and it takes, and it takes, and it takes

[acherontiastyx]

[It... definitely takes a while for the weekly after-execution note to arrive, but it does --- kind of scrawly and on ripped paper rather than nice stationery.]

EY. YO. WE GOT EFFIGIES IN THE DINING ROOM AND WE'RE GONNA BURN EM.

FOOD TOO. THE USUAL AND HOT COCOA. GOOD FOR THE SOUL. GET SOME. MAYBE TAKE IT BACK TO YOUR ROOM IF YOU HAVE TO. JUST GET SOME.

[Anyway, in the dining room, there's plenty of mugs set out, with a janky looking arrow sign pointing into the kitchen to where you can get your hot cocoa. On the table, there's Vichyssoise, a pot of green tea, and some booze. There's also a cookie tray on the floor away from the table on which to burn the Wordsmith and Kimbley effigies, which are handily placed near the food on the table.

...also if you go in the kitchen without shoes on just. Watch the northern corner. There's no kidneys, but there's a lot of broken plates there for some reason...]

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[plegia]

[Well, this trial was a huge disappointment all around. Even worse, Gangrel's got a few half-formed feelings and he'd rather not deal with them, so! Time to aggressively ignore them.

You'll find him in the kitchen for a good amount of the evening. He received one of those large tea bags from the vending machine that's probably Alani's, so he's in here trying to make Tea of Mourning. It's uh... not going too well. But an attempt is being made and he'll keep at it until he can manage a single cup of this stupid tea. It's super bitter and he hates it.

He'll only stop in to the dining room for a moment and that's only to get some food before he heads back to his room. You're welcome to catch him as he's getting food or knock on his door; he'll probably answer.

But really, he's not feeling very talkative tonight. There are a few people he'll seek out, but otherwise he just seems... listless as opposed to his usual obnoxiousness.]

room

[deofoled]

[ So they probably ran into each other in the kitchen before, but he figured Gangrel needed a bit of space and there was a lot of baking to be done. So later he'll go knock on Gangrel's door with some food, chocolate cake to be precise.

...because if he was baking one cake why not make two. Knock, knock.]

Hey.

[plegia]

[Once again, Killia delivers with something that looks amazing. Gangrel quickly ushers him inside because that cake seems amazing.]

Well, I see you went all out today.

[deofoled]

It's been a rough day. [ But thanks Gangrel he appreciates the compliment! He comes in with the cake, plates and utensils.]

Where do you want this? [ Because he tends to just...eat on the floor.]

[plegia]

Desk.

[He tips his head toward it. Who would eat on the floor like a heathen????]

...I appreciate it. It's probably good to have something sweet after all of... [handwave] that.

[deofoled]

[ He lays the cake on the desk-- he really did go all out because he made designs with the frosting, nothing too fancy just textured buttercream. And hey, he has the best manners when he eats not.]

It's good to just have food, whatever it is. That was a mess.

[ He has a lot of feelings about all of that, a lot of them which contradict each other.]

[plegia]

[That looks almost too beautiful to eat, damn. He's going to devour it later.]

I suppose that's true. This is...

[...]

Well, it's certainly not as fun as last week.

[deofoled]

You thought last week was fun?

[plegia]

Of course it was. I didn't know Chiyuki or Kira. That sort of insanity is enjoyable! It's...

[.......]

It's harder when you know them.

[He really liked Kimbley, Silver, and Gold.]

[deofoled]

...I used to think that when I was younger.

[ So he gets that in a way, and he won't judge.]

It gets harder every week.

[plegia]

[Thirty feels like it's getting up there, and yet he's still so damn young compared to some of the people here...]

I'm sure it does. I've seen everyone else's reactions, after all. I usually don't have to worry about anything like that.

[Because he doesn't get attached, because he doesn't want to. Usually he can just shut it off. It's way harder than it should be right now.]

[deofoled]

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

Growing a heart isn't necessarily a bad thing.

[plegia]

Gah, don't— I'm not that sort of person!

[HOW DARE YOU CLAIM HE HAD A FEELING, THAT'S SLANDER]

kitchen;

[tsugomori]

[ Mikazuki knew that the man wasn't particularly happy about the results of the trial (let's be real, hardly anyone really was-), and so Gangrel was one of those he decided to visit to make company with at least. He sort of suspected the man would be very out of sorts... and so he had worried.

He'll be catching him, luckily enough as he notices him trying to make that tea... ]

Good evening, Gangrel. Do you need any help with making that tea?

[plegia]

[grumble grumble "tea is stupid" grumble]

...I suppose I could use a little assistance. Maybe. If you're really feeling all that charitable.

[...thanks, Mikazuki.]

[tsugomori]

Hahaha, for my friends, I am always feeling charitable.

[ He'll be heading on closer at that point, then, and that is one large tea bag. Yep. ]

... Oh my, this is quite the good amount of tea you have here. Were you thinking of sharing?

[plegia]

Tch.

[He doesn't have it in him to correct Mikazuki right now. But!! We're totally not friends!!]

Not really. But I guess I probably won't drink it all so if you want some...

[Consider yourself lucky!!]

[tsugomori]

[ Suuuure, Gangrel, sure. The fact that he doesn't correct him, doesn't go unnoticed, and he brightens up now. ]

Thank you, Gangrel. As always, I am appreciative of your generosity.

[ Then he'll begin to truly help with brewing that tea and wow honestly I have barely any idea how he does it but it's probably as usual in a very elaborate way despite there being just the tea kettle... ]

By the way, where did you get this? I don't recall seeing this size in the kitchen before. Or I guess they could be in the kitchen and I missed it.

[plegia]

[You know, he's never sure if Mikazuki is sincere about that or just being sarcastic...

But yes, thank you for your tea-brewing skills, I don't know anything about tea so this is good!!]

It came out of that machine. I figured it's probably someone's, but I wanted to try it first before figuring out whose it is.

[...He thinks it might be Alani's, that's what he's getting at here.]

[tsugomori]

[ Sincerely only for Gangrel, oh ho ho ho!

... But honestly, he always feels exceptionally happy whenever Gangrel is nice to him. Not that... he'd say that portion at least at the moment. ]

Ah, I see, I see...

...What type of drink do you normally prefer, anyway?

[plegia]

I don't have much of a preference. Anything that isn't too sweet, but certainly nothing as bitter as this tea.

[He actually succeeded in making a cup once! It was soooo bitter.]

[tsugomori]

[ He'll nod... and wonder if anyone besides Alani actually likes this bitter tea.

Presumably, the tea is done relatively soon, and he goes to prepare a cup for them both. ]

Hmm... Gangrel, do you mind if I ask how you have been managing to hold up?

[plegia]

[Thanks, Mikazuki. He appreciates it. This bitter tea is terrible, but he'll drink it anyway.]

Oh? You want to know how I'm holding up? Surely there are others who need your concern more than me.

[It's just as aggressive as everything he says, but it's mostly just because he doesn't know what to say.]

[tsugomori]

[ Mikazuki will then hand Gangrel his tea, and wait for his to cool. ]

But, you seemed a little bothered during the trial, and usually you laugh and say a lot of rude things. And you didn't do much of that this time.

I thought it may be fair to ask.

[ ... He hopes that didn't sound too rude or blunt... ]

[plegia]

...Tch. I'm that obvious, then...

[It's not exactly a surprise, but it's sort of annoying. What if people think he's going soft??]

I'm fine. You don't need to worry about me.