Beautiful.
wait, what?
I am bewildered, intrigued, and probably going to read that another few dozen times 'til I figure it out the rest of the way.
Alto Clef's middle name always was Treble.
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Never mind
Hmm… I've spotted something a bit wierd. One of Bright's wishes in (repeated) life is to die permanently, right? In that case, why wouldn't he let Alto Clef go through with it? Is it because he has too much of an attachment to the Foundation, or what?
Because, well, the way I see it, that would be a win for the GOC, which Bright isn't cool with.
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It also feels similar to the future laid out in Unfinished Business and its sequel. A future in which Bright turns evil(er) adds an extra layer of scary to 963, since you now have an evil immortal in a position of immense trust and power.
How have I not read and upvoted this before? *remedies*
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In the original story, Moriarty had a man with a gun at hand as a final contingency. As a result, I almost expected a different ending.
The ending as it is, however, is far better than what I'd predicted.