Conclusion

[voidtreckermods]

Thank you.

For those inside the system the voices of the Great-Seasons ring out around them once the red mass has vanished and the blue plinth it was smothering is freed once more. They don't have all that much time to reflect on that before they find themselves waking up once more in their bodies around the tree trunks.

Or at least, around the tube that is the Great-Season they entered through. All illusions have vanished now, all that is left are pipes and metal.

The Great-Seasons allow them passage out from the centre, no sentries or pipes attack them this time. Everything seems to have been put to rights, the walls in the Autumn sector have stopped moving, there is no strange weather effects in the Summer Sector, no engineering problems in Winter and all the camaloid creatures in Spring are calm. Any Helpmates they come across are doing their jobs and no longer malfunctioning.

After a small amount of time, enough to check that all is well, their SCA's light up. All Passengers are to return to the Voidtrecker Express.

Considering the vast distances involved it is probably best that they use the evacuation function to return to the Luggage carriage.

Once all Voidtreckers have returned the train returns to the Void once more.

Comments

[its_dad_sanzo]

"S-sorry..." Koumyou tucks his elbows in tight against his ribs, and moves to try to squeeze free of the tangled mass of people. "You alright?"

[its_dad_sanzo]

Well, almost crashing is better than most people are managing in here today. "Are you alright?"

[magicurls]

"Oh...oh, hello," Mami finally whispers back, a little startled. She's seen the man before: as a teammate, though he tends to go other ways on missions. Many of them do, of course, with Purple being such a big team.

She tries to smile, though it's a thin one. "I'll be okay soon. I just learned something shocking. But it shouldn't be a problem, if I understand what I was told..."

[nutkrusher]

"Good. It's a start."

Another sly Cassie grin as she nuzzles noses. Then, after just enough time has passed for the joke to have both sunk in and dissipated:

"Wasn't too fond of most of the digital shit overall, but being able to pick my outfit for once was a plus."

will they both leave alive?? who knows

[subcircuits]

"In just a few," Devero agrees with a laugh. "Besides, you moaned about how cold it was every night we bivouacked, remember?" He's still fond as he says it; clearly there are no hard feelings here.

He wastes no time changing into swim trunks and slides into the water to sit next to Koumyou. He can't help a little shiver of delight as he lowers himself into the heat. "Mm, you had the right idea."

[subcircuits]

"I honestly wouldn't even have noticed if you hadn't pointed it out," Devero says, getting the rest of the way into the pool. "Doesn't bother me any."

[light_of_willpower]

Still with the blush, Trunks stole a quick kiss. Ignoring entirely that they were both still in their saiyan armor. "I'd love to see you dressed up again sometime, but maybe when we're not expected to do combat." One gloved hand coming up and stroking her cheek. "Don't want you breaking an ankle."

[its_dad_sanzo]

"Hot water is great," Koumyou agrees with a soft sigh, pleased to be joined. He scoots just close enough to plant a smooch on Devero's cheek. "I'd live in here but I'd turn into a prune if I tried."

Alas.

[bakegarasu]

"Okay, good. I know some people get weird about it." He shrugs, some of his scars stretching a bit. "I've heard enough tourists complain about naked people in the onsen to know non-Japanese people sometimes have issues."

[nutkrusher]

"Yeah, I wouldn't be doing that in real heels," Cassie says.

She shuts her eyes and smiles as her cheek is stroked. Her own hand drifts to the small of his back.

"But I'm definitely hitting up the train store."

[redarrowqueen]

"I'm fine but see any arrows go flying?"

[light_of_willpower]

"Should I be hitting the store up, and try to match?" Trunks was fairly sure he was leaving himself open for something. He didn't really care.

Enjoying having Cassie in his arms again too much.

[subcircuits]

Devero beams happily as he's smooched, and slings an arm around Koumyou's shoulders to keep him close. "I might be willing to date a prune as long as he was happy and comfortable," Devero says with an exaggerated air of contemplation. "They'd whisper 'There he goes,' as I walk by, 'the man with a prune for a boyfriend'."

[its_dad_sanzo]

Koumyou giggles at that, because as per usual, these two are disgusting together.

"Maaah, so accommodating!"

[nutkrusher]

"Hmmmmmm," Cassie says, clearly savoring the thought. "Maybe we could plan a fancy dinner date. As fancy as you can get in here, anyway."

[subcircuits]

It's Devero's turn to smooch, pressing his lips to Koumyou's temple. "I just want you to be happy," he says.

[worthallthis]

Soldat twitches awake at the sound of the chair in front of them squeaking with Devero's weight, more than the voice. Their hands automatically go to their knives, though only one actually makes an appearance, a tiny pointed blade in the metal hand, raised to eye level, a block and a threat all in one motion.

Then they blink, register where they are and who that is leaning over them, and lower it a little, confused and still kind of sleep-addled. "What."

[its_dad_sanzo]

"You really are the sweetest," Koumyou sighs with contentment, and moves to rest the side of his head on Devero's shoulder.

He very well might doze off like this if he's not stopped.

[worthallthis]

Be glad they're in the middle of post-mission recovery, or there'd be a lot more anxiety roiling around in the background there, maybe some echoes of other voices. Xander will probably not enjoy Soldat's company so much in a couple days. "Yes," they agree. "Though some of them keep trying to look after me, instead."

Which is very not right. Kids should not be worrying about an adult's mental problems, dammit.

[worthallthis]

"Okay." Soldat steps aside, circling a little to get the best view of Conan's feet. They clearly expect to be shown, and then get the ball passed over to them.

[light_of_willpower]

"you know I'm always down for food." Nuzzling her nose gently, and stealing another quick kiss while doing so. "And you're the best companion I could have for a dinner date."

[blue_ice]

"I'd love to see that. I specialize more in the internal programming, but I'll give what I can."

Kaiba pauses to think about that, bouncing Snapper on his lap to keep her from getting too restless. She's a tricky one.

"It definitely looked like a colony in progress. But do the rest of the void-aware worlds even know that worlds are being erased? No one remembers the train's original world, and if being erased erases all evidence of their existence...I'd wish someone was aware and taking refugees, but I'm not optimistic."

[worthallthis]

It's not even the violence that jolts Soldat out of their sleepy state, it's the "she took my memories". They're cold, suddenly, and horrified, and even angry-- she took his memories-- but they're awake. Then Otoha hits the wall, and they immediately shove that down, let the Asset chew on it like it chewed on their own memories. They hurriedly set the plate down and nudge their lantern further back on the countertop they'd rested it on, just in case.

Then they approach, slow, both hands visible and flat, unthreatening. Gentle is not a thing their voice does well, but they come close: "Hey. Hey, Otoha. Can you look at me." They think they know what this is, but will their usual method of calming down work? Might be worth a try, if he'll respond.

[blue_ice]

"Let's do it," Kaiba agrees. He's so very glad that this mission is almost over.

"As far as I can tell, it translated us into code with virus-neutralizing properties. I could speculate forever on how that works---but I'm just glad it's over, and we didn't get bodyjacked."

Always a concern when their minds leave their bodies.

[subcircuits]

If Koumyou feels safe and comfortable enough to fall asleep on Devero's shoulder, he's not going to do a thing to stop him. Closing his eyes, he settles in and dozes a little himself as he lets the heat soak into the bruises he'd collected over the past few days.

But soon enough, the complaints of his shoulder drag him out of that peaceful haze. He shifts a little and gives Koumyou a squeeze. "Arm's falling asleep," he says apologetically as he wakes him back up too. "...Probably because we're falling asleep."