolls her eyes and adds, “The stupid name wasn’t my choice, by the way. As if I’d choose something that dumb to preside over.” game info ☠ setting ☠ statuses ☠ ic profiles private conversations ☠ murder proposals ☠ money full nav

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[reapertoire]

[ All of a sudden, the dog darts ahead without warning! Easily squeezing through the crowd, it disappears into the crowd... you guys are pretty sure it went toward the maid cafe? Weird! ]

[romancekiller]

Ah— where did it... [clarke notices that it zooms off ahead rather quickly before they even know it but she tries to figure out where it went through the crowd] Let's check out the Maid Cafe— I think it went that way.

[deductionary]

[ hey okay that was unexpected, but thank goodness one of them has teleportation and so he's going to blip on ahead to catch up with the dog, turning back every so often to wave at both Clarke and Madara so they don't lose both him and the Noise. ]

This way! Haah, is there actually a Maid Cafe?

[speckling]

Coming! Hope you don't mind, Clarke-san~

[ he takes clarke by the arm and gets through the crowd at a picked-up to catch up with ranpo and dog inu. it's sure got an agenda here. ]

It wouldn't surprise me, but that's not really my thing unless the food's good. Maybe we can check it out later!

[ they can eat anything they want for free, after all. in the underunderground, capitalism is dead! ]

[reapertoire]

[ Even with Ranpo's teleportation, the dog manages to escape even his watchful eye for a bit!

Once they're in front of the maid cafe, the dog will be waiting patiently just like it had in front of Molco. In its mouth are hangers holding three maid outfits, while the following chalkboard sign is hanging from its neck: ]

Your mission is to serve the patrons of this cafe for two hours. You will be visible to the customers as soon as you put on the outfits. Fail, and face erasure lose your chance at granting the remaining Players their boon.

[ If the dog is questioned further about the mission, it will turn its head and just insist that they put on the outfits. ]

[romancekiller]

[clarke doesn't really mind or object when madara drags her along through the crowd. she knows the maid cafe exists mostly from exploring their new surroundings yesterday but she honestly it's one of the many things that she finds very weird with the stores here and has no clue what the fuss is all about.

it is very ironic that she is about to find that because of this mission. they stop in front of the maid cafe where the dog has come to a stop and she can't help but stare suspiciously both at the maid outfits it is holding and at the sign around its neck that dictates what they are supposed to do]

Well I guess this is what we're supposed to do? [if it sounds and looks like she is a bit baffled by this, that's because she is! seriously what the hell is this even]

[deductionary]

[ WHERE DID THE CHALKBOARD SIGN EVEN COME FROM. or at least, that's going to be ranpo's Main Concern????

but yeah anyway he's going to. look back and forth between the dog Noise and the maid outfits and just.

laughs.

it's kind of funny, but then again ranpo's got a kind of strange sense of humour. ]

Dressing up for two hours can't be that bad, Isha-kun. [ he's absolutely also going to poke at the outfits hanging from the rack just in case. ] At least we're not fighting stuff like last week.

[ ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL THREE OF THEM HAVE SUPPORT PSYCHS ]

[speckling]

[ maybe the dog is literate, gosh! clearly it was assigned to get help for this poor understaffed maid cafe!

or maybe the mission-giver (the composer?) is really bored and has had enough meesing with the dead, time to mess with the dead-dead! as a mixed blessing for them to get a mission like madara can just laugh too, albeit more sheepishly. ]

Compared to that, I don't mind a part-time job like this all that much? I miss being able to greet strangers, actually.

[ the cafe part? he's good with most people like that for customer service, it's fine. the... maid outfit? please, please fit. he'll take the one that looks the largest to go and change. it can't go wrong, shadow people they may be. ]

[reapertoire]

[ Strangely enough, all of the outfits are perfectly sized for each of them! Where did their measurements come from?

The dog will helpfully lead them to the changing rooms, but after that, it does nothing else to help them. Time to start takin' orders, boys and girl. ]

[romancekiller]

Yeah it's— definitely a better alternative but there was never anything like this back home, so I haven't ever done anything like this before.

[clarke knows that ranpo is addressing her with whatever that nickname is supposed to mean but her response is more directed towards madara. she is at a bit of a disadvantage here because post apocalyptic life had nothing even remotely like this either up in space or on the ground. she just lets out a sigh though before taking one of the outfits and going to change into it once the dog leads them to the changing rooms]

[deductionary]

[ honestly the fact that their outfits are sized perfectly is a blessing since they don't have to worry about like unfortunate wardrobe mishaps tbh. better to get this over and done with! ]

Ah, Mike-san's done this before? [ the customer service part, not the. dressing up part. ] Eh, I'll just follow your lead then~!

[ so off he goes to get changed too!! please let it be something cute.

I am also taking bets as to how long it lasts before ranpo inevitably calls someone stupid. ]

[speckling]

[ you know for him it's gonna be a little weird since even his live clothes don't always fit him, but let's not sweat the details. the easier they can get this over with, the better. ]

Haha, food service is always in need of a helping hand, and I can do most jobs, it's fun to try a lot of new things~♪

[ the maid part on top of it is new though. also killing someone here, very slowly... ]

You both will probably do fine! Just take down orders, give them to the kitchen and serve the food when it's ready. Also, smile!

[ inu-san gets one more quick pet before what I assume will be hell begins.

okay hell begins after they get the maid outfits on, and... they're still shadowy people, but being actually acknowledged by them as other people in the cafe is a bit different of an experience... when they're still shadowy and stuff. it's not bad though!

madara will get to work right away though, bye guys! without running around too much because no that's not the kind of disaster we need in our lives.

also I'm not betting on that, sounds ominous. ]

[reapertoire]

[ Each of the three get their own customers! How convenient.

Clarke and Madara have easy ones: some honey toast and a parfait, respectively. Clarke's specifically mentions that her headband looks cute, while Madara's is vaguely surprised to see male maids instead of butlers.

Ranpo's customer, however, might be a bit of a hassle. Instead of ordering, the man pulls out a chair and pats it, clearly inviting him to spend some time together. A maid cafe is for more than just eating, after all. ]

[deductionary]

[ THIS IS NOT A HOST CLUB ANDIE STOP BULLYING ME????

but yeah anyway ranpo's going to like. give his customer a like. super blank look. like the one in the icon right now.

this is not what he expected so he's going to like. cast a glance over at madara??? and mouth the words do I have to? but obviously since this is a mission it's a no brained that he probably has to.

so yeah he's going to like. sit very cautiously down on the offered chair???? attempt to offer a smile! please don't make him do anything reckless?????? what's the worst that could happen and did he just jinx himself. stay tuned ]

[speckling]

[ it could be worse

you could have a slight maid kink and be slowly dying because this is kind of cute without context, but also it should not be cute because of context when we're all on a shitpost adventure

...wait shit that's me. uh, good luck on the cute mod bullying problem, my friend. I support you! ]

Here, you go, one strawberry parfait~ Enjoy it with a big smile, desserts always taste the best that way!

[ yeah, madara's fine? being an extra cheerful maid to compensate for being a dude is doing wonders for him. the silliness and extra is charming! he does calmly say somewhere that it's a "maid" cafe, not a "butler" one to be funny about why he's willingly in a skirt. arashi-san are you proud of him... please don't be.

he catches ranpo suffering code mod's bullying-- i mean, what looks like a bit of a predicament in the corner of his vision though. welp. he can read those lips at least (as well as the whole "why me" state of the ranpo) and mouths back do it for the mission. then there's another order he has to tend to, giving a glance back before resuming his maid-waiter business. ]

[reapertoire]

[ "You're so charming," Madara's patron says as she picks up her spoon. "Don't tell me you've done something like this before?"

Meanwhile, Ranpo's customer flashes him a sly grin, the whites of his teeth visible . Once Ranpo is seated, the man leans back and lounges in his chair. He... looks pretty comfortable. Maybe too comfortable. "Never seen the three of ya here before. New hires?" ]

[deductionary]

[ of all the people. why. ranpo is this close to flipping the table at his patron right now because THAT. SMILE. DOES NOT LOOK PROMISING

it's alarming??????

but look he's going to grit his teeth and force it into something that looks like a smile because mission so this is literally teeth clenched niceties ]

Helping out, one time only!

[ someone please save him before he inevitably ruins everything ]

[speckling]

Thank you! I've most certainly never been a maid before, or this wouldn't be as fun! Please, enjoy your food, I'll be right back~!

[ He even does a bow before heading off to help out the problem child (who is not being the problem here, before sarah's metatext complain), nudging Clarke when they cross paths. If she isn't busy, they might have a problem. it has a smile that even has madara on edge, so he approaches the table, to add on to ranpo's statement. ]

Yes yes, we're here for only today, short notice and all that.

[ if ranpo's smile looks forced, madara's looks less so, but only because he's looking at the man with green eyes going right through the shadow patron like claws. he asked ranpo to take a seat next to him, so surely, he won't have an issue if madara leans right on the side of the chair near ranpo's shoulder with his arms folded. ranpo gets a headpat from him to signal "you're doing fine". also, "sorry for the closeness" when they're in floofy outfits. ]

You're quite bold to ask for a new guy to sit with you! Are the regular waitstaff not to your liking? Or are you feeling it's worth the risk to try a newbie?

[ ... ] Anyway, what would you like? This is a cafe after all. Please, make an order. Think of this this as... a triple deluxe special from us! Hahaha~

[romancekiller]

[clarke does her best by orders and serving the customers and while this is definitely something that is out of her element, she os as polite as ever and politely thanking them if they compliment her outfit or otherwise just generally having a pleasant conversation.

she notices ranpo having a bit of trouble which she totally thinks he should just suck it up and deal with it but at the same time she knows it would cost them the mission if he does something stupid. the moment madara nudges her and heads over, she excuses herself from the customer after serving his meal and follows, standing on the other side of him still smiling] Right, yeah— the cafe is a bit more help so we're only helping for today.

Once you've ordered then we can get started on bringing that over for you to enjoy.