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[psychocasket]

CHAPTER II: Update #12

Oh shit-! You pause for a second, feeling something hot and damp wet stain your side (NOT PISS!)

With a slow, shaking hand- you reach into your pocket, gently wrapping your fingers around what lays inside. Oh god.

God damnit. It’s exactly what you expected. You must have landed on your blood bag and burst it. Well shit, that was your emergency supply. The thick, warm liquid drains down your leg… staining your pants. Embarrassing. Uncomfortable. You have no idea where you’re going to get another one of those…

Oh! Your phone is vibrating. Thank god it’s in the other pocket.

You open up your phone onto your SUPER HILARIOUS WALLPAPER, a beautiful depiction of your creativity and humour. Ahaha… never fails to make you laugh.

No time, no reception, no internet… no date? You guess that makes sense. You’ve got a notification from INFINITY. That damned app… well, it’s progress, right? Maybe it’ll help you find your friends. It brought them all in here, after all…

Your phone opens to a deceptively simplistic image. It doesn’t look like you can access the main functions of your phone, and all that you are faced with is an image proudly boasting “INFINITY”. It must have… totally absorbed your Consequences client into it. You see your icon, and three of your friends. The three that have been messing with this… thing.

You are highlighted in blue. Perhaps that is an indicator that you’re… you? You can’t really tell. Meanwhile, Sohtal is flashing red and has a small icon on his symbol. If you’ve learned anything from growing up in the internet era, it’s to absolutely always interact with flashing red symbols.

Tapping on the icon brings up a little “profile” for your friend. It looks like some kind of modded Consequences client, with new, locked buttons.

This profile seems to… specify both his species and “origin realm”, which is… strange, to say the least. It’s also assigned him a title, “Audio Knight”. You don’t really know what “world” “void” and “location” are talking about, but you figure if you’re going to be here for a while you should familiarize yourself with them.

You tap the “Activate Marker” button, it sounds like it’ll help you find your infernal friend. It’s not like you’ve got any other place to start.

Far in the distance, an icon appears- breaking up the darkness and reds of the surrounding woods with a vibrant, blue speech pubble. At least it seems that finding him won’t be too much of a problem. You wonder if everyone else can see this or just you? Then you wonder who “everyone else” even is, you haven’t seen another person yet. You just got here!

Time for explanations later. Sohtal probably knows more about this than you do. You should hurry up and catch him.

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CHAPTER II: Update #11

CASKET: Bleh!

You pop out of the dense collection of huge grass. You were immediately dumped here upon dragging that infernal blade from “your” corpse. Well… you assume this must be Infinity, then. This isn’t really what you were expecting…

Across the crimson fields, you catch an extraordinary sight. A giant hand, illuminated with the deep colour that consumes everything here. Far in the distance it looms- and it occurs to you that it must not just be giant but colossal. Titanic, even! Christ.

Your eyes glaze over the fields and it finally occurs to you. Those aren’t fields, you’re l booking down at a stretching map of forests, plains and… well, plenty. This is nothing like anything you’ve seen before, the vast swaths of fantasy-like land awash in a low darkness.

Well, this is Infinity, you suppose. INFINITY, if titled properly. But you don’t want to sound like you’re yelling.

Sohtal’s in here. Julian is probably in here. And Violetta- well, you never have any idea what she’s doing. Sohtal is your first priority, though! You just need to find him and hopefully get some answers about this place.

This… is still a feature of Consequences, right? Because it doesn’t really feel like it.

These are questions for Sohtal, once you hunt his ass down and make him pay for freaking you out. Julian will receive a similar treatment but he is still unfortunately AWOL so it’ll have to wait.

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[psychocasket]

CHAPTER I: Update #10

Ah, here we are! The grand observation room. Each one of these televisions represents a figure in this play of ours. Let’s have a peek here while we select our candidate, shall we?

Hmm, there’s a lot of good options here. Some of these I think could potentially break narrative progression a bit much, and we’ve already had enough of that.

Ohoho, we’ve been away from dear Casket for a while now! And it has been even longer since we’ve existed in the present. At least the present through her perspective. What do you think, reader? Should we return to Casket?

I’m joking of course, I have no way of hearing what you want. But I’m just going to assume thusly and take things into my own hands.

Now then, let’s get this story back on track.

You step out through the door, finding yourself in a strange place. A manor, of sorts, exuberant and painted in violet hues. The wall on your left is constructed entirely out of televisions, and from them, a deep orange hue glows.

Oh.

This is it, Casket.

This is what you’ve been waiting for.

You knew this would be what awaited you, and yet… it still feels jarring. The sight of your own dead body impaled on that halberd… it’s disturbing. You take a second to compose yourself, the gruesome sight imprinted on your eyelids. Is this what the others went through already?

The instructions were clear. If you want to save your friends you’ll have to join them in this sick, falsified game. You know it’s a lie. But the only way to break them out is get in there with them. To find them. And bring them home.

You know what to do.

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[psychocasket]

CHAPTER I: Update #09

Okay, what? This isn’t supposed to be happening. Hold on.

This hunk of junk is barely working! No colour, shoddy lineart- this is not the quality I am used to.

I suppose I’m going to have to get this thing fixed.

Well, great. Where am I going to get a mechanic at this hour? And now the story’s been interrupted. This has all gone balls-up. Unfortunate, very unfortunate.

Apologies, dear reader. This is not what I wanted to happen but it appears that someone is messing with my signal.

Well, I’ll have to sort that out later. I suppose our dear Sohtal will have to wait until I get that done. In the meantime, let’s take a look at another one of the players in this metaphysical game, shall we?

Follow me, please.

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CHAPTER I: Update #08

Great. Three of your neighbours are raging assholes. Two inconsiderate and incredibly judgemental old people who you don’t want to be around, for fear of another thousand-hour lecture. And the third, well she’s just straight up a bully. You’d like to avoid her if at all possible.

Your forth neighbour, XIN KARUGE, is a much nicer person. She’s one of those CINEMATIC WRESTLERS that are slowly making their way into popular culture. She’s pretty enthusiastic about a lot of the same things you are- creating ORIGINAL CHARACTERS, MUSIC, and the like, and is one of your only true friends around here.

You desperately hope that she’s the one you find yourself saddled with.

Alright enough chit chat. You don’t have your phone on you so it’s not like you can call your own locksmith. You’ll have to face the music sooner rather than later.

You stand outside the looming door of your apartment’s floor. The sign informing tenants of the water leakage is still present- great. Glad to know that hasn’t been fixed.

Well, no other option but to enter.

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CHAPTER I: Update #07

That hurt so fucking much.

You pull yourself into a sitting position. Great, there’s no way that’s not psychopomp vomit all over the floor. Invisible? Check. Slippery? Check. Bound to kill someone? Double check. You swear you almost lost your other horn.

Your name is SOHTAL BEHEDA. You are a DEMON living in the LOWER DEPTHS of the UNDERWORLD. This is not ideal but it’s not like there’s anything you can DO ABOUT IT. You’ve got sort of REVERSE-OCPD, where you obsess over things being UNEVEN. You find this AESTHETICALLY PLEASING and it helps SOOTHE YOUR BRAIN. 

You like to spend your spare time COMPOSING COMPLICATED CONCEPT ALBUMS and DE-CONSTRUCTING THOSE OF OTHERS. Your favourite band is TALLY HALL and one day you wish you could make MUSIC like them. You enjoy READING OVERCOMPLICATED and sometimes STUPID WORKS OF MEDIA, and then GRUMBLING ABOUT IT to your friends.

You were raised by a MUSICIAN OF THE OUTER PLANES and can hear MUSIC ON UNUSUAL FREQUENCIES because of this. This rarely comes in handy, but at least it’s a decent ICEBREAKER.

Your Consequences handle is rupturousZion.

You rummage around in your pockets, can’t be too careful after a fall like that.

…

Shit. Shit, shit!!

Your keys are gone. You quickly scan the floorboards. An obvious crack catches your eye- despite how many times you scramble and scour your pockets and the floor, you come to the unfortunate truth- with your slip, your apartment keys have fallen under the floor.

That leaves you with only one option…

God damnit.

You’re going to have to ask your neighbours for help.

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[psychocasket]

CHAPTER I: Update #06

The scent of absonant lavender floats listlessly through the cloud-filled sky, an enigmatic break from the endless droves of sharp, powerful nothingness that populates its unified form. The winds send rolling hills of white across, promising an eventual downpour of rain. Each cloud twists and curls in its own way, a story of constant change, erosion and rebirth borne into every drop of water held at the precipice of creation.

This sky is an unfamiliar one, a beautiful break from the mist masking every spot in undefinable confusion. As the clouds part, the eye of the storm becomes clear.

Furthermore, the earth here is a brilliant purple, with the soft accents of pink plantlife stretching their leaves under the ebbing sunlight. The clouds lick at the edge of the cliff-face here, looking down endlessly over some unforeseen land. That land holds promise, perhaps, and what she is looking for. The grass dances a quiet dance to the tune of the sky, locked in an endless tango with the gentle breeze.

She has arrived. From what I know of her and you will find out, I think she is unlikely to enjoy hearing us monologue endlessly about land and sky. She desires privacy, and we had better hurry away before we spend too long waxing poetic on this precipice.

Let’s change the channel.

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[psychocasket]

CHAPTER I: Update #05

Well… something strange is definitely going on. With all three of your friends now AWOL, you’ll have to figure it out on your own. You step out into the HALLWAY OF BATS leading outside your room. A necessary staple of any good home, you affirm in your head. You’ve been stuck inside too long, anyway, you might as well head out and get some air to help yourself think.

You descend to the lobby of your house- looks like none of your family is around thank God. The dim blues of the sombre house give you a headache after long enough. You know you’re undead but navigating this home of perpetual shadow can be a nightmare. And now you’re worrying about your friends, too.

You pulled on the tattered remains of your denim jacket, obviously modified by your incredible skills of ripping sleeves off things. It is part of your attempt to be punk, and although some people think it clashes with your sweater, you don’t care. You think it’s cool.

With one hand on your black umbrella, and the other on the door handle, you step out into the luminescent twilight.

Time to find somewhere to think.

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[psychocasket]

CHAPTER I: Update #04

You decide on an incredibly classy, engaging opener for this conversation.

DM: wassup RZ

RZ: Just ate shit in the hall

RZ: Some asshole brought their stupid psychopomp into the building even though it’s not allowed

RZ: And it threw up everywhere

RZ: Ecoplasm on the halls and the walls

RZ: Swear I nearly broke a horn RZ: And of course it’s invisible so it’s gonna be a nightmare to clean up

RZ: I feel so bad for the poor soul on cleaning duty

DM: LOL DM: that’s hilarious

RZ: Glad my pain is such a source of comfort for you

RZ: ‘sup with you?

DM: i’m looking for UM

DM: CS seems pretty worried about him

DM: u heard from him?

RZ: Not in a couple days, honestly

RZ: He’s probably doing that INFINITY thing

DM: “INFINITY”?

RZ: Oh shit, try updating your Consequences. It’s like a new feature or something, I’m not 100% about it

DM: how you know that’s got anything to do with him being absent anyways?

RZ: For one he’s Ruminating, so his computer’s gotta still be on

DM: true

RZ: And for two he sent me a kinda weird message about it

RZ: He said that upon using it, he got some sort of… technical support message? And that’s where the conversation ended, he just stopped answering my questions and started Ruminating

DM: sheesh, now i’m worried too

DM: alright, how about you check whatever that INFINITY tab does? I’m gonna update my consequences and see if i can get into it

RZ: Sounds like a plan, i’ll report back with what i find

--- DeathMetallurgy is now OFFLINE ---

What a weird situation. “INFINITY”, huh? You sit there for a moment, pondering on the possible prospect of what this could mean. Technical support… maybe it’s some kind of fiendish AI designed to “enhance” the experience of this messaging app. That’s definitely what you need. You’re being sarcastic of course, if the italicised letters in your thoughts were not clear enough.

You shut down your Consequences client, reopening it and allowing it to scan for updates. Although you try not to worry too hard about your friends, UM has a bit of a track record. It’s hard to not worry about someone like that.

Consequences re-opens on your PC. No updates found- strange. It looks like everything is the same. You give your screen a general once-over, the social media fiend seems the same, all the same buttons are there, it’s just-

…wait.

--- RupturousZion is now RUMINATING ---

DM: oh shit

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CHAPTER I: Update #03

You sit down in front of the warm, welcoming screen. The ambient blur of pixels returns you to the ever-present grasp of THE INTERNET. Your mind is drawn from the endless distractions of the room and returns to the much more important distraction of your personal computer.

Ahh, Consequences. Truly, the only social media-messaging hybrid app one would ever need, and an ever-popular staple in your generation’s communication. The main screen displays media from popular people you follow, along with your friends. You can also easily monitor when someone’s SIN SCORE increases up or down. This is handled by the “CHECK SINS” tab. The REHOME and EXPUNGE tabs are currently irrelevant, where your eyes are drawn is to your list of friends below. Three are currently SINNING, whilst a fourth is clearly very busy RUMINATING. 

Your username is DeathMetallurgy, an adequate moniker for someone with such extravagant interests such as yourself.

Looks like CoaxialSnip is messaging you.

CS: It’s twilight. I am awoken.

DM: wassup

CS: Oh, nothing much. Tragically I have found a distinct lack of ambrosia in my web. Nor have the boys returned with any trinkets.

DM: thats so tragic

DM: i dont have any trinkets either if it makes you feel any better

CS: It does, actually, as long as we are experiencing an equal amount of suffering.

DM: im suffering so damn much

DM: i almost convinced myself to pick up league again

CS: Are you serious.

DM: nnooooo hahaha

DM: hows your journey today? where is your parking ground?

CS: The House seems to have found herself in a misty, rocky outcrop of sorts. I have stepped outside to see.. Nothing but grey and the occasional decrepit machine, really! Still, the prospect of a new place is exciting- I must be getting somewhere soon.

DM: that still sounds awesome

DM: wish i could get to explore one day

CS: Well, maybe one day us and the others can meet up- it’s still possible.

CS: I think you’d all LOVE my macabre collection of dark art.

DM: hell yeah we would!!!

DM: just need to figure out how to get RZ out of his funk

CS: True!!

CS: I worry about him.

CS: Actually, that reminds me. I messaged you to ask if you’ve heard from UM?

DM: i don’t think so

DM: not for… like a day or two actually

CS: Hmmm… alright, well, let me know if he messages you?

CS: I’ve got a bad feeling something happened to him.

DM: will do hehah

CS: What’s that laugh for.

DM: nothin nothin

CS: Better be nothing.

CS: I’m gonna head out into these wastelands, scour for food and antiquary. Stay stafe.

DM: good luck chief

She’s so dramatic. Still, UM is concerning. And he’s been Ruminating this whole time, which is somewhat strange. You decide to message one of your other friends, RZ. Maybe he’s heard where UM’s gone off to.

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CHAPTER I: Update #02

Well, this is a change of pace. Not for you, of course, you’re not the her that just was yet, you have yet to be. For now, you are the you of now, which is to say, the you of the past.

Your name is… irrelevant, for the moment. What matters most is the title that others address you by. That nickname, as already established, is CASKET. And Casket, you are a vampire. You are a collector of all things DARK and DREADY, of which you like to decorate around your MEAGER ABODE. You love to listen to DEATH METAL and read OBSCENELY GOREY HORROR GRAPHIC NOVELS. Your interests, as stereotypical as they may be, are yours and yours alone.

Today there is something rather concerning on your mind. However, you’ve got time before you must tend to it. What better time than to goof around in your dark habitat?

CASKET: Flicker the lights

You flicker the lights, turning the room between its prison-like illuminance and the welcoming dark that you much prefer. If you keep doing this you’ll probably blow the lights- but you don’t care. It makes you feel like a black-and-white horror movie monster. You fucking love those. You would have absolutely destroyed any plucky protagonist coming into your castle with your excessive display of horror movie tropes. Case in point, the light flickering.

CASKET: Play League of Legends for 3 hours

No way. You’d rather throw yourself into the sunlight than submit yourself to that.

CASKET: Peek out the window

Okay, you didn’t literally mean that.

Thankfully, your city remains in a patch of near-perpetual twilight. Due to its position on the planet, day never truly comes. You push the curtains to the side, taking in the sight.

Your window peeks out into the sub-urban side of the city. Your house rests right between this area and the city district. You’d need to head to the roof or- reluctantly- exit the front door. It’s nice to avoid the glare of the enlarged lightbulbs and red brickwork of the city from here, only the gentle hill crested with decaying clouds. A wreath of perfectly cultivated ivy leaves frame your window- accentuating the view with the soft hand of nature. You could stare out here forever.

CASKET: Quit the crap and get to jamming

Crap. You haven’t been practicing your guitar skills for a few years now. You picked it up when you were younger, totally convincing yourself that you were going to be a big-shot rockstar, but… the totally awesome guitar sits untouched. Covered in dust. Maybe… now would be a good time to break that perpetual procrastination. With shaking hands, you reluctantly reach towards the gothic device…

Oh thank god. A distraction. Someone’s messaging you. Welp, better put down the old hobby and pay attention to a much more important matter- your computer!

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[psychocasket]

PRELUDE: Update #01

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Casket.

Casket.

Wake up.

This would be the perfect time for introductions, early as it is in on the story- but I believe you are a little distracted. For now, your name is CASKET, and your plan has worked. The fall hurt and was further than you expected, but you’ve arrived… wherever this place may be. You were unsure what it would look like on the other side, but at least you’re here now. Your plan is in motion.

A long expanse of stone stretches ahead of you, the twisting shapes of red-veiled trees acting as the only decoration against the endless black abyss you find yourself standing in. There is the scent of cinnamon and burnt plastic in the air, an unusual combination that bites at your nostrils. The ashen earth shifts underfoot as if you are standing in a layer of sand. Although it seems to go on forever, you think you can see something right at the end.

Is… that…?

Hard to tell. You’d better get a closer look.

The dusty earth shifts underfoot, threatening to give way and send you collapsing into the infinite darkness below any minute. Good thing you’re not afraid of heights.

IT IS. Another godforsaken door sits at the end of the tedious cliff. This one looms dramatically above you, its size frightful. Who needs a door this large? The handle alone comes right up to your face!

Speaking of handle, it seems the door itself is locked. Or, maybe, it’s simply the illusion of a lock? There is no wall for the door to attach itself to, and the lock seems almost awkwardly stuck on like an afterthought, a careless attempt to portray the idea of this door being locked.

As you reach forward for the handle the door opens with an aggressive click, swinging open with extreme force. You barely manage to step back, mere seconds away from being caught on its sweep and thrown into the swirling nothingness below. Light flows forth from the other side, in contrast to the darkness that brought you here.

Well, it’s not like you’re getting anywhere by standing here.

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