Sou knows he's made far too many enemies in this game. His attempts to manipulate and steal a victory for himself have led him into an unwinnable situation.
The party can see, if just for a moment, the swirling Teal and Magenta energies within Sou. The internal fight of "I can't die" and "I can't let Kanna die". It seems like the conflict that created this palace had been going on even since then.
But the end was never decided by Sou, no matter how much he pleaded. It was always up to Sara.
And Sara chose for Sou to die.
Somehow, he's not scared anymore. Knowing Kanna, his one and only sister, will live a little bit longer is enough for him. He closes his eyes and accepts his fate. That 0.0% chance of surviving remains true.]
[It doesn't take long for them to catch up. He's bleeding from several bullet holes in his body, all looking serious but none an instant killer. He will bleed out before too long, but he's bought himself a few more minutes.
As he limps down to a room close by, he can't help but laugh pitifully at himself.]
In the end...I couldn't make it after all...I really should have trusted them...
[He leans against a wall, gasping in pain as the pressure moves the bullets inside of him. No, he can't stop here, he needs to keep going. The trail of blood will be enough to tell where he's going.]
But I can still...do one last thing...to help everyone...to help Sara...
[He enters a room with a laptop sitting on a table. He falls to his knees, unable to keep himself up anymore. All he can do now is keep his head up and type. ]
RUN JOE1.EXE
[As the program boots up, and a familiar face starts to appear on the screen, Sou's vision grows hazy. He lays his head down on the desk, knowing he's done all he can do. As he slips away into darkness, all he can think of is that Kanna has a chance at surviving now. That has to be enough...]
Makes sense now what you did back during my palace... Challenging me outright despite the risk. I was wondering this whole time when you found it in you to finally help and stop acting like someone you're not. You're not the man who forced you to sign your life away... Who isolated you from the world...
[He kneels at Sou's body and looks at the computer.]
This is what Shin would have done from the start if he could trust the people around him, hm?
( mafuyu follows as quickly as she can, and while she's not a mercenary adult, she's still a naturally athletic, talented girl- it's only her own pausing to worry about joshua that slows her down, really.
she skids to a stop, but she can't look away in time.
what happened to atem was horrific, but it also felt more fantastical, like something she can write off as a bad dream once she's ready to try and move on.
Not particularly complex ones, but yes. They're commonly used for automated practices these days- reminding someone about bills or payments, and things like that. Some restaurants also have robot servers.
... He told me during the aquarium sleepover that he makes them, sometimes.
[Atem is completely unaware about the AI copy Kaiba made of him. This firmly remains in insane science fiction for him rather than a weird facet of reality.]
[also completely apropos for nothing--- hurrah he isn't the only one who compartmentalizes and dissociates after trauma. not that he's aware he's actually doing this. it's just a fucked up coping mechanism that'll crash spectacularly after they leave the palace.]
Too bad we can't see how advanced this one is... because Schneider shot the computer.
[Well, he would have tried to loot the corpse but... He probably gets nothing anyway (3) so he just puts Sou in a better position, lying down on the floor.]
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Sou knows he's made far too many enemies in this game. His attempts to manipulate and steal a victory for himself have led him into an unwinnable situation.
The party can see, if just for a moment, the swirling Teal and Magenta energies within Sou. The internal fight of "I can't die" and "I can't let Kanna die". It seems like the conflict that created this palace had been going on even since then.
But the end was never decided by Sou, no matter how much he pleaded. It was always up to Sara.
And Sara chose for Sou to die.
Somehow, he's not scared anymore. Knowing Kanna, his one and only sister, will live a little bit longer is enough for him. He closes his eyes and accepts his fate. That 0.0% chance of surviving remains true.]
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Did you think I didn't notice that the collars deactivate just moments before an execution? Heh. Guess you lost this one.
[The game runner shouts after him, saying that there's defense features, and the sounds of gunshots can be heard. But Sou runs, right out of the room.
...follow?]
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Holy shit, you go Sou! Sayaka seems genuinely impressed with what he's managed to do and--
It doesn't blind her to a very distinct possibility that something else could get him, but she does start to follow after him.]
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cw: bullet wounds, blood
He still has time.
As he limps down to a room close by, he can't help but laugh pitifully at himself.]
In the end...I couldn't make it after all...I really should have trusted them...
[He leans against a wall, gasping in pain as the pressure moves the bullets inside of him. No, he can't stop here, he needs to keep going. The trail of blood will be enough to tell where he's going.]
But I can still...do one last thing...to help everyone...to help Sara...
[He enters a room with a laptop sitting on a table. He falls to his knees, unable to keep himself up anymore. All he can do now is keep his head up and type. ]
RUN JOE1.EXE
[As the program boots up, and a familiar face starts to appear on the screen, Sou's vision grows hazy. He lays his head down on the desk, knowing he's done all he can do. As he slips away into darkness, all he can think of is that Kanna has a chance at surviving now. That has to be enough...]
Sou Hiyori has....expired
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This is about what she expected to see. You can't live through that many gunshot wounds. Certainly not someone as sickly as Sou...
She'll kneel down by him and make sure he can lay down and rest at least.
There's nothing to say except...]
...do you regret protecting her?
[ if Teal is around...but he hasn't been for while. Hm.]
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Sou's eyes are thankfully closed too. Without the blood it might look like he's just taking a nap.]
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Makes sense now what you did back during my palace... Challenging me outright despite the risk. I was wondering this whole time when you found it in you to finally help and stop acting like someone you're not. You're not the man who forced you to sign your life away... Who isolated you from the world...
[He kneels at Sou's body and looks at the computer.]
This is what Shin would have done from the start if he could trust the people around him, hm?
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she skids to a stop, but she can't look away in time.
what happened to atem was horrific, but it also felt more fantastical, like something she can write off as a bad dream once she's ready to try and move on.
bullets and blood are far more real. )
... An... AI...?
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... He told me during the aquarium sleepover that he makes them, sometimes.
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[Atem is completely unaware about the AI copy Kaiba made of him. This firmly remains in insane science fiction for him rather than a weird facet of reality.]
I've only ever seen them in movies...
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Too bad we can't see how advanced this one is... because Schneider shot the computer.
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