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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[coastal]

[well

she got annoyed into being more direct

and now that he's surprised, she's just embarrassed

this is a disaster, kaoru please come help them]

.... right - that's what I wanted to say.

[and now she doesn't know where to take the conversation, please send assistance]

[unfriendliest]

[ well shit that doesn't tell him what he should be doing now either? he looks away, eyeing some nearby flowers as if they might have the answer ]

...I'm glad.

[ that should be enough, right? and for good measure: ]

I'm not telling you what I wished for next time, though.

[ because there will definitely be a next time ]

[coastal]

[this is dumb and they're awkward

but at that, she's just going to smile a little bit because she's excited for next time. tanabata or something else - it'll be fun to spend it with him.

but also - ]

Maybe I'll make my wish about you, just to be even.

[unfriendliest]

[ SIGH ]

It's not about making sure you're even. You're not even supposed to know what anyone else's wishes are.

[ why is she like this!! ]

[coastal]

[she's stubborn]

Then I won't tell you if I will or not. Problem solved.

[unfriendliest]

[ it's really not that simple but you know what, kara doesn't want to argue because he knows how stubborn lili can be

pot, meet kettle ]

If you say so.

...We should probably go soon, so you don't get caught.

[ though he seems to hesitate a little - it's nice, to see lili so happy and comfortable. kara never really saw that in the village, for good reason, and he doesn't want to take that from her. ]

[coastal]

[ . . . oh. she pauses at that, slowing her walk before they wander further into the garden]

... right. I guess I shouldn't get too comfortable with having you here yet.

[yet.

because she will absolutely one day just accept having kara wherever she is, as long as he wants that too]

[unfriendliest]

We'll come back later, if you want.

[ it's true that he'll have to go through the saniwa to get here, but he's willing to do it, for lili. they'll come here again, when she can be as free as she should be. ]

...Thank you - for showing me your home.

[coastal]

It's nothing... I know that I can't go back with you to see yours just yet -

[since he's in the middle of a mission....

. . . hmmm.]

But you're always welcome here, when you have time.

[she'll at least start to head back tot he village though, so that she doesn't keep him any longer]

[unfriendliest]

Not yet, but I'll tell you when you can.

[ because lili will always be welcome wherever kara is, too. surely if he asks the saniwa, they won't mind? he so rarely asks them for anything, after all.

but he does have a mission to get back to, so he lets lili lead the way back, taking one last glance at the garden as they go.

and before they get to the passageway, he'll pause to tug gently on her hand. ]

...Wait.

[coastal]

[oop -

she's tugged to a stop and she'll turn over to him, tilting her head up at him]

Hm?

[what's up]

[unfriendliest]

[ he hesitates before speaking, eyes still roaming the garden for a moment before settling again on lili. he… isn’t really sure how to say this, if there’s a proper way or something when you’re courting or dating someone? but kara would rather know what she wants before doing anything, so. ]

Before we go back...

[ not just to their own worlds, but also the village they were all trapped and died in lmao ]

...Can I kiss you?

[ because, well. if they’re doing this modern dating thing, they should try, right? everyone else keeps insisting that they should, anyway - so maybe he should listen to the humans on this one. ]

[coastal]

[ . . . well it's not like they didn't talk about this? and how he might want to try after everyone got revived? and yet she completely managed to forget until literally this moment and even then.

when he's asking, and being sweet about it after she said that she didn't want to get caught by surprise....]

H-Ha?! Isn't this way too cute?!

[she should lower her voice before they get caught

but also she can recognize they're both failures at romance and end up surprised when they actually do something romantic]

[unfriendliest]

[ haha what? ]

...If you don't want me to, I won't.

[ is that what that means?? he already said he wouldn't do it if she didn't say it was okay, so... ]

[coastal]

[sdlkfjdf]

That's not what I said....

[even if she can't look him in the eye, so how can she expect to kiss him??? please send help.

and then in the smallest voice:]

... you can...

You beat me to asking...

[unfriendliest]

[ he blinks, surprised. of course lili has always been more forward about her feelings than kara himself, but somehow he hadn't anticipated that she might want to... ]

I didn't know you were going to.

[ but that means they're both on the same page, right? that's a good thing. ]

...But I can't do it if you keep looking away.

[ he's not like some people who'll touch people just because ]

[coastal]

I was trying to work up the courage for it.

[she probably would've waited until they were back in the village, right up until he was about to walk into his portal to leave? it's okay, she would've gotten there eventually? but...

well, she can't deny that it might be nicer here - even if she can't help but feel a little bit amused that she's rebelliously going to ask for her first kiss when her father thinks that she's working to be engaged to someone else... but well, what he doesn't know can't hurt him

it's terrible that she's pretty much already embarrassed and blushing, but she'll look up.... slowly....]

[unfriendliest]

[ working up the courage... is it really so big a deal, for humans? if kara were a little more honest about his feelings, maybe it wouldn't be so awkward.

oh, well.

when she starts to tilt her head up, he gives her a small smile. ]

Your face is red again.

[ it's quiet, teasing, the smallest attempt he could make to try and help her relax as he leans down until he can gently press his lips against lili's.

and just as quickly, he's pulling back, because kara expects she'll have words for him about teasing her again. she always does. ]

[coastal]

[it's true, she was almost about to complain at him for teasing her - but he manages to kiss her quiet for all of two seconds. still... seeing him smile before he kissed her wasn't bad at all, and she tries to ignore the way that her heart is beating way too hard in her chest even as she closes her eyes and

honestly it only occurs to her to kiss him back in the last half second before he pulls back, and then it's over.

and her face is still red, and she's trying to remember what she was complaining about]

... how come you never stop making fun of me?!

[yea that's a good staple to fall back on]

[unfriendliest]

[ he's still smiling, just a bit, when he pulls away, drawing back to his full height. lili is... cute, when she's flustered.

but she'll have to be quick to notice it, because he's moving past her toward the passage again as soon as it's done. ]

Because it's funny.

[coastal]

[HE'S THE WORST but given how she's glaring at him, she does catch the smile and she hates that it doesn't make her heart calm at all..... even so, she'll catch up to him, her hand finding his immediately]

Your sense of humor is wicked...

[but she doesn't want to give him the satisfaction of laughing at her red face anymore?? so she'll just press her face into his shoulder briefly until she compose herself a little bit more





and then she'll actually have to open the passageway and lead them through but give her a second]

[unfriendliest]

[ well as long as she's pressed against his shoulder she doesn't have to see the fond smile anymore... and it gives him time to school his expression back into something neutral, so no one in the village needs to know anything happened here.

they might be weirdly invested in this, but it's still no one's business but his and lili's, after all. ]

Sorry.

[ no he's not ]

[coastal]

No, you're not.

[SHE KNOWS

. . . but well, this is fine. she sighs out a breath as if that'll be able to expel a lot of her anxious energy (it doesn't, not really) even as they walk through the passageway to head back to the portal. she might be walking a step closer to him.... whatever, it's fine]

... I really will get my revenge next time.

[unfriendliest]

[ if he notices, he doesn't say anything. kara really doesn't mind, anyway - not if it's lili. ]

I'll look forward to it.