Take Initiative.

[trustharder]

It seems things have been resolved - peacefully, if more than a little awkwardly for most parties involved. However, there's still work to do here, isn't there? Ryuunosuke shrugs after a long moment; tips his head up a bit. "Hey, Glory? Let everyone up." And apparently that's all it takes, though what that actually does isn't something that happens all at once - rather, panels slide out from the wall, forming a staircase up to that balcony they've been standing on. Mettaton doesn't really wait for the others to join them; he just leaves back through that section of wall they entered from, calling something back over his shoulder. "We've got another room to work from back here, darlings, this shouldn't take too long to work out." >Follow?

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[greatestcool]

Yeah. I guess I can tell you some stuff sometime. But I think I'll need awhile before I can talk about Silver.

[He rubs the back of his head and laughs. It's really awkward. He's trying really hard!! But. Yikes.]

[blastiarm]

Yeah! He's fantastic!

[YES BUT IT WAS FUN]

[bloodisthicker]

...Yes, in the present time, it's fair, even though I had my doubts before... you know.

We didn't die.

Again.

[bloodisthicker]

...Probably going back with Colress, actually, though I also have a mind to try and track down the showrunners for these other games that are going on. Maybe... after a break, though.

I don't know if you noticed, but it's been a rough two months.

[bloodisthicker]

...you know, as much as I was looking forward to giving you and your wife a personal tour of Republic City, that's... looking rather impossible now. Fortunately, I doubt Colress would object to me staying with him for a while, so... that's currently the plan.

[cherryblooded]

Oh, of course he wouldn't. I'm glad you two are sticking together.

[Because you're sweet together.]

Don't worry about the tour. It was a kind offer anyway.

[captainobnoxious]

[She does.]

And I'm guessing you found it elsewhere. What ended up being your answer?

[psychoh]

[shrugs] Death? It, uh, seems like that's how it'll go...

[cherryblooded]

Noble of you to want to go back for that.

[He definitely wouldn't.]

[pokexplorer]

Rosa.

[The teenage girl in the photographs he received from a previous incentive. She did indeed end up becoming a pretty important person to him.]

She represented the opposing approach: drawing out the power of a Pokemon through love and trust. I recognized the true potential of that approach by battling with her several times. When she defeated me one last time on the Frigate just before Ghetsis set the final touches of his plan into action, I allowed her access to face him directly.

And despite the awesome power of Black Kyurem at his disposal- despite drawing out every last drop of Kyurem's innate power, Ghetsis still lost to Rosa. That was more than enough proof to me that I had found my answer. It was also proof to me that I had gone much too far.

[Surprisingly, he smiles a little once it's all said and done.]

But you know, as I began to regain my memories and as time passed here, I had a feeling I already knew the outcome of that climactic battle before I finally remembered it.

[psychoh]

No, nothing like that. I-It's just what's right, I think.

[psychoh]

... Well, uh. Everything turned out alright, at least. In the end.

[devastation]

I'm sure it will be. [...or well--] I expect plenty of us are going to need time to try to recuperate after everything that's happened here.

[So maybe it'll be fine eventually once they're able to start putting this stuff behind them or something... after they take care of a few matters, that is.]

[cherryblooded]

Can't really argue there.

Well. Take care of yourself as best as you can. It was... nice talking to you, before the everything.

[amygdalae]

[There's another pause at that, though one could contribute that to Bruce doing his best to focus on his task at hand - which was to clean the general wound area that Sigrun had. Though by all means, its not the hardest thing that Bruce had to do.]

You do not I'm not actually a medical doctor, right?

[He says this as he finishes up cleaning the wound and picks up the gauze.]

[amygdalae]

[...yes, but that still doesn't change things.]

I know.

[A pause.]

I know you can handle yourself, but I still would rather you not risk it too much.

[amygdalae]

[...what is with you people and letting others join

siiiigh]

...again, as long as they know what they're going into and both of you are okay with it, I don't have a reason to object.

[amygdalae]

[Nods here.]

I wouldn't blame them either, which is why I'm not forcing this on anybody.

[Its up to them if they want to do this or not. Even if it ends up being just himself, Bruce won't have anything against them.

They've all gone through too much.]

[captainobnoxious]

Scientists and doctors are the same thing to me.

[... That's all.]

[captainobnoxious]

For most of us.

[...]

So I heard that you're pretty sure you're gonna die when you go home. From the little princess. Are you still going?

[amygdalae]

They're really not.

[...that's all.]

[captainobnoxious]

Sounds like the kind of girl I'd like to meet myself.

[Maybe someday. Sigrun's grinning now, and she'll ruffle Colress's hair.]

Glad you learned your lesson! Trust's always been important in my world, since it's life or death and you can't do everything on your own, but the love part's still up in the air. Or was, I guess. We'll see.

[Love saves the day. Or it did this time, but there's still a journey ahead. But she's... pretty confident that it'll be fine, that through thick and thin the love she and Cherryblod have for at least one of those disasters will work in their favor.]

[captainobnoxious]

Of course I've noticed. I was in the thick of it, remember?

[... Sorry your word stuff doesn't work here, Tarrlok. She's literal minded.]

It seems like a nice group of you are looking to do that though. The other games thing. I'm glad you all have good heads on your shoulders, since I won't be able to join you most of the time. Just remember that not everyone has to die for their crimes. They just need to take responsibility.

[And if that responsibility is atoning for what they've done, she'd like them to remember that, too. People can only change if they want to and when they're still alive.

But if it's Kimblee please don't hesitate this time just stab him in the fucking face.]

[captainobnoxious]

[It's okay! That's why she said when he was ready.]

That's fine, gingersnap, just sometime. I don't have a reason to push you about it anymore.

[captainobnoxious]

[SAY IT!!!]

I won't disappoint! And then you can show me your moves, too, and maybe I'll even take you out at night when they're really active, shoot off my gun to get them running towards us, and see how long we can go at it until we either kill them all or have to back off!

[you have been invited to endless mode y/n reply asap]