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]

I mean. I wouldn't want your work in the hands of those guys, either.

[ KNOWING WHAT YOUR WORK IS..... ]

...It would be nice, to finally meet them, you know. But I'm guessing that would be a little...difficult.

[fivestagegod]

...If you'd want to, I'm not going to tell you no. Maybe give me some advance warning first so Annette doesn't shoot you on sight, but I'm not going to complain.

[nothingcanstop]

[ She cracks a smile. ]

I can get Dr. Gearloose to whip up a...inter-dimensional phone, or something, for just the occasion. And yes, before you ask, that is his legal name, and yes, it is accurate.