OUR TOUR BEGINS HERE.

[yourghosthost]

[Eventually, no matter your reading comprehension or your sense of time, you all find your way to the stretching room. Once everyone has gathered, the ominous sounds of a clock ring throughout the chamber. The clock strikes 13 times, and the candles in the room light themselves up on their own.

Something...or someone is in the room with you. They make themselves known quickly, with a deep voice that echoes throughout the room.]

When hinges creak in doorless chambers, and strange and frightening sounds echo through the halls; Whenever candlelights flicker where the air is deathly still - that is the time when ghosts are present, practicing their terror with ghoulish delight!

Welcome, foolish mortals, to the Haunted Mansion. I am your host, your... ghost host. Kindly step all the way in please and make room for everyone. There's no turning back now.

[The doors close behind everyone as he speaks, leaving the group stuck in the room until he finishes talking.]

Normally, we spirits don't open our manor up to temporary guests. But desperate times have forced me to extend visitations beyond our usual tours, and residency has been extended to your select group. You shall remain here permanently, unless...

Well.

[...his tone goes slightly darker for a second, with a hint of reluctance. The candlelight dims for just a moment.]

If you end the life of one of your fellow guests without being discovered, you shall be allowed to leave.

[It takes a moment, but the lights return to their normal brightness, and his tone becomes chipper once more.]

Of course, you're more than welcome to stay in the manor as long as you like! Our spirits haven't spent time with the living for a while, so they'll be excited for the change of pace.

Comments

there's a body in this tag

[yourghosthost]

[...jesus christ he sure is floating next to his own body. which is currently decaying and hanging from a noose at the top of the stretching room. he places his arm on his corpse's shoulder.]

You'd be surprised. He makes for very good company.

People can threadjack, IDC.

[nobodyperfect]

[It takes him a minute to look past the macabre portraits. And another to realize that's not special effects.

Well. At least it explains the smell. And the room's name.

Lea gasps sharply and starts coughing.]

[folkscallmewander]

[...

That wasn't a very pleasant way to go.]

I'm sorry, Mr. Host.

[arpeggiositar]

[...nope. Nope nope nope nope nope. Demyx pales. He's so not down for this]

I'm outta here!

[There he goes. Thanks for the info, host, but Demyx wants to stay away from the corpse hanging from a noose. That's a very creepy sight]

[kindaruledatit]

[y i k e s]

Dude, that's messed up.

[outsidethecircle]

[Okay. She's just going to try to not throw up.

This is not what a ghost is supposed to be like?!]

[sixfingeredstan]

That is incredibly unsanitary.

[Literally nobody asked you, Ford.]

[chainbroke]

I-I think that is the least of our worries.

[ wow, she looks really pale! ]

[sixfingeredstan]

What, are you not concerned about the smell of his decaying corpse? I assure you, it's going to be quite unpleasant.

[hello this is ford pines and he is oblivious]

[chainbroke]

N-no, um... I-I mean, it smells terrible, but...

[ does he really not get it... she's way too polite to tell him that, though... ]

[sixfingeredstan]

[He really doesn't i'm so sorry.]

Exactly. Not to mention the bacteria and potential for bodily fluid leaks.

[chainbroke]

[ Oh no now she looks a little green... Ford. ]

A-aren't you worried about, um... why it hasn't been moved? Or how he--?

[sixfingeredstan]

Well, I'd imagine we're the first people to come across him since he died.

[He finally looks at her face and realizes that she looks a bit...not-okay.]

Are you alright?

[chainbroke]

[ She shakes her head, glancing nervously at the body before looking at him again. ]

I've... I've never seen a dead body before.

[sixfingeredstan]

Ah!

[He pats her on the shoulder gingerly.]

Well, there's a first time for everything!

[chainbroke]

[ She stiffens the tiniest bit, but... he doesn't have ill intent toward her, so! ]

I-I'm not sure this is a first I'd want to have...

[sixfingeredstan]

[Don't worry. It doesn't last long. He's really bad at this.]

Well, fair enough. Luckily, it can't hurt you. It's just skin and bones, right?

[chainbroke]

Yes... I suppose so, but...

[ She's not worried about it hurting her...! ]

It... it was a living person. Before.

[ Obvious, but she sounds really uneasy about it. ]

[sixfingeredstan]

It might help to remember that his ghost is right here talking to us.

Re: there's a body in this tag

[sentadaughter]

[THAT.

THAT SURE IS A THING.]

Do you...need someone to take care of that?

[Because as gross as that is, it's probably very disrespectful to leave him there like that.]

[yourghosthost]

I think I'm comfortable staying there.

[sentadaughter]

Are you sure? I haven't done funeral rites before, but I think I remember how they go.

[Even if she's not happy about the whole murderhouse thing, you still gotta respect the dead and all.]

[yourghosthost]

Quite positive.

[sentadaughter]

Oh.

[Well alright then. Guess the body is staying.]

[defyingfrigidity]

[HOLY WHAT]

T-That's--!

[Oh god oh god. Elsa has to just. Turn away, to the other side of the room. If she looks at the corpse any longer, she's gunna be sick...!]