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]

[That actually was pretty far from what she was expecting, so she has to take a second or two to figure out that yeah, she did just ask that before she can formulate a reply.]

Um... yes. We did.

[sorry Kazoo]

It became clear that he must have had a reason for doing what he did. Some kind of plan... and while Feferi-san and I could have overpowered him, we wouldn't have known the next steps of his plan, so the outcome of that fight... it had to be the way it was.

[inthebones]

I rather thought so.

It's incredible that you actually trusted each other enough to allow yourselves to be murdered.

[derepressed]

Kuzuryuu-san is an incredibly trustworthy person.

[She smiles, but that smile falters after a moment and she looks down at her hands.]

...and I'm a coward. I didn't want to have to take someone else's life - so I was glad to give up my own if it meant that the others would be living, and that the hostages would be safe...

[inthebones]

[Well she's not sure if she would say that about Kuzuryuu, but.]

I don't know if I'd call it cowardice - only you know your true motivations, but simply because it was the easy way out doesn't mean it was wrong. Without that gambit, I don't know how you'd have gone a week without a murder.

I rather think Kaoru will be annoyed if you ever do something like it again, though. There aren't resurrection machines lying around normally.

[derepressed]

[She opens her mouth to say something in response to the comment about going a week without murder - then glances at the other dead players, thinks better of it, and shuts her mouth.

...Susan bringing up Kaoru makes her smile a little sheepishly, though.]

I don't intend to do it again. [Ignoring the fact that she was volunteering to be revived with a backup in Spain's place...] That's - one thing I feel really badly about... that in going along with Kuzuryuu-san's plan, I broke my promise to him.

[inthebones]

Promises are contingent on the circumstances at the time.

I think it's rather more important to live for yourself, rather than because of any promises you made anyone.

[derepressed]

[She takes a moment to think that through carefully before nodding.]

...you're right, um -

[...she never did ask her name, did she...]

...I'm sorry... I don't actually know who you are.

[inthebones]

Susan. Susan Sto Helit.

I'm afraid I know all sorts of things about you already, so I'll apologize in advance if it makes you uncomfortable.

[derepressed]

...that's alright. [It does make her a little uncomfortable, but it can't be helped.] If this season and the other season I was on have really been broadcast for entertainment... there are probably a lot of people who know many things about me.