Round 4 graveyard

[foundationmods]

[When your character dies, however that may be, they will feel themselves floating. For a moment or two they will linger at the site of their death, hovering just above everyone, watching.

Then they will feel a pull and they will get tugged all the way to the studio, through a wall, through the hall, through a door.

The place they end up in looks to be a backstage area. There is an area for storing supplies, a coat rack full of empty prinny costumes, a lounge area, and a place to rest. All of these areas are marked by a green border between the described rooms and the doors that go elsewhere. You will see prinnies come and go, hurrying around as they do their work for the day. But within those borders, some of the prinnies will take off their suits, revealing the human souls within. Men, women, old, young, there is a large mix. They are all very dead, though, and seem used to being dead.

And among all of the dead is one living girl, one who seems to be running the show behind the set. She can be found giving instructions to prinnies and telling them where to put things, but she will always take time to give everyone who arrives the same warning:]

Hi there! I'm Marona, and this is the backstage area. There's a lot to do yet, so if you could help us out I would really appreciate it.

All the areas with the green on the floor are safe to be in as ghosts. Your souls won't get pulled away as long as you stay in the safe areas. If you want to go outside of there, though, you have to put on a prinny suit. And if you do that, you have to follow the rules of the prinnies: no killing anyone, follow the orders you're given by the living, and try not to blow up too much.

If you have any questions, I'll be here! But you can come and go as you like. Just don't give Mr. Dazai too much trouble, okay?

Comments

[georgeous]

White ducks are the best type of duck, too, so this seems like a reasonable compromise.

[ He's... sure negotiating this. That's what being dead is like, huh? He'd say if feels like an out of body experience, but that'd... not really be a surprise, would it? ]

[genkigravekeeper]

[Yeah, it means being all see-through and glowy and not always being able to touch stuff.]

Okay! I'll have one made for you.

Do you have any questions about what to do here?

[georgeous]

[ Well, this is service, at least. He'll take it. ]

What we do is follow Dazai's orders, isn't it? Does he know you're bringing us here?

[genkigravekeeper]

Yep! He's the one who asked me to help. And yeah, just follow his orders when he asks for something. Just like he's playing a role, you guys have to too.

[georgeous]

This feels a whole lot like a demotion to me....

[ He's C-rank, don't make him do this!! Nevermind the... being dead. ]

What role is he playing anyway? I'm getting the feeling your presence here is not official.

[genkigravekeeper]

He's playing the role of 'Dazai'. The real Dazai isn't a very nice person. If he had been running the game, half of you would be dead by now. So 'this Dazai' is pretending to be him, so that he can make the games fairer for all of you.

Oh, but you still died...But we'll get you back when it's over! Since I'm here, I can hold onto all of you until we get some gigais.

[georgeous]

Well, thank god. This is the worst possible mission to die on permanently.

[ Smashed by chandelier is not a hero's and this whole containment procedure is a horrible farce. ]

Am I right in assuming the TV viewers shouldn't find out that my soul is still here?

[genkigravekeeper]

Yeah, don't get found out! If they come looking for you and find me, then they'll take me away. Then I can't keep you guys here.

[georgeous]

Got it.

[ He has absolutely no interest in dying for real, so he'll rule in any other dead souls even. ]

Is there anything else you can tell me about the person pretending to be Dazai?