FINAL TRIAL

[petoskeymods]

FINAL TRIAL

And now, you know the truth. Who's behind everything, and why.

And the question that hangs in the air now is - what's next?

It's noon when you all go down to the firepit, the sun hanging bright in the air. Red is there, seated calmly, watching all of you - and Archer is standing up, looking imposing.

It's time to talk.

CAMPERS REMAINING: 7

((REMEMBER: every living camper needs 15 comments minimum in this post to qualify for 'good end'!))

Comments

[ihatepastme]

....In a way.

[Oh dear.]

There is a way back to where we come from.

[le_mat]

Oh really?

[Spill, shitlord]

[ihatepastme]

[This takes place after his very emotional moment with crowshirou, but-]

If the SCP is no longer attempting to eat your souls...then there's one way you can all go back home.

If 62- no, if Sol lets go of all the souls...then they can go back home.

The only way to return home...is to let yourself die here.

[le_mat]

Wait, what? Like, our souls will just drift back home?

[ihatepastme]

...Yes.

[He's serious.]

Everyone except the shinigami that are here - something about how their souls automatically anchor to any world they're placed on.

[le_mat]

But would we be alive in our homes, or just... back to however the dead are handled in all our worlds.

[ihatepastme]

...I'd assume that if you were alive when you were taken, you'll be alive when you go back.

[soylentprotag]

... Because only our souls were moved. Supposedly. It's still a pretty big assumption to make.

[It's useful information, but he can't help but point out the holes in it. There are a lot of risks any which way they go, but this one seems to rely wholly on whatever Archer and his planet soulbond are doing.]

[backspacing]

We have more than a hunch right now. Mitsuru never noticed Ryoji was missing even though he was at camp long before she was. I think Ren never noticed Akechi missing either.

[By the way is Mitsuru wearing that scarf today?]

[fallbymyhands]

[she is! its draped loosely around her neck, and when she hears her name, she lifts her hand to touch it]

That's correct. As far as I was concerned, he never left.

[. . . until he became the Nyx Avatar but details]

p5 spoilers

[le_mat]

Yeah, unless Akechi came here after he died back home...

[linearcrash]

So how would we get Ichigo and Kon back home? Is there a reverse switch or something on the machine?

[soylentprotag]

The shinigami... Do we know how they're anchored? If their souls don't disappear, then...

[lovecolored]

...are you shittin' us?

Are you honest-to-gods fuckin' with us, Archer?

[ihatepastme]

I'm serious.

[linearcrash]

What's that supposed to mean, hey?

[homeecspacecop]

How would you know that? [Chuuta says, one hand wrapped protectively around Drew.]

[ihatepastme]

I'm connected to the collective will of humanity to survive. Even if Alaya isn't here, I'm still aware of what happens to people here when they die.

Also, Kurotsuchi has done extensive testing on this. As far as he can tell, the souls simply leave this universe upon death, if they're not captured or held onto by something that's able to house or collect souls.

[le_mat]

And that's not what happens to the native souls?

[ihatepastme]

No.

To put it....lightly.

[le_mat]

...well that's a little terrifying sounding.

[homeecspacecop]

So you knew Sol was holding them!

[ihatepastme]

I didn't. I can't see souls - I only know what Alaya told me.

[homeecspacecop]

... why should we believe you? You and Red lied about so many other things...

[fallbymyhands]

[WELL THIS KEEPS GETTING MORE AND MORE HORRIFYING]