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

[derepressed]

...um.

[She's really not sure how to respond to this. At all. That sure is a person there. That sure is a person who got blown up.

—hey, they have something in common.]

[roadroller]

[Don't worry Chizuru. Rin will help, since it's barely a surprise at this point.]

It's Lithuania! Hi, Lithuania! ♪

[vytis]

[Wow, Rin, he's actually super glad to see you. HE FELT BAD ABOUT LEAVING YOU BEHIND BEFORE. So he'll wave.] Hello, Miss Kagamine. And you too, Miss Yukimura. I'm Lithuania, like she said.

[derepressed]

..a friend of yours, Kagamine-san..?

[She'll take a step back so Rin can approach Lithuania, then! Since she knows him and all.

AND THEN I WAS TOO SLOW AND THAT QUESTION GOT ANSWERED. Chizuru looks a little flustered, but bows.]

Um... it's nice to meet you, Lithuania-san.

[vytis]

It's nice to meet you properly. We've been watching the show, but that's not really a good way to actually get to know anyone. We're here just to bring something you'll all need.

[derepressed]

You mean the... "backups," right? From the old seasons?

[She's not really sure she wants to know what these episodes have looked like once the producers have finished editing them.] Thank you for doing this.

[vytis]

[Lithuania nods!] It's no trouble. Really, I'm just glad we can help you all out a little. Have you decided on who's going to be doing what?

[derepressed]

...

[She glances briefly at the others before lowering her voice.]

Um, I'll be using a backup. Spain-san won't. Don't let him tell you otherwise, okay?

[She wouldn't be Chizuru if she didn't at least attempt this I am so sorry]

[vytis]

Ah? Spain is...? [Lithuania's expression clouds for an instant before he pushes it away. He smiles at Chizuru.]

It's his decision to make. [And Lithuania doesn't think Spain would let someone who at least on the show had seemed so sweet take his place.] Going behind his back is a little unfair to him. ...But it's really nice of you to offer.

[derepressed]

No, he isn't..! He can't...

[no one ever lets her do anything dangerous fun...]

...please, Lithuania-san? Spain-san went through so much this time around. It isn't fair to ask him to make this kind of sacrifice on top of all that, but people keep telling me "No" when I offer...

[vytis]

[Chizuru don't look at him like that. Don't look at him like that especially when it involves Spain losing his memories! They became friends and everything over those three years!!!

No, Lithuania is going to stay strong about this.]

I don't think Spain would let you, Miss Yukimura. If you're saying something like that, it seems like there are a lot of people here who won't let you, either.

[derepressed]

[SAD EYES...]

Spain-san doesn't need to know about it until the very end... please?

[vytis]

I'm sorry, Miss Yukimura. [HE CAN'T. Well, maybe he could, but he can't.]

[derepressed]

...

[Curses, foiled again... she nods a little, because she does understand even if she doesn't like it, but she still feels incredibly guilty letting someone else lose their memories.]

[roadroller]

[waving back, and she notices that look]

Well, I'm definitely not taking one this time, so don't worry about me!

[contrary to what mun error would have you believe. You saw nothing.]

Also, Ryou-kun isn't allowed either. ♪

[because she said so, damn it. NO ONE IS TAKING ANYTHING FROM RIN AT THIS POINT OK.]

[vytis]

I hope you all didn't have too much of a hard time making decisions on that. [It can't have been easy.] I'm glad to know you'll be coming back with all of your memories intact.

[roadroller]

Mmm. For a minute it was looking tight, but we figured it out quickly enough. Jeez, you'd think more people would want to forget all this bad stuff.

[And at this, Rin is glancing at Chihiro a little. She got off REALLY EASY with her choice of victim, hahaha... maybe she shouldn't be saying that when she refused, as well. So she admits,]

But I guess there's that whole first season crap... it can be hard to take chances with, among other things. ♪