Epilogue

[cartesio]

Welcome to Cartesio!

You open your eyes and see the ceiling of the lodge. There is no real sensation of having slept, but you're still feeling rested. Sitting up, you can see that the building around you is in ruins. Dust and dirt dominate your environment. Around you, there are familiar people - some of them you've been with up until now, some of them you have been brutally forced to part with weeks ago. They all look alright, a little confusion aside.

From a corner of the room, you can hear the soft whirring of a machine. Upon examination, you can see that it's 3D-printing more gelatinous bodies like you've seen earlier today. Every body that is dispensed from the machine is a safe haven for another mind from the simulation, another mind to join your ranks as real people.

After you've adjusted to the new situation and left the lodge, you find yourself greeted with perfect sunshine. There's a town welcoming you, friendly and peaceful. Though it is more modern than what you are used to, there is no mistaking it.

Cartesio, Nevada, welcomes you.

You're new people, in a new world. Every chance it has to offer is open for you.

Comments

[doublelammy]

[That's true. Pokemon is wild.]

Ehehe. Guess we could always ask 'em! But I dunno. Weirding 'em out like this aside, I think I'd rather not get on anyone's bad side here. I think we messed with all the computer people enough.

[Consider: The conspiracy theorist's name is Robert Miller, and he writes op-eds for the local paper.]

[silvertongueheir]

True. So if we do start another construction project, we should probably get permission first. We will probably have to make some purchases here as well, even those of us who plan on leaving soon.

[doublelammy]

Yeah, that's probably for the best... boo. Gettin' a permit for Fort Millium is gonna take forever.

But hey, that sounds like a good idea. ...Wonder if we could hit up the real diner? Make a kind of going away party out of it.

[silvertongueheir]

That definitely sounds nice. I could even fund it. [A pause] Perhaps with an additional tip for the owner as gratitude for dealing with a group of this size.

[doublelammy]

Ehehe. Sounds like the start of a plan, then~!

[silvertongueheir]

[He just smiles back at her.] Hopefully we can find somewhere with room enough for all of us.