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Vice Director ([personal profile] vicedirector) wrote in [community profile] sevenvirtues2016-02-09 10:05 am

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You awaken to blackness. Frightening, although familiar--this is the same terrible thing you narrowly avoided during your first trip into Lebensbaum. The pain of your death is still real, echoes of the wounds you suffered appearing on your skin. Inspecting your surroundings will tell you that you've woken up inside of the cooled, empty bonfire pit....and the town as it was is nowhere to be seen.

The sky is a whirlwind of blank, dark void. What previously acted as roadblocks on either side of the town seems to have moved upward, blocking out most of the sun's light. The street is barren, filled with piles of broken concrete, shattered glass, and smoking craters where many of the buildings used to be. Old bloodstains dot the pavement, mixing in with overturned cars and crumbling brick walls. Lebensbaum is a dead town, in more ways than one.

Except for the hotel. It stands, as dusty and abandoned as it ever was, but no worse for the wear. Scorch marks can be seen on the ground around it in a clear border, as though it had a barrier protecting it from whatever destroyed the village. If you venture inside, everything is in its place, as though the outside wasn't completely obliterated.

Concentrating will let you be able to see the living as they move around the hotel, going about their days--or perhaps doing something more sinister. It's only when they cross the scorched border that their already-flickering images fade from view entirely.

You're welcome to roam about. Doing so may even be beneficial, as you'll quickly discover that you aren't quite alone here.

Some additional points of reference, as asked:
References for the locked rooms
• No one will be wearing their talismans
• No one will feel hunger or thirst, though they can sleep if they wish
stardustreverie: (Thinking)

[personal profile] stardustreverie 2016-02-09 06:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[If anything, It still hurt after the time she had spent here and it was starting to get annoying. But Marisa still waited and trying to keep up with what was going on. For now she was sitting off to the side, rubbing at her neck and just watching the hotel. Nothing interesting for the moment but..She kinda felt bad that things were happening...]

Ya think there'd be somethin' ta do ta help.
aeterna_filia: (Watching paint dry)

[personal profile] aeterna_filia 2016-02-23 12:28 am (UTC)(link)
[Kaguya 'awoke'. While the blackness is...odd yet familiar, she was more morbidly curious than anything else. So this was death? Huh. The scenery was vaguely familiar, but was obviously not the same as she'd remembered it from when she was recently living.

As the all too familiar hotel seemed to have evaded destruction, that's where she made her way. As she reached for the door, her hand went through it.]


...interesting. [So she was a ghost, then? Oddly enough, she found this somewhat amusing. She then proceeded to just walk through the door because why not? So she can be found wandering throughout the hotel, occasionally pausing as she catches those flickering glimpses of those who'd attempted to condemn her. Joke's on them. She still exists.]
takanome: (Fight)

[personal profile] takanome 2016-02-24 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
For several moments Takao is hopeful that he just had a really long hangover from the spiked punch at the party and has been nursed back to health by his immediate family, their judicious application of benadryl. After all, he feels the wooziness of the drug combined with the nausea from when he took off his necklace--

Takao reaches for his neck and realizes with great horror that there's still an ache on his neck, where it broke, but no chain. He's standing in the bonfire pit (which is definitely not the place where he was dropped, as blurry as his vision got by that stage) and-- Kaguya is there??? She's walking off into the hotel -- for a second he worries that she's off to attack someone else, but no way, it's got to be safe in there behind locked doors (Yoite is asleep in his bed and recovering from more conversation than he'd probably had the whole time so far combined), she can't try anything there if she only pursued him for being alone outside at night.

Therefore, Takao scuttles out of the pit as quickly as he can in the opposite direction. He feels well enough to run, so he does, glancing over his shoulder long enough to see her pass through the hotel door. Okay, well, that must be one of her other powers. Probably just the front door because what would be the point of the locked, soundproof rooms. She would have just floated into his room if it were that simple. The walls could be enchanted the same way that Roxy can only fly as high as the roof. This is also the likely explanation for how Takao fell four stories and got back up. Yep, something broke his fall and he survived an impact that fractured almost every bone in his body. Kaguya was disappointed by this result and dragged him into the bonfire pit hoping he'd burn to death, but at this exact time it had been put out. So she gave up on murder and went back into the hotel, leaving him to wake up.

Yup. That's the logical, consistent version of events that Takao has pieced together as he continues running. It's a much longer path than was ever possible before - he's gone past where the void used to be. The other buildings have been destroyed? Selena would be proud of him for exploring now that it's finally safe. The void can't get him from the sky.

After several hundred meters of running Takao can't keep up the same speed anymore. He's got energy to walk for much longer, sure, but another glance over his shoulder confirms that Kaguya is nowhere in sight. He sits down with a wrecked wall to his back for vague cover - the bricks look like they'll fall apart at the slightest touch so he sits without leaning against it, just fans out his legs in the butterfly position and covers his head with his hands as he breathes rapidly. His head still hurts... if only he had some sports drink to recharge with.
takanome: (Letdown)

WEEK 2, FRIDAY, 3 AM

[personal profile] takanome 2016-02-26 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
So, it seems like Sisuca-san is officially late to the party...

[The breezy words have a heavy weight of sadness. Takao might not have heard the actual discussion of her designation as truly Charity instead of Greed, but he certainly spent enough time with her to get a less than sinful impression. "The party", just as when he was alive, once again takes place in the pool room. This time, he figures that as it's a restricted area, nobody alive will be coming in, so it's the closest they can come to a private room given that they all pass through walls and stuff.

Kawara and Marisa (whom Takao had seen by now) had been verbally asked to come. Takao has continued to keep as many hundreds of meters of distance between himself and Kaguya as possible. He'd implied to the others, though, that they were free to inform her, so should she show up, he'll be staying right where he is. On the other side of the room. Sitting on the edge of the pool and dangling his legs in the deep end. They don't get wet.]


Do you think there will still be another "case" tomorrow? What should we do if that happens?
createdamonster: (pic#9962805)

late af but here i am!!!

[personal profile] createdamonster 2016-03-03 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ When Kurisu finally comes to, the sensation is...certainly less than pleasant. The last thing she remembers before everything went dark is coughing her lungs out, her throat on fire, burning from the bleach running down her esophagus as she was taken over to the infirmary by Mikazuki...and the feeling of something hard ramming into the back of her head.

Was there any hope after that? She must be dead, then. There's no way she would survive something of that caliber...which meant that Suzuha's theory was wrong. She wouldn't be able to help SERN with their time machine. Here she was, somehow deceased, but also alive? There must be some explanation for this, some sort of scientific phenomena going on that makes this all possi-- ]


Oh, to hell with it...

[ There was no explanation at this point. All the theoretical physics and neuroscience in the world couldn't help her now. She just hopes that her last hint came in handy, but, all things considered, it probably didn't do much...she didn't exactly go out of her way to hide it, after all, so it was probably destroyed. Good grief...

But that said, well, exploring is the only thing she can do at this point. She couldn't just sit around, after all; she never was the type who could just sit still. ]
glorifiedtrash: pixiv id=2376149 (This isn't what you want)

[personal profile] glorifiedtrash 2016-03-08 04:39 pm (UTC)(link)
[What's worse than wanting to die? Dying and then finding there's an afterlife. Zelos comes to in the empty bonfire put and--]

...Shit. Shit! NO!

[It's okay to act like a brat, kick around the broken concrete and throw the shattered glass if you think no one's around to see right? His wounds hurt and he can tell he's just been dragged further into this mystery, but who wants to deal with that. Apparently even death betrays him....!]
disapproved: (to human behavior)

[personal profile] disapproved 2016-03-08 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[ she awakes with a start, quickly pawing at the flesh on her arms and face. it was there — but there was something wrong. she felt like she needed to cover up, to leave none of her skin exposed — she felt as if she had none at all, like she was nothing but walking viscera barely held together by some strings of muscle. it was awful. she felt as if she had been swallowed, somehow — like she was tender meat waiting to be digested.

when she manages to calm herself, she looks up, seeing nothing but the hotel. her vision was blurred, and all she could smell was metal — when she attempted to rise to her feet, she felt like she'd fall immediately, her legs bucking as she grabs a tree to steady herself. it was like all her senses had failed her. all she can do is sigh. ]


As I had expected. [ she'd theorized that death would not be the final frontier here — how could it be? what purpose would their deaths serve? but still, it was disconcerting. she hoped this wasn't the end. maybe there was something she could do, something that.. ] —Buddy.

[ why was she worried? Buddy was safe now. she knew she was going to die — she just wanted people to know the truth. that they had been fooled, that Buddy had succeeded and would live — she suspected Buddy wanted as much, for her to tattle on her, but she could only do it subtly. after everything, how could she sell her out completely? it would hardly be apropos.

as she stumbled towards the hotel, she felt uncomfortable with waiting. she felt as if she was meant to sit here on her hands, watching lifelessly, unable to do anything. Morrigan wouldn't let that happen. ]
Edited 2016-03-08 20:40 (UTC)
disapproved: (be ready to get confused)

torture time

[personal profile] disapproved 2016-03-12 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
I have a wonder. Has someone yet to attempt contact with the living? 'Twould be most beneficial to our cause as well as theirs, to demonstrate our presence in some explicit manner.

[ she smirks. ]

If anyone is willing, I have a thought I would very much like to explore. I need only a few willing volunteers.
fluorospar: (⁂ oi caellach i'll kick your ass)

[personal profile] fluorospar 2016-03-14 04:14 am (UTC)(link)
[As if it's not bad enough that she died in such a pathetic way, she had to die and then end up... as a ghost?? Like this??

She pushes herself out of the bonfire pit with a cough, rubbing her throat with a frown (thanks, Vegeta, thanks for slicing her up like that!!!) before she sets to dusting herself off.

Look, a ghost's gotta look good, even if she is a ghost. Or. Something. She definitely died, but...

Well, she can worry about the rest later, once she's not... standing in the middle of a bonfire pit, which is why she's immediately taking long, determined and focused strides around the town, noting the differences with a frown. (Seriously, someone stop her and tell her to sit down for a moment.)]
keepshispride: (This place is too pretty for fighting!)

[personal profile] keepshispride 2016-03-14 09:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Vegeta wakes up after Selena, with a gasp and a panicked look on his face for all of a second before he's... No longer there.

Don't worry, he's not pulling a Sisuca, he's just forty feet in the air. Vegeta hovers high over the fire pit, arms in a defensive pose and his eyes flicking about as he desperately tries to locate some enemy.]


Ka... Kakarrot...
takanome: (Trick)

WEEK 5, WEDNESDAY (torture planning top level)

[personal profile] takanome 2016-03-17 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
[Takao stands outside the hotel with his hands on his hips, tapping his feet. What a fun game, to watch any given teenager gathering supplies (for the party? He saw Roxy's sign) disappear as soon as the intrepid explorer ventures outside once more. This close to the bonfire pit, there's a terrible twisting in his stomach when he thinks of the humans so much like him who are still--

He steps away, approaches some of the other ghosts wherever they're milling around.]


So, it looks like there's gonna be a party again. How about us? Last week was pretty fun, gotta say.
keepshispride: (He copied our colour scheme!)

[personal profile] keepshispride 2016-03-19 12:45 am (UTC)(link)
[After how exhausted Wednesday night left everyone, you'd think Vegeta would be napping at 5am like most people. But no. Like the absolutely sane person he is, he's doing handstand pushups in the hotel lobby. If he's not strong enough to kick Undyne's ass as a ghost, obviously he needs to get stronger!!

However, this highly productive use of his time is interrupted when the staff hallway (or maybe the kitchen)... Explodes. Vegeta is knocked to the ground by the shock and he lies on the ground, staring at the smoke now emerging from the hallway with a confused expression.]


... What the hell are those idiots doing?!
Edited 2016-03-19 00:48 (UTC)
smileleftbehind: (Default)

[personal profile] smileleftbehind 2016-03-22 05:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Any ghosts around just chilling? Thinking it's a nice, relaxing day in the after-life?

Your brand new buddy does not apparently agree. Realizing exactly what just happened he immediately takes to screaming, "No!" At least he doesn't turn on Lucy, who he well knows is next to him, instead pouncing on the nearest pile of rubble that looked like it might have once been a wall and starts striking at it. His claws cut into the stone and he crushes the rubble under his feet as he keeps shouting. It doesn't take too long before his anger runs out and he slumps down, claws covering his face as he starts to sob instead.
disapproved: (embrace the sound of enchantment)

week 7 trial popcorning

[personal profile] disapproved 2016-04-03 08:34 pm (UTC)(link)
[ unbeknownst to their living companions, morrigan is sitting precariously on a pew in the back of the chapel, listening to all the happenings as they occur. she admittedly was a bit crestfallen about the deaths this week, being two people she actually didn't hate, but if asked, she'd say she was happy that two people who weren't idiots would be joining them soon.

to no one in particular, she speaks out: ]


Any bets, perchance? I have my own thoughts, surely, but I'd ever so love to hear opposing theories.
stupidly: (severed)

hello friends

[personal profile] stupidly 2016-04-04 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
[I'VE BEEN WAITING TO DIE SINCE WEEK TWO but Gilbert sure hasn't--

And moreover, he 1) doesn't know whether or not Alisha survived, 2) has no idea who the third body was (ha ha, ah...) and 3) still isn't entirely sure who killed him?! GUYS, HE WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS PRETTY DAMN FAST even though his durability did kick in in time for him to wake up... right before being decapitated.

So, you know. Fun.

That's why his hands rise to his neck immediately, which is ringed with a scar, though of course he's looking around for one person first--]


Alisha—?! [Give him like 2 seconds and he'll be yelling for Break too.]
princessantly: (Forgive my DLC)

whoops here I am

[personal profile] princessantly 2016-04-04 01:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Alisha had lost consciousness, mercifully, before she'd even died-- but that doesn't make this any better, and when she'd passed out knowing this was likely the last time she'd have a coherent thought...

Waking up to this desolate landscape with faint burn marks all over and a rather aggravating chest pain isn't comforting. Gilbert, at least, is here, and once she's had a moment to touch base with him--

She kind of just... slowly starts wandering around, expression very tight as though she's trying her absolute damnedest not to cry and to actually learn something about her surroundings here. ]
takanome: (Alarmed)

RINGZ (Week 8 Monday Morning)

[personal profile] takanome 2016-04-05 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
[The sun rises. Some beams, poking through the void clouds, sparkle off the snow and shards of broken glass. It's another beautiful day, and Takao is having an excellent time. By which it is meant to say, this is hell, and he's in hell. Over the course of the trial discussion on the second day, anyone watching closely would see Takao frustrated with the proceedings, intermittently engaged in restless gestures - biting his lip, blowing strands of hair out from his face, getting the cricks out of his broken neck. When the new ghosts arrived in the evening he mustered up a smile for not much longer than it took to say "hello", and rather than a sign he was perking up, this is a gesture that took effort leaving him all the more depleted in the morning. At least they don't exactly have breakfast meetings so Takao doesn't have to impose himself on anyone else when he adds impatient pacing to the mix--

Well, that was the plan until he saw something really weird happening behind the hotel, and he's so confused that the tension saps out of his body.]


Why are we married to Poland?
stupidly: (also the BREAK face)

later the same night as leviathan's visit!

[personal profile] stupidly 2016-04-06 06:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[SO AFTER HE RAN OFF UPSTAIRS, Gilbert is returning - a good few hours later, because Break made him wait like a RUDE BEAN...

But he's back now! And he's looking exhausted, naturally, because he's Gilbert so of course he's managed to thoroughly wear himself out within only 3 days of being dead. He needs to protect his king moron status??

Anyway, for anyone who saw Leviathan heading his way earlier and want to talk to him about it now, or anyone who's just concerned about this lump lying down on the lobby floor, now's the time to chat!]
keepshispride: (GALICK GUN-)

[personal profile] keepshispride 2016-04-11 06:47 am (UTC)(link)
[WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, GUYS

As soon as Satan takes down her barrier, Vegeta (and likely a few others) attempt to launch their own attacks at her but can't quite make them materialise in the realm of the living. It sucks. Some of the familiar rubble in the ghostyard probably looks a bit more... recent now. It may still be smoking. Vegeta has been screaming the whole time, more or less, ranting about how this should be his battle, how he is the Prince of All Saiyans and if anyone deserves this fight it's him- honestly, it's the most energetic anyone has seen him since he killed Selena, so at least there's that. It's probably a good sign.

But with the lava really flowing now, the fight isn't looking nearly as good.]


WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING, YOU WEAKLING? GET UP AND HIT HER ALREADY! YOU'RE A DISGRACE!

[Vegeta the Cheerleader. He tries to fire (another) ki blast at Satan's back which probably just flies through her and hits some random rubble.]
unpleasantries: (All the times when I)

[personal profile] unpleasantries 2016-04-11 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Well this is bullshit, but at least she's not getting yelled at by some overbearing yama?????

Satori is still the very image of salt. First she couldn't murder her way out of a frozen wasteland, then they made her sister watch her die?

...Well. Maybe that's fine. Koishi doesn't have the emotional capacity to be properly fazed by something like that anymore. And Miata promised that she'd be safe, so...salty as she is, she'll continue to exist in death the same way she did in life: not doing very much of anything, and not going out of her way to find anyone. She'll wander around to get a look at her surroundings, but that's about it...]
Edited 2016-04-11 22:51 (UTC)
detanimetion: (disgusted)

[personal profile] detanimetion 2016-04-11 11:37 pm (UTC)(link)
[AND HERE'S THE SHOUNEN MORON HERSELF IN ALL HER GLORY.

Actually, she's completely back to her normal appearance - even her cool armor's disappeared somewhere. Aside from the initial brief shock of waking up, Undyne doesn't exactly look that surprised to be here - she knew about the existence of ghosts after all, and well, she kind of plunged that blade into herself with her own hands. She'd figured she'd be dead after that - or long before that, if she's being honest with herself. She still has no idea how she managed to survive being melted by a tidal wave of lava, but whatever she can think about that later.

What she does look, however, is super fucking furious.]


Cowards! All that shit about having no fear, and that weakling calls for back-up the second she's about to die?! I should have known none of them had the guts to ever face me in a fair fight!

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