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[amokus]

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Well. Everything sure did happen. But somehow, someway, the crew was able to avoid a total failure, even if it involved some questionable methods. Those methods might come back to haunt you some time down the line, but for now? For now, you're welcomed into the colony—but you might not want to stay here too long. The ship logs won't hold up to detailed scrutiny, and there is one alien among you. You could of course, try to take matters into your own hands but there are eyes all around you now, and who knows what the justice system in this world is like.

But you're free to go, back to your own world via a replica of the very same machine that brought you here by accident, at least if you're still alive. If you're dead? Well you're stuck with your illustrious captain, cause he's bailing as soon as he's able to stand on two feet. You'll be joining him back on a trip to his home world, bereft with it's own set of problems but at least you'll be getting a new body shortly after you arrive. It's not the good ending you wanted, but at least it's something.

And as for the intruder among you...the colony might have to deal with an alien invasion sometime in the very near future, and it's world hopping technology might be falling into aliens hands but. Hey, at least the De'dri hive likely has other priorities to cross off it's list before invading other worlds.

(OOC: Thank you for playing in Convive! It's been a wild three weeks. Feel free to thread out any epilogue threads before your character decides to run for the hills, though they are free to stay and help the colony with the alien invasion if you want. )

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[amokus]

[ Some time after everyone has said their goodbyes . . . ]

[onemillion]

[You missed an alien, but surely things haven't ended terribly. The living can return home and the dead aren't truly dead, so that has to count for something, right? Maybe the colony won't even suffer a horrific alien invasion if everyone's returning home so soon! Surely everything will work out just fine.

There was one thing he promised, after all:

No more mistakes.]

[ghostinmichelle]

Wait - we seriously can't go back? We have to stay in your world?

[ Misaki, don't berate the poor Captain, he's been through a lot in the past few hours. ]

But... my parents. My little brother and sister. The band... who's gonna keep Kokoro in line? Who's gonna...

[ Can ghosts cry? Ha ha they sure can! Misaki fumbles in her ghost pocket for her ghost handkerchief, sniffling. ]

[hebibara]

[ A...h.

Hm. Honestly, he's not quite sure he's ever felt whatever this emotion is before, and he really doesn't like it. ]

Okusawa-san.

[ Like... He's not going to apologize since he followed their plan perfectly and this was objectively the result of her own poor judgment, but it still feels oddly Not Great. ]

I'm not certain whether our worlds are exactly the same, but if you'd like, I can attempt to get in contact with your family and band so that they aren't completely in the dark. ...Though I would recommend altering the details to an extent.

[ghostinmichelle]

Saegusa-san... You'd really do that for me?

[ Misaki looks up, eyes blurry. ]

Even after I messed up our arrangement... Heh, you really are a good friend, aren't you? No matter what you say about yourself.

[ She gives a loud sniff. ]

Okay, tell my family... I guess this is obvious, but tell them I love them. So, so much. And tell my siblings they have to be strong for their big sister, and... and tell Kanon-san that she's Kokoro's minder now, so she has to be brave, too. And Hagumi might cry on you, so be prepared for that. Actually, Kaoru-san might too, after she's done comparing the situation to Hamlet or whatever. And Kokoro... I'm not sure she actually understands the concept of death, so you're going to have to be extra patient with her, okay? Oh god, I'm dead, I'm really dead...

[ Her voice, mostly composed up until this point, trails off into poorly contained sobs. ]

I'm sorry... this is so [ hic ] stupid, I'm sorry...

[hyping]

[ Mm. He'll let Ibara handle all of that, but he does have one thing to say to her: ]

...I'm sorry, Misaki. You didn't deserve any of that. None of you did.

[ Except, well, fuck you, Garista!!! ]

[ghostinmichelle]

I mean... I kind of deserved it, a little. For leaving the room by myself and all. Plus, I'm going to get a second chance, right? How many other dead people can say that? So don't worry, Kurusu-san. I'll be okay.

[ She gives an only moderately strained smile. ]

But... thanks. For saying that. And for being my friend.

[particularlyexciteable]

If you have an idea of how to get back to your world from mine, be my guest.

[ You probably don't want to stay in DS world if you can help it tbh. ]

[ghostinmichelle]

I... guess I don't.

[ Misaki sighs and looks away. ]

Sorry. I shouldn't have snapped at you, Captain. You've done so much for us already. It's just a lot to take in, you know?

[hebibara]

[ Well, that's over, for the most part, and once they're off the ship, Ibara can finally let out a long sigh of relief. He's not happy about Misaki — or the other victims and falsely accused, to a lesser degree, though he doesn't have to concern himself with any potential fallout in their worlds — but his own survival was always his primary objective, so he's comfortable enough considering this a win.

And, honestly, the thought of Garista being wrecked and dead in space does make him smile, so there's that.

Given who the remaining few are, he has a very strong suspicion about who was hosting the third parasite, and will happily give his opinion should anyone ask for it, but it's not really his problem anymore!

So, when things are in order and it's time for goodbyes, he'll offer one of his familiar smiling salutes. ]

As I shall be returning home shortly, I have come to formally bid you farewell! Though I suspect the feeling was not always mutual, it was an honor to serve alongside you, and I shall carry this memory of our time together for the remainder of my life! Salute~! ☆

goodbyes;

[requiemsoftly]

[ Well, when the man was saying his goodbyes, it'd be only polite to return them. ]

You did well, Ibara.

Despite you not being in a favorable position, you came out alive, and happened to be a key force in getting rid of both of those aliens. Though we were never close, I'll acknowledge that, and be thankful for it.

I wish you well on your way back home.

[hebibara]

Ohh, I get the feeling that this is high praise indeed from Mr. Giorno!

[ look he's meeting you halfway on the name thing ]

Truly, I am honored! Though in fairness, that is simply all the result of my singular focus on my own survival. If you are of the opinion that the results justify my intentions, however, I shall happily accept your compliments and well wishes!

[particularlyexciteable]

[ Higgs is here...just for a little while anyway. Honestly he had half a mind to bolt as soon as he was brought into the medbay for evaluation, but he might as well accept their patch up job and then bolt. ]

Game over. Or maybe it's more like a continue?

[requiemsoftly]

Yeah, something like that.

[ Despite everything that occurred, he seemed relatively calm. Maybe because in a way some things worked out and that's the way he was, really. ]

Thanks for your help in assuring that we would get a second chance in all of this. You had your reasons, but I still maintain that you didn't have to go to the trouble in the first place.

I haven't forgotten your attitude wasn't all that great, but actions do speak louder than words.

[ Putting it bluntly. ]

[particularlyexciteable]

Ahaha-oww. [ Yeah he shouldn't be laughing for at least a little while longer. ]

Like I said, it works out for both of us. You're not going to give me trouble after I shove you back into a body, are you?

[hebibara]

[ Hey look, Ibara's here with a legit pizza he picked up somewhere in the city after probably doing some quick odd job for cash.

It's not delivery... it's carry-out. ]

I believe the latter is the more positive way of looking at it, yes! Congratulations on the conclusion of a not-entirely-unsuccessful mission, Captain!

[ He'll set the pizza somewhere and open the box. It has pepperoni, sausage, and extra cheese! ]

I believe I had indicated some time ago that I would arrange for this upon our arrival, and I do not wish to leave you with the impression that I am one to neglect my obligations!

[particularlyexciteable]

...huh, you remembered. [ If he sounds like he's not super sure what to do about this, it's because he is. ]

You splitting it with me?

[psyshook]

[Avery still feels turbo-awkward about what happened on the ship, but it doesn't stop him from checking in on Higgs.]

Video game nonsense, at a time like this? Honestly...

[He shakes his head and continues.]

Congratulations on your successful recovery. Or continuing recovery, at any rate. How are you feeling now?

[particularlyexciteable]

[ Higgs was pretty sure he's dreaming so he's perfectly happy not to address all of that. ]

Hey, it fits doesn't it? [ Blame Kojima. ]

Thanks, thanks. I have a splitting migraine because there's way too many ghosts for me to deal with, but I can handle that all soon enough. As for the stabbing bit, been through that before, so eh.

[redfoliage]

[higgs, what the christ is that even supposed to mean.]

For some of us, perhaps. I know better than to assume that I'm going to get off easily.

[...at least the fucking ghosts will not attempt to stab you eighteen times, i guess.]

[psyshook]

[The moment everyone's off the ship, Avery finds a more secluded spot to let Slowbro out of his Poke ball and just...drops to his knees so he can hold onto his companion and finally breathe for the first time since this nightmare of a ride began. The way his shoulders shake as he buries his face into Slowbro's shoulder paints a pretty good picture of how he's doing emotionally.

It's finally over, but he doesn't feel good about it.

That said, he can be approached there or during goodbyes when he's actually more emotionally put together. He tips his hat to whomever he's speaking with.]

I suppose this is it, isn't it? It would be highly impolite of me to not offer a proper farewell, so...I do wish you all the best, as does Slowbro.

[He'll even say it to all of those who survived with him, knowing one is an alien...]

off the ship and i still can't believe we made identical prompts

[hebibara]

[ Ibara figures he's probably not going to be Avery's preferred company right now, but given how few of them are left, he doesn't actually have a lot of choices. So he'll give him a few moments of solitude... but then he'll come over anyway, standing nearby with his hands in his pockets and surveying the horizon. ]

Well, in spite of everything, we made it.

[redfoliage]

[Well, Garista is... Honestly, he's mostly here to see how super fucking dead everyone is or isn't right now, largely through morbid curiosity; he isn't interested in explaining himself, though he doesn't fault anyone who wants him to. As it stands, he's mostly here to...well, see if Rossiu is in one piece, because Reasons - he personally may not be infected anymore but that's actually beside the point - and also just to verify some things for himself before fucking back off to wherever it is ghosts go.

In other words, awkward and standoffish in death as in life, it seems. Awesome.]

[hebibara]

[ If Ibara happens to catch a glimpse of him before the fucking-back-off part, he will simply give him a grin and a cheerful middle finger in place of his usual salute before heading off to pick up his pizza. Stay dead, bitch. ☆ ]

[onemillion]

[Garista isn't the only one who's just sort of Here. Rossiu is hoping to escape as soon as possible for quite a few reasons, chief among them being that his world is still kind of about to be destroyed, and he'd really like to go home and fix that.

But since it's going to be awhile before we can manage that, he's going to find a spare moment to find Garista and talk to him while everyone is distracted.]

Garista, do you have a moment?

[...There's no way you don't remember him, but better be safe than sorry.......]