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lostcarnival2019-03-07 10:10 am
ringleaders) wrote in lostcarnival2019-03-07 10:10 am
⇨ EPILOGUE
Who: Anyone who's ever been in the game before!
When: Day 143 and for the rest of time.
Where: The Ringmaster's Realm.
What: It's a time of reunions and also a time for goodbyes - for now, but probably not forever. This is the final official log for Lost Carnival, and it's potentially open to anybody who's played in the game. Thanks for everything!
Warnings: Is it safe? It's probably safe.
When: Day 143 and for the rest of time.
Where: The Ringmaster's Realm.
What: It's a time of reunions and also a time for goodbyes - for now, but probably not forever. This is the final official log for Lost Carnival, and it's potentially open to anybody who's played in the game. Thanks for everything!
Warnings: Is it safe? It's probably safe.
THE EVER AFTER↴ It's done. The Huntsman is gone and the Winter Queen has been cured of her self-inflicted condition. It will take time, but if things proceed well, it seems like they could end up with a sympathetic party in the Winter Throne. At the very least, guilt is a hell of a drug when it comes to getting someone's ear on important matters. The damage that has been done is not something that can easily be fixed. Lives have been ruined or lost completely, and emotional wounds can last a lifetime. Yet, for the first time in eons there is a bold hope for the future - a hope for change in ways the Courts never knew they could. There is so much to do in the aftermath that it will be years before any of it has been truly seen through. In the immediate hours and days following, however, the Ringmaster will be focused on seeing to the needs of her carnival. Or, at least, what was her carnival. She isn't sure what it is now. She'll probably always think of them as her family, even if they don't return the sentiment. Things are different now, are they not? They are no longer her followers, but the friends and peers she had always wished for in her previous life. After they have finished their business in the Winter Court, she will bring them all back to the remains of her realm. They need time to rest, and time to think. As she begins the reconstruction of her world, she has a few announcements to make. Firstly - all lingering contracts for those present are now considered paid. She will fulfill their wishes to the best of her ability regardless of how many days would have been left. Of course, it will take her a bit of time since they are all happening at once, but she'll be going down the list! All other contracts will be fulfilled or cancelled depending on individual situations, and whether or a person's connection to the carnival was still active. Otherwise they've probably been reset and their contract cancelled anyway. Secondarily - she is unsure of the future of the carnival itself. With how much there is to do, she doesn't feel that she can simply run away again, no matter how easy that would be in comparison. Being one of the Miracles puts her in a unique position of power, and this time, she wants to do right by it. Her and Ignatius have some ideas, but it will probably be a while before they come to fruition. However, she will rebuilding her realm in a new shape, and everyone is welcome to stay there as long as they want. Alternatively, she will help them travel to wherever in the multiverse they'd like to go instead, and they will retain easy passage back to her realm whenever they wish to travel there. In the future they can probably even learn to world travel on their own! Thirdly - she is going to be inviting back people who still had open contracts so that everyone can catch up and make decisions about going home. Not all of them will show up in this time, but she wanted to give them the opportunity. So, if friends or family went home but haven't been reset, they may possibly be arriving at the new Ringmaster realm to catch up. Otherwise, their contracts will be considered paid and they can stay at home. This mean, previously dropped characters can reappear in the realm to visit and get some closure. As a final helpful gift, those who became Miracles will be able to edit the reality of the realm to their liking while she works on it. So, if you want to hang out and build some things, you are free to design and magically construct your own spaces like high-res Minecraft. And that's only the beginning. |
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Well now she'll miss everyone else. And also she just doesn't really look forward to where she stayed before, so. There is that.
"... ...do you think Himika will let me keep my things?" she asks quietly, not wishing to call her 'mom'.
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And if he doesn't Yuya will kick his ass and his parents will have to adopt two new kids. It's fine.
"You haven't really got to know Maiami at all, have you? When we get back, before school starts I'll show you some places. Like the park."
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...School...
"...How does school work, in groups?"
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That sounds overly sentimental, but he doesn't have a better explanation for how it is versus homeschooling, essentially.
"It's easier to make friends, too."
Also a thing he doesn't have a ton of experience in from school.
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...Hm.
"...I can't talk to them about anything I learned here, can I."
...No, she really can't. Come to think a lot of her stuff kind of falls in that bracket.
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Like, he thought Yuto was out of his mind talking about other dimensions. Then Yugo showed up.
"But you can talk about math?"
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"...................why would I want to talk about math though..." Lame...
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He doesn't know, he hates math. But math isn't 'there's faries that could nuke our whole city'.
"You still have people to talk about everything else that happened. You don't have to bottle it in."
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It's the little things, that she would have to lie about.
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That was because a bike is way bigger than a game console.
Admittedly, Yuuya wasn't upset, but she sort of attributed that to Yuuya being Yuuya at the time.
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Most kids are not going to think about childlocks and stuff. "Just don't drive it in the street, okay?"
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...but she doesn't question him on it, instead looking at the bike and nodding. "Umn- I didn't do that before anyway," she assures him, thinking back to Wismuth. "...And.... ...my games..?"
It plays literally anything. She's rather sure that's not normal. (Sadly)
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"Your brother is the CEO of Leo Corporation. You can probably say it's some prototype or something."
Being part of a rich tech empire has its perks, including room for some mild eccentrics. "I think magic is more of a concern than electronics."
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"...You weren't supposed to show off magic in places like Wismuth either though anyway. ...That part's easier than this stuff." At least this way, she can....make a friend and invite them over, she supposes.
That's how friends work yes?
Yes.
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It really is a better window to the world though. Frankly, she'll probably end up finding it akin to Wismuth.
"...I wish Eagle could come," she finally says. Her daemon will be fine. At the very least, if they just hang around as a momonga, no one will ever know. Thanks, hair. But Eagle is....large.
And birds are not dogs, so that's not about to be properly glamored.
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"Hey," Yuya crouches down to her level. "You're not saying goodbye to anything here, right? It'll always be here for you, just like Maiami. It's more like 'see you later'!"
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Just pretend to be a bit smaller, Eagle. It's fine.
Anyway. Yuuya's being pretty good about being patient with all of this, but at least it's paying off.
After all, Reira isn't refusing to leave- that's already key. "...I guess..."
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She's going to try not to huff about that ruffling though. "....thanks though," she adds quietly, meaning at least that.