Week 1, Saturday

[foundationmods]

This whole post contains a blanket CONTENT WARNING for gallows and hanging imagery.

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[Once again, right at noon, the Contestants are invited to the studio to participate in another exciting game. The set has changed entirely since the last time they were there, with the mountain climber game replaced by a large board of some sort. Several prinnies are near it, carrying large cards with random letters written on them. It seems as though they might be helping out for this game. But there is something else off to the side too...(CW: gallows)

As always, Dazai is there, waiting on stage for everyone to sit down. He's dressed in his usual black suit getup, but his smile seems a bit forced today.]

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LETTERS

[guileturncoat]

[5 consonants, 2 vowels.]

[darkremnants]

"O", "A", "T", "R", "Y", "S", and "P"

[guileturncoat]

[Unfortunately, only some letters get revealed.]

Nine guesses, everyone.

[darkremnants]

[ it's better than none...

which is stupidly optimistic for him to even think. wow it's been a week and he hates this ]

[breadloaf]

[ shoulder pat ]

[darkova]

Hm, so not those names. We should return to the clue.

[darkremnants]

Who does the same job as the shinigami?

[iblistriggered]

Umm.... Grim Reapers?

[darkova]

Those that shepard the dead- so one who would have fun without death would make the most sense. Liches, undead, immortals.

[darkremnants]

Necromancers?

[eldritcheyes]

Isn't that like... magic with dead things?

[darkremnants]

Yeah. It's bringing people back from the dead.

[ He's watched the b rated zombie movies ]

[iblistriggered]

Necromancer... Necro....mance..... necromancy! Is that a word?

[odasaku]

Gravekeepers? They’re probably the most related to the dead.

[darkremnants]

We can try it. We have seven tries after all.

[allmyfriendsaredead]

Or necromancy and gravekeeping if that doesn't work.

[houndumb]

Like - I - said! What's goin' on that the shinigami don't do?? Cremating people? I did that once.

[darkova]

They take the spirits of the dead to the Netherworld, assuming they are indeed like the Halja.

[houndumb]

Not at the freakin' Foundation, they don't. Ain't that the point of keeping them away from this stupid show.

[breadloaf]

I talked to Moriarty-san-senpai about what happens to when we die since we die for real.

Shinigami deliver souls to the afterlife. If they don't, then bad things can happen to souls wandering around! Like get eaten, or stolen... I think that's how youkai are born? Because they can't be at peace.

[duskhound]

...Sorry everyone, looks like I was off after all.

[iblistriggered]

It's alright, Ellie; no one else had any better ideas.

[duskhound]

Anyways, let me try to figure out what we can... I'm guessing the "blank ra" probably ends up as "grave"...

[odasaku]

Don’t worry. Your idea was good.

[dereban]

Don't worry too much about it, at least we're aware that isn't the right answer and can go back to the drawing board.