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

[derepressed]

Kuzuryuu-san...

[Chizuru moves to approach him after he's opened his gift bag; she's trying to smile, but she looks a little harried and worn-down. Still, she's happy.]

You did it. Nanami-san is safe, you did it.

[impheired]

[He shakes his head.]

We did it. [THERE IS NO I IN TEAM, CHIZURU.] I couldn'tve pulled this off if it wasn't for the two of you. [Literally...] I'm sorry it...had to play out like this though.

[You probably already know this but he really did not want to kill either you. IF THERE HAD BEEN A WAY TO DO SO WITHOUT KILLING YOU AND FEFERI...he totally would have done it. But alas.]

[derepressed]

I wasn't really expecting it to be like that. [THOUGH SHE PROBABLY SHOULD HAVE FIGURED IT OUT SOONER.] But, I'm glad... I didn't want anyone else to have to die.

[Or... whatever it is that lands them in this place.]

And we're one step closer to saving everyone, now. You figured out something we could do that would really get to them... [And she bows to him.] I'm truly grateful, Kuzuryuu-san. We all are.

[impheired]

Yeah well...it helps that they were stupid enough to try and tell me what to do. They should've known better than to pull that shit with me. [No...really. You should have seen the letter the producer's left for him after Austria's trial. It's like they didn't know Kuzuryuu at all.]

And I couldn't tell you straight out what I was up to, could I? That would've broken the rules. [And if there is one thing Kuzuryuu strived to do during his time in the castle...it was to follow all the rules. What a good gangster.]

[derepressed]

They've proven again and again that they really don't understand us at all.

[Why else would they have to keep redefining the rules? Maybe if they actually understood the people they had abducted in the first place, they wouldn't have to keep changing things.]

No, you couldn't have. ...but it's a shame that you had to bear the weight of that yourself. I wish I'd been able to make it easier on you somehow... but you're so strong. You succeeded.

[impheired]

Yeah, and now it's gonna cost 'em. Big time.

[DOWN WITH THE PRODUCERS.]

You did, in a way. It...it wasn't a fucking walk in the park killing the two of you, and I don't just mean that physically, but...you both trusted me. And that made a bigger difference than you'd think.

[Those two questions he asked on Monday were incredibly important, after all. PEOPLE USUALLY DON'T TRUST HIM, SO...]

[derepressed]

The hostages escaped, too... I wonder how much the producers are panicking. It must be a lot.

[She hopes they're panicking a lot. It's not a nice thing to hope, but then, the producers are not nice people.]

You're our friend, Kuzuryuu-san. Of course we trusted you. [And he's proved himself worthy of their trust!] So if you did something like that... there must have been a very good reason. And there was.

[impheired]

Did they? [That part hadn't fully registered when Peko tried to talk to him while blue screened. Kuzuryuu's glance flits up to the screen momentarily, but it's already well past that part by now. Who knows what's up there right now.] Good... I'm glad.

[HE'D BE MORE GLAD IF HIS SISTER HAD BEEN WITH THEM. But...she's been dead for years already anyway. So...he guesses it's okay.]

Mmm...I hate that I had to leave the two of you in the dark though. I really do. But no sense cryin' about it now. [He leans forward in his chair a little, looking over to Chizuru again.] Clearly you were both watching the whole thing from here, how long did it take you to figure out what I was up to?