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onceuponacomm2021-07-17 09:08 pm
faentasy) wrote in onceuponacomm2021-07-17 09:08 pm
EPILOGUE
Epilogue
After all is said and done, in the wake of the void and sprinting through one final door.
You come out into light. Sunlight actually, a backyard in what appears to be a typical suburban town, if you're familiar with those. The sun shines cheerfully overheard, blissfully unaware of what everyone has went through. And this is everyone, as faces you haven't seen in weeks tumble out in one pile from a basement door.
Happy Saturday, everyone.
There's plenty of reunions and catching up to do, but you've utterly left Aira Niluc behind you after seven long weeks. And through the window of the house which looks like it has seen a better seen better days is one wall mural that reads "And they all lived Happily Ever After".
[[ Happy Golden End everyone, you've earned it! There's still the matter of sorting out where to next, but everyone is whole and alive and without button eyes. Using the knowledge from the object Phil had and the beldam's magic, they can also now world hop only one side effect...the portal that opens to everyone else's worlds here? Is made entirely of pixie dust. Everyone's powers will also restore fully over the course of the next few hours. ]]
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All his friends (you know who you are) are getting hugs, except for Yeager who can have a handshake.]
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He'll hug back pretty tightly, too, smiling the whole time.]
You sure don't seem the worse for wear here.
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Sir Suga!!
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fall back to one of the walls. maybe he'll just sit on the couch and watch you guys mingle. ]
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He touches his face... No, he can't feel any buttons or anything... He's not dreaming, either... ]
We made it...
[ He needs a second to take everything in before checking up on people. After that... What next? It's not like the dreary old mansion he was once invited to is appealing anymore. ]
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[ He's happy to see a familiar face nonetheless. ]
How are you feeling?
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We... we really made it out...
[That was the goal of course, but now that it's really happening it almost feels like a dream. But then again, that's how this all started, isn't it?]
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What...now?
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That's just another disorienting piece to all of this, but the fact of the matter is that they're here - all of them, really, are here - and the place isn't a complete shitshow or made out of candy or anything else horrid, and it's honestly taking Alexei a while to readjust to being surrounded by things and not just the empty white nothingness cascading down into oblivion.
But the sunlight is warm, and it's welcome in its own right, and he's...honestly going to go back to his usual station of watching everyone, uncertain if they're going to have any interest in being approached or not. He doesn't seem to mind either way; for now, gatherings have never been something he minds, and one last one seems like more than enough.
...He's still got that button-eyed stuffed rabbit with him, shoved awkwardly under his belt near the sword; he imagines it would have liked to not vanish along with the rest.]
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BET YOU THOUGHT YOU'D SEEN THE LAST OF REALLY AWKWARD HUGS]
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He's brought some things with him from within including Raven's weapon - in bow form, now resting beside him - and a skull lantern. He looks really damn pleased with himself as he raises that to examine it. It was absolutely worth putting himself at risk to bring this back with him. You really should've picked someone else to siphon energy from, Beldam!!!
He's going to be hanging out for awhile and not actually approaching anyone today; it's been a lot and he needs a goddamn break.]
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Handshakes are fine, right?]
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But he isn't the type to ignore no matter the time, so anyone who's nearby will get a simple greeting. ]
...Good day.
[ Even now, he still sounds as melancholy as ever. ]
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We made it!
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He's seen power here that he did not know anybody could have and he's felt... insignificant there, for a moment. That final fight, the way everyone's might worked, the way his dream had been shot down and the way his whole contract and all the work he put into it are null and void now...
He can't go home like this. Not yet. These are powers he needs to learn to work with before he can return or else he will only die, pointlessly.
McGillis is not going to mingle with the others right away, he will leave the happy reunions be and move inside to simply stare at the mural for a long time, musing quietly. ]
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How's the eye
Sorry, I figured you'd only have to deal with it for a weekend?
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you might find him napping on tenn and makoto because they just hard mode ran a boss fight with nO POWERS so he's exhausted af ok
otherwise he's going to sit on a couch and wath people mingle, but he wouldn't say no if anyone approaches him for more conversation! ]
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[After that? They could ALL use them, he's pretty sure.]
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They lived. Everyone lived. No one needed to be sacrificed, no one needed to lose.
...where does she go from here? Home? Back to what will surely be more suffering before she can win again, if at all? Does she use this chance to run far away from the summer of 1983, where she'll be safe but never see the people she loves again?
...she doesn't have an answer. But at least for now, Rika Furude is reminded that miracles are possible.
Happy endings can be achieved.]
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Lady Rika!!
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...He can't believe he's had a hand in destroying most of two worlds now. ]
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Good heavens. I feel as though I may actually need to sleep, for once.
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There's a lot of time for that now, at least. Good work, Miss Junko.
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At some point later, though, she'll have enough of her powers back to where she'll step away a bit further and, after being engulfed in a brief yellow light, uses her magic to go back into her human form and look like she does in most of her icons. ]
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Morgan!
[ There's relief, a smile. Makoto doesn't hesitate when he approaches and moves to pull her into a hug like he almost can't believe she's alive again. He's not really thinking straight after everything. ]
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She's never had the choice of her own future before. It's a bit overwhelming maybe. This isn't a Happily Ever After at least, no matter what the mural says. ]
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[ He'll go up to her and gently put a hand on her shoulder, like he usually does. ]
...What's on your mind?
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Riku! Where are you?!
[ Aaaand then once Riku is actually acquired, Tenn can be found sitting in the grass somewhere, just relaxing. Taking in the air, remembering what it's like to be at peace again. It's all over... ]
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... Hey kid. You doing alright now?
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He's back in the outfit he started this entire adventure in, bizarrely rewound, in a way, though there are almost-familiar baubles tucked in his hair -- but he's wearing these for some reason, which look like they've seen better days and there's at least a spot of soot on them or something? They certainly help with the sunlight, though, after the darkness of the (not-quite-)basement.
He's also carrying a few other things, but most notably a scythe?? Who let him have a scythe.
He really looks not-quite-awake enough for reunions of any kind -- much like his fellow blond former graveyard dweller -- so for the most part he may be spotted napping up in an actual tree somewhere in a corner of this bizarre corner of town.
He's also hugging the scythe like a pillow or something, so that's apparently just a thing he does now.]
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Once he's settled in- ]
Missin' a blanket.
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not really here oops
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How do you depth perception again?.Either way, Hamelin is up for chatter as he is want to be if anyone approaches. ]
Welcome, welcome to my—tree?
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Hamelin? What happened with your... [ Pointing at one side of his face... ] Mask... Eyepatch... Thing?
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Oof. I'm definitely gonna feel all of that in the mornin'...
[As he laments his old bones, a realization hits him. He reaches up and grips at his chest. Feeling over the smooth red core of his blastia makes him let out a sigh of relief. Heh. Being thankful for the device doing its job...there sure is a first time for everything.
Anyway, feel free to find him lying here for a bit as he reorients himself. It's been a hell of a day.]
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[ After the Riku reunion is done with, Tenn will absolutely greet Raven with a genuine, warm smile. If he's a little teary....shhhh. ]
It's good to see you again.
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But she's going without a word unless someone psychically stops her. As far as she's concerned, she said her goodbyes. ]
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[ Long time no see, Sami. Did you really think he was going to let you leave without a word!! ]
Don't make me lasso you over here.
[ ...with what, though........ ]
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He'll be wearing a great big smile when he finally does, though, looking far more relaxed than he has in weeks. Certain friends will be getting hair ruffles, and for everyone else, he can be found sitting in the grass and just basking in the sunlight. This has been a Very Long Day and he's tired, okay.]
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That fight certainly was fun, ja?
[i mean besides the part where she targeted phil but c'mon it was totally great to finally fight something!!]
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But it passes. And eventually she steps forward to where people are, determined to socialize even as her lifespan starts to decrease with the re-addition of her crests.
She never actually thought she'd die here, is the thing. Because that isn't her fate. But the idea that they managed to dethrone this creature... a God, pretty much, and live...
It's honestly thrilling. Part of her is afraid of what it means that it's all over now, because while things have changed, she knows she'll still be alone after all is said and done. Only her and Hubert and their mission of self-sacrifice and martyrdom.]
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I'm so glad it's all over, but I'm sad we're here at the same time. How are you feeling, my lady?
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He's sitting a little ways away from the main group, knees pulled up to his chest. ]
Ah... this doesn't feel real at all...
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But Makoto is here now, eventually following to sit beside Riku. He's quiet until Riku speaks up. ]
It really doesn't, does it? I seriously wasn't sure we'd make it at the end there.
But hey... you know, I'm really glad to have you back, Riku--ah.
[ Makoto blinks, because he's been calling him Riku this whole time. But now that he's face to face with him, Makoto can only hope he's not being rude. He still manages a tired smile that veers towards apologetic, shifting a little awkwardly. ]
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But hey. He's here both physically and mentally now, and despite the new feelings of guilt weighing on this bird's mind...he's got a future ahead of him now. A bright one, and he's not gonna let it go any time soon.
But that doesn't mean he's entirely changed, as evidenced when he lands on someone's shoulder and speaks.]
I can't believe we actually mate it.
[He smiles as he says that, but it is most definitely the truth.]
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It's hard to believe, but we did it. And it sounds like we'll all be able to see each other even when we go our separate ways, too!
[THAT is an especially exciting prospect.]
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