Week 5.

[trustharder]

WEEK 5 Three more have joined the deceased this past week. Taichi Yagami was punished for breaking a rule, Megumi Sakura was killed, and Norman Bates... well, the less said about Norman, the better. A third of you are dead now; your losses are becoming more and more evident with each passing week. Saturday is given to regrouping and sleep; there aren't any bodies to be found on Sunday morning. But that doesn't mean the night was uneventful - it seems something else may have brought you some newfound clarity. Or perhaps not... Once again, that spiral staircase leads farther than you remember, clear up to a previously inaccessible fifth floor. Go ahead and explore as much as you like; you'll probably need the distraction after the last trial. SURVIVORS REMAINING: 18 SURVIVORS REMAINING: 17

SUNDAY | MONDAY | TUESDAY | WEDNESDAY | THURSDAY

[OOC: Welcome to week five of Trustfell! Save your threads for coins and the coming week's activity check; don't forget to check in to this week's activity check and submit your memory regains!

The text and calling posts are still active, for the sake of contacting the jerk who's keeping you here, to be used at your leisure!]

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room 22

[garudynamic]

[He had stopped by earlier, but by then the door was closed (unknown to Yosuke, due to Mettaton being inside) so he left to get out his own frustrations out at the arcade.

Now, the door was open again, and he peeks in. He doesn't call out or announce himself. Instead he just slips in and toes his shoes off, padding across the floor in his socks to go sit with Cherryblod quietly]

[cherryblooded]

[Cherryblod doesn't say or do anything for a couple seconds after Yosuke sits down.

Then he just leans against Yosuke's shoulder. Sorry, looks like he's the emotional support today, or at least the physical support.]

[garudynamic]

[He doesn't resist, and even carefully loops an arm around him. He had done something similar for Yu when Nanako was sick- sometimes it's better to not say anything and just exist]

[cherryblooded]

[Good plan. After a couple more seconds, Cherryblod speaks softly.]

I know it can't all be my fault. I know there are others here who could have realized something was wrong, same as I could have. It isn't fair to just blame myself.

But at the same time - this is what I do, supporting everyone else. How could I not have noticed...?

[garudynamic]

...

And what if you HAD noticed?

[What could he have really done? Could any of them? They were all slowly spiraling down into madness and despair. The rest of them just had a bit more armor then the King. For now]

[cherryblooded]

Said something else. Done something else. There had to have been something.

[garudynamic]

Maybe.

[he squeezes Cherryblod a little with his arm- almost a hug]

You'll go crazy with maybes, man.

[cherryblooded]

I know that. Still hard not to make them.

[A heavy sigh.]

Thank you.

[garudynamic]

[He's not great with speeches or anything like that. Especially with something so out of his experience. But if Cherryblod having someone to hold on to helps who's he to deny him?]

...honestly, I kinda needed company too.

[cherryblooded]

I'm good for company. At least when it's you.

[He doubts there'd ever be a time he'd turn Yosuke away from his door.]

[garudynamic]

[He makes a small almost happy noise, but that's all. He's content to just be here with his friend]

[cherryblooded]

...You're dear to me. You do know that, don't you? You give me hope here.

[That's really all he's running on right now. Hope and the desire to protect the few people they have left.]

[garudynamic]

... same. I couldn't... I dunno if I'd still be here if I was on my own.

[cherryblooded]

As long as I'm here, I'm here for you. Because you are - my precious, precious family.

[Even if they're not related by blood, that's how he thinks of Yosuke.

He can only hope he can be there for him as long as possible before something happens.]

[garudynamic]

[He trembles- damn it, he was here to comfort Cherry, not the other way around]

I... I love you, okay. So don't... I guess I just gotta say that. Cuz we could fall asleep somewhere, or say the wrong thing or trust the wrong person any day so I don't care if it's dumb or whatever.

[cherryblooded]

[Cherryblod turns so he can hug him properly now. C'mere.]

It's not dumb. Caring about people here, when any of those things could happen to anyone, is an act of bravery.

I love you too, Yosuke.

[garudynamic]

Sorry... I meant to come in here to make you feel better. Not get all worked up.

[cherryblooded]

[Gentle hair stroking.]

How could my son telling me he loves me not make me feel better?

[garudynamic]

...you're such a sap.

[Said fondly, but with just enough teenager-ness]

[cherryblooded]

[He wouldn't be Yosuke without his teenager-ness.]

I am the sappiest person in this vault and you know it.

[garudynamic]

Not even a contest there.

[cherryblooded]

First place for fatherly affection, every year.

[Yosuke's gonna get the forehead smooch. It's easier with him because he can actually brush his hair out of the way.]

[garudynamic]

[He wrinkles his nose at that, but doesn't pull away]

... I have some food from the machine. You should eat something.

[No one wants to go in there to cook just yet]

[cherryblooded]

[Definitely not...]

Too kind as always. What's on the menu?

[garudynamic]

Nothing fancy, just some rations. Oh yeah, but I got some really nice smelling tea! I could probably manage that?