DEADLAND

[petoskeymods]

[Some time after your character dies, they will wake up in their bunk in camp. But something is wrong here, so very wrong.

Venture outside, and you will see that you're still in camp, but it's trapped in a foggy twilight. Time doesn't seem to pass, and it's quiet. Too quiet. No animals, no breeze, nothing.

The only sign of anything living is in the trees, where dozens and dozens of ghostly figures roam. Sometimes they might come into camp, but you'll probably have to go out to meet them if you want to talk to them. They all seem to be watching camp, but are shy and might flicker away if they're approached.

Finally, in the chapel in the lodge, there is a shadowy figure. It looks like a preteen, perhaps? Maybe 11 or 12 or so. But that's about all you can get from it at a glance.

But you're here now, and there are things to do. Where will you start?]

Comments

[particlebarrier]

How have you not?

Have you seriously just been thinking about grim dark stuff this whole time without giving your mind a break?

[diesifkilled]

My mind gets a break when I sleep.

[Except the dead don't sleep, so.]

[particlebarrier]

.... Okay, look. I know you didn't even pick yet, but I'm daring you to have fun for at least half an hour. Go wild. Have a dance party.

[diesifkilled]

I don't dance.

[Or have fun in general. And you can't make him!]

[particlebarrier]

...Get up. I'm teaching you the macarena, nerd.

[diesifkilled]

Look, I'm perfectly capable of having fun without being taught the macarena. Or any other dance.

[He isn't.]

[particlebarrier]

Prove it.

[diesifkilled]

...How am I supposed to prove that I can have fun? We're in a stone spirit afterlife, I can't just confuse fun out of nowhere!

[particlebarrier]

Soooo I guess you're learning the macarena then. Come on.

[diesifkilled]

[...He gets up while glaring at Lance.

You might teach him to dance, but you absolutely cannot make him enjoy it.]

[particlebarrier]

Stop scowling at me, your face'll get stuck like that.

[Lance is also getting up to his feet.[

Just pretend I'm Ichigo showing you some new moves. I don't mind if that'll help you get through having some fun.

[diesifkilled]

Whatever. I don't know why I'm even going along with something this stupid.

[It sure isn't for fun, because fun is not happening here.]

[particlebarrier]

Shirou, you need to approach things with a more positive attitude. You're acting like this silly dance is gonna kill you.

Now do as I do.

[And so.. the macarena. It begins.]

[diesifkilled]

Fine, fine...

[And he follows the motions of the macarena along with Lance. And despite the miserable attitude, he's a pretty fast learner.]

[particlebarrier]

Oh hey, you're not totally hopeless after all!

[He is.. genuinely surprised by this!!]

But you gotta put more ~swing~ into those hips at that last part though! You're dancing, not trying to mind your own business in a library.

[diesifkilled]

[Shirou just. Rolls his eyes and puts an exaggerated ~swing~ into his hips. He's not completely lacking in sass.]

So now that we've turned this into a dance party, are we done with truth or dare?

[particlebarrier]

[Okay, that gets him to laugh.]

Nope~ We can multitask if that's what you want. So Shirou, truth or dare?

[diesifkilled]

[Yes, we are now playing truth or dare while dancing. This is fine.]

You already basically got me to do a dare, so I'll take truth again.

[particlebarrier]

[Completely fine!! They're dead, who are they keeping appearances up for anyway.]

Alright I got one!

[As he does a jumping 180 twirl with a flourish to face Shirou again!]

Once everyone's safe, what's one thing you'd want to do as a group before saying goodbye?

[diesifkilled]

[He slows down a bit while considering the question, then scrambles to catch back up to Lance's rhythm.]

I don't know if I really want to do anything? I'll be happy just to see everyone alive and safe.