⸢ GAME END ⸥

[chims]

[ A message goes out to every Relic at noon, a succinct invitation directly from CCorp. Any replies to the message will bounce back, but there may be a GM around to grill for questions if you're lucky! ]

Good afternoon, Players!

We would like to extend a formal thank you to everyone who has participated in the closed beta for The World. A festival will be prepared down the bridge to the Chaos Gate and you're all encouraged to attend. All information we required was gathered from your testing, and we only hope that you thoroughly enjoyed your sneak peek of The World. We hope that our project will bring a new depth to the world of gaming with our innovative and immersive technology, and again, we thank you all from the bottom of our hearts.

Closed beta is coming to an end, and you will have 24 hours to say your goodbyes and exit through the Chaos Gate. Simply choose the blank Area Word for all three columns and you will be returned to your homes.

Sincerest regards, and to new adventures!
- CCorp Project Team

[ True to word, there are booths set up all down either side of the bridge with a number of foods, games, drinks, and souvenirs to be taken freely. The Chaos Gate can still be used regularly for a final farewell dungeon dive in The World, or perhaps enjoy the serene landscapes before returning to your own when. Mingle away! ]

Comments

[isolates]

[He looks up.]

I don't want to go.

[He doesn't really see the point in hiding the fact and he's not ashamed in admitting it. It's what he honestly feels. While he knows some might not like being here, he liked it a lot.]

[tank_sniper]

...Are things that bad where you come from?

[Even she's reluctant, and she had something to look forwards to returning to. So... part of her could understand wanting to stay, especially given the right circumstances.]

[isolates]

Yeah. Well, it was.I'm not sure what's it like now actually.

[He's not entirely sure what the state of the world would be after Mitama takes in the heart piece. Would only the Comrades be taken in as well, leaving the rest of the world untouched? And what happens to them? There's just too many things he's unsure of.]

[tank_sniper]

..."Was"?

[That's... ominous.]

[isolates]

[He's never shared what his world was like back home with anyone and even now he's reluctant so he tries to figure how to word it vaguely.]

It was in trouble but hopefully it's saved now.

[As he speaks, he leans back slightly and puts his hands on the fountain's edge as well to steady himself then swings his legs a couple times. Saved but he's not sure there's still a place for him there.]

[tank_sniper]

Do you mind if I ask what kind of trouble?

[Her voice is... tentative. She clearly wouldn't pry any more if he decided not to expand on that topic.]

[isolates]

[He's silent for a bit. Should he tell her? He's always kept what happened in his world a secret because he like the chance he was given to be normal here, where being a power user didn't have a special meaning but... they're all being forced home now so is there still a point in keeping all this to himself?]

Hm, how do I put this... someone with a lot of power wanted to erase all humans. My friends and I fought to try and save the world. It's a lot more complicated than that but-- [He shrugs.]

[tank_sniper]

...

[Her first impulse is to say it sounds like something out of a story, but then again, that's how a lot of things work here. And really, she has no reason to doubt his words.]

Were you brought here in the middle of that fight?