[we are jumping right into this memshare because i said so. sheba makes the mistake of picking up one of the memshare shards while dokja is nearby.
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you know you should keep running, but you can't help but look back at the battle raging behind you. the two-headed dragon is fierce, and at any rate there's only so much room on this lighthouse - doubly so now that light is coming from the depression in the center, illuminating the fight with a warm glow. the hand holding yours is firm and protective, and he tugs you forward.
if you can just make it to the floating platform, you can descend from the lighthouse and get to safety.
but, behind you, the dragon lets out a cry of pain. felix stops, then, and looks back in horror. could they have been defeated so quickly?
voices call out after you - it's true. they have been. felix turns to your pursuers - two blond boys, a redheaded boy, and a blue-haired girl, and looks them over coolly. you take a step behind him.]
Did you -̷̤͔̩̍̓̀̚-̶͓̥͕͛̀͘-̵̢̦̣̦͗̀̽̀͝-̵͈̒̆-̵̺͕̓͌̕-̴̺͖̬̠̜̂̿̿̌ͅ ̷͚̠̾͂̆-̶̻̖̼̥̒͋̀͜-̵̣͇̮̥͙̈́̉-̸̧̘̬̠͓̜̋́͛̋̾́-̷͍̺̎͋͘? No one knew their power better than I did. If you destroyed them... Then I am -̶̻̱̣͇̝͈͌͆̄̈́-̷̯͉̰̈́̽ ̴̨͔̣͓̋̀̌̇̚-̵͔̋̄-̵͎̪̣̔̌͛-̶̨̛̪͕̤̠̄̀̓-̷̛̹̒̌̓͊̐-̷͍́͂̎̚ ̵͍̠͇̟͚̑ͅ-̸̖̣̒̈-̶̢̞̭̗̣̠̉́̾͋̕-̴͓̺̦̥͉̱̎̈́̄͆ ̷͉̼̑̾-̶̮͓͓̣͔̼̀̿́̒̉-̸̨̤̪̪̳͚̿̾̒-̵̤̆̓̐͑̓͝ ̴̛̱̬̣̠̻͇-̶̫̺̠̑̌͂͘-̶͖͚̠͓̌͐͒-̸̢͔̪̫̿̄͋͋͘͜-̸̫͉̙̦̽̐̔̐͘ͅ Isaac... I must go... Come, Sheba!
[isaac, if he's able to, will take you back to lalivero. you get ready to run - but the rest of the group calls out to felix, trying to understand. the conversation is drowned out by the music - and then interrupted by a burst of light from the lighthouse, splitting it into quarters.
the ground shakes beneath your feet, and you struggle to stay upright. it's fine. you can do this. just keep your balance, and -
a whirling light emerges from the center of the broken lighthouse, setting off a shockwave that sends you toppling over the edge. you shriek, and your hand flies out, grasping desperately at the side of the ledge. there's a searing pain as you grab hold of it and your weight drags you down, but - ]
Noooo! Sheba!
[ - you don't let go.
felix calls out to you, kneeling over the side of the ledge and trying to reach for your hand. it's just out of reach.
you can tell already...
...he won't be able to reach you without unbalancing himself. he could fall here. he could die here, and he wasn't even supposed to be up here in the first place. he only came up to try to protect you. this isn't the sort of price he should have to pay for kindness.
he should be on the ship. with his sister. safely away from here, not...
his expression is desperate as he reaches for you.]
-̸̤̹̬̼̍̌̚-̴͖̬̰̥̪̌́̃͠-̶̖̀̈́-̶͓͔̩̋̏̑̊͝ ̸̠̞̜̟͈̇̈̊̄̿̈́ͅ-̴̖̩̔̍̚͠-̸̱͔͗̈̄̓͒͛-̶̛̝̻̓ Sheba! Take my hand!
[you grit your teeth and try to reach up for him, but - you can't. if you let go of the ledge you're clinging to, you'll fall.]
I can't...
[you can't. you know you can't.
the foundations of the light house are crumbling. it's harder and harder to hold on, anyway - he tries to convince you to keep trying, to make it clear that if you fall, you'll die.
you know that already.
you can't hear his pleas over the sound of the music that's playing in this memory, but each one makes your heart sink. he'll blame himself for this. it's not his fault at all, but he will.
he tried to set you free, and he could have succeeded - it's not his fault...
can you convince him of that?
you look down and swallow hard. it's a long drop. longer than any person could possibly survive. he leans further over the ledge, trying to take your hand, and almost - but not quite - grabs your wrist. you swear you can feel his gloves swipe against her skin.
he has to stop. if he keeps this up, he'll fall.
you look up into his face, and something in your expression seems to make him realize what about to happen. his face contorts with pain, and he shakes his head, speaking quickly - ]
Nooo! Don't let go! You can't! You'll...
[you know very well what will happen if you let go. you know just as well what will happen if he keeps trying to save you.
you smile, and whisper - ]
Good-bye, Felix, and thank you.
[...and you let go.
the wind rushes around you as you fall, and you close your eyes.]
w2, monday
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you know you should keep running, but you can't help but look back at the battle raging behind you. the two-headed dragon is fierce, and at any rate there's only so much room on this lighthouse - doubly so now that light is coming from the depression in the center, illuminating the fight with a warm glow. the hand holding yours is firm and protective, and he tugs you forward.
if you can just make it to the floating platform, you can descend from the lighthouse and get to safety.
but, behind you, the dragon lets out a cry of pain. felix stops, then, and looks back in horror. could they have been defeated so quickly?
voices call out after you - it's true. they have been. felix turns to your pursuers - two blond boys, a redheaded boy, and a blue-haired girl, and looks them over coolly. you take a step behind him.]
Did you -̷̤͔̩̍̓̀̚-̶͓̥͕͛̀͘-̵̢̦̣̦͗̀̽̀͝-̵͈̒̆-̵̺͕̓͌̕-̴̺͖̬̠̜̂̿̿̌ͅ ̷͚̠̾͂̆-̶̻̖̼̥̒͋̀͜-̵̣͇̮̥͙̈́̉-̸̧̘̬̠͓̜̋́͛̋̾́-̷͍̺̎͋͘? No one knew their power better than I did. If you destroyed them... Then I am -̶̻̱̣͇̝͈͌͆̄̈́-̷̯͉̰̈́̽ ̴̨͔̣͓̋̀̌̇̚-̵͔̋̄-̵͎̪̣̔̌͛-̶̨̛̪͕̤̠̄̀̓-̷̛̹̒̌̓͊̐-̷͍́͂̎̚ ̵͍̠͇̟͚̑ͅ-̸̖̣̒̈-̶̢̞̭̗̣̠̉́̾͋̕-̴͓̺̦̥͉̱̎̈́̄͆ ̷͉̼̑̾-̶̮͓͓̣͔̼̀̿́̒̉-̸̨̤̪̪̳͚̿̾̒-̵̤̆̓̐͑̓͝ ̴̛̱̬̣̠̻͇-̶̫̺̠̑̌͂͘-̶͖͚̠͓̌͐͒-̸̢͔̪̫̿̄͋͋͘͜-̸̫͉̙̦̽̐̔̐͘ͅ Isaac... I must go... Come, Sheba!
[isaac, if he's able to, will take you back to lalivero. you get ready to run - but the rest of the group calls out to felix, trying to understand. the conversation is drowned out by the music - and then interrupted by a burst of light from the lighthouse, splitting it into quarters.
the ground shakes beneath your feet, and you struggle to stay upright. it's fine. you can do this. just keep your balance, and -
a whirling light emerges from the center of the broken lighthouse, setting off a shockwave that sends you toppling over the edge. you shriek, and your hand flies out, grasping desperately at the side of the ledge. there's a searing pain as you grab hold of it and your weight drags you down, but - ]
Noooo! Sheba!
[ - you don't let go.
felix calls out to you, kneeling over the side of the ledge and trying to reach for your hand. it's just out of reach.
you can tell already...
...he won't be able to reach you without unbalancing himself. he could fall here. he could die here, and he wasn't even supposed to be up here in the first place. he only came up to try to protect you. this isn't the sort of price he should have to pay for kindness.
he should be on the ship. with his sister. safely away from here, not...
his expression is desperate as he reaches for you.]
-̸̤̹̬̼̍̌̚-̴͖̬̰̥̪̌́̃͠-̶̖̀̈́-̶͓͔̩̋̏̑̊͝ ̸̠̞̜̟͈̇̈̊̄̿̈́ͅ-̴̖̩̔̍̚͠-̸̱͔͗̈̄̓͒͛-̶̛̝̻̓ Sheba! Take my hand!
[you grit your teeth and try to reach up for him, but - you can't. if you let go of the ledge you're clinging to, you'll fall.]
I can't...
[you can't. you know you can't.
the foundations of the light house are crumbling. it's harder and harder to hold on, anyway - he tries to convince you to keep trying, to make it clear that if you fall, you'll die.
you know that already.
you can't hear his pleas over the sound of the music that's playing in this memory, but each one makes your heart sink. he'll blame himself for this. it's not his fault at all, but he will.
he tried to set you free, and he could have succeeded - it's not his fault...
can you convince him of that?
you look down and swallow hard. it's a long drop. longer than any person could possibly survive. he leans further over the ledge, trying to take your hand, and almost - but not quite - grabs your wrist. you swear you can feel his gloves swipe against her skin.
he has to stop. if he keeps this up, he'll fall.
you look up into his face, and something in your expression seems to make him realize what about to happen. his face contorts with pain, and he shakes his head, speaking quickly - ]
Nooo! Don't let go! You can't! You'll...
[you know very well what will happen if you let go. you know just as well what will happen if he keeps trying to save you.
you smile, and whisper - ]
Good-bye, Felix, and thank you.
[...and you let go.
the wind rushes around you as you fall, and you close your eyes.]