curtainsdown | the mark of those who cannot be saved

[You remember dying. Maybe the memory is clear and bright and your body still aches from the cause. Maybe it was fast enough that you didn't feel it and don't remember what you went through. But no matter how you went out, that's no excuse for truancy! Which is to say: you are still in the school.

For those executed, you will wake up in your beds. The dormitories look exactly as they did when you first arrived, without any of the changes or personal effects you and your dormmates might have made. The only real difference is that the little cot in Ambassador isn't there.

For those who were victims, you will wake where your body was discovered. All of your injuries are gone, and you feel fine. It's almost like you're still alive - but you remember what happened to you. It couldn't have just been a dream, could it?

The school looks much as you remember it, save perhaps for a few key differences. For one, there's no groundhog murals anywhere. Where things were green on the other side, like banners or paint, you'll find that here they're blood red.

The doors, for the moment, are still locked. Looks like even death couldn't free you.]

Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5

(( ooc: Welcome to deadland, everyone! It mostly resembles the school here, and new floors will be revealed after new people die. For example, the second area will unlock after the week 3 dead arrive, and so on. Also, all dead characters will wake up at their actual canonpoint, with all lost memories restored. Have fun being dead! ))

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[ She's still smiling and strongly resisting the urge to give headpats and hugs... when she realizes something. ]

Oh, I have an idea!

[ She turns away a little bit just so uh. She's not accidentally flashing her bra at any kids as she sticks her hand into the v-neck of her shirt, trying to get at her side. Eventually she finds and pulls out a yellow and brown cellphone.

Listen sticking your smartphone in the side of your bra when your hot Meg Giry pants don't have pockets is the most lesbiancore thing to do.

She holds it up. ]

If it's okay, would you guys like to record messages for everyone alive before I go?

[Varian's eyes widen, remembering Farrah's smartphone...and the idea of being able to send a message- a real message, with his voice- makes his chest tighten.

Now that really feels too good to be true.]

You...can really do that for us?

Of course! Hearing from the dead gave us a lot of hope last time!

It can’t be too long because of limited memory [ she takes. A loooooot of pictures ] but I can still do some kind of nice video!

A...video? You mean like...

[...]

They can see us...

[He says that under his breath, reverent almost. Not being able to see them has been killing him, but...]

Maybe... [He looks at Rina's hand still in his own.] ...maybe we can all stand together. And...each of us can take a turn to say something.

It would be best if I stay out, then.

[Still kind of off to the side]

You sure?

[ Wait this is the SQUIP so— ]

Did you do something bad again?

[glances at Connor]

I killed him.

[Matter-of-fact. Zero remorse]

Oh.

[ A pause. ]

Didn’t like. Half of you kill someone technically?

He means he killed me on purpose, like an asshole.

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There is no other human inside this form. I am in total control.

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Get the fuck over here, you over-dramatic knock-off Hatsune Miku! At least one person probably likes you or feels weirdly conflicted about your death. [A beat.] Also if you're not in the video someone is going to think I murdered you.

By my calculations, they would consider that further justice.

[...]

But, if you insist.

Yeah, but I don't want them to think I'm a murderer. The insufferable drudgery of human emotion is enough punishment for you, Cortana.

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People did feel kinda conflicted about it.

I think that would be a wonderful way to do it.

And then… they know for sure that it’s you.

Alright.

[Varian looks around their immediate area. There aren't that many of them, in the grand scheme of things...but enough for there to be too many.]

C'mon guys, let's all stand together here and get ready. We can't keep Nana too long.

Oh, by the way!

You can call me Banana, if you’d like! That’s what all my friends call me.

[Banana, huh...?

In that case, Varian smiles.]

Then...it's good to meet you, Banana-san.

Record us how?

[what is that]

With my smartphone!

It can do all sorts of awesome things!

A smart phone?

[Oh, now you have her curious.]

What does it do?

[Might be subtly coming closer so she can see this mysterious smart rectangle now.]

Well, on top of making phone calls and sending text messages to other phones, to not take picture and even record video.

Text messages and...

[She looks at the little rectangle with complete awe and excitement.]

What an incredible invention! But, ah, what are videos?

It’s like a moving picture! With sound and everything!

Oh, yes, fascinating! I've seen one or two of those back home, though they weren't very long at all. But still! Incredible, that little telephone can make motion pictures!

Monsieur Edison and the Lumières would probably fight over this if they ever saw it...