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?]

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Week 7

[petoskeymods]

After the zombie thing on Monday

[soulcandy]

[Exhaustion pile?

Exhaustion pile.]

[contrarianism]

[ definitely collapsing on top of kon. ]

[ if anyone else says a thing he'll kill u again ]

[seekingsunrise]

[Yup exhaustion pile

and that kind of giddy sleep deprived triumphant laughter]

We... did good.

[finalguard]

Why wasn't I able to say this... damn it....

[ But also...... slumping down on the floor. He knows he needs to gather some energy because Mitsuru will also want to talk to him now. Fun... ]

[yunolikebugs]

[Yeah, Gonta's practically fallen asleep here. At least he's not leaning on anyone.]

[lovebun]

[ Usagi is clinging to the nearest person when she collapses, sorry. ]

[particlebarrier]

[Yep, don't mind Lance just flopping down for a nap and using whoever as a pillow.

Sleepily:]

Nice work, gang.

[love_seriously]

[ Blankets?

Blankets.

Blankets and pillows for everyone. Good zombos. ]

Tuesday

[particlebarrier]

[Well this happened.

Find Lance at the beach literally crying out in despair over this because holy fucking shit this hurts. This whole fucking time, everything he thought he knew about the world, the people he thought were safe at home -- all of that now a goddamn lie.

After he's shouted himself hoarse, he just drops onto his knees. Yeah, they had plans for the rest of today, but he's not moving from ths spot]

[seekingsunrise]

[He lets him have his rage and anguish, he deserves that. But once he's on his knees Talcott just slowly comes up and sits down beside him, sliding an arm around his shoulders.]

When the night has come... and the land is dark...

[It fades back into a hum and he just pulls Lance in against his shoulder.]

Re: Tuesday

[summerghosts]

[If Lance can break from his despair long enough to notice, he'll feel a sensation like someone is hugging him. But nobody is there, it's just the feeling of a hug.]

[lovebun]

[ She doesn't know what happened.

She doesn't care.

Lance is hurting.

He's hurting bad.

It's the kind of pain that can't really ever be stopped, can't really ever be healed. Not fully. It lingers and stings and digs its venomous fangs into you. It leaves behind things called "grief" and "pain" and "guilt" that are worse and more all-consuming than any monster.

So she does the only thing she can do.



She throws her arms around him and holds him tight, like if she doesn't he's going to disappear any moment. ]

[romancekiller]

[clarke gives lance a bit of space at first before she approaches a bit later on. he is clearly really hurting and it frustrates her a little that she isn't much she can do to fix that either. instead she wordlessly takes a seat beside him though and pulls him into a hug]

[diesifkilled]

[Shirou doesn't do hugs, so he can't provide comfort in that way. So he's just going to sit down next to Lance, hoping that he can help at least a little just by being there.]

[finalguard]

[ Well, that was a reveal alright.... and Boa can just about figure what this reaction is about specifically, even if he's never heard Lance talk about a Shiro directly.

He waits a bit to approach Lance because this seems like the kind of pain that not even hugs can help any. So he only sits down next to Lance, closely, after the shouting is long done. ]

Was he another lion pilot...?

for lance - monday post-message chain

[love_seriously]

[ Sometime later on Monday, once the others have mostly recovered from their exhausting communication attempt, Floe finds a chance and pulls Lance away from the others. She's a little cagey about the reason, leading him down to the docks on the shores of the foggy lake. She remembers launching the canoe from the shore that first day, joking around the whole time, before they knew what was waiting for them in weeks ahead. She wishes she had known more back then, had taken the situation more seriously from the start. She wishes she'd taken everything more seriously. Maybe she would have made better decisions. Maybe she wouldn't be here now.

Here, where Lance and the others were waiting and it...wasn't all what she'd expected. HE wasn't what she'd expected. The way he'd reacted, the way he spoke, the way he looked at her; they weren't what she thought they'd be. She doesn't know why, just yet, but she's not quite so stupid that she can't see what it is. And so they find themselves down at the end of the dock, where Floe takes a seat, looking out over the ghostly-looking waters. She gives him a few moments, to join her or not, before she takes a deep breath and says the four words no one ever likes to hear. ]

We need to talk.

Wednesday Evening - For Sol

[finalguard]

[ After talking to Mitsuru (and subsequently experiencing a post-mortem first kiss), Boa collapses for a good while. Staying in control for even the few seconds they had together had been far too much effort to be able to get up and go do anything, no matter how much he wants to. No matter how much he is emotionally buzzing with motivation to get something done. Prove his existence, prove his worth, protect the ones he loves.

So as soon as he feels like he can stand again, Boa moves to the chapel to see if the stone child is available. ]

Sol...? Are you up for talking?

Wednesday

[particlebarrier]

[On this finest of foggy days, Lance has decided it's time to quit moping and do something relaxing to clear his head. He's always loved being around water at home, so the idea of swimming just comes naturally. Of course, it's not quite as fun to go swimming alone, so after grabbing a beach ball from the rec room, he gathers up as many people he can persuade to come along and then it's off to the lake.

Once there, he does a running dive straight off the end of the docks and breaks the surface of the water with a huge grin.]

Come on guys, the water's great!

THURSDAY MEETING (operation shirocalypse)

[particlebarrier]

[Similar story as before, once Lance has people gathered in the clearing, he has things to say. At least he's more or less back to his usual self (?)]

Alright gang, you all heard what I've been talking about with Red. She's believes we're here now.

[Excuse the extremely salty look on his face; he's still kinda ticked off about this, ok.]

She said we'd get an opening next week, so... maybe everyone should hold off on sending the living messages until then? I don't think talking to them's going to help stop final protocol at this point and that should be our priority. We're gonna have to think about what to tell Archer in order to convince him we're still here in the mean time.

[And here, he will be looking directly at Shirou.]

Nothing personal or anything, but I think you might have to turn on the waterworks, man.

thursday pre-meeting for Lance

[seekingsunrise]

[Talcott has another drawing to put up on the wall, this one is a little less detailed, less defined. Another drawing of an old man, someone he hasn't seen in years. But seeing Lance asleep on the couch makes him pause, chewing his lip.

They're all exhausted this week, so much has happened and it's all been so emotionally draining for Lance. Which makes him detour for a moment, slipping into the rec room. He snags a blanket from the back of the love seat, spreads it out over Lance and sinks down to the floor beside him. Humming softly, leaning his head back to rest against Lance's shoulder periodically. However long it takes for him to wake up Tal is there, doing what little he can to make sure his dreams are pleasant at least.]

dieday

[diesifkilled]

[So there are two bodies again this week, and no motive to explain it. That would be plenty messed up by itself, but the identities of the bodies make it even worse.

After hearing Archer matter-of-factly announce the victims' names while talking about a missing leg (why is it missing?), Shirou falls to the ground, shaking his head like denying the truth is going to change it.]

No, no no no no-

[Ichigo's dead. He's upset about Eddie as well, of course he is, but- Ichigo was supposed to be the one who would save them. He'd promised, hadn't he? He'd been the one to stay determined and hopeful in the face of everything this camp threw at them, and now-]

SATURDAY MEETING

[particlebarrier]

[Lance has people gathered around the clearing again. The atmosphere is a bit tense, considering, but they still have things to discuss.]

Okay, guys. These past two days have been rough on a lot of us. There are unanswered questions about what happened and come Sunday when they're here, we'll get some answers and some closure. That all said, we have to keep moving. It's what they would have wanted, too.

[A brief pause.]

Since we can't rely on someone using their powers to talk to animals to understand us, we have to come up with some alternative ideas for communicating with them.

Friday and Saturday reactions

[finalguard]

Friday
[ That body sure gets found. This sure happens right in front of zombie Boa's eyes. Suffice to say, it's a bad, bad Friday.

You'll find Boa in cabin 3, on his bed. He's curled up in a ball and the occasional sob slips out, but mostly you can hear repetitive muttering: ]

... I'll kill them... I'll kill them... I'll kill them for this...

Saturday
[ Boa was calmed down yesterday. In the end, there are still people he wants to give his best for. There is still a goal to reach. If he loses it now and messes it up for everyone, then... that would be unforgivable.

So he was steeling himself. He wanted so badly to see it through. Even after all he'd seen of the body of someone he loved so dearly. Even then...

However, then Red speaks up.

And Boa just freezes. And stays frozen. Hm. ]

saturday (post meeting for floe)

[particlebarrier]

[After everyone's gone their separate ways at the conclusion of the meeting, Lance goes over to Floe and gives her a hug from behind.]

What a dismal end to an already terrible week, huh...