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

[wickedskills]

Guilty! Sorry about being a tough opponent. That game is a lot easier when you're using keyboard arrows.

[Player chuckles as well.]

I'm doing fine, nice and secure in my little hacker cave. It's comfy in here. But... maybe I'll step out of it for a while to play against you for real.

[onefuture]

Keyboard arrows?

...Gah, never mind. I should have known you'd have some sort of advantage. But if nothing else, that did inspire me to work harder to master some of those songs.

[Lif laughs, not nearly as put out as his words imply.]

Should you ever do, do let me know. I would quite like to see just how well the both of us do, on an even playing field. I believe it will prove to be wonderful competition.

But as long as you're safe, that is what matters most.

[You're a good, White Hat, okay.]