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WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT? OUR TALES RIVAL JUST TURNED INTO A ZOMBIE!

[...so, uh, that was a thing that happened. Tarrlok was completely ready to do the politician thing and come up with a speech or something for most of whatever the hell that excuse for a trial was, but everything got all confusing, baffling, and horrifying and completely inexplicably, he can't find the words.

Maybe he just... needs a day. Tomorrow will probably be fine. For now, though, Misa volunteered to make brownies, and he was going to make a Northern Water Tribe comfort food specialty.

...even if they only had shortening and not actual animal fat and it'd been a while since he'd made it, but it tasted... alright? Definitely not as good as the stuff back home, but it was hard to get that good, anyway.

...there's also the matter of setting things up in a location other than the dining hall, because even though that's cleaned up, it still feels pretty tasteless to hold a wake literal feet from the place you found someone's bloody corpse.

So, a little later on in the day, a lovingly personalized note will be slid under everyone's doors:

And if the Survivors choose to head to the library, they'll find a... well, okay, it's a bunch of boxes from the storage room of comparable size stacked up on each other to kind of resemble a table. The dining hall ones don't even seem like they'd fit in the library, so Team Afterparty clearly had to improvise. One side is filled with plates, bowls, and spoons, and the other is filled with brownies, cookies, and a big bowl of berry aqutak. There are also chairs dotted throughout the room in a sort of vague circle --- close enough together that if people want to talk, they can, but far enough apart that it'd be easy to drag it off for some privacy.]

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[Caren smiles, though it's subdued, still thinking about the rest of the day.]

No wonder you like him so much.

[Gabriel doesn't look like he's doing too well himself, but eventually he'll approach Bruce, still looking shaken, but he doesn't look like he's going to be sick or pass out or anything like that.]

We.... we'll find a way to get out of here.

But we need some time, now. Time to regroup.

[ Shirazu glances up when Speedwagon takes a seat. ]

...How are you holdin' up, Speedwagon-san?

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Yosuke does seem like the music-lover type.

[ It's nice to get her mind off things, at least. Everyone she's talked to has helped her in more ways than she can explain. Aqua's beginning to learn that normalcy, no matter how short-lived it may be, is important. ]

I have managed to learn Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star. That's as far as I've gotten, though.

Hey there, Tarrlok.

[Gabriel looks like he's trying to fake being in good spirits. Surely this is a good sign.]

That food you made for us, what's it called?

[ She doesn't reply, at least with words; instead, there's a hug coming right your way, Misa. ]

There's not much to be done. Some of us surely are going to continue looking for some sort of clue or anything that could help, at least that is my plan.

All that matters is to stay busy no matter what.

[And it's good for her to get it out.]

I swore to protect everyone too, don't forget. It's the argument that started me and Mettaton's friendship in the first place.

[As... fucking weird and odd couple as it is.]

But you have to realize that they're just words in the end. You don't want them to be just words and I understand that more than anyone, but in the end we can only do the best we can to the best of our abilities. Sometimes it's just not enough.

[...]

As for what happened to Kamui as punishment... Who could have thought that would've happened? I was expecting a firing squad myself, not the guy I felt as close as kin with suddenly appearing not dead to exact revenge. I'm pretty pissed about his body being disrespected like that too.

Light is very special to me. ...That's why I can't imagine going back to a world without him.

So I have to hold out hope, really. That what the Kingmaker said was a lie.

[Gabriel manages a weak smile.]

Sure, I'll take a cup.

Then I will! I'm no good at bringing people together like this, see, so I'm glad to have someone who's practically a specialist at it.

[That's a good girl, Misa, you get another headpet before she'll take the origami star and gently tuck it into Misa's bundle.]

If I can give a suggestion, Mettaton's being dying to perform for us all, so why not work with him a little to see if you guys can't come up with something?

Uuuh, I'm not really a tea person. I'm more into coffee.

Besides Cherryblod-san may be overexerting himself. I don't want to bother him more than needed.

[Yeah, no way Cherryblod's kindness has gone unnoticed]

Don't we all.

[ Oh, Aqua...don't mind if she gives a huge hug right back. ]

Misa-Misa hopes that you take care of yourself.

I'd give them one or two days to at least feel again, then a day or so more to actually be more or less the way they were before. Especially the people who haven't dealt with burdens like this before.

That said, Mouri, [because she does remember names, she just reserves them for different situations, turning to look at him] if you or Lynne want to do something about the weapons and kitchen knives, I'd suggest you'd do it while everyone's more or less compliant. I wouldn't take them away, but keeping a running record of who's got what at the end of the day would be helpful if they get used. The earlier you set this in the easier it'll be for people to get used to it and the safer they'll feel.

Does that sound like something you two can work out?

A few?

Well, then, you've probably still got more experience than me. I've only encountered 'em once, and I'm not sure they were actually zombies.

I will. I promise--I don't want anyone to worry about me.

[ More than they have to, anyway. ]

[Seeing Gabriel like this just means that Bruce forces himself to look more put together. Everyone is shaken, clearly, but as much as Bruce hates to say it, they can't just stay like this. They have to press on.

Two people have died. Let there only be two people who remain dead.]

We can't stop, even if we wanted to. [He says quietly. There are already lives on their shoulders, like it or not.]

[hahaha Tarrlok, you had to ask the guy who loves horror, didn't you?]

To put it simply, the dead reanimated. They're shambling corpses that lack any sense of being; though I guess sometimes they're considered fast, too.

The point is, the body is still moving, but nothin's goin' on in the mind. It makes them hard to kill.

'Course, most people think they're fictional.

No, it shouldn't exist. But they're real.

[Says the guy who has been pretty adamant about denying the existence of werewolves this week.]

[ Shirazu nods; staying busy is a good idea. ]

...I'll do what I can, too.

I suspect they're not very common.

Yeah, that's it. Or, at least, I'm pretty sure that's what it was; Zagi was dead. There's no way he could have gotten back up on his own.

[....]

What's a ghost Pokemon?

I'm not much of a fan of coffee, myself--except with plenty of creamer. Would you like me to get you a cup?

Really?

[That surprises him, but then again, they're clearly all missing some of their memories.]

....I guess it's not that important, but how Zagi was actin' back there....

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