graveyard.

[foxhounds]

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.

Comments

[meatery]

[WELL to be fair, they didn't find Shijima through any detective work. Bad luck, pussycat.]

[But yeah, she's not spoiling the last General for you guys just yet, you gotta work for it.]

I really want to ask Tsurumaru and the others what happened last night... I hope they wake up soon. [Rubs the back of her head.] If Kashuu was the one to kill Royce, then I guess our target must have been Max or Kashuu. But I can't see why they'd have picked either of them, we weren't worried about them at all last I heard.

[liven]

Tsurumaru had a gun. [ A gunsmith gun, she means. OBVIOUSLY ROYCE MAKES BAD LIFE CHOICES, c'mon bro why did you arm so many swords... ] As to that, I expect you're not going to be able to interrogate him first off.

[ Why...? ]

His comrades are going to want to have words with him.

[ Since he murdered Horikawa, who seems pissed off about it, and also shot Kashuu, who is definitely going to be pissed off about it. And all the others are probably going to be peeved about the same things, regardless of his ultimate motives. ]

[meatery]

He didn't though. [Said quite simply.] At least, not when Auger said he did. He would have told the rest of us if he did, so we could make a plan, and there are other people he would have gone after first anyway. Like I said, Kashuu wasn't on our list of concerns.

[Tsurumaru told them everything, after all, and she trusts him to at least be honest...]

I don't trust that Kasen guy's word.

[liven]

[ A shrug. ]

There's no point worrying about it...we'll hear the whole story soon enough.

[meatery]

I guess so... Aaah, I'm going to have to stop all those guys from killing him, aren't I... I wonder if I can get them to just beat him up a bit...

[Urgh, kids making trouble.]

[liven]

I gather Horikawa didn't appreciate the manner in which he was killed.

[ SO PROBABLY, YES. Shijima isn't going to help because tbh she's looking forward to the arguments... ]

[meatery]

I already scolded them for that though.

[Which should be enough!]

Ah, well, maybe fighting will help them make up.