XX7: The Dissatisfying Ending [Video - Accidental]

[stupidgenes]

[The communicator switches on from the vantage of someone's belt. It has a view of a white jacket, interspersed with glimpses of someone's dark tabard and white apartment walls.

The first voice is weary but light in tone.] I can't believe we sailed that far just to end up where we started... [Luke sighs heavily and drops his luggage to the floor.] Florian! We're back! ... Huh. Maybe he's at the restaurant.

Yeah. [He says it all quick and terse, and then there's a loud thud as Asch dumps his packs on the floor as well. Then, there are the shuffling sounds of unpacking as he silently fumes. It's a short while before he finally speaks again.] After going through all that… here we are again.

I can't believe it. [His voice is filled with bitterness.]

Asch... [Luke stands there with his backpack in his hands, feeling incredibly useless. This is not a new thing for him. His fingers tighten, and then he tries to summon up some optimism.] ... I'm sorry. But we have an idea of what's out there now, and we all made it back in one piece. It could have been a lot worse.

I know that! [Asch snaps as he rises to his feet.] You easily could've died for absolutely no good reason. The party would've been left without the leader who coordinated this, and then we still wouldn't have found a way back home!

[Luke faces his original, frowning in return. Haha, it probably sounds like Luke is arguing with himself.] So we didn't find a way home. What's important is that we know that we can escape. If something really bad happened to the City, we wouldn't have to be trapped here along with it. It doesn't have to end here... and neither do we.

Escape to where!? We sailed across an ocean and found 'land' that was actually someplace back in the City! How is that an escape!?

[Suddenly, the device slides from its holster and crashes to the floor. This is when Asch kneels to check it and discovers it posting.]

Dammit!

[OOC: chosenfake is red; stupidgenes is silver.]

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[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

That's not all there--

[He watches Asch pick something off the floor. His mood sours even more.]

... Was that recording?

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[stupidgenes.livejournal.com]

WHY ISN'T THERE A WAY TO GET RID OF THESE THINGS!? [He scans the communicator functions once again to find there's still no way to delete these posts once they're made.] IT WAS--DAMMIT!

[Asch angrily chucks it to the floor, and it bounces once before clattering a little ways from his feet.]

[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Ugh, just great. [Luke runs a hand through his hair.] This wasn't how I wanted to share what we found. [And he's sure a bunch of people will be mad that he didn't tell them about his condition. Maybe they won't... talk to him about it. Maybe. Hopefully.

Fucking hell.]

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[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

Hmm? Luke…?
You an your expedition team are back?

[Eagle has been a little distracted so this sudden return does catch him by surprise. ]

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[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

[Luke wrestles with his own communicator.]

Yeah, we're back.

[He sounds a tad disappointed.]

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[eagleofautozam.livejournal.com]

[Understandably so. ]

From the sound of it, it was a dangerous trip… is everyone alright?

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[stargathering]

[ Blah blah blah bickering wait— ]

Luke almost died? What were you people doing?

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[stupidgenes.livejournal.com]

He was doing something stupid. [Yeah, real helpful, Asch.]

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[stargathering]

[ Very. ] Like what?

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[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Ah... well...

Hi Tyr.

[ASCH SHUT UP OMG]

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[stargathering]

[ PEERING AT HI LUKE. ]

Hi. Been a while...

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[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

You sailed to the end...and returned somehow?

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[stupidgenes.livejournal.com]

Yeah. We sailed beyond the barrier until we were able to make landfall. After going through a desert, we found a door that led us straight back to the City, Building 7.

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[treadingdawn.livejournal.com]

What happened on your journey? What wonderful or terrible things did you see? Tell me everything.

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[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Ah... I can try to answer any questions.

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[blastiafreak]

Hey! What do you mean that you ended up right back in the City? And how did you almost die? Start explaining!

[ooc: And probably placeholder until morning.;;]

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[stupidgenes.livejournal.com]

It means that even after all that traveling, we somehow walked through a door and wound up in Building 7. [Apparently that explains everything.]

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[blastiafreak]

What? How the hell do you just walk right back here? [Well, obviously the place is screwed up, but the idea is still so bizarre.]

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[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

[Oh god TSUNDERE IN THE HOUSE.]

W-whoa, Rita, calm down! It's not what it sounds like... I mean it is, kind of, but everyone's okay!

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[firstaid]

Ah! You were both on the expedition? How did it go? Are you both uninjured? Is everyone okay?

[Here, have one worried pink haired dere who arrived while you were all away! :D]

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[stupidgenes.livejournal.com]

Yeah. The replica took a small party, and I went along, too. It was fine. Some things were dangerous. A lot of stupid things happened, but we came out alright. Everyone's okay.

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[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Y-yeah, we're fine! [He looks away.] Sorry you had to see all that, Estelle. I didn't want to meet you again... like that.

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[notflynn.livejournal.com]

Aw- it's cute to see you guys caring about each other.

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[stupidgenes.livejournal.com]

...What part of that looks like caring!?

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[chosenfake.livejournal.com]

Uh...

[Luke looks more embarrassed than anything else.]

Can we just pretend this recording doesn't exist?