graveyard pt ii

[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

[onethirdthesoul]

[RYOU ISN'T EVEN CRACKING A SMILE.]

He seems pretty upset to me... Why is everybody laughing?

[ladyofthehouse]

N-nein he's fine-- look how calm he is he's--

[Austria buries her face in her lap, still shaking with laughter.] He's turning the other cheek.

[perfectstrike]

[Was that. That actually gets a snort from Peko. Just a little one, and a catch of breath as if she might laugh.

But that's it.]

[onethirdthesoul]

[And now he's shooting Peko a shocked look, because he's pretty sure he's never heard her laugh, let alone snort.]

[perfectstrike]

[Wow don't give her that look, she's not actually laughing! Just a tiny snort of amusement.

She's still smiling though. Someone please make her stop with that expression.]

[onethirdthesoul]

[No way, he's going to give her that look because he's pretty sure Peko has been attacked by a Body Snatcher.]

[onethirdthesoul]

...What if it had been someone else... [Ryou just trails off, since nobody seems to be sharing his concern. He pokes Austria's ahoge though since she's all huddled over.]

[ladyofthehouse]

[Austria weakly reaches up to slap his hand away-- DON'T TOUCH MARIAZELL-- but completely misses because she's still laughing.]

He's fine!

[If it happened to someone else it wouldn't be funny at all, but the self proclaimed centuries old know it all remorseless parkouring demon butler?

That's fine.]

[onethirdthesoul]

[HE IS TOUCHING THE AHOGE you can't stop him. How does it stand up like that...]

I guess the fact he's standing up and talking is a good sign... I think anybody else would still be on the ground.

[As long as he doesn't know everybody is laughing at him...]

[ladyofthehouse]

[RYOU SHE WILL SMACK YOU]

S-stop that right now! [She makes contact with his hand this time! You can't go around touching hetalia character's ahoges Ryou!

But definitely don't touch Austria's beauty mark. Then she'd have to kill you.]

Ja. See, perfectly fine.

[onethirdthesoul]

Ow! [He pulls his hand back, and doesn't try to poke it again. And he's not going anywhere near your beauty mark Austria, that's weird!!]

I don't know about perfectly fine... His butt is bleeding.

1/2

[ladyofthehouse]

Don't touch a woman without her prompting!

[ladyofthehouse]

[She's stopped laughing now at least.]

Frau Maribelle can heal it. [Situations like this are exactly why Maribelle had to live.

Yes... this. This was definitely how Austria foresaw Maribelle being useful when she picked Spain over her. You're welcome Sebastian.]

I'm sure he can take a bullet without complication, he's always lauding his innate demonic superiority over the rest of us simpletons.

[Obviously his ass is more adeptly superior at taking bullets for the same reason.]

1/2 why not

[onethirdthesoul]

S-sorry! [Ryou blurts out, waving his hands in front of his face. He settles down once Austria starts talking serious.]

[onethirdthesoul]

That's true... [Ryou brings a hand up to his face, covering what is an obvious pout.]

I was hoping maybe Sebastian-san was just saying things like that to deter people from trying to murder him.

[Ryou: seeing the good in everyone to a fault.]

[bigthings]

Yeah, it's totally cool, he should be used to this shit by now. I mean, he's supposed to be some kind of buttler.

[perfectstrike]

[Another quiet snort of not-laughter. Kouha, Peko doesn't care what anyone says, you're alright.]

[psychup]

[Okay Athena feels pretty shitty right now and also she likes Sebastian, but.

Haha.]

[onethirdthesoul]

[...Athena too?! Well, if it's cheering the recently murdered Athena up, then laughing at Sebastian's unknowing expense is maybe sort of okay, just this once.]

There's no butts about this, Athena-san... We really shouldn't be laughing--but then I guess what Sebastian-san doesn't know won't hurt him.

[More than it already has--]