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scawwy mods ([personal profile] mygod) wrote2024-04-30 01:40 pm
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Graveyard

the town

post one


Welcome to Deda



So, you're dead. Sucks!

Except you might not feel dead—after what feels like a long brush with dreamless sleep, you wake up in a quaint hole: a coffin in an uncovered grave, blanketed in fog. Entombed with you are any personal items (unless they're trial evidence, sorry), and a strange feeling of... lightness? Whatever corruption was in your blood seems to have cleared away with your death, and your injuries are healed, besides any cool scars and lingering aches.

Once you make your way out, a quiet, verdant graveyard (literal) awaits you. You could take a look around the various locations, but the same fog that greeted you surrounds this place, keeping you from venturing too far outside of the town limits.

Still, you may as well get yourself situated. You're not done yet.




Welcome to the graveyard! Here's a quick primer:

You are dead. However, characters are healed of their critical injuries; they may keep any scars or lingering pains that you like. Additionally, they are no longer corrupted. The monstrous force inside you has subsided; this means characters will no longer have powers, etc.

● Setting ● The graveyard has the overall look and feel of a small New England town from the '90s; characters can travel any of the Graveyard Locations, fenced in by fog and forests. But the fog makes this place otherworldly, and strangely permeable. Maybe you can influence your surroundings?

● Living Watch ● Where there are screens, you can view the living side. This includes televisions at the bar, Heaven's Night, and in the apartment lobby—you may even spot a passing glimpse of them in a mirror or glass of water. Only public gatherings like mingles, trial, etc, can be seen and heard this way.

● Items ● Personal inventory transfers over to the graveyard, including items that may be stolen during trial. The only items that stay on the living side are ones that are voluntarily given away. Thursday victims will receive their items in their rooms on Sunday, after Execution. Those who arrive any other day will have their items in their grave with them.

● Injuries and Death ● Characters can still be injured and die here. While characters do not stay dead, please let the mods know if it does happen, so we can inform you of how it works.

● Audiences ● You can audience Death in person, but none of the other NPCs are currently available. You can ignore the note section and go to the apartment penthouse directly to visit, or meet him wherever.

● Effects and Events ● Weekly effects still hit the graveyard, and you may use items on the living unless otherwise noted. Mini-events will go up at the same time as their living counterparts. CYOAs are still available for our sweet deda.

● OOC Notes ● Alluding to the fact that the graveyard exists OOCly is okay, but please keep details of what it looks like, what happens here, plot, et cetera, to yourselves. Feel free to ask the mods if you're not sure about anything!



tactic: (pic#17227637)

w0, saturday.

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-15 03:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ WELL... AVENTURINE IS HERE NOW...

He'd been exploring for some undisclosed amount of time, not looking too deeply at anything and more just trying to discover if there are signs of life besides himself. Considering the fact that the last time he'd awoken in a strange village, he'd been surrounded by almost 40 others, everything feels so much more eerily still and empty in this place in comparison.

For now, he's settled in the bar for a rest. There's no drink in front of him, and his usual smile has been wiped from his face, but his gaze occasionally travels up to the television screen across from him. ]
wolftonic: (fa10)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-15 04:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ shortly before trial, the door to the bar opens, squeaking to an abrupt stop when he sees aventurine. there is a long pause. they have to walk with a makeshift cane that's like, a tire iron, so they're slow to wobble over. ]

...What are you doing here.

[ ??????? ]
tactic: (pic#17159244)

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-15 04:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ...... you gave him a tire iron

Aventurine looks up and over at the sound of the squeaking, and his eyes first move to this stranger's face, then the fucking tire iron being used as a cane, then back to the face. That's a familiar voice and gait. ]


Shouldn't I be asking you that?
wolftonic: (a03)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-15 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ HE DOESN'T GET HIS BELONGINGS BACK YET EITHER OKAY limps around ]

I was here first.

Explain what happened.
tactic: (Default)

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-15 04:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Opens his mouth like he wants to say something but stops.

Then sighs. ]


That Ranger, Boothill. He shot me. [ And then Aventurine looks around the bar. ] ... I thought I was dead, but I'm not sure anymore.
wolftonic: (fa41)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-15 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He seems to be processing this information for a second, coming up to take a seat at the bar as well. After a bit, ]

...I think you did die.

How do you feel? What's your condition?
tactic: (pic#17227646)

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-15 05:27 pm (UTC)(link)
Wouldn't be the first time.

[ Scoffs... There is none of his silliness here as he frowns and touches at his forehead. ]

I feel... like myself. That monster we were told each one of us had? Its presence is no longer there.
wolftonic: (b12)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-15 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Dying really sobers people up. Nehan isn't as shocked as he could be either, all things considered. But his ears do perk up a little. ]

Really... Hm.

[ ... ]

Here. Turn to me.

[ He's going to check Aventurine's pulse and vitals unless he's pushed away, which really just means he's going to press up under his jaw for a bit and check his breathing. Meanwhile, on the television, it seems that trial is happening now. ]
tactic: (pic#17158322)

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-15 08:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[ It's bad when Aventurine doesn't even make gay comments as soon as Nehan starts feeling him up, or maybe this is his normal.

He stays still and let the other man check, but when the trial starts up, Aventurine will pull away to turn his attention back to the television screen. ]


What's going on?

[ eyezooms on the two sheeted bodies ]
wolftonic: (fa44)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-15 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[ must you put a routine medical inspection this way?

He looks pretty buried in his thoughts once he's done, but eyes the television as well, tapping lightly against the bartop. ]


...It looks like one of our contingency plans. They must've seen what happened to you and discovered the cult had made a move of some kind.
tactic: (pic#17159225)

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-15 08:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Listens in as people make the npc rounds and get their answers which in turn answers many of his own questions.

When Boothill breaks away from the pack to start for the bodies, he narrows his eyes and doesn't say anything. But when Nehan's body is revealed from under the sheet, Aventurine glances back toward his bar companion. ]


So what happened to you?
wolftonic: (a03b)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-15 09:00 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He is listening along as well and looks more and more exhausted as it goes on, and he leans against the bar at some point for strength. Seeing his own body doesn't seem to register any upset.

He watches Boothill more carefully. ]


...I was caught up in an explosion. It was an accident.

[ his vibes are dead inside ]

Were either of you acting or feeling strangely?
tactic: (pic#17149941)

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-15 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Watches as Nehan's foot practically gets ripped off like ?

Sorry, he was distracted. Back to the question. ]


Uh, [ shock of foot ] I didn't feel any different. As for that Ranger, he seemed a little out of it at first, but then it's like he lost all thought and reason when he attacked. I knew he had something against me, but I didn't expect he'd resort to murder.
wolftonic: (b38)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-15 09:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There goes his foot. Nehan watches like....... okay... this may as well happen. ]

He could stand to be more delicate.

[ Anyway. ]

...The cult made a move earlier this week. We weren't sure what they were aiming to achieve, but—this could be the result. Sorry we didn't figure that out in time.
tactic: (pic#17227635)

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-15 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Just quietly watches everyone run around before shifting his gaze to some empty spot on the bar counter. ]

... So where are we now?

[ If he had a nickel for every time he died and ended up in some strange place, he'd have two nickels. ]
wolftonic: (fa37)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-15 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Between body checks and everything else, there's a lot happening on the screen. He studies it, speaking quietly. ]

I don't know for sure. I have some theories... give me a night to collect my thoughts and observe what happens.

[ Sorry buddy. ]

But you do seem to be alive. Not just some roaming ghost.
tactic: (pic#17149879)

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-15 10:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's no indication that he feels any relief at being told he's still alive. His expression remains passive, quiet and contemplative, though maybe a little tired.

He takes a deep breath, closes his eyes.

Allows a small smile back on his face. ]


Don't tell me I have to call you "Death" here.
wolftonic: (fa06)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-15 10:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Is it a relief to be alive? Was he saying it to be comforting, or the statement of fact from a doctor who had a hand on his pulse?

Either way, he responds coolly. ]


...You can call me Nehan. No use hiding anymore.
tactic: (pic#17149880)

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-15 10:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Nehan, then.

[ Reopens his eyes to look back at the screen. ]

... Are you going to miss your companions?
wolftonic: (b04)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-15 11:18 pm (UTC)(link)
We weren't friends, we were cohorts.

[ Imagine having friends. ]

Are you going to miss the rest of the flock? You seemed friendly enough with them.
tactic: (pic#17149896)

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-15 11:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Watches Yuffie get her salty face sniffed by Pickles. ]

... I've only known them for a week.

[ That doesn't answer the question! Okay! ]
wolftonic: (b26)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-16 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
[ Yuffie is obviously heartbroken, I say, repeatedly getting sad check tags. Others are upset too. ]

That's quite cold to say.
tactic: (pic#17149900)

[personal profile] tactic 2024-06-16 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ You know what Aventurine's really fucking good at?

NOT THIS! ]


Hey, so what's with the hand?

[ WATCHES PEOPLE SPIRAL ]
wolftonic: (b16)

[personal profile] wolftonic 2024-06-16 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ HELLO ]

...I don't know. The others must've acquired one somehow.

[ SOMEHOW? Nehan's mood starts to tank as the trial winds down though; he's not terribly expressive, but there's a new iciness there. ]

It certainly wasn't Karma.