GRAVEYARD...3!

[dropoffs]

GR͏∀VE̴Y͞A̵ЯD     18 DECOMMISSIONED

t̀h̡e u͝nḑerbe̸l͞l̵y ̸o͜f th̴è ̡şh̷i͠p.

 

Crushing pressure is the initial sensation you can recall upon awakening. The stench of fetid, hot steam fills your nose, motes of dust and dirt floating upwards to cling to your skin. Down you are pulled to the cold ground, and all at once you realize you have forgotten to breathe. As you gasp back to life, you are flung onto a pile of scraps and trash, as the enormous machine that spat you out grumbles a little, and then goes silent. You are whole somehow, alive... but at what cost?

Popping out of the grinder, you look yourself over and find that any injuries you may have incurred during your death will be healed. While the scars that remain from the process will serve as a stark reminder, you will be able to get up on your own two feet without issue.

Thin, tapering metal (?) claws unhook from overhead and lower themselves, proceeding to guide you around. Your clothing starts sticking uncomfortably to your skin in the humidity of this strange, new place. Overhead you can hear the tinny humming of flickering lights overhead, arranged in a singular, thin strip and snaking around the serpentine halls. Along exposed pipes, wires, and the walls, a rust-colored substance creeps in web-like patterns, climbing towards the ceiling lights.

The deep grinding and groaning of the ship begin to meld into one low, deep moan from all around. It dips and rises in pitch, and becomes sickening to listen to if you focus on it for too long. Maybe, it's the ship's way of saying Welcome, to the underbelly of the CSS Eudora, home of the decommissioned.

Some things to keep in mind, while amongst the dead:

💀 Mini-events will be posted on WEDNESDAY at 3 PM EST / 12 PM PST, and are due at the same time they are for the living. Any changes to the schedule will be announced in the graveyard channels.

💀 Weekly effects will still hit you here, in the belly of the ship. Mods will make sure to announce any special changes based on being the graveyard; otherwise, please assume everything is 1:1!

💀 While not perfect, there is a healing factor in place. It is extremely sluggish, uncomfortable, and does not negate the fact that you're injured and likely in pain. If the injury is too severe, you might wind up dying from it if left untreated. Again. If you have a pre-existing condition like an illness that has been exacerbated by factors beyond your control, you will find that for the time being these symptoms are at their most minor.

💀 That said, while double death is possible, you'll find yourself reviving after 4 hours fully healed, but feeling like complete garbage for the rest of the day. Message your mods if you find yourself getting killed while dead, though! There might be a special surprise involved.

💀 Your possessions, minus clothing besides what you're wearing now, can be found in the bunk pods and their storage. Yes, while it might not include clothes, it does include any Omegamart Promotional Items, Scrap purchases, home items, etc that you were in possession of. if you had a lot of things, the cubby might jam or have difficulty closing. Better organize. If you arrive on Saturday during trial, belongings will return at the end of trial.

💀 Communications, while you cannot text via I.R.I.S., you can still send messages through HER-MES. All other functions for I.R.I.S. are available along with direct data transfers. Dead can send private letters to the living! An inbox can be accessed from the family computer at the canteen. If you find it locked, it is because we are updating it.

💀 Living livestream is broadcasted on the TV screen in the canteen!
✔️ Upgraded Quality ✔️ Audio ✔️ Translit Captions that sometimes fuck up ✔️ Dramatic panning ✔️ Color

💀 Planet locations are free to use! Upon the Eudora landing planetside, you will find that as you meander through the various parts of the Belly you may run into one of locations of the current planet instead of where you were meaning to go. These locations are indeed still populated, but the people are more like wisps and will not react much to any conversation. Though you can interact with stuff there you cannot take anything with you out of the location "rooms".

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CHANGES GRAVEYARD LOCATIONS LIVING SIDE STATUSES PROFILES AUDIENCES REPORTING PRIVATE CONVOS COMMS DOSSIER

Comments

[discomfort]

[ just sits here like fascinating ]

[barriermaddened]

[Sora smiles a little]

I'm willing to put you up to speed on the basic points of our findings later, if you want.

[Having been in the education career and what not -- and by 'putting you up to speed' it probably will be handwaved and would be mostly me saying ooc where the documents are hosted at because, unlike Sora, I haven't been in the education career]

[discomfort]

Thank you. I will catch up shortly.

[ when francy is not oocly reading trial and this at the same time ]

[pathematic]

[OUR OWNER!!!!!!

Eunhyuk will hand him a little plate of mitarashi dango. eat!!!]

Are you alright, Owner? ...Your wounds shouldn't hurt, but they might have left scars.

[discomfort]

[ EUNHYUK... ]

I am okay. It is good to see you again, despite the circumstances.

[pathematic]

[he's here to worry over him...]

...I'm glad that you're yourself again.

[he would have preferred owner not be DEAD OR INFLUENCED!!!]

Are you still experiencing the effect you mentioned?

[is owner still fcking cyoa cursed]

[discomfort]

No. But when this happened to me a few weeks ago, the effect ended right before trial, so even if it didn't get reset with death I assume it's on a timer.

[satisficing]

[HELP. Surrounded by information and also 300 nerds.]

It's a lot. We'll catch you up when you're ready.

[discomfort]

[ nods his head slowly ]

[polliwog]

[ sorry about our lore drops. he'll come sit with owner and hold his hand. ]

[discomfort]

[ !!!!

holds his hand. ]

[polliwog]

[ !!!!! he was giving harley some room to vent, but now he will just lean on him while he has a rust-free window to do so. he folds over enough to rest his cheek on owner's hair. ]

I'm sorry to see you again so soon, dear friend.

[discomfort]

I do wish our meetings have been under better circumstances.

[ the cyoa... this... why can't it be another nice auction... ]

But I will never complain about getting to see you.

[bossbabygirl]

[makes a wince expression at both of them at this]

[polliwog]

[ ALSO WINCES!!!!!!!!!!! ]

Ah, yes—I'm glad you weren't there for that part, Margaret.

[bossbabygirl]

I can still guess.

[that the something like sidon was in fact sidon.]

[discomfort]

[ the way that wasn't the worst thing that happened during that part ]

[bossbabygirl]

[yeah. yeah. anyway. hello.]

...I sent you a letter, but you wouldn't have gotten it. Anyway, nice to see you again in less murdering each other circumstances.

[rav3n]

[The way I thought this was about Lucien for a second and I was like THURSDAY?? THURSDAY????? fucking help]

[rav3n]

[Once he's settled, Luke glances over and greets him with a tired smile.]

All good? [He mostly means between Owner and Harley, but it broadly applies to everything else too]

[discomfort]

As good as we can be with the circumstances.

[rav3n]

Yeah. [Fair and valid. He doesn't think this is an issue, given Owner's everything, but just in case--] If you don't want to stay until the end, we'll catch you up.

[artificialsweetener]

[GOES OVER to sit next to him after he's done laying his hotel continental breakfast bar out.]

Welcome! [Hands him a plate of fruit.]

[discomfort]

[ he takes the fruit. ]

Thank you! It is good to see you.

[artificialsweetener]

It would be better to see you if it didn't mean you were dead! But it's still good to see you, anyway. Monsieur Scien and I would love to play tetris once you're settled!