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

[iblistriggered]

A-Asuma? Is that you?!

[youngforhisage]

Yep, it's me. [His voice is different, but the tone is still totally the same.] Surprise!

[iblistriggered]

Wow... you weren't kidding when you said your magic cost something...

[he frowns, but then tries to give a joking smile?]

At least it wasn't an arm and a leg or something? So... it worked?

[youngforhisage]

Seems to have. Although Vanitas is still adjusting.

[The smile doesn't fade. It's really just a relief he got the spell right after cramming for a week.]

Looks like we all get our wishes in the end, though. I wasn't expecting that! What do you think you're going to ask for?

[iblistriggered]

I suspect it's pretty hard to suddenly have the full spectrum of emotions!

[Silver can't help but smile in return. It seems like it was worth all that research after all! If only his powerwalking had been as fruitful...]

Well... I don't know any more... What I was going to ask for seems selfish, and then you ended up helping Vanitas... So I'm kind of at a loss.

[youngforhisage]

Oh? What's wrong with something selfish?

[iblistriggered]

Well... What if what I wish ends up hurting others? Maybe I should... just let things happen.

[youngforhisage]

I suppose that depends on what, exactly, the wish is.

[iblistriggered]

[he sighs]

I was going to ask for the power to protect my time. To make the world I come from safe and normal... but... what if that ends up hurting my friends in the past?

[youngforhisage]

Ah... that sounds like a complicated one.

[Hm!]

How do you think it would hurt them?