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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Week 3

[cartesio]

Newspapers

[cartesio]

[ The links to the current newspapers will be added to this comment as the papers go up. This is not an event, so don't let it hinder you from making top-levels.

April 15th.
April 16th.
April 17th.
April 18th.
April 19th.

Please don't reply to this comment so it can be edited.]

Am I kicking this off right, somebody's gotta

[theserpentsmiles]

["Awake" and "aware" are two distinct things, and one comes sooner than the other. It's some moments that Nagisa lies on the floor, groggy, operating too slowly. It's worse than when he'd been drugged. Ultimately, it's remembering the electric shock that snaps him to reality, and in a single fluid, athletic movement, he's leapt from the floor to his feet.

Cartesio. He's still here.

Good.

He'll start by thoroughly studying the guestbook. New faces. Not good. Only a few familiar faces - highly concerning. A distinct lack of his own face, raising a few questions.

Later, but not much later, Nagisa can be found systematically walking through the entire town, including a loop or two around the perimeter. Though he remains as casual and harmless as ever, there's something in how he moves... It's not cautious, but with purpose. He's a boy with a plan.

He will approach anyone who doesn't approach him first. Familiar or not, he has one first question.]

Do you remember anything from the last two weeks?

[cartesio]

[ Nagisa will find someone who doesn't approach him very soon. As soon as he makes it from the motel to the park, he'll catch sight of a boy who might be familiar. Natsume is seated on a bench, holding his hand out for a stray cat to sniff.

When confronted with Nagisa's question, he doesn't even look up. ]

[agoreable]

[ Lovepon doesn't initially pay Nagisa any mind when they cross paths on the street. Even when he speaks, she seems tempted to just walk past, but then she turns around with a start and gives him a wide-eyed stare. ]

Y-you can see me?

New Ghost Who Dis. CW: His Death + Investigating

[linearcrash]

[ Nine wakes up in the hotel with a jolt. He first looks around, seeing that it all appears pretty normal. Then he smacks his own forehead, looking for blood or something.

Coming back after something like that was a lot like how it was before... Maybe it didn't really happen? Maybe all will be normal and he didn't really kill anyone? Or they got a do-over?

Nine leaves his room, to start checking the ones next to him. Only not to find any of his usual neighbors.

Just going to knock on all the doors with recklessness while murmuring over and over ]

What the hell...

[ Later, he will be heading to the Diner to investigate. Trying to find others to talk to, while he's checking over the new map. He'll plop down at the counter. ]

Hey, I'd like a whole hell lot of pancakes, yo.

[ Can he even still order or eat? ]

[theserpentsmiles]

....Hello?

[Come on... He makes sure he's not doing the thing where he completely escapes notice again. Maybe he just wasn't heard.

He keeps a close eye to Natsume's tells, too. We might have a problem.]

[theserpentsmiles]

[He hadn't processed who he was looking at yet. Maybe because she's a whole person.]

Lovepon-san...?! [Not within expectations. Very much not. The dead don't come back.]

Hotel

[theserpentsmiles]

[He was going to go check town after finishing with the guestbook, but all that ruckus upstairs is hard to ignore. Time to go check that out, then.

The person causing the commotion is only familiar because Nagisa looked at the book first. Which means he might be a source of new information.]

Excuse me. [Nagisa is small and blue, but decidedly more like a gentle breeze than the hurricane that is Millium Orion. Utterly harmless.] You're Nine-san, right? Can I talk to you?

[cartesio]

[ The only answer to his order is silence. None of the usual personnel is in sight and there aren't any townspeople visiting either. ]

[cartesio]

[ There's nothing. Though Natsume is clearly alive and well, alert to every movement of the cat, he doesn't show any sign of perceiving Nagisa at all. ]

[linearcrash]

[ Rude :< :< :< ]

How the hell can anyone get food around here?

[ Anyone in the parking lot? Or at the bar across the street? ]

Re: Hotel

[linearcrash]

[ At first, he feels a punch to the gut of relief when he sees that blue hair. But then his shoulders droop and he can't help but feel the disappointment weighing on him. It's not her.

This is someone else entirely. ]

Huh? [ Give him a moment to even realize what was even said ] Yeah, yeah you can. What the hell is even going on?

[cartesio]

[ The parking lot is devoid of people and the Tarvern seems to be the same until a cheerful voice sounds out from a corner.

Checking it out reveals a man in an animated conversation with... empty air. ]

[agoreable]

[ Well, that's... that's her name. He said her name. Judging by the way her shoulders are shaking, she finds this to be a quite overwhelming experience.

But she nods. ]

I'm-- Yes. D-did you die? Did you get executed?!

[linearcrash]

[ If this was any other day, he wouldn't want to bother cause this guy seems like one of those extra kind of losers?

But, he'll try to get his attention, while heading over there. ]

Hey- what? [ Realizing there's no one there. ] Who the hell are you even talking to?

[ What is France even saying? ]

[theserpentsmiles]

[He doesn't seem to be drugged or anything...

What if we try touching him? Just a gentle tap on the shoulder.]

[theserpentsmiles]

[Her tells are pretty intense. He has so many questions.]

Not as far as I know. Sergeant-san used some kind of shock to knock me out, but it didn't feel like enough to be lethal. Judging by the calendars, that was two weeks ago.

[He lets out a breath. This is weird. But weird is good, weird puts information on the table.]

It's good to see you....in one piece.

[theserpentsmiles]

That's what I'm hoping we can figure out. [So far so good. Cooperation will probably be key to getting answers, getting out of here, and (most importantly) getting a chance at the throats of everyone responsible for all of this.]

Can you remember anything from the last two weeks?

[Nagisa keeps an eye to the older guy's tells, too. Information isn't just shared verbally. He notes the rise and fall of his expression.]

[cartesio]

[ France doesn't pay any attention to Nine and remains very focused on the empty spot across from him. Apparently his invisible conversation partner said something funny, because currently he's laughing. ]

Mon dieu, Davis actually said this? I wouldn't have expected it.

[ The conversation continues in similar vein - apparently the topic is some talk the Tavern owner had with another customer recently. ]

[cartesio]

[ Nagisa can tap Natsume without issue - he is tangible and feels alive. He just doesn't notice he's being touched. ]

[linearcrash]

Huh? What do you mean by two weeks? [ He'll just gesture to around them. ]

I've been here. Who the hell are you anyways? I don't think I remember seeing you around.

[linearcrash]

I don't give a shit about Davis or whatever the hell. Why don't you answer me, huh?!

[ Nine is going to try to get in this guy's face, while trying to reach for his shoulder. ]

[agoreable]

[ In one piece, huh...? ]

That terrible woman... she really desecrated me... that much then....

[ She bites her lip in agitation, but then forces herself to relax just the tiniest bit. Deep breaths, Lovepon, deep breaths. ]

Two weeks... You really weren't on the other side then...

[theserpentsmiles]

[Okay, so neither of us are stereotypical ghosts. And it leaves him without a next guess.]

That's strange... [Some kind of trick of brainwashing? He doesn't know. There is little he wouldn't expect from the Segeant at this point.

Anything else we can notice about Natsume?]