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

[ravagers]

[ Clefable, you're a good friend. Vanille lifts her head to look at Lusamine, nods, then ducks her head down again. ]

Y-yeah... Varric... was like a dad to me. Wish I could've told him...

[ ... ]

You're right. It's-- it's easy to forget that, huh... [ She sniffles and finally pulls away from Clefable. ] It's like... we can keep a little piece of them with us.

[elepe]

[...Oh.

That sounds especially painful, shit. Lusamine's look goes downcast at that. When you don't get to tell someone something very important before they leave...]

...Listen. I know this is going to be hard for you, Vanille. But...perhaps you should write to him, and tell him that. It may not have the same impact as if he were alive, but...

[...]

I think he would want to know. Most...would love a chance to be able to tell those lost how they truly feel, that they weren't able to beforehand.

[ravagers]

[ She's not too good with writing, but... ]

You... you think so? I'll give it a shot.

[ She leans against Lusamine. ]

It seems... a lot of that's been happening here, huh? Regrets, missed chances...

[elepe]

[Yeah, Lusamine pulls her into a hug when she leans in.]

...We lose people every week. There's...bound to be something you don't manage to tell someone, before they're gone. It's agonizing.

[ravagers]

[ Vanille wraps her arms around Lusamine, resting her head on her shoulder. ]

Are there things you wish you'd have told the others, before they died?

[elepe]

[Lusamine...has to think about that for a moment. But...]

Hm. Not...tell, necessarily. But there are so many things that I would have loved to ask others. They were all so interesting...