the final threshold

[beejfq]

[The entirety of the past week (at least you think it's only been a week) has been...odd, even for you dead folks. Seeing between two different timelines, not being able to haunt your friends, seeing your own murder play out before your very eyes, BJ still exists- it's, quite frankly, A Lot.

But today things feel different. There's a stillness to everything, an absolute silence to the Opera House that feels empty and alien. Even if you focus you can't see or hear the living. It's like they're gone completely.

If that's not weird enough you suddenly hear BJ's voice echoing through every inch of the Opera House.]

Guys? HEY, YOU GUYS! YOU MIGHT WANNA GET OUT HERE TO THE CEMETERY!

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[37773972]

[HEY GUYS IT'S THIS ASSHOLE jogging out to see what's going on. He may have been letting Riley help him try on outfits, so if he looks a bit different, there's clearly a reason]

What's going on?!

[beejfq]

[Stephen will find BJ staring hard at the Betelgeuse crypt. The door to it is flung wide open where it had been locked tight before.]

I dunno but I feel like we're at the end of the line.

[mcfife]

[Angus is in the art room at the time, so with grabbing the painting and making a dash for the front door with that and his hammer, it takes him some time for him to show up.]

Is The Phantom there? Did the Wizard do something?!

[beejfq]

Nah, they're still out there breathing somewhere I think. But- [He gestures to the wide open crypt door.]

Shit's happening, Ango.

[reassuranceandrevolution]

[Sigyn is in the library when she hears BJ. She throws her book down and flat out sprints to the Cemetery.]

What's happening??

[beejfq]

[ALL THE DOORS ARE OPEN NOW???]

[holyspit]

[Things Steven is - incredibly tired.]

[Things Steven also is - ridiculously on edge, with his fight-or-flight immediately jumping to 110%.]

[Which is to say he's booking it right to the cemetary, skidding to a halt as he arrives.]

What-?!

[beejfq]

[gestures wildly]

[etincelledefierte]

[Claudine comes running out, and she's also dressed for the occasion.]

What happened?

[beejfq]

[endgame's going down, Claud!]

DOWN THAT PATH INTO DARKNESS, DEEP AS HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELL!

[beejfq]

Alright, folks, let's go tomb raiding!

I'm ready if you are, just gimme a minute- HEY, EVAN, WE'RE GOING ON AN ENDGAME FIELD TRIP! [He pats his jacket, rummaging through his pockets and pulling out a handful of dirt, some worms, a few teeth-]

Anybody seen my glasses?

[isawallflower]

Can't you just summon up new ones?

[mcfife]

[Angus has his own space sunglasses, he's keeping those.]

Forge ahead, tomb hermit. [He walks up towards the front of the group. Warrior and all.]

[expertreese]

Oh! Uh -

[Evan is here! He's...totally used to Beetlejuice having worms and shit tbh, but what's any of the rest of this?]

Wh...ere are we going?

[superbeliever]

[Richard looks from Evan to... To Evan. and then back. And back again.

And finally:]

What the hell, buddy? Why didn't you tell us? I thought we were friends!

[mcfife]

Why are there...two of them?

[They're. They're both here?]

How long have you been dead?

[expertreese]

[Evan's not really in a place to talk right now - he was already sort of panicking, and it seems to have gotten so much worse with that happening over there. Huge eyes, trouble breathing, the works.]

[isawallflower]

Help?!

[ ok no this has all been so much but riley's going off at the evan that can't fucking hear them ]

I asked you for help, and you and your Wizard told me to murder people! You don't get to talk about help, you- you--!!

[ She tries to like, take a swing at him? It's funny, the teddy bear's still in her other hand- and she just stumbles through him. Like, what did she think would happen? ]

You can't fix anything either, you fucking asshole!

[reassuranceandrevolution]

This happens and Sigyn's face goes grey.]

What the hel did they do to us?

[holyspit]

...What the FUCK.

[etincelledefierte]

They - I think I'm going to be sick, they actually put a freaking SQUIP into our bodies.

[herwiggles]

They didn't even update my look!

[isawallflower]

[ Well. This happens! ]

Ooookay, I haaaate this~! But. Give me a minute, I can- I can try and say something, maybe-

[ And she...tries to get close to her body, to possess it but? She? Can't? It's like something's...pushing her back. ]

...It's...like with the Phant- with Ev- with the SQUIP. In the graveyard, I can't. I can't get close.

[37773972]

...is there a way we can help you?

[beejfq]

[When this happens, BJ's entire expression brightens.]

All you gotta do is say my na-! [He jerks suddenly, some kind of invisible force chucking him against the wall.] What the hell?! That's not supposed to happen!

[holyspit]

Are you okay?! ...Can demon ghosts even really get hurt?

[37773972]

[and after he falters in his possession, Stephen just kind of. Collapses to his hands and knees next to his stirring body, gasping]

What- shit.

[Noticing it's getting to its feet]

SHIT!

[reassuranceandrevolution]

[Sigyn catches herself on the wall, swaying a bit as she walks over to where Stephen is on his knees. She'll sit down on the ground next to him.]

It's okay, they won't hurt them. We'll just have to figure something else out.