MOCK ROUND - EPILOGUE

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When the flowers cry....

Finally, Sunday is here. At a certain time, everyone is rushed towards the ballroom, again - Where Lambdadelta awaits, in a very frilly dress - somehow even frillier than her normal ware.

With all the dignity of a reigning queen, she steps forward - motioning them to the piles of delicious food prepared for them, all warm and delicious - from extravagant roasts to the sugariest, softest desserts.

And when they all sit down, all the butlers....begin to clap, which echoes loudly in the halls. It almost sounds like the loud applause of a massive audience, praising them for their efforts, and enthusiastically seeing them off, until the curtain is drawn across the stage...

They've done it.

All of them save two....have won a wish from the witch of Certainty.

Such a monumental effort...deserves the highest of praise. And as they can settle in and enjoy their final meal among each other, they will know...that they truly earned every bit of praise and applause.

Comments

[youngforhisage]

That's great! It would've been pretty anticlimactic to go through all of that for nothing, huh?

[But he does relax a bit, looking satisfied. He had to create the spell from scratch, so he could never be 100% sure, so naturally it's nice to see that it actually functioned the way it was supposed to.]

How do you feel now?

[enter_the_darkness]

[ That actually gets a soft chuckle. It's a bit tired-sounded, but the smile that lingers is genuine, for once. ]

I'm not even sure what to call it.

[ Or maybe he just doesn't want to say. ]

[youngforhisage]

[A smile... That really gets Asuma grinning, pleased. It really must have worked if Vanitas of all people is smiling.]

Maybe I should guess? Let's see...

Relief? Joy? Something like that?

[enter_the_darkness]

[ It's a small smile, but... yep! A smile. He doesn't even realize he's doing it, so probably a good idea to not point it out. ]

... Sure. Let's go with relief.

[ He waves a hand dismissively. This is awkward enough as it is, thanks. ]

[youngforhisage]

[But it's so tempting...]

You'll have to explore those emotions some more wherever you go, okay?