DEADLAND

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[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?]

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[finalguard]

[ Truth, huh...? Dare would be easier because Boa would also just make Lance do something super stupid. But truth...

Well, he can't exactly ask Lance about his crushes because a) literally everyone knows and b) Boa doesn't even care.

So he opts to use this chance a bit more seriously. ]

Assume we get out of here and assume that you're not going back to your world... where would you go? What would you do?

[particlebarrier]

[Okay wow, what the heck is this serious question. Lance seems... a little surprised by the gravity of it, though he does give it some serious consideration after a moment.]

There's no way I could give up on going back, [Mild clarification out of the way first.] I couldn;t do that to my team, my family... or my entire universe, really.

[His brow furrows.]

But if I seriously couldn't.... I guess I'd have to stay here. There are... thousands of other sites like this one, right? Knowing what these guys are up to.. and knowing what we know now, it'd be hard to just... up and leave without doing something to shut it all down.

[A sigh.]

...Plus, I think doing that would give me more closure on what happened with Shiro.

[finalguard]

No, I know you couldn't, that's why it's just a hypothetical.

[ Lance would never ever leave his universe behind, that is the most defining fact that Boa has learned about his friend. Though... people change, don't they? He's seen Mitsuru give up on his defining goal now, he's... he's giving up on something like this himself. Huh. Strange. ]

You're ever the responsible guy, huh?

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[That gets Lance to laugh, though it's not a particularly happy sound. He seems pensive about this, a little more thoughtful.]

I guess that's how it is now. Back home I used to be more lax and tried to have as much fun as possible outside of following orders. You know, let other people assign responsibility to me, that kinda thing.

Now that I've decided to be more responsible on my own, I guess I can't let that go now, right?

[He smiles.]

Truth or dare?

[finalguard]

[ 'You can' Boa wants to say, but in the end, he'd only asked the initial question selfishly. Because he doesn't know where to go or what to do whenever he is dreaming about escaping the clutches of death. Foolishly, he'd hoped that Lance, whom he trusts despite all, might have some good ideas here. But Lance is simply too good for answers that would be of any use to Boa. Should have seen this coming.

So... ]

Alright, dare.

[particlebarrier]

Dare, huh...

[His expression lightens up a bit as he goes through the possibilities.]

Sing me a song.

1/2

[finalguard]

[ Boa just gives Lance a look that encompasses all possible variations of 'you're hideous' that there could be... but he doesn't protest.

He is not a coward and he does not back down from a challenge. ]

[finalguard]

[ So even though he looks clearly embarrassed, the next thing coming out his mouth is actually singing? It's a surprisingly upbeat tune. ]

Everybody Bey-pop, spin round and round
The whole world is battling day by day, so come on
Let's dance Beypop

I'm gonna go with this bey today
This layer, disk and driver
Wait a second! This combination...?
It's a miracle? Seriously?! It's the strongest!

Let's have a battle. Say 3, 2, 1 Go Shoot!
It's a Burst Finish!
The bey that lost is... yours

[ This is as far as he gets before trailing off and sighing. The lyrics here would demand him to say it is his bey that lost and we're... not doing that. SO. Changing that part. And also stopping this silly song now. ]

Satisfied?

[particlebarrier]

[Lance manages to get through maybe a couple of lines of this with just a smile. A polite, normal, ordinary smile that doesn't really betray how this is utterly hysterical. That show doesn't last long.]

Pffff... that's- [Ok ok, will try to stop laughing.] that's precious, Boa-pop. Tell me there's a cutesy dance that goes with it, too.

[finalguard]

[ The urge to shout "stop laughing!!" is very real, but Boa resists it because it would make his embarrassment too obvious and that would basically be the same as losing! So he just takes a deep breath and tries to steady himself. ]

If there is, I don't know it. It's just a pretty popular song in my world.

[particlebarrier]

Oh dang, there goes my next dare for you.

[Sorry, he's still laughing but winding down slowly.]

Or well, I guess we can stop playing now.

[finalguard]

Oh, no, we cannot.

[ He will not let this be the final impression of this game. ]

Truth or dare, Lance?

[particlebarrier]

Fine, fine, fine...

Hit me with your best dare.

[It's only fair, he supposes, but he also has a feeling he's gonna regret this.]