Initiative.

[trustmods]

The Conductor - Solf J Kimblee - is dead. You've won. You have three new keys, a philosopher's stone, and twenty-three mysterious potions at your disposal. You've had enough of people leading you around, haven't you? So now it's your turn to take initiative. What will you do now?

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[withabigsmile]

[This hug is really nice. Really nice.

...She pokes her head up, just for a moment.]

Don't you ever pull a stunt like that again, okay? You could have been gone for good!

[...The effect would probably be better if she wasn't tearing up... Or hugging him. But here she is.]

[decrees]

...I would say I won't, but ah...

[WELL I MEAN HE KIND OF DOES IT WHENEVER THE OPPORTUNITY ARISES goddammit self]

I'll attempt to be better about it. That's unfortunately all I can offer.

[But you know what, he's not going to let go either and he's certainly not going to think too much about that right now.]

[withabigsmile]

I'm not saying don't pick fights with stuff! I'm just saying to be careful about it.

[Because no part of that stunt you pulled was careful and it was in fact rather dumb.

...

We're having this conversation while hugging, nbd.]

[decrees]

[not seeing any problem with this tbh]

I have a bit of a personal vendetta against shadow monsters, but I can assure you I won't be quite that stupid in the future.

[2 out of 2 shadow monsters are totally dead, so it's fine!]

[withabigsmile]

And me and Mister Giovanni have a personal vendetta against kidnappers, but we didn't fly into that loser's face!

[You better not be that stupid in the future--!]

...Well, until we did, but you get the point.

[decrees]

...I'm not entirely clear on what happened there. I know he attacked you all and then...?

[something involving susan and a flaming sword and kimblee died, it sounds super rad]

[withabigsmile]

It didn't work for some reason, and then Susan was awesome.

[And she's really fortunate that Wiggly's in one piece.]

I'm just glad we're in one piece!

[Thanks to uh... Something.

Maybe it's better if she doesn't think about it too much.]

[decrees]

I'm very pleased to see that too. I was worried when he attacked you all.

[i mean

maybe it was

ghosts]

[withabigsmile]

It was terrifying. And it didn't make any...

[Sense that they didn't...

...

The ghosts took out that shadow thing, didn't they?

Blue looks up at Logan for a moment, debating whether she wants to ask.]

[decrees]

[He's not sure if he should say anything, but eventually he settles on something.]

...We did whatever we could for you all.

[withabigsmile]

[...How did they even manage to-

...]

Thanks for saving my life.

[She owes him... Um.

They're even? Maybe?

...Something like that-]

[decrees]

[ghost magic??? who knows]

I'm pleased I could help, but it wasn't just me. Almost everyone tried to help.

[withabigsmile]

Then thanks to all of you.

[They all really managed it together, huh?]

[decrees]

I'm so proud of all of you.

[YOU GUYS HELD IT TOGETHER DURING THE FINAL TRIAL when everyone in deadland was being a total shithead so uh.

...Then again you guys were talking about cutting off the Conductor's hands...

...okay we're all shitheads.]

[withabigsmile]

[Not a single one of us isn't a shithead except maybe Rakka.]

As you should be! I think we did a good job!

[Almost everyone died, Giovanni's injured, and they started cutting up a corpse to get a soul pebble.

...

But hey, everyone's here.]

[decrees]

[RAKKA WAS THROWING SHITTY PUNS AT HIM SHE IS NOT EXCUSED]

All things considered, yes you did.

[...]

Ah, by the way, we left you all some gifts and letters, did those get across to you?

[withabigsmile]

[...Okay listen, she is pulling out several pictures of dogs, chucking the stupid ones from Kimblee, and holding up the shittily drawn one for Logan to see.

Is that a good enough answer?]

[decrees]

...I am so sorry.

[THE MOST LEGIT APOLOGY LOGAN HAS EVER GIVEN]

I was really more concerned about the notes...

[withabigsmile]

Don't be, Logan! It's really cute. ♥

[...You know you did your best and that's what matters to her, okay.]

And yeah, we got the notes. You guys are alive, aren't you?

[They couldn't have figured that out themselves. Probably.

...They're the shitshow express, they did their best.]

[decrees]

[IT'S TERRIBLE]

Yes, that's true. I know that many of the others had long, heartfelt letters for you all.

[Logan is shit at writing letters, okay.]

...But I did want you to know that that whole business with the mole deal... it really isn't anything that bothers me, at least.

[Just. To make sure that's clear. NO HARD FEELINGS ABOUT THAT.]

[withabigsmile]

Everyone's been taking it really easy on me with that! I guess it helped that Elise and Sukuyo lightened the blow, huh?

[It's kind of hard to be mad at two moles then the third tried to take almost everyone out with her death.]

It's not like I was loyal to him or anything anyway. I just hoped I could get some kind of upper hand on him.

[Keep your friends close and enemies closer and all.]

[decrees]

We were all so done with everything he was doing at that point I honestly don't think anyone would have been mad even if there was only one mole. Besides, who knows how he would have taken it if you had turned down an offer like that? It was the safest thing to do.

[Logan sees zero problems with this, okay.]

[withabigsmile]

Exactly.

[She'd probably be dead, and. Well. She was scared.

...But hey Logan gets it without her admitting that so why should she.]

Thanks, Logan.

[She appreciates it. ...This is why you hang with Reaver, isn't it.]

[decrees]

[This is exactly why he hangs with Reaver.]

Don't mention it. I'm just glad everything's worked out for us so far.

[Sure, it's been really goddamn close, but thirty people are alive and the Conductor is dead, so right now that's the only important thing.]

[withabigsmile]

Here's hoping things keep working out!

[Everyone's alive except for the Conductor, and that's what matters.

...Now, here's hoping they can get home with those creepy soul pebbles.]