Time Of Truthiness!

[unbroken_chain]

Who: Everyone!
Where: All over the city!
Summary: The Time of Truthiness is upon Hinoto-Ri!
Warnings: Basically everything.

It begins. A strange aura spreads out over Hinoto-Ri, stealing into the hearts, minds, and mouths of every denizen of the city, changing them - embiggening their souls with the power of TRUTHINESS.

For one week, Hinoto-Ri becomes a city where no lies can exist. Who is responsible for this? Will their dedication to ABSOLUTE TRUTHINESS bring them victory...or defeat?

DUN DUN DUUUUUN

Tune in to the Destiny Strings Broadcast Special: Time of Truthiness to find out!


ooc: okay folks, go ahead and mingle!

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[a_gentle_boy]

He is crying in earnest now. He had promised himself he wouldn't cry again until he had completed the quest, until the world had been saved. Until the very end. Now, after the end, the tears flow freely, and he does nothing to stop them.

"Claus...!" The cry is anguished, a response to his brother's mechanical words. "You're not Porky's servant! You're my brother. My big brother!"

To have this conversation once again... It was paradoxical, impossible. Never in his dreams could he have imagined that it would happen once more. The others weren't here this time to stand with him. Flint wasn't here to take a blow. Hinawa... Hinawa was at rest now. They would do this alone, in a world far from their own.

"I don't want to be alone again..."

[psimera]

Somehow, Lucas's tears make him slow. The Commander is beyond questioning this - his programming is still going wrong, he has no idea what kind of input crying is supposed to make and whether it's translating right with all those errors. All he knows is that it suddenly takes an unreasonable amount of effort to just move.

His biological eye, the uncovered one, is leaking. The Commander reaches up with his free hand, feeling the wet, and stops entirely to rub at it furiously.

His thoughts are screaming nothing but 'g5fNEd□1lwDBGB□HqzjxSWOe□□ypF0Op□TU1xFz□JTjhms' at him now, and he realizes, with a small, horrified choke, that his programming is actually crashing. No, no it's not supposed to be crashing, he doesn't know what to do without it, he's never not had it as far back as he can remember - only is that as far back? He can't tell anymore, he never had this problem last time he fought Lu - he can't even call him the boy anymore, something won't let him, it's Lucas.

His programming is crashing and he can't take another step and he's crying and he just doesn't understand, so he wavers, shuddering, and -

He turns and runs.

[a_gentle_boy]

"Claus! ...Wait!"

Despite everything, the Masked Man remained a chimera. He could run far longer and far faster than Lucas could ever hope to, and so though he quickly pursues, he does not truly hope to stop his brother. His tears flow so heavily now that he can hardly see; the world fades in and out before him as he struggles to breathe in between his sobs.

"Don't go!"

--I'm going to get strong. I'll be so strong that I'll easily defeat the Drago. ...Don't follow me!--

"...Don't go."

Eventually, he comes to a staggering halt, gasping for breath. Lucas slowly lowers his head and places his hands on his knees, shifting his weight forward. For a few moments, he rocks back and forth in this position alone in the middle of the street until his breaths have calmed.

"Claus..."