GRAVEYARD

[retellers]

GRAVEYARD Well, that sucked. But no matter what your death was like—whether 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, but it leads you to somewhere that's not the front lawn. 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. On the desk are some blank pieces of paper along with crayons, as well as a written note next to them that says PLEASE DRAW THE PREFERRED ANIMAL :). It looks like this is how you ask for a meeting with a Leader. The other room is much larger, and it's completely empty save for the many drawings lining its walls— 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. As of Week 3, each person has the ability to send messages on their PHS unlocked.

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[siblingless]

[WHEW. Assuming this is after someone has caught her up, Yoshizawa will be chugging coffee and eating sandwiches like it's nobody's business. Apparently? Dying made her extra hungry?? The terror of death apparently burns calories. It's fine.]

Then, the message he received... [AHHHHHH. SUDDENLY SWEATIER.] Sharon-san, I noticed we still have our PHS with us. If I may ask, have your devices done anything strange on Sunday?

[maidforservice]

[PRESUMING SHARON WAS BUSY IN THE KITCHEN SO THIS IS PROBABLY THE FIRST TIME SHE'S SEEN SUMIRE. . . giving her a very tiny, apologetic smile. whew dying is rough!!]

Oh? I remember last week Fox's icon on my PHS was flashing on Sunday. Why do you ask?

[siblingless]

It was?

[It's fine, Sharon. She smiles back at her, not looking too perturbed by the fact that she's hecking dead.]

If it's the same as it was for the living, I believe I know a way to tell which teams have murdered each week. Supposedly, the animal insignia on your PHS will flash on Sunday if someone from your team has killed that week. Your team's leader will regain important memories as well, if the person I learned this information from is correct. [A beat, and she frowns.] If Fox-san's icon flashed on yours, then... Um... Was it this Sunday, Sharon-san? Or the previous one?

[maidforservice]

[please ask Sharon why she keeps referring to being "dead" and the "living" in quotes, it's definitely because she don't think she's dead!!]

Ah-- [her expression slackens a bit, like pieces are clicking into place] And it was last Sunday that Fox remembered the conditions for "reviving" those of us who are "dead," and it was last Sunday that the icon flashed as well.

As far as I know, my team's icon has only flashed once.

[LOOKING AT SOME OF THEIR OTHER TEAM MEMBERS THO, she needs to ask if theirs has flashed at all too]

[siblingless]

It may be worth asking for everyone's teams, and if they recall seeing something similar as well... Or if they heard of a similar event from another person. That's how I originally learned about this. Swan-san's insignia hasn't flashed even once, and I'm aware of everyone on my team, so...

[Team Swan, get your act together.]

Um... By the way, how many members of Goat-san's team are here? I heard from someone that their team may be in danger of elimination soon.

[maidforservice]

[SWAN GET IT TOGETHER. . .???]

How likely do you think anyone on Master Swan's team will take the initiative to kill to bring you back?

[she hopes that answer is "very likely"]

[but to answer that question--]

There are three members of Goat here, and three members of Fox. We have conveyed to the living to avoid killing members of those teams, if they can.

[she's relieved neither Sumire nor Shiro are Fox because she was prepared to DEFEND THE FOX IF NEEDED]

[siblingless]

... Two of them may do it. But the rest of our team has their hesitations. One of them received a message with a hidden code implying what you just said, and they weren't willing to believe it. Honestly, neither was I until now.

[Which is, haha. Bad.]

If I may, can I write to Sora-san and Taako-san this week? I think I can make them understand what needs to be done.

[maidforservice]

[. . . haha! bad!!! Sharon looks a bit troubled, but. she nods]

You don't need my permission for that, Lady Sumire. [a small smile] I intend to write to Lady Ange and Master Rufus myself.

[siblingless]

[Yeah! Yeah!!! It's fine. She seems to give her a bit of a confused look when she calls her Lady, but...]

Thank you, Sharon-san. [A brief bow!!] ... As far as you're aware, are Carre-san and Wilde-san alright?

[maidforservice]

[a little bow of her own, coupled with a smile]

Yes, they are. They both wrote to me last week, so I feel as though I owe them a reply. ♥

[tensecondsahead]

... goat's icon flashed on my PHS the Sunday before I died.

I didn't think of it as being connected to anything. What did yours do?

[laid]

Oh yeah, mine too, that same Sunday. I guess I forget ta ask them about it.

[siblingless]

Oh! If I may ask, what team are you on?

[laid]

[Gestures at Laine.]

Same as Laine, Goat. So ya think that means either Hilda or Soo-won were on Goat's team, since they killed that week?
[THIS IS ACTUALLY SUPER HELPFUL IF TRUE.]

Goat did tell me they'd gotten some memories back.

[siblingless]

[Uh. Wait, wait, wait. Back up, Raven.]

Soo-won-san and Goneril-san...?

[laid]

[Listen, it's fine.]

Apparently, yeah. You'd have ta ask Sharon and Cater fer the details.
[A beat.]

Did yer PHS flash last Sunday?

[siblingless]

[A shake of her head.]

It hasn't. I know everyone on my team, and none of them have murdered... I think.

[She. Glances at Shiro, wherever he is, because she still doesn't know whomst the fuck killed him.]

[laid]

[A FLAT LOOK.]

I hope you all ran about sharing yer team willy-nilly before we started tellin' you kids ta stop.
[PLEASE.]

[siblingless]

[She blinks. Like, sir???]

I've only shared my team with other members of my team, Raven-san... Swan-san gave us hints, and it doesn't destabilize the realm if we're careful about it.

[siblingless]

No, mine hasn't done anything. I'm on Swan-san's team.

[Just putting that out there, for IC reference.]

But from what I was told, it means that someone on your team killed that week. Furthermore, your leader will have regained an important memory about the Realm. If you're on Goat-san's team, and their icon flashed, then...

[tensecondsahead]

Then someone on Goat's team killed. That's a good way to keep track of the teams of the killers who get away with things.

[siblingless]

It is! It's not widespread knowledge as far as I'm aware, but it ought to be helpful if we need to, um... If this is truly the only way to rescue everyone.

[maidforservice]

[claps her hands together]

That's good news! It must mean that either Master Won or Lady Hilda are on Master Goat's team.

[tensecondsahead]

Or both.

Has any team's icon flashed in multiple weeks?

[maidforservice]

Fox has only flashed once, and it was last Sunday-- not this previous Sunday.

. . . however, I cannot answer that question for the week that I died.

[SHE WAS DEAD THAT SUNDAY]