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RESTART.
[Reluctantly and in his own maddeningly unhelpful way, Kirei Kotomine directs the Apprentices out of Chronos University. It's an upward journey; the floors they have inhabited for so long are well below ground. When they do reach ground level, they emerge in a building that is either a cathedral or some kind of archaic school; wide hallways, high ceilings, massive windows revealing the night sky outside (luckily for Elda.)]
[He indicates the front doors, unlocked and pushed open easily enough...to a modern city in worn down ruins, as though some kind of disaster swept through it years before and no one was left to organize efforts to rebuild. It seems completely uninhabited.]
[The building you have emerged from is large as it seemed from the inside, with a long-stopped clock high overhead.]
Welcome to the Clock Tower.
[He held his arms out slightly again, in that same not-entirely-welcoming gesture.]
With that sword, Hanyuu Furude should be able to reopen the walls between worlds and return you all to the places from which you originated. Say farewell to the university, Apprentices...and presumably to each other.
[He indicates the front doors, unlocked and pushed open easily enough...to a modern city in worn down ruins, as though some kind of disaster swept through it years before and no one was left to organize efforts to rebuild. It seems completely uninhabited.]
[The building you have emerged from is large as it seemed from the inside, with a long-stopped clock high overhead.]
Welcome to the Clock Tower.
[He held his arms out slightly again, in that same not-entirely-welcoming gesture.]
With that sword, Hanyuu Furude should be able to reopen the walls between worlds and return you all to the places from which you originated. Say farewell to the university, Apprentices...and presumably to each other.
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[It's time to reveal her secret plan.]
All those twisted metal pieces suggest you were trying to make copies of that sword, right?
I know a way we can just copy it. As many times as we want.
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You mean... we really could visit each other any time we wanted?
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First thing's first. You stuck us together, which means we'll be sticking together. [He shook his head.] Secondly, you're going to admit to me right now that I'm the True Wordsmith, based on my eloquence. Thirdly -- where the hell is Bianca?
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[...this is probably hilarious to witness, given kirei kotomine is roughly 6'4"]
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it's over.
before this, orihime inoue had only just started to grow more comfortable with her skin. she had learned what it meant to protect, be brave, and look fear in the eye after ichigo lost his powers. today, she walks away from this trust exercise with strength, empowerment, and a new sense of hope she'd never felt before.
she's turning to everyone, giving each and every one of them a smile: ]
If you need somewhere to go to that isn't your own world, you're more than welcome to come to Karakura Town. I'll definitely work hard to make a place for you there.
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[Varric approached quietly, the earlier tears from his eyes now gone. Instead, he beamed up at her, filled with that magical thing called fatherly pride.]
Figure we can trade off some. You'll spend some weekends with me in Kirkwall if I visit you in Karakara, right?
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So, perhaps this really is goodbye. Though I promise, I will be fine in my world. Hopefully, I can travel back to see everyone once more, however... I must go to where I am needed. I am still a princess and I still have a duty to serve to my people even if I did escape the castle. Though I believe my problems are no more and I will be free from here on out.
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[Lusamine actually comes up with something in her hand, though. It's an Ultra Ball--and it probably looks fairly familiar...]
I don't suppose you would mind a gift, would you? Consider it...an assurance that nothing terrible will happen to you, if you would like.
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and anyone who's seen him do these inside is going to realize something: he has been holding back. he has been holding back a whole fucking lot. he's able to get a solid ten feet of air on some of these. half of these should not be possible what with gravity existing. and yet.
so he's doing that for like a solid ten minutes. good luck talking to him before that.]
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GOLD'S GONNA WATCH HIM FOR LIKE, THE WHOLE TEN MINUTES? WOW. HUH.]
You're way cooler than I gave you credit for.
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I don't care where I go.
[As long as Kimbley's there, but that probably goes without saying.]
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Wherever we end up, I'm definitely visiting you!
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Lusamine remembers Kirei's words very well. And...she spends a fair bit of her time thinking, honestly, standing off to the side and...totally not tearing up a bit with a smile. Totally not. What the hell are you talking about. You all see nothing.
But eventually, she will speak up--]
...Thank you. Truly, thank all of you. I...owe this place a lot more than I have realized today. And I hope we are all able to visit one another, sometime. Take care, won't you all?
[...She's trying not to get emotional, holy shit? Fuck.]
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Feels like it's been an age since we talked, huh!
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You're welcome to interrupt him or wait until he's stopped that and he's found somewhere to sit. He'll watch everyone from afar, still sort of smirking but otherwise not really engaging.]
It really is over...
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[Someone is totally getting the shittier manor of the bunch.....]
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I meant what I told everyone, that Hinamizawa is open...though I should warn you. We have a disease there, one that's- ...well, it is...very dangerous, if not treated. I don't know how it would affect non-humans, but I don't want to chance it. If...If you think you want to visit, then it'd be best if I obtain the vaccination and visit you first...so no surprises, alright?
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But I... I want to still... I will travel...when I can. Now that I have the option. Just...after making sure my village, my...children are safe.
[It's been a long two months. Rika must be worried sick.]
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[Well, hey there]
Did you receive my letter?
[Looks like the mail service stopped before it could reach you, Hanyuu]
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No way...
[ She looks up at the sky, and there are.... so many stars. SORRY GANG SHE'S JUST GONNA CRY HERE FOR A BIT. ]
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This belongs to you...does it not, dear?
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Mostly, Elda is sniffing the air and frustrated that no one's blood smells good, still (what the fuck, Kirei) she's settling in to sort of sit and look at the moon.
She's staring hard up at the thing. You know, when she isn't snuggling by Hanyuu.
She missed the moon. ]
Ah...
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I'm glad we ended up lucky! [DIDN'T HAVE TO STUFF YOU IN A SACK OR ANYTHING]
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Alright. So I'm gonna see if I can wait for my magic sword and all, but y'all should come to sunny Alola. I mean. Part of me thinks you should visit Johto and Kanto first, maybe. For Reasons.
...look, you've gotta have the foreign tourist experience, okay. It's no fun otherwise. But yeah, I'm sure someone's gonna teach you how to catch Pokemon or something, so it might as well be me.
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Silver immediately runs the fuck outside and lets out all of his Pokémon; Weavile and Honchkrow are joined by Kingdra, Ursaring, Feraligatr, and... a giant red Gyarados, which Silver is climbing up and starting to aggressively belly rub like it's a fucking dog and not a giant fish snake.]
I'm so glad you guys are okay. We've got so much to catch up on.
[Although once he's done with spoiling the shit out of the Pokémon he hasn't seen in months, he'll go up to anyone and just-]
If you need a place to stay, you can always come to Johto. Gold's offered it to everyone already, and it's a pretty nice place.
[There are Pokémon, it's pretty cool.
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A Poke-man!
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So. In a while.
There's people she oughta talk to (say goodbye to), but for now, she's just going to lay in the grass and stare at the night sky. It's so nice, she missed it a lot. Even if this area seems real deserted aside from them.
After a while of just laying there though, she sighs a bit: ] ...A way for all of us to just visit each other whenever we want?
[ Phi's thing, she's thinking about that— ] How am I supposed to explain a sword to anyone.
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[ Hi, Viktor's going to sit down next to you, Chiyuki. ]
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Some people'll recognize them from his drawings: Sunbo the Sunflora, Sudobo the Sudowoodo, Exbo the Typhlosion are all too pleased to just be All Over Gold and the other two they'd missed. The one people won't recognize so easily has a familiar enough face, though; Togebo the Togekiss is very much something that's kind of eye-catching, being brilliantly white and like a weirdass airplane Pokémon.
Silver already gave the announcement out, so he's pretty content just to relax and be surrounded by his Pokémon t b h.]
I miss you all too, yeah, yeah. Sorry about disappearin' on you two.
[Even if they'd been warned. Aibo and Polibo are just happy to have him back, too.]
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Hey.
[That's real smooth, Silver.]
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Then, he speaks.]
It sounds like people are already working on a solution, but I have a backup in case that fails.
I run a wish shop. One that technically exists between dimensions. I've had visitors from many worlds before, and I know how to send people from one world to another. There is a cost to do such a thing, but it is possible.
So if you ever want to find me, just think of a wish. I'm here to grant wishes, and if you wish loudly enough I'll hear it and find you.
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[ A sage nod ]
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So it'll take Hilda a while to wake up after that entire shitshow; she doesn't...really remember what was going on very well, just that she was dead and then suddenly she was really, really not dead, but she feels kind of weird and this place feels different from the rest, it doesn't feel like she's outside properly, and she...
...She sure is being carried by Gold, isn't she.
But that's...for the time being that's all right, and she'll shift a bit but it's not in a way that’s demanding to be put down, either.
That said, presumably Gold will let her walk eventually and she'll be...around; spending a lot of time sitting in the grass and just kind of staring at the sky, honestly, it's been a really long time since she's seen it.
At least she's not aggressively being...everything Avenger decided to be? That is surely an improvement, "weird and standoffish" is an improvement here.]
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... JUST LET HIM HAVE THIS. Whatever, um, this is. That makes him want to die a bit maybe? Yeah. Ha. Anyway, he's just looking so relieved at her, hi Hilda, oh.]
Nice to see you're awake.
[And fine. Not screaming your head off or... dead.]
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...He also supposes he's going to have to actually put effort into staying alive now, which is also a confusing concept, but he'll manage. Somehow.
Anyway.
There are a few people that he's staying close to for the time being (Jasper and Kira, primarily), but he can be found wandering around by himself here and there – namely, he can occasionally be found clapping his hands together like some sort of tool before pressing them against something (rocks, the ground, the stupid building with the clock). And when nothing happens, he just pulls away and...proceeds to look really disappointed with his hands, like it's their fault or something.
Some things do not change, apparently.]
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It's been interesting working with you, Kimbley. [Varric hadn't ever expected to be saying that.] I'm almost glad I didn't kill you at the beginning of all of this.
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Getting fresh air is good, having space is good, but what he doesn't appreciate...]
I still can't fly.
[He's just sort of aggressively flapping his wings over here with no effect.]
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[ Jumping off the nearest elevation and gliding because he can.]
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Phi is going to sit down and take a break now that that's over with.]
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... You know, given that the Gummies revived you, I'm not sure your hint helped much in the end. But you've more than made up for it with this.
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After he'll be seated on the ground, content to just stare up at the moon. He's never appreciated simple things like this so much before.]
Thank you everyone, for reminding me who I want to be.
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Instead, Weavile's running up to him and latching right onto his leg. Hey buddy, he missed you-]
I like the new look.
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Later on, he will wander around for a bit, lost in his thoughts, and well... Mikazuki sure does know there will be good-byes at some point. But, truth to be told, he has never been good at goodbyes, so he's making a bit of a conscious effort to avoid that (and most people actually, if he can get away with it) until Killia and Christo are content to leave. ]
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[ That's apparently his greeting while she's gliding next to him, also looking up towards the stars and the moon. God it's nice to see the night sky. ]
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now that i've actually slept, standing off to the side and seeming to be at just a bit of a loss. He glanced back to the Clock Tower on occasion as all this transpired, like he was questioning what he was even doing out here.]no subject
So why can I still not smell your blood?
[ Best introduction, clearly. ]
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