stupidgenes | XX7: The Dissatisfying Ending [Video

[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!

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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.]

After sailing, we made landfall and went through mostly-deserted wasteland. There was a door in the middle of the desert, we walked through, and now we're back here. [Asch's expression: That's IT! That's all there is to it! /agitation forever]

[Rita thinks there should be more to it! Her expression...pretty much says she thinks it's ridiculous.]

So what you're saying is that whole trip was just a waste of time.

At least, we know that's another escape plan crossed off our lists.

Yeah, and it took you weeks to figure out it was useless.

It was better than waiting around and not bothering to try at all!

Fine, whatever! Just think next time before you go running off.

It's not like we didn't think before heading out! [He just didn't want the replica to run off doing something stupid on his own!]

And after all that thinking, you didn't expect something stupid like this? It's the City.

XX7: The Dissatisfying Ending [Video - Accidental]

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