FINALE

[mayoiga]

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THE FINALE

SURVIVORS: 22 ♫

The Manager has been sealed away. All of you are really, truly here, and the hell you've endured for the past three weeks is finally over. No more trials, no more motives. No more death.

The sky is clear, now, sunny as ever. While that may still seem suspicious, the ocean is calm and there are birds (including seagulls) in the sky. The resort is intact, but everything seems to have finally settled down. The dreadful feeling is no more -- unless you're feeling it on your own volition -- and the only thing that seems to stand between you and freedom is the boat you once arrived here on. It is docked, waiting to be ridden once more. It's not leaving for a while yet, but when you board the ship, each of you will be presented with a blank ticket, one that will reflect your final destination, whether it be your own home or someone else's. The choice is yours.

Now would be a good time to say your farewells. Whether or not you'll meet again is unknown, but perhaps someday, your paths will collide once more.

The shard, wherever it now lies, still pulses faintly with energy.

Comments

[daimakaicho]

That's a fair point. Not much else to lose at that point, hm?

[ Her eyes narrow a bit at the question, though, and her grin disappears a bit. ]

I hope you are not implying that I would go back on my word. Even if it was an informal contract at the time, it's based on a mutual understanding and equivalent payment. I do hope that you would not underestimate me in that regard.

[ She tried to turn the last guy who similarly questioned her into a weird frog monster, so, tread lightly! ]

[attritional]

Oh, no. Not anything like that. I wasn't questioning your integrity, but rather the contract itself.

[ How should she put this... ]

In my understanding, if it were something I was familiar with, it would be null and void after she revived. But contracts like this one as it is, still stands despite that. So the act of the promise was more important?

[daimakaicho]

[ She pauses for a moment before eventually relaxing, leaning back into her reclined position. ]

Essentially. As far as this particular agreement is concerned, it was based more on the act of me killing her, rather than being contingent of her staying dead. So coming back doesn't render it null.

[ And even if it did, it'd probably just open up for a renegotiation or whatever. How many times had Bell and Keiichi's contract been voided and redone, again? ]

[attritional]

Oh, that's interesting. That's definitely an aspect that I'd like humans to adopt into their own contracts.

[ People could learn so much... alas. ]