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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[preowned]

I'm sure.

[ he gives him another brief kiss before stepping away so he can actually make tea. ]

You must miss getting into mischief properly.

[unsaid]

[please spare the kitchen - but mikazuki will simply watch, even though he will literally never make his own damn tea]

Mischief?

No, you must be mistaken - I simply miss the view of my own garden.

[preowned]

What are you going to do about the one here?

[ he knows mikazuki was fond of it ]

[unsaid]

I do not believe it will disappear...

Perhaps I will return to it, from time to time, when I desire a stroll.

[they opened up the worlds? there's nothing stopping jiji from just wandering off when he doesn't have a mission]

[preowned]

Maybe they will still continue to send you flowers?

[ tsuru realizes the irony that none of those flowers were from him but

oh well ]

[unsaid]

Oh...

Perhaps I should have made that my wish.

[no]

[preowned]

You missed out on your chance already.

[ he winks ]

It looks like you have to hope that they remember on their own.

[unsaid]

Hm... I suppose we shall see.

I would not be surprised if their kindness was only out of obligation.

Even so, I treasure it still.

[preowned]

Maybe some of them...

[ tsuru isn't gong to claim that every single one of them would have sent him something if they didn't have to. ]

But I think there are other who wouldn't forget. You make a really nice expression when you're holding flowers.

[unsaid]

... is that so...

[he supposes he wouldn't know - but that does make him smile faintly. he looks at tsuru and is glad he's occupied with making tea so that he can't catch the fond on jiji's face.]

Hmm, though there are some who neglected to give me flowers at all...

[tsuru.]

[preowned]

Ah? Perhaps they thought you were being spoiled too much.

[ :)

he'll go and get them cups ]

[unsaid]

Hmm...

People were quite kind.

[his new character arc is going to be trying to get tsuru to give him flowers]

[preowned]

Well, you did tell us right away that you like to be taken care of.

[ good fucking luck, jiji ]

[unsaid]

It would be dishonest to pretend otherwise.

[and CLEARLY jiji is never dishonest]

[preowned]

I'm going to spill your tea.

[ that said, he'll go to pour that into the cups now. ]

[unsaid]

[sdlkfjdslfjk

he thinks this is so funny but once tsuru no longer has any chance of spilling anything hot on either of them - he will walk over and lean in to press a kiss to the corner of tsuru's mouth]

Thank you for the tea.

[he's going to take his cup before he can get it thrown at him]

[preowned]

[ good plan, jiji

but he'll take his own cup ]

Whose tea is your favorite?

[ IS HE STILL MAKING THIS INTO A COMPETITION?

yes. ]

[unsaid]

[ . . . ]

It's hard to say... They all possessed such character.

[they were all different levels of mediocre]

But I was nonetheless pleased each time I received the chance to enjoy tea with another.

[preowned]

[ huh.......

that wasn't a real answer and he's squinting. ]

I see.

[unsaid]

[you can't get jiji to pick a favorite

that said]

Though there is something special about being able to enjoy tea with you especially.

[there u go, tsuru]

[preowned]

[ tsuru is too fucking easy because he immediately perks up at that? he's going to happily sip at his tea ]

Really? How kind of you to say so.

[ as if he wasn't just fishing for compliments but it's fine ]

[unsaid]

Ha ha ha, I only reaffirm the truth that you must already know.

[and the thing is that tsurumaru won't be giving flowers to jiji any time soon - but when he raises his hand next, there's another gardenia sitting in the palm of his hand]

You are my special person, after all.

[they're never going to let go of the terms they learned here]

[preowned]

[ ah... his gaze lands on the flower, and something that only occurred a few weeks ago shouldn't make him feel this nostalgic, but it does.

he'll move a little closer, and the hand that isn't holding his tea goes to cup mikazuki's face. ]

And you are mine, Mikazuki Munechika. For as long as I remain unbroken, my heart belongs to you.

[unsaid]

[full circle right back to face touching. but mikazuki's gaze will just soften at that as he leans into tsuru's hand, and moves to tuck the flower back behind his ear like he did so long ago.

and easily:]

Then I will simply have to ensure that you are not broken any time soon.

[that's it

that's the only hint tsuru's getting that jiji has no plans of letting him wander off to badend quietly]

[preowned]

[ ... ah

there's a pause at that, as he has to... quietly reconsider some of his plans on how to exit here. but it doesn't show on his expression at least, and he'll lean forward to give mikazuki a kiss, one that lasts just a little longer than a regular chaste kiss. ]

Mm. I do like attention.