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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[exorcismo]

[ Hey is it still too quiet in here even despite Madara's best impression of a rooster? No worries, here's Eleanor, crouched on the floor, tears and snot pouring down her face, loud angry crying resounding through the lobby. ]

I-I'm sorry, I'm so sorry—

[ loud, violent hiccuping. ]

[venomosity]

[ if eleanor wanted anything even remotely close to sympathy... well, sorry. ]

Shut up. We can all hear you, this place isn't that big.

[exorcismo]

[ What is Hell Sweet Hell without Dahlia telling people to shut up tbqh? ]

Perhaps you should take your own advice.

[ Another hiccup and a sniff. She rubs the snot from her face with her hands. ]

Where are the others— Utena, Maya and Anthy?

[venomosity]

[ gross, eleanor. dahlia just smirks, though, then puts on her timid facade. ]

I'm getting mixed signals from you... do you want me to talk or not...?

[exorcismo]

[ Um, she wrinkles her nose like she just smelled something stanky? ]

You may speak if you intend to say something useful— and if you can agree to that, I'd like to kindly request you speak in a manner much more true to who you are. This charade of yours gives me hives.

[speckling]

[ thanks to this hotel actually having the amenities of a good one and not like the mission reward, madara nabbed a tissue box to set beside her, kneeling down to hug her. ]

...

[ i decided to forego an easy cock joke to say instead: a set of broad shoulders and chest making him comfortable to get hugged by. there you go. ]

[exorcismo]

[ She's surprised at first to find him here as well. She's tense initially, but once the shock wears off she wraps her arms around him too. ]

Is it bad of me to be happy to see you?

[ punctuates her words with a loud ugly SNIIIIIFF ]

[speckling]

[ shakes head, pats her on the back gently. ]

Nah. Think of me as a present from Chuuya-san and Caren-san! Maybe that's why I got killed by an oversized red ribbon. Chuuya-san can't wrap presents for shit.

[ yes, he'll make light of his death and gently... have feelings about his death. ]

[exorcismo]

What?!

[ It comes out muffled, since she's got her face pressed against his shoulder. She pulls away. ]

They did this to you?

[darkearth]

[Even if it takes her a while to see it, a hand comes cupped down into view in front of her. It's an offer to help her up because even if she's sad, he doesn't think she should have to be on the floor.]

What's there to be sorry for?

[exorcismo]

[ She takes his hand, another hiccup following, she can't quite see him through her tears and the way she's rubbing at her eyes. ]

I've failed.. again. They gave me so much kindness, so much warmth— and I'm here, I can't do anything for them here.

[ Of course, once she's up and she stops whining enough to be able to see who she's talking to, she balks. ]

You—

[ I'm sure you're tired of this whole "Reaper!!!!" conversation Terra, but unfortunately it's one she wants to have too. ]

You betrayed him. He trusted you— he told me he wanted to keep you safe!

[ Naturally, she's talking about his ex-partner. Good ol' Ass. ]

[darkearth]

I wanted to keep him safe, too. I'm glad he's still there. [If he had, like, tissues or something, he'd offer them to her, but alas.] I couldn't tell him anything. We couldn't tell even our partners.

If I had been erased for telling him, he could have been erased, too, if there was no one to make a pact with. I didn't want him to be in danger.

[exorcismo]

[ She is unfortunately easily sympathetic to that, and she hates it— but they had the same goals after all. ]

He spoke rather fondly of you— what happened, it truly hurt him. But.. you seem like someone who was prepared to face those consequences.

[romancekiller]

[it's hard not to hear the crying but it definitely takes clarke by surprise when she sees eleanor here because of what it means] Eleanor?

[this really hasn't been their week, has it? clarke immediately rushes over to the other girl, crouching down to hug the other girl. her questions about how she ended up here can come later.]

[exorcismo]

[ She recognizes the voice instantly, she returns the hug, though a bit more weakly. ]

You as well I see.. I hope you gave them a good fight at least.

[romancekiller]

I definitely tried to— it's probably karma that Ranpo ended up here too after killing me. [clarke pulls back slightly from the hug, looking at eleanor with immediate concern] How did you... what happened that you ended up here?

[exorcismo]

Junko.

[ She says, as flatly as she can despite her tears. ]

My fault for being too quick to trust I suppose. I came willingly to my own death— but you're right. It's exactly what he deserves for doing that to you.

since I was BULLIED :/

[feytality]

[first screaming now crying, what is going on in the graveyard??]

Hey, Eleanor, don't cry! It's okay! You didn't do anything wrong.

SIPP YOU PROMISED ME HAND HOLDING!!

[exorcismo]

[ FInally, a voice she wants to hear?

She scoops up Maya's hands into her own (again) ]

We all missed you so—

[ a hiccup ]

Have they been treating you well here?! Have you been comfortable?! No one has made attempts to harm you have they?!

i'll do you one better

[feytality]

[Maya squeezes her hands back --- but she frees one just to wipe away Eleanor's tears]

No, no, I'm fine! Really, it should be me asking you --- are you okay? I mean, obviously you're not, but... Eleanor, really, you don't have anything to apologize for.

hm....acceptable..

[exorcismo]

[ Sniff ]

That remains to be seen.

[ But she can talk about her self-loathing later? ]

How have you been managing your time here? It must have been maddening to be alone for so long.

[ Well alone, minus Dahlia? But Eleanor thinks Maya would probably prefer to be alone.. ]

[llywelin]

[Seeing her like this breaks Lion's heart. They come over, walking a little louder than needed so as not to startle her before crouching down and offering a handkerchief.]

You've nothing to apologise for, Eleanor.

[exorcismo]

[ The first person in this game with a dang handkerchief? She takes it from them, rubbing at her eyes a bit aggressively. ]

I'm no good to any of them here— I went traipsing into the lion's den after making so many promises to so many of them. Stupid, it was stupid. I was stupid.

[llywelin]

[Only Lion has any class.]

You aren't to blame. Even though we all know why we're here, we can't help but want to trust others. I believe that even though we didn't survive, it's not a quality to toss away lightly.

[exorcismo]

I don't know how much I can believe such a thing at present.. but thank you. You are kind.

[ And also sophisticated? ]

More importantly, how have you been faring? You are.. were, outnumbered, were you not?