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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.
bespell: Ebba Zingmark (Of the life you make)

[personal profile] bespell 2012-12-04 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
Thank your lucky stars you made it out of the town. Some poor souls are still-- [Lily's exasperation slows and fades as recognition sinks in.]

...Is that you, James?
nonmetus: (Bloody brilliant)

[personal profile] nonmetus 2012-12-08 10:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Lily! [He grins, running over to her, his arms flying around her in a tight hug] Oh bloody fuck Lily. I don't even know where I've been and I missed you!
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[personal profile] bespell 2012-12-09 12:32 am (UTC)(link)
[pride be damned; Lily stiffens for a moment out of shock before burying her face in James's shirt, taking in the warmth and scent.]

You stupid, idiotic git! I was so worried. I--

I'm so happy...
nonmetus: (Day break)

[personal profile] nonmetus 2012-12-18 03:15 am (UTC)(link)
[James pulls her closer, smiling against her hair] S'ppose I missed a lot, didn't I? I'm sorry, Lily.
bespell: Nicole Fox (The time we have the task at hand)

[personal profile] bespell 2012-12-18 03:29 am (UTC)(link)
You missed all the trouble making, that's for sure. [It sounds too much like James not to be him. She mumbles against his shoulder.] Well, what if I don't forgive you?
nonmetus: (tiny smile)

[personal profile] nonmetus 2012-12-18 03:32 am (UTC)(link)
I can spend a lifetime making it up to you. [He chuckles, petting a hand through her hair]
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[personal profile] bespell 2012-12-18 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
That is a very, very dangerous thing to say, James.

[It's easy and comfortable, clinging this close, but she needs to come clean about her condition sooner or later.] I need to tell you something, first. [Lily tilts her head back and up, and it's clear her green eyes are unseeing as she looks up. They don't meet James, for one thing.]
nonmetus: (Choose your moment)

[personal profile] nonmetus 2012-12-18 04:17 am (UTC)(link)
I... alright. What's that, Lily? [His fingers brush over her cheek, smile dropping]
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[personal profile] bespell 2012-12-18 04:19 am (UTC)(link)
I did something very foolish before Mayfield was gone. I was desperate.
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I did something very foolish before Mayfield was gone. I was desperate. <small?[Lily doesn't pull back as she may have done before.]</small> I'm afraid I can't see anymore. I can't even see you now.
nonmetus: (Blind fright)

[personal profile] nonmetus 2012-12-18 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Wh-- what? Lily-- [James does, though, looking down into her eyes] You really... how?
bespell: (The love it takes to destroy a man)

Laptop crashed while hitting reply. sorry for the html mess ><

[personal profile] bespell 2012-12-18 04:32 am (UTC)(link)
I made a bargain. [She flinches at her own stupidity now.] My magic and memories if they took something away, in return. They had us brainwashed for a while, just like you.

[Lily reaches up to where James's hand touches her face, her own resting on his wrist.] I was an idiot, I know.
nonmetus: (tiny smile)

oh no D: its cool though <33

[personal profile] nonmetus 2012-12-18 04:45 am (UTC)(link)
It's... what's most important to you, Lily... if that was the trade, I can understand why you did it. [His fingers curl into hers, smiling though she can't see it]
bespell: (And worry angels after all)

[personal profile] bespell 2012-12-18 04:51 am (UTC)(link)
You would have outsmarted them, though. [She smiles despite herself.] But not me, oh no. You know, I had to play by the rules.

Black says we'll find a way around it.
nonmetus: (Careless calm)

[personal profile] nonmetus 2012-12-19 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't worry, Evans. You're a bloody genius. If anyone can still do well without sight, it's you.
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[personal profile] bespell 2012-12-19 10:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Let's put that to the test, shall we?

[Lily's hands cups his face as if steadying herself, and without a warning she rises on tiptoes to press her lips against James's. She's told him once how she'd steal her first kiss back.]
nonmetus: (tiny smile)

[personal profile] nonmetus 2012-12-24 09:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[It's hardly stealing with the way he kisses back with a soft smile, arms pulling her closer]
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[personal profile] bespell 2012-12-24 10:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[There will be some other time for keeping score, after a shyer second kiss, then a shorter third before Lily pulls back a few inches.] Now I lost track...