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Much like how the adventure begins, how is ends is never properly explained. I see the "Once Upon a Time..." chapter as Jen both seeing things more clearly and how she prefers them. There are no monsters, and the entire orphanage is now explorable and is no longer effected by Jen's memories of the airship. The only people there are the people who were kind to her-the people she wants to keep close to her heart. She now remembers all that happened, so she can seperate everything appropriately. The orphanage is deserted, save for Wendy, who was the only friend Jennifer ever had there. As she leaves the orphanage, the gate closes, seperating her and Wendy. As she walks away, Wendy is sad and begs her not to leave her. I believe this is meant to symbolize Jennifer moving on and leaving her past behind. Now that she remembers, she can't let herself be overcome with guilt or sorrow. |
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Gregory is also present in this scenario, at the bus stop, trying to write a happy story for his son. He no longer seems insane or dangerous, but is behaving normally. This is the Gregory that Jennifer remembers-a kind, loving man who took great pleasure in writing stories for his child. Much like Wendy, he was a person she remembers caring for her greatly. He is weary of the way the world is and ends up lecturing Jennifer about it, then apologizes and offers to write a story about her, making her a princess. I think this is meant to tell us he is the one who wrote the "Little Princess" story Jennifer gets at the start of the game, in her mind. |
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Finally, Jen finds Brown as a puppy again in a shed near the orphanage. They greet eachother happily, and she writes down her promise. She builds a Bucket Knight, then puts Brown's collar on him, tying him loosely to the pole. After she has left, she vows to protect him until the day she dies. We can thus conclude that she made the Bucket Knight to "protect" him, or rather, her memory of him, as well as the memory of her promise. By saying she will protect him until she dies, she is saying that she will never forget him, her promise, or the tragedy of Gregory, the orphans, and the airship ever again. What happens after this to teen Jennifer is never said, but she most likely gets on the bus that brought her to the orphanage and rides it until she wakes up back in reality. From there, she probably stops living in fear, and faces the world with a new outlook. |
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