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

[nothingcanstop]

[ A wall? Like a cool kid? It's too late, Cass, your dignity is gone. ]

...How's everything doing up there? [ Is it a reference to how everyone else is taller than her? Is she talking about Cassandra's profoundly messed up brain? You decide! ]

[feudalladyshandmaid]

[A wall! Like someone who knows a chunk of the people here probably don't like her very much. But yes, her dignity is gone.]

...It's better now. I remember everything about my home, the experiment I was a part of... and how much of an ass I was to you guys.

[nothingcanstop]

Well, I wasn't expecting you to forget that last part, no matter how many hidden memories there were.

[ She's. It's a tease. A light tease. ]

Are the, uh...the headaches still comin'?

[feudalladyshandmaid]

No, tell me more. Please. I deserve it.

[Dunk on her more. Throw her in the ocean if you want.]

There's... it's dull. Probably just from the process of putting everything back where it should be. But hey, it's the first time I've ever dealt with a backup of my own memories, so.

[nothingcanstop]

How... How's that even working, I- I gotta admit, I did not understand all the backup stuff entirely.

[feudalladyshandmaid]

Honestly? Who knows. All my memories up to the point where we lost are back where they belong. For once, I'm not going to look a gift horse in the mouth.

[Science? Saturday morning cartoon science? Does that help, Della?]

And I have your group to thank for it.