GRAVEYARD

[cartesio]

The other side...?

Have you started feeling at home in Cartesio yet? The town has offered you every hospitality that its citizens could think of. They love every corner of this town and they want you to feel the same. Have you accepted Cartesio into your heart yet?

Then it should be comforting to wake in your hotel room. A ceiling you have gotten used to, the warmth of a blanket surrounding you, your own breathing... and silence. All-encompassing silence.
It perseveres when you leave your room, it perseveres when you leave the hotel... Cartesio is quiet because there is nobody in Cartesio who could be making noise. It's a ghost town.

There is only you now, you think. And then, just as you've given up, a noise comes to your ears. A voice, unmistakably. It's time to follow it.

As of Week 5 you may see random objects and buildings of any size flicker. For milli-seconds they seem to glow on and off, blur around the edges, even distort a little. It only happens for a moment at a time, but it happens fairly often.

Welcome to the Cartesio Graveyard. Your character has woken up in a version of the town that is devoid of citizens, but there do seem to be a few people around. Time to explore the mysteries of the other side. For a more thorough OOC guide, we have compiled an FAQ.

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[amburere]

[ Well. It's not like Dabi's really surprised to wake up here again. Still, everything was a lot and it takes him some time to try to process everything. He only lays in bed for a few minutes before he goes off to find Hawks. They tried even in the execution, didn't they? He's reminded again that shit never goes how it's supposed to go.

So it's not til later that Dabi decides to wander the town. There's people that are looking for him probably, which is fine. Welcome, even. He can't say he cares much with the exception of Bakugou, cause he already knows how that's going to go assuming he heard enough. He can handle the brat's mouth and explosions any day, but if it's aimed at Hawks well... it's complicated. Actually, it's probably not anymore. Even if they haven't put a name to it, whatever. ]

[integratedsoul]

[ Cian is indeed looking for Dabi. A little hesitantly, a little unsure, but definitely looking for him. There's... not a lot she actually has to say, but she wants to meet up. Maybe meeting up will somehow fix this mess of thoughts. Most likely, it will not.

She offers a very hesitant wave when she spots Dabi. ]

Welcome here... it's surprisingly normal, isn't it?

[amburere]

[ Ah it's Cian. Cian who he said way too much to last they talked. This is kinda awkward, so he just defaults back to snark. ]

Normal's a ghost town to you?

[integratedsoul]

Uhm... compared to what I expected after death? Definitely.

[ Dabi makes it really easy to deflect into a normal conversational mode, Cian notices immediately. Even though they're dead, even though his own passing is fresh... It's tempting to just chat away as usual. ]

[amburere]

Was expectin' more fire and brimstone. [ Chatting away like normal is completely fine by him. There's way too much feelings shit he's talked about with everyone else, so this is a nice reprieve. For however long it lasts. ]

[integratedsoul]

I was expecting more... void, on my end.

[ She smiles a little. Yeah, that's Dabi alright. The same as before. Killing Dazai didn't change anything. Of course it didn't. ]

Is this better or worse than your expectation?

[amburere]

[ Hah, maybe. Not because of the killing part though. He shrugs.]

Could be worse. Doesn't change much.

[linearcrash]

[ S'up, let's hang out. Nine is looking for Hawks as well and is also coming from the first floor despite having the room next to his. When he spots Dabi, he'll lift a hand in greeting. ]

Yo.

[ It's almost like it hasn't been weeks since he's seen him. ]

Didn't think you would be up already.

[amburere]

[ Let's assume he went back to his room to check on something after meeting up with Hawks briefly (they'd have their long chat later). Cause these past few days he's had a pretty one track mind.

Regardless, Dabi gives Nine a decently lengthy stare before responding. Right, everyone who's dead is here. Cause he's dead too. Sure. ]

Why's that? [ What are greetings. ]

[linearcrash]

[ He'll think about deadland welcome chat way, way later. Nine offers a bit of a shrug. ]

He said you were lazy, yo.

[ There's kind of a grin when he says that. Three guesses who said the thing? It rhymes with Bawks. ]

[amburere]

[ Yeah that doesn't take Dabi long to figure out who Nine's talking about. For now he'll play along, though the grin does stand out to him. He'll slip into a causal grin of his own. ]

Oh? What else?

[linearcrash]

[ Thinking back to when they had the quirk talk about flame beardo the extra and his wings. ]

I can't remember. Was pretty distracted with the whole slide show. Got the impression he wasn't really impressed by...

[ Nine just gestures to all of him. ]

Guess he likes something about you after all, huh?

[amburere]

[ Dealing with the jabs is one thing, that's easy and doesn't throw him off whatsoever. The second part though... he runs a hand through his hair, not really sure what to do with his face. ]

Yeah, well—he's always chasing after things he shouldn't.

[icariot]

[Hawks will meet Dabi near the stairs, on his own way down to Dabi's room. Normally he would have taken his usual "express route," but this way has the higher chance of intersecting.

His wings rustle as he raises his hand to wave once they're in sight of each other. He's aiming for casual, but there really was a moment there where indecision on the whole ghost business made him doubt.]

Hey, hotshot. Fancy seeing you here.

[amburere]

[ The fact that Hawks choose to walk instead of fly is not lost on Dabi. That's partially why he stares for longer than usual, and also because of how their executions went. There's the whole being dead thing too. ]

Yo, birdie. 'm shocked, really. But shouldn't your wings be white now? Missin' a halo too.

[icariot]

[Sorry Dabi, your last memories of Hawks are really not his model best. He’ll finish approaching Dabi, but makes no move to immediately touch. They don’t have PDAs, but part of Hawks barely believes it’s possible for Dabi to be here. For himself to be here.

The nickname and joke go a long way towards soothing any ruffled feathers. So for now Hawks continues to keep his hands to himself.]

Pretty sure if I’m missing a halo, you’re missing your horns, hotstuff.

[amburere]

[ Dabi finds himself shoving his hands into his pockets and leaning back onto the banister. Habit, mostly. If they both act like how they normally do, there's no need to think about trial, or last night, or the execution. ]

Yeah? Maybe we can make it your next modeling gig. Collaboration spread. [ There's no way he'll come to regret this challenge one day. No way at all. ]

[icariot]

[They can agree on that thought, for now. Eventually a discussion will happen. For now this is fine, and Hawks rocks back on his heels to a more relaxed posture. His wings settle into a less tense stance immediately after.]

You have the legs for it, for sure. The modeling agencies all love tall men. [Challenge accepted, as Hawks makes sure to scan up and down those same legs]

[amburere]

[ Dabi manages a smirk that's mostly assured, mostly cause he's realized that he's set this trap himself. ]

No mention of my beautiful blue eyes? You're gonna hurt my feelings, birdie. They're up here, y'know.

[snideper]

[Clarisse isn't looking for Dabi so much as she's just looking for drama, so she's perched up on some balcony or something where she can get a good vantage point. Nothing exciting has happened yet, no attempted murders so far as she can see, so when Dabi passes by she calls down,] Did I miss the action or what?

[amburere]

[ Huh, it's been a while Clarisse. Overall Dabi's feelings about her are mostly neutral, even if he was kinda pissed off initially that she killed Bakugou and his quirk. He stops and looks up where she's perched, head tilted. ]

You haven't heard any brats screaming, have you? [ Which is to say, she's early. ]

[snideper]

[Eeehh Clarisse doesn't like Dabi but she doesn't really like anyone? That's about what Clarisse's neutral looks like, really.]

It's so boring around here. Good thing you're easy to spot; trouble's bound to follow you.

[amburere]

[ He lets out an amused huff—Hawks is probably the one to follow (at least initially), but that's information he's not volunteering. ]

Don't tell me you retired after your first murder here.

[snideper]

[She figures Hawks's existence is going to be full of drama, too, but Dabi's the person she found first! So!!]

Not really any point in doing much. [She shrugs one shoulder, impassive.] Anyone you kill on this end is back up and walking before you know it.

[That isn't really her excuse for not giving a shit anymore so much as a fun tidbit of info for Dabi to have.]

[amburere]

'unno, stress relief? [ He shrugs himself, but it's more to give him a second to think. ]

That explains why the brat has been blowin' things up when he's pissed off.  [ Cian had given him the details on that, and Dabi honestly owes him some measure of thanks for destroying the police station. Not that Dabi will ever voice it though, so eh. ]