THE END 2.0: THE AFTERPARTY

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THE END 2.0

THIS IS NOT GOODBYE (YET)

Welcome back to Sunset City! Kenir has been defeated, the barrier around the city has been broken, and the Temple has been restored to its usual condition.

Following your conversations with Braphine at the Temple, your local goddess of community and connection has granted you the gift of being able to go back to where you came from, or to visit other places where your bonds have been formed.

But. It takes time to prepare all these, no?

Which is why you have been granted some time. Time to yourself, with your new bonds and friendships, positive and/or negative - to spend time with each other before you go your separate ways.

Dennyhop, burger-making, movie time, karaoke, rest… Whatever you choose to do with your remaining time in Sunset City is up to you. It's safe to roam around, too, given that the residents seem to be themselves again – sure, there is conflict, there is anger, there is sadness to be found, but there is not anything depriving the people of the full human experience. Not right now, and hopefully, not for a long time. The sense of community is present among the residents…

…And perhaps among all of you, too. Much more so than when you first arrived.

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Here is your aftermath/afterparty post! Feel free to host your own FFA gatherings in this post or any wrap-up threads with your CR. The epilogue/goodbye post will go up tomorrow, Saturday 2/11 at 12pm EST, along with a tl:cr and love meme!

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[pointzeropercent]

Sure, let's grab something to eat.

[He has a few things he wants to discuss with her too. As one dead person to another.]

[destage]

Feel free to pick out whatever you like! Cafe au Lait's got a really good menu, and--

[As if on cue, one of the cute baristas slides on over to take their order! Sayaka chuckles a bit; Ayanami-san, as she's named, will gladly take their order. It's mostly dessert and coffee focused but they do boast a pretty good sandwich menu too!

Sayaka, for her part, is ordering cakepops. She is a simple girl, really. Once Ayanami-san is off to get that under way...]

So, how are you holding up?

[pointzeropercent]

[He orders a coffee loaded with sugar and mocha, plus a pastry. The coffee is sweeter than the pastry.]

I'm alright. Glad for everything to be over, but apprehensive at the same time.

[destage]

[Now that's Sayaka's kind of coffee, honestly--]

I don't blame you. I kind of feel the same, if I'm gonna be honest, but...I guess I'm kinda lucky that I've had a somewhat set path that I've only gotten more firm in over time...

[sometimes you latch really hard onto people who treat you with even a modicum of humanity--]

Are you worried about the future? Do you...need anywhere to go?

[pointzeropercent]

I'm still considering. I know I'm not going home, but beyond that...

[...]

Do you...ever feel weird, about dying and being alive again? Like this life we have now could be ripped away at any moment?

[destage]

I won't deny it...I do. I've felt like this for a while, honestly, and I hate to say it...I've spent this entire time waiting for the other shoe to drop, for something to happen to make things...right, I guess. Not that I was really sure what form that would take.

[Sayaka pauses, after that.]

...Are you nervous about that, Shin-kun?