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You do not have to participate in the dead thread.
If you are reading this game after the fact, the reading order is Living Thread Prologue -> Living Thread Chapter 1 -> Dead Thread Chapter 1 -> Living Thread Chapter 2 -> Dead Thread Chapter 2 etc.
Spoiler: Table of Contents
Spoiler: Family Tree
Spoiler: Maps
Spoiler: Cast
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“And with that… our story is about to begin.” The Ghost Writer closed the book in his hands, weary of writing for a while. All in all, he was proud of how things had gone so far.
That was just his title however… in a previous life he was once known as Gideon.
“Slow start, I know. But what do you think, everyone? Who do you think our victim will be? Culprits?”
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"...If it's you in charge, shouldn't it be someone surprising..?" the man said in a soft whisper. "How about...the detective? Wouldn't that be more interesting..?"
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Gideon's words seem to irritate the fiend as she growls and cuts into the table deeply with a clawed hand.
She lifts her head and the others can see her most horrifying feature: grey, flaking mold bubbles like molasses from her open eye sockets and unnaturally-wide mouth.
There's a gurgling noise as she draws breath and hocks a wad of the mold into a pile in front of her.
With her mouth momentarily free, she says, "What the fuck is with the And Then There Were None wannabe premise?!"
[Edelfäule's Theme]
She grabs a can of Austrian Red Bull from one of the many cases of cans stacked up behind her. She cracks the lid open and knocks the whole thing back, crushing the can. She tosses the metal scrap at the weird guy in the corner, "Fuck no! Only a chicken-shit writer would make the killer a stranger to everyone like that Detektiv. A boring-ass premise like that is only good for emesis."
"Hey Ghost Wichser," she kicks Gideon under the table to make it clear she's talking to him, "all these fucking characters are shit. All this teasing is riling me up, and I'm about to screw off unless they start talking about their emotional problems and fuck off with this bone-dry kneecap sucking."
This demon who has been acting up is one known as Edelfäule, and she's an unsavory character that seems to have drifted in from the wastes of purgatory.
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"Sorry I don't really have any ideas Giddy. Can I call you that?" replied a blond-haired man seated across from the Ghost Writer."Ya know, this almost reminds me of what happened just last year. You sure there aren't any witches involved?"
"Names hardly have any meaning anymore, don't they? I am only Gideon in 'spirit' regardless, his life ended when he was killed." He was clearly amused with his pun. "Witches are far too '87 though, ghosts are in!"
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A ghastly-looking young man was standing in the corner, leaning against the wall. His blank, empty eyes were leveled onto the ground, looking at nothing in particular. A sinister grin crept over his face.
"...If it's you in charge, shouldn't it be someone surprising..?" the man said in a soft whisper. "How about...the detective? Wouldn't that be more interesting..?"
"...If it's you in charge, shouldn't it be someone surprising..?" the man said in a soft whisper. "How about...the detective? Wouldn't that be more interesting..?"
"Oh-ho! And blatantly break one of Knox's commandments? You must not know me at all, Angelo!" Truthfully the man knew Gideon well, since such a thing was not in fact out of the question. Gideon had already been in this world for several eternities, and committing a grievous sin in the world of mystery would certainly end his existence, if serious enough. There was a more than significant chance he would be crazy enough to do it.
Finally, Gideon's nose wrinkled at this new 'challenger' who approached his story. Yet she wasn't the first malcontent he faced against, and wouldn't be the last. And like all the others, she too would eventually kneel before his newest, stupefying story. "Not to worry, Edel. Before the end of this chapter, I'm sure we'll have our first visitor."
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"Edelfäule, that's no way to talk to a genius," he says. "Besides...if they release all their skeletons right away, then that's no good either, is it..? You have to stir the pot a little bit, first. Why don't we wait just a little bit more?"
He creeps over to the others. He takes off his white gloves and places himself next to "Gideon." His pale skin wretches as he takes another seat.
"Everyone, so impatient...so unwilling to submit to the work of a master. No one knows how to appreciate art, anymore..."
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"Oh-ho! And blatantly break one of Knox's commandments? You must not know me at all, Angelo!" Truthfully the man knew Gideon well, since such a thing was not in fact out of the question. Gideon had already been in this world for several eternities, and committing a grievous sin in the world of mystery would certainly end his existence, if serious enough. There was a more than significant chance he would be crazy enough to do it.
"...Don't they say to learn the rules well so you can break them?" he asked, not facing Gideon. His soulless eyes moved to the floor as he fiddled shyly with his gloves. "For a situation like this, you don't want to just stick with the basics, do you? Those old things are outdated, anyways..."
'Angelo's' soft voice cracked a bit as he stretched his legs outward, trying to get more comfortable.
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“You would have to be a pig intestine to be excited about the unmarked meat this Ghost Wichser is going to butcher. You should let me in the driver’s seat and I’ll show these gentlemen a good time before the first body even falls,” she reaches out and attempts to place a clawed hand on Gideon’s book.
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"...There's no need to be jealous. You'll see soon, enough, after all. We're witnessing history happen right before our eyes. Lucky...lucky...we're so lucky..."
He held out his hands in front of his face, keeping them elevated.
"What could you even improve, anyway..? Are you telling me there's a brain hiding somewhere in that ugly, busy face of yours? No, your vision wouldn't even compare..."
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"...Oh. Edelfäule, it looks like while we were bickering, someone died right under our noses."
Angelo crept over to Albrecht and placed his palm on his cheek. "...Interesting...so they'll all be sent here."
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"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh!" A mighty scream cut across the bickering. Albrecht, restored to his former glory in limbo, was rather upset about the situation, to put it mildly. "You!" He shrieked, pointing a finger at Gideon. "This is your doing! What arcane voodoo have you performed? What vile magic, what... deal with the devil did you make? How dare you do this to your own father!"
The man once known as 'James' had apparently unceremoniously dozed off but the sudden scream startled and awoke him - also knocking off his sunglasses. As he went over to pick them up, he spotted Albrecht, "Albie! Is that you? Listen, I know you don't know me... let's just say that I've been watching you.. But we just need to move past that and move on to more important things. You know, in my opinion, me and you are actually quite similar characters. I'm a successful American businessman and entrepreneur, and you're the rightful head of the wealthy von Brandauer family. That's why I believe it's in our best interest for us to work together and perhaps form a little partnership. In fact, I think I have the perfect proposal that would accomplish just that. Would you like to hear it?" It seemed like the arrival of the old man had somehow energised James as he didn't have any shame interrupting Albrecht and Gideon’s argument. However, his positivity seemed unlikely to be genuine.
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Ignoring Angelo, Albrecht beamed at James. "Finally, a man who speaks sense! Yes, I'll listen. So long as you aren't planning on wasting my time, this could be a very fruitful discussion!"
"Oh that's a shame Albie, I really hope you reconsi-," James probably wasn't expecting his offer to even go that far, "Wait wait sorry about that... it's just been a while since I've negotiated a deal so I'm getting a little bit rusty. As for what this proposal involves... we will um..." James spent a while trying to come up with an idea. "It'll be a quid pro quo sorta deal. You scratch my back, I scratch yours. We're both businessmen right? This world here seems like a real untapped market. It's hard to get your foot into it, trust me I've tried. But with our combined expertise, I'm sure we can somehow turn a profit," it seemed like Limbo had only made James more delusional. "However, more importantly, we need to find a way outta here so you can get your headship back and I can go back to my business and loving family. Who knows, maybe when we're back, you could even give me little investment." James offered his hand.
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"Tell us about your family again, James," Angelo said with a dark, curious stare. "I always enjoyed hearing about that pitiful lot."
James smirked, "They're kinda like the lot we have down there. Somehow stranger though.... It's been a while since I've heard anything from them but I'm sure they miss me. You could meet my family if you want, they're in this world somewhere."
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Albrecht readily took the offered hand in a firm handshake. "I don't know about this 'profit' idea of yours, I've no interest in staying... wherever here is," he said, glancing around limbo in distaste. "But you say you want out? Then our goals are in agreement!" He turned to sneer at Gideon. "See that, son? This is my answer. I don't know what your plans were, but I will play no part in them! I'm not just some character in your inane plot! This... man, and I, will find our way back to the living realm, whatever it takes!" Then he glanced back at 'the man'. "I'm sorry, I don't think I caught your name?"
He weakly shook it back, "Name's James."
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After that declaration, he took a moment to glare at Angelo. "You, sir, are a freak. Are you even real, or are you just the manifestation of Gideon's ego?"
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"I have presented several riddles throughout this story already. One of these riddles is 'impossible'. If any of you can identify it, you will have freedom from this world. The impossible riddle may have presented itself already, or it may have yet to appear."
He closed the book.
"Father, you claim that my ghost took your medication and killed you. That is a fine theory, but a theory with supernatural elements is an impossible one. So if that is your answer, then this game is already over."
Albrecht was knocked back at the red statement from Gideon, falling onto his keister. The other three seemed more prepared, and only had their clothes blow slightly from the force. Albrecht blinked in disbelief... the red words.... they held a different and strange power to them.
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He put his hands down.
"...Yeah, it's all thanks to him..!"
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Angelo rose from his fetal position as Gideon unleashed his riddle, like a snake in a basket. "...Let's just play along, right? Let's just play along..."
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"Anyway, seems to me that someone took the old man's medicine, brought him upstairs to the attic, and then left. The old man locked the door, maybe because the killer told him to. He died when he was unable to find his medicine in the case of his attack. Then they tossed the medicine back in through the crack in the door, after the old man died but before any of the others arrived on the crime scene," Edelfäule spits, satisfied with her response. "I'll take my prize from you now, Ghost Wichser."
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He turned, then, to Edelfäule. "Ah, you must be the demon Gideon formed a contract with to create this whole ridiculous afterlife. You are every bit as foul as I imagined a demon to be."
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"Anyway, seems to me that someone took the old man's medicine, brought him upstairs to the attic, and then left. The old man locked the door, maybe because the killer told him to. He died when he was unable to find his medicine in the case of his attack. Then they tossed the medicine back in through the crack in the door, after the old man died but before any of the others arrived on the crime scene," Edelfäule spits, satisfied with her response. "I'll take my prize from you now, Ghost Wichser."
"The bottle can't fit through the door crack. But I do love the enthusiasm!" Gideon said, a genuine-seeming response.
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"What nonsense are you spewing now?" Albrecht shouted angrily at Gideon as he got back up, unsettled by the strange force just now. "I saw you there with my own two eyes! You grabbed the nitroglycerin bottle from my hands and then stood by as you watched me die! There is no mystery to solve there."
"Then say it father. Say it's the impossible crime. If you're wrong, you'll be damned to eternal suffering. But there's no way something you saw with your own two eyes could be wrong, riiight~?
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"Though if I can't trust my own experiences, what can I trust?"
"The red words. Everything I say in red is the truth!" There was another powerful gust, though Albrecht was more prepared for this one. "To lie with red is the ultimate sin of this world, and results in the immediate second death of the user."
He smirked. "And I know what you're thinking. 'That could be a lie!' All I can say to that is trust in my rules--there is no game without rules."
He took the book out and began writing, "That's how I can confidently rebute Edel's theory without a second thought. Because the pill bottle can't fit under the study door crack. You see? In fact, neither the pills nor the bottle ever traveled through the door while it was locked with the chain."
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"Next chapter?!" Albrecht shouted. "I'm not done spea-"
~~Chapter 1 END~~
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