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

[mightiswright]

[ ... Is Ryou even legal

Does he even care I mean they're all dead already ]

Sure. But why don't we play with grape juice instead? [ Okay I guess he does care, since Phoenix will hold out a bottle of actual grape juice to Ryou... ]

[onethirdthesoul]

[He's 16... So not even close.]

You can drink the grape juice if you want, Phoenix-san. I never get to drink pomegranate juice at home! [It's always so expensive, and this stuff was really good. In fact, he's going to drink some more...]

Do you know how to play?

[mightiswright]

[ Ryou no... take the grape juice... ]

Yep. Why don't I start?

[ Okay if he can't get Ryou to take the kid-friendly juice, he can at least try to make it so he doesn't drink that much. ] Never have I ever gotten my driver's license. [ Right... that should be safe. ]

[onethirdthesoul]

[No...he wants to be fancy and drink expensive "juice"...]

Ohh, good one! Hehe. Never have I everrrr... Been out of the country!

[mightiswright]

[ Technically this counts as being out of the country for both of them... but Phoenix takes a sip without protest. ]

Never have I ever ... had a title like 'Super High School Level'.

[onethirdthesoul]

Me neither... [He takes a sip of his drink anyway.]

Never have I ever... Been on a date.

[mightiswright]

[ ???

Phoenix takes a sip first but. ]

Last I checked, the rules are you only drink if you've done something. Otherwise... [ Extremely seriously: ] I'll have to consider that cheating.

[onethirdthesoul]

[Ryou gasps and turns pale. Cheating is very serious business.]

It's cheating?!

[mightiswright]

[ You're damn right it's serious business. ]

Absolutely. In any game, not playing by the rules is cheating.

[onethirdthesoul]

I-I'm sorry! [He bows his head, tilting his whole upper body with it.

And now pomegranate "juice" is spilling everywhere...]

1/2

[mightiswright]

[ Hopefully these theatre seats are self cleaning... ]

You'll need to take a penalty to make up for it. [ Pretends to look like he's pondering this seriously ] I've got it. Because you were drinking pomegranate juice when it happened... you're banned from drinking it for three hours.

[ THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH TIME TO SOBER UP RIGHT ]

[mightiswright]

[ And then cheerfully: ] Grape juice, on the other hand, will be allowed.

[ Oh, look he's got another bottle of grape juice handy too. ]

[onethirdthesoul]

Three hours?! But... [He smiles a little ruefully, but at least he's sitting back up and stopped soaking the floor.] It was a first time offense... The game won't even last that long!

[mightiswright]

The penalty needs to fit the crime, and cheating is a very serious crime.

[ But he relents. ] But... since this is a first time offense, I'll let you off easy. Two hours should be enough. [ So... generous?? ]

[onethirdthesoul]

[Ryou looks so hopeful...and then he hears what "letting him off easy" actually entails. His face falls into a pout.]

The game won't last that long either...