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W5 🛸 PLAYER CYOA: FUCK IT WE EYEBALL (ALLI) 🚀 GUY, MARGARET, OWNER, SIDON

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[ while he's breathing heavily, he is starting to calm down, so she could probably reach out. he definitely looks more pained than wild now ]

That journal.... the eyes... Shit. Did any of us having any perspective?

[ he looks around to see if sidon or owner are here, and finally notices (steven universe voice) this giant woman ]

Is this a dream?

[she will do that, then. she will crouch and put a hand on his shoulder.]

It is. I think it's one of those Thursday things. I wish I knew the point of any of this.

[ the woman looks over at them, watching, smiling slightly.

`A dream? Maybe. I'm not sure. Certainly a bit more real than a dream. A bit less real than reality.`

She stands to also come over, but she doesn't touch Guy, only kneeling down beside them.

`Perhaps the point is to understand yourself. Or to understand your friends. Even the most painful of circumstances can teach you something.` ]

I don't care for this shitty lesson. I understand myself and my friends already.

[ tensing slightly under margaret's hand, but he doesn't panic the way he normally does. something about her, tangible and real -- even if maybe they weren't as close as his mind had him believe, mere minutes ago -- is calming ]

Thursday.... is that today?

[ he doesn't even know anymore ]

I don't know either.

[it feels like they've been here a long time, but it also doesn't make sense. the memories of the ship are clearer now. it's horrible to say but it's possible... that charthur isn't actually a thing.

meanwhile, the memories she thought she had of all their time together are something she can't seem to wrap her mind around anymore.]

Painful circumstances can teach you something, sure. Like, don't go picking up spooky journals.

[ The woman looks up again, out the door of the Inn, and into the surrounding garden. She stands politely to greet their new guest. The night is filled with the sound of cicadas, and a gentle breeze.

`Oh, there we are. Almost the entire set of actors upon the stage. ]

[ hello.

owner is here now. you guys can ignore him because he sort of just walks over and immediately sits down to stare into space. ]

[ owner, like guy, is reeling from the reveal that charthur isn't real... horrible ]

Owner!

[ actors on a stage. it leaves an especially bitter taste in his mouth. but he doesn't ignore owner. he looks over to him in concern ]

[she looks at him, too, her mouth closed in a thin, uncertain line, but not angry.]

None of us are actors.

[ The woman, in the middle of making tea, stops and looks up.

`No. I suppose you aren't.` She pours four cups. `I don't think I can put you back together in the same place. I should apologize for that. You'll have to go where you belong for now.` ]

[ he glances over at them, eyeing the woman for a moment. ]

I am afraid we would not be going to where we "belong."

[ none of them belong on that ship. ]

Just end this.

[ guy's tone is clipped. despite the years of memories packed into his head with these two being fake, despite charthur being nothing more than a sweet dream, he cannot help the way he draws a little close to both margaret and owner, fiercely and protectively ]

[the loss of charthur is what hurts most of all. she glances at owner and then at guy and nods.]

Whoever you are really, in Lucien's memories, you're not - [this isn't real, it's just some sick form of torture. which makes her realize.] Where's Sidon?

[ the loss of charthur! that's what has him arriving with a tragic gasp. where's sidon? he's dead and he's here, apparently. ]

[ oh, there's sidon. owner turns to look at him and nods his head. the lady apparently makes herself scarce, according to alli.

... ]

That was tiring.

To say the least.

[ looking over to sidon in concern now too, join the healing circle ]

Sidon!

[she'll rush over to him, too.]

Thank god you're here. It was just a dream.

Margaret?

[ yeah he'll join... their healing circle....... he's kind of in a daze on account of killing two of his friends and then getting murdered. ]

Where are we?

I am not sure. A waiting room, perhaps? Our last chance to rest.

[ now that he has had enough time of staring into space, he takes another moment to properly look them all over.

while it is good to see margaret and sidon again, it is a shame that it was during something like this, where they all horribly horribly killed each other and also were pretty rude, too. ]

I apologize. That was all rather unsightly.

Apparently, wherever we are now... it's not a dream. That's all I've got.

[ it is good to see margaret and sidon again, and his expression softens ]

.... I'm sorry as well.

[ he usually would have something more comforting to say, but.... that's all he can manage right now. ]

Edited 2024-04-04 04:33 (UTC)

[ i think siz is asneep so i'm going and you guys can skip me until i wake up ]

Rest... [ yeah, this is kind of a break compared to everything that just happened, which was a completely insane, torturous dream. he really can't be happy to be reunited under these conditions. ] I—yes. I'm sorry.

[ sorry his turn to stare into space for a bit ]

I'm sorry, too.

[she might not have killed any of them but she certainly was the first one to start truly losing it. she'll put a hand on sidon's shoulder as well.]

[ he goes quiet after that, lost in thought.

but after a very long moment, he whispers, ]

Why did we remember Arthur-sama and Charles-sama so well?

[ he grips margaret's hand tightly, because even if he were to have a sasuke cheese moment, he really wants to feel that she's there and all right.

of all the stupid things to get his brain working again, ]

We forgot Charles is married...! [ assigned him infidelity ]

[ apparently the return of Charthur is the final straw. the woman stands up and comes over to you all, humming while she thinks.

“Don’t worry, almost over now.” Appraising each of you in turn. “Twice upon a time it is … One can only hope for Thrice.”

and the light pours in.

Your rewards!
- Any injuries you decide to keep are yours for the taking go forth
- Nine red eye tattoos are scattered around your body … they’re flat and tattoo-like, but on occasion do glow ominously or seem to shift when you aren’t paying attention.
- A sense that someone is watching you, listening to everything you say. And you have complicated opinions about Charthur.
- The previous two effects will disappear by trial time on Saturday.
- One of you does have an ominous book: How to Make Friends and Influence People. You can fight over it.
- Your winter gear, but all armor and weapons are cosplay foam now.
- Perfectly intact and unmarred friendship bracelets!!!! yay!!!!

get out!!!!! ]

Edited 2024-04-04 14:52 (UTC)

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