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EPILOGUE

As the world they've been living in so long quickly dissolves around them, the oppressive air from the Gate fades away from their senses and their vision turns turns completely white. It only takes an instant for their sight to return, but when it does, they'll find themselves in the same dim, dank chamber that they were in a moment before albeit with several main differences: the Gate and the machines that were clustered near it are now gone.

However, you'll only be able to take in this sight for a few seconds before the scenery blurs and suddenly there's the scent of the cool December air brushing past your face, blinding sunlight assaulting the eyes.

It's been six weeks since you've seen anything but the night, so it may take a bit of adjustment before realizing that there's a number of very, very familiar faces before you, as well as one who might not be so recognizable. Either way, one thing is for sure: that long, long Night is over, and it's the start of another Day.

Witamy w Krakowie.

[[Everyone will find themselves in the Main Square. Furthermore, those who had body horror will find that all traces of it are gone!]]

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[deadlygoals]

[ It's bright and so very arm. He's squinting at sky for a moment before he starts laughing. All the stress, drama, and everything just hits him all at once. He's reaching up to cover his face with his arm.

It takes a few moments to calm down. Then he's just going to sit down on the ground right there. ]

I wasn't sure for a bit there, but... [ Making a sigh. ] There was something beautiful about everyone trying so hard.

[ Yeah, that's all he has for now. He's tired. ]

[reanbeans]

...Dazai.

[ Rean will be coming over to him, and he'll look at least kind of sheepish. ]

I'm sorry for giving you so much trouble, but...I appreciate your efforts in all of this and for looking out for me in your own way.

We managed to somehow come out on top out of all of this, after all.

[deadlygoals]

Yare yare... it wasn't any trouble. I'd help you no matter what.

[ Only a small amount of people he would do that for ]

Come on...

[ Holding out his hand. If Rean takes it, he's going to try to pull the other down. ]

Sit with me.

[reanbeans]

[ He knew it be true, so there was nothing to say to refute that.

Still, he'll take his hand, and then look surprised when he's pulled down, but that'll instantly turn sheepish as he's made to sit down. ]

...Sure.

[ He'll look up at the sky, and through all of that he felt conflicted, a silence coming over him. He realized he won't be seeing some faces, after this, as the sunrise was upon them. ]

Dazai, this is probably our last day together, isn't it?

[deadlygoals]

[ It's break time. His gaze shifts from the sky, to the person who brightness kept him going during that time in the Night. ]

It's our first day without all of that hanging on your shoulders.

[ Giving a soft smile as he moves to put an arm across Rean's back to give him a partial hug as they sit there. ]

It might be our last day, too. We should make the most of it.

[reanbeans]

...It's about time.

[ He'll turn into the hug, so he can give him an actual one, arms wrapping around him.

This was the last time they were going to be seeing each other—or at least that's what Rean thought. He might as well made it count.

Though, he'll eventually pull away, smiling sadly. ]

Was there anything you'd like for us to do together? Pick a place, and I'll go with you. It could be anywhere.

[deadlygoals]

[ He'll slowly wrap his arms around Rean in return. A part of him is tempted to just stay like this, until they have to part. Bumping his forehead lightly against Rean's shoulder as he sighs. ]

It is about time.

[ He's going to miss being able to hug someone like this. It was starting to slowly feel like that maybe there was something that really could start to fix that void inside of himself.

Then Rean is pulling away. Searching his expression for a moment before the corner of his mouth lifts up. ]

You'll smack me if I voice my first thought. [ A beat and then he'll nod in a direction. ]

What about a date? We can grab some food and go up to the clock tower to enjoy the view.

[ It can just be a friend date. ]

[notbymyside]

[Ah. And there he is.]

Dazai.

[Don't mind him. It's only been a week, but it feels like it's been a lifetime.]

[deadlygoals]

[ He knows the feeling. He's holding out his hand. ]

My legs don't seem to want to work any more.

[ It was tense in a way he wasn't used to, Ango. ]

[notbymyside]

I guess that's my fault, isn't it?

[Yet he's still smiling as he steps over to Dazai.]

It's good to see you again.

[deadlygoals]

It was all of your fault.

[ He has no issues putting it on him. ]

Are you going to make it up to me?

[notbymyside]

I suppose I can give you a hint about your future, to hopefully make it a better place.

[Even if it's meaningless now, he still can't share the full truth. But he can do this much at least.]

In Odasaku's search for me, he's going to attract some unwanted attention. It would be best to move his kids somewhere where they will be safe, so they don't get caught up in all of that.

[deadlygoals]

[ That is giving him another piece and he's not sure if he likes what it's pointing towards. He does slowly get up. ]

He already had a sniper after him.

[ How much more trouble is Oda going to get into? ]

I will. I'm not supposed to know about them though.

[ Odasaku has been trying to keep that hidden for others... but Dazai has known for a while. He's known since the incident that orphaned the kids. ]

[twoasone]

... Dazai?

[ Hi, it's Shin. He's staring down as you're sitting on the ground like that. ]

[deadlygoals]

[ Oh it's Shin. ]

Is there where you all have been?

[twoasone]

... Well, yes. For the past few weeks. Our ally, Wagner, arranged for an evacuation in case you guys managed to screw up.

[ He's gonna point at the serious looking woman in red over there. ]

[deadlygoals]

[ Following his finger over to the girl. ]

Ah, there she is. The Guardian, right? Well, we some how didn't manage to screw up.

[ He says that in a normal tone of voice, but he still isn't too sure. ]

[twoasone]

Yes, we saw that.

[ Wanna know the secrets of the dead? ]

Thank you for killing her, though. I've been wanting to see her demise for weeks now.

[deadlygoals]

You guys must have seen quite a lot.

[ Wow spying on them. ]

I'm not the one to thank for that.If I had it my way, I would have taken her apart piece by piece~

[ But his friend came first ]

[pr159]

[ Well, +1 to the tired party. He's tempted to just keep walking by, but he ends up stopping anyway. And also sighs. ]

If that's what you want to call it.

[deadlygoals]

[ Looking at Rideaux. hewwo ]

I'm going to almost miss it.

[ Not the death game or the villainess theatrics ]

cw: suicide

[pr159]

You're probably in the minority in that regard.

[ Though personally... Well, he's not going to miss the beauty of teamwork or whatever, but there are a few things he'll miss. He doesn't really want to think about it. ]

I'm almost surprised you're planning to stick around long enough to miss it, actually.

cw: suicide

[deadlygoals]

[ It's not the first time he'll be the minority.

At the next part though... ]

I caught a taste of what could be worth sticking around in this world for. I don't know if it'll be enough to start to fill in this emptiness, but I want to try.

cw: suicide

[pr159]

[ ... ]

Good. The ones you'd leave behind wouldn't forgive it if you didn't.

[ He is absolutely not one of them in Dazai's case, as they both well know, but it's probably clear by this point that he's speaking from some kind of experience, even if he has no intention of going into it. ]

cw: suicide

[deadlygoals]

[ He can figure it out between this conversation and another one Rideaux was having that hinted at his experience here. ]

I already had a couple of people mad at me here.

[ He probably doesn't have to say who. ]