[ GRAVEYARD ]

[sheriffexe]

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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[insincerely]

...

Bye-bye.

[BECAUSE HE'S STALKING BACK IN THE DIRECTION HE CAME FROM

BYE]

[cherrypuncher]

[UM

NO???

SHE'S IN THE WAY ANYWAY, HE'S GONNA HAVE TO GET PAST HER AND ONCE HE TRIES SHE'S GRABBING HIS ARM]

He-hey, where are you going?!

[insincerely]

[UGGGGGGH]

Away from you.

[cherrypuncher]

Wait, but why? [TUGS AT HIS ARM] I missed you, though!

[insincerely]

[and he missed her too but god he's never saying that]

And now you've seen me, so you don't need to anymore!

[cherrypuncher]

Yes I do! We've only been talking for a minute...! [She's still holding onto his arm tbh, if he keeps walking he's probably gonna end up just dragging her along behind him, she's good at clinging but she weighs nothing.] Why are you ready to leave already...?!

[insincerely]

[Yep, then he's walking.]

Because I thought you'd said everything you needed to say.

[BECAUSE IT'S AWKWARD]

[cherrypuncher]

[SHE'S JUST KINDA BEING DRAGGED ALONG ON HER HEELS THEN TBH occasionally stumbling to regain her balance and trail after him. she's not letting him go. r.i.p.]

But I haven't! [CLEARLY!!!!] It feels like it's been so long so I wanted to just hang out, and I want to show you the dining cart, too, and I didn't even get to say sorry yeeeet..!

[insincerely]

[Okay, that gets him to stop and look at her.]

You have nothing to apologize for. Idiot.

[cherrypuncher]

[She's kind of startled that that's what finally gets his attention, and though she doesn't let go of him, her grip loosens a little as she jumps. Yuna smiles, though, a little sadly, and shakes her head.]

I kept my role a secret all that time, and in the end, I couldn't use it to help at all.

[She couldn't do anything to help at all, every single last thing she did was useless, she broke every promise and let down all the people important to her—but that's too much to trouble anyone with, and she doesn't want to be defended for it.]

So I have to apologize.

[insincerely]

[...]

You did what I told you that you could do from the start. You kept everyone's spirits up. And now, no matter what kind of despair the others might face, they can't give up. They won't give up on the chance of bringing you back to life.

[He shrugs.]

Besides, I've lied to you this entire time too. I'm in no position to judge.

[cherrypuncher]

[That surprises her, too, in a way that makes her mouth fall open just a little, like there's an oh that needs to follow, but she's quiet. It's hardly for a momepnt, though, and then she's smiling again, more warmly this time.

...She doesn't believe him. In the end, they're all going to have to die. She couldn't fight hard enough to end the game without it reaching that point. She can't do much as tell anyone that. For all that she called herself a hero, Yuna has been useless from the start.

But what she says instead is:]

Thank you, Shinnosuke-kun, for always having faith in me.

[In spite of everything, this makes her feel a little stronger. Failure can't ever stop her from giving up, and certainly not when her friend believes in her still.

She lets go of his arm and brings her hand to her heart again.]

It's okay. I don't think you would have kept anything from me without having a good reason to, so you don't have to worry about that.

[insincerely]

[To be fair, Milla and Jason definitely do not know about the whole EVERYONE NEEDS TO DIE thing, so he's not even lying...

He shrugs.]

Oh, I'm not apologizing for it. [Sure, he felt really shitty about it throughout the game, buuuuut he's never admitting to that.] Just letting you know that I'm a horrible person, so I don't care about how awful everyone else is.

[cherrypuncher]

[instantly:] You're not a horrible person.

[it's like he's asking to get shounened at]

So even if you don't say you're sorry, I want to let you know it's okay anyway.

[insincerely]

...

[Okay, he's back to walking away again.]

[cherrypuncher]

—why do you keep doing that?!

[FOLLOWING IMMEDIATELY]

[insincerely]

Well, I thought the conversation was over.

[cherrypuncher]

It's obviously not! [GRABBING HIS ARM AGAIN!!!] That's not how you end a conversation at all!

[insincerely]

[DAMN IT]

I wouldn't know.

[cherrypuncher]

First of all, you don't just walk away without saying anything! [she's so sincerely distressed but in a way where she's genuinely ready to teach him how conversations work] And I told you already I wanted to show you the dining cart and stuff, and I really did miss you, so I don't want you to just run off so soon...!

[again: a big dumb pink puppy]

[insincerely]

I don't need anyone to show me around. You do realize I'm not blind anymore, right?

[just let him escape]

[cherrypuncher]

That's not it! I just think it's really cool so I wanted to share it with you...

[there's never any escape hasn't he learned that by now]

And since it's been a little while since we've seen each other, I thought we could eat lunch together!

[insincerely]

Don't you have plenty of other friends to eat lunch with?

[cherrypuncher]

None of those friends are you, though!

[insincerely]

[GOD SHE AND MILLA ARE TOO SIMILAR]

Which is a good thing for everyone involved.