The Death Room

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[coordinated_n]

*He couldn't explain if you asked, really, why it was so very important to see what was in this room, but he simply needed to. He entered slowly, with his usual caution, and tries to back out, as he feels the room change

[antiqueatrocity]

A tilts his head. This is a new room. What's going on in this room? He glances around with a small purse of his lips. No. No, he was NOT going into another room like this. Was not. NOT. But... what if it was something good? What if something fun was in there? No. He shouldn't, he knew he shouldn't.. but, before he could really tell himself to stop, the door was opening and he was stepping in

[antiqueatrocity]

Why is he holding a gun? Why, why, whywhywhywhy? A gives a stifling yelp and hits the wall behind him before he even realized that he was backing up. B smiles and moves closer. "You little whore. I heard about Light. I heard all about your little adventure in that room. Why, A? Why do you have to do things like that?" A inhaled sharply and shook his head, about to explain... something, when B spoke again. "And Near. I know what's going on with him. Why you're always around him. Little whore

[coordinated_n]

*Near can't move, but he can hear this happening. The power to observe other people's deaths, right? It's a lot worse than it sounds.

When he finally can climb to his feet, the first thing he does is feels around to make sure his brains are in place. The second thing he does is scrambles over to where he heard the gunshot come from.*

A? A!

[antiqueatrocity]

A can't see anything, can't focus on anything. Flashes of other people sail across his vision. Is this what it's like to be dead? Somewhere, far in the distance, he can see Mikami falling. A bit closer, he can witness the blood spatter against the pavement as Near falls. His heart breaks all over again--what is this? What's going on? It seems like forever.

Forever. An eternity. Is this what death was like?

A small, scared voice calling his name. A familiar voice. A voice that's supposed to be dead. He can't move, and when he opens his eyes, the white burns the retinas and he snaps them shut again, curling up on the ground as he shakes. Finally, he speaks in a small, scared voice.

N--n.... N-Near?

[handofjustice]

Mikami passes by the room, surprisingly not on the way to the kitchen, when something makes her stop. Yes, she's being drawn into a room again. She vaguely realizes what's happening, but can't do anything to stop it. She walks in and finds herself...in her room. It's barely lit and Light sits at the desk with his back to her.

"Kami-sama?"

He doesn't turn, and instead speaks in a frighteningly flat voice. "Why didn't you tell me there was another you here?" Mikami's heart nearly stops, and she takes a few steps forward.

"Wh-what do you mean, Kami-sama?"

His tone is slightly irritated when he speaks. "The boy, Teru. You never told me about the boy..."

"I....I didn't think it was important....he's just a....."

She's cut off by a cruel laugh. "Do you think I'm stupid? Really Teru..." He stands and turns to face her. "You've been disloyal...."

"No! I was just...he doesn't..."

He closes the distance between them in one stride and cuts her off with a kiss. It's brief, but enough to knock the sense out of her. "Shhhh, don't worry....

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[Twenty-five minutes. Twenty-five long minutes and he's positive he's in hell.

That is, until he opens his eyes (when had he reverted back to normal) and sees the other victims of the room. He looks to coordinated-n and antiqueatrocity, deciding to that they can comfort each other.

He moves, though very shakily, to Mikami, and presses a hand to her shoulder.]

Teru... [His voice is tentative, because he doesn't recall meeting her, but that's the name he heard and so will address her as such.]

Teru, it's not real... It's the mansion...

[handofjustice]

If Mikami could move, she'd be shaking. Sadly, she's not done being, well, dead yet. But she can hear the voice, and can see...one of the Mellos? Mihael? No, that mello probably hated her, this is a different Mello, one that she hadn't met before.

But then how does he know her....oh no. She'd messed up. Did they, did he see what had happened? Oh god, oh god....

No, no....she's dead, she just has to be dead, and this is her hell.

[ijk_mno]

Watari!

(The heart attack hits, and it hurts more than he thought it would. He tumbles off his chair, and Light catches him. He wants to scream, and scream, but all he can do is close his eyes to block out the sight of the smirk.

Then, nothing. Sometimes death is simple that way.)

[nosferatt]

[It hurts when he goes down. It hurts because L, because despite the fact that this L is not his own, he was practically by the man of his world.

When he can, he makes his way over, panting despite the fact that he needs no oxygen, and shakily touches his shoulder.]

L? Ryuzaki? [He doesn't remember what this man goes by, but he prays the message is clear.] It's not real, wake up...

[ijk_mno]

Mello!

(Eyes snapping open.)

Where is he? What's--? (He feels disoriented and sort of queasy- he's back to his own age- five years younger than the L who will die.)

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[When his eyes open, Mello gently eases him to a sitting position.]

It's this room. It's making us die... ['Die' is spoken in an uneasy tone, if only because he already is so.]

[light_the_lady]

Light had resolved to stay out of unfamiliar rooms, honestly she had, but she found herself inexplicably drawn to this room. She stepped inside without her usual hesitation, and suddenly, there is a clinking noise coming from the left, and something heavy on her wrist. She turns to look, and - no, it can't be - L, her L, is standing right there next to her.

... Ryuuzaki?

L peers at her with a detached headtilt. "Hello, Light." Light blinks at the sight of the other girl, trying to formulate the words to ask how long she'd been there, but she's cut short by L's sudden movement and the feeling of the metal handcuff chain tight around her neck. Light gasps for breath, clutching helplessly at the chain

[handofjustice]

The first thing Mikami does when she wakes up is crawl over to Light. To be honest, she can't remember much of what happened in the drug room (but she still has the hickey), but she still feels like she should do SOMETHING to help. If this was all just an illusion like Mello had said...

She puts a hand to her shoulder and speaks softly.

Yagami-san? It's.....it's not real, wake up....

She comforts Light, because if she didn't have something to do, she'd completely lose control, and she couldn't do that. Not here, not yet.

[light_the_lady]

Light is sprawled out on the ground, too busy being nothing to notice Mikami, or anything else for that matter. She doesn't know it, but she's only been dead for a few minutes.

[handofjustice]

She sighs and keeps a hold of Light's shoulder, mostly to keep herself from shaking. She'll stay there for however long it takes for Light to wake up.

It's okay....you're not dead....