WEEK SEVEN: FAREWELL

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FAREWELL

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As Sunday morning arrives…you may find yourself actually sleeping in? For the first time in several weeks, you do not find yourself awakening at 9am. You don’t have that slight nagging feeling that you’re going to be late. You don’t feel pressed to rush out the door and go somewhere.

The restaurant is currently serving a piping hot breakfast, and your luggage is packed nice and neatly. Somewhere outside, it’s almost like you can hear the pleasant chirping of birds.

And then…the hotel begins to rumble. It’s the same ominous, quaking movement, building swaying from side to side before the front door of the lobby suddenly bursts open. Your stay at the hotel is over, dear guests. But perhaps you ought to venture outside and see what’s new.

Along the grounds of the hotel are several portals that have been opened, dark swirling shadows that remain for you to venture through once you’re ready to depart. However, these portals work in two directions. While you have the understanding that stepping through one of these portals will send you wherever you’d like, you may notice there are people starting to exit through them.

Your hostages are safe. They are delivered one by one, unharmed and returned to you for you to bring them back where they belong. The original staff also appears to finally be released...do be careful with them.

But that’s not all. Every now and then the portal will flicker and someone new and unexpected will exit. Your friends from home may step through these portals. You may recognize some of these as people that you’ve met in your previous murder adventures, too. All of them seem to be in possession of a flyer that reads:

Congratulations! You’ve won an all-expenses paid visit to the Starlight Hotel. Check-in begins at 3. Please sign on the dotted line upon arrival.

You may want to warn them, actually.

You don’t have to be a guest of the hotel to enjoy its fine amenities one last time. All of the floors have been opened once again, and every room is accessible except for your previous bedrooms. You will also find that you’ve been unnerfed, powers you once possessed returning to you and back where they belong.

Everything is peaceful…until you hear the sound of the Nightman.

H̸o̷w̴ ̴c̸o̷u̸l̵d̸ ̵y̸o̴u̸ ̸n̵o̶t̶ ̸f̶i̷n̵d̷ ̴a̴ ̴l̷o̶o̵p̴h̴o̶l̴e̵?̷ ̸N̷o̴w̵ ̵t̴h̷e̴y̷'̴r̵e̶ ̸a̶l̷l̸ ̷f̶r̵e̸e̵!̵

Hm…too bad. It seems as though the proprietor of this hotel is unhappy with circumstances. But regardless of where you look, you wouldn’t be able to find him. Seems like he’s gone off to try and restructure his business model.

As a parting gift from the Starlight Hotel, you will find that your typewriters are now pocket-sized palm pilot models. You do want to stay in touch, don’t you? It’s been several long weeks for all of you…

…you can check out anytime you want, but you can finally leave.

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Happy Golden End, friends! You may use this post to thread out your final day at the hotel. You can thread with your hostages if you'd like. In addition this post is open to past gamemates or canonmates. You are free to bring characters from previous games or their canonmates to play off of each other.

As the post states, everyone's powers are back and you have universal texting. Fun! Characters will be able to return to their own worlds or depart for another world of their choosing whenever they'd like to leave.

Should you have any questions about their current condition, or simply questions about endgame mechanics in general, please feel free to ask us. Have fun!

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Comments

[resumed]

[no! no tracking! especially since aurum immediately races off with argentum at his heels. it's quiet for a bit, and soon reyna will hear--]

Aurum, no. [the dog has clamped onto the sleeve of nico's jacket, dragging him forward to reyna's line of vision. he stumbles forward, attempting to pull his arm back.]

Stop. [the dog will not until the pair of them reach reyna again.]

1/2

[toughchoices]

[reyna looks



f u r i o u s]

2/2

[toughchoices]

[and then she just surges forward and hugs nico tightly]

[resumed]

[you know what that's valid. there's zero resistance and he leans right into it.]

I can explain everything.

[toughchoices]

And believe me, you're going to, once we get you back home.

[resumed]

[this is truly the same energy of a mom picking up their kid from school in the middle of the day because they got in a fight.]

It's really not as bad as it looks...

[toughchoices]

[even "not as bad as it looks" is still pretty fuckin bad!!!

...which is pretty much what her expression says.]

I'm glad you had Aurum with you.

[resumed]

I was, too, even if I still don't really know why he was here. He was waiting for me when we arrived.

[toughchoices]

...I did instruct him to take care of you, back at the castle.

[pats aurum on the head]

Good boy. You remembered my orders.

[resumed]

[aurum is a good dog, and nico reaches out to pat him.]

He did back then and he did here. He was always with me in trials and when I would meet with people I didn't know well.

[toughchoices]

[that makes some of the tension go out of reyna's shoulders, at least.]

Good.

[resumed]

[well. he just nods and eventually pulls back just enough to look at her.]

You should still take him back when you're ready though. The Hunters could probably use him.

[toughchoices]

He'll come when he's needed. But if he feels like he's following my orders by staying with you, I'm fine with that.

[resumed]

Only if you're sure. I don't want him getting in trouble by following me where he doesn't need to go.

[toughchoices]

I'm totally sure.

[resumed]

I'm going to have to send him back sooner or later. [he does not seem to mind though.] I'm not sure he'd want to go where Will and I are going next anyway.

[and he only says this because he has a feeling if he didn't tell reyna she'd actually kick his ass later.]

[toughchoices]

...

[flatly]

And just where would that be?

[resumed]

[and likewise he also knows better than trying to lie to her.]

Tartarus. Just for a short bit. We have to find someone.

[toughchoices]

[


unfortunately, she knows better than to try to talk him out of it. so, instead - ]

What preparations have you made for the trip?

[resumed]

Not many. Not yet. We had some stuff to finish first, but now that things are quieter Will and I can plan.

[toughchoices]

Loop me in once you've got something a little more concrete. I can't go with you, but I can at least make sure you've got equipment that'll help.

[resumed]

I will. If there's time, I'll let you know as soon as I know. [he bows his head a little.] I've been putting this off for too long. And then I got stuck here for two months and lost even more time.

[toughchoices]

...I know you wouldn't be going if it wasn't for a really good reason. [...] But just to be clear: I don't like this, Nico.

[resumed]

You're not the only one. Will's not exactly thrilled either. [he can admit that.] But it's for a good reason. I promise.

[toughchoices]

I trust you. I just don't trust - that place.