the mark of those who cannot be saved

[stagemanagers]

[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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[samefacesyndrome]

[ At hearing him finally say it, her mouth curls into a smile once more. ]

...I love you too.

That's all I ask of you.

[ And then she kisses him. Not just on the cheek, but a full one like the two he'd done earlier, full of pure love. ]

[alchemistake]

[He might still be getting used to kissing, but it doesn't matter. He can feel the love present here, and...it's what seals the idea that everything is going to be okay. It's not a good situation their in- in fact it sucks quite a bit, actually- but they're able to still make the most of it. They're not alone...they're together, and even if they still have things to work out...they'll be working them out with each other.

Varian was convinced he'd lost Rina forever, both physically and from his life entirely. He still isn't sure he feels he fully deserves this kind of ending, but...he's thankful for it regardless.

He kisses her back, this time letting it last for as long as Rina will.]

[samefacesyndrome]

[ It’s even longer than their last kiss but eventually she breaks and rests against him, nestling her head on his shoulder, right in the crook of his neck. She’s quieter now, no more singing, just… content to be here. Like this. She’ll stay like this as long as he lets her.

After a moment though: ]

Thank you… Varian.

[ Maybe they’re young and dumb. But they’re also dead and here together, and that’s enough for her. ]

[alchemistake]

...you're welcome.

[He doesn't feel like he needs to be thanked, but he'll answer her as he should regardless. It's something they both need, he thinks.

Varian plans on just staying here with Rina until either or both of them decide they should probably head back to the school, which...might end up being a while. He doesn't particularly want to go anywhere right now.]