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.

[personal profile] gandere 2012-12-03 08:31 am (UTC)(link)
Geez, what a dump...

[ When she lacks anything else to say, the best anyone can get is a complaint from this twin-tailed girl. Yes, even though it's been months and she's an adult now, she still wears her hair up as a child does. Opening her mouth to issue another hint of her disgruntlement, she pauses in mid-thought when she sees him.

Honestly, she ought to rip into him for leaving her alone all this time. Inform him that he better show his appreciation that she somehow survived all of that or better yet, try to explain what Mayfield really was. Instead, there's only a hint of smile when she faces him. ]


Hey Archer, this kind of dump will keep us busy for a long time. You ready to get started or do you need a moment to catch your breath?

[personal profile] aachaa 2012-12-03 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
[He turns his head to look at her. Rin...it felt like a long time and yet not at all. She was the same as ever, wasn't she? Getting into all sorts of trouble, while he had to watch over her silently. She could always handle herself when worse came to worse, but it was simply an attachment he had made. She was his Master after all. The one he was summoned by and the one he swore to protect.

He smirks back at her, crossing his arms.
]

I've had a long enough time to rest. To be honest, the sound of your demanding voice is like a symphony to my weary ears. I don't know what I would do if you weren't yelling at me.

[He says in his typical snide tone. Things change and yet many things never change.]

[personal profile] gandere 2012-12-03 08:40 am (UTC)(link)
It sounds as though you might have actually missed me. [ If his goal was to have her lash out in her usual fiery manner, he might find the task more difficult than before. Guess people really do mature over time. ] Keep talking in that manner and I'll have to tease you further.

[ Folding her own arms over her chest as she faces him, it's not hard at all to pick up on her more relaxed state. If there's anyone in the world that understood Rin Tohsaka best, it was him, so it was alright to be herself around the knight in red. ]

If you're fortunate, I'll let you even have your own place. We can be neighbors at least, can't we? It's improper for a man and woman of our ages to live together now, don't you know?

[personal profile] aachaa 2012-12-03 08:47 am (UTC)(link)
...Oh?

What's this?

[Somehow his smirk is wider than usual.]

Is my Master from the 5th Holy Grail War, Tohsaka Rin of the Three Families, actually displaying a behavior unlike her own? Perhaps something among the line of...kindness? I fear that I might still be peacefully asleep. If so, then may I please never awaken from this happy dream.

[personal profile] gandere 2012-12-03 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
You better let me punch you then to see if you'll wake up.

[ Straightening up, she'll stroll right for him with a balled up fist already. ] Come here, if you're dreaming it won't hurt at all.

[personal profile] aachaa 2012-12-03 08:52 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know about that Rin. Even in my dreams you're very short. Can you reach up to my face to properly let me have it?
Edited 2012-12-03 08:52 (UTC)

[personal profile] gandere 2012-12-03 08:54 am (UTC)(link)
I suppose there's only one way to find out!

[ Heeeey, only took a few remarks to get her flipped back into berserk mode. Congratulations Archer, you still have the touch. ]

[personal profile] aachaa 2012-12-03 08:59 am (UTC)(link)
[He just begins laughing at her reaction. Oh Rin.]

Just when I thought something was wrong with you. I'm glad to see you're still the same as always.

[Rin not going into berserk mode or getting annoyed with his remarks would be too strange. He's used to being infuriating enough to make people lash out after all.]

[personal profile] gandere 2012-12-03 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
If you just wanted to get beat up, you could have asked outright. That's one request I'll happily oblige.

[ Besides, it feels more natural to speak to Archer in this manner. Maybe she doesn't have to grow up in every area just yet. ]

[personal profile] aachaa 2012-12-03 09:15 am (UTC)(link)
Do I need to ask? You'll gladly beat me up for looking at you the wrong way.

[HEH.]

But enough joking around - from my understanding I'm back because Mayfield has crumbled. Something along those lines at least.

[personal profile] gandere 2012-12-03 09:31 am (UTC)(link)
Funny, I thought you were back because the universe decided to pick on you.

[ All jokes aside: ] That sounds about right. Suppose it's up to those who are capable of rebuilding this place to get right down to it. Think you remember enough of the world to help out or should I beat my preferences into you?

[personal profile] aachaa 2012-12-03 09:56 am (UTC)(link)
I remember enough. To be honest I'm not sure how anyone wants to go about rebuilding this place. There will be plenty of arguments about it as well. Depending on what happens it may turn out fine, but it may not. What do you have in mind for this place?

[personal profile] gandere 2012-12-03 10:05 am (UTC)(link)
You shouldn't worry about the arguments. I'm pretty good at winning them and besides, I'll just blow up anyone who argues with me in the first place.

Ah, as for that... I hadn't really thought about it. Anything but 1950's decor. While I grew used to it, for so many others it may harbor bad feelings.

How about 1900's decor instead?

[personal profile] aachaa 2012-12-03 10:09 am (UTC)(link)
I can't argue with that. You win every argument we have by pure endurance. I can't keep up at all.

[insert "do you have enough complaints the average one!!" reference.]

1900's decor? Then you plan to make everything look like your mansion. It's a nice place, but it could use some upgrades. Maybe we can get proper technology here, like phones and computers.

[he says purely to get rin riled up again. its fun ok.]

[personal profile] gandere 2012-12-03 10:15 am (UTC)(link)
[ Wow, it's been so long since she's been this pissed off that it feels weird to have a face so red! ]

Computers? Phones? That sort of thing will just cause more problems down the line! Don't waste my time with stupid suggestions of that nature, Archer.

[personal profile] aachaa 2012-12-03 10:16 am (UTC)(link)
[SNERK.]

Of course please forgive me. I forget we live in the Dark Ages of no technology.

[personal profile] gandere 2012-12-03 10:18 am (UTC)(link)
Some technology is permitted, but not much! I don't want to have to learn how to use something new.

[ Erk. ] I mean, I don't want to have to be burdened with fixing everyone's computers!

[personal profile] aachaa 2012-12-03 10:26 am (UTC)(link)
As if you wouldn't make me fix all those computers.

[Lets be real here Rin you couldn't fix a bad lightbulb without him.]

[personal profile] gandere 2012-12-03 10:40 am (UTC)(link)
[ It was horrifying living in a house surrounded by drones anytime something of her's broke, alright. ]

Then why suggest making extra work for yourself, Archer? Unless there's a side of you that enjoys this sort of thing.

[personal profile] aachaa 2012-12-03 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't know how to live without you ordering me around. You might need to do everything for me.

[He says ever so sarcastically.]