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[foundationmods]

[The day dawns, one final time.

There's still silence, but there is a change in the world around them.

They know....if not everything, than enough.

They know his name.

The name of the one responsible for everything.

So, is it any wonder that they're all drawn, as if pushed, prodded, led.... to a door that now exists directly under the waterfall's stream?

It is a plain, white door, and yet....

Going in makes you feel as if there will be no turning back.]

Comments

[finalring]

I do not believe that he can ever be completely purified. If anything, he would have to stay in containment for the rest of his life, if only to make sure that he does not contaminate anyone else.

[ .... ]

A mercy kill would be generous, but perhaps would go against the nature of Monsters and what we have been trying to do this whole time. In a sense, it would be counterproductive. But it would also be the quickest way of neutralizing him.

[ he still can't decide, can he? ]

[accessorytomurder]

...Mayuri-san is still here.

[onemolife]

[ ... oh no ]

[finalring]

I've only been back four months and two of them have been here.

[accessorytomurder]

It's not hard to kill somebody, to make your life easier. It doesn't take more than a day.

[finalring]

So you are willing to kill in some cases. But not in this one.

[accessorytomurder]

No. I'm asking you why your bottom line is so flexible, when the criteria are that close.

[finalring]

It's because of the circumstances surrounding Gaster. He's pitiful, and forcing him to live is a possible liability for the future. Even if he does not want to ascend again, who knows what the Abyss will whisper in his ear one day?

[ he pauses, wringing his fingers in anxiety. ]

He cannot be reformed. That is all I am warning you all.

[accessorytomurder]

Just... let us try. And... and talk to Toriel and his grandsons, for God's sake. You've made enough choices for Monsterkind to last a lifetime and then some.

[white_camellia]

...Very well. I will support you trying.

However, I do not believe that doing it with just the greens will be enough.

I will provide my magic to everyone performing the attempt to purify as well.

You said it yourself, didn't you, Solomon-san? If we are going to do this, we should be united.

[le_mat]

Right, any of us with healing or purifying skills should join in too.

[oceanicbutterfly]

I don't think my "purifying" ability is directly applicable, but I'll lend you my support.

[Which, coming from a Precure, isn't just words.]

[onemolife]

Aiya...this is like the spider all over again.

[finalring]

In a sense. Both of them were corrupted by something due to their grief.

[ he sighs. ]

[white_camellia]

..Solomon-san... You know what I agree with everything you said. But at the same time, I wonder. You have spoken with you much about the nature of magical girls... And for once, I feel that Kyuubey's description is apt. "Magical girls are beings of hope". Our wishes may be self-centered and selfish, but at the core of them is always hope. And perhaps going down the path of hope will lead to making things worse...

But just the same, after listening to everyone, I think I have to place my bet on Hope. Perhaps attempting to purify him will change nothing, but maybe, just maybe... We can change things. There must be an answer hidden within that Hope.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[finalring]

Mm, I understand.

[ he nods, smiling at her. ]

That is what the Foundation is meant to be as well, in my eyes. We are supposed to protect humanity, make sure that the population can continue through their daily lives.

I will follow this team's decision. If you wish to bank on that hope, then I will support it.

[white_camellia]

...Thank you. All that is left then... Is to see where the path of hope leads from here.

No matter where it leads... We will see what comes up and deal with it, as always.