[Final Day] Endgame

[arsgoetia]

And just as suddenly as everything had began, the demons are gone—all of them. Not a single crow feather remains. As if being sucked backwards out of a vacuum, sound and light flood into the room and the hallway, crashing down on you. You are back in the real world, with noise and physics and sunlight streaming in through the window.

You are also left with two bereft Bellcourt children, the older of which is suddenly doubling over in his wheelchair and shouting in anguish.

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[covers his face with his hands blehhhhhhh]

I knoooooow...

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

And we still couldn't . . .

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[...peering out from behind his hands]

...Clear all of the charges...?

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

Yes—that . . .

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...She did do all that stuff.

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

I—assume that she did.

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Even if we help her as much as we can, she still needs to take some kind of responsibility.

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

It's—she's been manipulated, Shuri.

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Maybe partly...

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

Even for the parts where she wasn't . . . she—I think I understand her, a little.

[bestest]

Now you care about her...

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

I—David explained . . .

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...Explained what?

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

What their family was like.

[bestest]

[what does that have to do with anything, SO OBLIVIOUS]

Well, as long as you understand, I guess...

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

I do. At least—I think I do.

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[mildly] Lucia will be happy if lots of people can understand her and stay on her side...

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

I think she will be, yes.

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[...ahhhhhhhhhhhh feelings]

So, yeah! Good job...!

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

Ah—th-thank you.

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...Do you think we'll be back in two months...

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

I—I hope so . . .

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They really can't do anything without us...

[tsundeargodwhy.livejournal.com]

I wish that wasn't the case . . .

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...I guess it would be nice if they just stayed normal for five minutes.