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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

[unprincelike]

[ So naturally she should do it anyway. ]

I will. I’m not good at picking out locations, but I’m sure you’ll find a few spots in just a couple of days.

[ It’s because he doesn’t go anywhere… he’ll figure it out. ]

[attritional]

As soon as my phone starts working again, I'm sure it'll be on of the list of things to do.

[ ... ]

I'm glad... this is over.

[unprincelike]

[ He lets out a small breath. ]

Me too. I had hoped we would be able to get everyone back when we left, but I know that wasn’t a guarantee.

[ He smiles. ]

I’m glad we did it.

[attritional]

Even though some were dead?

[ Iria didn't think resurrection was possible, so-- ]

That's... quite the optimism.

[unprincelike]

It is… and I didn’t start thinking about it until everyone was using the ouija board. But if you were all still here… I thought it could be a possibility.

[ A possibility was enough for him. ]

I really didn’t want to think about only half of us going home.

[attritional]

[ ...

Iria smiles and puts a hand on the top-back of Yuki's head. ]

I was the one using the board, actually. If you knew, it would have been nice if you told them that the questions they asked were useless...

[unprincelike]

I could tell you were there from your initials, but…

[ He glances away. ]

I couldn’t think of better questions.

[attritional]

... Anything would have been better than the ones we got, since it's not like we suddenly turned omniscient after we died.

[ Oh well. She pats his head a little while a goose waddles behind and nestles behind their feet and opens its beak. ]

I just fed you a bunch of lettuce!

[ :V feed ]

[unprincelike]

We thought you might have been able to… see more.

[ You know, since ghosts can walk through walls. Yeah.

He eyes the goose. ]

…You have one too.

[attritional]

The other side was quite barren and we could only see things like trials... not executions. Not normally.

[ She sighs, looking down at the goose. ]

It came to us with a big bag of salt.

[ It's the same goose who stole the salt bag from Reigen. ]

[unprincelike]

Arataka-san’s salt…

[ Wow. Funny how things worked out. Now Iria has a goose… ]

Is the goose coming back with us?

[attritional]

Perhaps it's because I fed it, but it keeps following me.

[ ... ]

It was very determined to the point it hid among Master Jim's goose cult to come here. I forgot about it and left it behind when... things started happening. It's smart.

[ :V ]

[unprincelike]

So it’s coming with us.

[ That isn’t a problem. Shigure has plenty of space for it to run around. And even if Iria ends up staying with Kagura and Rin, that should be fine for it too.

His mind drifts back to her mentioning watching the trials. Tsumugi knew about this as well, so he’s sure Iria watched. ]

…I’m sorry I didn’t tell you everything. I wanted to tell you, but I hope you understand. [ And since he wants her to hear it from him personally, he continues. ] I was given the role of guard along with Kaeya. I continued to remain a guard even after Alan joined me.

[attritional]

[ The goose can be an invasive species for all Iria knows, but it sure is one of the first geese to transcend life and death. Amazing.

Though, Iria stays quiet as she listens to Yuki talk about his guard role. ]

... Yes, I saw. I was worried for you, but I wasn't mad when I found out. The thought of you meeting the same fate as Kaeya would, at the very least, leave me very distraught.

[ Her voice is quiet. ]

I'm glad I wasn't chosen to be protected, considering how I... "left".

[unprincelike]

…I wonder what would have happened if we could protect you.

[ He lets out a small sigh. ]

Kaeya and I agreed to protect you the first week, but Alan and I couldn’t the next week because we couldn’t protect the same person twice in a row.

I had already planned on submitting your name later that Sunday night.

[attritional]

[ That makes Iria pause, because she definitely remembers when she met Kaeya after she died, she remembered him telling her that two people he guarded died for nothing.

...

She tries to swallow the bitter feeling, since... it would be understandable. She never told him everything. It might as well be that. Though another realization hits her. ]

I never thought I'd be chosen to be protected. It's a little strange for me. Did I seem that likely to be targeted?

[unprincelike]

We picked people who might not be able or willing to fight off an attacker.

[ He puts a hand on her shoulder. ]

It was based off of our first impressions. I also really liked you just from that first meeting, so it was easy to suggest to protect you.

[ There were a lot of people he liked, but he had to narrow it down on their likelihood of being targeted. ]

[attritional]

... From the first meeting?

[ Iria is so surprised that she can't really hide her reaction. ]

Though, with how everyone is here, I suppose I would be less likely to fend someone off.

[ She's still a normie despite knowing how to use a sword and throw people. ]

[unprincelike]

[ Judging by that execution, yeah she is… ]

Yeah, I knew then. I usually know if I like or dislike someone when I first meet them.

[ His family makes it easy for him to quickly know these things, since he’s dealt with all kinds of people. ]

[attritional]

Even Hatsuharu? Since you mentioned that he didn't like you at first.

[ Look................ she'll angst about the execution later ]

[unprincelike]

Yes. I didn’t hate him.

[ He desperately wanted to get to know the other zodiac members, so… ]

I liked Honda-san when I met her too.

[attritional]

[ flashback of meeting tohru at her tent with shigure laughing intensifies ]

First impressions matter a lot to you. I see... I also tend to stick to my first impressions, but I'm ready to revise them at any time.

[ ... ]

Yuki, do you think at the execution of the second week... did I die for nothing? I won't get mad on whichever answer you give me. You see, two people asked me whether it was worth it. I couldn't give them a real answer.

[unprincelike]

I wouldn’t have been able to kill Yumeno-san either.

[ So, he doesn’t think it was for nothing. ]

But that’s for you to decide, isn’t it? It’s your life. What I think doesn’t change how you feel about it.

[attritional]

[ She quietly breathes out. ]

You're right. It won't change how I feel about it. I just...

[ ... ]

It wasn't because it was Mr. Yumeno, admittedly. I was just reminded of something unpleasant.

[unprincelike]

[ He raises his eyebrows, about to ask her what it was, but then he remembers what she confessed to him. ]

Your brother.