ENDGAME

[cascadingfailure]

Who: ALL FRIENDS
Where: Game Tower!
When: Day 133, Evening

[ And the game ends!

And you find yourself all in the tower, mangled or not. You'll find that you have a mixture of wounds from both rounds of the game, as well as all of your memories of both rounds. As for NafunAI...

Well, she seems to not be around anymore, but her voice (though a bit louder and more robotic) booms through the room, informing you of what's up: ]

THIS GAME'S WINNERS ARE:
BARiTONES, WILD CITY, avante en garde, Heart Soldier Senshi, and sensitIV!

THIS UNIT HAS ALSO TABULATED AUDIENCE VOTES. ULTIMATELY, LILIS WON FOR OUTSTANDING MORAL FIBER, AND A FLAWLESS GAME. TAISHO ALMOST SURPASSED THEM, BUT THE VOTES WERE NOT IN THEIR FAVOUR. THEY LOSE.

ALSO LILIS' EXAMPLE OF WORKERS BEING ABLE TO HAVE NICE LIVES HELPED FAN THE FLAMES OF THE WORKER'S REVOLT EVERYONE PARTLY DIED IN LATER. PEOPLE THOUGHT THAT WAS COOL! SUPER, SUPER, SUPER COOL!

THANK YOU FOR PLAYING! ⭐

[ Yaaay! ]

Comments

[iamverybadass]

[ Talon arrives in endgame spotted with fresh burns to pair with the ones he picked up in the space game—although they aren't exactly easy to see under all of the blood and bruising. Kid looks like he's been dragged through industrial machinery.

Or maybe like he just got dragged out of the rubble of a building. Take your pick.

He's doing his best to keep as still as possible, trying desperately not to jostle any of his injuries. It's...not working very well. He can't stop trembling (whether it's from shock or fear isn't clear) and he doesn't seem to have realized that he's crying, shoulders shaking with rasping sobs. ]

[we_meet_again]

Talon--!

[Hurring over to kneel beside him]

[iamverybadass]

[ He jolts a little at the sound of his name, trying unsuccessfully to cut his crying short. ]

C-Cobalt?

[we_meet_again]

[Aside from the worry on his face, Cobalt appears completely normal, with clean, untattered clothes and no signs of illness or injury.

Hands hovering, not touching but boy howdy does he want to comfort Talon right now....!!!]

Oh, buddy, it's okay, let it out... Everything is over now.

[iamverybadass]

[ Well. That's a small relief.

Even with Cobalt's reassurance, Talon is still trying to quiet himself down with only middling success. He manages to calm down enough to stop outright sobbing, but there's lingering terror obvious on his face to keep the tears coming ]

You...weren't in it...?

[we_meet_again]

No, seems I missed this one.

Would you like me to get you a healer, or would you prefer to have some company right now?

[iamverybadass]

[ There's a long, uncomfortable pause. Talon's gaze drifts away while he debates with himself. He really doesn't want to be left alone now, but there's the pressing concern of where his teammates are.

He takes a shaky breath and closes his eyes. ]

H-healer. Please.

[we_meet_again]

[Cobalt also desperately doesn't want to leave him. But he also doesn't want Talon to be in pain. As he stands up to go find a healer, Persephone suddenly appears?!]

Ah... Oh. That works.

[Hurricane was too fast.]

[iamverybadass]

[ Persephone appears and, most importantly, numbs all his pain so he can finally make himself relax. ]

Hell... I never...never want to do that again.

[crossmyheartandhope]

[He's in pretty rough shape himself, honestly - broken bones, internal bleeding, hot oil burns, a missing hand, and kind of sort of half-starved - but Heroes Never Die means he can still be up and walking around, so he makes his way over.]

Jesus Christ, dude.

[iamverybadass]

[ This was really not a good game for anyone. Talon shifts a little, turning just enough to glance up at him, and makes a sound somewhere in between a sob and a laugh ]

J-Jesus Christ yourself. How...how're you...?

[ Gestures weakly at Hurricane in general. Why would you not wait for a healer dude ]

[crossmyheartandhope]

S'cool, we got that one power. Can keep going pretty much no matter what.

You want me to go get you someone?

[iamverybadass]

I...yes. I need to...

[ Trails off into uncomfortable silence. He can't ask someone else to find his murderdile unitmate! ]

I need...sensitIV. I-I have to... I have to get up.

[crossmyheartandhope]

Okay. Hey. Hey, not yet. You can get up as soon as you're healed, kay?

Just stay put half a sec.

[iamverybadass]

...'ll stay.

[ As if to emphasize his point, he settles back down, relaxing with a little hiss of pain ]

[crossmyheartandhope]

Thanks, dude. Gimme like half a sec.

[iamverybadass]

[ Nods weakly and closes his eyes ]

Half a second.

[fullbodied]

[she's going to drop next to him, and hug him]

[iamverybadass]

[ He only hesitates long enough to give her a quick look for lingering injuries, and once satisfied latches on with a desperate hug of his own. ]

[fullbodied]

[she doesn't care about lingering injuries, she just wants to hug him.]

So that didn't go according to plan... huh?

[iamverybadass]

I don't know how we could've planned for that...

[fullbodied]

Y'know what... fair enough.

Hey... Are you okay"

[iamverybadass]

[ There's a long pause, and rather than answering he just shakes his head. He's not injured anymore, but dying while trapped like that sure wasn't great ]

[fullbodied]

[she hugs him a little tighter, and then loosens her grip, just in case. She knows that closeness feels... strange. to her.]

... You know what?

Me neither. I wanna be, but that freaking sucked.

[iamverybadass]

[ he's still a little sniffly, voice trembling ]

...I've never had one as bad as that.