尾声 - epilogue

[getsomesleep]

Warmest greetings to the freed people of Edensphere.

This humble soul, humbled now twice over, begs leave to offer his farewell wishes to you all, and be known to you by his proper name; which is Zhuge Huo, styled Zhirui.

Although I am well aware, now, of my own measure and the ways in which it has been found wanting - although I know that there is a task for me back in my world, which requires that I discard the lessons of this world - it is my intention to remain here, and live in the way that I have learned here, and been bettered by; of true bonds, trust and honor, humility and hope. Perhaps, since I am given my life, now, to learn and come to know these as one born to them, I shall someday truly be wise.

Sincerely, I offer my prayers of safe journeys and good fortune in all your endeavors, in all of your homes, in the hope that they be accepted, if not from the man that I was, then from the man that I hope to become.

Comments

[azhdarchidae.livejournal.com]

It can be too late to implement them, though.

Yeah.



I'm starting to run out of pages on this thing. That's the first time that's happened.

[getsome-sleep.livejournal.com]

All things considered, that is not unexpected.


Above. Since we are, it seems, running out of space, I hope that you shall not begrudge my speaking quite so plainly for once. I cannot claim to know what you think of me; I hardly claim to understand you. But whether what we have can be called friendship or not, I hold it dear. I ask nothing of you, but that you attempt to think of me kindly, wherever you go. Or at least think of me at all.

[azhdarchidae.livejournal.com]

Well.

I've known a lot of people I liked who betrayed my trust, even if they didn't mean to. And you didn't do that, really.

So I'll try my best.

[getsome-sleep.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That is no small thing for me to hear.

[azhdarchidae.livejournal.com]

Don't let it swell your head.

[getsome-sleep.livejournal.com]

An advice that I can never turn down.

[azhdarchidae.livejournal.com]

[After a few hours, this appears.]

It was Janine, so you know. Janine Farehouse. I don't know if it still is.

[getsome-sleep.livejournal.com]

[There's a pause; he can only express so much emotion in writing, but the words are thick with ink.] I thank you.

I can now say from experience: the search is never easy, but there is no equal to the discovery.

[azhdarchidae.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'll be sticking these names together. It doesn't really work.

Apparently Key - Doctor - has a spaceship. He said I could come with. I'm thinking about it.