15strangers | SING, O GODDESS

SING, O GODDESS

[The place that Zagreus brings them to is an abandoned house. Like the rest of Greece, at first the grass and plants are dead, withered. But only at first.

As everyone files into the garden, it starts to slowly come to life. flowers begin to bloom. Fruits and vegetables start to sprout from the soil. The trees begin to grow once more. Wheat stalks slowly pop up out of the ground. Wherever this is, it's clear that life is returning-and the gods are awakening.

It's probably best that they don't return to the underworld, to the House of Hades-but, if anyone wishes to, Charon has arrived with the dead from the previous rounds-now alive-and little baby Ayame. If anyone wishes to go there-though, why would anyone ever willingly go back to the House, knowing you-know-who is probably awake by now?-they can.

But for those who stay here, there is food and drink, wine and bread, fresh meat and ripe crudités. Talk. Plot. Say your goodbyes before you are SHIFTed back to your homeworlds.

Who knows? Maybe there are still some surprises left to be had. But, either way...it is a good day. The new moon will pass. The sun will rise.

The Game-or at least, this variation of it-is over.]

((OoC: And with this, Round 7 is complete! Thank you everyone who participated-we hope you enjoy the aftermath, and stay tuned for the SHIFT Meme and HMD!))

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[Hermes notices the strange flying insect creature... He doesn't know what it is. But Hermes nods at Moriarty.]

I still need to buy you a copy of Fortuna! Even though it won't be ME me, you might still meet a lot of different Hermes's. A shipment of them!

[That really is what everyone calls them. Hey, if there can be a murder of crows, there can be a shipment of Hermes.]

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It'll be a bit of a shame that I will not be able to play with you, but I will do my best to be polite to all of them just the same.

[He doesn't sound super distraught about this - he's used to multiple different versions of people running around, and Servants themselves often don't remember when they were summoned in specifics, only in an outlined 'report' memory.

...That's not how it works for Hermes, but he'll realize that later.]

Though I suppose you would have to purchase it, as I have no money. And we wouldn't want to deny your developers their hard earned reward, hm?

[Hermes dares disturb the butterfly because he just wants to give a quick friend hug to Moriarty.]

Awww, that's really nice of you that you're going to treat them like that! AndYes,TheDevs DeserveFullPrice ForTheGame TheyWorkedOn! They designed and programmed me and everyone else! And... even though nobody but maybe me will see it, I hope the devs go on to create hundreds of new games.

[Friend hug! Don't worry about the butterfly, even if it can't get out of the way in time - it merely explodes into a puff of bluish light before fading. It's not a real butterfly, it's just an unexplained part of Moriarty's Servant Bullshit.

He gives that hug back, regardless of Hermes' metal body.]

Then I will hope that they do as well - because if they've managed to create such a wonderful AI, then the world deserves every game they can manage to create!

But as for you, Hermes - will you be going back to your world, after this?

[Hermes noticably hesitates at that question.]

...I actually kinda... Well, there's... I mean I haven't gotten to talk to any of the real Greeks or even meet any of the real Romans yet.

There's...

...I'mALittle WorriedAboutThem. I wanna make sure they don't get bothered by any more weird murdergame ideas or those white contract things. PlusTheyMight NeedToGetRidOf AllThoseDeadVinesDownThere. Plus plus I still may or may not have to pay off my debt to Charon.

[Hermes will neglect to mention the fact that he's not ready to face Mors so soon after only just remembering that a few days ago. And even though he's no longer a clockwork, he's not ready to face the player again just yet. Hooray for avoiding responsibility!]

[Hey, one can have many reasons for wanting to stay behind - so he nods.]

Well, being in the gods' favor means you may just be able to meet the greek gods, though you'd have to travel a bit to meet the roman ones. ...If they are not the same ones under different names.

[Look, Fate as a canon is REAL heavy into syncretism with gods, and I THINK Romulus looked at the greek gods and went THEY TOO ARE ROME and then they were also the roman gods or something.]

But it is a sound idea, at the very least. Then I wish you well, Hermes - in whatever you will be doing from now on, though our paths may not cross again.

[...]

[Wait. Hol' up.]

[If... if Romans are just greeks but with different... names...]

[...no.]

[Hermes looks both angry and offended.]

I am NOT Mercury! The same names thing HAS to be a lie! I REFUSE to be mistaken as Mercury!

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