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

[isafraid]

[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.]

Comments

[captainobnoxious]

[Then whatever comes out is as genuine as she likes it, and she'll kiss his forehead. Oddly motherly. What'd Misa and Cherry call her? Tender, yeah.

It's also a good way to hide her words from any potential watchers. She's still sure Mettaton's room is bugged as fuck after all.]

... I think we could get a little something out of it, if you're willing to do it one more time for me. Just to see what he says.

[penduli]

[ ...holy shit, Sigrun.

He gives a small start—more in reaction to her forehead kiss, but her words hit him hard in the gut. After what he did, she wants him to— wouldn't the others be suspicious, wouldn't they... ]

...if it's for you, okay. [ They already don't have any faith in him, he guesses. What's one more hit to it. ]

[captainobnoxious]

[She chuckles lightly, squeezing him tighter.]

Just for me. I promise, I won't let anyone bad talk you for it, whatever comes out of it.

[Whether it's nothing at all or something important.]

You just need to be a good enough actor.

[penduli]

[ Hasn't he acted enough, Sigrun. ]

What do you want?

[captainobnoxious]

[And he acts wonderfully.]

What he plans to do now, mostly, though I don't know if he'd tell you that anyway. What he plans for the ghosts might be easier. Anything about Glory and Ambitious too.

[... What else...]

You're smarter than me though, darling, if you have something you can think of too, ask it. Just keep in mind he might know what you're up to and... if you need to, spill some of my secrets to him to prove yourself.

If it doesn't work out, it doesn't work out. But we won't know until we try.

[penduli]

[ His acting is what tipped Yosuke off to something being wrong— ]

...understood. [ What a terrifying idea this is, honestly. ] Got it, Captain.

[captainobnoxious]

[She trusts him to act the way he needs to for the Kingmaker, really.]

I believe in you, Will. You can do this.

[And she'll move away now, just enough for him to have some breathing room.]

[penduli]

[ Breathing room is appreciated, thank you. He needs the air. ]

Sorry for distracting you.

[captainobnoxious]

Not at all, not at all. I was waiting for you to speak up.

[She didn't want to push him into talking if he wasn't ready yet.]

[penduli]

[ ...oh... ]

...thank you, then.

[captainobnoxious]

[He'll get a hair ruffle now!! A little more familiar, huh, nice and relaxed now.]

Think nothing of it! Take it easy, alright? No harm in a nap or something while you're here, I'm sure you're as exhausted as anyone.

[penduli]

I don't know how comfortable I'd feel sleeping in Mettaton's bed, honestly.

[captainobnoxious]

Why not? We didn't do much in it, just kissed and he let me touch his soul.

[Because that's the issue?]

[penduli]

[ THAT'S NOT THE ISSUE HERE... ]

It's just... never mind. [ It's dumb. ] I'll be okay. I'm not very tired.

[ He is exhausted, but that kind of exhausted where he can't sleep. ]

[captainobnoxious]

[...]

What's wrong with his bed?

[penduli]

It'd just feel weird. I haven't slept in anyone's bed aside from mine since I got here [ sleepover not included, because that was the floor ] and... that's all, I guess.

[captainobnoxious]

... It was pretty weird sleeping in it without him at first.

[It still is, sometimes, but she's got her ways to deal with that.]

You're gonna be sleeping in my room though, not here. As much as I really do love this place, [every one of her paintings untouched, mixed and matched with the ones he'd done of the the Underground, the stupid fucking poster of himself, the fake stars above, the memories she has,] it's not safe to sleep in, since the lock's blocked. I shouldn't have been sleeping here in the first place.

[...]

My point was that you're gonna have to get used to it, but uh. That was totally lost.

[penduli]

[ ...that was totally lost. ]

I'll probably just pass out on your floor. [ Probably. ] I'm fine right now, Miss Sigrun. Promise.

[captainobnoxious]

You will not be sleeping on my floor.

[penduli]

I'm not kicking you out of your bed.

[captainobnoxious]

Who said you would be?

[penduli]

[ well if he's not sleeping on the floor and he's not kicking her out of b






NO ]

I'm not sleeping with you.

[captainobnoxious]

Why not?

[penduli]

I haven't shared a bed with someone since I was a kid. Like, a little kid. [ ...talking with Yosuke in one doesn't count.

...and that makes him feel sick all over again, so he's just going to turn away. ] I'll be fine on the floor, Miss Sigrun. I like it down there anyway.

[ he belongs there. ]

[captainobnoxious]

[She'll smack his back gently.]

You're my charge, you're sleeping with me. We'll take sides. Like, one up here, one down there. I'll feel better if I know you're nearby.