( DEPARTURE )

[abhoth]

SURVIVORS: 42 At 6:00 PM on the dot, everyone who has died during the ritual will awaken in their respective beds. Whole and unscathed, it would be far too easy to say that everything has been nothing but a fever dream. But the truth, as always, is far different from what the heart yearns for. For the first time in five weeks, night falls over the City of Yuggoth. The sun no longer hangs over your heads, its presence dark and oppressing. Instead, a soft, blue light shines down from the sky. It's not quite the moon, no. The Unclean's avatar is still visible in the sky, after all. But it's comforting. It's the promise of new beginnings, of newly forged bonds, and pacts that neither heaven nor hell are capable of tearing down. Does this singular moment in time make everything they've been through worth it? No, probably not. But this is the end. Their journey is over. Now it's time for forty-one (41) individuals to choose their destination, while one (1) is left behind. The unmarked room between the Kitchen (still wrecked — thanks, Tsurugi) and Laundry room is now open. Faceless men will be giving away baseball caps, pens, keychains and all the splendor of Yuggoth, as well as glossy photos taken throughout the ritual... for most, it will be a photo of their dead body and the manner in which they died. Yikes. A toy machine has also been left here, with a sign that reads TELEGRAM FUND: DEPOSIT YOUR CLUE TOKENS SO EVERYONE CAN CONTACT THEIR FRIENDS. THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE ANDERSEN, SO DON'T ASK. - ABIGAIL. Manning the Curio Shop won't be the only duties the faceless men have been relegated to, however. They'll be hunting down everyone but the new facilitator in order to give them a bus ticket. The destination and time of departure will be blank upon initially receiving it, but as soon as one thinks of where they want to go? Both fields will be filled in, and will be adjusted accordingly if anyone has a last minute change of heart. It seems like, in the end, it's up to the residents to decide whether to return home or to catch a ride with one of their new friends. Starting from 6:00 AM on Tuesday morning (a fact only discernible thanks to the Grandfather clocks, as the sun refuses to rise again), double decker buses will roll by the motel to pick residents up. There will be several buses, each one remaining at the entrance for fifteen minutes and the next one arriving after an hour long interval. Bus tickets will refuse to change after the first bus has arrived, so try not to be too indecisive lest you wish to remain in this realm or strike a deal with the Unclean. On the bright side, there are at least two to four days before everyone has returned home. May as well get those final goodbyes over with, right? It's a wrap, everyone! Thank you for the wild ride, and don't forget to check out the Love Meme and TL;CR Meme. You can use this post to thread out those last goodbyes. ( quick navigation ) ic rulebook | locations | statuses | room assignments private conversations | ic profiles | graveyard | full navigation

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[disinterested]

[...]

Andersen's an annoying, self-righteous piece of work, but when he isn't backstabbing people, he can be somewhat persuasive.

[ninjay]

Him being persuasive is how he managed to backstab us.

[ it comes off as a joke, but you can tell by his tone that he's still actually mad about it. even though things worked out in the end, jay's going to hold this grudge for a long time. ]

Mabel would have liked for you to go with them.

[disinterested]

Ah, true.

[Yeah, Girge's still mad about that too, so he gets you, Jay.

also wtf did everyone see her hug him at the trial]

... Well, she'll just have to settle for... cross-world contact, however that works.

[ninjay]

[ yes, everyone definitely did. ]

You're going to have to deal with that from the rest of us too, you know.

[ jay's going to try to send actual items more than letters, probably. ]

[disinterested]

[goddamnit

... and now Girge just gives Jay a look

just

"why"]

[ninjay]

Don't worry, I'll send things that will actually be useful. I'm rather practical when it comes to things like this.

[ he'll probably throw in a few troll items because he's a dick. ]

[disinterested]

[Wow.]

... I guess I can't say no to practical items.

[But seriously, why????]

[ninjay]

Do you remember when you asked me why I thanked you before?

[ during what was probably one of the most depressing nights of their entire stay here. ]

[disinterested]

[He's going to regret not walking away now, probably, but:]

Yes.

[ninjay]

When we first approached you, we had no idea what we would expect. It's actually hilarious in hindsight, really, how worried we were about how that confrontation would go.

[ they truly expected criminal masterminds, and instead they got three step-siblings who were varying levels of ridiculous. ]

I'm glad that it was you who we found first. Even though what we planned didn't quite work out the way we intended it to... if we had discovered Mira or Tsurugi first, I doubt we would have gotten a chance to get to know each other like this.

[disinterested]

[These are too many feelings for Girge.]

Are you thanking me for not killing you?

[ninjay]

[ look, jay is a tiny bitch who does not care about most people, but once he has a feeling towards you he will latch on. it's terrible. ]

I am also thankful for that, yes. That stomach was disgusting and I'm glad I only had to spend two nights in it.

[disinterested]

I imagine spending time with the other players wasn't much fun either.

[ninjay]

They surprisingly became more forgiving after death.

[ jay is sure they're still mad, but they're now giving out hugs instead of viciously insulting them every ten seconds, so. it's definitely an improvement that jay hadn't expected. ]

... Talking to Saya afterwards was odd. I'm not entirely used to having to apologize to someone after I killed them.

[disinterested]

Why apologize? [Hi, Girge has no remorse.] I just let Seto punch me.

[ninjay]

I have reached my quota of allowing people to punch me in this hellhole.

[ there are literally only two people who have punched him here, but the twins both punched him multiple times and it was terrible. ]

[disinterested]

[Poor Jay.]

Then just ignore them!

[Don't take advice from Girge.]

[ninjay]

I've been doing that for five weeks.

[ and yet, his patience has still been tested. ]

... What were your incentives?

[disinterested]

... For the record, I've changed most of them by now.

[ninjay]

I'm still curious.

[ especially after hearing he changed them. ]

[disinterested]

[...]

Originally, protection for... certain people. [He's not saying for whom specifically unless Jay asks.] For them to win the war; for everyone to forget that I had existed; and for my revival, although I revoked that one early on.

[And yet... here he is now, with new incentives.]

[ninjay]

[ he's quiet, considering this information. it probably says something about girge's time here that he changed his mind about these. ]

What did you change them to?

[disinterested]

I'm keeping the first one.

[That was the one, above all, that he was willing to murder thirty-nine strangers for if need be.]

But I don't need to erase everyone's memories if I'm going to be alive, and I don't need the Unclean for a victory—if I'm there, then that'll do just as well.

[Girge "I can win a war for everyone on my own" Albatross.]

In return for what I've taken away, I'm altering events to prevent my death.

[ninjay]

Ah, good idea. It would probably be a little hard to explain you suddenly showing up again if you're dead.

[ it would probably be a little funny though. jay either bases all his decisions on what's strategically the best, or what is most hilarious, there's no in between. ]

Is that your only new one?

[disinterested]

It would be amusing, but I'd rather not have to explain.

[So yeah, Girge agrees.]

Yeah. I don't need anything else.