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

[vytis]

So I've heard. [Considering Chizuru is trying to get him to take her memories in place of Spain's.] Is it looking like it'll be Spain?

[speakveryclearly]

[TAKES A BRIEF JUDGMENTAL GLANCE AT HER SURROGATE-SISTER-BY-ASSOCIATION BEFORE RETURNING TO LITHUANIA]

To be honest I feel like forgetting the game is going to be good for Spain, and he's accepted that a lot more easily. [Maintaining eye contact with Lithuania, she touches her collar - the way Spain kept reaching for his crucifix.] It's not fair for people to try to boss Chizuru around, though, when she's been a pawn for so long.

[vytis]

He did seem a little off on the show--beyond the obvious, I mean. [Lithuania, as a nation, is more equipped to spot other nations in bad places.] If it's down to Spain and Chizuru, though...

[Can you imagine Spain letting someone like Chizuru go in his place? Lithuania can't.]

[speakveryclearly]

We can't just hit one of them over the head.

They're both adults. [Kanaya is still new to this "human adult" concept.] He's already made his peace with a lot of the others, is the thing. Chizuru has no such opportunity, not to mention an aggressive hostage. [From the very little she has heard Kanaya is half-convinced they might have been safer without Okita ali... around.]

Enough communication will resolve the situation easily.