sheriffexe | [ GRAVEYARD ]

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[ GRAVEYARD ]

GRAVEYARD

So, you're dead. Shame, that.

But on the other hand, it's actually kind of nice.

When you "wake" in some odd version of it, you'll find yourself lying on a rather plush bed. It's cozy and warm and just soft enough to tempt anyone back into sleep. The room is equally nice, if small, and when you turn and open the curtains to look out the window, you will see... wait, is that the town?

It is, actually. The town is laid out quite simply across the window and no matter how many times you may bang or wave through the window, no one seems to notice you. If you're smart enough to give up the venture and leave the small bedroom, you will notice that, of course, you are on the train.

The train that, is actually pretty fancy.

Moving through it, past the sleeping cabins and through to the main carts, you will find a dining car with fine dishware and meals of all kinds made at a push of a button or a request given to the air. They'll appear, freshly made and ready to eat at the table of your choice with any drink you could want. There truly doesn't seem to be any limits when it comes to the luxury of the meal.

There is also a bathhouse car with private bathrooms and saunas to fit up to four. Even one rather large room containing a small pool/hot tub of sorts is available for just about anyone to take a dip. It's kind of outlandish, honestly.

Then the lounge car, with its library and plush armchairs and couches. A pool table, a darts board, even a small area dedicated to painting. There's a bar too, fully stocked and ready for anyone who needs a drink. All it would require is a request from the bartender who... looks surprisingly familiar?

The Sheriff is there, much cleaner cut than his counterpart outside of the train. He looks up mildly at any arrivals, giving them a nod of greeting before going back to organizing bottles or setting cigars out for a smoke. He doesn't seem to be surprised at all by anyone who appears. Just... ready to serve them, whatever they may wish.

It all sort of seems okay for a moment, until you realize you're just here to wait for the game to end. Awkward.

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[Sei's leg is back! That's a good thing.

Not so good is the fact that, y'know, she's dead, but... she's still conscious, so she can deal. As long as she can walk and talk, there's still something she can do. Maybe she didn't want it to have to be from this side, but -

Well, she'll just have to explore.]

...err.

[She realizes, as she sees the group of other people who have died, that she has no idea what to say to any of them.]

[ Is it cold in here or is it just the frozen glare of a spiteful asshole? Simon is sitting in a corner with his monkey in his lap and a beer in his hand. The monkey is also holding a beer. ]

Are you already here? Wow. I knew my life wasn't worth much, but this is ridiculous.

....you know what? Go to hell.

[Oh wait, there already there.

This is off to a great start.]

Sorry, no can do! Despite certain people's best attempts.

[ Jabbing a finger at her, beer still in hand. ]

How about it, was it your idea? Was I too much of a coward to live, hmm? Was that it?

Oh, come off it! We had to kill someone or else we would have been killed. You were just unlucky enough to be the one that it seemed like everyone would miss least.

[WELP.]

And yes, it was my idea. So be mad at me if you want, but that is where your grudge has to die.

Well, you're not wrong; there's never been a single person in this world or any other that's given a crap whether I lived or died, not since I was a kid. But y'know, personally I think between a pitiful guy who's never been loved and, say, a soldier and somebody who has literally tortured women to death, I would have made a different call on who deserves to die.

[ Laughs meanly because that's the closest he can do to conveying a real emotion. ]

That's just me, though! The coward that nobody would miss.

[She is not going to allow herself to feel bad for him. She is not.

(She sort of feels sorry for him, but she's not going to apologize for the choices she made.)]

It wasn't personal. It was never personal, and if you can't see that, then that's your problem. It was just a matter of who we could take out with the minimal amount of impact on the people who remained. We need them to figure out a way for us to all go home.

And you were never going to be the person who makes the choice to save us all. Whether it was because you were a coward or a jerk, we all know it wasn't going to happen. So get over it already.

Murder is always personal. Always. If you can't see that, you're lying to yourself.

[ Drinks down the last of his beer and then stares at the empty bottle, disappointed. How dare it. ]

Just like you're lying to yourself if you think any of us can do anything about this. The sheriff will toy with us until he's had his fill, and then we're all dead or worse.

There are bigger things at stake here than a single life.

[Sei rolls her eyes at the disappointed look he gives his drink, then huffs.]

It's not over until it's over. If you want to be all pessimistic about it, be my guest, but I think there's still way out of this if the right person is the last person left standing, and that's why I did what I did. I don't expect you to understand it, but I sure as hell won't let you make me feel bad about it.

I'm not trying to make you feel anything. A coward will always double down on his own justifications when it comes down to the line, so there's not much point in trying, y'know? It's just that I've never had the chance to tell somebody that they're a bad person to their face before! Not even once. Can you blame me for trying it out to see how it feels?

[ The fact that he laughs like a freaking supervillain probably undercuts whatever point he is trying to make. ]

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[Is it just her, or is it getting a little crowded in here?]

[Either way, Lust approaches Sei when she spots the new arrival to the Ghost Train or whatever this not-place actually is.]

My apologies you've found yourself here. Don't worry, I'm not going to pester you about how it happened.

[Because there's no sense in not being polite. Even if Lust is only striking up conversation to ask about Sei's roommate...]

[It's getting super crowded in here.

But it could be worse. At least they're... mostly in good company? Sei blushes as Lust approaches because god damn is she pretty, and then she sort of yells at herself inwardly, because she is an eighteen year old girl and she's in love with Okita already.

(Lust is very... aesthetically pleasing though? So there's that. She can't even say that this is the first time she's found a woman attractive...)]

I, uh... it couldn't be helped. [It could have been. It was totally preventable. But, still...] I'm.... sorry you've found yourself here too. It's unfortunate.

It is what it is. I didn't expect to survive this. And this is more of an afterlife than I expected.

[Really, she's had far worse deaths. And it's nicer here than in the town, all things considered. She even manages a smile for Sei. A slightly embarrassed one. She feels a touch silly, but...]

[She thinks about him. Often.]

I don't want to bother you, I...simply wanted to ask you if Eliot is alright. You shared a room, yes?

It's not a bother, Miss... um...

[eyes UP, seizaburo]

He - he seemed alright, when last I saw him. [...] I don't know how he's been since I... you know... [kicked the bucket] But he seems determined to keep himself and the others safe out there.

Just 'Lust' is fine. I've never been a fan of 'miss'.

[She nods.]

No, I doubt he's taking that easily. He...cares more than he likes to let on. I know he wants very badly to protect. [And since they're dead, and it's not often one gets a chance like this...]

What about...after I...?

[Sei bites her lip, because she's... never really been good at just leaving off the honorifics, but she'll try. Lust has had enough bad things happen to her here to not respect her wishes now.]

Okay... Lust.

[Awkward.]

...he... didn't take that easily either. [She looks down and fiddles with the hem of her sleeve.] I can't claim to know him that well - we weren't especially close, but... I got the feeling that he really cared about you.

I suppose that's really what I'm trying to ask, anyway. I...we were close. By what I define as 'close', anyway. And I was always told that no one would miss me or care, if I slipped loose the mortal coil. Thank you.

[She wasn't even a whole person, after all. Or so she'd been told, along with everything else. She isn't sure about that anymore.]

At least I have some vindication. And honestly...it's very nice here.

He definitely cared! ...a lot of the others cared, too.

[So whoever had told her that was absolutely wrong, on many levels. So there, rude FMA people.]

...you're right, it is nice here. Nicer than the town, which... I guess if we were participating in the game by dying, this is meant to be our reward?

...Really? I imagined Barnham might be distressed, he'd made a promise to look after me and he takes his promises very seriously. But I can't imagine anyone else was terribly bothered.

[Wow, what is self worth? The news is an honest surprise to Lust, who'd honestly thought the only people who'd be effected were Eliot and Barnham. And perhaps Barnham's dog, she'd always been nice to the animal.]

I'll take it over any other description of a post-death reward I've heard of. At least we get something for our trouble.

[ Don't mind him quietly eavesdropping on your conversation with monkey man up top. ]

...You were a bandit.

[ He doesn't even need to ask, Sei is... not someone who'd kill for the hell of it. Even the Shinsengumi would justify that sort of thing when they had a rough reputation by historians. ]

I gave up my life for Ezio so he could get away, then he gave his for you without realizing it... and you got away.

[ That's also an even-toned observation lacking any bitterness, just noting it for the... irony? Or maybe when you play the role, it's inevitable. ]

[Urk. Hi, Higekiri.]

...I didn't mean for that to happen.

[There's no use denying it. Anyone who heard her back-and-forth with Simon knows, and anyone who asked Hal would also know. It is what it is.]

I never wanted anyone to have to die for my sake - but Mister Auditore confessed, and... speaking up wouldn't have solved anything. My partner and I had something important we were trying to accomplish.

[ At least he's chill and will listen easily... A cushy afterlife only prods the curiosity of the other side. ]

I know you wouldn't want that. Ezio said he had a feeling it would come to that, so don't worry. Neither of us liked being a bandit.

[ Higekiri has a feeling... that their actions affected how Hal did bandit stuff. Yeah... they were decent at the bandit role but shitty players in this game. ]

What were you two trying to accomplish?

...that was a bit of a foolish way to die, don't you think?

[Getting run over by deer? And those were normal deer, not even mutant deer or constructs?

But yeah, Tarvek doesn't sound judgmental or accusing, it was more like a comment someone would do of a story or a sports match]

[Sei's cheeks puff out a little.]

...you can say that again. I just have to hope that nobody from home finds out about it, or I'll never live it down.

They won't. I don't even know if we will remember anything once we return home. I think it wouldn't be farfetched to think some would ask to forget everything that happened in this town.

[Tarvek included, honestly]

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