Forget all your troubles

[grimgrinningghosts]

[You wake up and instantly realize something is wrong.

There is a vague feeling of dread hanging in the air and, as comfortable as this bed is, there’s just something off about everything, even before you open your eyes. The dread only grows when you open your eyes and realize that you are in a completely unfamiliar room. One that has clearly seen better days at that.

As you explore your room, you will soon find a bedroom key resting on the dresser along with a note]

Welcome, esteemed guest, to our humble abode. We hope that you enjoy your stay in this Phantom Manor, as we expect you to stay with us for a very long time.

Feel free to make yourself at home as you enjoy what this manor has to offer, whether it’s the library, our projection room, or our famous wax museum. We’re sure you will find great joy

However, before you can get too comfortable, we ask you to please come to the portrait gallery at noon so we can discuss your stay here.

We eagerly await to meet you.

-Your Host

[The uncomfortable feeling doesn’t let up as you leave the safety of your bedroom. The manor seems old and decrepit, almost like it would fall over at the slightest breeze. Despite that, anyone who tries to escape will soon realize that the walls are unusually sturdy, and there are no doors that would seemingly lead to the outside world.

Still, at least you’re not alone in this scenario, if the other bedroom doors are any indications. Maybe there are a few more people coming out of their bedrooms too, so you have someone to talk toif you want to try to figure out what's going on. But if the 30 bios in the foyer hall are any indication, whoever has you here did not do this on accident. Whatever you’re here for, it seems like you’re here for a reason.

But hey, what’s the use of being pessimistic about this? Maybe it’s all an innocent situation… right?]

Comments

[psychopinesis]

Erased for good. Or invited to play again, in some cases.

[used_realtears]

[...] Neither of those sound good...

[psychopinesis]

Yeah, they both suck in their own way. But that's the loser's consolation prize, so it makes some sense.

[used_realtears]

So, um...how often do people lose and just get erased? [If people are just constantly running through the game that's...still bad, but maybe less so.]

[psychopinesis]

Beats me. I don't know how many people end up playing in the first place. Some people can't fight and get erased by Noise the first day.

[used_realtears]

Wait, Noise? Is that some kind of monster?

[psychopinesis]

In a way.

[The Progfox definitely is.]

I think they're made of souls.

[used_realtears]

Made of souls...whose? Wait, is that what happens if someone gets erased?

[psychopinesis]

You got it.

[There's probably some moral dilemma for most people with this information.]

[used_realtears]

...do they at least give you any weapons? [Maybe he can shoot his way out of the Reaper's Game with a gun or something.]

[psychopinesis]

[Coincidentally, a gun is how he ended up in the game in the first place.]

Pins.

[He doesn't have any to show Noby, unfortunately.]

Or stuffed animals...skateboards...depends on the person.

[used_realtears]

...oh, huh. Do they all actually work as weapons? [He kind of wants to meet whoever fights in an afterlife arena with a stuffed animal.]

[psychopinesis]

[Too bad Shiki isn't here to introduce him to. Then again, he's also glad she's not here, because she's all kinds of embarrassing.]

They get rid of the Noise, so they work well enough. One of my partners, Shiki, had a stuffed cat--she claimed it was a cat, anyway, but it looks more like a pig--that fought for her. Supposedly she could direct it in battle, but not actually control it, or something.

[used_realtears]

Aw, that's cute! I hope you didn't tell her it looked like a pig, though. It sounds like that would make her really mad. [And girls are kinda scary when they get mad.]

1/?

[psychopinesis]

...

2/3

[psychopinesis]

[Well.]

[psychopinesis]

[He did. A couple times.]

...Anyway, it's not a pig. Your name is Noby, right?

[used_realtears]

Yup, that's me!