graveyard

[productions]

the theatre



You awaken in a darkened theatre.

In front of you is an enormous cinema screen. On it plays everything that's currently happening in the castle, accompanied by appropriate sound effects and background instrumentals when fitting. The seat you're sitting on is large and plush, and while there's many of them, there's enough room in the theatre for you to fully recline the seat into a comfortable bed if you wish. Under each seat is a sleeping mask and noise-cancelling headphones, in case you'd like to take a break from watching the show.

Follow the stairs up and you'll reach what should be the projection room. There are no projectors in here, however; it is simply a large and well-lit room above the main seating area, and a good place to hang out with your fellow eliminated contestants if shouting at each other across the aisles proves too much to handle.

If you leave the theatre through the door in the back, you'll find yourself in a hall. On one end is a concession stand. It's stocked with standard movie snacks - popcorn, candy and the like - but if you're feeling the urge for something else, you'll be able to find it stocked somewhere in the back. On the other end is a table with thirty wrapped bags and a placard reading 'A star for our stars! Please accept these lovely giftbags as a token of appreciation for your hard work, sponsored by [illegible smudge]'. Each bag has a tag bearing the name of someone in the mansion; you will only be able to open the bag with your name on it. As soon as you open it, any memories that have been taken from you, including those of the other people in the mansion that you may have forgotten, will be returned in their entirety. Within the bag are also objects from your home that you may want for your stay here, though you will find no weapons.

Past the hall is another door, this one wooden and seemingly decayed. If you go inside, you'll find a fairly simple, wooden room, that is empty except for a very large machine. It is difficult to tell what the machine is for; it has a touch screen that appears to be a control panel, as well as a large open space that seems to be part of the machine, but the machine is dead and won't turn on no matter what you do.

Still, at least you aren't alone here. You have your fellow players, as well as a few guests to keep you company.

Oh, and one more thing. At midnight following each execution, once all those who've died that week have woken up, a video will begin to play on screen.

Comments

[speakveryclearly]

[Her eyebrows rise, and her fangs protrude over her lips in a smirk - for the first time Kanaya is proud of him instead of tolerant or indulgent.]

OK. In that case I'll play.

[onethirdthesoul]

[Ryou smiles in return. He can feel the atmosphere lighten up little, somehow.]

Great! Do you want to go first?

[speakveryclearly]

Very well... I guess I choose dare.

[onethirdthesoul]

[Ryou produces a bowl of natto... Looking again, he seems to have a lot of food stashed behind him.]

I dare you to eat this.

[speakveryclearly]

......... [Eating human food. Why did she agree to partake in this challenge? She pops a single bean into her mouth, chewing it slowly, and finally puckers up in a brave disgust before she forces herself to swallow.]

One down. [She plucks a second piece between her fingers and stares at it delicately.] How much of "this" do I have to eat? [she has a feeling she will regret asking.]

[onethirdthesoul]

[Not just any human food, but one of the stickiest and smelliest human foods there is! ...According to Ryou.]

Hmm... I'll settle for a quarter of the bowl, I think. [He originally intended all of it, BUT HE WILL TAKE PITY.]

[roadroller]

[on the other hand, Rin is a big fan of natto. Why couldn't this have been her dare?]

You can do it, Kanaya! It's not that bad. ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

[Ryou glances over at Rin.

NOT THAT BAD??? No... There was nothing worse!!]

[speakveryclearly]

[She only acknowledges his concession with a glance and a nod before returning to her labor. This is her burden. She can make this sacrifice for the future of all the victors. She might bite somebody afterward but for now she can do her part for the cause. She is at an eighth of the way through the bowl before she speaks again.]

Are we playing Never Have I Ever after this. [Bakura should not do that in this group. He will regret it.]

[onethirdthesoul]

[He's watching Kanaya eat the natto with a sympathetic, but also amused look. He did dare her, after all!]

We could play that after we run out of truth or dare questions. Or when I run out of food...

[In an alternate dimension, Never Have I Ever was the game he picked over Truth or Dare. ]

[speakveryclearly]

[At least it's not Spin the Bottle, she doesn't say out loud to make sure Annie won't attack anybody.

ALRIGHT, SHE'S FINISHED. SUCCESS.]

The former scenario is more likely. [It's been like 8 weeks and the supplies seem okay so far...]

[onethirdthesoul]

[Ryou playing Spin the Bottle isn't happening in this afterlifetime.]

You think so? Haha. [Maybe he should have said "when I run out of gross food" instead.]

Well you completed your dare! It looks like it's my turn. I pick truth.

[speakveryclearly]

If you had to choose between never seeing your old friends again, or seeing them once they knew everything that had happened here, what would you do?

[onethirdthesoul]

[Ryou blinks, kind of shocked by the loaded question.]

Um... [How is he supposed to answer something like that?] I don't know...

[roadroller]

Wow, buzzkill much? ♪

[but if Kanaya really wants to know, she guesses Ryou will have to answer...]

[speakveryclearly]

But you've already covered asking him who he likes...

[roadroller]

True enough... ♪

[onethirdthesoul]

...That question was hard enough. [Not answering, in the meantime.]

[speakveryclearly]

Then maybe you shouldn't have picked "truth" twice.

[onethirdthesoul]

[He pouts.]

Can I change my choice to dare?

[speakveryclearly]

[Looking at Rin...]

You already got one do-over...

[She's an adult...]

[onethirdthesoul]

[...Kanaya.]

I guess you're right... [Ryou sighs, rubbing his head. That was still a really loaded question.]

I would... I would want to see them again. If they knew everything, then maybe they could forgive me. But even if they didn't, I'd want to say goodbye.