GRAVEYARD aka the locked basement LOL

[protoshepherd]

[ You're dead. Either you were ousted and seemed as an ally of the Bad Badger, or the actual allies of the Bad Badger actually got to you.

You remember dying. If you were already dead prior to this whole game... well, you're alive again.

Your death may have been terrible. Poison, being stabbed multiple times, blunt trauma to the head, hanged... whatever. You can still feel the pain.

But... Where are you? You see white walls around you. You're in a hospital...? You're in a room, but there's no one else but you and a man in a blue costume. He doesn't want to reveal his real head, so he hides behind a mask. A badger wearing a blue jester's hat.

And... another person? Has that other person been there all along?

Then you remember being in a mansion. Was that all a dream? You try to figure it out on your own, but you can't seem to come up with an answer. If by any chance you look into the badger's empty black eyes, you might feel like you're being taken to a completely different place. It's as if you can see the mansion again. You can see the people talking, but if you try to call out, nothing happens. They can't hear you.

You avert your gaze from the badger, and those images disappear.

There's so much happening. Pain, and this crazy badger.

You, on the other hand, aren't wearing a blue costume. You have a white dress on, with an opening at the back. That was definitely not what you were wearing... or was it?

You have so many questions. But at least you're not alone. Someone can answer those questions for you. ]

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[ NOTE Your characters will be able to see the events happening in the game while in the graveyard as long as they're looking at the Proto Badger. They cannot participate in any of the polls, or try to converse with anybody that isn't in this room. ]

Comments

[shacklebreaker]

She is safe, because I am no longer part of the game. That is all that matters.

[And if she's no longer in danger it makes his death more worthwhile, even if he had to hurt Aura in the process...]

[feytality]

[Too bad she doesn't know anything about Athena....] You matter too, you big lunk.

[But this conversation is getting depressing, so] Anyway, we're here now, so let's make the best of things.

[shacklebreaker]

Yes... We can do little else, for the time being.

[Incredible how Blackquill can even phrase positive statements to sound negative.]

[feytality]

[Too bad for him, she's all pep] We can use this time to get to know each other better!

[And ignore Matt and Simon getting drunk and murdering people]

[shacklebreaker]

[Matt and Simon are worth ignoring at the best of times, in his experience.]

What is there to tell? I met Wright-dono and your cousin through court... I was prosecuting a case in which his client was an orca at the Shipshape Aquarium.

[feytality]

[It'll make the whole experience that much more enjoyable]

...Hold up.... Nick defended an orca? As in... a whale?

[shacklebreaker]

Yes, she was accused of murdering the owner of the aquarium, and her trainer sought legal protection for the beast. No one would take on the case, save myself and Wright-dono.

She's the star of the attractions, though I must say, I am more partial to the penguins myself.

1/2

[feytality]

[Well, now that she thinks about it, she probably shouldn't be that surprised]

.......

I guess he couldn't be satisfied with cross-examining parrots forever....

[feytality]

So, so, how did it go? Was it a battle of penguins vs orca, all clambering for the witness stand while you and Nick argued over who was cuter?!

[shacklebreaker]

Not quite, although a penguin chick did make its way to the witness stand, and Wright-dono requested to cross-examine the orca via video link.

[Not mentioned: the Judge and Blackquill did, in fact, argue over whether Taka or the baby penguin were cuter.]

Whyever did he feel the compulsion to cross-examine a parrot?

[feytality]

And? Did it get along with your cute little hawk friend and become the most unlikely of bird pals?

[Not mentioned: you're a nerd]

Oh, you know. That's just one of his quirks as a defense attorney. [Although the second time was actually Luke's idea and not his] He's always pulling out the wildest tricks to bluff his way to the top!