WEEK 13 - I can't lie to you about your chances, but you have my sympathies.

[al2955]

the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (13)

sunday (41) survivors Something in the air breaks, shattering from deep within space itself - and to accompany that sensation is a psychic scream. The ship shakes, coming to a screeching halt as a bright light explodes outside it. It pulses, not unlike a heartbeat, that crawls and crawls along at a slow, grueling pace. The last illusion has been broken, the last mental tie severed and crushed. You've done well up until now, and you can reap the benefits of Her labor; the dead walk among you, after all, and as Her scream rings out, a burst of energy shoots through the residents of the Pygmalion. It's clearly a desperate bid, but it doesn't root itself in place. Instead, you feel lighter than ever - Her attempt to claim you has only unraveled the string that kept you in place. The 40% limit has been lifted, and you are at full capacity. The chains have been broken. Go freely, heroes. taken list profiles private conversations setting rulebook ENTER COMMAND_

Comments

[erythristic]

Naturally. I wouldn't do any less for my friend.

[yes. friend. he more than deserves that. it was the only way to sum everything up, the only accurate word for him. if he had her back, she'd have his - after everything, after everything they'd seen and experience and knew, she's certain in that.]

[thanatosincarnate]

{ If this had been in the very beginning, Arumat would've said some nonsense along the lines of indicating that he wouldn't have deserved or been worthy of such a thing in some ridiculous, flippant manner of his. Or even possibly that he didn't need any. But now with matters having changed, and perceptions to a certain extent as events wound down, it was something he could accept from people now ( after all, people do change ).

Easier than some things at any rate, and so for a moment he's probably as relaxed as he'll ever be. }

Good. At least something good has come out of our involvement in all of this.

{ ... }

That said, what do you plan to do when this all ends?

[erythristic]

...Not go back to where I came from. There's very little worth going back for.

[it's odd to say it aloud, to define it in black and white like that. but it can't be the only method of atonement. not if there are so many other worlds out there. there has to be another way, a way forward. some new cross to bear.]

Beyond that, I don't know. Maybe Dr. Lin will be generous and allow me to stay onboard, provided I make myself useful and assist her with what she desires and continue trying to mend my ignorance of this age's technology.