EPILOGUE

[linkupmods]

EPILOGUE

PARTING IS SUCH SWEET SORROW

Braphine brought you here to help her world, but for many of you, these past three months may have been extraordinarily fruitful. Despite being brought here unwillingly, despite having a rocky start with animosity and disarray, you've all managed to come together in the last few weeks to help each other, get to know one another, and form connections that will last for at least a lifetime.

Luckily, you won't have to say goodbye forever. Your phones will give you the option to teleport to your comrades' worlds with the simple press of a button on their contact info. You may also come back to Sunset City (or even stay here), if you'd like. However, the teleportation can only be done with those you have connections with from your stay here. It is not impossible to form more bonds after you go home, though, so you are more than welcome to fill up your list of transportation possibilities if you so choose.

The network will also function across dimensions, so you can keep in touch with your fellow Chosen even after you're done here.

Still, the atmosphere is bittersweet. Many are going home, or to other places, to live better lives. For Sunset City, though, it's time to say goodbye. It's time to bid farewell to the memories you've made here at the very least, because despite how accessible your friends may be, this may be the last time you'll be together as a group. The last time all 31 of you will be standing together in the same city, in the same place you've had to call home for the past 3 months, fighting for the same cause, side by side.

But as long as you remain linked up with your companions--

You will always be under the same sky.

OOC

READ ME!!!!

Fun OOC note: For characters with canon powers, they have been returned to you as of this log. Characters will still have access to their Personas while they are still in Sunset City, but Personas can now only be summoned in the Nekyia and not in the real world since everything has been Fixed!

Thank you for joining us on this journey! Feel free to head on over to our Love Meme and TL;CR Meme as well ♥

ic comm | inboxes | ooc comm | full nav

code

Comments

[goei]

[While this, the eve of everyone's departure, aught to be a solemn affair, Izou is... surprisingly brimming with energy??? He's running up to anyone he knows with a shout of;]

Oi oi, lemme show you the real strength of the Ghost of Tosa, Manslayer Izou!!!

[It's up to the other party to decide if this is a fight challenge or not, I guess. He seems in high spirits but that doesn't mean he won't fight.]

[vogelfrei]

[ McGillis, being a complete normie human (spinal implant aside), needs to rely on context cues to find out powers are back. The context cues in question are the way Izou seems to be vibrating out of his skin with elation. ]

You better do. It's been a long wait for your triumphant display.

[ And maybe then he'll stop thinking 'cute...' and think 'cool...' again!! ]

[goei]

[He is so excited. The irony of at game start, Izou would have been like "WAIT TIL I GET MY FULL STRENGTH BACK SO I CAN GET REVENGE ON ALL OF YOU WHO MOCKED ME!" but now he pretty much just wants to show off to his friends.

Anyway, with his servant strength, he's stronger than any normal human. However he's still not THAT strong by servant standards. So he can't easily princess carry McGillis. Instead McGillis's getting the potato sack hold. Hup.]

You ready?

[Ominous.]

[vogelfrei]

[ Well, McGillis was expecting being picked up so he doesn't startle, but this is..... Well, it's something. Not exactly comfortable, and not a position he'd ever expected to voluntarily put himself into, but also deeply amusing. ]

As long as you're not intending to throw me like a basketball - yes, sure, I'm ready.

[ FOR WHAT? HE IS UNSURE. ]

[goei]

I'm gonna see how fast I can run when I'm bein' slowed down by your heavy ass!

[McGillis is training equipment now??? Anyway, Izou was fast before, of course! But now it's only a couple seconds of acceleration before he is blasting down a sidewalk outrunning a car. Nyoom.]

[vogelfrei]

[ HELLO???????????????????????????????

There they go, just absolutely rushing down the street like--- God, what did he get himself into. This is dizzying!! It's also very cool, but mostly it makes him feel like weird helpless luggage... what the fuck!!!! ]

This--- this is with my weight?!

[goei]

[Casually;]
Yeah!

[After about a minute of showing off, Izou does finally stop and let McGillis down. He's clearly proud of himself, though in all fairness, he is visibly a little tired from the exertion (Agility B, Endurance D).]

Pretty cool huh!?

[vogelfrei]

[ McGillis is a tiny bit unsteady on his feet after being let down because this was-- This was definitely a lot for his brain and center of balance to suddenly put up with. A human speed train...

He has to sort his fringe back into place after the airflow speed made a mess of it. ]

More than. If the hold wasn't a little undignified, I'd rely on you for transport from now.

[ This is a joke, but he really does look like he thought this was amazing. ]

[goei]

Yeah, s'more for sudden tactical retreat kinda things. But I wanted ta give you a taste of what it really means ta be a heroic spirit.

[All of Izou's extreme bragging almost seems warranted now.]

[vogelfrei]

[ ................. ]

Trying to sell the experience to me?

[goei]

[There's a look of Processing Lag on Izou's face that says he really was just showing himself off but.... Now that you mention it!!!]

... I mean, does it seem more appealin' to ya know???

[vogelfrei]

[ One day he'll stop expecting Izou to play 5D chess with him, but the day is not today. He does laugh at that expression though. ]

Mhmm... a little?

[ Though there's a playful tone to it. ]

[goei]

[Considering.]

Then you'd be back ta bein' the stronger one, though...

[Him being stronger right now is a novelty. Given the size difference.]

[vogelfrei]

Oh, that's your concern?

[ Hey Izou. Hey. There's no real warning before McGillis attempts to literally sweep you off your feet in a proper bridal hold. ]

[goei]

[On the one hand, Rats!!!! He's been undermined!!!!! On the other hand..... He IS a princess......]

J-Just cause you can pick me up don't mean yer stronger!!! I weigh less than you do!!!

[He is, however, not calling to be put down.]

[vogelfrei]

[ Then he won't be put down. He's definitely on the heaver end for McGillis to carry and he certainly could not run like this but... for a little while, he can comfortably hold him this way. ]

Oh, I know. In the end, I'm not a physical fighter - and whatever ability I once had with a sword has been decimated by you, anyway.

[ So why all this? Well. ]

I just felt like holding you.

[goei]

[THIS IS AN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT. Izou's already red face darkens even further.]

That-

[He's still waiting for the novelty of being Desired so wholly and having such romantic gestures thrown at him to wear off. It has not even a little.]

It ain't fair how slick you got all of a sudden!!!!

[STOP SEDUCING HIM HE'S ALREADY SEDUCED!!!!]

[vogelfrei]

[ Ahhh, this feels good. This is recharging his energy levels. He didn't even know he'd like that kind of reaction so much, but it's such a sweet contrast to the way Izou looks when brandishing a sword.... ]

Not fair? I'd call it the consequences of your own actions.

1/2

[finalmix]

[ did I write powers regain into this log because I wanted to do this,

yes

because hi. here's joshua - except that he's scrawny teenager no more and more ethereal angelic higher being because he Completely Forgot about having to tune his vibe back down to "safe for human viewing" levels, ]

[moodwrecker]

[Aubrey has her nice new luggage with her, a pet carrier containing Bun-Bun sat on top of it in the meantime. She has her phone out and could very well stare a hole through the thing with how intensely she's looking at the "go home" option

She is flat out not paying attention to her surroundings, so if anyone approaches her, they'll be treated to seeing her fluster as she realizes someone else was around.]

Wait- sorry, what?

2/2

[finalmix]

[ anyway if anyone reminds him that he needs to nerf himself back to human levels in order to talk to him--

otherwise he's really just here to people watch and observe, and he'll likely not make a move until everyone else has departed. ]

[needsteaplz]

[If anyone can perceive magic/spiritual energy, they might sense a sharp spike coming from Saori. At first it's rather blinding but it quickly fades into something much more warm and comforting. It even takes Saori by surprise.]

Oh. I wonder though...

[She puts her hands together and closes her eyes in concertation. Within three seconds, two large bottles of sake pop out of thin air and the goddess among them catches them with ease.]

I normally don't use my powers like this but anyone care for a last drink?

[beathollow]

( mafuyu has all her things packed- clothes that truly suit her instead of drab pastels her mother chose, a bajillion plushies between atem, sunrise and richard, and more- and her phone seems to be glowing. if you're lucky, you might see a hologram talking to her, one or more of six familiar faces, if you were at her palace.

they might be willing to talk to you, too.

or you can at least say bye one last time... )

... So, this is it...

[fullmoonmutt]

Only if I get to show you mine!

[ In before they cause collateral damage to Sunset City. ]

[fullmoonmutt]

I'm not leaving this place until you give me what I want.

[ Bold words for... a werewolf menacing an unfeeling, unseeing crane game. Eli has one last mission here. He has to get that damn hot sauce bottle plushie. He doesn't need to save any of what's left of his commission money or anything anymore, so it's all going into arcade tokens.

He plunks the first in and... it slips from the claw's grasp (3). ]

OH, C'MON!

[needsteaplz]

...Okay, you know I thought your name sounded familiar? I just wasn't sure where I heard it from until now.

[Please don't be disappointed in her. History was one of her stronger school subjects but it's been so long.]

Alright, let's see what you can do then. It wouldn't be fair if you try to challenge me with my powers but if you want to test your abilities on me, by all means go ahead.

[prozaic]

[Even with his full strength back, Shalem isn't the type to show off, he prefers to keep it all lowkey until it's necessary, either during battle or a performance-- or both.

For this final day, he can be found playing the electronic piano in the recreation room... but it's unplugged. Rather, he's supplying the power to it himself. No one needs perception to notice that that the air is slightly electrified... and that the end of his tail is wrapped around the piano's plug.

No need for Perception to note that his neck is, for once, completely clear of the crystals that had been growing there for the past month.

When someone comes by to watch him play, or even inspect, he looks up and gives them a nod.]

I'm taking requests. The more difficult, the better.

[beathollow]

--What.

[beathollow]

I was saying hi. ... And, bye, I guess.

Are you ready?

[beathollow]

( mafuyu just blinks, and then nods! lets goooo. )

[beathollow]

What is it?

( she'd been to the arcade a few times, and she wanted to surprise arven with something before they left, but this is the first time she'd run into eli there. )

with mod approval

[metagame]

Still at it..?

[Atem whistles as he watches the plush slip away.]

You know, when I got here and beat my first Shadow, they happened to drop a few arcade tokens. I've kept them around for good luck... Don't have much use for them now. You want to give them a try?

[This is a lie, of course, because he's actually slipping Eli some lightly Shadow Game magicked tokens to ensure he wins the hot sauce bottle plush, but who needs to worry about the finer details?]

[fullmoonmutt]

This dumb machine won't give... me... the one... I want!

[ He plunks in another token, tries again, and fails (8). Again! Again! Argh! ]

lmao i mean i inflicted this roll hell on myself so

[fullmoonmutt]

Why would a Shadow have arcade tokens?

[ Eli's only just clever enough to question that. What he isn't is clever enough not to accept the tokens Atem is handing over, so that isn't so much a problem as it is idle chatter. ]

[cleansewithfire]

How are you going to do that, Mr. Izou?

[ Genuine question. ]

[moodwrecker]

...

[She looks down.]

I don't know. As ready as I'll ever be, I guess?

...I have to find out of Basil's okay.

[beautifulknight]

[ A solemn affair? Argenti himself may have considered that might be the case at one point. Except for one fact:

That they will all still be able to communicate with one another following this. If anything, there is an undercurrent of energy he too he feels he needs to burn off. ]

...I was thinking that it was a pity we have yet to have ourselves a true, friendly spar.

Let us face each other as an excellent way to grant each other farewell, until we meet again.

[ With this, Argenti will take out his spear, showing he has no fear in facing Izou down at full strength. The familiar blessings that felt muted now call upon the mysterious power Idrila has blessed him with. ]

[beautifulknight]

[ Saying good-bye one last time?

Argenti will definitely be here to say something like that himself. But of course he isn't going to simply leave it with a simple "good-bye", because he is just like that.

He'll even meet her with a bright smile. ]

...It certainly is, isn't it?

[beathollow]

Ah, the shape... it's working against you.

[fullmoonmutt]

Seriously... Why is a bottle shape so much harder to snag than these other things?

[ Another token, another try, another... failure (5). ]

...are you fucking kidding me...?

[beathollow]

The other plushies have something to grip with three prongs- a large head or bow or something. The bottle... doesn't.

May I try?

[fullmoonmutt]

Uh, sure?

[ Maybe it's a good idea for him to take a break before deciding to smash the machine instead, so. He'll step aside and hand a token over to Mafuyu. ]

Go on, give it a shot.