bloodisthicker: because that would be the worst (did i break a nail)
Tarrlok ([personal profile] bloodisthicker) wrote in [community profile] trusthell2016-03-05 04:01 pm

WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT? OUR TALES RIVAL JUST TURNED INTO A ZOMBIE!

[...so, uh, that was a thing that happened. Tarrlok was completely ready to do the politician thing and come up with a speech or something for most of whatever the hell that excuse for a trial was, but everything got all confusing, baffling, and horrifying and completely inexplicably, he can't find the words.

Maybe he just... needs a day. Tomorrow will probably be fine. For now, though, Misa volunteered to make brownies, and he was going to make a Northern Water Tribe comfort food specialty.

...even if they only had shortening and not actual animal fat and it'd been a while since he'd made it, but it tasted... alright? Definitely not as good as the stuff back home, but it was hard to get that good, anyway.

...there's also the matter of setting things up in a location other than the dining hall, because even though that's cleaned up, it still feels pretty tasteless to hold a wake literal feet from the place you found someone's bloody corpse.

So, a little later on in the day, a lovingly personalized note will be slid under everyone's doors:



And if the Survivors choose to head to the library, they'll find a... well, okay, it's a bunch of boxes from the storage room of comparable size stacked up on each other to kind of resemble a table. The dining hall ones don't even seem like they'd fit in the library, so Team Afterparty clearly had to improvise. One side is filled with plates, bowls, and spoons, and the other is filled with brownies, cookies, and a big bowl of berry aqutak. There are also chairs dotted throughout the room in a sort of vague circle --- close enough together that if people want to talk, they can, but far enough apart that it'd be easy to drag it off for some privacy.]
ratingspoint: (ARROGANCE ♥ that's what she said)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-05 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[...It's never good, when the normally strong-willed ones are getting down on themselves; Mettaton still doesn't exactly get along with Mouri, but...well, this is kind of depressing, honestly.]

Doing all right, Detective Mouri?
sleepingkogoro: (think)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-05 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
I am fine. It is just that this is too much to deal with in a few hours.

[Give him a day or two, Mouri will be back to normal. At least for now he will just be introspective for a while]

I was never prepared for sending people to executions. It's the type of thing that never happens in a normal life, at least where I'm from.
ratingspoint: (RECOVER ♥ it's either me or you)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-05 11:25 pm (UTC)(link)
That sort of thing isn't what we normally do back home, either. Usually our king deals with people who are causing problems, and he's more the sort to sit you down with a cup of tea and try to make you re-evaluate your life as opposed to...all of that.

[Either that or the Royal Guard dispatches them, or Mettaton himself dispatches them, but that's...neither here nor there, really.]

It's not your fault, though. None of what happened was. It's not like you killed him or anything.
sleepingkogoro: (think)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-06 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
That sounds like the kind of king anybody would love to have.

[Although technically, by voting, Mouri was kind of complicit in killing Kamui]

You seem to be taking this all as well as Cherryblod-san. You haven't fought in a war like he did, did you?
ratingspoint: (ASIDE ♥ okay but enough about you)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-06 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
Not at all! I'm not suited for that sort of thing; if anything, I'm more interested in stopping one that's probably about to happen back home instead of participating.

I've just seen a lot of people die, I guess.
sleepingkogoro: (Default)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-06 01:49 am (UTC)(link)
I have the feeling you would do a good job on that. It's said celebrities and stars are pretty influential with the public. Good luck with that.

[...while his wishes for Mettaton to be successful at helping stop whatever that war is are sincere, he doesn't really see how useful a celebrity can be. That was said more because, well, Mouri really is trying to see something positive, as if saying positive stuff to other people would help himself feel better]

Now that I'm wondering about it, what exactly is the entertainment you do back at your home? You were built for that as your main function but I think you never went in detail of what you did.
ratingspoint: (Default)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-06 03:08 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh! Oh, well. He certainly doesn't mind this topic of discussion, certainly, and it does make him perk up a bit.]

I do just about everything, darling! Acting, singing, dancing, everything. Mostly television, but you name it and I probably do it. News broadcasts, game shows, cooking demonstrations, various stories and drama pieces, movies from time to time... And that's when I'm not appearing live at my resort, where I do concerts and stage shows.

I'm a busy person, in other words.
sleepingkogoro: (no way im wrong)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-06 03:38 am (UTC)(link)
[Yeah, Mouri is kind of dumbfounded at such an extensive list. He had expected just a couple main actions, not...all that.

Mettaton was truly built for entertainment]


That is amazing!

[There are truly no more words to be said. Mouri is authentically impressed and damn it does show in his face]
ratingspoint: (KISS ♥ sparkle up your day!)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-06 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
Isn't it just.

[God, this is the best topic. Stroke his ego some more, why don't you.]

I'm Hotland's premier entertainer and the Underground's sole celebrity - it's been my lifelong dream to entertain not just the monsters of the Underground but the rest of the world as well! This...wasn't at all what I expected, but it's been good to meet humans here nonetheless.
sleepingkogoro: (suave)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-06 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
We are not really the best samples of humanity you could find. Most of the people outside are rather different to anyone you may find here.

[By example, most people outside aren't a ragtag group of misfits like the survivors are. Compared to this group the rest of the world may seem dull to some]

I am a bit surprised you haven't tried to set up any show in here so far. I would have thought a premier entertainer would have created something already.

[That...may have sounded condescending, something Mouri intended. He hurries to add]

It would at least help to keep everyone's minds distracted.
ratingspoint: (ASIDE ♥ okay but enough about you)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-06 05:14 am (UTC)(link)
[...You know what, fortunately Mettaton's in the right mood to laugh it off, good lord.]

I only have so much to work with here, unfortunately - I don't have my soundstages or any way to produce music worth anything. Unless you want the entire thing done by the power of one of those pathetic ukeleles, anyway!

I'm sure I can make just about anything work, but that's a bit difficult for even me.
sleepingkogoro: (suave)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-06 04:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Oh, here's a chance! After all Mouri has a new objective and until now he had no idea how to achieve it. This could work]

You could try working with other people! It should be easier if there are others involved too.

Keeping everyone busy and distracted should help to keep tensions low, too.
ratingspoint: (KISS ♥ sparkle up your day!)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-06 08:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I've been working with Aqua in the evenings, she's absolutely precious - and she seems like she'd be interested in helping with something like that. I'll see what I can manage out of the rest of them, too, why not.
sleepingkogoro: (Default)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-07 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
Aqua-san? Yes, she is a lovely person, works hard to keep everyone happy.

If something happens to her I'm not sure anybody would take it well. She is old enough to take care of herself but I at least want her to not to overexert herself.

You saw how guilty she felt for how the suggestion lead to Kamui-san being condemned?
ratingspoint: (UNSURE ♥ those shoes with that dress)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-07 12:16 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh...

He has to kind of tilt his head at that; it takes a second, but...]


Well...I know she seemed a bit sad, darling, but I don't...

[...????]

Well, why the hell would she feel guilty about something like that? I mean, it's not like it's her fault Kamui went and killed someone, and she didn't do anything wrong in proving he did.
sleepingkogoro: (Default)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-07 12:40 am (UTC)(link)
I can't say for sure what she is thinking, but...

[Let's see...]

Aqua-san is a lot like my daughter, and I know that if my daughter had done the same thing - suggesting something that would lead to another person's death - she would be blaming herself for not having done anything to save that person. It is worse when it is due to her we all were able to vote for Kamui-san, which led to his death.

She knows there was no other option but she can't avoid feeling that. Compassion is like that.
Edited 2016-03-07 00:41 (UTC)
ratingspoint: (RELENT ♥ maybe you have half a point)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-07 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
[And he just...kind of goes quiet, but it's fairly obvious that he's mulling that over - turning it over in his head a bit, trying to find a configuration of thoughts that he likes and can process with regards to that, and it's fairly obvious that he doesn't really like what he's coming up with.

He's not angry, and it's hard to tell if he's really even that upset; he's just...kind of bothered, maybe.]


...Well. I guess humans might understand this sort of thing better than I would, right? I-I mean, it's not really within my programming to get things like that.
sleepingkogoro: (suave)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-07 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know how your circuits work but after some time with humans you should be able to understand this all better. It is not easy, though.

[Not that Mouri is an expert. After all he is much better at that when he is not directly involved. He is just...good when it is about other people and he is not the cause of the discomfort]

Give it time. By the time you are out of here you will be an expert on how humans deal with complicated emotions.
ratingspoint: (ARROGANCE ♥ that's what she said)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-07 01:33 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I'm sure I will be, darling. Though with any luck, it won't be due to anything else like today, right?
sleepingkogoro: (Default)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-07 01:46 am (UTC)(link)
That would be the best scenario.

Besides you have all the time of the world for that. Aren't robots immortal?
ratingspoint: (RELENT ♥ maybe you have half a point)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-07 02:02 am (UTC)(link)
...Sort of. If I'm damaged enough I can die, but...

[He hesitates; he shrugs after a moment, though.]

It's not like I can't be rebuilt, anyway.
sleepingkogoro: (Default)

[personal profile] sleepingkogoro 2016-03-07 03:47 am (UTC)(link)
At least in here there is Colress-san and Bruce-san to keep you in top form. They may not be your creator but they are the best bet, in case anything happens.

[Robotics, how hard can they be. The tons of duct tape in the storage will fix Mettaton in no time]
Edited 2016-03-07 03:48 (UTC)
ratingspoint: (ASIDE ♥ okay but enough about you)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-07 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Don't worry too much about me, darling - even if the worst happens, just get out of here, all right?