FINAL INVESTIGATION

[whimsicalism]

No one is dead today. Why would they when the end is so close? You can practically taste it (or is that your stomach?) as the final Friday dawns. It's time to get some answers.

The Storyteller isn't talking to anyone but it's a good guess to see where she went. There's one final door that hasn't been checked, after all.

Comments

[xxxx_me]

[He'll go by her side, trusting Gilgamesh to check the rest. Is there any part of her he can hold onto? A hand, perhaps...?]

...Yeah, it's me. Gilgamesh is here, too.

...It sounds like it hurts. You must be in so much pain...

[And, even as hollow and empty as he is now... it hurts him too, just thinking about it.]

[whimsicalism]

Hurts - lots - she - won't - listen

[She does have a hand. It's thin and bandaged and bleeding but if he touches it there's a twitch as if she's trying to hold it back.]

Allen - can - you - do - a - favor

[xxxx_me]

[He'll gently place his hand over hers, then. Like maybe it'll give her at least a little warmth, if nothing else.]

...Yeah. Yeah, I can. What do you need me to do?

cw: this is probably going to be murder and suicide talk in here

[whimsicalism]

Thank - you - Allen - and - Gill - go - mash

[She pauses for a while.]

End - game - please - the - tubes - maybe - it - hurts - knowing - this - will - continue

cw: this is probably going to be murder and suicide talk in here

[xxxx_me]

[Oh...

Oh. Yes. This is what they'd talked about, wasn't it?

She needs to move on.

He falls silent for a moment, placing his other hand over hers as well, careful to try to avoid bringing her more pain but - wanting to let her know that he's here with her, and he's listening.]

...Okay. I understand.

[They both do.]

...Before I... um. Is there... anything else you want to say? [...] I have a radio with me. You can talk to anyone still alive. I can call them for you.

[His voice does crack a little, however. His eyes are beginning to water, but he's trying to keep himself steady, so she can hear.]

cw: this is probably going to be murder and suicide talk in here

[whimsicalism]

[There's not much she can do to show that she understands. She tries to squeeze his hand. It's not much of anything, though.]

I'm - sorry - I - need - apologize - to - others

Re: cw: this is probably going to be murder and suicide talk in here

[xxxx_me]

Okay. Hold on.

[He removes one hand to get out the radio and begin the call.]