[Slowly, Marshmallow leaves the bush, approaching Jason and Bradley; sorry, Cloud and Sebastian, but you're strangers to him and also one of you just killed his friend?
After a few moments, he runs back to the cavern. Presumably, they should follow once they're ready. But for now, everything is calm once more.]
[ cloud would explain the murder spirit lore but SOMEONE tore at his throat with their MOUTH, so he's just holding onto that and thinking the prospect of getting back up from the ground sucks
also he needs to pick up his sword. this sucks too.
anyway he's absolutely attempting that now so they can go in a cave, it's fine, everyone looks like they need a trauma moment or two so he can just do that in the background while they are very sad ]
[Sorry, he looks sort of mortified at the idea of Ben saving them by being murdered. In any other situation, he might have killed Sebastian on the spot for this, but it’s fine. Trauma! It had to be done! They were feral raccoons with rabies trying the kill.
He squeezes his hands into fists and grits his teeth. Does it mean Ben’s life was any less when they went through all that trouble and time… for this to be the fate that awaited?] Dammit, Ben… Marshmallow, wait! [The frustrated sorrow fades as Cloud starts to get up. STOP! He gets up too! Very unsteadily, but it’s fine.
He has a whole ass knife sticking out of him but he says,] Don’t move around too much. [He can’t pull this thing out, or he’ll bleed worse, so he just holds around it.]
[He looks, somehow, even more tired. He got corrupted and almost turned into a fiend, but having people dying on him is really the worst news. Especially after weeks of having people die.
Getting up, slowly, gingerly, mindful of his broken rib.]
[They follow Marshmallow, and once more, they end up in the Time Channel. This time, their path takes them to the year 10XX, back to Jason and Bradley's home. At the very least, while Ben won't be returning, Marshmallow can reunite with Albamanny before Albamanny melts and passes onto the afterlife.
When that happens, the four of them make their way back to the Time Channel. Cloud and Sebastian have succeeded in their mission, in changing history and averting the apocalypse. They're not here to go back to their original time, though.
The four of them have somewhere else to return to, don't they?]
FOR THE PARTICIPANTS: SEBASTIAN DEBESTE, CLOUD STRIFE, JASON TODD, BRADLEY BAIN: A GOOD END.
In the purpose of Entertainment as relating to the Hotel, this Excursion is now complete. Participants will return to the hotel in a random location in the condition that they are leaving the Excursion, maintaining all injuries. They will not be permitted to bring any weapons back onto the premise: any weapons embedded in the bodies of the Participants will turn to stardust upon arrival. For your participation in this Excursion, the Participants will receive the following rewards:
★ Two Tickets per Participant to be redeemed in the Hotel's Gift Shop. ★ Their memories of the excursion and all injuries. ★ The clothes upon their backs. ★ Some other trinkets may be kept. Terms and conditions may apply.
[Their trinkets include:
First, the VHS tape that Sebastian and Cloud obtained.
Second, because unfortunately you cannot just take a live cat out with you, they will have a single Tamagotchi that holds Marshmallow. It is always snowing inside the Tamagotchi.
Trinkets do not include anything else they picked up on the journey, including any bandages they might have used.
Finally, until the end of Saturday, they will find themselves afflicted with certain effects:
Sebastian & Cloud will occasionally be hit with a wave of exhaustion, hunger, and dehydration, as though they've been traveling endlessly without food or water. These will come and go.
Jason & Bradley will find themselves frequently hungrier than usual. Furthermore, once in a while, they'll be struck with the paranoia that the authorities are coming for them for their clock heist.
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After a few moments, he runs back to the cavern. Presumably, they should follow once they're ready. But for now, everything is calm once more.]
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I had to...
[ he already dropped the knife when he went to collect the dust, but there's still blood on his gloves and sleeve when he looks down at them. ]
...He saved you.
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also he needs to pick up his sword. this sucks too.
anyway he's absolutely attempting that now so they can go in a cave, it's fine, everyone looks like they need a trauma moment or two so he can just do that in the background while they are very sad ]
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He squeezes his hands into fists and grits his teeth. Does it mean Ben’s life was any less when they went through all that trouble and time… for this to be the fate that awaited?] Dammit, Ben… Marshmallow, wait! [The frustrated sorrow fades as Cloud starts to get up. STOP! He gets up too! Very unsteadily, but it’s fine.
He has a whole ass knife sticking out of him but he says,] Don’t move around too much. [He can’t pull this thing out, or he’ll bleed worse, so he just holds around it.]
We can’t leave the cat…
[To the cave it is.]
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Getting up, slowly, gingerly, mindful of his broken rib.]
... Was it his choice?
[A slow walk back to where Marshmallow ran.]
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When that happens, the four of them make their way back to the Time Channel. Cloud and Sebastian have succeeded in their mission, in changing history and averting the apocalypse. They're not here to go back to their original time, though.
The four of them have somewhere else to return to, don't they?]
EXCURSION COMPLETE.
[Their trinkets include:
First, the VHS tape that Sebastian and Cloud obtained.
Second, because unfortunately you cannot just take a live cat out with you, they will have a single Tamagotchi that holds Marshmallow. It is always snowing inside the Tamagotchi.
Trinkets do not include anything else they picked up on the journey, including any bandages they might have used.
Finally, until the end of Saturday, they will find themselves afflicted with certain effects:
Sebastian & Cloud will occasionally be hit with a wave of exhaustion, hunger, and dehydration, as though they've been traveling endlessly without food or water. These will come and go.
Jason & Bradley will find themselves frequently hungrier than usual. Furthermore, once in a while, they'll be struck with the paranoia that the authorities are coming for them for their clock heist.
Thank you for playing, and congrats!]