Love of mine, someday you will die, but I'll be close behind

[feistytrader]

Please join us in the greenhouse should you feel able or need company. There will be food and comfort. None of us should be alone right now.

-Hanyuu, Jasper, and Silver

[That's the note that gets slid under everyone's doors after such a somber and saddening trial; it's not like it's going to be a big ordeal anymore given how few of them there are, but that doesn't mean that they should spend it alone.

The location of their setup is the greenhouse! ...The greenhouse has had a new addition; there is a massive blanket fort set up using an absurd amount of rope, blankets, and duct tape. The blankets span across three trees to make a considerable amount of space roughly shaped like a triangle for them to hang out under. Under the fort is a small pile of scissors taken from the sewing and art rooms. Next to them are a couple of flower crowns. They're relatively simple and don't involve many different flowers, but they're good examples of what the pile of scissors are there for.

There's also food, of course; a blanket is laid out on the floor with a large set of plates, a massive amount of eggs and rice, some of Elda's spicy fries, and... Sandwiches. Jasper's made everyone sandwiches, and the sandwiches are absolutely absurd in size due to how many cold cuts she's stacked into them. But don't worry! They aren't all meat. There's a lot of mustard, too. Luckily, they're still of a reasonably edible size.]

Comments

[oyashiromama]

[This is the best possible thing they could have done, after that...everything. Mostly, Hanyuu appears tired, but at peace, as she sits at the afterparty, snacking (...she brought some reheatable creampuffs--) and trying her hand at making the flower crowns. It's all in the fort, and sometimes she just takes a moment to breathe in deep.

Should someone be alone, she'll approach. ...She's gone through her weekly crying ritual, and that should be obvious from her face, but it was awhile ago and right now, she just offers food or...a flower crown, a finished one. The later on in the evening it is, the better they look, but her first attempts are kind of janky.

...And, sometime later in the night, because it's where she always is, after these things, Hanyuu will be at the shrine, adding to it mochi, spices, and...yarn. A bit of yarn, all woven together, sloppily.]

I've never made one before. [Says Hanyuu to no one, as she tugs on her friendship bracelet idly.] Please excuse the mess...okay?

Afterparty

[matchbreaker]

Hanyuu, should we make each other one of these flower crowns?

[ Elda asks, scooting up next to the other woman. Despite what she had said on Wednesday, she did remember their earlier argument in the week and gave her crying space. Elda did her own post trial ritual of sorts and looks... well, none the worse for wear, but Hanyuu knows her well enough to see Elda touched up her hair and nails, more to center herself than anything else.

... She has something else to do, something important, but maybe that should be private? Maybe? ]

Afterparty

[elepe]

[Lusamine peers up when she sees Hanyuu coming over--the flower crown is certainly an interesting one, to be sure, but Lusamine seems fond when she brings it.]

...It's beautiful, Hanyuu. Is this your first time making these?

[She can tell today has been taxing, at least, so she pats a spot nearby. Come and join her.]

afterparty

[feistytrader]

[Silver walks right up to Hanyuu mid snacking and holds up a flower crown; it's... mismatched in every way imaginable and looks incredibly tacky thanks to Aibo, but it's something they made, and he's offering it to Hanyuu.]

Do you mind if I put this on your head?

[elepe]

[...Something about the way the trial ended, and the words in question--they aren't sitting very well with Lusamine at all. But even with that--she meant what she said to Mikazuki. And she refuses to be alone right about now.

So, Lusamine will be in the greenhouse for the entire duration of the party. Mostly eating and watching everyone else--surprisingly enough, she's got a little bit of everything, and she's sharing it with her Pokemon. It looks like she's weaving smaller flower crowns, which eventually find their way onto each Pokemon's head. And in return, they...

...jab flowers into Lusamine's braid, because they lack the dexterity. It's the thought that counts, really, and she seems to be chuckling a bit at them.]

[matchbreaker]

You know, I never did scold you ghost for so teasing me, the other week.

[ Or Lusamine, for controlling it!

Elda comments this idly, sitting down next to the woman and beginning to weave together a flower crown made of pink roses. ]

[foundfate]

They're trying really hard, aren't they?

[Oh look it's one of the first smiles he's had all day. Too bad it's still a sad smile.]

[firstaid]

[Sick is how she feels right now. She does initially go to room 8 and see if there was anything that Mikazuki left, but… she can’t even do much before she breaks down crying. She can’t do this anymore… She’s there kneeling against his bed, her face down against the mattress as she cries into her arms. In times like these, Mikazuki would seek her out to comfort her, and it’s that thought that makes her realize that he’s no longer there to be her comfort during these times.

She doesn’t know what to do.

For a bit she falls asleep in room 8 with the door actually ajar before she wakes up one way or another and… retreats to her room-- room 29. Where she gets the note…

No… she wants to be alone right now. She… can’t do this anymore.

She can no longer do this.]

Room 29

[matchbreaker]

[ Elda is a sweet and kind per---son no, not really. But it's into the fairly later evening albeit not full night when the woman is knocking on Estelle's door. This happens three times before she just tries to handle herself. Assuming that fails she'll knock again.

If there's still no answer she'll write a note but this is the opening gambit. ]

Room 8

[elepe]

[...Well, hopefully Estelle doesn't mind a bit of odder company--Mismagius was actually sent to look for Estelle, with a crown of pink flowers and a note. She'd tried room 29, but after a bit of scanning, pokes her head into the ajar door before floating over to the bed and...

Well. Dropping the stuff on her. Good morning, Estelle???]

Room 8

[acherontiastyx]

[...oh. He... hm. It was a little harder to find this, but...]

Oh, hey --- oh.

[...BETTER BE QUIET AND LEAVE HER HOT CHOCOLATE ON THE DESK. with a hastily written note.]

hey sorry i suspected you. probably shouldn't have. i'll send boris over to get the cup later on if you want to chill with him.

[matchbreaker]

[ Elda Marker touched herself up before going first to the profiles. Once there, the woman, with pen and paper in hand, sits down and attempts to start a eulogy for Orihime and Mikazuki. ... It somehow feels wrong for her to do it alone after these last few weeks, but perhaps no one else will want to handle that. And as she looks at their profiles - twenty dead, albeit six without a eulogy of some sort of right now (perhaps they should pen one for Nick, Judy, Milla, and Angela to?) she...

Feels very tired.

But hey, she's Indomitable, right? So once she's dealt with the profiles one way or another, she's going to head to the Afterparty, though she also brings her Toy Camera. She intends to get a picture of everyone! Or perhaps just see them with their silly flower crowns if all works well. She'll consider the flowers some more. And try to enjoy herself more, singling out anyone isolated to make a show of things!

And once that's winding down, she'll eventually retreat back to her and Hanyuu's room, but not before making sure she can check in on anyone she might not have seen there. ]

[acherontiastyx]

[...well, okay, but he's going to head to the kitchen first, since... that's his thing now at this point. People actually kind of like him for doing this? And he's not sure how he feels about that, but whatever. It's... necessary. It's routine. He kind of likes doing it.

...so uh holy shit? When he actually makes his way to the greenhouse he actually... kind of loves it and wants to sit in a corner and eat one of the enormous sandwiches. ...he's. he's just staying the hell away from the flower crowns, though.]

Greenhouse

[elepe]

[...she made sure to try and go to the kitchen after he was done with it, just. Kinda sneaking off for a bit. But by the time she comes back to the greenhouse, she goes right over to him with a mug, holding it out for him.

Now's as good a time as any to return the favor a bit.]

Here, Guzma.

Greenhouse

[matchbreaker]

You don't have a flower crown yet, Guzma!

[ Elda observes.

The Jaws theme playing in the background.

...Well as much as it can when she need to crawl through a blanket fort ]

[sportadork]

[making flower crowns is literally one of his favorite things in the world, so of course he's all up on that shit. he vaguely remembers that certain flowers have certain meanings, and that's why he has such a look of concentration as he does this pretty unimportant task.

also at some point his mind is so distracted he just. picks up a nasturtium and. eats it.]

[matchbreaker]

[ UH- ]

Do elves often eat plants raw like that?

[iaspis]

[Jasper is actually in the greenhouse early for a change, compared to previous trials. She wants to see what the others think of her sandwiches, of course! She might not look pretty happy, but it's to be expected after the trial. It's a miracle she's managed to be something besides serious and angry, really. At the moment, she just looks kind of tired.

Eventually, she seems to settle on making flower crowns, though she does spend a lot of time looking at the example ones, once in a while muttering to herself about how she doesn't get them.]

[matchbreaker]

Did you know that flowers have meanings, Jasper?

[ Elda asks, wearing a crown of pink roses. And moving in on her while she's fiddling.

... It clashes with her hair. ]

[feistytrader]

[...Silver is just finishing one of her sandwiches, really; it's got entirely too much meat, but he's a damn teenager, and he's not about to protest. Given how fast he's eating it, it's pretty clear that he likes it.

But it's pretty hard not to spot Jasper, and when he does, well... He takes a deep breath, then heads over to her and sits down.]

I'd like to say something to you, if now's not a bad time.

[feistytrader]

[Well, before he really settles down, Silver makes a brief stop in Orihime's room and returns to the greenhouse with a bunch of letters. Excluding the ones for Watanuki and himself, of course. They're laid out for anyone to grab. He goes to Watanuki's room to uh. Slam on his door repeatedly until he comes out. Not harshy, but very much with his palm instead of his knuckles. Weavile and Aibo are carrying food for him.

After that, Silver spends a good amount of time at the afterparty; he's quick to eat and faster to let the Pokémon out. They all go pick out their own flowers while he eats one of Jasper's sandwiches and gets food ready for all of them; when they return, he makes them all flower crowns with the flowers they've picked. He'll also make more, of course; anyone without at least one flower crown on their head might get approached by Weavile or Aibo so they can put a colorful one on their head.

He does eventually make an exit to the kitchen and storage room for some supplies before settling in the chem lab, where he isn't even going to hide the fact that he's making an unholy fuckton of those cyrobombs. He'll be there well into the night; looks like he's not planning on getting any sleep tonight while he keeps working on the one thing that seems to vaguely work.]

CHEM LAB

[matchbreaker]

[ Elda was walking back from the bar, actually, when she heard someone fucking around in the chem lab. She has a wine bottle under her arm as she walks past.

She did see the boy earlier of course. Even got Orihime's letter from him and that fucked her up a bit. She's still got that on her. But now, well, following the sound (and smell) she...

Gets into the lab to ask - ]

You will not nod off in here, right?

Watanuki's room

[foundfate]

[The door does open eventually, and it's Watanuki mostly-dressed (no shoes and no sweater-vest, but everything else is there) with wet hair and a towel in his hands.]

Can you calm down already? I'm right here!

[foundfate]

[Watanuki isn't around at first, because he is busy having an argument with someone. But once that is all taken care of, Watanuki will make his appearance in the greenhouse. He looks upset though, and he is absolute crap at making those flower crowns.

Maybe helping him would be a good idea?]

[matchbreaker]

[ It would.

She considers asking him about the eulogies but nah, she'll handle that. Instead she's going to - ninja behind him and reach around to fix his with her hand hands ]