Passing
Passing noun - The permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities.
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Happy End: If Yonaka doesn't kill any special Mogeko and kills her brother, he will momentarily return and give her one more smile before passing on.
Source: Video Game / Mogeko Castle -
Due to a homeless guy witnessing the murder and flagging down a passing patrol car, Sharkey is forced to flee, change into his uniform, and then return to the scene.
Source: Dirty Cop -
She is able to return, briefly, late in the game, long enough to ask him to move on, and forgive himself for her death, before passing on again.
Source: Mummies at the Dinner Table
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