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.

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THE LODGE

[cartesio]

[The machines are working, and the quantum computer is in a room not too far away.

It's time for your final decision: Will you destroy the computer?]

[quickpersuader]

[Awakening]

[Kino's a little distracted because she now has little wing thingies, excuse her while she focuses on those.

But if she sees the others, she'll probably look up with a bit of a wry grin.]

Looks like we made it.

[Much later]

[Eventually, Kino can be found accompanied by a motorcycle. Oddly, there's a voice other than Kino's to be heard, and she... is definitely chatting with it as she wheels it around.]

Huuuuuuuuh?! I mean... we've gotten into some pretty crazy situations before, but this is a new level!

[It sounds almost like a young boy. The intonation is correct, but there's an almost bored quality to it, like a child reading off lines without much heart. Kino, however, seems used to it.]

Yeah. As a matter of fact, I even managed to get wings. That means I don't even need to ride you from country to country anymore, Hermes.

And so Kino achieves her dreams! ...But still, it's not very nice to leave me behind like that. Who's going to ride me instead?

That's a good question... [Kino hums thoughtfully.] I suppose I could still take you places, since flying for too long might be troublesome. But that means getting up early...

No can do! I guess I'll have to find a new rider.

[And so on.]

[relieable]

I) waking up

[Osomatsu pushes himself up to a sitting position. he feels... stronger somehow, but he still looks like the same Osomatsu. too bad he didn't get a perfect body to go with these new powers.

but it's fine. he's more interested in peering around at everyone in the room]

We're... we're okay, right?

II) around town

[Osomatsu stretches his arms over his head with a yawn. he's wondering about how long it will take for the hostages to be printed. if they'll be printed. that's all right, he's got time to wait for his family.

so. this is it, huh? the real Cartesio. he decides to look around at everything, see if it's all in the same place. the bakery, the casino... the diner?

maybe he should check out his new powers, too. for those passing by the junkyard, you'll see this dumbass trying to lift an entire car. it's not working well. he can move it a little bit! but he seems to think he should be able to pump it over his head by now.

guess he needs to practice more, get in shape........... but he's so lazy. he wants instant gratification!]

What the hell?! Rrrgh! Move, damn you!

[robitussin]

[After she wakes up, she just stays there, looking at the ceiling for a few moments. It's gradually that she sits up, moving off the ground. She looks at her hands, looks at everyone around her... And smiles, despite everything that's happened. There's a mix of surprise, uncertainty, and relief in her voice as she speaks.]

It worked. Is... everyone okay?

[clearities]

Is everyone alright...? [ hopefully everyone is -- Sakura herself seems to be the same as always. if anybody else decided to get any powers that deal with sensing things? they'll notice that Sakura's abilities are really powerful and deal with "star magic". anyway! she wants to test something out real quick, so she's actually going to go out and take out the card for Flight and actually use it. and up, up in the air she goes! and this time she isn't going to actually fall after five minutes this time so she might stay in the air for a while, but it seems that she's having a lot of fun with this, although if there are other people besides them in Cartesio, they might be shocked. oops. ]

[marmoron]

[And here's Keith staring at this quantum computer, frowning. He's awake alright, but Cosmo's no longer there and even though the real space wolf is out there at home... it's still a loss that he wasn't entirely prepared for.

He's going to see if there's something that can still be done about this before sticking to his word there.]

[silvertongueheir]

[Franciscus wakes up, blinking as he looks around. Well, at least it looks like they're not in the middle of an apocalypse anymore.]

Well, it's certainly good to have the full extent of my abilities back...let me see.

[And he casually leans against a wall and activates his supernatural charisma.

(OOC: It's meant to be similar to the Infatuation effect, but for humans of any gender. Feel free to have it not work, of course, or have it just be admiration/not wanting to hurt him instead of actual attraction.)]

[cartesio]

[Your wolf is safe and sound on the list of stuff to print, Keith.

It'll take a while before its body is printed, but damaging the computer won't affect that]

[quickpersuader]

[Ah.]

Cosmo?

[Hi Keith, she's got little wing thingies now, that's a thing.]

[integratedsoul]

a) Waking Up

[ Cian wakes and sits dazedly where she plopped into existence for a moment. A body. Her body. Her first body it seems. Funny how she has all these vivid memories about what being alive means, yet this is the first time she's living.

After a few minutes, she gets up and just loosely addresses everyone around: ]

Congratulations!

b) Outside

[ Cian stands outdoors and breathes in deeply, looking very content. ]

I can't believe I got used to how busy this era is.

[ She's so so proud of herself for that. Though Miach doesn't know her, though she's a person who was only just now born... The memories of Cian Reikado still reside within her. Getting to live a new life, unchained from lifeism, in the era Miach made them dream of... That's incredible. She'll miss people from home, for sure, but in the face of that... ]

I'll show my courage now.

[kingbomber]

...Yeah.

[ Hi Natalie, it's been awhile, hasn't it? ]

You guys actually fucking didn't screw everything up. Good job.

[ That deserves to be said, even by him, because now there's a whole new road in front of them. One he's still figuring out, but still one nonetheless due to what the others have done. ]

[marmoron]

[Keith's silent for a moment. Don't ask him how he feels, he doesn't know. He's just going to sit up, do a quick scan of the room to check who is and who isn't there, then immediately get to his feet because the space wolf isn't there and that makes him ill.

He'll be hanging out by the printer until that's taken care of.]

[marmoron]

[Keith will just look at these new wings of hers, then choose not to question this because what happened is obvious enough.]

Printing.

[...What a weird fucking thought.]

I dont think that's connected to the quantum computer.

[integratedsoul]

[ Hey Keith? How do you feel about hug attacks? Because that's what you're getting. ]

[kingbomber]

[ After getting used to everything that this is, Bakugou will kind of watch her do her thing, flying up and all that. ]

Keep fucking around with that and you're bound to fly into some of the birds around here.

[ "Death" seems to have not changed him much at least. ]

[silvertongueheir]

[Hi Keith. Have another anxious animal dad hanging out by here as well.]

They may be a lower priority than the humanoid members of our group.

[But here he is, waiting anyways.]

[quickpersuader]

[Kino knows what she wants.]

I guess I should probably get Hermes, too...

[How does that even work, though.]

[linearcrash]

[ S'up baby girl. Nine is going to stick his hands into his pockets as he watches her. ]

Yo. Do you see anything interesting up there?

[clearities]

It's okay, I know what I'm doing, Bakugou-kun.

[ she seems to smile at him, waving brightly as she lowers herself a little bit, but still off the ground. ]

Flight-san is just really energetic as always. I'm glad you're okay, though!

[clearities]

I don't think so? [ it's probably fine. and normal. ]

[kingbomber]

[ So, they're "alive" again.

There's a lot Bakugou still needs to think about. He's...well, himself now, but Bakugou also knows that being a "copy" means that he probably can't just return home, and that's still an upsetting thing for him. But, there's probably some catching up to be done.

Right after waking up, he'll turn to anyone nearby, or who comes nearby - there's a lot of familiar faces but he was curious as to what people's plans were. ]

Hey, you. What the hell are you going to be up to now, huh?

[ Then as takes a walk around, Bakugou looks contemplative, and also has taken a distance away from the others. Whatever he does now...he plans on sticking with one certain someone. But there are still questions on his mind--ones he still hopes will be answered or he's going to blow shit to kingdom come. ]

Niner Niner

[linearcrash]

Huh? What the hell just happened?!

[ Here he is, waking up. His first thought is to immediately locate Bakugou and then Millium.

After that, he can be found summoning his spear. Just going to be playing with it because it's been FOREVER.

Or he'll be checking in with the others. S'up. ]

Yo.

[doublelammy]

waking up

[Millium sits up slowly, pushing herself up with her hands before lifting one to examine it, stretching her fingers.

They curl in, then splay out, then in once more. After a moment of doing this in silence, she looks up and smiles at the nearest person.]

...Hiya. Guess we all made it, huh?


outside, I

[Eventually, Millium makes her way outside, and bless her for using some of the very little common sense she has because she makes her way to an open area before lifting her hand to the sky.]

Let's go, Lammy~!

[And with a series of beedle-dee-boops, it appears. Anyone who saw Airgetlam during the short time Millium had it back will notice something different now – namely, that the thing is a solid foot and a half to two feet taller than her, now, where it used to be roughly her height.

Him big. Him big, and him scoop Millium up into one arm before zipping up into the air, Millium's laughter echoing like bells through the sky.]


outside, II

[Later on, Millium can be in the park at the edge of the pond, Lammy safely tucked away wherever she hides the thing. She's holding the bear half as large as she is, hugging it as close to her as she feasibly can while looking out thoughtfully.

It's interesting, this newfound freedom she has. Certainly, this is almost easier than the alternative she had in mind prior to her death, and the idea of being a whole new life is probably a lot easier for her to stomach than for some people here. Still, there's still some mulling over that needs to be done.

Eventually, she looks down at the bear, speaking softly to it.]

...Hey. You better serve her well, okay? Make sure that she n' everyone else make it out of whatever comes next.

But as for me... hey. Lammy?

[Beedle-dee-boop. Her "friend" appears beside her, and she holds out the bear. It fires a single small laser at the bear, hitting its belly and only going long enough to start the "fur" burning.

She sets the bear on its back so that it floats in the pond water, and then pushes the burning bear out.

She watches it for a moment, then turns away with a smile and heads off to find her new family and begin this new life of hers.]

[integratedsoul]

[ Bright smiles! ]

Hey, Nine-kun! Life really is inescapable.

[ She's not sure how Nine himself may feel about that, but Cian's... unreasonably happy that he gets a shot at it now. ]

[robitussin]

[It probably isn’t a shock that she’s moving to join him, glancing at his expression as she does.]

...Hey.