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

[bloodisthicker]

[...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.]

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[happysweets]

M--er, Aqua...

[ Misa's still sort of swaddled up in a blanket, but, she still can't help but go up to her and give her a cookie. ]

You should at least try to eat something.

[ When did the roles reverse here? ]

[prismbloom]

[ She takes it, at least, and bites into it. ]

It's delicious, Misa.

How are you doing?

[happysweets]

About as okay as I can be, after something like that. ...I'm a little worried about you, though, to be honest.

I'm happy you showed up.

[prismbloom]

Worried about me?

[ Someone has to, since Aqua doesn't do nearly enough of that. ]

I wouldn't want Tarrlok's and your hard work to go to waste.

[happysweets]

That doesn't matter. ...I just want everyone to be okay and stick together, is all. ...I don't think anyone should be alone after what we just had to sit through.

[prismbloom]

[ Honestly? That's why she dragged herself here. ]

I'm not sure I'd want to be alone for a long time. I still... [ Ugh. ] I still see it, clear as day.

[happysweets]

Misa-Mi--I had to cover my eyes. It was too much for me.

I think that...it'll be a while before I stop thinking about it. This is the sort of thing that doesn't get any easier.

[prismbloom]

No. It's not.

[ She finishes off the cookie, and actually? She feels a little better. ]

If you ever need to talk, I'm here for you.

[happysweets]

O-oh! I know, Aqua! I'm here to talk to you, too. But, well...I'm sure that everything will be fine somewhere down the line. We'll get out of here soon, right?

[ She forces a smile! But considering it's Misa, it looks pretty natural. ]

[prismbloom]

Thank you, Misa.

[ Just like Cherryblod, they're lucky to have Misa. She's like a ray of sunshine all on her own. ]

We will escape. I'm sure of it.

[happysweets]

Misa-Misa believes in us! All we have to do is stick together like this. Nothing good can come from keeping too much to ourselves.

[prismbloom]

No good will come from dwelling on it, will it?

[happysweets]

Well, dwelling on it and learning from it are two different things. That's what Misa-Misa thinks!

[prismbloom]

I think we've had plenty to learn from already.

[ Like the Kingmaker is a JERK. ]

[happysweets]

That much is definitely true. ...But I do think that this whole thing is no reason for us not to stick together, even though some of us may think otherwise!

[prismbloom]

It's convincing those who may be more reluctant that's the tricky part.

[happysweets]

...We can do it. I know we can, Aqua.

[prismbloom]

[ She doesn't reply, at least with words; instead, there's a hug coming right your way, Misa. ]

[happysweets]

[ Oh, Aqua...don't mind if she gives a huge hug right back. ]

Misa-Misa hopes that you take care of yourself.

[prismbloom]

I will. I promise--I don't want anyone to worry about me.

[ More than they have to, anyway. ]

[happysweets]

Good. I feel the same way! I'd rather not have anyone worrying about me if they don't have to. I'm still worried about everyone here, but, I know everyone'll be just fine in time...

[prismbloom]

[ She finally pulls away--a touch reluctantly, to be honest. ]

I have no doubt we will--especially with such delicious cookies.