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

[bloomnobly]

[ she looks a bit sheepish ] A-Ah, well, like I said, it depends on your definition of 'well.' There are only two songs I'm able to recall for the piano, and for the others, it is...more of a memorization of hand movements than anything.

[derepressed]

Even if it's only two songs, I'm sure they sound beautiful when you play them. [She smiles.] And remembering things can be difficult, at times... so memorizing the hand movements is very impressive on its own.

You should give yourself a little more credit, Yuyuko-san.

[bloomnobly]

[ s h r u g s MAN THIS ISN'T WHAT SHE WANTS PRAISE FOR she didn't aim to sound boastful, for once in her life ]

Er, thank you, in any case. [ staring at her tea for a moment. god how do you play this game without doing targeted questions ] Never have I ever...stayed awake for twenty-four hours or more.

[derepressed]

[She laughs a little nervously and - having swapped with Ryou in order to get him to stop drinking alcohol by now - brings the bottle of pomegranate rum to her lips and pretends to drink from it.]

...never have I ever... um. Eaten western-style food, before coming to this place.

[ladyofthehouse]

[Austria almost drops her beer bottle hearing THAT.] Never?

[derepressed]

Never. [She shakes her head slowly.] My father studied western-style medicine, but... not food.

[And she'd certainly never cooked it. Which is sort of a shame, because the castle fare really wasn't all that bad.]

[ladyofthehouse]

[Austria is just sitting here like, why didn't we play this game while we were alive?

She's learning so many distressing things!]

Why aren't these bags bigger? [She wants to pull an oven out.]

[derepressed]

I don't understand... what would a bigger bag do?

[clearly, they have to get out of the graveyard somehow so Austria can use an oven]

[ladyofthehouse]

I need a kitchen!