isafraid: (Tired)
Robert E. O. Speedwagon ([personal profile] isafraid) wrote in [community profile] trusthell2016-04-23 05:09 pm

I'll wait, so show me why you're strong

[And so the day's trial for the attempted murder of Gabriel Knight draw to a close with... charitably better results then usual.

They were alive, at the least, but that didn't mean there wasn't several blows against the trust that had been built up here. One mole that attempted murder, another that quit, and another that was given the offer no doubt put strain on several relationships... most notably Sigrun's.

It was all, in a word... frankly shitty. But now it's all out there, no sense in trying to get it back.

An hour (or two) after the "trial" ends and everyone's gone off on their own business, Speedwagon heads back to the kitchen. It was the usual plan in mind, what they did after every trial. And everyone, regardless of what was said or done, would soon find a note being slipped under their door.
]

[Name],
There's gonna be food in the dining hall, in case anyone's got an appetite for it.
I know some might want to be alone after that mess of an investigation, but if you don't then the offer's as open as it's always been.
I'd say sticking together might still be safer then not.

-R E.O. Speedwagon


[And yes, folks that arrive in the dining hall will find a nice spread of sandwiches, soup, and what leftovers Speedwagon could scrounge out of the fridge. Speedwagon isn't the best cook in the group, but there's definitely stuff here that's good enough to eat.

...Sigrun's 'masterpiece' was, thankfully, left out of this. Keeping folks alive is the goal, after all.
]
goodforsomething: (⛵ give you a buck for it)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 01:53 am (UTC)(link)
[That was an ugly, unpleasant experience.

But Stan knows it's for the best. The Kingmaker wasn't going to keep their short flirtation at cooperation a secret, and it would have been so much worse coming from him, after all they've been through. Best to just lance the wound. It's too dangerous now to have secrets like that - besides, it feels like keeping things from family now. He doesn't do that for just any old reason, and not just for himself. Whatever's happened back home, he did what he needed to, and as far as anyone there knew they lost him anyway. He's all in here.

He shows up to the party same as ever, takes a sandwich and sits near the others. But not too close to anyone in particular. He may not have fucked up as much as some people, but he did nothing to help this whole shitshow. If they wanna talk to him right now, that's up to them, not him.]
notjustawriter: (♟ and the ground was dry)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-04-24 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
[It's a while before Gabriel approaches Stan, feeling awkward and confused.]

How are you holding up?
goodforsomething: (⛵ the sudden realization that your life)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Stan snorts.]

What're you doin' askin' me? You almost got killed this morning, how're you?
notjustawriter: (♞ i went to find the truth)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-04-24 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
....You were the one who confessed to being a spy a few hours ago.

[He rubs at his neck.]

I'll be fine. Black got me good, but not enough to do any permanent damage.
goodforsomething: (⛵ counterfeiting tutor twenty bucks per)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 02:27 am (UTC)(link)
Good.

[...but there's a point, and he nods after a moment.]

Guess I should've known better than to think it'd ever stay quiet. The second the Kingmaker needed us to fall apart, he'd have burned me himself.

Maybe I should've spoke up a while ago and just taken my chances.
notjustawriter: (♟ and the sky with no clouds)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-04-24 02:29 am (UTC)(link)
[He shrugs. Gabriel really can't judge.]

I'm sure it's what he would want, for us to turn on each other, for today to have become a bloodbath of finger-pointing, having us do all of his dirty work for him.

It disgusts me.
goodforsomething: (⛵ yeah whatever)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 02:36 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I've pretty much always wanted to kill that jerk. Kinda thought he must've known that - he knew I was an old con before he made a deal with me.
notjustawriter: (♟ the heat was hot)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-04-24 02:39 am (UTC)(link)
I wonder why he made the deal, then?

It had to be more than desperation; he's obviously felt like he's been one step ahead of us this entire time.
goodforsomething: (⛵ hmph)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 02:42 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe he thought I'd rather con you all and get outta here.

....right before I quit talkin' to him, though, he told me he'd already figured how likely everyone was to kill. Like ranks! He wouldn't say anybody else's, but he told me mine was pretty low. Didn't think I'd do it if I didn't really need to.

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pokexplorer: (❖ glasses off)

[personal profile] pokexplorer 2016-04-24 05:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Colress isn't at the gathering for too long, but he does make a point of checking in with Stan for sure. They obviously didn't have a good chance to talk about their offers from the Kingmaker at the earlier meeting.

Colress' voice is low as he sits near Stan.]


...So he did get to you too.

[May as well cut to the chase.]
goodforsomething: (⛵ quickly an excuse)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. You could say that.
pokexplorer: (❖ considering)

[personal profile] pokexplorer 2016-04-25 02:33 am (UTC)(link)
Do you mind if I ask about the specifics?

[He's curious to see if it all went down similarly.]
goodforsomething: (⛵ looking cocky)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-25 04:05 am (UTC)(link)
Nah, doesn't matter now.

...y'know, it's kinda funny. It all happened 'cause I promised Sigrun I'd try to get us some booze outta him. Never expected it to work, but I asked anyway. That was when he started talkin' about trading information for stuff.

[.....] I didn't actually give him anything for the booze, that was a freebie. I ain't that cheap.
pokexplorer: (❖ observation)

[personal profile] pokexplorer 2016-04-25 01:53 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh.

[It's a curious sort of "oh".]

Coincidentally, it happened the same way for me. Well, I was not asking for alcohol, but I was asking for more information about something I had received from the vending machine. To my surprise, since it was science-based, he ended up giving me a book about it...and then the offer.
goodforsomething: (⛵ let's think about this)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-25 05:21 pm (UTC)(link)
Huh. I guess that makes sense. If someone's too proud or too pissed to even bother asking for things, there's no way they'd ever bite.
pokexplorer: (❖ solemn)

[personal profile] pokexplorer 2016-04-27 02:28 am (UTC)(link)
Well, most certainly. Though I would imagine anyone would ask for answers- that is a small enough opening for him to work with, I'd say.
goodforsomething: (⛵ yeah whatever)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-27 01:14 pm (UTC)(link)
If he was desperate. But he can obviously do better.

I spent a lotta time just summin' up meetings for him. I knew he watched 'em anyway - made me look like I was tryin' to be helpful without actually bein' helpful.
cherryblooded: (calm / frown)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-04-24 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Stan, could I talk to you about something?

[Cherryblod, of course, missed most of the mole discussion. But it wouldn't really change much if he'd heard. Stan quit and that's the important thing.

Still, someone should probably tell him eventually.]
goodforsomething: (⛵ fishing hat?)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
[Stan shifts in his chair as if expecting a heavier discussion. He figures someone must've told Cherry and Yosuke by now.]

Yeah, shoot.
cherryblooded: (calm / frown)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-04-24 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[Nope.]

How well do you know the contents of Ford's book?
goodforsomething: (⛵ the sudden realization that your life)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
[...ah. Okay?]

Pretty well. I know the first one by heart, but I've got that. Why?
cherryblooded: (calm / wait what)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-04-24 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
Gabriel and I were talking about necromancy - specifically a way to help restless spirits pass on. We're going to look in the library tomorrow, but I'm not expecting much there.

Somebody should get out of this place.

[Even if they're dead.]

Is there anything like that in there?
goodforsomething: (⛵ give this man an oscar)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 08:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Ah. Yeah, sure! That's where I got the idea for the mirrors. They're supposed to trap spirits inside - I'd figured we could just chat with them and let 'em go, but Ford meant to use it for exorcisms. Doesn't seem like ours are gettin' stuck in there though...

[Also he doesn't exactly recall the exorcism chant.]

He also said a ghost'll move on if you deal with whatever made 'em wanna stay in the first place. They've all got a reason, supposedly. [Doesn't sound like this lot stayed deliberately though]
cherryblooded: (smile / kind of smug actually)

[personal profile] cherryblooded 2016-04-24 08:18 pm (UTC)(link)
In this case I'd say we punch the Kingmaker in the face and see if that helps.

[His smile is wry. He doesn't know if they'll ever get to do that, but he'll certainly give it his all.]
goodforsomething: (⛵ ha ha begone coppers)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-04-24 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
I know that'd help if it were me!

[He grins, but it fades after a moment.]

If we ever get that far, we oughta be able to find some other way too. Not the Kingmaker's way. [Killing the ghosts might help them move on, but it sounds unpleasant.]

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