suitedreams | WEEK SEVEN: FAREWELL

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.

- - -

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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Maybe I could use it to prank call people?

[will no]

[...he just reaches up and presses a hand to will's face.]

No. You don't even know any of the people here. [don't still sound a little amused, nico.]

[he laughs into nico's hand]

Come on, that would just make it funnier!

You're terrible. Horrible. How have you only been here like ten minutes and you're already embarrassing me?

It's a talent of mine.

[ :) ]

Consider being less talented. [:unamused:

...but he does pull back a little even as he slips his hand into will's.]

Think we should do another sweep of the perimeter just in case? I don't want to leave anybody else behind.

Never.

[he smiles easily, lacing their fingers together.]

That probably wouldn't hurt. It's a pretty big place - better safe than sorry, right?

As long as we avoid the check-in desk it should be okay. [. . .] Parts of the hotel weren't that bad. There was a place I could always get fries.

[this is such a bad joke, but it's okay. it's tentative, trying to ease into the idea he's able to actually leave and that they're both fine.]

[will, who is aware of nico's alternative uses for fries, raises an eyebrow.]

Why don't you show me the parts of the hotel that were the least bad?

Edited (HTML!!!!!) 2022-09-12 18:22 (UTC)

[someday will may learn about the fry hole at the starlight hotel.]

It'll be a short tour. [this hotel was terrible. but he does begin to tug him forward even as a little bit of shadow and darkness swirls around their feet.] You're good for a jump, right?

[there apparently is no real option seeing how it's already preparing, but you know. in the sake of being polite.]

Hey, hold on a minute—

[will squeezes nico's hand.]

I'm good for it, but you've been doing this sort of thing constantly. You need to rest. Doctor's orders, remember? We can walk.

[a beat. ...he smiles slowly.]

I'll give you a piggyback ride.

[there's a frown and he looks thisclose to arguing, but he seems to be thinking better of it for a moment.]

This leads me right back to embarrassing me. And being annoying. [he says that, but he's also kind of glancing at him before leaning into him. let him up. will's taller, probably, so he can deal with it.]

There's an elevator. Let's start there and we'll pick a floor.

Yes, yes, you're so annoyed.

[will lets him up, looking way too pleased with himself, and makes sure that nico is securely on his back before striding toward the elevator.

rng has given me floor 06 which hysterically has the mcbucks]

I have a reputation here, Solace. [he says that even as he settles across his back and more or less drapes there. unsurprising to anyone who actually knows him, he's tired. he's letting his arms loop around will's neck and shoulders, and as they board the elevator it begins to rise to floor six.]

Go right when the doors open.

[they are going to mcbucks because sometimes you just want a milkshake, actually.]

[ding!

the door opens. will steps outside of the elevator and goes right, as instructed.]

... "McBucks"?

I told you, fries. And milkshakes. [and sometimes severed heads but he's not going to get into that.]

There's a coffee place attached, too. I'm not sure why the hotel waited so long to unlock it for the guests but it was nice to have on-hand.

I'm at the Starbucks, I'm at the McDonald's, I'm at the combination Starbucks and McDonald's...

[timelinewise will is probably not old enough for this meme but you can't tell me he wouldn't do memes. so.]

[the juxtaposition of nico being soft about will in one thread while wanting to bury will in the ground in this one. also now i have to think about the fact that will does memes and that means nico knows them and i hate it here.

which is to say he's bringing his hand up to cover will's mouth.]

Do not.

[his shoulders are shaking with laughter. but sure, he'll stop.]

No more memes or I'm not sharing. [he says this like will couldn't just order his own snacks, but it's the principle of the matter.]

Oh, come on, they're not that bad.

[he still sounds amused.

but he refrains from memes for now because he wants to share fries with his boyfriend.]

Maybe not, but they're not that good either. [he kicks his heels lightly into will's ribs as if to try and steer him toward the counter to order their fries.]

Nice try though, I guess.

What am I, a horse?

[will chuckles, but shifts course toward the counter and orders a large thing of fries for them to share. disgusting.]

Do you really want me to answer that question? [nico, no. but he does stop kicking him and lets will order. horrible. both of them.

also horrible: nico relaxing and letting will take charge for a minute because it means he's going a little more boneless on his back and settling to apparently rest there.]

[yeehaw.

anyway, will seems to have no problem with this; he just chuckles to himself, waits for the fries, and then passes them up to nico once he's got them.]

Want any ketchup for yours?

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