Reborn in the New World, Lightning and Hope are finally reunited. It's a snowy November evening and despite any possible misgivings, they make an abrupt decision that no one would have expected. Hoperai

Neckties, erogenous zones, long and tiresome days. It's the simple things that kill and please by degrees. [Hope x Lightning. Post-LR]

Hope is the last one to appear in the new world, to Lightning's frustration and dismay. [Hope x Lightning. Post-LR.]