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

[justfuckingtryit]

[Takes a breath in, and lets it out in a sharp exhale, some of the anger going with it, but a whole lot of the rest remaining.]

[He glances aside, not looking Sunshine in the eye. Takes a beat, and then another.]



[Offers his hand.]

[malignstar]

[ Stares at that hand before lowering his gaze ]

... s-sorry, I didn't, I didn't mean...

I just keep... failing them...

[justfuckingtryit]

[A beat longer, and he takes it back.]

And I'm telling you, it wasn't your fault in the first place. Not to fail at.

[malignstar]

... it... feels that way. P-Protecting people is... what I'm supposed to... do... If I can't do that...

[justfuckingtryit]

You're in the same boat as everyone else in this fucking place.

[malignstar]

[ Tips his head back and takes more deep breathes, closing his eyes ]

[justfuckingtryit]

[He's quiet for a beat or two. Then:]

...come on. Let's get you out of here.

[malignstar]

[ Swallows and then nods ]

... yeah, we should... go.

[ He nibbles at his lip ]

I'm, uh, I'm probably going to... my, my legs are still kinda shot, n-not literally, just.. . I, I can walk, maybe, but...

[ He cuts himself off and turns his head to the side ]e

[justfuckingtryit]

You need someone to lean on?

[malignstar]

... y-yeah. Sorry...

[justfuckingtryit]

It's fine.

[Hesitates, just a second, and then offers his hand again.]

[malignstar]

[ Unsteadily takes it this time, that defeated look still trapped in his gaze but he at least forces himself to look at Thorn ]

thanks...

[justfuckingtryit]

[Pulls him up to his feet, and supports him with an arm, narrow but wiry-strong.]

[malignstar]

[ Winces painfully but manages to stay on his feet, despite his legs feeling very close to jelly right now ]

T-Thanks...

[justfuckingtryit]

You don't have to keep saying that.

[Helping him walk toward the dorm, pace slow enough to be manageable.]

[malignstar]

[ Immediately drops his head and remains quiet during the walk, stumbling here and there but doing his best ]

[justfuckingtryit]

[Hovering nearby to catch him if he does; he hits the elevator button when they get back.]

[malignstar]

[ Trying weakly to rub feeling back into his shoulders ]

[justfuckingtryit]

Almost there.

[malignstar]

[ Nods ]

I'm... hanging there...

[justfuckingtryit]

[When the elevator comes to a stop and door slide open, he helps him back toward the dorm.]

[malignstar]

[ Just focusing on putting on foot in front of the other and keeping up that uncharacteristic silence, aside from the occasional hard breathing ]

[justfuckingtryit]

[Reaches around, careful, to dig Sunshine's phone out of his pocket and open the dorm.]