i am a cage in search of a bird

[crocodiline]

[ The figure inside the frosted glass snaps her fingers, and the glass falls away, sliding into grooves in the ground below. Inside, behind additional bulletproof glass, sits a woman, legs up on a transparent glass desk, absentmindedly petting a... whatever this thing is.

Say hello to your mastermind, everyone! ]

Hey there, everyone. Nice to talk to you in person - my name is Cipher, welcome to my city. Sorry I took so long to show up in person. No need to get up on my account - how about we talk business?

[ Let's drive. ]

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WRAPUP

[bathymetric]

And like that, the Rapture dream was over, yet again. The citizens of New Rapture gathered their companions and their things about them, made arrangements, and prepared to leave. It was done. The city set to explode, they streamed up in the bathysphere to the surface. And for the first time in two months, the citizens of New Rapture saw the sky. It was night by then, the stars out in force, the single tower of New Rapture's entry lighthouse stark against the stars.

In front of them, a rift stood open, leading to... elsewhere. A young woman in red stepped out, and in a voice familiar to the dead, gestured them towards it.

"Hey, everyone. Wanna meet the others?"

Happy golden end, Unknown Seas.