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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[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.

[withaswing]

[Well APPARENTLY they went to the closet together it looks like. That's fine. She is so surprised he's wearing sleeves, honestly??? She just opens the front o the jacket to like look at it and stuff.]

Maybe I do?

[She is way more playful than she would have been if this did not become the end result.

She grins slightly.]

Did you come to tell me bye...?

[godcards]

[ why does this feel like she's judging him.... his has his arms out a little anyway so she can look. ]

I came to push you through the archway if you changed your mind.

[ he is also grinning, but that's because he thinks he's funny. ]

[withaswing]

[She is judging him because she was coded metallic, plus they are the same brand of person, but... she also unfortunately has horrendous tastes, so she likes it. She continues to hold onto the edge of the lapels of the jacket.]

Wow. So ready to get rid of me now that you know it isn't forever.

[DRY. But teasing.]

[godcards]

[ his stupid arms out turns into a palms up shrug. ]

I could have embarrassed you instead, but this seemed like the safer option.

[withaswing]

[She gives him a flat look, but then she does sort of get mildly embarrassed about the threat.]

I wouldn't get embarrassed.

[Sometimes, you're stupid.]

[rindude]

[approaching on her left, hands in his pockets as he hums a little.]

Need a push?

[he's kidding. maybe let's not go yet.]

[withaswing]

[Wow. She pushes him playfully on the arm with both hands. Not very hard.]

Very funny. Did you come to get another hug?

[She's teasing.]

[rindude]

[rude? but he seems a little more relaxed, like he doesn't mind.]

Don't be weird. [but he also doesn't, like, answer that.] ...it's kinda surreal now, isn't it?

[withaswing]

[FRIENDS CAN HUG EACH OTHER, RINDO. Sheesh.]

...

[She glances at the archway, thoughtful.]

Yeah. It's weird... to want to go home so badly, but now that you can, you're kind of hesitant because you're leaving everyone? Even though it worked out, and we can still see each other. [She gives him a sidelong look.] Should I expect you to never text me again?

[rindude]

[CAN THEY.


it's fine, that can come later.]

Yeah, exactly. Everything worked the way we wanted to, and this isn't even really goodbye permanently but...it's still kinda weird to be the first to go. [but he makes a face at that.]

I already promised somebody else I'd text every day. Should I add you to that list?

[withaswing]

Maaa. I wasn’t even on the list to begin with…? Wow…

[She is TRULY giving him a very difficult time, holy crap. This is what happens when she doesn’t have to be scared and emo about a fire situation.

She turns back into a mean girl.]

[countermeasures]

Saying goodbye isn't easy, even when you know you'll see people again.

[she smiles]

[withaswing]

[Aaaaaaaaaaa, Jiuqing!!! She gives her a hug actually!!]

I didn't think it would be, but it is.

[countermeasures]

[jiuqing hugs her back!!

she'd twirl her around but she's short and not that strong.]

...I don't suppose I might be able to come and watch you dance, sometime soon?

[withaswing]

[It's fine, she is the tall(ish) and jockiest girl, so she will instead spin Jiuqing around.]

Sure. The tournament we're joining is kind of soon, but there's still time before it happens. Usually, I'm a little embarrassed when people show up... but it should be fine. A lot of you wanted to see me dance, so.

[countermeasures]

[whoo!! fun. jiuqing giggles a little as they spin.]

Send me a message a few days beforehand. I'll make sure to clear my schedule.

[withaswing]

[She will put her back down after!]

Okay, I will. Are you sure you'll be able to make it if you're being both a doctor and a chef?

[She's kidding.]

[slashay]

[i really came here to dunk on you specifically and then left again

BUT I'M BACK AND SO IS KASHUU and he's nyooming over to give her a hug right away.]

It's kinda weird saying bye after everything, isn't it?

[withaswing]

[you did why the fck

She throws her arms around him to return his hug. Metallic bestie!! Why are we two extremely problematic best friends again??? our cr help me]

I know. It's only been, what? Not quite two months, but it feels... a lot longer. Like I've known you guys for longer.

[it's the trauma]

[slashay]

[I REALLY DID HELP ALSO STOP DON'T LOOK AT US covers our cr with my hands. it's fine. Trauma really does bond people though, wow!]

Hah, I know, right? It feels like we've been here for-e-ver! I'm not gonna miss the stuff we had to deal with, but it's gonna be a little sad, not being able to see you guys whenever...

[Patting her back like a bongo!!]

[withaswing]

[STOP NO BONGOS HELP]

Hey, what the heck? You're trying to shove us off into non-existent territory now? [She's teasing. She knows what he means. But she can still give him shit for it.] I can't believe you're just never coming back to even see us whenever.

[slashay]

[YEAH HE BONGOS!!! And laughs...]

I'm a pretty busy guy, y'know! Don't forget that I'm an idol! [AND IN A WAR.] Buuut... Since I like you guys so much, I guess I can pencil you into my schedule.

[He's going to visit them all so much they'll get sick of him.]

[withaswing]

[i REALLY thought that said "don't forget that i'm an idiot!" and i was like AKI? WHY WOULD AKI SAY THIS ABOUT PEANUT?

This makes her laugh, and she covers her mouth with a hand.]

I know you would just think about us having all the fun together and feel left out, Kiyomitsu...

[hehe]