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[doctorkishitani]

WHO: Whoever happens to be in the library on this fine evening.
TONE: Studious. Or social. Or conspiratorial. Depends on what's bringing you here.
RATING: PG for now, but subject to change depending on what happens.
WHEN: May 23rd: around 19:30.
WHERE: The Library
WHAT: Whatever you happen to be doing in the library on a Wednesday evening.



It's quiet, but looming exams seem to be making the library a bit more crowded than usual and the various students turning pages and furtively whispering to each other keep it from being completely silent. The candles hovering above the various tables and ostentatious bookshelves slowly grow brighter as the sun begins to set, gradually adjusting to the changing light.

In short: You're in the library. What do you do?

Comments

[doctorkishitani]

Shinra laughs quietly and somewhat sheepishly at that remark. "You're probably right. Many creatures are irrationally feared because they're primarily known as harbingers of death, and now that I think on it, the Devil isn't all that different."

He smiles back, completely unperturbed as Gamzee examinesl him. "And yes! It's probably one of my favourite subjects! And I do enjoy dream analysis! Are you really good with Tarot cards? I've always had trouble with that unit. Possibly because..."

He trails off, pausing contemplatively for a moment before peering back up at Gamzee, "What's the Dark Carnival? Is that another colloquialism?"

[mo_cara]

Gamzee nods in response to the question about cards, an expression of mellow interest lighting his face. "I like them pictures, and all the clues they puts in them, so you can tell what each of them is all being about! How come you don't-"

But he cuts himself off when Shinra asks about the Dark Carnival. This is serious shit! "I don't think it gots nothing to do with them colloquials, but the Dark Carnival is where the souls all go when we ain't living no more. You got to be tested! And go through trials of fire and temptation, and then be judged because of what you do!"

[doctorkishitani]

Shinra smiles as Gamzee as he begins his explanation, but fixes a very serious gaze on him throughout. He then pauses for a moment, emitting a quiet, contemplative sigh. "So, it's the afterlife?... I don't think I've ever heard it described that way. Is the Dark Carnival meant to be different from other depictions of the afterlife? Do you go there as soon as you die or is it an apocalyptic idea?"

[mo_cara]

"Nah, it's just like ... " Gamzee pauses, trying to think of how to explain it. "The bridge. To whatever comes after you die. Like you go through the Carnival, and you get tested, and if you pass, you go on, to this giant motherfucking paradise where it's all colored tents and bumping sounds and everybody grooving together with love because we're all the same! But if you give in, if you're a fucked up person who can't give that shit up, then you get trapped, forever, and it's torture."