imeeji_frontstage | graduation x3!

Who: Cobalt, Thorn, Senpai, and anyone else who would like to attend
Where: Mitsukoshi Ginza (Heaven Graduates Visitation Center), 9th floor terrace
When: Day 400, later evening

[ Today, the garden terrace of the Heaven Graduates Visitation Center has been transformed.

The lawn has been replaced with overflowing riots of colorful blossoms, like a wildflower meadow. It’s composed primarily of blue cornflowers, red crocosmia, and teal roses with extra-long thorns, all mixed together with a wide variety of sunflowers. In the center is a little patch of grass with picnic blankets spread out, just large enough to accommodate everyone.

Nearby, on the patio, is a long, rectangular grill the length of a picnic table, where anyone can grill their own snacks, Korean BBQ style. A nearby table is piled with all manners of meats and veggies, sliced into easily-grilled strips or already speared into kabobs, ready for the fire. Here you can find such delicacies as behemoth tenderloin, garula steak, gighee ham, and even marlboro tentacle (delicious!).

There is also alcohol. Lots of alcohol. Good alcohol.

The sun is well on its way to setting, leaving the sky a beautiful gradient of blue-pink-orange-yellow; the light is warm and blanketing—the light hits everything at just the right angle to give everything metallic a pleasant glow. A gentle breeze occasionally blows to keep the terrace on the cooler side.

At the far end, there's a carpet of flowers in Cobalt's, Senpai's, and Thorn's unit colors, directing the three of them to their respective graduation doors once they've finished saying their goodbyes. ]

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Huh?

Oh, sh—

Thanks.

Edited 2021-09-04 02:34 (UTC)

...no problem.

[He doesn't actually move to pull away again, when the meat's saved]

[He casually moves sideways until he's touching Thorn's side, perhaps leaning just a little.]

...This all feels a little surreal.

Yeah. Like it happened too fast, almost.

I thought we were going to be here to the end.

I'm not sure how I feel yet. I don't think this has all fully sunk in.

...yeah.

It's a lot to think about.

Is it weird that I can already tell I'm going to miss this place?

Not weird at all.

There were a lot of bad things, but also a lot of good ones.

[...Discretely, he reaches out and takes Thorn's hand in his. He lowers his voice.]

I got to reconnect with you, for example.

[...takes his hand]

I guess there's no keeping us apart.

I would have burned down every heaven and hell to get back to you.

But now I get to do it with you by my side.

That a promise?

Promise.

[Leans in against him, a little]

Good.

[leans back]

I guess we've got a lot of work ahead of us.

Let's be sure we make time for visits, though.

...yeah.

[A beat, and then another]

I kind of want to do stupid games. Take up time they could be using to run shitty ones.

You read my mind. I want to clog the system with as many light, fun games as possible.

I also want to see if I can request people to get temporary transferred to our apartment for a week, just to give them somewhere safer to hang out.

...do you think we can?

I have no idea. But I'm going to try everything I can think of to get people out of harm's way, if I can.

Mm. Let's try.

...What kinda games would you want to play, if you got to make the rules?

What do you think would be fun?

Something easy, I guess?

Not much to do, lots of time to relax.

And snacks that aren't tainted with weird effects.

That, too.

Do you remember which games you liked the most?

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