Character Death

[glencolans]

CHARACTER DEATH

Death is not permanent on the island for reasons that are not fully understood at this time. Characters that die simply disappear, leaving behind all of their possessions obtained after arrival, and some time later - usually the next morning - they will wash up on shore in the same state they were in when they first showed up.

...Or, mostly the same. Certain Plot Factors may make characters come back a little different. These changes could be physical, psychological, or possessions-based, and they could last only a few hours up to until the character's next death. Exactly why these changes occur will have to be figured out by the characters.

REPORT A DEATH

If your character has died, please fill out the form below and reply with it to this post. You should receive a mod reply with the revival date (IC and OOC), revival location, and any secondary effects on your character within the next two days. You do not need to post here for a death related to a hiatus, canon update, or drop. You still can if you want, but it is not required.

<b>CHARACTER NAME:</b> <b>CANON:</b> <b>IC DATE OF DEATH:</b> Including morning, day, or night. <b>CAUSE OF DEATH:</b> As little or as much detail as you want. <b>CURRENT POSSESSIONS:</b> Include any arrival items + installed transceiver updates.

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[cactusy]

CHARACTER NAME: Sameen Shaw
CANON: Person of Interest
IC DATE OF DEATH: Day 3 (day)
CAUSE OF DEATH: Crossbow bolt to the face
CURRENT POSSESSIONS:
arrival items:

- skinny jeans
- a t-shirt
- a leather jacket
- sturdy shoes
- socks
- underwear
- a hair tie
- a gun
- 17 rounds of ammunition (THIS IS ASSUMING she'll have lost the bullets she fired into the jungle; if death will cause her to end up with her arrival items in the exact same condition as they were upon said arrival, she'll have 20 rounds)
- a dog leash
- a wallet containing a couple hundred dollars in cash, as well as a few credit and debit cards (not in her name) and a driver's license (her picture, but also not her name)

items acquired in-game:

- a piece of dried sponge
- a piece of sharp flint
- a torn hemp bag crudely sewn up with vines, hemp rope, and a shoelace
- a sharpened metal stake
- a coconut waterskin with a large crack in the bottom
- a small chunk of rebar
- four handmade arrows
- a large animal tusk with a slightly curved pointed end

[glencolans]

Shaw will awaken on Morning 004 (May 24th 2023) in square I.BB.17. The tile description is:

You awaken at the tip of a sandy peninsula. The jungle looks thin behind you, like the sandy soil can just barely support the growth of the willowy palms that slump over the tide.

All of Shaw's in-game-acquired possessions will be missing. All of her arrival items, however, will be with her, in the same condition as they were in when she arrived (including the replacement of her fired bullets). Shaw herself will also be in the same arrival condition, lacking any signs that she was injured before death or killed in the first place save her own memories of the event.

[salamanca]

CHARACTER NAME: Lalo Salamanca
CANON: Better Call Saul
IC DATE OF DEATH: Day 007
CAUSE OF DEATH: Being shot in the head with his own gun while hanging upside down.
CURRENT POSSESSIONS:

Arrived with:
- Gun (9mm), with 3 rounds of ammunition inside (originally 4 rounds but he used one bullet to make a fire)
- Cash (LOTS of money in a combination of US dollars and Mexican pesos)
- Green-gray dress-style shirt meant for outdoors
- White undershirt/t-shirt
- Jeans
- Socks
- Underwear
- Brown outdoor/hiking boots
- Red bandana

Currently acquired in game:
- 2 eggplants
- watertight conch
- flint
- small bone, possibly a human finger bone
- bullet casing
- two polished stones
- 1 computer wire
- 1 handful of electronics salvage
- 1 arrowhead
- 1 long drawstring

Arrived with, but not currently in possession of:
- a flip phone circa 2004ish (battery dead)

[glencolans]

Lalo will awaken on Morning 008 (June 5th 2023) in square IV.J.31. The tile description is:

The beach here tells a story of a battered coastline, littered with pebbles and jagged rocks. The tide hasn't had a chance to come in yet, but from the shore you can see riptides pulling the waves away at a frightening speed. Even the oceanside trees look ragged - bent away, uprooted, and stripped of leaves, replacing the sand with an assortment of leaf litter and discarded shells of bark and fruit.

All of Lalo's in-game-acquired possessions will be missing. All of his arrival items, however, will be with him, in the same condition as they were in when he arrived. Anyone with one of these possessions will notice that they have mysteriously disappeared within an hour after Lalo died on Day 007 while they weren't paying attention to them. Lalo himself will also be in the same arrival condition, lacking any signs that he was injured before death or killed in the first place save his own memories of the event.

(cw: suicide)

[salamanca]

CHARACTER NAME: Eduardo "Lalo" Salamanca
CANON: Better Call Saul
IC DATE OF DEATH: Night 24
CAUSE OF DEATH: Suicide via intentionally drowning himself after being tortured + having both of his knees broken by Rust
CURRENT POSSESSIONS:

Gun (9mm), with 4 rounds ammunition (with Rust)

Cash (LOTS of money in a combination of US dollars and Mexican pesos) with Rust or thrown in the river

Green-gray dress-style shirt meant for outdoors

White undershirt/t-shirt

Jeans

Socks

Underwear

Brown outdoor/hiking boots

Red bandana

Transceiver skin - racing stripes, matching Rust Cohle's

[glencolans]

Lalo will awaken on Morning 026 (September 3rd/4th 2023) in square XV.K.16. The tile description is:

The tiny spit of beach Lalo washes up on borders what looks like the edge of a continental shelf. He can see the abrupt dip in the seafloor at the edges of his vision as a noticeably darker patch of ocean that stretches along the horizon to either side, like a pit beyond the breaking waves.

All of Lalo's in-game-acquired possessions will be missing, except for the transceiver skin (and the transceiver itself, of course). All of his arrival items except one, however, will be with him, in the same condition as they were in when he arrived; please let me know which item is missing as a reply to this comment. Anyone with one of these possessions, or his transceiver, will notice that they have mysteriously disappeared within an hour after Lalo died on Night 024 while they weren't paying attention to them. Lalo himself will awaken uninjured, but he'll have extensive scarring on his knees and anywhere else he was hurt during Rust's interrogation/torture session the day before he died. He'll also have a constant ache in his chest that refuses to go away.

[salamanca]

Lalo will be missing his left shoe when he wakes up.

EDIT: I forgot to mention it in his arrival possessions, but he'll also have his crappy early 2000s flip phone he came with, with its crappy flashlight and... honestly pretty okay compass, it's just a compass so it's not like it needs to be fancy.

EDIT AGAIN: Oh, also he's wearing a belt + belt buckle! I forgot that too, but he is.

[salamanca]

Oh! One more thing. What kind of ache does he experience? Is it dull or sharp? Does it seem focused around a specific place (like, say, his heart) or is it kind of just all over?

[glencolans]

It's a dull pain, all through his chest. It's particularly bad when he takes deep breaths.

[salamanca]

Hahaha lovely.

Sorry, one more q! He does still have a heartbeat/pulse, correct? (I am assuming yes or you would've said, but I just want to be clear.)

[glencolans]

He does still have a pulse, yes!

[aluminumandash]

CHARACTER NAME: Rust Cohle
CANON: True Detective
IC DATE OF DEATH: Day 34 (day)
CAUSE OF DEATH: Shot in the throat with a crossbow bolt while trying to bullshit the Hunter.
CURRENT POSSESSIONS:
• suit jacket, button-down shirt, tie, wristwatch, pants, socks, shoes, and underwear
• on his belt: police-issue gun, handcuffs, pager, badge
• in his pockets: keys to the evidence locker, car/house keys, knife, lighter, cigarettes, wallet (containing driver's license and about $80 cash)
• stuffed down the back of his pants: a kilo of cocaine (sealed in plastic)
• transceiver skin (lime green with racing stripes)

[glencolans]

Rust will awaken on Morning 035 in square XV.J.16. The tile description is:

The tiny spit of beach Rust washes up on borders what looks like the edge of a continental shelf. He can see the abrupt dip in the seafloor at the edges of his vision as a noticeably darker patch of ocean that stretches along the horizon to either side, like a pit beyond the breaking waves.

All of Rust's in-game-acquired possessions will be missing, except for the transceiver skin (and the transceiver itself, of course). All of his arrival items, however, will be with him, in the same condition as they were in when he arrived. Anyone with one of these possessions will notice that they have mysteriously disappeared within an hour after Rust died on Day 034 while they weren't paying attention to them. Rust himself will awaken uninjured, but he'll have extensive scarring and a constant, sharp ache in his neck where he was shot.

[aluminumandash]

HAHAHAHAHAH YES...will his voice be affected at all by the scarring? Oh also, is he soaking wet again?

[glencolans]

His voice is probably going to have some persistent gravel in it, yes, and he is absolutely also waking up soaking wet again.

[aluminumandash]

Heheheheheh beautiful.

[aluminumandash]

OOPS JUST TO CLARIFY: I read this as him having extensive neck scarring, would he be scarred anywhere else? (in light of Corpse Shenanigans)

[glencolans]

Nope - just the neck!

[sharktrash]

CHARACTER NAME: Squalo Superbi
CANON: Katekyo Hitman Reborn!
IC DATE OF DEATH: Night 042
CAUSE OF DEATH: BOARPOCALYPSE
CURRENT POSSESSIONS:

Arrival items:
- the clothes he's wearing (full set of the Varia uniform, including coat and gloves)
- his artificial hand/prosthetic
- three pocket/sleeve/boot knives
- satellite cellphone (is/will soon be dead)
- wallet (with a fake ID, a couple credit cards and some paper/coin euros in it)
- dental floss
- chewing gum (mint flavored)
- some strangulation wire

Transceiver upgrades:
- Text editor: The transceiver upgrade slots into the SD-type hole at the top of his walkie and easily clicks into place. A new tab appears on the menu screen, marked "A/". Once selected, it opens to a blank, notepad-esque screen that allows for very basic text editing. Bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, intents, and font size changes are all available. Up to 1000 characters can be typed in this window, and text in the window remains if Squalo navigates away from it. In addition, a small "A/" button now appears next to all text transcripts of visible messages; this button moves the text into the text editor, replacing any text currently stored in the tab. There's a similar button in the text editor menu that allows for its contents to be exported directly as a message.

Other items:
He wouldn't have had all of his stash on him at the time of death, but at the very least he had a bunch of the weapons:
- wooden spear(s)
- rusty dueling cane
- hatchet

At the base (Randvi's room?) would be the rest, I assume it stays there?:
- plastic smoothie straw
- a small piece of carved ivory - broken to the point where its intended shape can't be determined
- arrowhead - handcrafted from flint and still in very good condition
- small travel bottle - empty, unlabeled
- small section of twine
- makeshift leather glove
- belt buckle
- a strip of cloth, olive green
- a chunk of flint
- tube sock, white
- a comb
- small bottle of liquid medical disinfectant
- elastic hair tie
- gel pen, orange
- empty food can
- bar magnet
- scissors
- net
- tangled fishing line
- gel pen (barely working)
- sturdy vine
- alligator clips
- handsaw
- wood clamp
- section of chain
- cravat
- set of four hex wrenches
- pillowcase
- beach carry case - it is like a sturdy tote bag, with over-the-shoulder strap, a clasp top, and several spacious pockets on the inside. It's made of blue and white striped canvas.
- glass cup
- a small grapnel anchor
- a hotel keycard (light blue with a palm overlay, but with no name visible)
- swimtrunks: dark blue with white flowers, medium-sized
- a piece of long rope
- small box of floss
- sunglasses
- bolt cutters

[glencolans]

Squalo will awaken on Morning 043 in square II.Q.10. The tile description is:

This place is less of a peninsula and more of a sandbar. Behind, the beach stretches significantly inland, far enough to drive away the usual hardy, beachside trees, leaving in their place tufts of scruffy grass and exposed rock and broken shells. Far in the distance to the south, the long crest of a mountain can be seen poking through the early morning mists, stark against an otherwise flat landscape.

All of Squalo's in-game-acquired possessions will be missing, except for the text editor upgrade (and the transceiver itself, of course). All of his arrival items, however, will be with him, in the same condition as they were in when he arrived. Anyone with one of these possessions will notice that they have mysteriously disappeared within an hour after Squalo died on Night 042 while they weren't paying attention to them. Squalo himself will awaken uninjured, but he'll realize quickly that he's developed a continual stammer fixated around a specific phrase, sound, or letter of your choice.

[meadqueen]

CHARACTER NAME: Randvi
CANON: Assassin’s Creed
IC DATE OF DEATH: Day 43 (Day I think)
CAUSE OF DEATH: Throat torn out by a boar.
CURRENT POSSESSIONS:
Basically only arrival items (dropped everything off at communal inventory before going out to die)
-Clothing (long sleeved blue shirt, leather bracers, deerskin leggings, boots, leather cord in her braid)
-Embellished belt with attached pouch containing herbs*, 5 small pieces of narwhal tusk, small whittling knife*
-War hammer*
-drinking horn*
-Transceiver with blue palm tree case

* not present at death

[sharktrash]

Clarification, is it also the in-game items at the base that will go missing, or just what he had on his person? I haven't kept track of the items he put in the shared inventory either, would those be gone as well?

I'm thinking of making his life difficult and give him the impediment to say the word "fuck" lmao. If he tries to circumvent it by say, using "frick" or "fiddlesticks" would the stutter still trigger or not? (And yet it's somehow worse even without it...)

[glencolans]

Randvi will awaken on Morning 044 in square V.BB.4. The tile description is:

The central ocean plateau meets the sea here, resulting in towering oceanside cliffs, jagged scree to break against the tide, and the powerful currents and massive waves that flash between them (although thankfully this area is a bit easier to climb than where Randvi first woke up). The sound of roaring water can be heard just east of her location.

All of Randvi's in-game-acquired possessions will be missing, except for the transceiver skin (and the transceiver itself, of course). All of her arrival items, however, will be with her, in the same condition as they were in when she arrived. Anyone with one of these possessions will notice that they have mysteriously disappeared within an hour after Randvi died on Day 043 while they weren't paying attention to them. Randvi herself will awaken uninjured, but she'll have extensive scarring wrapped around her throat, accompanied by a hoarse voice and a constant, dull ache in her neck.

[glencolans]

My apologies for the ambiguity - the in-game items will be missing on Squalo's person. Every in-game possession he left behind at the airfield will still be at the airfield, and any in-game possession he was carrying will have been dropped on the ground wherever his body disappeared, freely lootable by whoever is nearby.

I'll leave that up to you!

[sharktrash]

Oh okay, that makes things a lot easier! Thank you for clarifying!

Theoretically, if nobody else gets to them first, he may be able to find his own dropped items as well, correct?

And neat, I guess I'm going with that! (He's gonna be like, please kill me again lmao)

[meadqueen]

Vaguely related question: since she died just outside the barrier, when K & co. return will there be any evidence that she died there or does her blood count as a possession and disappear?

ETA: oh also, is the pain in her throat constant or is it exacerbated by eg. coughing or swallowing?

[glencolans]

That is theoretically correct, yes!

[glencolans]

Her blood will disappear along with her body, so the only evidence that she died there would be any non-arrival possessions she had on her at the time (which it doesn't look like there were any), plus any disturbance of the sand at the scene.

I'll leave the level of neck pain/how it presents itself up to your discretion!

[timaeus]

CHARACTER NAME: Dirk Strider
CANON: Homestuck
IC DATE OF DEATH: Day 044
CAUSE OF DEATH: Fatal kick via giant alien boar hooves
CURRENT POSSESSIONS:

Arrived with:

• Prince of Heart godtier garb


• Dirk's shades, which contain crazy futuretech that lets him use them as functionally a portable computer


• The broken lower half of his katana

Transceiver upgrades:

• A screw-in antenna attachment, retractable, which can telescope out well past the antenna already installed on the transceivers


• A bulky module with an obvious lens on the outside edge; has connections for all three ports on top of his transceiver (USB-adjacent, SD-adjacent, and a stout antenna that screws into the signal port from the top)

No in-game acquisitions on him at time of death except for a smoothie straw.

[glencolans]

Dirk will awaken on Morning 045 in square XI.L.32. The tile description is:

Dirk wakes up more or less in the middle of a huge river. Massive mangrove trees sprawl out into the ocean on either side of him, their roots doing more to provide the ground under his back than the damp sand just below. At least the tide is going out, and based on the waterline still visible on the trees' trunks nearby, when it comes back in it won't make this area completely impassible.

All of Dirk's in-game-acquired possessions will be missing, except for his first transceiver upgrade (and the transceiver itself, of course). All of his arrival items, however, will be with him, in the same condition as they were in when he arrived. Anyone with one of these possessions will notice that they have mysteriously disappeared within an hour after Dirk died on Day 044 while they weren't paying attention to them. Dirk himself will awaken uninjured, but he does have chronic tinnitus, manifesting as a ringing, buzzing, or persistent clicking noise - not so loud that it impairs hearing, but definitely loud and consistent enough to be annoying.