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]

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]

[deofoled]

Who said I was talking about you?

[ He was of course, but he's not the type to have Gangrel admit it aloud. On the other hand he's not lying, because his words apply to the only other person in the room, and his small wry smile is evident of it.]

[plegia]

[ >:( ]

I'd like to know what prompted that! If you weren't talking about me then your timing is horrible!

[deofoled]

[ There's several moments of silence as he debates on how to respond. It's something he's been carrying around since he's arrived here, since before that, but it wasn't something he liked to talk about it. But he gets Gangrel in a way (or thinks he does), and it's that familiarity that makes him reply with the hard answer instead of the easy one.]

Me.

[plegia]

[...]

Oh. I'm... sorry?

[It sounds like he has no idea if that's the right thing to say.]

[deofoled]

You think it's a bad thing?

It gets monotonous living like that after a while. Though I didn't realize what I was missing out on until I discovered it.

[ He doesn't sound offended, just stating.]

[plegia]

[...]

Well, I suppose it would. I've only been alive thirty years, which is nothing compared to your lifespan. It hasn't gotten boring for me yet... but I'm human. I suppose I'm not exactly immune to it.

[It's grudging and sort of angry, but there really isn't any avoiding it. He has feelings, as much as he hates them.]

[deofoled]

I don't think our time functions the same way as yours. I'm pretty young in demon years.

[ He just nods, he's not going to push him on admitting the feelings bit, but hopefully this talk helps somewhat.]

Just something to keep in mind.

[plegia]

I'm not surprised to hear that. Time seems to pass differently in most worlds.

[Primarily those with people who are much, much older.

...]

What happened to you?

[With the heart thing.]

[deofoled]

[.....]

Someone showed me what it was like to care about others and not just myself.

[plegia]

...Well, that sounds dangerous.

[It's light-hearted (as light-hearted as he can be right now, anyway) and he shakes his head.]

Did you actually enjoy that?

[deofoled]

Do you remember how I told you my vengeance against Void was personal? It's because he killed her.

[...]

But I enjoyed it while it lasted.

[plegia]

[...Ohhhhhhh.]

I'm sorry to hear that. That... I hope you get your revenge.

[It's not something he can really understand, but it certainly is something he actually means, for once.]

[deofoled]

I'll get it even if it's the last thing I get to do.

[ And like their talk they had before, he pretty much figures it will go that way.]

You got your vengeance, right? So maybe it's something you can try out.

[plegia]

With that crown, I should have gotten my revenge. But...

[...]

Well, I'm not sure I'm done yet. There's plenty I still want to do. I'll return home after all of this is over and finish it.

[deofoled]

I hope you're able to finish it.

[ But he also hopes that maybe Gangrel will dislike having feels less. But he won't push anymore.]

I can't even find Void to get a clear shot at him.

[plegia]

Well that's unfortunate. At least I don't have to worry about that, since my revenge is against a whole country!

[...]

But I do hope you manage it someday.