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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Comments

[whitewalls]

a. portals, kind of

[ and by kind of, i mean she herself isn't really at the portals.

instead, naminé is sitting close by, drawing. if you come by, she'll rip a page out and give one to you. it'll most likely be a drawing of you talking to any of your cr while hanging around, one that looks exactly like the drawings from the white room during the final week. ]

b. wildcard

[ or you can find her just hanging around??? doing whatever. it's fine. ]

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[omegathree]

[who is Val talking to in this drawing? He wasn't expecting to get anything from anyone at this point.]

Thank you, Namine.

[whitewalls]

[ it's him and (checks threads on this post) akane ]

You're welcome.

[ she is very content ]

[omegathree]

[That's valid. He smiles softly at the drawing before tucking it into his coat.]

Are you ready to go back?

[whitewalls]

... yeah. Soon.

[ she decided that she wants to wait until most people are gone before she goes. ]

[omegathree]

You have as much time as you need here.

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[specialdog]

[ Akane takes the picture and - actually smiles at it. ]

Now what?

[ As in: Where is Namine headed? ]

[whitewalls]

I'm going back to where I belong.

[ or so she thought. ]

... I won't be able to contact anyone for a little while, but I know I'll be able to eventually. Future spoilers, I guess.

[specialdog]

What - why not? For how long?

[ She wanted to befriend? bully Namine over text message. ]

[whitewalls]

... I'm not sure how long, I wasn't given a time frame.

Where I'm returning to is somewhere that I can't really communicate with everyone.

[specialdog]

Yeah, you said that it was like that where you came from...

Do you have to go back there? Can't you just... Go somewhere else?

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[doublebladed]

[He'll approach her wherever she is, and he's going to hold out a hand.]

I want to show you something. Come with me? [Is he going to explain? No. Are they going to talk about Friday? Absolutely not.]

[whitewalls]

[ she takes his hand immediately, because why wouldn't she. ]

Of course.

[doublebladed]

Cool. [And hand in hand, they begin to walk and he's leading her to his own portal. People have been dipping in and out this whole time, so he sees nothing wrong with showing her a taste of the future.

Stepping through, he brings her to a beach that she'll recognize as Destiny Islands, thanks to Sora's memories and the like. The sun is warm and the ocean's bright. The breeze smells like salt and fruit and Roxas looks out to the sand before he grins at her.]

I though one more beach trip was a good idea for us.

[whitewalls]

[ she probably should have expected it, when he started heading for the portals. but when they get to the other side of it, she still can't help but be surprised.

even though roxas had told naminé they'll be here one day, it's... different. being told versus actually feeling the breeze on your face. ]

It's beautiful.

[doublebladed]

Right? I didn't believe it when we first got here, but it's really just like this. [He seems excited and he's going to start leading her along the sand. Come, come.] The water's always a little warm...and there's all kinds of seashells and fish. The main island isn't that far, but this is the play island everyone comes to.

We'll get to spend even more time here someday soon.

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[drivingforce]

[Well she's already found a few of the KHs (and she won't find Roxas, strangely), but as she walks through the village Kairi spots someone a little familiar. Wherever Naminé is, and whatever she's doing, she'll soon feel a calm presence at her side as she approaches.]

It's pretty quiet here, isn't it? [Hello Naminé. This isn't a Kairi she probably remembers given she has shorter hair and a new outfit, but she certainly remembers her.]

[whitewalls]

[ it's funny how that the last time they met, kairi was the one surprised. and here they are, in reverse situations.

it's even funnier that naminé spent weeks thinking about kairi, but never expected to actually face her like this. ]

... it can get loud.

[drivingforce]

Yeah? [She's looking around, glancing at the people milling around in the area.] I didn't expect to see so many people here, but the other parts of the village are pretty empty.

[She's somehow taking this in stride, giving Naminé a curious and quiet smile.] It's good to see you, Naminé.

[whitewalls]

... I have to admit, I wasn't really expecting to see you.

[ or to be able to just hold a conversation with her. ]

[drivingforce]

[She tilts her head.] I didn't know where this would lead, but I had to follow it when I heard you guys.

[Did. She just wander through a portal without knowing? Yes.]

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[autocatalysis]

[ he's not currently running around chasing after ludger, it's fine. he's got a moment to settle down beside her. ]

I don't recall you doing this sort of thing before. Was there just never the time for it then, or did I just managed to miss it every time you sat down and took some time for yourself?

[whitewalls]

I mostly did it in on my own before. It's... how I always drew.

[ and the reason she mostly drew back home was, uh. something. ]

But I think this is nicer.

[autocatalysis]

I understand that some people don't like others watching as they draw...

[ or do anything creative, that sort of thing ]

But this is different, isn't it? It's... Surprisingly peaceful, after the past two months.

[whitewalls]

Even though we knew it was going to end soon, I still can't really believe that it has.

[ what's even more surprising is that she thinks she wouldn't mind coming back here, now that they're not going to be murdering each other. ]