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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[introspects]

[ It's late enough where Orihime's at least stopped crying; she's awake, writing some things down on some paper when she hears someone knock on the door.

It's Lusamine. ]

...Lusamine-san, did you have something to drink, first of all?

[ She doesn't want to keep you here with a headache and an empty stomach, after all. ]

[elepe]

[...ah.]

No...I went to sleep as soon as the trial was over. Would you like me to do that, then?

[...oops.]

[introspects]

...If you don't mind. I'll go with you.

[ A cup of tea, some crackers...whatever she wants, Orihime will prepare for her. ]

[elepe]

...I would welcome that.

[She's not sure how much she wants to eat, if at all, but...at least it'll be nice. Let's head out, then.]

How are you feeling, Orihime?

[introspects]

[ If she at least gets some water, that'll be fine with Orihime. ]

I'm alright. But...I'm...I'm worried about everyone else. Don't worry about me at all.

[elepe]

...I'm going to anyway. It's what I do best, I suppose.

[After this, no one is allowed to say she can't worry. Because clearly not worrying enough means dumb shit like this happens.

Once they get there though...god, Lusamine's grabbing a glass of water. Or two, honestly--she hasn't cried this hard in a long time. She really needed it...]

...I hate this entire day.

[introspects]

[ Fair point.

Still, Orihime's going to tell everyone not to worry about her, anyway.

At least Lusamine's getting some water; crying leads to dehydration and she really needs some fluids right now. ]

Me too. I'm sorry.

[elepe]

...I...don't know how to feel about all of this.

[...that's surprisingly honest, and she grabs a glass of water to kind of sustain herself for now.]

This has never happened before.

[introspects]

I...I don't think many of us have been through something like this...so you aren't alone.

[ Except for Phi, but...even then... ]

[elepe]

[...]

I don't like seeing children get hurt. Having to watch all of this happen, and knowing that I couldn't protect them, or do something, is...

[Ugh.]

It's awful.

[introspects]

It is...they're so young.

[ Younger than she is. Only by a year, but still-- ]

They didn't need to go through any of this.

[elepe]

...They really didn't. And to think that...

[Ugh, tears prick at her eyes again. Lusamine rubs them out as quickly as she can.]

It's awful.

[introspects]

[ ugh she is making this worse isn't she

orihime frowns, seeing lusamine rub at her eyes like that...she's going to do what a daughter thing should and just give her a hug. she doesn't know what else to say. ]

[elepe]

[...That surprises her a bit, and for a couple of seconds, she just stands there not...really sure what to do.

Eventually, she wraps her arms right around Orihime and hugs her as tight as she can.]

Why did they do something so stupid?! Why didn't I realize it sooner?! I could have stopped them, I could have done something--