[Fin] The Murder-Free Hotel

[madface7]

Stew is currently in the pool with Jocelyn.
"I never thought I'd see the day when it was the proper temperature to go swimming on Valentine's Day."
"You could chalk it up to climate change, but I don't think that applies to this dimension..."
"...wait, is it even Valentine's Day anymore? What's today's date?"
Stew steps out of the pool and checks his phone. The date reads "2/25/22".
"...excuse me, what the actual fuck?"
"...what? What's going on?"
"It's been eleven days since Valentine's Day and we somehow didn't notice. Ikei and Cutbug aren't even awake either. This is freaky!" 
"Time is an illusion and Valentine's Day is stupid anyway."
"...yeah, you're kinda right. You should be giving your partner presents no matter what day it is. Just kinda disappointed that I couldn't give you your big present in time..."
"Stew, I don't need a big present. Also you can still give it to me. You JUST said it doesn't matter what day it is."
Stew sighs and nods.

[Billy5545]

"Do not want, a hotellesses is that huge posh roomsses at the space by the lemon avenue.

[wingedcatgirl]

The host appears behind Reaching in a crackle of energy.

"Do not want", you say? That can be arranged. She's pointing at him menacingly even though he's facing the other direction and can't currently see this. Of course he could just turn around but he hasn't yet

[Kennifer]

Holly looks concerned.

"I was... here for that, don't you remember? I helped you sequence the DNA, before I got pulled into that game."

[PointMaid]

Yeah, I know you were there. I... think I confused you with someone else.  Ruby rubs her forehead. Maybe I'm confusing timelines again. Sorry. But, yeah, not much has changed since you were here before. Except a few more people.

[Kennifer]

"Okay, if you're sure. I'd almost wondered if I had remembered wrong myself after the whole... jolt of electricity to the brain thing. But yes, I was there for that, and for when something strange was going on with time after Kennifer apparently died..."

Holly pauses.

"So having some new people around is... considerably better than that, I would say."

[PointMaid]

Yeah, I imagine so. Sorry for going all confused there.

You were in another one of those games? How did it go? Or... do you not want to talk about it? Which could be understandable. I really would understand that.

[Kennifer]

"I was, yes. It went really badly... I got electrocuted on the very first night. Which wasn't a pleasant way to go."

Holly pauses again.

"It was a shame, I'd met some like-minded people there and was looking forward to discussing science with them, but the killers had other ideas."

Another pause.

"...I must say it feels very strange standing here, alive, discussing how I had been murdered."

[PointMaid]

...

Wow. I don't know what to say but sorry you had to go through that. And glad you're okay now and back.

Selen(ium) just stands with her mouth hanging open. Dios mío, it is you! And you're not dead. Unless this is... wait... am I dead now? After going home to LA?

[Kennifer]

"No, I... I think we're all alive here. At least I hope so. I don't want to go through that ever again."

[PointMaid]

Good. Good. Thank... well, just glad you're okay. I'm okay. We're all okay. Wherever this is.

[Kennifer]

Holly nods.

"It doesn't hurt any more here. I wonder if all of the others will show up eventually, even..."

Another pause.

"I can't imagine the killers would get the warmest welcomes, would they?"

[PointMaid]

Yeah, I don't think any of us who know what they did would be very happy with them.

[Zanreo]

Shin turns towards them. "Yes... I don't think anyone would be too happy to see the ones who killed them, or their friends. Then again... weren't they forced into it?"

[wingedcatgirl]

Mark wanders in, dripping wet.

He halts as he sees the other YFF3 players, not sure what to do.

[madface7]

2-E, who remains charging in the corner, is nearly unable to hold down its digital tears as it sees Mark.

Another reminder of its past, haunting her, just like everything else in this damn hotel...

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

Monaca, having parked her spaceship outside the hotel, goes back and meets the other YFF 3 survivors.

I think the not-cool plant man Sendri implanted mind control chips into the killers to make them scum... I wouldn't be surprised if they came back to their senses here...

[wingedcatgirl]

Mark decides to take a chance and head over to where 2-E is sitting. He sits down next to it. "You holding up?"

[madface7]

"...Model is fine. Now leave it alone."

[wingedcatgirl]

"... All right," he says, standing up. "No hard feelings, though. I'd have done the same in your place."

[madface7]

"I'm sure Model would have done the same in your place, too. Now leave it alone. Model is not going to say it again."

[wingedcatgirl]

Mark nods and wanders off.

... Several minutes later he bursts back into the room. "Wait, what the fuck?!" he exclaims, addressing the other players. "The hell am I doing here!? Didn't I die?! And if I'm alive, who holds the patent on my life!?"

[Kennifer]

"Yeah, I'm sure you're surprised to see me here too. That's just how this place works, I suppose."

Holly... oh look, the resting bitch face is back.

[Caret]

A box-like robot emerges from his room. Mettaton.

WELL, HELLO DARLINGS! WELCOME TO... A HOTEL IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! THOUGH I WOULD REALLY WANT IT TO CARRY MY BRAND... OH YES, HOLLY. I KILLED YOU, DIDN'T I?

[PointMaid]

Selen(ium) is agressively ignoring Mark. Being very obvious about it.

Then she sees Mettaton, too. And it's being very loud about itself. In front of Holly.

Por el amor de dios, deja de insultarnos, y peor enfrente de ella quien matáste. Como no sabemos exactamente que hiciste. ¿Ya cree que vamos a perdonarte? (For the love of god, stop insulting us, worse, in front of the person you killed. As if we don't know exactly what you did. You think we're going to forgive you?)