i feel the love, and i feel it burn, down this river every turn

[oyashiromama]

[The trial, as usual, was taxing. It's for different reasons every week, but what it all comes down to is there are fewer of them than there were, and that keeps on happening. The note comes, as it always does, earlier than last week, but still with some delay. There's a note slipped under everyone's door. ...One under Gold's door because of course Silver will be staying there, she knows.]

Please come to the dining room, if you would like not to be alone. There will be food, and there will be some cards and board games if you need a distraction.

- Hanyuu & Elda

[True to that, there are a variety of foods. It's nothing too fancy. Rice, grilled fish, eggs in various styles. ...No creampuffs this time, it seems Hanyuu thought that would be a little in poor taste. Also a bunch of fries? ...Really spicy fries, like incredibly so.

On a far table, board games brought from the games room have been left out, along with many decks of cards.]

Comments

[matchbreaker]

... Maybe. But he still was holding himself back in there for a few hours.

[ Instead of just admitting to it. But then... could she blame him? She wouldn't have admitted to it either. Or maybe he had other concerns, like going nuts and trying to bat them all up - ]

Wordsmith really is most unfair.

[plegia]

Of course he is. He's probably enjoying every minute of this.

[Maybe he'd be able to enjoy every minute of it as well if he wasn't forced to get to know the people here.]

[matchbreaker]

I meant the blue one.

[ She sighs, and looks around the room ] Still, Hanyuu'll scold me for speaking ill of the dead, so let's get off this topic.

[plegia]

[Shrug!]

Fair enough. I normally don't care at all about speaking ill of the dead, but that's probably best today.

[Because he actually kind of cared about Killia in his own stupid, stunted way.]

[matchbreaker]

Honestly, I don't either.

[ Oh cool, she can make a long ass run this time ]

But: How about this? Do you style your nails, Gangrel?

[plegia]

Of course I do! You don't think they grow like this naturally, do you?

[THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE TOPIC CHANGE, YES LET'S FOCUS ON THIS]

[matchbreaker]

Do they have nail polish, in Pelgia?

[plegia]

...Nail polish?

[THAT'S A NO]

[matchbreaker]

[ Elda shows off her own long lady fingernails. Notice how they are red. And glossy. ]

[plegia]

Oh, is that the stuff you use to coat your nails? I assumed it was some sort of paint or something.

[matchbreaker]

It's similar, it's a lacquer that gives me this nice finish. [ A beat ]

Would you like to try it, later?

[plegia]

Of course I would! It looks incredible!

[matchbreaker]

Tomorrow, then. Or perhaps the next day. [ she's got a plan tonight. ... Maybe. ]

We'll see how those look when they're red!

[plegia]

Beautiful, I'm certain! I'll be looking forward to it!

[matchbreaker]

I'm sure they will! They're quite the canvas already!

[plegia]

I work hard to maintain them! Losing even one of them would infuriate me to no end!

[matchbreaker]

Oh, can't imagine. Your nails are much more fragile than mine, aren't they?

[plegia]

I'm sure they are. I am only human, after all.

[matchbreaker]

And yet you can still fight with those!

[ She said, playing her final card and winning the hand again ]

[plegia]

[...you are entirely too good at this, jfc.]

Of course! I've broken a nail or two before in battle, but I've since learned how to compensate and adjust to them!

[matchbreaker]

[ Well, this is an old lady game! okay it's not but the player plays it with his grandma all the time so it is in my head sue me ]

So do you think they look good? [ Err wait - ] They do, of course! But I meant back in the old country some nobles would deliberately keep things impractical to show they could.

[plegia]

[that's adorable omg]

That's not my reasoning behind it, but I'm fairly sure that's why the Ylissean nobles act the way they do!

[IT SURE MUST BE IMPRACTICAL TO WEAR A ONE-SLEEVED ONESIE]

I just like how it looks! It's intimidating!

[...#aesthetic]

[matchbreaker]

It does all make you look like a pretty thin lion!

[ She laughs at the whole Ylissean thing though. Good, good. ]