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GRAVEYARD 2.0
GRAVEYARD Well, that sucked. But no matter what your death was likeβwhether it was something peaceful or traumatic, you'll find yourself waking in a completely white room on the floor. Small and empty, there isn't anything else there besides an open door to walk through. But before you do that, you'll probably notice that whatever injuries you may have had, including whatever may have been the death blow, are now gone. That's exciting. Stepping out of the room, it seems that you're in a large... house? with three different floors. Everything from floor, ceiling to furniture is completely white, except for the drawings that are plastered to the walls in each room. These are all colorful, drawn in colored pencils and crayon, and resemble a child's drawing. The other notable thing are the windows. While they're present all around the building, looking out of them only shows TV static. Besides that, everything is furnished with the absolute bare minimum of each room. The first floor is all typical common areas one would find in a house. There's a kitchen, living room area, laundry room, dining room, and a main hallway where the stairs are. There are also helpful drawings in these rooms that show the rooms much more lavishly decorated than they actually are. There's a door that appears to be the way to exit the building, it's locked. The second floor consists of nothing but twenty bedrooms. Each room has one queen sized bed, an empty dresser, and an attached bathroom with only a sink, toilet, and shower. Like the first floor, each bedroom has drawn pictures that show it looking much more lavish than it actually does. Thanks for nothing, artist! The third floor only has two rooms. One appears to be a home office with nothing but a desk and two chairs, one behind it and one in front of it. While there's blank pieces of paper and crayons on the desk, the note that was previously there is gone. The other room is much larger, and it's completely empty save for the many drawings lining its wallsβ in fact, the walls are covered in them, much more than in any other room. On closer inspection, though, it seems like these aren't actually drawings? The papers seem to be showing scenes from the living area. Everything from inside the hotel to the areas beyond the bridge are visible here. However, when curfew hits on Thursday nights, they revert to being normal drawings! Except for the fact that they're all drawings of stick figures being murdered in various ways. Well. At least there's plenty of things to draw with, if you get bored. Also, a handy link to the previous post. |
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[ why would claude care that much about her when hikaru is right here
she does sober a little when hikaru brings up xie lian, though. it takes a few deep breaths to fight back a fresh round of tears, knowing that she'd hurt him by letting this happen. ]
I know. He knew it was a possibility, but I - I told him that I could handle it. I'm glad that he listened. Losing him would have been so much worse for everyone.
...But I do want to see him again, as soon as we can.
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We're not giving up, okay? No matter what. I believe in you, and so do Chijin and Claude and Sensei and Rabbit-chan, and everybody else on your team.
We're gonna get back there, and you can show him yourself how far a hero is willing to go for those they love, Ochako-chan. No matter how many times they have to fall and pick themselves up.
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[ still, there's something off in how she smiles. ]
I don't think I could be called a hero, though. Heroes are supposed to be brave and all that, but I'm not.
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[She squeezes her hands.]
Bravery comes in all different sorts, you know? You think just anybody would willingly do what you did? That you even chose to do something like that for the sake of everybody else is brave.
You can feel fear, and sadness, and anger and hesitation... and still be a brave person, Ochako-chan.
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I just... wanted to help everyone, and make sure Xie Lian lived. I was really scared for him and his team, once we learned what we did. But I'm glad that everything worked out.
They won't have to wait for us much longer. That's the important part.
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[What they did with what, exactly
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Chijin was on my team, so I know he was trying to do everything he could. Losing him would've been really bad... but he always puts so much on his shoulders and tries to smile and pretend he's okay, while telling us not to do the same. He takes everybody's death so close to his heart, and I.... I really worry he thinks it's all his fault.
But I love Chijin, and I know he loved you... I just hope that he can believe in us as much as he wants us to believe in him.
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[ and she knows it did. she'd be foolish to think otherwise. ]
I've been worried about him, too, Hikaru-san. All I wanted was to see him smile without it looking so sad. I know volunteering didn't help, but... he knew, and he listened when I asked him to leave it to me. So I have to thank him for that, when we see him again.
He does believe in us. And I believe in him, and Hua Cheng-san, and all the rest of them, too. Whatever happens, we'll all make it through.
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Mmn. To have everyone come back, I think, will really help him.
Yoshizawa-chan should be gathering everybody together later, so we can make sure we're all on the same page then. We can watch the people who are on the other side, too, so maybe they have more to explore than we do.
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I know it will.
[ she's still smiling. it's good, to know they won't have to wait. that xie lian won't have to question it for long, and hua cheng won't have to handle his sadness alone for long, and claude won't be alone for long, either. and, of course, that she'll see the rest of her team again soon. ]
Good. If there's anything else that we can do to help before we make it back, I want to try. There'd be no point if we just sat around now.
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Finding the leaders and helping them might be a goal. Normally we can talk to them pretty easily, but they've gone missing. I'd like to see if the others have heard anything, and we can figure out what to do from there.
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So that's the first thing we do, then - look for them. And keep our eyes open in case something else changes here, because if it works like they said before, a pathway should be opening soon.
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I talked to all the leaders yesterday, and I think all of them were really ready to face whatever step was next. So we gotta follow up.
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I just don't want to let them down after everything they've done for us.
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[Straight to the point. It's not an option otherwise.]
I want to think our memories will be more in danger than anything else. But... we have the people around us who care about us, who remember us even when we start to forget. So all we need to do, all we need to remember, is to push through no matter what... and that we have people here to support us.
I'll count on you, Ochako-chan.
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Let's make it back to them together, okay? There are too many people who need you - who need all of us.
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[And still not letting go of Ochako's hand, Hikaru pulls them to their feet, wincing as their hands glitch out but whatever it's fine, she did this when she was splintering...]
Come on, I'll go show you the picture wall. It's how we can see everybody. They can get inside the castle today, so maybe they've found something left behind by the leaders.
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[ SHE'S IMMEDIATELY FASCINATED. and she will allow hikaru to lead her wherever. ]
Have you been watching us a lot?
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[Up the stairs we go, to third floor and into the larger of the two rooms! It looks just like a bunch of doodles first, but if Ochako pays close enough attention, they'll turn into scenes from the other side in real time, like watching a camera.]
This is how I know you and Niichan are friends. I saw you tell each other as much.
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[ oh but. hm. she pauses, frowning slightly. ]
That's... all you saw, right?
[ i, ray, know that they wouldn't see what's in pcs, but ochako is about to be really embarrassed if the answer is yes. ]
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Yeah, that was it. It looked like you guys had talked a lot before, but it wasn't something I ever saw. You just looked really happy around each other, you know? And you both deserve that, so I was just happy to see it.
Nii-chan's really nice, but I think he's kind of bad at making actual friends.
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Oh. That's because I kind of forced him to talk about how he felt after you died. I thought he needed someone, so I followed him and talked to him about some stuff.
Honestly, though, I think he's bad at it on purpose. He's... He seems afraid of letting anyone know who he really is, you know? I just didn't want him to feel that way with me, too, especially after you were gone.
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There's something knowing and sad that crosses her eyes, mixed with something touched. But she nods.]
He's a complicated person with a life that's been hard to him. I think it just takes a lot of time, to earn his trust.
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Thank you. I'm... I'm really, really happy someone cared about him.
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And I'm not sure that he ever really trusted me or not, but... I wanted him try. Or at least not to be alone.
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If he kept coming to talk to you and didn't push you away, that means he liked being around you enough to let you keep trying, right? I know it might not seem like a lot, but...
["Sorry, Hikaru. But I really think you need to leave now."]
...Nii-chan would let you know if you'd gone too far. I don't think he wants to be alone, either. He just doesn't know how to ask.
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[ she's a tenacious girl, when she wants to be. and she really did want claude to feel like he could trust her, for his own sake. losing hikaru was a big blow, and all. ]
But you're probably right - that's the reason why I kept talking to him. That way, he didn't have to ask. I know it's hard for people like him to talk about things, and he's forgotten most of what made him that way in the first place, but... even just talking a little is better than hiding it all away forever, you know?
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