You Find Yourselves Stirred By A Voice....

[strangerpeople]

[You feel as you are on a fluffy cloud of warmth and the urge to not want to move is great. However, the voice speaks again as if it is urgent...and maybe angry?]

Damn brats! Get off the merchandise before I call security on you!

[Oh. Well.

When you come to, the familiar scenes of your bedrooms fill your sight. However, the barriers are gone and strangest of all, there are people around. They can SEE you and for sure, they are gawking at the weirdos that are somehow sleeping in department store beds. But on the hands of Croix and Chariot, there's something on their hands...a phone number and a message saying 'Call me! :D' from some weird girl with an A name. But when you finally move and get away from any nosy customers, you have to wonder 'What just happened?' 'Is everyone ok?'

And why do you have the urge to go visit Cafe MYJL?]

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[theirmagic]

... This is cafe MYJL, right? ... You work here, I think?

[ That's what those two told her... ]

... What... happened? I don't understand... almost anything right now. If we failed, why are we here...?

[incrediblystressedout]

If we failed, we'd be dead, right? I don't feel dead...

[beguiledcard]

The ones who died said they're able to function like the living...

[ ... ]

... If we are dead... where are the others?

[ Voice and face say calm, but....... ]

[scienceofmagic]

...If we're dead, why can other people see us, more importantly...

[beguiledcard]

Yeah, since... the people were able to see the dead on Thursdays.

KIDS GET IN HERE.

[bendwiththewind]

You are not dead.

[Stepping out of a door from the back is a familiar face in a suit (except the shirt is red.). There's no pipe on her and even with the high ponytail, she still gives out that authority.]

Welcome to the Realground, Titled.

[theirmagic]

...

[ ... You look really pretty. Wait. That's not what matters here. ]

What's going on?

[bendwiththewind]

The results of your choice.

[incrediblystressedout]

[Joey is not 100% sure of her not dead status because this is starting to seriously match her expectations of either Heaven or, more likely, the misleading and ironic part of Hell before the pitchforks come out.]

[Still, that sounded like a trustworthy statement.]

The real...you mean, we're all back in the real world? We won?

[bendwiththewind]

You would not be standing here if you did not win.

A choice had to be made and you chose wisely. You lot may not like fighting but there are times when you have no options left. He will do the same as I did...only harder.

[incrediblystressedout]

[Phrasing.]

Well. Good! I told you we had the right idea...even if I'm going to be sore for a month.

What happened to everyone else, though? Wake and Dio and you can see where this pattern is going without me explicitly listing everyone.

[beguiledcard]

[ She beat him to the question, so he's going to straighten up as he waits for the response. ]

[theirmagic]

Not liking fighting doesn't mean we're all incapable.

[ Just... pointing that out. But, she guessed as much. ]

I... had a feeling, though. It would be something like that. So the question is... what now?

[bendwiththewind]

That is up to you, Bad Luck. I only judge the souls who come into this Game, not the choices you make after it.

[ourmagic]

... When do you stop calling me that? I really hate that title.

[bendwiththewind]

Honestly? Only one has gotten me to say their name.

[ourmagic]

You're not a names kind of person.

[ She sighs. She just hates "Bad Luck". ]

It doesn't matter, anyway. I think... I'll make my own luck now.

[bendwiththewind]

I never have been. There never was really any impression to leave on me for anyone. And so I never bothered.

[ourmagic]

... I think Yotsuyu is a nice name.

[ Just. Putting it out there. You kicked their asses but she's still gonna say it. ]

It left an impression on me, though to be honest I think the bird left a bigger one.

[incrediblystressedout]

I'm kinda curious about the bird, actually. Was that like a magical animal companion?

[Or, given what Noise apparently is, a bound demon.]

Or was it part of you somehow?

[bendwiththewind]

What can I say, we both seem to be stubborn in our ways.

[She'll admit it.]

[theirmagic]

... Care to elaborate? I can't read your mind. Pin or no pin.

[ Please explain. ]

[bendwiththewind]

[Explanation?]

[beguiledcard]

[ ... Guess one could say those clothes really... suit her.

...

Anyway, point is, he's staring with a frown. ]

Why are we here?

[bendwiththewind]

[Well...]