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In the Night Moderators ([personal profile] inthenightmods) wrote in [community profile] logsinthenight2019-07-12 01:00 pm

EVENT LOG: GRAVES


EVENT LOG:
GRAVES


characters: everyone.
location: Bonfire Square.
date/time: July 12-19.
content: mysterious shrines appear and bring visions of death.
warnings: likely violence and potentially gore.

time to pay your respects.

It happens when no one is looking, when most of the town is asleep and the rest are inside. A makeshift cemetery has come to Beacon, taking up residence in the middle of Bonfire Square. Each monument, shrine, and altar is dedicated to someone who now resides here, a memorial of their previous life.

Some may be drawn by curiosity, others by fear, and some may simply have to pass through this strange graveyard to get to the Bonfire itself. Whenever a person gets near, the altars beckon with a mysterious urge— an urge to approach, and an urge to leave something behind. They will feel compelled to make offerings at the various shrines, but doing so has a curious effect; it causes one to experience the death of the person whose grave they've honored.

Whether you resist the compulsion or give in willingly (or something in between), you'll also have to wrestle with the fact that a grave exists for you. Will you let your death be known, or try your best to keep it secret? Destroying it sure won't work, as it will return— with a duplicate somewhere else in town.

However you choose to deal with this, one thing is hard to ignore— this a tangible reminder of your death, and the fact that it's probably permanent.

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sunborne: (162. - 🔥 - MELANCHOLIC.)

buckle in because this thread is going to be /worse/

[personal profile] sunborne 2019-07-17 04:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Mary-!

[ now is the time daylight reaches out and touches her, trying to keep mary upright so she doesn't stumble or fall. he looks so concerned for mary as scoots closer, minding the fact he takes up a lot of space due to his size.

before he can think it through, daylight makes a suggestion to her, only meaning well: ]


You should take a break, Mary. You really oughta do that. Your lantern... [ daylight's optics drift towards it and his brow furrows in alarm, winglets hitching up at the sight. ] It's really dim and I don't think that's a good sign.
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UGH!!!

[personal profile] withsadness 2019-07-17 07:24 pm (UTC)(link)
It doesn't matter.

[But at the very least, she lets him come close and guide her.]

I have to keep it safe.
sunborne: (163. - 🔥 - BETWEEN US.)

[personal profile] sunborne 2019-07-18 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
Then I'll watch for you.

[ daylight doesn't realise what he's saying until he's finished saying the words. for a couple of seconds, he's quietly panicking. he almost wants to take it back, realising how big of a responsibility this is and how it might not end well if he messes up.

but then he looks down and sees how young she is and- no. he can't take it back. he doesn't take it back.

in fact- he doubles down by saying, ]
How about this? You rest and I'll keep a shift for long as it takes for you to get back your strength.

You don't even need to go anywhere. Sleep here if you want to. But, I promise, I'll make sure no one bothers your grave, Mary.
Edited (why does the enter key become 'yes send this tag' key when it wants to be why) 2019-07-18 06:31 (UTC)
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[personal profile] withsadness 2019-07-18 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
...really?

[It's not even just the offer. It's that he'd let her stay there with him while he kept his promise, too. It's different from the way anyone else has offered to help. In her hesitation, it's clear that Mary's considering it. Really is tired.]

Can I ask you a question?
sunborne: (042. - 🔥 - MEMORIES.)

[personal profile] sunborne 2019-07-18 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[ he nods when asked, his expression gentle but certain.

and when the other question comes, daylight, once more, doesn't hesitate in his reply: ]


Sure. You can ask me anything. [ he says this gently as possible while he begins to settle on the ground, already reading for a long watch. ]

What is it, Mary?
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[personal profile] withsadness 2019-07-18 07:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Do you ever worry that people will be afraid of you because you're different from them?

[A surprisingly deep question from someone so small.]
sunborne: (084. - 🔥 - BRIEFING.)

[personal profile] sunborne 2019-07-21 12:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[ it definitely surprises him. it also forces him to struggle for a few seconds, wondering how to answer it.

in the end, he thinks it's only fair to give her the truth. ]


All the time. It's- [ he takes a deep breath. as if he's steeling himself for something. ] It's why I was kind of upset when I first realised I was here, honestly.

Where I was before... It was the closest time I felt like I belonged somewhere and, even then, there were... hiccups.
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[personal profile] withsadness 2019-07-21 05:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Hiccups?

[That sounds scary. Hiccups themselves aren't much to be scared of, but in that context...]

I'm sorry, Daylight. I thought you'd understand...I thought that the moment I first saw you. But it isn't fair that you can't even pretend if you want to. Everyone who looks at you will know right away, and that isn't fair when people get so mean sometimes when they judge things that are different.
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[personal profile] sunborne 2019-07-21 06:30 pm (UTC)(link)
[ daylight's expression becomes sadder as he listens to her words.

it isn't fair. it never has been and he wishes that he could tell her that it gets easier over time. that there are ways to make it stop altogether and have the worries and fears no longer loom over your head.

but that'll be lying. at the very least it'll be giving her a false sense of hope for something he's not sure of at times.

but he wants to try and help her- ]
I want to understand, Mary I really do.

At the very least- I want to help you. I can do that by watching over the marker while you rest. No one's going to bother this or you while I'm around. You- [ will be safe is too bold of a claim, he realises. ] -can take a break for now. I'll do what I can to protect you.
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[personal profile] withsadness 2019-07-21 06:38 pm (UTC)(link)
If you decide to look for yourself, I won't be mad. I won't be mad at you, as long as you don't tell.

[But she has a feeling he'd keep her secret. Mary wraps the blanket he draped over her shoulders more closely around herself, eyelids falling heavily.]

Do you think everything will be okay when I wake up?
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[personal profile] sunborne 2019-07-27 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[ ...

daylight is quiet as he thinks over an answer for her. he can tell that mary is sleepy, no doubt exhausted from staying up for who-knows-how-long in her attempts to keep the others at bay. she's ready to pass out at any second and he's honestly surprised she hasn't passed out not.

he could wait it out but no. she deserves to have a response, deserves to go to sleep with something to think on. and he wants to make sure the answer helps her in the long run. ]


When you wake up, it'll be a step closer to it. [ he says the next part with more conviction. ] When you wake up, we'll be a step closer to it. I'll do what I can to help you, Mary.

... And when you're awake and more rested, I'll ask you again if I can leave an offering. I'm not going to take advantage of this situation. I want to be your friend, first and foremost.
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[personal profile] withsadness 2019-07-28 06:49 pm (UTC)(link)
You're already my friend.

[Despite herself, Mary manages the smallest smile. But then she sighs, and finds a nice spot to curl up on the ground, burrowing into herself until she's hardly more than a bundle of fabric and blonde hair.]

I'll dream sweet dreams of you, okay, Daylight?