Farewell

[over_under_being]

[1]
Everyone... I remember everything. It's over. We've won.

[Post-mission, Pilhua is destroyed. But so is the Over Being Father. And now there is a blue-ish aura around Texotic. Like a flame, tiny and barely visible at first but growing in time.]

There is something you need to know.
During their "games", Over Being met resistance. Rarely did their play go as smoothly as they hoped for. Their supposed prey fought - fought hard, tooth and nail. As we did just now.
The universe is full of humanity's brethren. Of heroes.

The threat of Over Being is over. What Teootl said is true. Just as Conetzin and Pilhua are creations of Over Being and cannot exist without them, so can Over Being not exist without Teootl.

This includes me. In a few hours, I too will be... gone...

Please do not cry for me. I...

[And she almost did it. Almost said it with composure and a calm face.

But no. Tears start to well in Texotic's eyes as she cries out.]

I will miss you all so much! I... I really wanted to stay with you for longer!

[2]

[Not immediately, but finally it happens.

Texotic lies down, and closes her eyes - peacefully. Her body is not reacting to anything, and for all counts and purposes is... dead. Good bye.

The blue flame leaves her body and takes into the sky. Halfway through its flight it joins with a yellow one that seems to appear out of nowhere. The two swirl around each other, and disappear. Together.]

Comments

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[whitedevilbot]

And there's... nothing we can do? No way to give you some kind of alternative power source? Nothing that could sustain you...?

[over_under_being]

I'm sorry, Amuro. I am not a machine with a power source. Over Being are extra-dimensional creatures, this body is only a shell to inhabit - temporarily.

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[saikyocivrobo]

W... What? I know you're not joking, but... Are you sure you're absolutely correct? That there's nothing else that can be done...?!

[Hey look, there's something in Werter's eye.]

[over_under_being]

Yes. But... we did enough, didn't we?

We saved everyone.

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[2000_skills]

...I had wanted to get to know you better, to help you out more.
But I can't help you now that you're about to disappear.
...
It tears me up inside.

[over_under_being]

I know. I wish... I wish I could get to know you better, too. And everyone else. I realize now, there are so many things I did not even know existed. That I wanted to experience personally.

Please don't cry. You are a hero. And this is... the best possible outcome.

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[lastfeather]

[Ryou watched from a distance. He didn't really feel like he could say anything. What could he say to someone who was dying and there was nothing that could be done? No. The kind of person he was...]

...Heh... it isn't fair is it? That the good die with the evil?

[He shakes his head. The world was seldom fair. Full of pain and strife. But that was life in all its brutal glory...]

... I'm not the sentimental sort... but I'm glad you went peacefully at the very least... wherever you went... I hope that you're happy. You deserve that much.

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[paladin_robot]

[...very rarely does ice cream become something tragic.

But it had been the final thing Richard tried to bring Tex, rushing out to find some when he learned she was not long for this world. Unfortunately, he hadn't arrived with much time to spare... so there's just the freshly opened tub of neopolitan, and a couple of spoons pressed into the soft scoop ice cream.]

Why... why did we have to lose another...?

[He doesn't sound... distressed, so much as regretful. He's come to accept that this... happens, by this point. But its no easier, especially when its someone he knew as well.]

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[the_innocent_blade]

Come on, don't cry. You'll make it even harder for us.

[over_under_being]

Humans can wish for selfish things sometimes. So do I, just now.

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[mecha_eihwaz]

That is not an easy request to follow, my friend...

[over_under_being]

I know, but, I...

Lily, only now do I realize how kind to me have you been.
I will miss you.

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[saikyocivrobo]

[Werter looks up to the sky. He seems slightly surprised by what's going on. It seems like his eyes are getting moist again.]

Texotic... Coztic... You were better at being humans than many humans I met. I really hope that wherever you have gone, you are happy. Together.

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[purple_energy]

[Most of what Neptune wants to say here is drowned out by her own sobs. She doesn't even care about what you think and just gives you a giant hug.]

Not...*sniff*...not you too...!

[The other goddesses are here to pay their respects, too. But they're standing back and are content with letting Neptune do all the talking for once.]

[over_under_being]

[The hug is made all the more bittersweet by an aura of warmth emanating from Texotic right now.]

Neptune. I... I will miss you.

But, don't cry for me. Everything ended the best way it could. Even if it means that I...

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[emorangerpink]

I wish - I wish I knew some way to stop this.

You're sure there's nothing we can do? To bind you to your body? To let you come back again, take over Father's power?

[over_under_being]

I have already killed Teootl and absorbed his power.
Laura... I can't do anything about this. No one can.

But what happened is not... bad. I'd do it again if I knew what it would result in.

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[curse_u_reflexes]

[Have a hug, Texotic. Soon enough you won't be able to have any more.]

Why not? We've cried for everyone else we've lost!

[over_under_being]

[For once, Texotic does not act embarassed about the hug.]

That's because...

No. Cry if you want to. That's how... that's how we show we care, don't we?

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[sexygodofscienceandwar]

[And here's a handkerchief from that guy whose bed you took over that one time, while his book watches on from afar.]

Hey...I...

Ah, crap, I'm not good with this kind of stuff...

...You did good.

[over_under_being]

Thanks.

I think... in the end, I did good too. Even if this has to happen now.

[bulletwithgundamwings]

[[Guido wasn't in the battle, but upon this series of statements, he accepts it and makes no effort to deny, or pity Texotic what's happening.]]

You went out of your was for a species of lesser being, at the cost of your own life.

Thank you for what you've done. [[She's dying a proud death, least he can show her is respect and gratitude. With a salute.]]

[over_under_being]

For all their grand standing, Over Being were never superior to others. Only now do I realize this.

So. This is good-bye.

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[chozo_girl]

[Samus nods solemnly]

Remember, you are no longer merely your father's puppet. There is more to you now than you first were. You will not disappear. That, at least, is something you need not fear.

I wish you luck, wherever your soul heads now. May you find the peace that so long has eluded you.

[She then extends a hand. A single goodbye shake, since Samus knows that wherever Tex heads, it's unlikely to be the same place she will. So it's a goodbye forever - but also a "good travels" wish]

[over_under_being]

I don't know what will happen to me know. But, whatever happens...

[Texotic grabs Samus's hand and smiles, through the tears.]

It was worth it.

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[wardeninexile]

Ranna has seen fellow warriors die after returning from battle, lasting long enough to get their mechs back to the bay, but...

"Is there... anything you want me to help you do? Any wishes or legacy?"

It is never pleasant, this.

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[over_under_being]

Just... remember me.

Me, and Coztic. Remember us not as Over Being, but as people. And for what we did in the world.

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[gurrenbrigbonded]

Matthew bows his head in silence. And then...he looks up and smiles slightly

"Tears, Warrior Texotic?"

Gently, he reaches out a thumb and wipes one of them off her cheek.

"You seem to have picked up more characteristics of humanity than seems prudent, quiaff?" He jokes softly. "But do not despair; I'm sure this is not the end."

[over_under_being]

If I could, I would want to pick even more. Humanity... is not that bad.

Not the end? What do you mean by that?