FAREWELL

[retellers]

FAREWELL ( ☆ ) Rise and shine, gremlins. As the new day begins, everyone will open their eyes and find themselves in transparent pods, just like the ones they had previously found the missing Leaders in. When they step out of them, they'll see the now probably familiar sight of a large, white room. Exiting the room will take them back to the castle, although it's a little different? Everything that made it personal to the Leaders is now gone, so that it no longer looks like anyone lived there. The passage leading to the basement is now locked as well, while the upper floors aren't glitching anymore. The rankings are finalized; rather, it seems that they have been since last week. Everyone on the Rabbit team will receive a message on their PHS: You did it! Think about your wish. Cute little stars zoom through the air, each one reaching a member of the Rabbit team. Looks like they'll be making their wish on these. As for everyone as a whole: Their memories are still intact, and they'll find that all of their powers have now returned to them. If they make their way to castle entrance, instead of a front door, they'll now see that it's full of many different portals. They can go through whichever portal they want, even if it's not their original home, but it's a one-way path. Unless someone on Rabbit team wants to use their wish for this, they have no way of traversing through the different worlds. They aren't completely cut off from one another, though. They're still allowed to keep their PHS, and it looks like the messaging function still works, with every participant and Leader available on the contact list. Have fun with your new texting buddies once you leave! Until then, it looks like it's time to say goodbye. Furthermore, it seems someone has something to say to everyone...

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[reconnective]

[he...just sort of smiles a little.]

Safer. A better place for you and AJ, no matter what. That's what it'll be like.

[stillnot]

[ ... yeah. yep. yeah. ]

Mm.

[ ... ]

... I wonder how long before people start to change. [ resource scarcity is still real and she doesn't think raiders are going away any time soon. ]

[reconnective]

Dunno. Could be a couple week, or a couple of months, or a couple of years. But at least there's the chance for that to happen now.

[stillnot]

It's going to be really weird.

[reconnective]

I know. But you already survived two months of weird magic and inexplainable things. That should help make it a little easier, right?

[stillnot]

[ hm. well, she manages a little smile at that. ]

Yeah. Guess I'm more prepared for the unexpected.

Everyone's going to think I'm crazy if I try to explain, though.

[reconnective]

Think you're gonna try to explain it anyway? They may have a lot of questions for you we never even got answers to.

[stillnot]

[ ... ]

It's probably better not to even try.

[reconnective]

So what're you gonna do? Just pretend you have no idea what happened? [he has no qualms with that.]

[stillnot]

Probably.

[ ... ]

I'd like to tell AJ. [ she doesn't love lying to her baby? but. will if it's what's best... ] Hard to decide if I should do it now, when he's a kid so that he'll grow up and think I was just fucking with him - or if I should wait until he's older and less likely to believe me in the first place.

[reconnective]

Hmm...may as well talk to him now. If he has questions when he's older, wouldn't it be easier if he already remembers what you told him the first time?

[stillnot]

Mm, guess so. With Ochako's wish, it's not like he won't have some proof of it, after all.

[ like if they were confined to her world, teaching AJ about magic that he'll never encounter could be dangerous. but...? ]

[reconnective]

If we get to keep the PHSes, we can text each other and travel whenever we want. You could always travel somewhere and then make your way back when you're ready.

[it's a cool idea, he thinks.] But maybe ease him into it anyway.

[stillnot]

They wouldn't get taken from us now, right?

[ she actually looks a little alarmed because she didn't think about? the phses being taken away? and she would like to address that concern before. the rest of that. hm. ]

[reconnective]

Nah. I think it's just that we don't have to take them with us. But they're ours to keep for however long we want.

[stillnot]

Then... Do you think you'll be able to use yours? Where you're going?

[reconnective]

...only one way to find out. [there's a light smile. I still can't leave, Clem. I have to go. But...if it works, we can send messages.

[stillnot]

[ she swats at him lightly. ]

I know. That's what I mean.

I can keep you company. Even if it's only through messages. And you can... Keep me updated. On whatever weird shit happens to you.

[reconnective]

[he laughs lightly but lets her swat him.]

Yeah, that could work. [he pulls out his phs and considers it.] Too bad these things don't have a picture mode. It'd be nice to see how things were going in your world.

[stillnot]

Mm. Repairs will be slow. You'll probably be able to come see them in person before that much even changes.

[ she is. trying to talk optimistically. it's a struggle? but she's trying. ]

[reconnective]

Yeah? I can probably help out when I get there with whatever you need. [optimism is better than crushing reality, so! haha!

but oh. he suddenly perks up.]

Oh! My powers are back. [he grins.] Wanna see something cool?

[stillnot]

No.

[ ... she's kidding? ]

[reconnective]

Too bad. [he knows she's kidding at least. but give him a second and he'll back up, giving himself some space before opening his hand and summoning something weird.]

Take a look.

[stillnot]

[ okay the act of summoning it is, she has to admit, pretty fucking cool. like, she would really like to be able to summon weapons like that?

but she's just. looking at that for a long moment. ]

... That looks easy to hurt yourself with.

[reconnective]

I've been using it for a while. And it can change forms whenever I want it to. The whole idea is for it to make it easy to hurt monsters instead.

[and yet he looks fairly pleased with himself.]