WEEK SEVEN: ENDGAME

[saturations]

ENDGAME

Sunday morning starts peacefully enough. After the events of yesterday, it was probably a relief to go about your evenings, reveling in the presences of your friends and loved ones, grateful to be alive and well. Everything is quiet until around noon when alarms start going off on your phones. It’s a gentler sound than the noise that once alerted you to the executions to take place on Sundays. You can always ignore it until 1 PM, but then you’ll blink and find yourself back in the Central Node once again.

The color in the node seems a little brighter as the archway where the Tree once stood continues to shimmer. The fog has gently blown back, revealing an opalescent area just past the entrance. It’s warm and it’s inviting, little tears in the air around it showing off different places you may know as home.

You get the feeling that perhaps, finally, the Prism has listened to your wants and desires. Nothing is forcing you out right away, though nothing is making you stay either. The clock from the Tree continues to tick, counting down to twenty-four hours from now.

The Prism isn’t what it used to be, though all of the nodes have reverted to somewhat pleasant locations albeit drab. Take a tour of places you haven’t seen before, or say goodbye to the places you grew fond of in your time here.

Take your time to say goodbye. There's nothing stopping you from going to someone else's world - but you'll find you need to be careful. The Prism is a delicate thing, constantly in need of balance. You'll need to maintain it, if you're going to use it to go from place to place. All it takes is color - something strong, both positive and negative. When you come through to visit other worlds, you have to offer something that you have faced from home, big or small. A good day, the happy vibes from a birthday party, the sad vibes from a funeral, the pain of an injury. Coordinate, and take care of the space you have cultivated. It's your responsibility now to make sure the Prism doesn't try to hurt itself in its confusion.

You could even stay here if you wanted, now that the Prism’s cleaned up again. You'd slowly forget, just like the Residents did, but it'd be a long process. You could live a normal lifespan in peace.

Or don’t. So many of you are ready to return from where you once came. And that was never really the point, right? You have to face the music. It was always about taking your problems head on, and not running away.

Your phones will still work no matter where you go. You may not always be able to be together in person, but you'll always be in each other's contact lists.

As for your Residents, both current and past? It seems that Thinker, Revenge, and Scout have all vanished, their items mysteriously missing and pieces of themselves left to be regained. As for Dreamer... you don't know what happened to him.

For the living Residents, well. Fret, Rindo, Caduceus and Ei have a decision to make, too.

Make good choices, now. Balance is key.

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[headmt]

[ Hi!

From one of the branches of the tree, there’s one of the ye olde timey little hanging jail cell things and in it is some purple guy. He’s just chillin’. Or however you’d describe mostly looking blankly into space while idly tearing blank pages out of an old journal and tossing them to the breeze, legs kicking below him.

He has a cup of applesauce too, apparently, but is not eating it. Maybe there's some deep subconcious trauma there idk. ]

[chevaliered]

[ looks up



nods in heliohoes. ]

[countermeasures]

[one of the blank pages catches the breeze...

...and thwaps jiuqing in the face.

she looks up at the little hanging jail cell and the purple guy within it. huh.]

...hello?

[brotograph]

[ Hi. Did you get a nap? ]

Huh? Are you on time out?

[daggering]

[ there he is

vax folds his arms and looks up at this cage. his wings are back on. he is equipped with so many dnd things again. ]

You ready to go? There's someone who's going to want to have a conversation with you.

[dms]

[ waves ]

Hey! Are you yourself again?

[slashay]

[JUST LOOKING UP AT THIS PURPLE GUY WITH HIS APPLESAUCE.]

...Did someone actually write this down...

[Who jailed Dreamer this is hilarious actually.]

[classmate]

[ Oh maybe she should apologize for Wicked trying to duck him into the pool… ]

Um, are you… okay?

[ THE APPLESAUCE? ]

[allomantic]

[staring up at him...]

Hello?

[pura]

[why are none of you tling smh

Nogiku has a good haul of stuff with her when she returns to the Central Node, looking very much like a woman who's prepared to march right into the depths of hell. But— just for a moment, she pauses to watch the seconds tick by on the clock, touching the scar on her face that she never quite got healed in the pods. Should someone happen to approach her, she turns to them with a small, tired smile.]

Are you departing soon?

[nightchild]

[Itsuki will immediately make a beeline for her. in comparison he doesn't have much, just a single bag at his side.]

Mm. I think so.

[the swords are somewhere being swords, but for now... Itsuki holds up the phone in his hand,]

Do you think these will still work wherever we are?

[allomantic]

[it's very nice that they were given time before they have to leave, but she's not hesitating too much before she heads towards the archway in the central node. she's got a bag full of things that she's taking back with her, but she'll give a glance to anyone she sees on the way.]

...Be well.

[nightchild]

[she's just gonna leave.... he sees how it is -- no,

he'll come up next to her and pull her into a light hug, hah]

Take care of yourself, Vin-chan.

[bestaround]

[ 9S can be found in various places around the prism—take your pick or void, live your best life—seeming as if maybe he's taking one last look at, well, everything. But it's entirely possible he could be stalling too. Who knows!

Anyway, if you do find him: ]

Guess we had nothing else to worry about after all, huh. We really can leave now...

[classmate]

Mm, aren’t you happy?

[ Anyway, she’s taking his hand. ]

Nines-kun, do you like surprises?

[9mon]

[So this is it, right? No more refractions, everybody can go back home? It's a relief, after wondering if they could really figure it out.

He's sitting on the beach for the moment. Everything is back home for him, so he won't be staying in the Prism. But he finally looks at ease, after all of these weeks.]

Ready to go home?

[countermeasures]

Very much so.

[she is. so ready. to go home.]

...you'll let me know when the next play you perform is, won't you?

[petalbursts]

[ so this is it...so much has led up to this moment. they've gone through hell and some how made it out in the end.

she's feeling just about everything, at least one of every color, which is probably why she's standing in front of the archway, a little hesitant to just walk through. ruby carries not just the physical things she's obtained while being here, but also the memories and love she's found along the way.

and like a motherly voice once said to her, she says to you, with a warm smile. ]

Whenever you're ready.

[countermeasures]

[well



hopefully carrying her physical things won't make it too difficult when jiuqing hugs her]

...keep in touch, okay?

[ktiseos]

[he's here, naturally, lingering a while before his return. he's going back-- of course he's going back. to home, to his duty, to... the future, despite everything. but first-

you'll probably see him with a piece of paper clenched in his hand, stalking through the prism like a man on a mission.

catch him here or find him vibing somewhere later, probably on the apartment rooftop, looking out over the prism one more time.]

[meteion]

[ hello... small bird is trailing after him. deja vu? ]

[fretbro]

[fret's just sitting here, that's all. he's not quite ready to go... he's staring at the archway with a coin in his hand.

is this bitch flipping for whether he goes home or not? maybe]

[ktiseos]

Fret.

[quiet, as he takes a seat next to him.]

[highrisk]

[ damien's here.

is he relieved about world hopping? who's to say. is he relieved to go home? i mean you would think, right. ]

[aitou]

Damien!

[YOUR PUPPY IS HERE TO SAY GOODBYE!!!!]

Are you taking anything with you?

[A coffee for the road]

[withaswing]

[She is here, standing near the archway and peering at it, but loitering like... she is waiting on people maybe?

She has stolen an outfit from the closet, and her hair has been done a bit.]

Here I was ready to go, and now I've got cold feet.

[godcards]

[ pops up behind her out of nowhere. hi! he is also wearing sleeves for once.]

Well, you certainly don't want to stick around here.

[meteion]

[ Meteion is here, which she will just... approach about anyone! With her hands extended out and a warm smile on her face. ]

Greetings, one of my few last encounters in this place. I wish to hear your words... Share your feelings... Know your thoughts. May I before you go?

[ this is a request for her to use her empathetic abilities on you! if you take her hand, feel free to share feelings and thoughts. uwu ]

[countermeasures]

[well.

this sounds a lot like being perceived, and jiuqing isn't super into that?

but it's meteion, who she trusts, so she'll allow it.

she takes meteion's hand.

and, well - they're still in the prism. thoughts and feelings are all wrapped up in color, here, so although i didn't actually ask if this is possible, i'm rolling with it anyway.

we'll be going home soon.
but there won't be any permanent farewells.

...i'm so glad we'll be able to see each other again.

(i stole hex codes from lichen, copper, and cherry blossom.)]

[impurities]

[ chang geng is currently hanging out in the central node, neatly and calmly sitting in a kneeling position in the robes he arrived in as he sort of just - regards the archway where the tree once was. it appears that he's packed up whatever personal belongings that he's acquired in this place, including the various gifts that are transportable from his happy home paradise house. (this does include some of the shinsengumi books, pixi.)

funny, when even before he arrived here he had packed so lightly. getting everything on his horse - if he still has his horse, maybe he'll have to buy a new one - will be interesting. oofa doofa.

seems he's gone back to turning that dart pendant over in his fingers, instead of the calming amber bracelet like he had been for a couple weeks. it's fine. he gives anyone who comes by a smile. ]

Here's to safe travels, wherever we all wind up.

[countermeasures]

[she returns that smile and reaches over to take the hand that isn't occupied with turning that dart pendant over.]

Safe travels. [it's a gentle agreement, because - she really does want him to be safe, wherever he goes in great liang.] ...I'll come and see you once I've assessed the situation in Daxing and done what I need to do.

[


but she'll probably text him during that. so. they can at least stay in touch, that way.]

[brotograph]

[ Prompto is letting his inner punk shine through once again. He's standing there with a camera in his hand, his attention drifting over to the different tears to other worlds. Then he'll look back at anyone coming close with a smile ]

Hey! How about one last pic for the road? You can grab anyone you want and I'll delivery a physical copy to you later.

[dms]

[ slinging an arm around his shoulders. ]

I always want more pics with you, sunshine. But we'll have week, right?

[godcards]

[ it's time to go. malik thought he'd be running for the archway, goodbyes be damned, so he can complete his vengeance that he worked so hard for! but. he's also worked hard to change, too. so maybe he can find it in himself to wait around, say his final goodbyes? ]

Guess it's finally time to win this game for real.


[ no he still wants vengeance. ]

[countermeasures]

[honestly



jiuqing supports people going for vengeance. particularly if they're her metallic roomies.]

Make them regret messing with you, Malik.

[vedrskogul]

[ Damn...

Estinien gets booted to the node, I guess, which sucks when he was just trying to get some sleep for once in his life... not that he ever slept well, anyway.

But he's just looking out at the scenery. Of course he just wants to go home, but his expression is a bit pinched.

He doesn't wanna be stuck here forever if he can't return, not that he'd ever give himself a different choice.

Well, this is goodbye. Catch him if you want, or don't. ]

[slashay]

[HE CATCH. Really, he's just reaching out to bongo pat Estinien's arm as he's standing here observing the scenery...]

You can't leave without letting me give you a hug.

[countermeasures]

[it's really time to go, huh?

she's heading back to daxing, so she's dressed for it in robes similar to those she arrived in.

it should be an easy choice to make, shouldn't it? just walk through that last archway and go. knowing they do have a way back here, and to each other, does make it a little easier. any farewells they say - or, well, most of them, anyway - don't have to be permanent.

but goodbyes aren't easy, even when you know they'll be followed by a "hello, again!" later.

she's got things to bring back with her - some gifts, other things stolen from the various nodes - and she's just about ready to go. but, before she does... she smiles at whoever happens to be nearby.]

Take care of yourself, do you understand? [...] And keep in touch, please.

[slashay]

[Sometimes, things do actually end up working out pretty well, huh? Kashuu's of course rushing over to give her a last lil hug before they all go their separate ways.]

You, too! I wanna hear all the latest and greatest updates from whatever you get up to, 'kay?

[daggering]

[ well

vax is here. he's standing in front of one of the archways - under the opalescent sheen, it just looks like an empty void, but if you look close enough, you could almost see it filled with strings.

.. he's just kind of standing here at the moment, wings folded at his back but returned, staring at the arch. sometimes you drop off a lot of goodbye letters and want to escape as soon as possible but then realize you actually can't just Escape because even if its what you have to do and you don't hate the idea its still kind of terrifying to just do it because its saying goodbye to the last vestiges of a normal life you had??

... just a little more time.

by which i mean he really is just standing here. ]

[vedrskogul]

[ Smacks him over the head. ]