Yay, this is the first story I've managed to make this long and finish in a long time. I should not be proud about that. Oh well. So I hope you have all enjoyed this so far. This is just the epilogue here, wrapping things up and what not. Do keep an eye out for side stories involving the states and one for GerIta that I still can't get past the first sentence of. I've got a brain I'll be picking for that tomorrow.
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The rest of the party went off with people crowding around Gilbert and asking him questions non stop. Apparently they were more excited that he had cheated death and come back from the dead than angry. Antonio and Francis both tried to drag him off to get caught up on old times, they had missed their friend. He did sit with them for a while and talked about what he had been up to since Matthew had taken him in, but refused their offers of drinks since he was still technically a kid. The answer seemed to shock them but they managed to shrug it off in favor of teasing him about his school friends and whether he may go after one of the states, 'Prusse, those girls have all been watching you since we first saw you the other day.' 'Alfred really would kill me, Francis.'
He had to explain his swiss cheese memory to several people through the rest of the party as well. Antonio had needed the explanation several times before he actually got it.
In the end it seemed that the rest of the world held no grudge. They all made their way up to their designated rooms and turned in for the night. There were still two more days for the conference and there was a meeting first thing the next day. Things were settling down and Gilbert, for the first time in a long while, was not worried about being found out.
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End, though there may be a sequel if inspiration strikes. Please review.