sheriffexe | [ 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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Haaaal! [ awww come on! ] I mean you'd just censor us anyway!

I know, but I promise it'll be better if you don't know for a while. I can ask them if they'd like me to tell you but I don't think they'll agree.

I'd appreciate it if you did. If they say no, that's fine.

[ A nod but yes, he will come back with an answer. ]

[ yeah, you better punk. ]

[ COMES BACK LATER ]

I got a yes, surprisingly enough, with the caveat that no one sends him letters because otherwise that will ruin his plan.

... Like, no letters at all? Or just like no letters trying to be sneaky?

[ "him", huh... ]

Nothing trying to be sneaky. It would cause suspicion if he suddenly received multiple letters from the graveyard by people who hadn't talked to him before.

Is that agreeable?

Yeah. It's agreeable.

[ Sara when did you become the representative here-- ]

Zacharias Barnham.

[ HAHA YOU'RE WELCOME, KIA ]

Was that before or after he did me in?

Don't worry, no matter what you tell me I'd rather have another hole in my head than help that jackass.

He used his reward for killing you to ask for the information, actually.

Of course he did.

All right, one last question and then I'll get out of your hair. Is there any way, perhaps with your help, that somebody in this train could, say... impede, sabotage, or otherwise generally harm the good Sir Barnham? I'm asking for a friend.

Why would you want to sabotage him when he's helping you? He's your best shot at heading home.

If that's true, then I want to hurt him as much as humanly possible. Kill me once, shame on him, kill me twice, shame on me.

You haven't been paying a lot of attention, have you?

Not since I died, admittedly, but I know better than to trust somebody who's already murdered me.

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sheriffexe - 2017-02-22 17:44 (UTC) - Expand

Look, can you maybe not screw up the chance to get out of here for all of us? Yourself included?

Excuse me if I don't want to trust that role to somebody who has already actively decided that I don't deserve to live.

Well, we can punch him together when he dies too.

[ she sure just said that without missing a beat. ]

But at this point, he's literally the only hope we have.

Then we have no hope. People who pretend to have convictions are the most vicious backstabbers of all.

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Oh, for...!

[She's listening in and I'm sorry.]

I already told you I'm the one who brought up your name, idiot! He just carried it out because that damn leg of mine left me less mobile than I needed to be!

Hold a grudge against me if you want to, but don't be a total jackass to him when all he's wanted from the start has been to get everyone out of here!

court_chesster - 2017-02-22 04:02 (UTC) - Expand

...

[ what the hell Barnham. ]

What the hell--

[ Yep. ]

He recieved the information as a reward last week and has been sitting on it, trying to figure out what to do. Now, he knows but he'd prefer everyone not interfere.

It's not like we can, like this. Of all the people to learn something like that, though...

[ THE ONE WHO LOVES JUSTICE THE MOST-- ]