Farewells

[can_not_fly]

[Well, time for another goodbye. Pit is there, grabbing everything they're going to be taking with them, trying very hard to keep a stuff upper lip and smile for everyone - and failing. His goddess floats around, noticeably more calm, with a pleasant smile. All's end that ends well, after all.]

It has been a pleasure. You all are the kind of humans you only find once every few millenia.
Well, guys... [Pit's voice fails for a moment] it-it's time for goodbye. Lady Palutena says she doesn't know how long it... it will be until she can open another portal. So it's goodbye for a long time. [Pit clearly has prepared this beforehand. That's not how he usually speaks] It's, it's been really fun, and... I'll miss you all. Please take care, okay?
Oh boo hoo. [And here's Viridi for the mood breaker] It's not like they're all going to die or anything. This is your stupid happy ending you fought so hard for, Pit! At least have the decency to look happy!
Shut up, Viridi! Don't you have any feelings?!
What, for leaving this pack of losers? No way.
Is that why you spent almost all your remaining power to help their planet before we went? It's going to take you centuries to be back in full shape after all those stunts, you know.
SHUT UP!

[Pit manages to laugh a bit through the tears. Still, he probably could do with a goodbye hug or twelve. Want to help?]

Comments

[no_wan_no_life]

Kind and self-sacrificing people cannot be that hard to find, can they?

Umm, I did not mean to come here to argue, I just wanted to say good-bye! It has been a real pleasure, really!

[La Garite diplomacy in action, people.]

[can_not_fly]

You'd be surprised. But I meant more in terms of being able to defy their fates. Most humans just let the world roll them over.

It, it was fun to meet you too. I got to meet real aliens! The guys will never believe me, eh? [Pit tries to joke through the tears]

...keep an eye on Madoka for me, okay? You know how she is...

[no_wan_no_life]

From our perspective, you were the aliens.

[Says an alien by Earth standards.]

Of course, I will watch over Madoka all the time. Umm, maybe not all the time...

[can_not_fly]

Yeah. It would get kind of weird to watch her while she's, like, sleeping.

I don't know. I don't think Lan or the readers would mind that much.

Uh?

[no_wan_no_life]

What... what are you talking about?

[can_not_fly]

Oh, nothing at all, I'm sure.

Sometimes I get the feeling Lady Palutena is talking to people who aren't even there...

[no_wan_no_life]

Oh.

I am sorry to hear that, Pit. It must be really hard for you both.

[Lan is giving a goddess a look of pity.]

[can_not_fly]

[Viridi would probably have shouted in annoyance at that look. Palutena, being rather more confident, just kind of chuckles at the silly people]

Don't worry yourselves about it. It's goddess stuff. Just make sure to keep that eye on Madoka

...oooooo-kaaaaaaayyyyy...

[kamogawa_maru]

[Madoka comes a running and practically tackles Pit into a hug. She has a stern look on her face though.]

Don't say goodbye! We'll see each other again! I know it!

[can_not_fly]

Madoka!

[Hug returned. Of all his friends here, Madoka is probably going to be one of the ones he'll miss the most]

Yes, but... it might take a lot of years... and you humans live so little...

[kamogawa_maru]

Even if it takes 100 years I won't give up hope. That's the Jersey Club way.

So if we're going to meet each other again don't say goodbye. It sounds too final.

[can_not_fly]

[Pit smiles a bit despite himself]

Hah. Ha ha. That's so... you, Madoka. [Hug] You're the best.

I guess... see you, then?

[Meanwhile, far from earshot...]

Oh heaven's sake, just kiss her already. [Viridi does an exaggerated gagging gesture]
Hush Viridi. I'm trying to eavesdrop.

[kamogawa_maru]

[Tighter hug.]

Yeah, see you.

[She still doesn't release the hug though.]

[can_not_fly]

[Not letting go here either]

I'll miss you. It's, it's going to get boring, never having you around training anymore, you know.

[kamogawa_maru]

I know...it'll be boring here also without you around.

[And Madoka very hesitantly starts to release the hug. She's taking her sweet time with it though.]

1/2

[can_not_fly]

[Pit also clearly doesn't want to let go. Even as they separate, he's still holding her hands, but he's looking straight down. He feels heavy. He really doesn't want to leave like this...

...a little flame of basic, primary Pit-ness lights up, deep in his stomach. He can't go like this. This is not a good goodbye. It's too sad. He can't go making people sad. Making Madoka sad.]

2/2

[can_not_fly]

[With a single decisive movement, he wipes off his tears and looks at her, determined]

This is a terrible see you later.

We have to do a do-over.

[kamogawa_maru]

I was about to say the same thing!

[If they were going to say see you later acting all sad about it would mean that they didn't have hope. She was not going to let a moment of sadness be their last memory together.

A seconds later Madoka hugs Pit with all of her might and then lets go without any hesitation.]

I'll definitely see you later, alright Pit? So don't keep me waiting for too long.

[can_not_fly]

Right!

[Pit smiles widely, happily, and returns the hug in force as well (though not with all his might because that would cause Madoka's head to pop like a champagne cork).

As he lets go he kisses her on the cheek, as well, out of some instinct he himself can't define. But it seems the right thing to do right now, deep down - and right now the both of them are in bullrush mode]

Yeah, definitely! With Lady Palutena's help, I'll be here before we know it! Take care of any bad guys in the meantime, okay?

[Meanwhile, some distance away:]

Bah, after all that and all he manages is a kiss on the cheek? Talk about anticlimax.
[Palutena on the other hand has like the biggest shit-eating grin right now] My little Pit is all grown up!

[kamogawa_maru]

Of course just leave them to me.

[It takes moment for that kiss to register after all of the confidence and adrenaline died down.

The kiss caught Madoka completely off-guard, she raises a hand to her cheek and just blushes a bit.]

Pit...

[can_not_fly]

[It takes a moment to register for Pit as well, caught up on the happy vibes. And when it registers just what he did he goes basically crimson.]

Ah. Um. Er.

[WHY DID HE DO THAT. PANIC. PANIC.]

[kamogawa_maru]

[Gathering her own courage Madoka plants a small kiss on Pit's cheek only a few seconds later.]

Take care, alright?

[Quick topic change go!]

[can_not_fly]

[Blink. Blink blink. This does not compute. It takes Pit a couple seconds to actually react to that.

And then Pit's face breaks back into his wide smile, even more starry-eyed than usual. He's not completely sure of what happened here, yet, but he's starting to get an inkling, and he feels so happy he could bounce off walls, so he'll take it. If you look at his wings you can see them fluttering in place. It's a good thing he can't fly or he'd have taken off without even noticing]

Take care? Ha! [He makes a fist-pumping gesture] It's the bad guys who need to take care! [Right now he feels like he could solo Hades again]

[curse_u_reflexes]

Don't worry too much about that. It's not like we don't have our own dimension-crossing tech... no matter how bad a state some of it's in.

You take care of yourself, Pit.

[can_not_fly]

I should be telling you that, you know. I don't die very easily!

[rolla_up]

[I want a hug D:]

It was fun.
I'm glad I got to meet you all.

[can_not_fly]

Oh, joy, it's the moon jerk.
Be nice, Viridi. Let's leave on a good note.
Bye, Loran! It was weird meeting someone from the moon, but you're pretty normal people. Other than the robots. Those were pretty weird.

[rolla_up]

You think that's weird? I'm still surprised that you guys brought in a whole new fake one.

Still, thanks for your help.
All three of you.

[can_not_fly]

Ugh, don't remind me of that. Arlon is going to be insufferable until we can get another one running.

[On the second bit reactions are mixed.]

Just doing my job! [Pit is happy and satisfied]
Well, I could hardly just leave you all in the cold, could I. [Palutena seems more amused than anything]
...uh, don't mention it. Really. [And Viridi is clearly completely thrown off by someone actually thanking her - and it being Loran of all people]

[saikyocivrobo]

Don't feel bad, Pit. A goodbye had to happen eventually.

Think of all the good times you had here, instead. And look on the bright side...

[can_not_fly]

I know, but still! I don't like goodbyes...

[saikyocivrobo]

Few people do. But at least...

[Werter looks around to make sure a certain person is not listening, then whispers to Pit.]

At least we won't have to suffer Viridi anymore. With this final gesture, you're saving so many people on Earth! Or at least sparing them headaches.

[goddess_duet]

Uh, Werter...?
Gee, so much for gratefulness. "Thank you for restarting our ecosystems, Viridi" "thank you for saving our butts multiple times, Viridi". Bah! You all can go hang yourselves for all I care!
...yeah, whispering is not really much use to stop a goddess, Werter. Still, she seems in a pretty good mood.
THAT's a good mood?
Werter here still looks humanoid, doesn't he?
...point.

[saikyocivrobo]

Viridi...

Don't think I forgot how you killed a whole bunch of people, and tried to kill even more. As far as I'm concerned, everything good you did after that is to make up for your past misdeeds.

Also threatening people just because they're mortals and you're divine is both rude and not a smart idea in a company of people who are known for killing evil gods.

[emorangerpink]

Pit...

If there's one thing the Chalice has taught us, I'd say it's that partings like this are rarely as permanent as they seem.

[can_not_fly]

[Pit shakes his tears and manages to pump himself up enough to smile hopefully]

Yeah! Let's hope for that, then!

[zetahatsudo]

Oi, I've got a letter for Palutena?

[goddess_duet]

Oh? Who is it from?

[zetahatsudo]

It's from Setsuna. He told me he couldn't deliver it himself due to... personal reasons. [I think we both know what he means by that.]

[goddess_duet]

That is interesting. I wonder what last attempt he'll make. Do hand it to me, please

[orewagundamda]

[The letter is given to Palutena, and it reads as thus.]

To Palutena,
I apologize for not being able to see you and Pit off. As you know, my joke to Viridi was made with dire consequences, and I have decided to sequester myself away to an undisclosed location until such a time that I feel safe. Regardless, my time with you and Pit has shown me that even if this world has no God, Gods do exist. Ribbons Almark believed himself to be Godlike, as an Innovator, even if he was just an Innovade. I do not believe that Innovators will be the equivalent of Gods, and feel as though Ribbons 'approach' to Godhood is flawed in the face of what I've seen in your world. As such, even if I become something that is inheritly 'Not Human', I shall strive to ground myself in humanity, so I do not lose touch with who I used to be.

Please commit this letter to memory and destroy it so that Viridi cannot use it against me. I shall visit when I feel it to be possible.

Setsuna F. Seiei

[goddess_duet]

[Palutena reads the letter]

*snrk*

[...and her reaction is to snort and take her hand to her mouth to cover a contained laugh]

[gamerqueen]

Hey, Pit. Catch!

[Cynthia's thrown something to him...it looks like a big, pink heart, with a smaller, red heart inside of it.]

Something I meant to give you on Valentine's day. You take care not to get Finished out there, all right?