GRAVEYARD... 4!

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GR͏∀VE̴Y͞A̵ЯD     18 DECOMMISSIONED

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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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Comments

[ravenry]

[ (hei voice) i misread. it's not a hundred. it's HUNDREDS.

she's comfy and probably has a bruise on her forehead.

she's drinking hot choco. ]

It'll be odd to see them fall asleep all at once.

[discomfort]

Mm... although it is helpful for us they all stayed together.

[ they only have one tv here... ]

[ravenry]

We are more or less doing the same thing as they are.

[discomfort]

I suppose in times like these, people are drawn together.

[ravenry]

[ she will tug on his sleeve as a way to ask him to come closer to her. ]

Is it that comforting?

[rosebleed]

Hopefully it will be all of them.

[No more murders...]

[ravenry]

Rosamund.

[ she shakes her head. it is better to be realistic. ]

[rosebleed]

Can't blame a girl for hoping, can you?

[She bites her lip.]

We should time our return appropriately, though. We can't go back yet if someone's about to show up.

[ravenry]

It is not wrong to hope, but it is too likely for them to be dashed.

[ oh, hmm. ]

They would be trapped here, if we left before they arrived, wouldn't they?

[ that'd be so funny. i would wish that would happen to me. ]

[pyromance]

[ get CUDDLED even if you're mad at me ]

[ravenry]

[ she isn't mad at him.

she holds her arms out to him. ): ]

[pyromance]

[ he scoops her into his arms and just holds her there until she gets tired of it. or overheats from excess pyro energy... ]

[ravenry]

[ that's a not tonight from her, chief.

she won't get tired of it or get overheated. it's almost as if she's holding onto him like she isn't sure he's about to bloom into lotus flowers again. ]

[artificialsweetener]

We've never been able to see it before...

[Well. He did watch like 17 people pass out around him after Luke died, that's kind of similar.]

[ravenry]

... I suspect the video will cut out before we see who remains awake, but until then...

[ he had a very personal experience. many of them here have..... ]

[artificialsweetener]

Until then... this isn't so bad!

[One might even say that it's perfectly wonderful.]

[ravenry]

I want what affected you to fade as soon as possible.

[polliwog]

[ brings her a refill ]

It's nice to see everyone getting along.

[ravenry]

[ thank you, sweet prince. she doesn't quite smile, but she does look pleased to have more hot choco.

she holds out an arm for a hug. ]

I didn't expect them to get everyone to go.

[polliwog]

[ the way i went and made some irl because of this

he comes in and gives her a hug, dutifully! and carefully, so she doesn't spill her drink. ]

Really? They seem quite close by now. [ it's kind of a surprise to him they didn't do this sooner, actually. ]

[messy]

Right? Assuming the connection lasts that long... I bet they won't let us see who stays awake through it.

[ravenry]

I would make the same bet. They will be made unseen.

[ as the cem pink is wont to do. ]

[messy]

Lame... It ain't like we can do anything about it if we see what's happening ahead of time.

[rav3n]

[It would be so fucking funny if we could though]

[messy]

[looks at snow's ominous message from last night and sweats.]