[IC] - All the World's a Game

[wonderweiss]

I paused. The room grew very silent.

"So... you say you want to die?"

[WriggleRid3r]

Shinki's Palace

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"Please keep your silence." Shinki ordered with an angered smile. "Now, this is what I was going to tell you."
"You all went out of your ways to help Gensokyo restore the barrier. Not only that, when the Neo-Yakuza abducted some of the residents of Gensokyo, it was you guys who rescued them."
"So I wanted to do something... but I couldn't come up with anything... until Yukari showed me these."

What Shinki pulled from her pocket were a group of plane tickets to Hawaii.

"Yukari apparently hooked up with a travel agency and got these tickets." Shinki said as she slid the envelope of tickets to John.

[S121]

Shinki's Palace

John felt slightly bad about breaking the news to Hank. John had a similar reaction, after all.

"I understand your distress. I'm a video game character too. I have seen a religious alien group try to commit genocide to the human race. I fought alongside courageous men and women, only to see them die by the hands of aliens that delighted in torturing their victims first. I've had to fight not only them, but a parasitic alien hive mind that forcefully hijacks their host's body by burrowing underneath their skin, while the host can do nothing but scream. I even had to fight against an ancient, super advanced alien called the Didact. I have saved the human race multiple times, and have sacrificed virtually everything to do so, only to find out that it was all for nothing. Just know that you are not alone.", John calmly said.

John then received the tickets.

"So a vacation?"

[wonderweiss]

"...right. I'm sorry for interrupting once again. I'm sure we all need a trip to Hawaii. Otori said it was a majestic place. We can all agree that we need a little of that, correct?"

I felt sorry for Hank. I'm going to get him back on the right track, no matter what. That will be my most important mission as a yama and a friend.

[Koishi]

Shinki's Palace

Hank then looked at John.

"I've fought off an army of super powered soldiers, an omnipotent clown, Jesus Christ, a god, oh, and I cant forget the sun, and the fact that I was almost killed once by a giant marshmallow falling from the goddamn sky." Hank retorted. "All of that over a piece of cake."

[NeoFox]

Shinki's Palace
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Axl stands up. Arms in the air "Yes a vacation! I hope there is a ticket for me!" Said Axl happily as X smacks Axl in the back of the head lightly. "You work as a Mercenary for Hire like you said. You can take a vacation at almost anytime you want." Said X as Axl rubs the back of his head. "Yea... well I still want to go. Besides I remember Alia sending me an email telling me that she has got a job in Hawaii." Said Axl as X's eyes widened again. "Alia's in Hawaii?" He said as he walks out of the Dining hall. If he was human his face would be red.

[S121]

Shinki's Palace

"Then it looks like we're in the same boat. Nobody said fighting against impossible odds was supposed to be easy.", John retorted back to Hank.

[Koishi]

Shinki's Palace

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"Difference being you haven't died." Hank said.

[wonderweiss]

"Enough, the both of you. Now let's forget this conversation ever happened and focus on our vaca- I mean mission at hand."

I really needed a vacation. We all did.

[S121]

Shinki's Palace

John was about to speak back to Hank, but Shikieiki stopped him.

"Enough, the both of you. Now let's forget this conversation ever happened and focus on our vaca- I mean mission at hand."

"Very well.", John said.

[wonderweiss]

"Now, then. Shinki, how many days do we have to prepare for this voyage?"

[Koishi]

Shinki's Palace

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"Hmph." Hank muttered.

[WriggleRid3r]

Shinki's Palace

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"The ticket says... July 3rd, 2042... and it's from Tokyo International Airport to Honolulu International Airport. That's 2 days from now."
"Why do we need to buy tickets and everything when Yukari can just gap us there?" Yuuka asked.
"Because otherwise it would be called "Illegal Trespassing", and that's against the law." Shinki smirked.

[S121]

Shinki's Palace

John looked at Shinki.

"How am I going to be able to take my guns? What if we get attacked?"

[NeoFox]

Shinki's Palace
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Axl nods his head at what John said. "Yes, indeed. It would be impossible to get on a plane with weapons..." Said Axl as he leans back in the chair, which in turn he ends up falling backwards.