mingle: farewell

[cyclists]

Farewell
34 Revived

As the sun rises on Saturday morning, all will be quiet and still in the village. Not a single soul stirs as the sun and the moon linger in the sky, visible should anyone look.

A shimmer of stars spark through the air as a swirl of darkness lifts from the village. Everything has returned to as it once was, all 16 houses in-tact and all buildings precisely as they were before. Beams of light follow, soaring through the air and delivering every single participant back to this plane of existence.

As participants gather their wits and take in their surroundings, they'll find that a celebratory banquet has been prepared for them not unlike the one that originally greeted them. Decorations hang from the rafters and windows as lively music plays and can be heard in every part of the village. Some may even be able to trace the source to a gathering of musical instruments, and even...a turntable? Strange. All manner of fruits and vegetables appear to be perfect for harvest, and a variety of freshly cooked dishes from across many worlds can be found on display at the tables in the center. If you don't see your favorite dish? All of the ingredients can be found, along with amenities to make it yourself.

Surrounding the center of the village, several gateways open one by one, a soft gold glow emitting from them. No dangers linger in these parts, but adventure awaits those who wish to find it. Likewise, silver gateways open alongside these and serve as portals that allow participants to return to their homeworlds whenever they're ready.

Your Oracle Bells are in working condition, all messages saved from your time here and featuring a new network feature. Even as you leave this world, you're only 140 characters away from the friends you've come to cherish. Look around at those who join you today. Look hard enough, and you may even find some familiar faces you haven't seen for a very, very long time.

Though your time in this village draws to a close, the universe has settled and found a path to follow. You will always have a place here should you wish to return, and even when you depart for your next destination, your strength and power will follow you.

Your gratitude will be remembered, participants. Congratulations.



Happy endgame, friends! Thank you guys for a fun nine weeks! Here's a breakdown of what's happening in this post.

-All participants have been revived.
-All locations from the game have been opened, including the locations of the CYOAs.
-All characters' homeworlds can be visited.
-Castmates will be able to come through these world portals and play with the game's cast! So feel free to tag each other, etc.
-The Oracle Bells now have a universal network! We have a post over in the free-for-all meme comm so please just spam each other to your heart's content.
-All elemental powers will remain with characters when they leave! This includes their special skills.
-And yes, all injuries are healed and all characters will remember their time here.

In addition, we have a feedback post, love meme/friending meme, and tl;cr meme for your endgame needs. Your final CR chart is also up.

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[unsaid]

i. it's just the one, homies.

[it might be a little hard to catch mikazuki munechika - all over again.

he never makes himself immediately available and he doesn't sit underneath the sakura tree, or in the garden, or in the meeting hall. there is always just the ghost of him at the edges of the festivities, looking over everyone as they say their goodbyes and their farewells.

he hums softly as he looks like he's about to wander off again - a soft song - and you will probably have to stop him before he wanders off into a portal and never comes back]

Ah... Splendid, splendid.

ii. wildcard

[WHATEVER YOU WANT]

[ritualization]

Ah, Mikazuki-san.

[who better to catch a sanjou grandpa than a second sanjou grandpa? though of course it's taken a while, as he looks over this new place. it's all right. there wasn't any hurry; he knew he'd catch up to mikazuki eventually.

he might not know what exactly is going on, but it's easy to tell when people are saying their goodbyes. so he makes a small gesture toward the others--]

Shall we pray for their journeys to be safe? Or do you have some business here as well?

['have you been here too', he means, wherever 'here' is.]

[unsaid]

[ah........

there is a pause when mikazuki sees ishikirimaru again - though it's a very brief one. a moment where his eyes soften, as if reviewing a sight that he hadn't even realized that he missed.

and then he smiles]

... mm, no. My business here has concluded.

A prayer for each of them would be lovely, I think.

[preowned]

Mikazuki Munechika.

[ he hadn't been looking for him, exactly. but it's at the right moment when he turns slightly and can see mikazuki walking by in the slight distance. tsuru doesn't run, but he also knows he doesn't have to-- jiji doesn't usually hurry his pace. ]

[unsaid]

[he's continuing on at his same pace - though at that voice calling him by that name.... he might even slow a fraction for a second, before he thinks better of it and keeps moseying along]

We have much left to take care of, Tsurumaru Kuninaga.

[preowned]

Back to the front lines, right?

[ he realizes that he doesn't even know what mikazuki was doing before he came here. that's funny. ]

[unsaid]

[ . . . him love this crane]

... I was actually hoping there might only be a nice cup of tea waiting for me, actually.

Unless you intend to divert my attention?

[unfriendliest]

Mikazuki.

[ kara sees him from the corner of his eye, and calls out before he can disappear. after what happened, he feels like they should talk, one more time, before he goes. ]

[unsaid]

[ah -

a smile spreads across mikazuki's face, even if it's just a little sharper compared to others, like he's waiting for something unpleasant as an inevitability]

Ookurikara.

[unfriendliest]

[ if kara were a little more honest, even with himself, he might be willing to admit that he doesn't really know what to say to mikazuki now. what does any sword say to the one who broke them, and was broken in return? even if what happened wasn't mikazuki's fault, or even mikazuki as himself, it can't change that it did in fact happen. and kara, for his part, is still feeling a little raw after some of the things he'd said.

but he was corrupted. he can't blame mikazuki for that, so he settles for holding the hilt of his sword a little tighter as he speaks ]

It worked out how you wanted.

[unclocked]

[ breaks up sword conga line bc yolo

a tiny white haired baby will look up at mikazuki's words as he drifts by. he'll look around. look back up again. ]

What's splendid?

[unsaid]

[oh what's this - ]

A happy ending.

[and he smiles]

Are you looking for someone?

[unclocked]

No, I already found him.

[ and then wandered off from him at the first chance he got. ]

Is everyone happy? Some people seemed kind of upset.

[ like that green lady. and no one really seems sad to leave. ]

[doublebladed]

[eXCUSE HIM. ARE YOU REALLY GOING TO JUST SCROLL PAST WITHOUT SAYING HEWWO?

That is to say Mikazuki doesn't get to wander off too far because he's moving and suddenly a small hand comes up to grab his wrist. He doesn't speak up immediately, but he's rooting him in place for a moment and looking at the ground.

...what to say....]

Jiji. [Because he still can't actually really pronounce Mikazuki as well as he wants to, also it's long, also he's used to this, and he pauses again.] ...you won't disappear forever, right?

[unsaid]

[well he is strolling right along - but there's a hand holding onto him, and he pauses at it. he glances over his shoulder and his expression softens

for roxas, and only roxas.]

... that would be rather disappointing, wouldn't it? If we were to simply fade from each other, after all we've been through.

[doublebladed]

Yeah...I wouldn't want that. [He's still holding him in place though because he doesn't trust wandering grandpas, but he looks up with wide eyes.] We've worked way too hard just to forget each other.

[...he pauses.] I'm glad to see you came back, too. I asked everyone left to make sure it would happen, but...[A shrug.] You did well.

[forefall]

[ binch

She knew he would leave despite everything he said to her. She takes off her glove and lobs it at his stupid head.

She pulls out a spare glove and immediately puts it on to replace the one she threw. ]

[unsaid]

[he deserves that

it connects and he actually seems surprised]

Oh my?

[though he'll catch the glove before it

hits the ground]

[forefall]

[ Don't just go, "Oh my?"

Four looks unhappy. ]

You're leaving.

[ That's not a question. ]

[alitaba]

[ Futaba's been bull charging at all her CR but for Jiji alone, she'll restrain herself from bowling him over. There's just a distant cry that gets louder as she nyooms closer, arms outstretched ]

DON'T LEAAAAAAAAAAAAAVE-

[ WAIT FOR HER ]

[unsaid]

[oh thanks honey -

but mikazuki supposes he’ll pause at that]

Oh...?

What a startling command.

[alitaba]

[ running after people is tiring work. give her a second to wheeze for a moment ]

You can't leave yet!!

[ she has a final present for you!!!! ]

I made you something!

i

[foodbin]

[grandpa please don't ghost]

...Hey. Heading back?

[unsaid]

[well he was trying

anyway]

Stretching my legs.

Even an old man like myself has many sights left to see, after all.

[foodbin]

...Do you mind staying for a few more minutes?