The Greatest Show

[cuteandinnocentpet]

[The events of the last couple days must be taking its toll on you, Strangers. You did fight a giant snake lady after all and one with Composer powers which is no easy feat if those from the Mall can testify. And yet, there feels to be both a lull and quiet but also something on edge.

The intense feeling can almost be overwhelming.

But with this over your heads, something comes to visit you all. No matter where you are at, a Kyuubey comes to you.]

Oh, there you are! I didn't know if this interests you but that one satellite with the large screen is sending a transmission. [It points and blinks--wait, blinks? towards Cancelled and scampers off. It's hard to tell but some may think this one as the one little rat who made a certain delivery by being rather polite.

If you decide to follow it to Cancelled, the creature will be seated in one of the many seats and looking at the large screen blasting something out...wait a minute, don't those people look familiar?

Take a seat, Strangers. Watch the show...it's supposed to be a real blast.]

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AND HERE...WE...GO

[strangerpeople]

[The cowbell echoes through the air as the car soars, the mini-EPCOT behind it.

They moved none too soon. A few minutes after they have lifted off, the last of the static-and the power that held the barrier that was keeping them in-screams. It rages and writhes, but it is pitiful, and both car and EPCOT manage to push through the barrier easily, just as they had before.

With a flash of bright light, they are accelerating and off, and soon, they are flying through more blackness. But this blackness is different. It is chaos, yes, but there is no real motive behind it. No hatred, no cruelty. It just is.

It is the darkness between the clusters.

All of the Strangers, whether they chose to stay dead or to return to life, will feel themselves tingle, just momentarily. And then, they feel it. Lightness. It is the first time in months for some, that they feel this way. That they feel free.

The Mansion dead-and-now-living, meanwhile, will find this extends to those headaches, as well as those who died in the City, who don't have them. Suddenly, their minds are clear, and like clouds parting to reveal sunshine, the corrupted memories dissipate. The truth rights and restores itself to their brains. It may be a relief. Perhaps it won't be. But it will feel different, better, even with the bad memories.

As for those who died on the train, well.

Those on the mini-EPCOT might notice something as they sift through the bar for munchies.]

[backuphero]

[Not that he died in Horrible Space England, but Jonathan is looking (a little desperately) for ginger ale at the bar. What might be be noticing, exactly, if he's having no luck with Vernor's or Seagram's?]

[strangerpeople]

[It's jars of what looks like very red honey.

Weirdly enough, they're labeled with the names of specific people.]

[backuphero]

[Well, that's weird. Best to make sure they're as visible as they can be, though - is there someplace at the bar he can set them out where they'll be seen?

If the answer's yes, he's doing that.]

[strangerpeople]

[Yup, right on the counter!]

[whitemoontiger]

[ At some point he wanders over and blinks as he sees these weird jars of honey. So that merits some checking out.

...Is there one with his name on it? ]

[strangerpeople]

[Indeed there is.]

[whitemoontiger]

[ He perks up at that and picks it up. It was important if it had his name on it, right?

So... he's going to eat that. Yup. Hoping nothing bad happens when he does so. ]

[strangerpeople]

[HERE COME THE MEMORIES]

[illusionarymelody]

[Vita definitely had a similar idea as her husband and is taking a look. Do they have the names of the dead then?]

[strangerpeople]

[Yes, but only specific people.]

[illusionarymelody]

[Then Vita will definitely be looking for her name along with Jonathan's and anyone else she knows offhand like Emma and Lala.]

[strangerpeople]

[The names of the jar are ones like "Zack" and "Konawa".]

[zackthekiller]

[ Um. You can give Zack his jar since he still has illiteracy issues. ]

[illusionarymelody]

[Ah, so it sounds like some of the others, maybe from the train. She'll go ahead and see if she can find those people then and make sure they can get these since it probably is important to them.]

[notthebreakman]

[Proto doesn't need to eat, nor does he have any desire to. But the gathering of folks by the bar catches his eye.]

What's all this?

[Does he recognize any of these names?]

[strangerpeople]

[He will find the names "Blues" and "Beatrice" stand out immediately.]

[notthebreakman]

[The fact that the jar has the name Doctor Light gave him when he didn't tell anyone...

He'll leave Beatrice's jar alone for now while he opens his up. This is... honey? Sort of?]

[strangerpeople]

[It's honey, but it seems to be different from the others. It's more the consistency of what one might find with an energy can than full honey.

Who knew robots could even make brain honey, huh.]

[notthebreakman]

[Who knew robots could continue to exist after being completely destroyed? The world is full of wonders.

Proto will swirl the jar's contents around a bit before bracing himself and drinking up.]

[strangerpeople]

[And with that, his memories return as he fully finishes the jar up.]

[telecosmetic]

[Well, Eliza's going to take a small lick of hers...and then her eyes widen and she starts taking larger and larger gulps, before finally coming up for air.]

Kurosaki...

[icanhearscreams]

[Jun drops the candy bar he was holding and slumps against the seat, breathing hard as he feels the memories return to him in their correct form.]

[And that... changes a lot. Not Waku's fate, and shooting instead of stabbing changes a little, but -]

[But Machi really is - was -]

[... He's going to need some time to process this.]

[alwaysgonnatry]

[ When it happens? When her memories right themselves properly?

Akko's eyes go wide only moments before she smiles, though she's also kind of crying too. Not sad tears, but ones coming more out of happiness because some things she's had at the back of her mind are fully cleared up. Also she won't be going too far from Jun at any point, either. ]

[hexposition]

[With her mind clear, Emma just kind of slumps into her seat as well, her eyes wide.

And they stay wide for a moment before her mouth finally forms a smile, and her eyes well up.



Rean was alive when she last saw him. And that's not confirmation he's okay, but if Emma's learned anything recently, it's hope.

She believes in Rean, believes in her friends. They're going to be okay.

She's going to be okay.



It's not bad to start crying if those tears are in relief, is it?]