[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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[virtuallyroyalty]

[...I GUESS AT SOME POINT I SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE YOU]

...hi.

[arsgoetia]

"Hhhii," she says, not quite looking at you, feeling awkward and basically completely tsundere and not sure what do.

[virtuallyroyalty]

Can we be friends NOW?

[arsgoetia]

"I........."

She looks at him.

"Okay????"

[virtuallyroyalty]

Okay.

Don't be stupid.

[arsgoetia]

"I'm not stupid," she says. "I'm awful, but I'm not stupid. ...David says everyone came to my defense... thank you."

[virtuallyroyalty]

I wasn't about to let you get blamed for something I did.

[arsgoetia]

"There's a lot more than just that," she says, and ducks her head, rubbing her face.

[virtuallyroyalty]

Forget it. We're starting on a new leaf, right? So forget about all that complicated stuff.

[arsgoetia]

"I can't though," she protests, "there's a lot..."

[virtuallyroyalty]

I meant with me! If only as a favour.

[arsgoetia]

"A favor..." she repeats. "...well, I guess we can call it even since I fucked things up for David and you fucked things up for me and then you helped me and ... yes. Okay."

[virtuallyroyalty]

Yes. Thank you.

[arsgoetia]

She looks down, though, and clenches her hands in her dress. "You just wanted to help Davy, right?"

[virtuallyroyalty]

[...tries not to laugh at David's nickname]

Yeah. But I wanted to help you too.

[arsgoetia]

"I mean... when you sent Sidney away."

[virtuallyroyalty]

I know. That was helping you too, even if you think otherwise.

[arsgoetia]

She makes a face.

[virtuallyroyalty]

[makes a face back! it's a silly one.]

[arsgoetia]

"Jerk!!"

[virtuallyroyalty]

[laughhhhhs!]

[arsgoetia]

She huffs, clearly emotionally overwrought but above this horseplay, Kazuki Naruse!!