mayfield_mods: (the end)
Mayfield Mods ([personal profile] mayfield_mods) wrote in [community profile] 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.
unexculpable: (See. I'm not always angry.)

[personal profile] unexculpable 2012-12-03 07:09 am (UTC)(link)
[... Woah. What happened while he was gone? He returns the hug twofold, brows furrowing in concern. Despite the painful tug in his heart, a small smile pulls at his lips.]

So how much trouble am I going to be in with Al and Winry? Should I just start running now?
theboywiththebook: (Funny)

[personal profile] theboywiththebook 2012-12-03 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a smirk on Henry's face. He doesn't want to ruin the moment right now telling Ed that he's also a copy...maybe later but right now it was time to feel happy.]

Probably a lot. You did sort of...well... you probably should get a head start.
unexculpable: (Heh. Trust me I've got this.)

[personal profile] unexculpable 2012-12-03 07:26 am (UTC)(link)
[The existential crisis can come later! Hugs and happy things are happening right now ok, bro? :D]

Great. Alright, well if you don't hear from me in an hour, you might want to send a search party.
theboywiththebook: (happy)

[personal profile] theboywiththebook 2012-12-03 07:30 am (UTC)(link)
[Ed can deal. But, Henry can at least bring some hope into these happy times.]

I'll make sure to send two. But, Ed, you won't believe it. We're out of Mayfield, at least we're far away enough that anyone who used to run the town can't hurt anyone again.
unexculpable: (I'm going to die young I know it)

[personal profile] unexculpable 2012-12-03 07:31 am (UTC)(link)
[WOAH WOAH WOAH HOLD THE PRESSES.

Giving you the most wide eyed stare right now.
]

We're... we're what?
theboywiththebook: (Believe!)

[personal profile] theboywiththebook 2012-12-03 07:34 am (UTC)(link)
We're out. We're in a new place. We're free.
unexculpable: (This can't be right.)

[personal profile] unexculpable 2012-12-03 07:38 am (UTC)(link)
Are you...

[Congrats! You've officially stunned Ed into silence! There's about a million questions running through his head, but he can't quite put them into words. Not only that, but he's not sure they're questions he'd want Henry to have to answer.

If they were free... why wasn't he home?
]

You're serious, aren't you?

[Not even a question. Not really. A statement.]
theboywiththebook: (yeah....)

[personal profile] theboywiththebook 2012-12-03 07:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Henry doesn't want to pull the copy thing on him. Not now. He wanted to Ed to be at least in some state of happiness when he saw Al and Winry again. Later...he'd let him know.]

I am...good won in the end.
unexculpable: (half a smile)

[personal profile] unexculpable 2012-12-03 04:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[A brief moment of hesitation flashes in his eyes. He desperately wants to ask for more details, but it doesn't feel right asking Henry at the moment. Instead, a soft smile replaces his look of shock and he chuckles, lightly ruffling Henry's hair.]

Sounds like I've got a hell of a lot to get caught up on.
theboywiththebook: (cheered up)

[personal profile] theboywiththebook 2012-12-03 04:09 pm (UTC)(link)
[He stands there worried for a moment that Ed is going to ask him what was going on. But thankfully that doesn't happen.]

There's going to be a lot of time for that. You know, after you see everyone.
unexculpable: (is this seriously a thing)

[personal profile] unexculpable 2012-12-08 02:47 am (UTC)(link)
Now that you mention it I... I should probably get on that.

[What with Al and Winry potentially out for his blood and all. :|]