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

[acherontiastyx]

Yeah, it would be literally the least surprising thing in the world. It really sucks because if that's the case then he has my oldest Pokemon with him, and I...

[...]

Well, he ties everything together.

[firstaid]

Yeah, it does. He's the one... doing this to all of us.

[Making everyone feel... awful. One way or another.]

[acherontiastyx]

Oh. Uh. I was talking about my Golisopod. He brings all of us together as a team.

[firstaid]

[Oh... she completely misunderstood... That really only makes things worse.]

And the Wordsmith likely has it, doesn't he?

[Like keeping him as a way to bring down morale.]

[acherontiastyx]

I'd be really surprised if he didn't, since all of them should've been on me.

[firstaid]

I hope you can get them back then.

[acherontiastyx]

Yeah. So do I.

...I'm mostly just worried what'll happen to 'em if we all get taken out.

[firstaid]

Let us hope that doesn't happen. For the sake of your friends.

[acherontiastyx]

Yeah. Yeah, I think... yeah.

[HE DOESN'T WANT TO THINK ABOUT IT.]

Sorry. Bein' a downer here.

[firstaid]

It's fine. I think it's a reality you should think about so that you fight so that it doesn't occur.

[acherontiastyx]

Oh, yeah, but not now. Like, now we need uppers, not downers.