[Final Day] Endgame

[arsgoetia]

There is a noise like broken glass as the giant shadowy snake wavers in place, then falls over, hitting the roof so hard that dust billows up on on various levels of existence, making the whole building shake. You begin to see more people all around you—flickering, as if the layers are merging into one, the separations between them vanishing.

Superimposed over the snake's fading body—yes, there is, in fact, a giant shadow snake, visible to everyone now, even those who had just been fighting Mithos—is a man in a labcoat bending over on his knees, shuddering and grasping at the ground.

"Sssssss . . . thissssss . . ."

He jerks abruptly, then sags a little more, as if losing energy, trying to force his eyes to stay open, but . . .

Comments

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

Ah... yes. It was... using you against yourself?

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

*frowns, then, hesitantly*

No, it was just...me. It kept telling me it was me...and...

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

"It."

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

*...quiet laugh*

How well do you know me in Camp?

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

...relatively... well...

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

Then--I know he's gone, all right...?

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

[just watches, face quiet]

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

Just. If something's in my head then what I let out to fight it is--what was already there.

And that stays, because it's mine.

But I'll be all right.

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

...mm. I... have a little experience. What I said before... everything I work to control in myself is me, too.



A... good friend here told me something...

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

*look of inquiry.*

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

[...reaches to touch the hollow of his throat very lightly, where his pulse is, and then pulls her hand back :x um her hand was all bloody. POSSIBLY YOURS WAS IN THERE!]

It's... not always bad to be dangerous...?

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

*...super quiet after like a minute*

Would you--um. Mind a hug?

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

[blinks]

N-no...

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

*h-hugs? super awkward and super gentle*

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

[...hugs back tightly fft :x]

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

*...well okay. squeezes a bit .-.*

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

[DOESN'T LET HIM GO TILL HE'S READY! I MAY BE AWKWARD AS HELL BUT I AM OKAY AT HUGS ONCE A HUG HAS STARTED.]

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

*IT IS A LONG HUG! but eventually he lets go because. that is polite.*

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

[puts her hand to her mouth in her habitual nervous tic :<]

Um... if you come back... and something else ever comes up, that you need to investigate, or someone's acting strange... try and find me, if you can... I'm largely possession proof. And... I can usually lessen demonic influence, at least... or eat them...

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

*...tips his head*

Come find you and also don't jump into strange holes, lesson learned.

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

...okay... it'd be nice to see you again.

[:x :x :x!]

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

Well...it's not exactly up to us--? But I'd like to, too.

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

I, yes, that's what I meant...

[so awkward god]

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[antreegonist.livejournal.com]

You guys've all been pretty great...it'd be a shame to meet new friends once and then never again.

Re: Finishhhh himmmm

[delivoreance]

[GOSH.]

...yes... it would...