unknownseas | There's always a lighthouse

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There's always a lighthouse

[ Blinking, bruised, but not defeated, you all stumble forward into the light. It's a quicker and easier trek downhill to the beach than it was up to the lighthouse by far - especially, perhaps, for those of you eager to see your previously fallen fellow passengers.

LeChuck comes with you, of course - not that he has much other choice, struck low by the Ultimate Insult as he is - and already on the beach or upon the ship they sailed from hell itself are the dead, ghostly but present. You can touch them, there's just a weird glow and you can kind of see their skeletons?

Jones, for his part, stands on the deck of the Dutchman, a plank lowered by his crew to the sand below for anyone who wants to speak with him. There will come a time to decide what to do next, but for now... focus on reuniting and figuring out what happens to that mean ol' LeChuck now.

Welcome to your Golden End. ]

(ooc: Congratulations, everyone! Feel free to mingle here to your hearts' content - tomorrow afternoon or evening, your ride home will be resolved, and that'll lead to an optional mingle with any Round 1 characters who wish to join and commiserate about the experience!)

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Well, provided I can get this [motioning at the skelly jelly] dealt with, my first order of business is getting home to see my little soldiers. I was with them before all of this happened, so they're probably scared and worried sick...

[Judging from his expression as he talks about it though, he's definitely worried sick as well. He really wouldn't want to have caused them so much distress.]

From there, it's business as usual I suppose! As the famous saying goes: "The show must go on!"

[The murdercruise and subsequent Locker experience might take a bit more to bounce back from, but he'll be relying on his resilience to get through it.]

And you, honey? Looking forward to seeing your girls again? [With a wink, he leans in to playfully whisper:] You're gonna bring them to visit Erdrea sometime, right?

We're hoping Mr. Jones can help with that - he'll at least have an idea of how to restore you all, presumably!

[Hopefully so, because it's a little unnerving...

But anyway! He listens to Sylvando, nodding his head at that.]

I'm sure they'll be very happy to see you returned safe and sound! [Assuming the skellyjelly is a thing we can take care of, anyway!!] But it sounds like you've missed them a lot as well, ja?

[But really, who wouldn't miss the important people back home? Yeager inclines his head a bit at the question once it's turned around on him, considering.]

Truthfully, I don't know exactly what Terca Lumireis will be like when I return. We were at a bit of a critical point. I intend to check on my daughters and my guild, but exactly what I'll do from there depends on how things went. I would prefer not to leave Terca Lumireis for too long... but if my employer was successful, picking a fight with him would be a bit difficult...

[It's not entirely out of the question given he's running the assassins' guild, but Alexei also knows he runs the assassins' guild. So there's no telling how that would go, and he'd prefer to avoid risking his life like that right now.]

Well, only one way to find out! I certainly would like to see Erdrea at some point, though; so if it's possible, I'll be sure to take you up on that offer!

Oh, terribly. We had only just been able to get on the road again after the Luminary put a stop to Mordegon. Being away from them is so hard!

[But he just has to hold out for a little while longer...hopefully.

Yeager's answer takes him by surprise. They've chatted about Terca Lumireis a bit, but Sylvando had no idea something was amiss there. Concern begins to grow in his expression.]

A critical point? Is everything going to be all right...?

[If anyone understands their world being at "a critical point", it's Sylvando. Yeager's not looking at a Mordegon situation, is he...?]

Well, it isn't a world-ending situation like with Mordegon...

[...okay in his defense, he didn't expect the giant space sea cucumber!!!! no one told him that was a possibility!!!!]

Before I arrived here, I was... persuaded to work for the Commandant of the Imperial Knights, Alexei Dinoia. He set about doing all sorts of things to raise Zaude from the depths of the ocean - it's an ancient weapon, and one he planned to use to seize control of the world. I was taken from right before I was to fight off the little do-gooders who arrived to put a stop to him.

[so basically he was the jasper in this situation!!! except more unwilling.]

It depends on what happened in the battle that followed, really. If Yuri Lowell and friends were able to put a stop to Alexei's schemes, then great! Nothing much should have changed when I return. But if they weren't and Alexei was successful... Well, things certainly won't be looking great back home.

[Not world-endingly bad because Alexei has no plans on destroying the world - as far as Yeager knows, anyway?? he lives in Terca Lumireis so hopefully he doesn't want to destroy it?? - but definitely not a good situation to be looking at.]

If he's still alive and in control, I don't plan to continue working for him. I only did so because I felt I had no other options.

[And now... Well, now he's got at least one other option. If he's learned one thing from his time here, it's that you fight until the bitter end, and surely he can insult Alexei enough along the way for dumb luck to see him through.]

[No one expects the giant space sea cucumber.......

And speaking of unexpected things: discovering that Yeager was working for the (essentially) Mordegon of Terca Lumireis. It really does feel eerily similar to what he went through back home. Was Yuri Lowell's group the Luminary's group in this situation...? Ahhh, he really doesn't like this, and it's pretty evident from the look of hurt on his face as Yeager explains.

It doesn't sound like Yeager was a willing participant here though, and that is a silver lining. However, that just comes with a whole new set of concerns.]

Oh, honey... [His voice is full of concern.] I'm so sorry. This must have been in the back of your mind the entire time... He wasn't forcing your hand by threatening your girls, was he? If he still draws breath, I might have to go over there and give him a piece of my mind myself!

[Move aside Brave Vesperia???]

[He knows Sylvando's disappointed and not pleased to hear it - but that's exactly why he wanted to say it. Because if this is really goodbye, then he doesn't want to leave things left unsaid. He's done plenty of that as it is; lying to Sylvando at this point wouldn't feel right.]

He did, ja. He threatened them and the orphanage they came from; I've been funding it for quite some time now.

[500k gald is not an easy sum of money to come by either!!!! crime really does pay well in terca lumireis.]

I won't pretend to understand why he felt like this was necessary, but I don't really care either. If he's in charge, I have no doubts that there will be plenty of problems to deal with. But just in case you may want to wait awhile before paying a visit!

[While he has no doubts Sylvando will do exactly that, let's not drag poor Sylvando into whatever nonsense is happening back home...]

[Sylvando bristles when Yeager gives the confirmation. He doesn't get genuinely angry often, but this is definitely one of those times.]

What a despicable man... He's no better than Jack! And he calls himself a knight?! He's an utter disgrace to those of us who have vowed to uphold chivalry!

[Ugh!! But before he can get too explosive and draw attention to their conversation, he takes a breath to calm himself.]

I'm sorry, honey. It's just so... It boils my blood to know that a so-called knight would do that to you.

Are you really sure you and the girls will be okay if he's still around? If we can keep in contact somehow, you'll let me know how things are going, won't you...?

[He's not going to stop worrying otherwise!!]

[It's always sort of surreal to remember that other worlds have such vastly different experiences...]

It's more or less what I've come to expect of the knights in Terca Lumireis by now.

[It's not like there were many knights like Casey to begin with, and certainly not anymore. Flynn's probably the closest they've got, and that boy has his work cut out for him. Also note to self, do not ever mention Cumore around Sylvando...]

We'll be just fine. I was in that position to begin with because I thought it would be easiest. I was... too tired to fight back, I think. But if I can handle all this nonsense, I don't think Alexei stands much of a chance.

[More accurately, he's going to get an idea of the situation and figure out how to proceed from there in a way that won't get him killed or rely on dumb luck, but hey, confidence is key!]

I do hope there is a way for us to keep in contact, though; I wouldn't want to worry you!

[Cumore and Sylvando are the duality of flamboyant knights.

Yeager's confidence about the situation is definitely helpful in assuaging Sylvando's concern to a degree. After all, he does bring up a really good point about making it through Jack and LeChuck's wild ride.

He nods, his smile returning.]

When you put it that way, how can I not believe you? I look forward to hearing your updates if we are able to keep in touch... Though I really do hope we can too. I don't want this to be goodbye.

[Parting ways with the people he's grown so close to here would be way too sad.]

Edited 2021-04-01 03:20 (UTC)

[oh that is cursed, i love it.

Anyway, Yeager nods at that. It's been a long, tough time here, but he's learned a lot and certainly changed his mind on a few things. Regardless of how things go, he's been determined to head back to Terca Lumireis for quite some time. He's as at peace as he can be with the idea of never seeing any of these people again, but... Well, he'd be lying if he said he was totally prepared for it.]

Neither do I. While I won't pretend I want to keep in touch with everyone here, I certainly am going to miss quite a few of you. It'll be strange to be around other people again!

[With a light laugh,]

Won't it?! I'm still floundering over how to explain this to everyone back home! No one will understand the experience as well as all of you. It's going to be quite a time settling back in...

[But he knows to feel fortunate that compared to some, his adjustment won't also involve addressing a whole host of issues back home. He really hopes he can help the others if only through long distance contact.]

Certainly, but I imagine we'll all be able to manage that fairly well after everything we've been through!

[Surely this won't leave any lasting impact on any of us whatsoever.......]

[Definitely not going to have dreams of dying after this, ahahaha.......]

I hope you're right about that. I know I'm looking forward to experiencing "normal" again.

[He'd only just gotten used to it again after Mordegon's...everything...]

[at least he's not the only one with issues concerning dying!!!!!!!]

Agreed... Here's hoping things go well so we can return to that soon enough!

[...........good thing he's not going to be allowed to go back to his "normal"!!!]

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