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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.]
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.]
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.]
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Bit by bit. Got some things on my mind, truthfully, but it's nothing I can help right now.
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Hmm, anything worth talking about? If you'd like.
[He might not know what to say but he'll always listen.]
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Well, I was... gonna put it to a vote anyway, sometime, or... something, but I know I'm the third least popular person in the vault right now. First is the Kingmaker's, second's...
[A small head-jerk to Black.]
And as much as I'd still like to lead you all, I imagine the majority isn't gonna want that. That's the biggest thing.
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Without a word, Speedwagon grabs himself a chair. He doesn't dislike you enough to sit away from you, Sigrun. That's one person at least.]
You did say something about that during the trial, didn't you?
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Something like that. Can't really read the room myself, and... guess I'm a little afraid of the answer. I wouldn't blame any of you, I've done what I can and if that means my time's come to step back then I will.
Reluctantly.
But I'll always be there for you guys anyway, that won't change.
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I'd wager I can give the room a good once-over and come up with an answer. [Shrugs listlessly...] Not that it would change anything, mind you. And I get the feeling neither of us really want to know that answer.
[sigh.] I won't doubt that, Sigrun.
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She'll have to know the answer sometime, whether it's now or later, but she'd rather there be cooling off time. Unless everyone's gonna come over to say hello. That'd be nice. Not necessary, but nice.]
Thanks. For the offer and for your trust, as... small as it is. It means a lot to me.
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But. It could still wait some more. You have to cross a burning bridge if it's the only way across.]
...I'd say it's the least I could do, seeing as how we've all been put through this hell together. I'm no stranger to folks doing things for those they care for.
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[To keep one's own sanity, really.]
It doesn't mean I don't like any of you any less. I'm serious when I say that you're my own at this point, and that I'd welcome any one of you back to my world if you had no place to go. It'd be wrong for anyone to claim they've got the high ground.
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[....He takes a sip of coffee. Terrible stuff, but it keeps him awake.]
...That offer extending towards yourself by chance?