[OPEN] Well. That Didn't Go Quite As Planned

[moneytwin]

Who: EVERYONE
Where: The Temple of Beginnings
When: Immediately After The End.
Rating: PG-13, may vary by thread
What: You fall, you pick yourself back up and you move on. Or at least, you try.


Fished Out Of Water
One minute, you are witnessing the fabric of an entire world implode as it is literally ripped apart by powers unknown. The next, that tell-tale twist somewhere beneath your sternum, before you are bodily YANKED away from Akvos, away from the ocean and the Queen and the King and the Princess.

And land back on (mostly) solid, dry ground.

Welcome back to the Temple of Beginnings. Don't worry, there's no hurry for you to get back up just yet.


Hey, Howya Doin'?
Once you do get back up, now is the time to be taking stock of the situation - yours, your friends, and even those new merfolk neighbours (who may need a hand getting their fins back into the water). There is also the missing members of the Circle to consider: people who disappeared on the journey to Akvos, and those who never made it back..

(There's also that small matter with a certain 'witchess-san' that may be a cause for concern to some more than others.)

Whatever the case, it's a lot to process right now. Take the time you have, because you don't know if it'll be enough for what you need.

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[[ OOC: Here's an open post for threads reacting to the end of the Akvos world hop. Feel free to use the above prompts, and/or make your own! ]]

Comments

[infailtration]

Only when I first arrived, and I was pretty out of it. So no, I guess not. Have you? Is there anything you'd ask about besides Akvos?

[brodakota]

Not yet. I guess I've been kind of intimidated, and busy, with everything.

...

I guess I'd want to know, why me? It's not like I'm anyone special.

[infailtration]

Well that depends entirely on who she's asking about you.

[ The grin is small and fleeting but genuine, as York sits on his own bed. He doesn't reach for his own food yet, this feels important. ]

You could probably ask why about any of us. Because even the most powerful superhero you could think of wouldn't be like that here, so. She must see something else. Or maybe it's totally random... does it make a difference if we can't go home?

[brodakota]

I'd be hoping for a stellar reference, if that's the case.

[Considering York is his one confirmed companion here.]

But you make a good point. I'm kind of hoping it's a bit more than just random though. I mean, with all these worlds, there's gotta be a reason we can't.

[Not that there's much waiting for him otherwise.]

[infailtration]

Absolutely glowing. Everybody's important to someone and you're top of my list.

[ There it is again though -- the reminder that this might be it for both of them. York hesitates, then reaches for his sandwich. Food that isn't fish has suddenly lost a bit of its appeal. ]

Maybe there's something special about all of us that we just can't see or feel. Something in tune with this place, or one of the worlds lined up. Maybe we can make a difference here.

[ Maybe he just really needs to believe that, even if they failed this time. ]

We saved some of them, right? And the Circle's saved other worlds.

[brodakota]

[North just smiles at that. Honestly, what would he do without York?]

Yeah. By all accounts, this was maybe the first failure? Or at least why it hits so hard. But some were saved. And maybe we just need to try harder next time.

[It's a little hard to find that optimism, but he's trying. Even if it doesn't quite reach his expression.]

Eat your sandwich.