somewhere in the temple, a brilliant blue light blazes. it's just one, at first. and then two, three, four - all the way up to eight, eight blue flames. they surround the exhausted party in their warmth and protection. instinctually, you realize that these flames are those of the gods who gave you their powers. their light is warm and everlasting, and they form, abruptly, into the statues you saw at the very beginning of your journey, surrounding the group in an octagonal shape. you start in a cave, just like you did at the beginning of your journey, and feel the draw of your god once more.
however. before you can do that, there's a soft male voice that murmurs - "The truth...lies in the flame."
and the world around you pauses, almost like it's a freeze frame, becoming enveloped in that soft, blue light.
harley, lucien and shu - when you turn around, you might notice something different about your companions. mainly, their forms are no longer completely solid and human as they were before. viktor, shouxue, and eunhyuk, your bodies look something like this. you are solid, but that solidness is fading.
this is a moment frozen in time. all of your memories come back so clearly - of the eudora, of your time spent together. you know, now, that your companions that you just battled through solistia with are dead. that the last time you saw them alive and breathing could have been weeks ago.
that's the thing about the truth: it's so rarely beautiful. you can dream of a reality where you walked side by side, but in the end, those moments have passed you. you may never get to have them again. and you have to accept that. you have to let them go.
but perhaps, the extension of the sacred flame's blessing will grant you this frozen moment in time to say goodbye. it is fleeting, but it is something.
you get the sense that once you touch the statue that blessed you, your time in solistia - your time among the living, for some of you - will end. ]
[He is going to go back to help shoulder Eunhyuk out (even though Lucien will be like WTF), but... unfortunately, for a few moments before he goes completely fucking ghost, he has to say goodbye at least.
Also, he is a soft boy even if he has bad taste in career choices.]
...Thank you all for your help. We're working on our side, so... don't stop working on yours.
Well, we'll see if we don't need to take turns for the stupid things when we get back. [...] I'll tell 'em. Promise. Any other second last messages ya want me to pass on?
[ he can forgive and forget all he wants that’s his prerogative obviously lucien will continue to be mad forever but right now he just looks tired. he does not stab eunhyuk (because he cant) but he does consider if theres a nearby refrigerator ]
Just—-
[ he does not know what else to say except starting to fuss about something and then trailing off. ]
[Sweet idiod, Lucien. He smiles a bit at the flounder, amused. He reaches out to put a hand over Lucien's cheek.]
You didn't behave at all here, so I know it's useless to tell you to behave when you go back. Please get in one of the pods, okay? Sorry... about your eye, about being a terrible shot as a wizard...
You're a terrible shot. You're going to be worse with one hand.
[ he is an awful wizard, he should give up that career. go back to artificer. he won't tell him to not apologize for a third time because you know, he does think maybe a single sorry is in order at this point. he got hit by viktor's spells more than any enemy combatant they faced.
frowning at him, like he can't decide what he wants to do or say next, but, ]
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IV. THE JOURNEY'S END
somewhere in the temple, a brilliant blue light blazes. it's just one, at first. and then two, three, four - all the way up to eight, eight blue flames. they surround the exhausted party in their warmth and protection. instinctually, you realize that these flames are those of the gods who gave you their powers. their light is warm and everlasting, and they form, abruptly, into the statues you saw at the very beginning of your journey, surrounding the group in an octagonal shape. you start in a cave, just like you did at the beginning of your journey, and feel the draw of your god once more.
however. before you can do that, there's a soft male voice that murmurs - "The truth...lies in the flame."
and the world around you pauses, almost like it's a freeze frame, becoming enveloped in that soft, blue light.
harley, lucien and shu - when you turn around, you might notice something different about your companions. mainly, their forms are no longer completely solid and human as they were before. viktor, shouxue, and eunhyuk, your bodies look something like this. you are solid, but that solidness is fading.
this is a moment frozen in time. all of your memories come back so clearly - of the eudora, of your time spent together. you know, now, that your companions that you just battled through solistia with are dead. that the last time you saw them alive and breathing could have been weeks ago.
that's the thing about the truth: it's so rarely beautiful. you can dream of a reality where you walked side by side, but in the end, those moments have passed you. you may never get to have them again. and you have to accept that. you have to let them go.
but perhaps, the extension of the sacred flame's blessing will grant you this frozen moment in time to say goodbye. it is fleeting, but it is something.
you get the sense that once you touch the statue that blessed you, your time in solistia - your time among the living, for some of you - will end. ]
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Also, he is a soft boy even if he has bad taste in career choices.]
...Thank you all for your help. We're working on our side, so... don't stop working on yours.
[He can't wave, he's missing a hand.]
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finally remembers that he murdered viktor with a hammer]
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glances between him and viktor... remembering..........]
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...We should be fine once we get back.
[looks into gy and looks back]
Please make sure to use the pods right away. [...] And... say hello to Temenos and Throné for us, please.
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Well, we'll see if we don't need to take turns for the stupid things when we get back. [...] I'll tell 'em. Promise. Any other second last messages ya want me to pass on?
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It's alright. He just holds grudges.
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anyway she is just. :( watching him slowly go ghost.]
Shit. You're not gonna bleed out and double die on us when you go back, are ya?
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This makes him laugh wryly.]
Um, well... [Looks like he's remembering something.] It'll be alright after a while.
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Just—-
[ he does not know what else to say except starting to fuss about something and then trailing off. ]
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You didn't behave at all here, so I know it's useless to tell you to behave when you go back. Please get in one of the pods, okay? Sorry... about your eye, about being a terrible shot as a wizard...
And the things I said in the forest.
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[ he is an awful wizard, he should give up that career. go back to artificer. he won't tell him to not apologize for a third time because you know, he does think maybe a single sorry is in order at this point. he got hit by viktor's spells more than any enemy combatant they faced.
frowning at him, like he can't decide what he wants to do or say next, but, ]
I'll see you soon.
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[THEIR DEAD FRIENDS... gazes upon them sadly while lucien tries to stab eunhyuk in the background apparently.]
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they remember now. this is awkward. and depressing. ]
I've been told a number of times now about the fact you can see things we can. Laying out all that information on Tuesday help?
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It does help, surprisingly. So keep doing that sometimes if you can't fit it into the HER-MES or the letters.
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I'll let the perpetrator know then. I've got something to share this time anyway.
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It did, thank you. Was that you and Yuri?
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he just shrugs. ]