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affliction mods ([personal profile] afflictionmods) wrote in [community profile] theafflicted2022-07-09 12:59 pm

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!)






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[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-10 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[ Fai does a little pose, giving her a peace sign as she takes the picture. ]

Shizuku! I'm glad I got to see you before you left.
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[personal profile] cheerfuldays 2022-07-10 12:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oh- no, I wasn't going to do that until I got to say goodbye one last time- even if Lorelei's willing to modify the tablets into transporters, it would still be awful...

( she'll stick the polaroid in a journal and tuck it back under her arms as she holds the camera carefully- it's not an expensive camera, but it's the only one she's got for this right now. )

--Did you hear about that, actually?
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[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-10 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
I did!

[ He smiles softly. ]

I'm glad you'll no longer have to worry about being apart from those you've come to care for here.
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[personal profile] cheerfuldays 2022-07-10 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
Ehehe, yeah!

( looks at orion's narration though. it's possible she won't have to worry especially in one regard... )

I... you'll have to visit, okay? Hien too. If I could find a way, I'd tell you about our concerts too so you could see them.
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[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-10 12:54 am (UTC)(link)
We'll definitely visit you. I'll make him take me around to a bunch of worlds.

[ So it will definitely happen!! ]

I'm sure that, between all of us here, we can find a way to communicate.
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[personal profile] cheerfuldays 2022-07-10 01:52 am (UTC)(link)
Mm, I'm sure we will. So, will you and Hien be traveling together?
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[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-10 02:10 am (UTC)(link)
We will. He says that he won't go somewhere without me, so I think I'm stuck with him!

[ Doesn't sound like he minds, though. ]
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[personal profile] cheerfuldays 2022-07-10 02:25 am (UTC)(link)
Ehehe, I'm glad though. I know you two make each other happy, after all.
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[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-10 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
[ He laughs softly. ]

We do.

[ ... ]

It's strange. A relationship was the last thing I expected to get out of this world.
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[personal profile] cheerfuldays 2022-07-10 02:35 am (UTC)(link)
... Yeah. It's kind of funny how that worked for us, isn't it?
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[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-10 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
Are you happy, Shizuku? With Madara, I mean.

[ Because he has eyes. He can see what's going on between them. ]
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[personal profile] cheerfuldays 2022-07-10 02:41 am (UTC)(link)
( DAD!!!! he's right though. )

Mmhm. I'm really happy. But... we haven't talked about what this will mean for us yet. I know we'll work it out though.
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[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-10 02:44 am (UTC)(link)
It will, I know it.

[ ... ]

I do hope you'll invite Hien and I to your wedding.
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[personal profile] cheerfuldays 2022-07-10 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
( FLUSTERED SQUEAK?!?!? )
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[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-10 04:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Hehe... You can't tell me that you haven't thought about it!
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[personal profile] cheerfuldays 2022-07-10 08:55 pm (UTC)(link)
( shizuku stares for a moment before her blush worsens and she hides her face with her hands. forgive her, she's but a teenage girl in the end, and... not one with a lot of experience in romance who's deeply in love. )

W-well now I am!
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[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-10 11:28 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He laughs. Her reaction is so adorable that he can't help it. ]

I'm sure it'll be a while from now, so I bet you'll be attending Hien and I's wedding long before we go to yours.
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[personal profile] cheerfuldays 2022-07-15 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
( were she anyone else she might huff and bap at him. but she's not! so instead she just pouts a little before shaking her head and smiling. )

You two are already planning marriage, then?
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[personal profile] partymagician 2022-07-15 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, he did turn to me and say "let's get married", so I think we might be.

[ And Fai tried to deny him because he thinks he's not good enough for that, but then Hien tricked him into agreeing anyway... Fai's happy with it, at least. ]