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killerwaves) wrote2023-03-03 10:06 pm
killerwaves) wrote2023-03-03 10:06 pm
.GRAVEYARD
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There is a moment of silence. That is all there is, following the end one meets, but it is wrong to say that nothing else proceeds afterward. Indeed, upon the deceased opening their eyes, there's a feeling like settling into a body that has not yet crossed over, and an undeniable bright scene in front of them.
Is it heaven? Is it purgatory? These are the questions that may unfurl when faced with a bright, vibrant sky with pleasant colors, and soft clouds. Alongside this pleasing sight are picturesque rivers, running around fields of flowers mixed with lively greenery that seems to extend to distances behind one's comprehension. But, make no mistake—there are large trees dotted here or there, where someone might feel compelled to lie under given how welcoming they look.
Perhaps most striking, however, is the floating tower, that seems currently unreachable no matter how close anyone nears it. Does it need to be blocked off with an invisible shield? Honestly, no. But nobody knows that, and maybe no one will figure it out either, despite how many times they will ask who frequents it...who so happens to be standing outside of it, but also nearby. Huh.
Who's that? Well, that's—
Merlin, Mage of Flowers
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What a shock, isn't it? To see someone like Merlin so soon. Yet, he hardly seems perturbed, as he says, "Oh, so you've come! What a terrible fate you've been met with. But, don't worry, there's plenty of things to keep you occupied with.
What do I mean by that, you ask? I mean yourselves, of course! And, yes, by the way, you're still dead. So sorry about that. If you need anything, though, just call my name and I'll be there."
Beat. "Probably."
Then he disappears helpfully in a flurry of petals, not even saying where this is. Wow, helpful, isn't he? But, you have more than enough time to explore, at least. And hey, where did that random shack come from far off in the distance? If one goes in, they'll find a random bookcase inside, filled to the brim with fairytales that automatically replenishes if all books have been read with new ones. In addition, there's a random 'fan magazine' of the super popular idol Magi☆Mari; a beautiful white-haired young woman with purple eyes. Huh, why does she look familiar?
...Anyway, at least this will all keep one occupied.
As a side note, off to the distance are a a massive gathering of trees, but whenever one tries to approach them they can't seem to actually get close. How obnoxious! Looks like you'll have to just continue to admire your surroundings of pink flowers, one or two solitary trees, rivers, and other flora for miles on end.
As of 'Week 3', there is now an additional, cutesy shed in the Garden of Avalon that can be accessed for arts and crafts materials. Sewing kits, canvasses, painting materials, paper, you name it! There also is a shelf full of lube as well, for your needs. They will have a hint of a flower scent.
As of 'Week 4', the forest is glowing and can at some point be entered for funtimes.
By 'Final Week', there is a small little cottage of some sort that has appeared, which is ridiculously more spacious once walked into. It appears to be like a little free-for-all clothing store, except everything is free of charge. The styles range from cutesy pink, stylish, fancy, and to even towards the gothic side of things...but also there is a spot filled with make-up and the like! Do you want to look pretty in death? No worries, you too can shine here as well with beauty products found along the shelves, and of course mirrors alongside changing rooms for your convenience.
There are also knitting tools, for those wanting to really step up their skills.
Additionally, in this large 'cottage', there are private changing rooms with mirrors and a plush long seat to sit down if you want to for whatever reason. The doors lock once someone is inside and the door is closed.
Lastly, for those feeling 'adventurous', they would also happen to find costumes. Sexy ones, likes nurses, maids, and the like, but also silly 'scary' ones like a t-rex and a sheet ghost.
The forest has also stopped glowing, and upon entering it give you view to a beautiful lake surrounded by trees (sans mist.) The sky is still a fantastical color, and taking a soak at any time is possible.
However, on the other side of the forest, is a field of beautiful blue flowers, and a perpetually midnight sky.
NPC Contact
Just place the week number into the header, "day of the week"/or some other "time indicator" even if it never turns night, and everything is gucci. ]
Week 2
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Haha, this is familiar even if it's not a field of snow. [ Sonya will look around in a bit, but for now he does allow himself just a bit of more airy laughter than he usually does. ]
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Were you two hoping on lingering in quiet?
Well, Merlin is at work on something here. He's testing some...things out, let us say. He has plans to preview both things he's working on. One on Sunday, and one ... now.
Out of nowhere, there is something like a large screen that appears in the midst of the Garden of Avalon, showcasing various moments, across the islands and the resort itself... ]
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Whoopsie!
[ —which switches back to even some silly stuff. This is fine. Not that he sounds sorry. It is unclear who or what that private moment involved for my sanity but y'all can get the feeling it was some kind of private conversation Merlin was being a voyeur about. Tem and Beel's don't count, because it's not in a PC, sorrrryyy.
Anyways. Approach...? ]
I really do hope we get to see people naked, though!
[ ..........yeah. Merlin's shamelessness seems to have only grown now, yep. ]
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Trial Spectating
But, sure enough, around trial time the screen reappears. This also makes it clear who has just died, yay!
Merlin is here in his usual cloaked attire. He will probably have his own reactions soon enough. ]
one commentary before other comments for my reference
moment #34595 before everything gets lit on fire
jk you all will (not) thank me later for these highlights
4/4 last comment...
End of 'Week 2'
Perhaps a curse.
Following the trial, and the subsequent mid-trial killing, Chai and Sonya will feel a sudden sleepiness come over them, for a short and fleeting rest.
While it can be said that those who are alive, dream. Do the dead dream of anything but the past? Or do they simply dream of nothing when their future has crumbled?
Dreams of their time on the island come, and they also go, until...
...the two will find themselves waking up again, feeling a little more refreshed than before, though with a sense that they're still missing something. Whatever the case, the Garden looks the same as it ever does...but, there is a sense that somehow, the place is flowing with a more heavier presence than before. More substantial than somewhere that might be witnessed in a dream. Unfortunately, no other new developments, but perhaps those who have arrived this week will have them.
Happy Dreams. ]
Week 3
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[Vergilius dimly stares ahead as he sits here in the midst of flowers, staring at nothing, everything. He doesn't know what to feel.]
[....Well, maybe the thought of "I don't deserve this" comes to mind.]
[So he sits, like the old husk he is.]
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alivedead, and if you thought you'd seen him happy before, you've never seen anything like a serial killer childishly frolicking through the flowers. He's so happy to be here, thanks for having him.](no subject)
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'Event' Spectating
Though, it does around the time an execution had been...present.
Yet, it seems that perhaps there is no execution?
Or is there...?
Regardless, something is showing on the living side, to keep you in the know. Merlin himself is not to be found in the immediate vicinity, and this screen can be seen from various places in the Garden. ]
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A small update...also slightly nsfw
It's another shed. This time much more cutesy and when peering inside, you can see arts and crafts materials. Sewing kits galore, colored pencils, paper, and the like.
For those who are rather intrepid, however, there is also a section full of ~*lube*~ for your needs. Happy Dreams, ghosties. ]
Trial Spectating
Murdernight sees the disappearance of the screen.
However, trial sees the return of the giant screen, and this time Merlin himself is sticking around. He has popcorn in his hands.
Feel free to watch as you like, of course. ]
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Wow! Everyone really is going at it.
[ Happy for their rioting, but also. Damn. Y'all are losing your minds and he is maybe a little concerned?! Beel is pushing his luck a little.
But also, Zelkov please don't get stabbed.
Who else is going to lose their minds... ]
End of 'Week 3'
Some personal developments, some non developments.
Those who reside in the Garden of Avalon will find themselves suddenly falling asleep, without warning. No matter where they are, no matter what they were doing. To two in particular the process is familiar.
Just like last time, dreams of their time on the island come along in wisps, and gentle waves, until...
...all those who have been temporarily claimed by 'sleep' awaken again, feeling somehow moderately more refreshed than before, yet with a sense of incompleteness within their being still. The Garden looks the same as it ever does...but, there is somehow an even more evident, marked change about its presence. Somehow more powerful, less fantastical, even if its ethereal nature can still be never denied.
The forest off to the distance can be seen glowing.
Happy Dreams. ]
A thing
With a flourish of his hand are hot pink-colored devices with cutesy flower patterns, albeit also similar in function to the ones you had over on the other side. He explains that if they feel like it, they can have fun on a singular account. It's called "@ prettywishes", and he said he's even going to hack in a temporary profile.
Already, you can even go ahead and submit things to the network.
But, he states the account will not be ready for full-scale interaction until the polls are up. Merlin adds the following: ]
Because of limitations, even if you have a different device, everyone will be utilizing the same account, meaning same username and everything! But, you can change your text color to whatever you like so you can figure out who is texting who on the network.
[ A small price to pay for the dead being still able to contact the living, yeah? After that, he disappears immediately, because he's helpful like that.
Feel free to utilize it when the time comes, or do the opposite of exactly that. Merlin will not force you either way. ]
Week 4
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A part of him is grateful he still has both arms and no shrapnel piercing his flesh, he can still feel his heart racing in spite of the pleasant scenery. This is hardly the white void of true Purogatory, at least as he remembers it...
And Merlin? Was Merlin a god of death this whole time? ]
... W-Wait!
[ He calls out a moment too late as Merlin vanishes into a flurry of petals. Kallamar has been left standing alone with a lingering sense of dread. ]
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[Skywarp sits up in the flowers, one hand on his face, almost as if to contain himself.]
Bested, but not beaten. Now that was fun. [He looks around himself, finally registering the scenery.] And where are we now? Better than the unspace. No, too much life. Ironically. Perhaps we can even have fun together.
[To test something out, he pulls up a portal and WORP there he goes - who knows where he ends up?]
- Though I don't plan on staying long. Let's make the most of it, shall we?
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Memshare Event --> Intermingling on the other side
Merlin has floated the idea to some of you to come by the forest for a challenge, explaining that it will result in assisting him as well as yourself. For those who express a willingness to see loved ones, he explains that they will see them; for those seeking answers, or perhaps a challenge, Merlin promises that participation will allow those desires to be met as well. For those wanting a solution out of here, Merlin explains that it will help him reach one, allowing him the possibility to help you cross back on over to the other side. He doesn't elaborate without being asked, offering details strictly when necessary, sometimes speaks cryptically, but in the end, what matters is that, eventually, he does get to the point.
Once all kinks are worked out, Merlin will guide those only willing to the forest, seeing no interest in forcing anyone disinterested or expressing a manner of disagreement.
When all are assembled at the foot of this forest, Merlin feels the need to say this. ]
Now, I will let you go beyond this place, into the unknown.
Even if you meet familiar faces, it doesn't mean this will be a walk in the park. After all, this is only temporary. And maybe...
[ Merlin suddenly smiles. It's not exactly a nice one. ]
Not everything will go as you might have hoped.
[ Before anyone can object to that, the forest opening seems to suck them in.
The sensation feels overwhelming, like being drawn through the ground at a hundred miles per hour, foliage, land, structures and buildings coming and going by sight.
Then, suddenly, there's the island. The garden on the other side glowing, with birds taking flight, seeming to be incandescent and radiant with a mysterious energy that drops, unseen by the living, all across the island.
Perhaps it's accidental, perhaps it's purposeful. Whatever the case, whatever is happening...those here within this moment can only be sure of one moment:
No one can escape, no matter where they are.
And just like that, it feels like everyone's minds are racing to one point. Life and death seem to no longer separate everyone from the living side in this moment.
Memories begin to flow in like a river. Everyone sees those moments flash by like their lives did as they reached death's door, until it settles. Suddenly, abruptly; without warning.
A black void enshrines the surroundings of each 'participant' and a door stands before them. They see no one else but themselves, but then they also open it as well, stepping into a memory.
This memory may be their own, or something else. Perhaps it's all warm and fuzzy, perhaps it's awful as expected, but worse of all potentials, it's entirely possible that this memory is one that is supposed to not be. And it's entirely likely that one might be fighting for their own lives to escape it.
Will they succumb to nostalgia, and never wish to leave? Will they succumb to despair, and give up hope, becoming a lost soul? Or will they bend under the buckle of a challenge, becoming claimed by something they could have never hoped to match.
And Merlin...
He may just watch. All results will be interesting to him, even the sad ones. Even the horrible ones.
In addition, he has his own needs, and goals that need fulfilling. Those here and beyond will all be instrumental to that. Yet, they too will need this to accomplish their own; a two-way beneficial street.
All the same, it is also true Merlin adores happy endings. But, he also believes they should be earned.
OOC NOTE: This is just a setup for how things happen on this side. Please go ahead to use the main comm for memshare things as discussed! ]
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Possibly she has not had a great day so far. One hand goes to her throat - the other to her chest.]
Wh- huh-?
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A mid-week arrival
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Trial Spectating
That goes without saying.
As per the usual, the screen is unavailable around the time murdernight rolls around. But, soon enough, once trial is happening, it makes it's appearance.
Of course, Merlin is here as usual, and... ]
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End of 'Week 4'
All the same, some developments on either ends have begun to unveil themselves, bringing about even more new disturbing discoveries.
Those memories have also done well in carrying about certain emotions amongst one another, keeping islands of distance between one another. Yet, despite the ends of those memories, despite being able to share a single word, when those living still speak, their feelings, their words, their actions...they are shared with those who can't pass those words on back to them.
Still, just as clockwork, following the tumultuous execution, everyone currently residing within the Garden of Avalon feels a certain heaviness wash over them like when it usually does every week.
This heavy sleepiness conjures an irresistible feeling to give in, even if it might seem so terribly inconvenient. But, as usual, there is nothing much to make of it, yes? Nothing to be concerned about it.
This time, when they fall asleep, there is something...new.
A vision of someone at a lake, holding up a sword, but then hesitating.
Another image of the Garden of Avalon, where someone is kneeling amongst the flowers, encased in stone.
Then, darkness, followed by words; spoken softly, yet doubtless familiar:
"Soon, let us be witness to a miracle."
Then, just last time, dreams of events concerning the dead on the island arrive, but not in wisps; more like still shots of a moment frozen in time. Before going even further back, to the ones at home. Of places familiar, of loved ones.
...But finally, the end of that is breached.
...all those who have been temporarily claimed by 'sleep' awaken again, and this time, well. There are marked differences.
There is another small little cottage of some sort that has appeared nearby the forest.
The forest has also stopped glowing, and upon entering it, it gives one a view to a beautiful lake surrounded by trees (and unlike this picture, is clear of mist.)
On the other side of the forest, is a field of beautiful blue flowers, and a perpetually midnight sky.
Everyone now feels almost whole.
Happy Dreams. ]
Final Week
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zelkov seems to be able to pick himself up just fine, with only mild disorientation. unfortunate, but he'd always been willing to die if it came to that. what he's most worried about is seeing who else has arrived here with him. ]
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WEEK THE LAST - TUESDAY (meeting peanut gallery)
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One Last Hurdle to Rule them All
PUZZLE
SOLUTION
Re: SOLUTION
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DISCUSSION
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Re: DISCUSSION
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PARTY X PARTY
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SPIN THE BOTTLE
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Final Trial Spectating
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CONCLUSION.