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graveyard.
 You remember dying. In fact, you remember the exact feeling and fear of how you died, and yet in the next moment, you're suddenly standing in a cold room. You're not sure how you got here at all, but it's as if you were suddenly put here the moment after you died. As you look around, the first thing you'll notice is that you're standing in front of an open casket. And you're inside. The corpse inside the casket is definitely you, and it's also definitely dead, which certainly makes this confusing. Luckily, here's someone here to explain. When you wake up, there's footsteps walking closer, and then a familiar face appears. Iván is here, or someone that looks very much like her is. All she starts off with is two simple words— "You're dead." Which would seem obvious, but she explains that you have been before you ever arrived to the island. The shipwreck and the island are't real, after all. This is purgatory, and the Hunt is a way to judge the souls of the living. People show their true nature when they're put in a stressful situation, so it was deemed that this was the way that these judgements would be passed. She explains that you'll know your fate when the game ends, but if you really can't wait that long, you could always ask, but hope isn't lost. After all, the "killers" are on your side. If they can win the game, then everyone can come back to life. They know this, and it's why they're fighting so hard to win. It's a shame that the odds don't seem to be in their favor, but that's also part of the Hunt. Exploring your new surroundings, you'll realize that you're likely at the bottom of that giant sinkhole, at least if that light far above you is any indication. You no longer feel the need to eat or sleep anymore (technically, you never did, but the habits of being alive are hard to break), so it's a good thing there's enough to do while the game continues. You can watch the proceedings of the Hunt in one room where there's plenty of comfortable couches to sit in and lounge, as well as a fully stocked bar, if you feel like indulging. Another room offers a game room with cards, billiards, and any other games you'd like to play in a group. If you ask your host nicely, she might provide more, but for now, there's not much to do other than to watch and wait for the Hunt to end. |
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[ May...be...she actually has no idea. ]
Perhaps if they're very careful they'll actually manage to win. Who knows. [ The way she says that, it's like it doesn't effect her either way. ] Though they'll have a time of it now that there's a confirmed Fox, so I'm not holding my breath.
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[And the couch is indeed fairly cozy..]
It'd be a little nice to get an oven or something down here, though. They say you don't need to fucking eat down here, but God knows that's bullshit.
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[ But Stocking seems like the sort who always needs something to snack on, and Shijima almost smiles. ]
Well, at least this time I'm relaxing with decent company...say, did you actually see who killed you? Or did they manage to get the drop on you? I don't actually know who our home team is for this nonsense.
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[Even though she's...not alive anymore...]
I did. I got whacked by the General herself. ...Or, so they said, anyway. Tried to put up a fight, but I can only really do so much without my swords, so I got bodied.
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[ "Her"...that narrows it down, but not entirely. Shijima's simply curious at this point, since there's really nothing better to do down in the graveyard than discuss what's going on with the game. ]
I expected you to put up a fight, though. Good job - even if they're the ones fighting to bring everyone back to life...or whatever.
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Look, I'm trying to get back into Heaven anyway, so no clue what this means for me. I gotta buy my way back and shit and dying here is probably muddling things up a bit.
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You can always ask our caretaker where you'll end up at the end of the game. It's that or the Hunt wins...which I've never myself witnessed.
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[She shrugs a bit...]
Unprecedented, huh? That should be interesting, if that's what goes down. You've seen other batches before, I assume. What do you think this one's odds are?
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[ Shijima seems to consider the question, tapping her fingers on the couch. ]
Depends. They need to get that Fox out of the way. I assume the Rainsford will be bright enough to protect Matt for the evening...I wonder who the hunt will go for? They'd better not waste a night trying to get at him...
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Come to think of it, I just remembered that monkey girl said something curious to me. I was giving her the sass, y'know, typical fare, but she said that I wasn't her first choice when it came to picking who'd be murdered...
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...Well, she'd hardly admit it if you were. But she works with her foxhounds, doesn't she? It's not like it's all on her to decide...well, I've never been on that team before, except in the sense that I wouldn't mind if they won. At least it'd be something different.