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

[emberserker]

And what did that get you besides a headache?

[pimpplan]

[ He opens his mouth to reply for a moment, before closing it and grumbling. ]

Three separate ones, I guess.

[emberserker]

I suppose that's the unfinished business you mentioned.

[pimpplan]

Yep. That's what I get for revealing my hand at the last minute.

[ And getting the other Chosen kidnapped as a result, but it's fine! He thinks he might have a plan for that. ]

[emberserker]

If we can go back to exactly when we left, then, I'm sure you've already come up with a way to fix it, haven't you? Don't tell me you've been slacking.

[pimpplan]

I may be lazy, but I'm certainly not a slacker. Just gotta get something to help my friend get the power to control space and time. Easy.

[ .... it kind of happens off screen, so it's absolutely easy. ]

I bet you're hoping that we don't go back to where we leave off.

[emberserker]

Considering that kept me going some time back? No, not anymore. I would have, but the odds are I wouldn't be able to stop myself from going through the motions, and that would just be a tremendous waste. And really, after everything, Ernesta can have it. Mother always wanted to adopt her instead anyway.

[It's more spiteful than resigned. Sour grapes or serious thought, whichever it is, it's taken a long time to get to.]

If nothing there appreciates what I was supposed to be, then I'll make something of myself elsewhere.

[pimpplan]

That sounds like good of a plan as any, honestly. Good for you.

[ He's like... legitimately sincere about it? Is he ok????? ]

[emberserker]

[What's wrong with either of them, what has this place done.]

Apparently I'll be off elsewhere. I do hope you at least manage to clean up after yourself.

[pimpplan]

[ character development???? in MY house? it's more likely than you think ]

Hehe, we'll see. Usually someone else does it for me, so we'll see how this goes.

[ That's putting it mildly! If there's even worlds to go back to after everything is said and done! ]

[emberserker]

Just don't embarrass yourself. It'll reflect on the rest of us.