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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[suddenlybees]

I guess.
I'll still be mad at him though.

[heartablaze]

thats ok

id be really mad too

but if your special person really is that important you should stand up for them directly

if vezda doesnt understand who was hurt and why then of course he wont change

[See: her hitting him in the nuts with a broom handle when he was trying to kill kano. Sometimes you need to be direct about your intentions.]

[suddenlybees]

[ Kano can't punch people, he probably tucks his thumb when he throws punches ]

I won't spoonfeed him answers.
If I do, he won't think carefully about who he hurt and what he did.

[ Shuuya Kano does not spoonfeed! He makes things needlessly complicated for no good reason /: ]

[heartablaze]

you cant just let him guess wildly either you know

context is important or you can just make the whole thing confusing and worse

why do you think I ask you so much

[suddenlybees]

Because you're nosy.
I'm not interested in forcing Vezda to change.
I'm allowed to be mad about past actions too.

[heartablaze]

you just said you wanted him to think though

wanting someone to reconsider and change how they do something isnt always bad you know especially if its for the sake of somebody else

and its mad people that can make that stuff happen



im not nosy

i just wanna understand you better and i cant do that by guessing

i already hurt you and the people you care about enough by doing that

you say a lot more with your face sometimes then you ever do with your words but i cant read your mind

[suddenlybees]

You're super nosy!
Didn't I tell you to quit it with trying to understand me?

[ Or did he just imply it bc he never says anything outright. This is as direct as it comes, though ]

[heartablaze]

not like that you dummy

knowing what you think and whats important to you just means i can treat you better thats all

i cant keep my promise to you otherwise and you tell me stuff that contradicts a lot so this is just my middle ground

i know theres stuff nobody can know but youll tell me if you cant

so isnt it ok to just be you as best as you can and let people meet you where you are?

[suddenlybees]

Can't be the best me if I don't know who that is!
It's the same with you, isn't it?

[ Hikaru with her zero memories. Kano with his too many memories but also no sense of self. ]

[heartablaze]

[she has to pause, to brush her hand against the back of her head where her braid is now missing]

i am exactly who i need to be for right here and now

who i was will come back and who i will be is something i cant predict

all i want is to move forward with my own feet to a future without any more regrets

and if i couldnt at least try to understand somebody in a similar position as me then id regret it for the rest of my life

ive seen good parts of you and ive seen scary parts but its all still shuuya

shuuya being shuuya is all i need

[suddenlybees]

[ Every time Hikaru gets her turn at the PHS she hogs it and Kano's itching to get his turn, but the more she types the less he ends up wanting it, or to explain himself ]

"Everything" is me, huh?
All the lies too?

[heartablaze]

[rip she had a lot to say]

yeah

youre there cause i saw all of you even if it was for a second

i dont like the lies but i cant stop em

[suddenlybees]

You don't like my lies?
But they're fun.
And very important.

[heartablaze]

i know theyre important

i just wish you didnt have to thats all

[suddenlybees]

Why?
When you know somebody's a liar, it becomes easy to figure out the truths, doesn't it?

[heartablaze]

does it?

i think lying all the time would be exhausting

to never be able to say what you really feel or want and have to be making it up all the time

[suddenlybees]

You should try it sometimes.
Take a day.

[heartablaze]

[She shakes her head.]

i already make people feel bad enough when i have to lie

[suddenlybees]

When do you have to?

[heartablaze]

whenever people ask me if im okay usually

but i think thats a lie a lot of people tell

[suddenlybees]

That's not really a lie.
Not really?
It's like when you say good morning to people?
There's a wish in it, in any case.

[heartablaze]

[she just shrugs weakly]

it still isnt true

sometimes you say stuff like that to keep people from looking at you with sad eyes but sometimes it just makes it worse you know?

i just dont want anybody to worry about me or think they have to protect me outside their own feelings just because i might feel depressed sometimes

so i lie

[suddenlybees]

Sorry to say, but that's kind of inevitable.

[ People? worrying about you? wanting to protect you??

That's a problem of your own doing, Hikaru ]

[heartablaze]

it shouldnt be

[But they've talked about this before, so:]

i know youre gonna say im stupid and that people just care but nobody likes seeing the people they care about sad no matter the reason

is it wrong that i just want the people i love to be happy even if i have to pretend a little

[suddenlybees]

Who am I to say?
That sort of lie is universal.
People get it.
So it's not like you have to feel bad about it?