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

[cherryblooded]

Do you prefer to think of me as someone who's entirely reformed?

[isafraid]

....I'd like to think so.

[cherryblooded]

Then no, you shouldn't ask.

[isafraid]

[....]

I just like to think of you as better then you might. It's hard to say just how much it helped me.

[cherryblooded]

Can't see why, but I'm always happy to help.

[isafraid]

It's just the way it is, you know? Not to say doing it specifically to you helps me any. Some people don't think they're worth much, for one reason or another. Getting told you are is a bit of good fortune, if I say so myself.

[...You know how someone might be talking and then it slowly turns self-reflective because they're working from experience? There's a lot that Speedwagon simply doesn't talk about, because why do that when there's so many other people that need the help?

Madness, really. Only thing that can make it better are some kind words, possibly narrated by Johnny Young Bosch. who you are hearing right now. Don't deny it.

anyway]

...Just a bit of rambling. I'm sorry.

[cherryblooded]

...Ah.

[There might have been a moment of miscommunication there, but he thinks he gets it now.]

You're worth a great deal to me, and to the people here. Don't know if there's anything like an objective value for a person - probably not - but you're a treasure in my eyes.

[And that's honest, and not exaggerated.]

Thank you.

[isafraid]

[...Ah. Well.

Speedwagon can certainly dish out the compliments, but he can't take them. No sir.]

Y-you're very welcome! If there's anything you're needing, I can get it.

[It is his afterparty, after all.]

[cherryblooded]

[He chuckles - Speedwagon is really too sweet sometimes.]

Think I'm alright at the moment.

[isafraid]

I'll believe that. [For this night. They're all tired, of course.]

Good to see you're on your feet, to coin a phrase.