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.

Comments

[feudalladyshandmaid]

Mira.

[A gentle nod and a slight smile. She's... happy to see one of the nicer people that came to her, even if those meetings were marred by the brainwashing.]

Only if you don't mind being near me. I did cause plenty of trouble for you guys.

[philoxenia]

Like I told Rhea, if I didn't want to be near you, I wouldn't have come over.

[ But with that, she stands next to her with a smile. ]

... Honestly, I feel like I owe you a hundred apologies. We gave you trouble, too. [ ... ] I'm sorry about the toilets.

[ look she almost took a drill to it, at least there wasn't that ]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[She won't complain. There's plenty of wall for you, Mira.]

And I'm sorry about everything else. Being part of this experiment meant I was supposed to give you all trouble.

[...]

You did stop me from killing Angel. I'm pretty sure that waives anything else you feel sorry about.

[philoxenia]

Of course we did. She certainly has an effect, doesn't she?

[ So many of them care about her, after all. ]

I'm just glad we were able to help you, too.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

...Yeah. She sure does.

[That's for sure some common ground.]

Thanks, Mira. For saving me... and for the cookies.

[philoxenia]

[ Ah, she turns a little pink. ]

... I-it wasn't just me, really. [ She clears her throat. ] But the cookies... you're very welcome. You know, if we can travel between worlds, I'll definitely bake you more. And I might even take requests.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

Well... [She looks off, probably in a Angel-related direction.] I get the feeling I'm not leaving this world just yet. But if you ever have the time, I'd... like to visit.

And if you happen to stop by Corona, there's a great bakery I think you'd get a kick out of.

[It's run by a guy Rapunzel hates!]