Drake: My name is Sinclair Drake. Ex-USMC, and, so I've been told, altogether unremarkable. And today I saved the world... at least, I think I did. Energized by the power of Order, the Cosmic Eggs changed the Schwartzwelt, and it enveloped the Earth. Relax, nobody was hurt... well, nobody innocent anyway. The demons that had already come out of the portal were destroyed, as were the people responsible for messing up the Earth - you see a lot fewer oil executives these days. ...I wish I could find that funny. Everyone else... well, remember my crew? Remember what... happened to them? Everyone seems like that now. It's less intense, but still... creepy. Everyone seems to be the same religion now, which kinda gives me the willies, and all they talk about is how great everything is. Everyone... except me... Irina for her part didn't stick around long; she now resides at the very center of the world, taking the form of this huge... statue, I guess you call it, broadcasting that damn song...
(We see DRAKE is standing atop one of the many new pure-white skyscrapers in the new world, looking up at ZELENIN who towers over all of them. Several of his DEMONS are behind him)
Drake: You have to admit she looks good... shame I don't really have anyone to talk to anymore... but you guys are here, right?
Thoth: Actually... we hate ta do this, but, we've seen enough. Time fer us ta skedoodle.
(THOTH claps his book shut, and a brilliant blue portal appears behind him)
Drake: Wait, you're leaving? But-you're under contract! I thought we had to both agree for you guys to go!?
Thoth: Unfortunately, there's a loophole fer everything. They'll be comin' after us soon. We had a good run, Kid, but you gotta understand...
Drake: I-I don't really... help me, help me under... wait, wait don't go!
Asherah: GOOD LUCK WITH THE LIFE YOU HAVE CHOSEN. I HOPE IT WILL BE BETTER LUCK THAN OURS...
(She passes through the portal, still carrying MITRA)
Moloch: You have no one but yourself to blame. Live with that.
(He passes through the portal)
Horkos: THIS HAS BEEN THE LEAST BUONO EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!
(Passes through the portal)
Drake: All of you... g-get back here! I don't appreciate being preached at by people who eat people!
Masakado: So ends this journey... I must away to Tokyo, I feel it needs me in some other time and place...
(Passes through the portal)
Hsing-Hsing: They banned boozhe... can ya believe it...?
(Passes through the portal)
Succubus: I heard they're banning sex next week!
(Passes through the portal)
(THOTH turns back to DRAKE as NORN passes through behind him)
Thoth: One last riddle before we part... Say, hypothetically, that the entire world were ta go nuts, 'cept fer one guy... can ya tell me, does that mean THAT guy's the nut now? When you think of the answer, maybe we'll meet again...
(Passes through the portal)
Drake: Waitwaitwaitwaitwaitwai-
(DRAKE suddenly notices FROST ACE standing behind him and looking up at him)
Drake: You stayed? Well, SOMEONE has some sense around here. I still have the demons stored in the Gauntlet of my DEMONICA too, so how about we go around to get a better look at-
(FROST ACE suddenly kicks DRAKE in the rear! He grabs the GAUNTLET and runs away, through the portal which closes behind him)
Drake: ...they're gone... they're all gone... I have no one to... but, if the world survived, and as few people died as possible, that means I won, right? I did nothing wrong! I'M THE GOOD GUY! I SAVED LIVES! I can't... can't think about individuals now, the point is NOBODY DIED! Except Jimenez... and Arthur... and... the Commander... and my crewmates barely know who I am anymore... probably my family too... and I doubt Irina can chat in that form... and... SHUT UP! IT WAS WORTH IT! I! SAVED! THE! WORLD!
CRASHCRASHCRASHCRASHCRASH
Drake: Stop knocking!
CRASH
Drake: I said stop it! Go away! I have nothing to say to you, whoever you are! I HAVE NO... regrets...
CRASHCRASHCRASHCRASHCRASHCRASHCRASH
My place is here; I fight with you...
I'd go back and pick that up if I were you...
You're one of my best friends...
We fail and both our worlds are toast...
There have been too many sad endings...
'The DEMONICA can do anything...
AM I THE GOOD GUY?
Drake: SSSSSSHHHHHHHUTTTTT UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPPPPPP!
CRASSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Fin
Comments
- The title is a reference to Gypsy.
- Dragonfire asked whether Drake would be "punished," for lack of a better term, for going Law, well, here's your answer - not formally, but he's left all alone. He was so committed to saving the world that he didn't know what individual friends he had until they were gone.
- The bit with Frost Ace was a reference to, of all things, The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck
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- If you can't tell, the lines that appear between the knocking sounds are lines from the Neutral liveblog; they're "what should have happened."
- Finally, it's up to you what the final "Crash" means. I personally think it's either the Neutral timeline overwriting the Law one or Drake's mind completely shattering, but be creative!
Thanks to everyone who supported me; my next game will be Fire Emblem Awakening. Not sure if I'll liveblog it just yet. Well, see you around! Play us out, Zelenin