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mayfield_rpg2012-12-02 11:36 pm
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THE END
You've walked for what feels like ages down the highway as a group- all those who chose uncertain freedom over certain death. Within an hour, Mayfield became a distant speck on the horizon before ultimately fading into the hills and trees. The only sign of the place you've escaped is the sky, which remains an eerie brown even after night falls and you've put Mayfield hours behind you.
Try as you might, it's impossible not to imagine that you've been led into a trap. What if this is all part of some new sick game of Johnson's- or even Zemekis'? It certainly wouldn't be the first time. What if the events of the past few months- saving Annie, Gray's "ghost", Zemekis' apparent death -what if it's all been nothing but the latest in a long tradition of Mayfield's-
These thoughts fade when you see the first sunbeam.
This road isn't like the ones before: the roads that looped endlessly into themselves, inevitably leading back to where they began. This road has an end.
Keep walking forward and you'll find yourself in a new town, both similar to Mayfield and utterly unlike it. The buildings here are crude and unfinished- the streets little better than paved paths of dirt. There are no drones here, no hazmats, no one in sight other than you and your companions. But all of these things are nothing more than trivial details, when compared to what you feel the moment you enter its boundaries.
There's power here- you can feel it in your fingertips. Each and every one of you can, from the most godlike seraph to the most ordinary human: power, faint but unmistakable. The power to build a world, and to destroy it. The same power that's been lorded over you for four years... but now, it's yours to command.
You can create a new life here. It isn't the home you remember- the home you remember, after all, was never yours to begin with. For some of you, that's a blessing. For others, it's a hard truth you'll have to live with. But even though you can't go home, with the power you've been given, it might just be possible to bring home to you. Bits and pieces of it- locations you remember, small creatures from your world- no people, though. That's one power Annie decided not to give you.
The place you've found isn't perfect- there will be work, hard work, and pain. The place you've found is your own: there are no overseers here, no Zemekis, no Johnson. The place you've found may not be paradise- but it's the nearest thing you're going to get.
You've found, at last, a better place to live.
Try as you might, it's impossible not to imagine that you've been led into a trap. What if this is all part of some new sick game of Johnson's- or even Zemekis'? It certainly wouldn't be the first time. What if the events of the past few months- saving Annie, Gray's "ghost", Zemekis' apparent death -what if it's all been nothing but the latest in a long tradition of Mayfield's-
These thoughts fade when you see the first sunbeam.
This road isn't like the ones before: the roads that looped endlessly into themselves, inevitably leading back to where they began. This road has an end.
Keep walking forward and you'll find yourself in a new town, both similar to Mayfield and utterly unlike it. The buildings here are crude and unfinished- the streets little better than paved paths of dirt. There are no drones here, no hazmats, no one in sight other than you and your companions. But all of these things are nothing more than trivial details, when compared to what you feel the moment you enter its boundaries.
There's power here- you can feel it in your fingertips. Each and every one of you can, from the most godlike seraph to the most ordinary human: power, faint but unmistakable. The power to build a world, and to destroy it. The same power that's been lorded over you for four years... but now, it's yours to command.
You can create a new life here. It isn't the home you remember- the home you remember, after all, was never yours to begin with. For some of you, that's a blessing. For others, it's a hard truth you'll have to live with. But even though you can't go home, with the power you've been given, it might just be possible to bring home to you. Bits and pieces of it- locations you remember, small creatures from your world- no people, though. That's one power Annie decided not to give you.
The place you've found isn't perfect- there will be work, hard work, and pain. The place you've found is your own: there are no overseers here, no Zemekis, no Johnson. The place you've found may not be paradise- but it's the nearest thing you're going to get.
You've found, at last, a better place to live.
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For several hours, the machine does nothing but hum loudly, locked in place with only the word REVERSED written on its screen.
And then, several hours later, it comes to life, and, walking out of a compartment in the back of the bunker, some familiar newcomers will join you. These are the faces of drones you've become familiar with in Mayfield, or perhaps the faces of someone you once knew who died. They aren't drones any longer, although they don't remember anything past the moment of their droning (and if they were killed when permadeath was active, they will remember nothing of their time in Mayfield whatsoever).
Not everyone is here, and the new faces only gradually appear; with time, perhaps everyone will return, or perhaps not. Occasionally, a glitch may lead to two or more versions of the same characters appearing, with two different sets of memories of Mayfield.
You're all here together now, and while your newfound control over this town isn't absolute, it's enough that you'll be able to shape the town into what you want it to be.
Welcome home. It may not be perfect, but it's yours.
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Huh. This isn't...
Wait.
Sora Himoto blinks a few times and straightens up from her just-awoken slouch. This isn't right! Last she remembers, she was out in the yard, practicing with her sword!
Pushing past the others, familiar and unknown, she steps out of the bunker and into the sunlight, into the new town instead.]
Whoa... Hey, this isn't right! Uh, did I miss something?!
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This is not Mayfield... no... this is more...
[Inhaling he bellowed.] POKEY! PICKY! IT IS I, GO'EL! IS ANYONE HERE THAT CAN LEAD ME TO THEM?
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Or Jim. He's kind of confused, and carrying his solar surfer out with him. Looking around and rubbing his eyes. When he takes a look at the surroundings he notices...this wasn't the Mayfield he remembered waking up to.]
Uh....someone mind telling me what's going on? Did Mayfield do something horrible again?
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Stumbling out of the bunker is a certain redhead dressed in her frilly battle gear, propping herself up with her spear. ]
What...happened?
[ Once she appears to get a grip on herself, she slowly moves into a fighting stance, aiming her spear at anything that may pop out in front of her.
Once she steps out into the sunlight, her eyes widen, her expression softening considerably. ]
Ah. I think I understand, now...
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Damn it! The hell did I do this time?
[Edward Elric: forever getting himself droned.]
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pretend these are human icons, i had to delete them for space ):
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Tom Servo's just woken up to a really messed-up place!]
What kind of shithole planet is this?! Did Mayfield fall apart when I went to sleep?
[Yeah, there goes a robot with a bit of a mood looking around.] 'Ello! Anyone here?
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Huh.
This is...
... Different.]
... Hey, anyone here? I'm pretty sure the town didn't look like this when I got droned!
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Wait, wait, this isn't Mayfield again, is it?
[He surveys the scenery, rubbing his chin.]
No, it's not nearly suburban enough.
[Oh well. Might as well explore. What's the worst that could happen, really? He's seen it all, by now.]
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He'll immediately start looking around for anyone he knows.]
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Where was this? This wasn't anywhere near Hikarizakura. Some sort of...war bunker? ]
N-Nagisa-chan...? Tomoya-kun...? Wh...where...who...
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*crunch*
That's the last thing she remembers when she wakes up screaming.
She's dead. She's so dead. You don't get any deader than cracking your neck on the pavement. Only-]
Ara? I'm...not dead?
Moreover, I can move?
[It couldn't be. Even if by some low chance she survived, a borked neck would have left her paralyzed.]
*gasp* The cat-witch!
[But Bernkastel's not around.]
Phew...that was scary. I'll have to make sure to avoid her at all costs. That girl...you can't even call her human.
[And that's when she notices. The houses here aren't at all familiar.]
Oh my. Where is this?
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Now in the right place!
Huh, this isn't my bed. Last thing that I remember is falling asleep. Where the heck are we?
[That's right, the Great Saiyaman has returned to Mayfield. Or, rather, his clone.]
Barton? Doctor? Anyone here?
Re: Now in the right place!
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Eh? What's all this? Where are we now? Zevran? GLaDOS? Fritz? Helloooooo~~~?
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Great. Now what.
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It doesn't get much better when he sees his surroundings. For a brief moment he considers it to be Mayfield again. But then...there's too much different about it. And this feeling he has, this ethereal feeling...
It's invigorating.
A small crosses his fat lips as he looks this way, and that, before saying to himself.]
Well.
What do we have here?
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Before looking around at the town itself, frowning a little.]
I wonder where we're going to live now.
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rolls on in
But now she's walking into town like everyone else, confused as to what is going on. Things seem different. She isn't quite sure how, but they simply do. Curious.
She simply stands still in the middle of the road as everyone walks by, thinking quietly to herself. If anyone even moves by her she'll be too distracted to move out of her spot.]
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Re: rolls on in
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SENTAI BASTARD! DICK-EIDO! WHERE ARE YOU TWO!? YOU'VE GOT EXPLAINING TO DO!
Che... at least no one is treating me like a pack animal now.
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Gero...what happened?
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After a short moment of this, she turns on her heel and grabs the nearest person, not even pausing to see if it is somebody she knows before pompously making her demand.]
Just what is going on here?!
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Looks around at everything.
AND NONCHALANTLY SHRUGS.]
I feel I missed something of great importance. ...Well, at least I got some time off for once. That doesn't normally happen.
[And he'll just scan around to see if he can find anyone he knows.]
[ooc: since there were a bunch of archer players after mine I'll throw out that I was
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[Lili exits the machine, rubbing her head. She takes a look around. While this wasn't 'home', this was so much more welcoming than Mayfield.]
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Hmmm? What's going on this time?
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It is the mighty Mufasa-figure wait no what's happening here. ]
Well, shitfire. [ Like wow, seriously you guys what's up with that. ] Down a beloved wife and up one Oregon Trail. Can't turn my back on this place for five minutes anymore.
[ It's hard being a responsible adult. It's hard and nobody understands. ]
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/slowly peeks in
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Sure, why not.
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And just because I can....
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please tell me if you want Ryoji Mochizuki instead, and I can bring him as well. c:
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hi I hope this is okay
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unghhh going to bed right after this I SWEAR <3
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