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theafflicted2022-07-09 12:59 pm
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08 - epilogue
EPILOGUE
So.
Juniper is dead. Lorelei and Florence are alive. And the rest of you, thankfully, are also alive and kicking.
The building is kind of a mess right now, and a lot of the citizens are in kind of disarray, confused and uncertain of what exactly is going on in the Camellia tower. Things are a bit of a mess right now, but what matters is that you’ve stopped things. The cycle of these experiments, suppression – it’s over.
Your markings are still here, however. You are free to try and figure that out, too (though the answer is, indeed, quite simple with the "B" toggle, and may be hand waved). Other than that, though, everything seems to be...stabilized. As good as they can be, anyway. Lorelei and Florence are around, for any last conversations. When you emerge, the sun is out, perhaps brighter than usual – though whether that’s because of joy from the citizens or confusion is anyone’s guess – and some of you are covered in blood, but you are here.
And you are ready to finally, finally return home.
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(OOC: For anyone who's willing, Lorelei will be able to configure tablets to synch up with the portal here at Estelline. From there, they will be able to world hop to someone else's world; so the Estelline portal is now a hub, of sorts. It's not a direct world hop and it's a bit inconvenient, but it is a way for you guys to see each other again.
She will also ensure that those who are currently sleeping will be sent home in one piece.
All of this can be handwaved, or threaded out in the Lorelei thread.
Happy Good Ending, everyone!)
Juniper is dead. Lorelei and Florence are alive. And the rest of you, thankfully, are also alive and kicking.
The building is kind of a mess right now, and a lot of the citizens are in kind of disarray, confused and uncertain of what exactly is going on in the Camellia tower. Things are a bit of a mess right now, but what matters is that you’ve stopped things. The cycle of these experiments, suppression – it’s over.
Your markings are still here, however. You are free to try and figure that out, too (though the answer is, indeed, quite simple with the "B" toggle, and may be hand waved). Other than that, though, everything seems to be...stabilized. As good as they can be, anyway. Lorelei and Florence are around, for any last conversations. When you emerge, the sun is out, perhaps brighter than usual – though whether that’s because of joy from the citizens or confusion is anyone’s guess – and some of you are covered in blood, but you are here.
And you are ready to finally, finally return home.
(OOC: For anyone who's willing, Lorelei will be able to configure tablets to synch up with the portal here at Estelline. From there, they will be able to world hop to someone else's world; so the Estelline portal is now a hub, of sorts. It's not a direct world hop and it's a bit inconvenient, but it is a way for you guys to see each other again.
She will also ensure that those who are currently sleeping will be sent home in one piece.
All of this can be handwaved, or threaded out in the Lorelei thread.
Happy Good Ending, everyone!)
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... Yeah? I can't doubt that when you say it with so much sincerity.
[ He peeks over at the Polaroid. Thankfully, Hien shows up in the shot, because he usually doesn't. ]
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( oh... she'll have to get copies of the pictures she takes for everyone. which might be harder with a polaroid but still. )
... Thank you, for trying.
( to avoid killing him, that is. even if he put 'talking' on others' shoulders, he still waited and listened once juniper couldn't fuck around anymore. it means a lot. )
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[ So Shizuku was one of the camera people. Hm. ]
I'm not good at these sorts of negotiations if it's useless to bargain with the other party. It's like talking to a wall, but... I wanted to give everyone a chance to say their piece anyway.
[ He puts his hands inside his jacket pockets. ]
I was talking to blue boy about that, actually.
[ Xingqiu. Unfortunately, Hien still has trouble saying his name correctly. He was talking about how maybe if they're lucky, Hien wouldn't have to kill Juniper. Despite everything, Hien is still some sort of optimist. Shizuku definitely would have heard them on the camera. ]
But well... when you're that deep into your beliefs, change is a difficult thing to pull off. He mentioned wanting an easy way too, so I didn't think he would change his mind.
[ But he still wanted Juniper to change his mind anyway. ]
how i lost this... my bad!! also cw suicide discussion
I had stopped by floor 6 to make a request- but then we found Lorelei. Which.... worked out I think, because I had been there to ask Cater to see if he could find the controls for her microchip, too.
( as she had said, it didn't feel right leaving her like that. )
But then we also found a little about Doctor Juniper, and... well, it went as good as it could.
... The fact that you all tried still means a lot. Sometimes... sometimes that just has to be enough. ... I think he was set on dying, actually. It really did sound like he was trying to provoke us this entire time. Either way he'd get what he wanted.
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Despite the things I've done in that office, [ namely, killing Juniper clones in very awful ways ] I sent him off peacefully.
[ ... ]
As much peace as being eaten into the void would entail. He got what he wanted, in the end, even if it only affected himself.
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( the contrast really sells it, doesn't it. )
... Oh, we didn't figure out how to turn on the cameras until the, ah, impromptu surgery. Lorelei was with us at that time then too.