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

[ravagers]

[ Generally, people need time to cope and gather themselves after a... thing... like that. Unfortunately, that's not how Vanille sees it. Her thing is avoid, and once she gets out of that hellhole that's the courtroom, she makes her way to the supplies closet, then to the library. She spends some time setting up things, pushing things aside to make room. Once she's finished, and she's met up with the Party Brigade, she makes enough invitations for everyone. She slips them under everyone's doors, or hands them out if she sees someone walking around.



Inside the library, there are candles set up to provide some soft, comforting lighting. There are pots of tea, courtesy of Mercy, pancakes made by Viktor, and books (picked out by Estelle, of course) laid out on the surrounding tables. The others have provided their own touches, and Vanille's even managed to make something: sugar cookies, which are actually very good. They're flavored lightly with all sorts of flavors--not all in the same cookie, okay--and each plate is marked with whatever flavor she's put in them.

After a successful trial, it's healthy to indulge, right? Let's mingle. ]

Comments

[tsugomori]

What a nice name.

[ He simply takes what she says as fact. ]

... Anyway, Miss Elda, what did you think of what had just happened? Quite surprising, wasn't it?

[matchbreaker]

You mean the trial or her execution?

[ That said, she does preen a little at the whole name thing. ]

[tsugomori]

Execution.

[ He'll sip his tea calmly. ]

[matchbreaker]

I didn't see it.

[ he was right next to her, he probably saw her if he could even take his eyes off the scene.

She heard whatever she could to be sure, but that flash of light had hurt her eyes too much for her to recover enough to process what as going on ]

[tsugomori]

[ He saw a bit of movement regarding her by the virtue of her being next to him, but unfortunately... he had been too sucked in what was happening to see the start of her fall to be sure that was what happened. ]

Ah...well, if that is the case then, I'll tell you what happened, just in case no one has already.

Miss Ushiromiya was consumed by a formless, specter of darkness, which then slithered away, leaving nothing left.

[matchbreaker]

[ Shit.

... The whole thing had sounded bad, both what she could hear of what was going on down there and everyone's reactions. She saw some shadow of it - but it was a shadow, wasn't it? ]

Some sort of ghost?

[tsugomori]

Well, ghost, evil spirit... one of those things.

[ Although, he doesn't know what it is exactly, it's his best guess. ]

It seems quite like a formidable opponent.

[matchbreaker]

I'm sure. [ And she is, after all this... ] Think you can take it, as one of the best swords or whatever?

[tsugomori]

Even if I had my sword, I'm not entirely sure.

[ ... ]

I'm thinking simple physical brute force wouldn't work against it. There'd probably need to be something else to aide, like a spell of some kind or exposing its weak point.

[matchbreaker]

[ Yeesh, another one with real magic. She shakes her head and sighs. ]

... People here come from some crazy dimensions. [ That's the word Hanyuu used, right? ] This place is the first I've heard of magic I could believe in.

[tsugomori]

[ Dimensions, hm? That would explain a lot, he thinks. ]

It is quite the strange place. I wouldn't surprise if we saw other things that were surprising in the duration of our stay.

[matchbreaker]

What, you're expecting more horrors like that? Maybe that 100 Ghost Summoning thing working?

[tsugomori]

I never thought something silly like that would work.

[ That's just him being honest. ]

But maybe something else as nervewracking as that creature.

[matchbreaker]

I wouldn't either, [ Whatever the heterochromic kid sad ] but I also didn't think I could be with two dozen people whose blood all just smells average.

[ She rolls her eyes at that, spinning a finger in the air as she does ]

Not like anyone is going to team up here after all that either, though.

[tsugomori]

Hmm? Oh no, I think people will still want to team up, even after that execution and everything.

[ Or at least, this is what he believes. ]

[matchbreaker]

Why do you think that?

[ Because she officially Doubts that ]

[tsugomori]

Some humans naturally want to still believe in others, so they'll team up. It's only natural.

[ He also believes in people, but he's not going to say that. ]

[matchbreaker]

Even when they're standing around waiting for someone else to kill them?

[tsugomori]

Yes, although I doubt many of the people will just be 'standing around', and will likely try their best to look into the situation as best they can.

[ ... ]

It's just how it is.

[matchbreaker]

What, is that how you're going to handle it?

[ After all, she has no reason yet to think he's not human unless his blood smells weird or something ]

[tsugomori]

It's better than doing nothing, right?

[ Mikazuki probably seems human enough any-way, up until someone asks, that is... ]

[matchbreaker]

We still need to try that battering ram thing.

[ But yes, that's her agreement.

... Working with actual demons and humans</>, sheesh. ]