trusthell | And it's the stars, the stars that lie to you.

[This week, Varric opted to take a page from Vanille’s book. Gathering everyone together after the roller-coaster that the first trial had been proved to be somewhat cathartic for himself. He hoped that it would prove to do the same for the others.]

[He wasn’t alone, of course, having found himself blessed with the most ragtag team of chefs and party-planners. He might have had words for and thoughts on Elda and Kimbley, Mikazuki was welcome company, and he wasn’t about to turn away potential allies, even in a fight as simple as cooking dinner.]

[Once everyone’s set to a task, baking a cake, brewing tea, or stirring stew (the only task Varric could think to assign Elda to), Varric excused himself to his room. His first task was writing up cards, each personally titled and signed by Varric.]

Food in the Library. 5 p.m. Don’t spend the night alone.

[Each note was slid under a door and accompanied by a single rap on the wood.]

[With his tasks completed, Varric returned to the kitchen to put out any potential fires and, with luck, set the food out. A table in the library would be adorned with plenty of tea, cake, pancakes courtesy of Viktor, and stew thanks mostly to Varric (sorry, Elda).]

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[ Now, at that, he reconsiders. Especially since well if that other option is out, it's better than nothing. ]

Well, maybe he would take a very long time to eat what you've gathered there eventually, so it's worth a try at least.

[ ... ]

Either way, I think he'd appreciate you'd tried, even if I can't really speak for him if he winds up doing so or not.

I honestly don't think we will truly know until we try to give him something.

[That and she knows he must be feeling powerless right now -- something she remembers seeing on his profile. She can't even imagine what this feels like to lose someone so close to you...]

If we won't take this, we can try making curry...

[Her voice is weak, but she's not giving up. She can't.]

That's right.

[ They don't have a lot of options here - and he releases a small sigh. It's odd, he hadn't considered that someone would kill Christo, even though he had a feeling someone would kill.

The feeling of losing someone close and important... he knows that feeling well. Still, he studies his companion right by him. ]

Miss Estelle, do you want to take a moment to drink some tea before going off? It's not much, I know, but... it can calm and soothe the soul.

[She looks to the door of the library then back to Mikazuki... She ponders for a moment then puts to the plates down on a nearby table. If they end up getting snatched, she can just grab another plateful of food.]

I suppose I could have some if you are offering.

[ Hopefully someone won't be rude enough to snatch at the food, or Mikazuki will actually finally lose his eternal amount of patience and nobody wants that. ]

I'm glad. I was almost afraid it'd go to waste.

[ ...He's joking a little, as he holds out some to her. ]

I wouldn't want that to happen...

[She doesn't quite read the joking tone, gladly taking a cup of tea from him. The way she holds the teacup, it's clear she has the etiquette of a noble. Even more so as she politely drinks it.]

It's really good. Your profile mentions you like tea, correct?

[ Ah yes, she holds the teacup as elegantly as he does. It is definitely noticeable, since Mikazuki pays attention to people's mannerisms more than he would to food he's cooking... ]

Why thank you.

I do like tea very much and it's one of the few things I can make without causing too much trouble.

I'm glad you can. A good drink can often compliment a good meal.

[She thinks for a bit.]

Perhaps we could make a meal together for everyone this upcoming week. [Right, she was also going to have Killia help her if she could get him to, but she's not so sure that's a possibility now.]

Oh, really? You'd invite me to help you with such a thing? I'd be honored.

[ If anything maybe it could be a wonderful surprise! ]

Everyone would need something like that, I think...and I'm sure that it'd be appreciate by quite a few someones.

Of course. I think the more the merrier!

[That and maybe they could in time attempt to make good curry!]

In any case, we should do that. People are down in spirits right now and someone needs to help uplift them, right?

[Given this hasn't affected her as much as it has others, she's using that as reasoning to not let her get down. They need comfort more than she does. A lot more than she does.]

Yes, and people would be glad to not only see food but also know that others cared about them well enough. Even if some of those here may insist that they wouldn't care about it all~

[ Mikazuki can already think of two certain someones off the top of his head...and honestly, the more smiles he puts on people's faces, the better he feels, so. Yeah. ]

I also think we should still build trust with one another on top of showing that care. I know our trust feels broken, but it's because of that I wish to try harder to make those bonds of trust.

[She actually smiles sincerely while saying that. Call it naivete, call it optimism, it's Estelle at her purest.]

[ Mikazuki has an incredibly good amount of optimism but that tanked when Alani took action. Still, he doesn't want to become some kind of cynical prune. That'd suck. ]

Maybe when we're handing out the food, it will naturally build up some trust. So it can be like a 'two birds with one stone' type of deal. I'm sure it'll even work to an extent. What do you think -- should there be something else as well?

What else should we do? Perhaps each meal should come with a positive saying?

[Something inspirational to help someone get through the day... or something like that.]

Yes, that's perfect.

[ He'll smile a bit. Spread the positivity around and it'll come right back, he thinks. ]

Hm, I'm already thinking of some right now. How does "Someone out there cares about you deeply.", sound for one of them?

That sounds wonderful. I believe other saying in that same vain will help as well.

[Anything to keep the positivity up.]

And it's the stars, the stars that lie to you.

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