Lily's Mansion

**Lily's Mansion** is the twenty-third installment in *Silylily - The Story*.

Considered a spiritual successor to Camp Lily, Lily's Mansion failed to attain the same amount of hype and audience interaction as its predecessor. Nevertheless, it greatly advanced the silylily continuity and remains an important event in the history of silylilyanimove.

## Summary

After announcing her new mansion on Twitter, Lily asks for volunteers to be invited over. kokone, Maika, Sachiko, Hatsune Miku, Kagamine Rin, Uni, Yuzuki Yukari, IA, Otomachi Una, CUL, Tako Luka, Gumi, and Merli agree to it. The guests arrive and are greeted by Lily and her maid Cocorobo. Lily explains that her house is supposedly haunted and she wants to find out for certain if it is. She promises to give 1000 vocaloid dollars to anyone who can go the whole night without leaving the mansion.

In the living room, Sachiko professes she does not believe in ghosts, but Maika tells the story of the Indefinable Shadow Beasts that haunt the Execrated Forest. This startles kokone. Not wanting to wait for dinner, IA, Yukari, Uni, and Tako Luka head to the kitchen to cook something while Rin takes a nap. In the living room, Gumi creates a disturbance by scaring kokone, prompting Lily to walk in on them. She announces that Cocorobo will have their dinner finished in an hour, but notices Una has gone missing. On the other side of the house, Una finds a strange corridor, but Lily prevents her from going inside. In the kitchen, Tako Luka's recipe goes horribly wrong and creates a mess. She flees with IA, Yukari, and Uni just before Cocorobo arrives and swears revenge on them.

Later, at the dinner table, Lily leaves to find Rin just before the lights go out. As punishment for ruining the kitchen, Cocorobo sends IA, Yukari, Uni, and Tako Luka to the basement to find the generator. When they turn the lights back on, they are met by a tall "monster" in a skull mask and trench coat. They are chased back to the dinner table just as Lily and Rin return. IA and Yukari accuse Lily of trying to scare them, but Rin attests to Lily being with her the entire time. An argument breaks out, but Miku ends it by suggesting everyone head to bed. They do so, but Una wakes Rin up and invites her to check out the corridor Lily did not want her to see. When they leave, Miku notices their absence and goes after them. Inside the secret room, Una and Rin find anim.o.v.e posters and news articles about Lily's old band. Rin comes across a diary written by Lily, but she is unable to read it before Miku finds her and Una. They are then discovered by the monster.

Miku, Rin, and Una escape and return to the guest bedroom. They barricade the door and explain everything to the other guests. Everyone suspects Lily to be behind the monster, so they read the stolen diary for clues. They find pictures of Lily's old band anim.o.v.e and several entries about her bandmates. Old photos depict Lily with her bandmates Mosh and Luna, but a caption explains how Luna did not like Mosh. Recent entries tell how Lily won the mansion by randomly guessing a code in a contest, but she did not know who ran the contest. She explains that she had been hearing strange voices before inviting Gumi, CUL, and kokone to see the mansion. A later entry from Lily explains how she found pawprints in the house, causing her to suspect Nekomura Iroha as the one who gave it to her. She also suspects the cause of the haunting to be Indefinable Shadow Beasts from the Execrated Forest. Fearing the mention of these creatures, IA and Yukari flee the mansion and attempt to drive away, only for the monster to appear in their car and catch them.

CUL, Maika, and Merli go hunting for the monster, but Merli gets the idea to call Iroha to ask about the mansion. On the phone, Iroha explains that a lady gave her the house as an award for being Hello Kitty's number one fan. As it was haunted, the lady suggested that Iroha give it to Lily. Iroha confesses to holding the fake contest Lily won, but Merli's reception fails afterwards. Meanwhile, kokone attempts to flee the house, but she is caught by the monster before she can. Later, Sachiko leads CUL, Gumi, Maika, and Merli to the forbidden side of the mansion. They find Cocorobo and capture her, bringing her to their basecamp in a bathroom to interrogate her. They are unable to get any information out of her, so Gumi stays to watch the hostage while CUL, Maika, Merli, and Sachiko split up to continue searching. Once alone, Gumi and Cocorobo are caught by the monster. CUL and Maika are caught soon after, but Merli and Sachiko hear a knock at the door. They answer it and meet Iroha, who claims to have big news.

Sachiko and Merli bring Iroha to the barricaded room, where Iroha tells the others she knows who gave her the mansion after researching the building. Before she can tell them who it is, the monster breaks down the door and catches Tako Luka as everyone else escapes. The escapees are split into groups, so Una, Uni, Miku, Sachiko, and Iroha head to Lily's quarters and find it empty. The monster breaks down the door and catches everyone besides Iroha, who is able to get away with her cat-like agility. Iroha hides behind a couch and meets Rin. The monster appears behind the couch and catches Iroha, but the cat girl is able to shout the monster's identity as Rin runs away. Rin meets up with Merli, who is safe inside a magical forcefield, and tells her the name of the monster. Merli uses up all her magic just as the monster captures Rin, forcing her to fly away. Merli meets Lily in the entry hall and the two head to Lily's quarters to discuss everything. Before Merli can tell Lily who the monster is, the lights go out and the two are caught.

Lily awakens in a dark room, where she is greeted by the monster. The monster explains that Lily's friends are okay, as Lily was its target the whole time. The monster removes its mask, revealing itself to be Luna. Luna explains that Lily broke her heart by leaving anim.o.v.e and she swore to one day bring her back. Luna gives Lily the choice to either abandon vocaloid and join her or face dire consequences. Lily's decision was voted on by Twitter users, but it ended in a tie. Lily refuses to leave her friends, causing Luna to activate an explosive in the mansion. Lily tries to reason with Luna as a timer counts down, apologizing for what she did and promising they can still work together without abandoning vocaloid. After the frantic plea, Luna accepts Lily's apology and embraces Lily. She then mentions there is no way to stop the timer.

Lily and Luna rush to rescue everyone who had been captured by the monster. They all flee the mansion before it explodes, leaving them in the middle of an empty hilltop overlooking a forest. Lily and Luna agree to start over again just before Sachiko realizes they all stayed in the mansion for the entire night. Unable to pay everyone 1000 vocaloid dollars, Lily and Cocorobo run away as an angry mob chases them.

## Characters

* Lily from anim.o.v.e
* Cocorobo
* CUL
* Gumi
* Hatsune Miku
* IA *(Debut)*
* Kagamine Rin
* kokone
* Maika
* Merli
* Sachiko *(Debut)*
* Otomachi Una
* Tako Luka *(Debut)*
* Uni *(Debut)*
* Yuzuki Yukari *(Debut)*
* Indefinable Shadow Beasts *(Mentioned)*
* Luna
* Mosh *(Mentioned)*
* Yuezheng Longya *(Mentioned)*
* Nekomura Iroha

## Conceptualization

During a marathon of horror movies, the admin of silylilyanimove developed an inspiration to do another slasher story in a similar style to Camp Lily, but with a more horror-inspired vibe. The plot for Lily's Mansion drew themes and twists from the unfinished sequel to Camp Lily that was in the works. The admin had a desire to bring Luna into rotation as a recurring character, but was unsure of whether or not to include her as a hero or a villain. As such, a vote was written into the event that would allow Twitter users to decide for themselves. The vote in question ended in a tie, forcing the admin to combine the two outcomes for the ending.

Over the course of the story, the silylilyanimove admin lost inspiration to continue due to the lack of interaction the ARG received in comparison to Camp Lily. After letting the event sit unfinished for a few weeks, several Twitter users showed renewed interest in the story, inspiring the admin to continue it. The story concluded three days afterwards. Even though the ARG received little traction while it was going on, readers that later discovered it expressed appreciation, giving Lily's Mansion reappraisal after its conclusion.

## Attempted Novelization

Like with Camp Lily, the admin of silylilyanimove attempted to write a full-fledged version of the story that would further develop the characters and events. However, a lack of interest left the story unfinished. It has yet to be decided if it will continue. It can be read here or here.

## Gallery

Thank you all for coming, I would like to welcome you to my very special mansion. We have quite a night ahead of us, so I hope you're all ready for excitement!"I'm sure you've all heard this place is haunted, but to be honest, I don't really believe those rumors. That's why I want all of you to spend the night to see if this place really is haunted. I'll give 1000 vocaloid dollars to whoever can get through the night without leaving."Sachiko doesn't believe in ghosts, but Maika tells the story of the ISBs who haunt the Execrated Forest. This prompts kokone to hide in fear.Elsewhere, IA, Yukari, and Uni don't feel like waiting for dinner, so Tako Luka decides to show them how to cook.Rin decides to nap.Gumi: Boo!
kokone: AH!Lily: \*comes in\* Now now, Gumi and Maika, let's leave the scaring to the actual ghosts.
Sachiko: Who's scared? I'm not.
Lily: Anyway, dinner will be ready in an hour. Coco's worked very hard on it, so I expect you all to be there. Also, has anyone seen Una?Meanwhile, Una finds an unsettling playroom.At the end of it, she finds a strange corridor with a mysterious door. Curious and adventure-seeking, she makes her way toward it."There you are, Una! I've been looking everywhere for you."Meanwhile, Tako Luka's Flaming Hot Cheeto Sushi has gone terribly wrong and devastated the kitchen. She and the others make a quick getaway, but Cocorobo arrives in time to see the wreckage.She is already plotting her revenge."Time for dinner has come at last, but it appears Rin has decided not to join us. If you'll excuse me, I will go and get her."
\*Lily leaves the dining room\*Yukari: So, this is a pretty shitty house, huh?
Cocorobo: I'm still here, you know.
Yukari: Maybe do a better job cleaning?Hey! Who turned out the lights?After sitting in the dark for a while, with no sign of Lily returning, Cocorobo forces the four who destroyed her kitchen to go to the basement to find the generator. They reluctantly agree to it, but something feels very off down there.Uni: It's really dark in here. Let's turn the lights on.\*flick\*
Uni: That oughta do it. Hey Tako Luka, could you stop breathing so loudly? It's kinda creeping me out.
Tako Luka: But I'm not doing anything!Seeing the strange figure behind them, IA, Yukari, Uni, and Tako Luka sprint out of the basement to return to the dining room.It seems the figure does not follow them upstairs. They try to explain what they saw down there, which fills everyone (especially kokone) with fear.Lily arrives with Rin shortly after, but everyone is suspicious of her. IA and Yukari are convinced she's trying to scare them, but Rin swears Lily was with her the entire time. An argument breaks out, but it ends when Miku suggests they all go to bed. It's been a long day.Everyone heads to bed for the night. However, Una is ready to get up to some of her old antics.
Una: Hey, Rin. Wanna see a cool secret door I found that Lily didn't want me going in?
Rin: Yeah!Una and Rin sneak off to find the secret door, but Miku notices their absence.Rin and Una head into the secret room, where they find anim.o.v.e posters and various news articles on Lily's music history.After searching for a little bit, Rin finds what seems to be a diary written by Lily.Before they can read the diary, the door suddenly opens. Looks like they have a visitor.Oh. It's only Miku checking to see what they're doing.Also the monster.After battling the monster, Miku, Rin, and Una make a getaway and force everyone else to wake up.They barricade themselves in a bedroom while the three explain what just happened. They all believe Lily is behind this, so they read the diary to see if they can find any clues.The front pages contain pictures of the anim.o.v.e members, Lily's old band that split up back in 2012.The recent diary entries seem to show Lily is aware of the hauntings and is holding this get-together to see if someone else can deal with her possible ISB problem.Not wanting to deal with this potential Indefinable Shadow Beast, IA and Yukari make the decision to run away from the house.They make it to their car and prepare to drive off, successfully leaving the haunted mansion.Or do they?CUL, Maika, and Merli decide to go looking for the monster while the others stay behind. While in the living room, Merli gets the idea to call Iroha to ask her about the house she sold to Lily.She calls her, forcing Iroha to get out of her comfy bed to answer the phone."Myan, this lady told me I won the award of Hello Kitty's number one fan. The house was the reward, but it was tooo haunted for me. >w< The monster told me to sell it to Lily. Nyat sure why her in particular, but I held that fake contest for her to win. Nya--" The reception dies.During all this, the frightened kokone attempts to escape from the house.Outside, she finds the abandoned car that belonged to IA and Yukari.She begins to feel very terrified, and she will soon realize she is not alone.Led by the brave Sachiko, CUL, Maika, Gumi, and Merli go out to hunt the monster themselves while the others barricade the door to the bedroom.Sachiko's group heads to the forbidden side of the mansion, and there they see someone moving in the back room. They get ready to strike.Sachiko and co attack the figure, only to realize it was just Cocorobo cleaning up. Nevertheless, they are suspicious.
Sachiko: Cocorobo's the caretaker of this place, right? She must be the one who sold it to Iroha!The five bring Cocorobo to their basecamp to interrogate her.Unable to get any info out of Cocorobo, Gumi stays to watch her while the others go out hunting.They decide to split up, with CUL and Maika going one way while Merli and Sachiko go the other.Little do they know, the monster is lurking behind one of the groups...It's in the basecamp.Hearing the commotion, CUL and Maika head over to the living room where they encounter the monster, themselves. What happens next is a blur.When Sachiko and Merli arrive in the living room, they find nothing and no one.
Then, there is a knock at the door.The visitor turns out to be Iroha, and she has big news!Upon going back to the bedroom and using the code word to move the barricade, the remaining girls unite to hear what Iroha has to say. Iroha claims she has done research on the building, and she knows who sold it to her.However, they forgot to re-barricade the door, and the monster breaks in before Iroha can say anything.They all run off in fright, leaving Tako Luka without a head to ride on.The escapees get split up. Una, Uni, Miku, Sachiko, and Iroha reach Lily’s quarters, only to find them completely empty.
Sachiko: She’s not even here! She must be behind this!
Iroha: Hah… so much running... I’ll tell you as soon as I catch my breath…
Uni: Catch it faster!However, the monster caught up to them and broke down the door.With her cat-like agility, Iroha is the only one able to escape before the monster gets everyone else.Running away, Iroha is suddenly pulled behind a couch. Turns out this is where Rin is hiding!After hiding for a bit, waiting for the coast to be clear, the monster appears and attacks Iroha. Iroha frantically shouts for Iroha to run and yells the name of the perpetrator to her.Rin runs off to find Merli, ready to tell her the monster’s identity.Rin eventually finds Merli in a magic forcefield.However, the monster shows up, and Rin frantically tells Merli the identity as the monster gets her. As Merli used up all of her MP to make the forcefield, she has no choice but to run off and find Lily.Merli wanders for a while until she finds her host in the same place she came in.
Lily: Are you the only one left?
Merli: Yeah.
Lily: Shame. I guess no one else could handle the haunting.
Merli: Lily, we really need to talk.
Lily and Merli head to Lily’s quarters to talk more.Lily is distraught to hear what happened to her guests, but Merli has even more news. She reveals she knows who the monster is, and proceeds to tell Lily everything.However, before the name can escape her mouth, the lights go out. It’s all downhill from there.Lily awakens in a dark room where the monster greets her. The monster speaks in a computerized voice, and explains that Lily’s friends are okay, because Lily was its target all along. It needed to get those who interfered out of the way. Now it has her right where it wants her.However, as people now know its identity, the monster has no choice but to come clean. Before Lily's very eyes, the monster prepares to take its mask off and reveal who it truly is."It's been a long time... Lily...""I've been waiting for this day, my beloved Lily," Luna said. "Ever since you abandoned anim.o.v.e to join your more popular Vocaloid friends. I was crushed, and I swore one day I would bring you back. Do you have any idea how much you broke my heart?""I will give you a choice, my dearest. If you come with me, I will let your friends go. You and I will be the greatest duo in all of vocal-synth. If you refuse, however... There will be dire consequences for all of you. The choice is up to you."After asking her Twitter followers what she should do, Lily and Luna sit back and wait for the responses. After a few hours, Lily comes to the right conclusion.Lily: I'm sorry, Luna. I can't just leave my friends behind to join you. Becoming a Vocaloid has made me happier than I could ever imagine (even if the community can be mean to me sometimes), and I wouldn't trade it for the world.
Luna: ... So that's how it's going to be, is it?Luna: After everything we've been through, all those duets, I even got you this really cool mansion! That's how much I care about you! But you never cared about me. You even always put Mosh before me!
Lily: That's not true! I never wanted you to feel that way!
Luna: Too late now.Luna shoves Lily over and runs to the next room. Lily stands up and follows her, only to watch in horror as Luna reaches for a big red button."Countdown to destruction: 10 minutes."Luna laughs evilly to herself. "I feared it would come to this. In 10 minutes, the entire mansion will be blown sky high with all your friends in it!"
As the timer ticks down, Lily begs for Luna to stop. Luna, however, is not buying it."I'm sorry, I should have taken your feelings into consideration. I got caught up in being a vocaloid too much, but it doesn't have to be like this! Like someone on Twitter said, we can still work together! We don't have to be enemies, and we don't have to leave everyone else!""We can work this out, Luna. We can both become better people together! Let's start right now! You don't have to do this."After much pleading, Lily holds out her hand for Luna to take. After hearing Lily out, Luna is almost moved, and contemplates what she has heard.After staring at Lily's hand for a minute as the timer ticks down, Luna finally reaches her own hand out to take Lily's.The long lost bandmates find themselves reunited, a moment which almost brings them to tears."I've missed you, Luna... Welcome home..."Lily and Luna embrace before pulling apart just in time for Luna to say:
"Oh, um... by the way... there's, uh... kinda no way to turn the timer off. I didn't really expect to be moved after pressing the button."Lily and Luna go silent. Then, they speed off to find the others.Luna guides Lily to the room where her friends are being kept. The timer ticks down more and more with every step they take. Luckily, they manage to reach the room just in time.The explosion occurs just as the guests escape from the mansion, blowing up behind them all.Everyone gathers before the remains, happy to be alive and free.They all talk among themselves, but Lily notices Luna standing off in the distance by herself. She approaches her."I guess it's time to start over. For both of us."
"Yeah... It's not too late, is it?"
"No, Luna."Lily and Luna stand and watch the view together quietly. Finally, Luna speaks.
"It's nice to be back, Lily..."
"Yeah. It's nice to have you back..."Lily and Luna prepare to share an intimate moment, having not seen each other in so long, but then suddenly..."BOO!"
"GUMI!!!"Sachiko: Wait a minute... We all stayed in the mansion the entire night, didn't we? Doesn't Lily owe each of us 1000 Vocaloid dollars?
All eyes turn to Lily.Cocorobo: L-Lily. I think we better start running.
Lily: I think you're right, Coco. Come on, Luna.
Uni: Let's get them!!!
## Trivia

* A few of Lily's diary entries describe a giant chocolate bunny she bought for kokone. This is a reference to silylilyanimove's Easter tweets.
* In Lily's diary, a photograph of her and Luna kissing can be seen scribbled over.
* In Lily's secret room, she has a framed photograph of the cast from Camp Lily.
* The elimination order of the guests was randomly generated.
* This is Yuzuki Yukari's only appearance before she becomes a police officer.
* This marks the first physical appearance of Hatsune Miku. This also marks the first appearance of Luna outside of being a vision.
* The story was inspired by *House on Haunted Hill*.