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

[bakegarasu]

"... I'll figure it out." All of this feels dumb, but that's part of the process, isn't it? Ugh...

"Being human is complicated." He's practically pouting when he says it. "But... better being a human than a weapon, I guess." He's trying he's doing his best on this. It's just hard.

[its_dad_sanzo]

"I suppose you have a lot of things to figure out, then," the priest nods, "but there's plenty of time here for such things, from what I've seen."

[bakegarasu]

"Yeah. ... People have been... helping. It's... all of this feels like it's taking forever, but I've only been here a few weeks." He chuckles quietly, looking up at the ceiling. "... And I've got nothing but that, even at home. For myself, at least." The city? ... Different story.

[its_dad_sanzo]

"Then there's really no rush, is there? You'll figure it all out eventually, I'm sure."

At least someone here's confident in that!

[bakegarasu]

"No one figures it all out, Mister Spiritual Master." He flicks a little water at Koumyou, smirking a bit.

[its_dad_sanzo]

"Well, not with that attitude!" Koumyou says with a laugh, and actually flicks some water right back!

[bakegarasu]

He laughs and uses his arm to make a wave to splash it at the priest. Now he's just being childish.

[its_dad_sanzo]

"Oh no!" Koumyou gasps dramatically, "You're going to get my hair wet!"

It's already super wet, of course. That's the joke. He's very funny.

To himself.

[bakegarasu]

He snickers and dives down under the water, reaching over to grab his friend's leg.

If he can't be silly around Koumyou, who can he be silly around?

[its_dad_sanzo]

And Koumyou's grabbed, and dunks himself under to shove at Otoha with both hands. Excuse you!

Though he's amused by it all, as evidenced by the way he laughs even below the water, bubbles racing for the surface.

[bakegarasu]

He's clearly laughing, too. He surfaces and keeps laughing before he finally manages to calm down a bit.

This is what firends are like, right?

[its_dad_sanzo]

"My hair!" Koumyou says upon surfacing, "I'll never recover!"

[bakegarasu]

He keeps laughing for a few more moments before calming down. That feels... nice. “Oh no. How will you ever go on?” He tries to keep his tone dry, but it’s hard to hide his amusement.

[its_dad_sanzo]

"Soggily," Koumyou returns with an exaggerated pout.

[bakegarasu]

"I'm sure somehow you'll survive. Hey, at least the water's warm?" He has no idea if Sanzo's had to bathe in freezing water before, but given his technology level Otoha can make a guess that he has.

[its_dad_sanzo]

"It does have that going for it," Koumyou agrees with a contented sigh, already forgetting to keep up the pout as he sinks down to chin-level in the water again. Hmmm, warm.

He's a huge fan of warm. After years of doing a great deal more than bathing in freezing water, up in the permanent winter of Taisouji temple. He's rarely felt warm since, and it's been over twenty years since his time as a Sanzo candidate regularly fighting on floating ice, in the water itself, and marching through the sharp snow in nothing but fundoshi.

[bakegarasu]

"Hm." He watches Koumyou for a little bit before poking the monk with his foot.

"What're you thinking about?" If you thought Otoha was going to stop bugging you, Koumyou Sanzo, you are very wrong.

[its_dad_sanzo]

"How dare you accuse me of having thoughts," Koumyou teases, then adds, "I wasn't thinking anything interesting."

[bakegarasu]

"... Oh." He goes quiet for a few moments, closing his eyes. "If you want me to leave you alone, I can."

[its_dad_sanzo]

"It wasn't a hint," the priest protests, "I'm just not that deep."

[bakegarasu]

"Of course you're not, this pool is pretty shallow." He grins a little bit again.

[its_dad_sanzo]

Oh, that gets Koumyou to crack right up. "Good one!"

[bakegarasu]

"I do have the occasional moment of brilliance."