There's always a lighthouse

[wheremst]

And just like that, you wake up in the basement of a lighthouse in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. There's a circle of 25 pods in the middle of the room, and two more in a room off to the side, and you can imagine who is in which.

An elevator to the side of the room leads up to the ground floor (or to the first sub-basement, if you want to check out the machine that brought you here), where you can for the first time in weeks look out a window and see the sky. Its a beautiful sunny day, with a strong breeze on the grassy ground of the island where the lighthouse stands. Have you ever been this happy to hear seagulls?

You're free. Whatever comes next, you're free and you won. Take some time to relish your victory, won't you? Reunite with friends you thought you had lost, go forth and just... well, enjoy this.

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[shieldsister]

[Zelos isn't the only one scaling the lighthouse, though Aela waits a bit before following him up. The view from up here is breathtaking, and she moves to lean against the banister beside him, looking out to the ocean.]

You had the right idea coming up here. The view is incredible.

[pimpplan]

[ Zelos shimmies a little to the side as she approaches, just to give her some space. ]

Quite the romantic scenery, isn't it? It's the perfect view for a date with a loved one.

[ He gives her a wink, but mostly drops the flirty act soon after, also looking back out. ]

So, what's next for you, then? What sort of daring adventure is on your plate?

[shieldsister]

[The first part gets a short, sharp laugh out of her, but Zelos is quick to drop the act and she doesn't comment on it otherwise. That's just how Zelos is, after all.]

Depends on how things go for Lif. We may be heading to his world to take care of a problem there, but ultimately my home is in Skyrim and that's where I'll go. Besides, I can't leave the Companions in the hands of my shield-brothers for too long. They'd be lost without me.

[...She misses them a lot, in other words.]

What about you? Do you intend to return to your home?

[pimpplan]

Sounds like you got a full schedule ahead of you, then, even without the problem solving thing. Lot of people are lucky to have you as their brother, from the way it sounds.

[ When she asks the same to him, he sighs, leaning forward. ] Yeah, at least for now. I've got a few messes that I've made that I gotta start working on fixing. [ beat ] And apologizing for, I guess. After that... I dunno, I guess it depends on whether I'm alive after that.

[ Hey, at least he's not from the Kratos route! ]

[shieldsister]

[The first part earns a pleased smile from her, but she settles as Zelos continues.]

You'd better be alive after that. I want to hear from you at some point, and I won't be happy if you manage to die so soon after returning from this place.

[thank god it's not the kratos route!!!]

[pimpplan]

[ He's sort of caught off guard about that. He knows she's always pretty serious about that kind of stuff, but... it's still kind of a weird concept to him. ]

Aela, you do care! Ah, I think I'm falling in love all over again! Don't you worry, I'll be sure to write to you every day, if that's what you want!

[ He's not deflecting, at least! ]

[shieldsister]

The couriers will hate you.

[That's not exactly a "no", though.]

Of course I care. You try to deflect from it, but I see no sense in lying about it. You're an interesting person and someone I've grown rather fond of. I want to make sure you don't go running off to do anything stupid.

[...she's just kind of rough in how she cares about people...]