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

[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.

[penduli]

[ NOOOoooooo ]

I'll be on the floor, that's still nearby!

[captainobnoxious]

No arguments, Black.

[penduli]

[ .................. ]

Fine.

[captainobnoxious]

Thank you. I'll try not to take up a lot of room, and... I have a secret you can't tell anyone. Okay?

[penduli]

I'm good at keeping secrets. [ .................HAAAAAAAAAAA..................... anyway, ] What is it?

[captainobnoxious]

[... He's gonna find out anyway. And there's, uh. There's luckily one in here too, actually, so after a moment of searching she's holding a... goat... thing... with what is clearly Mettaton's face on it.]

I have a doll like this in my room. [She pauses, glancing at him, then at the doll, and then away.] It... helps me sleep at night. When I hold it.

[... She sleeps with a Toriel doll that has her dead boyfriend's face on it.]

[penduli]

[ ..................... ]

That's cute. What'd you do with the Zagibear I made for you?