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Completed Let's Play: The Blackwell PENTALOGY!

Darth Roxor

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Well, what do you know, ze bandwidth is back even faster than anticipated!

Expect an update soon (tm) :smug:
 

Darth Roxor

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Previously, on Blackwell: Knights of the Old Republic

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FUCKA YU MADELINE!!!1

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wut

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Joey? Joey...? I... God, I'm tired.

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Interestingly enough, we can still switch to Joey. Which we will do because fuk u Rosa.

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It's like they are reading from a playbook.

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Oooooooh. Neat!

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In a week, they'll move you to another ward.

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And then, they'll poke you full of needles, and nod thoughtfully while taking notes. Then they'll move you to a long-term care floor, keep you drugged and fed and washed.

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And then...

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I'll watch you turn grey. I'll watch your skin weather and dry. And then... I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. It's all my fault. I can't blame the universe. Or death. Or even you. This one's on me. Maybe I deserve it, but you certainly do not.

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There's got to be a way to fix this!

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There HAS to be!

Determinashun is key!

Let's zap through the wall and go on a tour of the asylum

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This place hasn't changed all that much since the last time I was here. Home, sweet home.

Only thing of interest in this room is a post-it-note on the wall.

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Huh. This letter is dated several years ago.

Mr Benjiro, huh? FINALLY SOME ANSWERS!

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Let's continue our little tour.

And since Joey has moth DNA, he moves into the nearest source of light, aka the open door!

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@_@

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Oh, this guy. Dr Donald Quentin, or as I like to call him, Dr Quack. That guy was Lauren Blackwell's doctor when she was here. Did nothing but plug her full of drugs. Guess it's Red's turn now.

Indeed, some of you may remember the good doctor from Legacy. He only has a short monologue here, so not much of a role.

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When restrained by a team of officers, she reacted so violently that two of them were hospitalized.

YOU NO MESS WITH LO WANG RO-SA!

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Deemed a danger to herself and others, she was sedated and brought to this facility. Subject exhibits the same symptoms as other members of her family. Violent behaviour, incognizant of surroundings, unresponsive to stimuli. Four years ago, I advised the subject to submit herself to testing and regular visits. The subject declined. X-rays of the skull show no abnormalities. Scans of the brain show increased activity in the parietal and occipital lobes. They are exhibiting short, but regular, bursts of intense energy. These findings remain consistent with what we know of her family history. It is as if she is receiving sensory input from elsewhere, and it became too much for her brain to handle. There is so much we do not know. I will continue to observe and report any findings. Also, I've changed the Cryo A access code to 45100. That should be easy enough to remember.

How intriguing!

Let us proceed with the tour.

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The left door leads to Rosa's cell. Now what about the right.

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Boran

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Eh?

something stirs!

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WOW!

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Middle-aged guy, maybe early 50s? He must have died in that straitjacket.

At least it wasn't a homojacket.

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Hello?

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Is it just me or does he look completely different from his character sprite.

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[perception]

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Hey, I did some research. Kinda. You're Benjiro, aren't you?

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Ben...jiro?

Benjamin Jireau, he's actually french.

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Yeah, Benjiro Hatori? You were the last guy to occupy this room. So I'm guessing you are him.

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What do you know of me?

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You ran those Grace Group meetings.

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I... yes. That was... so long ago. How long has it been?

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Twenty five years.

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Twenty five years!

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TWENTY FIVE YEARS?!

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Have I really spent two decades of my life in this place?

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The last two decades, I'm not sorry to say.

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The last...?

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You died here. You're haunting the padded room where they locked you up.

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Yes, I thought as much.

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You thought as much? You're saying you know you're dead?

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I suspected. But I couldn't be sure.

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You suspected? What gave you your first clue? Folks stopped returning your calls?

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No need to be flippant. My people spend so much time avoiding death that we refuse to believe it when it happens.

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Your... people?

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Yes, I am a part of a... society. Some would call us vampires, but not the kind from stories. We extend our lives by consuming the positive energy out of willing subjects. They die, but we live.

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We ran into one of your people last year. Guy name of Gavin. He killed a bunch of people, he tried to kill us.

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He's dead now.

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I... see. You must understand, I am not like my... colleagues. I never liked hurting people, but I didn't want to die, either. So I made a point of studying the life essence we consumed. I created the Epiphany Experiment.

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The Epiphany Experiment?

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The Epiphany Experiment?!

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I wanted to... improve the lives of those I fed upon, not destroy them. Instead of removing positive energy from a subject, I increased it. I enabled them to achieve their hearts' hidden desire. To create a SURPLUS of positive energy. And I... skimmed off the top.

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You have no idea what you started.

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I wish I never DID start. It worked too well. My mind... couldn't take the energy. I went... a bit mad. Ended up committed here. And here I am.

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Well, I hope you are satisfied. Your "experiment" ended up killing your subjects. Even worse, their souls.

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Their... souls?

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You made 'em weak. Weak enough that they got... well, soul-napped. By this spook named Madeline.

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I see. I did not consider that eventuality, but... it does explain much.

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Eh?

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Come with me. I must show you something.

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Now we have a tour guide! \^-^/

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He goes around the corner to the right

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D:

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I don't know what that is, but it can't be good.

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That vortex... I witnessed its formation. I did not believe what I was seeing.

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Why? What is it?

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Energy is siphoning through the void at an alarming rate. Something is calling it, drawing it like a beacon. Something with enormous power.

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Something, huh? And what is this something?

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I cannot say, but don't you recognise the location? That vortex is over Grace Church.

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Madeline...

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Yes. If she has harnessed as much energy as you say, that is the only answer. But why would she do such a thing? What she is doing will destroy her soul. Rip it into shreds.

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She said she wanted to stop existing. I guess this was her backup plan. Good riddance.

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You don't understand. This energy, it won't stop at just her. It will expand until it dissipates. It could destroy every soul, living or dead, within a ten mile radius.

GHOST NUKE!!

Someone call the Pentagon so they can weaponise it!

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... Of course it will. Damn it, this is my fault. Again. I set her loose. It's not enough, is it? It's not enough to destroy three generations of women. It's not enough to destroy half a dozen spooks. No, you gotta fry your own soul into oblivion. And take the whole damn city with you! Sigh. So, what do we do now?

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Benjiro zaps outside.

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I am leaving. I must get myself out of range.

! :lol:

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What are you gonna do, haunt Jersey?

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If I must.

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What about the rest of us.

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I'm sorry.

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I'm sorry? That's it?

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That is all I can offer. I fear that everything I've done only makes matters worse.

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ok that was pretty funny

There's only one thing left to do with Joey here. And that is return to Rosa.

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*jedi mind trick* there are no floating letters here.

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Are you even in there? Are you somewhere else? You're still breathing, you're still alive. I figure... somehow, maybe you can hear me. Maybe I'm wrong, but talking is all I'm good for these days. So what else can I do? You gotta wake up. Things are bad out here. Really... really bad.

Like ass and dirt.

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So bad that I'm not sure we can stop it. But we gotta try. We are the only ones who can. You understand? WE! It's gotta be the both of us. Because...

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Let's face it, I'm nothing. Just a gust of wind. I don't know what to do. Just... get up. Get up and we'll fix this. Somehow, I promise. Please?

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Back to Rosa. There's some sort of light on the other side.

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I'm not sure what it is, but it really hurts my eyes.

Let's go around the bend!

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Huh?

SQUEEEEEEEEE! :love:

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Auntie? Is that you?

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Oh, hey. I saved you a seat.

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Where are we?

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You ask too many questions. You always did. Sit down, kiddo. We've got nothing but time.

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No, thanks.

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Hm.

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Cool view.

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What happened to me? To us?

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Dunno. Last I remember, my head hurt, really bad. I tried to make it stop, but it just got worse. I... might have thrown something?

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You did. I was there.

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Did I scream?

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Yes.

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I... I didn't hurt you, did I?

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I hid in the closet.

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Ah, good. Smart.

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Yeah.

Hah. You might remember something Durrkin talked about during the interrogation scene.

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My first case involved a kid. Thirty years ago, it must've been. There was this little girl living with her aunt. The aunt went nuts. Smashing things, screaming. Total looney. The little girl was hiding in a closet. Couldn't have been more than five? Scared out of her mind. I've had a soft spot for kids ever since.

:M :M :M

But back to the matter at hand.

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We were possessed, by this spirit called Madeline. She didn't succeed, but... we ended up here. Somehow.

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Oh.

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That's all you can say? "Oh"?

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Does it really matter anymore?

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I guess not. You look so... young.

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Well, I take care of myself.

:M

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No, that's not what I mean. When I last saw you, you were over fifty. At least.

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So I kept on living, huh?

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You were alive, if that's what you mean.

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Hm. Hospital bed, like mom. Well. I guess it was my turn. And now... I guess it's yours.

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I've missed you.

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Oh yeah?

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Yeah.

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Thanks.

Lauren isn't particularly talkative.

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Why didn't you tell me?

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Tell you what?

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About Joey. About my family. All of it.

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You were five years old. You could barely understand how to tie your shoes. And... I thought we had more time. But hey, you're here now. And we've got all the time in the world.

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Is this where you've been all this time?

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Don't know. Don't much care. The view is nice, and I don't have Joey nagging me.

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Auntie, you don't seem... yourself.

DOPPELGANGER!

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Huh. You don't know me at all, kiddo. In this place, I feel more like myself than anywhere I've ever been.

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Auntie? Is my grandmother here?

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She was. But she faded away. I guess... it will happen to me soon. And you. But in the meantime, let's enjoy the view.

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Huh. It sure is a nice view, isn't it?

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Yeah. Let's just enjoy it for a while.

ROSA, NO!

STAY AWAY FROM THE LIGHT!

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I...

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huh

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Are you hearing that?

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I don't hear anything.

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I think...

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Somehow. I promise.

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I REALLY think...

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Please?

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Rosa gets up!

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I'm fine. I'm going to look around.

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Sure, kiddo. I'm not going anywhere.

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Goin' 'round the bend again.

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Let's get the hell outta here!

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It's too slick to climb.

How about you cover it with coffee then or sth :rpgcodex:

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Auntie, there's this ledge. I can't reach it. I could really use your help getting up there.

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What's the point?

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There might be a way out? Something to get us out of here?

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Why would I want to do that?

:retarded:

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I think... Joey needs our help.

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Hmph. He doesn't deserve it.

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Joey's told me stories. About how he saved your life. He saved mine, too.

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Only after putting us in danger in the first place.

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You can't blame him for that.

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Just watch me.

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Bah, go ahead and rot here for all I care :rpgcodex:

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Joey was so wrong about you.

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What do you mean?

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He doesn't say much about his past, but get him talking about you and he won't stop.

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You should be more like Lauren, Red! Your aunt wouldn't take that from nobody!

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He didn't mean to, but for years he made me feel like I couldn't measure up. That I was nothing. Insignificant when compared to you. But he didn't really know you, did he. You don't actually care. About anything.

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How could I? Joey's voice in my ear. Always pushing me. Always following me around like a lost puppy. And all these ghosts. Night after night after night. I just got... numb. Then my brother died. I decided I could do something... good, for once. Something real, something tangible. That something was raising you. So don't you dare throw that in my face.

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I'm sorry auntie, but I can't believe that. If you really cared, you'd fight. You'd help me.

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Sigh.

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WOOOOOOOO

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You were never this stubborn as a five year old.

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I grew up.

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(screenshot number 4000 \^-^/ )

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This is it. Can you give me a boost up there?

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Sure, I guess.

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Take this pic out of context... :lol:

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Hmpf.

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Come ON, I'm not leaving you here.

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Sigh, fine.

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BRO SIS TEAM

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Auntie? Are you okay?

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Nothing. It's just...

she makes a step back

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Auntie!

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What?

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We need to keep moving.

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It hurts. Don't you feel it?

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Yes. But I can't stay here, and neither can you.

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Yeah. Let's keep moving.

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INTO THE LIGHT!

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That light. It's so BEAUTIFUL. After I'd send a ghost off, I'd just sit and stare. Try to make sense out of it. Wonder what was on the other side.

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:(

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I suppose... now I can. I'm dead out there, aren't I? Back in New York.

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Yes, I'm... sorry.

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I should have realised. I've had this conversation so many times. I remember now. How it happened. Someone trying to take over my mind. It... cracked my head open. Let the universe pour through. It... hurt.

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I know. It happened to me.

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A part of me escaped. Hid. Out there in the void, anything to get away. You brought me back.

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We brought each other back.

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I just gave you a boost. You didn't really need me. But of course... you never really did, did you?

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Auntie, I think...

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Yeah, I know. It's time. I know how this works. Say hi to Joey for me, huh? And tell him... You know what? Don't tell him anything. It'll drive him crazy.

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Farewell, Lauren Blackwell. You were the coolest character in this series :salute:

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@_@

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Ow...

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Holy... Jesus, Red, is that you?

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Joey? Oh my God, my head.

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You're back? You're really back?

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I... think so? Where am I? And... what am I wearing?

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Short version, you're in the looney bin. You wouldn't believe what's going on out there...

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Madeline is pulling energy through the void. This will create a spiritual explosion that will destroy all souls within range.

... @__________@

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Ah, yeah. How'd you know that?

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Um. I think it's the universe pouring into my head.

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... what now?

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It is how both Lauren and Patricia met their end. Their minds could not take the pressure. Their souls hid in the void until they died. I found my way back.

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Ow.

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You're not... gonna relapse, are you?

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No, it's... bad. But not as bad as before. I can control it. Kind of.

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Well, we'll deal with that later. Can you get out of that jacket?

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Urf. Um, no.

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Okay, first things first. Let's get you out of here. And Red?

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Yeah?

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Don't you dare scare me like that again.

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Let's scout ahead.

The building starts shaking all of a sudden.

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What the hell was that?

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Doctor Quack is out cold for some reason. But there's an important thingy here.

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Blowin'

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Blowin'

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Blowin' on the river.

The scalpel won't just slide under that heavy door. But it bumps against a lid of sorts (prob for foodstuffs and shit).

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The building is still shaking.

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The whole building is shaking!

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It's starting. The effects of the void energy are taking root. The entire city has fallen unconscious. We are the only ones awake.

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We are the only ones? Why?

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We have both been to the void. We are immune to most of its effects. But we will not survive if and when the energy reaches criticool mass.

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Ow. Dammit.

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All right. This new ability of yours? Scaring the crap outta me. Still, one crisis at a time. We need to get you out of here.

And we shall do this...

by clicking like mad all around the place!

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Urf, come on, Rosa, move.

CLICKCLICKCLICK

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Phew, okay, I'm mobile. Kind of.

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Rosa can now crawl towards the door

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And open the flap

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Stupendous!

And since now we are armed and there was a vent on the other side of the wall...

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A dość już tych podziemnych ciuciubabek! Enough of this underground hide and seek!

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A-ha! An old vent.

okay then let's gtfo

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Urf, no good.

or not

LET'S MASSACRE THE OTHER WALL THEN!

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Excellent!

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We can use this pipe to brutalise the vent.

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Nothing.

Fkn elevator won't werk! :x

Let us backtrack!

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In all this confusion I forgot to loot every possible locker. Hiding convenient keys.

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And my clothes, thank God.

And extra convenient clothes.

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You mind?

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Right, right.

:troll:

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Let's go.

There is no time to be lost!

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Battle brothers!

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WE GOTTA CALL THE COPS!

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The police can't help with this.

Pffff!

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Well, then the only destination is Grace School. And with it...

THE GRAND FINALE!

Stay tuned, as we are now bound for MAXIMUM RETARDO!! +M
 
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Tigranes

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Shit is getting extreme.

I was actually fine with the various loopholes until the GIANT FUCKING HOLE IN THE SKY + ROSA, THE WALKING MACGUFFIN EXPOSITOR.
 

lightbane

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Well, that was certainly something... Unique. I can understand Madel became mad after being cast into the Warp Abyss Void for centuries and unwilling to go back again, going as far as to blow up herself and everyone else if necessary. Rosa's expository powers and glowing eyes still have a sort of pass (for now), but there's something I don't understand: Why would accomplishing your deepest desires and improving your life in general make you weak mentally/spiritually? Shouldn't it be the other way around? Moreso considering that in certain cases, the people that were going to the Grace Group did hit rock bottom already before going there, so it would make sense if they were easy to influence at that point.
 
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Darth Roxor

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Why would accomplishing your deepest desires and improving your life in general make you weak mentally/spiritually?

cuz its aboot the journey not the destination hheuhauehuehauehae

Rosa's expository powers and glowing eyes still have a sort of pass (for now)

Well, what can I say

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Darth Roxor

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Previously, on The Blackwell Epilogue

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Greetings, gentle readers!!!!

We are now approaching THE GRAND FINALE of the Blackwell Series.

And just for this auspicious occasion, I've invited Rob Halford to comment on the ending with me.

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Bring it on.

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You okay?

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Thiry blocks... never ran... so fast.

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She's up there.

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She's gathering the energy within herself. Trying to force her own spirit to weaken and break apart. Her spirit is strong, but her resolve is stronger.

@_@

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How do we stop her?

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I... I don't know.

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Nothing like this has ever happened before. Not even the universe knows what to do?

NOT EVEN THE UNIVERSE KNOWS?!

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Well, I guess we'll do what we always do, sweetheart.

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Improvise.

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Madeline's in obvious need of a JAAAAWBREAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

Let's enter the school.

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Jesus, he's still here?

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He sure is. Are you blind or what?

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Get your own damn LP thread, Jesus!

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Nobody can get near this building without being affected by the void energy. Nobody except us.

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Ow. God damn it, that hurts.

Let's loot the corpse!

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I'm sorry, Michael.

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He's got a piece of chalk in his pocket. It looks like he used it to draw the circle of protection.

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@_@

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And there's our wicked foe. She keeps flickering all the time.

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MADeline.

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How on EARTH did your mind survive?! Your head must be absolutely splitting.

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It's over, Madeline.

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Indeed. I have waited for it to be over for a long, long time.

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She's being pulled apart, we don't have a lot of time.

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Madeline!

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What?

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We're going to stop you, Madeline.

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And what makes you think that?

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We've stopped others before you, we can do it again.

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Others before me? Like who?

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We stopped the Deacon.

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That mad, incorrigible soul? A man so insane with fear that he created the devil out of thin air? There are so many spirits like him. Spirits so scared and so desperate that they will do anything to escape. Your Deacon would have welcomed the oblivion that I am giving.

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Why would anyone want that?

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The Countess. My aunt killed her, I finished her off.

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You forget. She was my host once. Whatever happened to her, it was her own undoing. I am through with being at the service of hosts like her. Of ANYONE like her.

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And this is how you're doing it?

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There is no other way!

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I stopped Gavin. He got into my head and I forced him out.

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Gavin, yes, I sensed it when you killed him.

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That was an accident.

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Be that as it may. His soul was weak after he tried to feed on you. It didn't take long to overpower him. So... thank you for delivering him to me.

oops? :M

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You destroyed my family.

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SCREAAAAAAMING FOR VENGEANCE

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It was nothing personal.

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You don't understand, do you?

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We could have supported each other. We could have been NORMAL. You took that from us. From me.

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And yet... here you are. Don't tell me you are worse off. You survived. You thrived, even.

Except the part about being at the epicentre of a ghost nuke, sure, everything is fine and dandy!

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Not for much longer, if you keep this up!

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As I said, this is nothing personal.

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You know what's personal?

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THIS! *grabs crotch*

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You've spent hundreds of years helping out souls like them. You're really going to throw that all away?

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You say that like they matter. Since humanity crawled out of the ocean, they began to deny death. Denied it so much that the post of the Bestower was created. In all that time, humanity has learnt NOTHING. Helping their pathetic souls all this time has achieved NOTHING.

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Oh lawd, you're so damn wicked, Madeline.

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So you'll destroy them all?

All?

IT'S JUST 10 MILE RADIUS FFS

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It is a means to an end, nothing more.

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Please, Madeline, you tried, you failed. Just stop before any more damage is done!

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Failed? No. I admit my original plan did not proceed as I'd hoped. This is just a viable alternative.

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This is NOT the only alternative! We will help you find another way!

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Can you really? The universe is pouring into your head. Your head is splitting from the pressure of it. So tell me. With all this newfound knowledge, can you give me even ONE alternative to achieve what I need?

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That's a bit x-treme commander

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Possess me again.

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What?

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I mean it. If it means all this stops, then do it.

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I have expended too much energy. Your mind would overpowered and reject me. Like all the others. But... the offer is appreciated.

Fuck this rat diplomacy.

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Joey, get her!

... but Joey only flies straight through her :(

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Eh?

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It has started. My spiritual form is becoming intangible. Even to you. It won't be long now.

Okay then. More X-TREME measures need to be taken.

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Some heads are gonna roll!

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Figuratively speaking, of course.

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Let's try a neat trick that Maddie herself has taught us.

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Use a bit of my essence, huh? Well, here goes.

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:smug:

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You won't take me!

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You won't break me!

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I'll fight you under blood red skies!

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What is THIS?

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Oh. How cute.

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Circle is down.

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Madeline zaps away.

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:x

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Let's approach this from a different angle.

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Look, whatever she's doing, it's happening on the other side. Maybe we should take a look?

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Let's try this fancy trick again.

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Dodge this :smug:

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Zap!

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This place... well, no matter.

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Is that so?

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\^-^/

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Hey.

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You?

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You remember me, I guess I should be flattered.

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Open the portal. Let me through.

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Eliphas, open the second portal!

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No... I think not.

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You've got to be kidding.

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The energy is almost at criticool mass! It is going to detonate whether I am there or not!

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Oh.

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"Oh"? That's all you can say? Millions of souls will be destroyed! I need to be one of them!

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We all need something. I thought I needed to move on. But... I really want to see how this ends.

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It will never end. *I* will never end! That was the whole purpose!

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It was never about you. Not me, or my niece, or any of us. You see, I get it now. Why things have to be the way they are. I don't like it, but I get it.

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What are you talking about?

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Shh.

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I'm on a smoke break.

:thumbsup:

If the game ended right here, right now, that would be a pretty classy ending.

But it didn't, so it didn't, as the wisdom of Bioware would often tell us... so we're left with the following.

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It didn't stop.

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No.

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It's not going to stop.

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No.

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This is it, isn't it?

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No. No it isn't.

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So many dead, Joey. So many.

@_@

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I know.

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It's never enough.

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I know. But we do the best we can. We always have.

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Yes. We always have.

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...what

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What the... Are those... Are those spooks?

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Yes. Everyone who is lost. Everyone who is waiting. Waiting for someone like us. No more. They don't have to wait anymore.

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You're saving spooks?

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It's what we do.

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I am reversing it. Making it pull IN spiritual energy, instead of pushing it out.

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You can do that?

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I can now.

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This shit is gay as fuck. And not even in the cool gay sense (like I am)

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That's muh girl!

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You see? It's not about you. Or me. It's about... everyone.

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Lauren and Madeline join the torrent of souls.

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Go on, Joey.

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Go on?

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It's time. Move on, you can do it now. Whatever stopped you from moving on before... I am stronger.

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UH-OH

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...what?

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I said it's not working. It won't let me go.

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Try it now!

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I'm sorry sweetheart, but I'm still stuck. Not even the power of the universe inside your head can help me move on.

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Good job, retard.

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It's gone.

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I'm sorry, Joey.

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Forget it. So... you think everyone down there's back to normal?

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Yes. Everyone will wake up. They won't even know they were asleep. It will be like it never happened.

Yeah, never happened.

Except for, you know.

All those cameras all over the city registering stuffies.

All those people who were currently driving somewhere suddenly causing massive traffic disasters.

All those doctors who were currently operating on folks.

Etc.

Nope! Nobody will suspect a THANG!

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We should get outta here.

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Be my guests.

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All of them.

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All of them?

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Yes.

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woop woop

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No. All ghosts, everywhere.

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... except for me.

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Except for you.

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That's...

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I know.

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Eventually.

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Right. So when that happens, it'll be business as usual.

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I guess.

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But in the meantime... we are free.

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Free.

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Yeah.

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How about a movie or something?

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God, I haven't seen a movie in forever.

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You and me both. Think of all the things we can do now.

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Maybe I'll sleep in.

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Or maybe a vacation.

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Yeah. Somewhere sunny.

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:hmmm:

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You've got another thing comin'!

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Huh?

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I'm sorry, Joey. I thought you'd be gone. I really hoped you would be gone.

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Red?

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It hurts Joey. It's everything, it's pouring into my head. It's not a metaphor, and it's not stopping. I... can't hold it.

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You gotta try.

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No, it's like trying to swallow the ocean. Sooner or later, you're gonna drown.

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No. Not after what you just did. Not after everything we've done. You can't just...

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What? Die? I don't think... I have a choice.

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No! This isn't fair! This isn't RIGHT! You just saved the whole damn city. You saved ME!

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I knew the cost. I paid it. It was worth it, wasn't it?

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Sure. Of course it was.

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I... I see them. My parents, Joey, I see them.

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No! Stay away from them! It's not time yet!

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Joey, please!

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Okay. But before you go... I'll make you one promise. No matter how long I'm around, no matter how many hosts I see die. I'm not going to turn into Madeline. Ever. Not if I'm a spook for a million years.

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I'll be a good spirit guide, do what needs to be done. Forever, if need be.

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No, Joey, you won't.

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You think I'll let it go, you're mad.

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You've got another thing comin'!

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You've got another thing comin'!

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You've got another thing...

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.... comin'...?

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:retarded:

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Ugh.

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What the? What did you... how? Red? Sweetheart? Rosa?

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He takes off his tie.

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Here. Go on, take it. Take it! Just...

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WTF IS THIS SHIT

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Goodness gracious, we've stopped global warming!

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I don't see 'em anymore. I've tried, you know. I've looked. There was this pileup on the westside highway last week, and now people say they hear crying. So I went over there. I didn't see or hear anything. I'm... normal.

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This is an obvious reference to the start of Legacy.

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Yeah, I know. Ironic, huh? Or, at least, I think that's irony. You could tell me if you were here. I'm forgetting things. About being... you know. I can't even say it. It's almost as if - now that I'm alive - I can't think about being dead. I guess that's hard-wired into everybody. Turns out I'm just like everyone else in the end. But I get it now. I LIKE being alive. Is that so wrong? Is this what I'm supposed to get from all this? That life is worth living? I guess I've gotta get out there and find out for myself.

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He scatters Rosa's ashes over the river.

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Goodbye, Rosa Blackwell. I don't know how long I've got, but I know I'll see you again. Someday. But until then... I'll try to make this count. Okay?

He steps away.

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Okay.

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The curtain falls.

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You bothered me to get over here just to see THIS?!

Now, now, mr Halford, let's be reasonable

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What? Fuck you, I'm outta here.

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Unlike the previous games where Rosa and Joey would go to the right of the screen during credits, now it's only Joey.

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heh

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Aaaaand with picture number 4500, this Let's Play ends, this time for good. My thoughts about the ending of Epiphany:

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As for the series as a whole, well... I guess it was a cool ride, even though the ending was so very hurpdurp.

This thread started on the 6th of January, 2010. It took me just 4 and a half years to take it into completion. That and a total of 15885 screenshots taken for all purposes (Legacy 2942, Unbound 2224, Convergence 2687, Deception 3445, Epiphany 4587). Of the five, I think Convergence was, on the whole, the best - it had the best mystery, the least of going full retard and cool puzzles. Legacy was alright, but had typical "first game in series" problems. Unbound had Lauren, but on the whole was, I think, just slightly weaker than Convergence. Deception, to me, was the beginning of the decline, although it was perfectly alright as well. And Epiphany, I don't think much is needed to say.

For closing comments, I'd like to thank all who followed dis. I hope you had more fun reading all them dialogues than I had spending hours transcribing them +M

BYE2U

SO UNTIL THE NEXT TIME
HAVE A GOOD SIN!
 
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Tigranes

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Thanks for the LPs - I experienced the franchise entirely through them and thoroughly enjoyed it.

That ending, though. Everything really does fall apart once you start giving everybody deus ex machinas. I mean, the basic idea that the Blackwells go extinct and Rosa cannot go back to what she was is a nice one, but... I mean, there were many other ways to ahieve that. This is almost FO3 NUCLEAR WATER ROOM stuff.
 

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Thanks for the LP, comrade Roxor !

The game had interesting elements, but the decision to conclude the series with a mega-epic ending and DRAMA was probably a mistake. Joey coming back to life made no sense at all.

Kinda strange how the organization Gavin was a part of ended up not playing any role in the story (except for Benjiro having been a part of it).
 

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Kinda strange how the organization Gavin was a part of ended up not playing any role in the story (except for Benjiro having been a part of it).

There's one scene in the developer commentary mode that shows the organization was meant to have a role in this game, but it was cut because according to Gilbert it was "lame" and "didn't make much sense".

It took place after the interrogation at the police station, where Rosa would be called to the office of the commissioner. The commissioner would then reveal herself to be the head honcho behind the society and start going through Rosa's track record, effectively blackmailing her into working for the "police" to help in solving all the recent cases because the "vampires" also felt threatened by the soul rupturing.

This was lame and nonsensical.

The ending most certainly wasn't.

huehuaehuaheuhauehauehaue
 

Sceptic

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The commissioner would then reveal herself to be the head honcho behind the society
Which we already knew from the ending of Deception, though Rosa herself had no way of knowing, so it would've worked nicely.

It's pretty obvious a lot of things were changed halfway through development. The opening scene with George getting shot makes no sense, the "explanation" given is beyond retarded, the whole initial setup with Benjiro ends up going nowhere and his ghost just randomly shows up at the end so that we're not left with a massive plot hole. Madeline being the source of the soul rupturing also contradicts the end of Deception where Gavin mentions the "contract". It's obvious Gilbert had a very different idea for where the fifth game would go when he finished Deception, and then decided later on to go in a different (and completely retarded) direction, and we're left with this.

Oh well. Shame, I really liked the first four games. Legacy suffered from first-game syndrome, but the later ones kept getting better, and I disagree with Roxor about Deception, to me it seems like the best one in the series, building upon the previous games' designs.
 

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Spooky greetings,

Seemed like a good time to do it, so it is my pleasure to inform you that this LP is once again fully operational.

xoxoxoxo
 

Darth Roxor

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And you know what, after more than 3 years, that Epiphany ending is still fucking dumb as hell :lol:
 

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