bloodisthicker: because that would be the worst (did i break a nail)
Tarrlok ([personal profile] bloodisthicker) wrote in [community profile] trusthell2016-03-05 04:01 pm

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.]
notjustawriter: (♟ and the ground was dry)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-03-06 05:33 am (UTC)(link)
That we were.

We stumbled into the solution through sheer dumb luck, too. If this happens again, I don't want to think about what people might be doin' then.
prismbloom: (home.)

[personal profile] prismbloom 2016-03-06 05:34 am (UTC)(link)
We'll keep working, then. Learning a new skill is more fun with a friend, anyway.

[ She has to think on that... but she hums a tune pretty soon after he asks the question. ]

I'm not sure I'm doing it the justice it deserves. It's a song my music box plays.
captainobnoxious: (32 serious mode 4)

[personal profile] captainobnoxious 2016-03-06 05:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Whereas Aqua turns paler, Sigrun's expression darkens and she blows out her mouth.]

I don't get it. Is he going to do that with anyone who happens to dies, or was it just that one time? It's not right. The dead stay dead and the ancient gods carry their souls on, so to pull it back like that...

[It both sends shivers down her spine and angers her.]

I'm going to ask him about it tomorrow. I'll say something I regret tonight if I radio him, but tomorrow I'll be better.

[No less angry or wanting to wring his neck, but hey. It's okay.]
lackinginfaith: Caren arriving out of nowhere again. (look it up on wikipedia)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-06 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
No more blood-sharing. We're all going to get sick.
captainobnoxious: (33 don't worry)

[personal profile] captainobnoxious 2016-03-06 05:41 am (UTC)(link)
[Ah, her other sharptoothed pal. Sigrun gives him a small smile and pats the spot beside her. If he wants to sit, he can, and if not, no harm no foul.]

Hey. How're you feeling, recruit?
ratingspoint: (CONTENT ♥ suck it nielsen i'm doing fine)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-06 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
No, no, keep going for a bit - it's pretty.

[It also sounds easy enough to commit to memory after a few times, so- ]
prismbloom: (eliminate.)

[personal profile] prismbloom 2016-03-06 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
It's cruel--to bring someone back like that. Someone we cared about, who was our friend. [ She shakes her head. Aqua's opinion of the Kingmaker just keeps getting worse and worse. ]

Please, let me know if you find anything out. Everyone should know, though; we may be better prepared, somewhat, if we know he's going to do it again.
notjustawriter: (♞ found a shaman in a)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-03-06 05:43 am (UTC)(link)
Gettin' random cuts with blades that haven't been sterilized is also a good way to get a nasty as hell infection, and we don't have any way of treating anything like that right now, either.
goodforsomething: (⛵ yeesh this guy)

[personal profile] goodforsomething 2016-03-06 05:45 am (UTC)(link)
Hey, uh...thanks for the brownies.

[How to be comforting...]

You want some coffee? You don't look like you're gonna wanna sleep much. [Nailed it.]

[personal profile] ignorantly 2016-03-06 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
[ He'll move to sit down, then; thanks, Siggy, he appreciates it. ]

Kinda numb, right now.
captainobnoxious: (30 serious mode 2)

[personal profile] captainobnoxious 2016-03-06 05:47 am (UTC)(link)
Whatever I learn I'll gladly tell. I actually talked to him the other night, but it wasn't about anything really important and I'd planned to inform everyone during the meeting today, but...

[Well. You know. Zagi would've gotten a kick out of the tiny human thing.]

I think the most important thing I ended up learning was that he wasn't always alone and he doesn't know how long he's been here, being the same as us. But even that's not much information.
prismbloom: (hidden dragon)

[personal profile] prismbloom 2016-03-06 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's a little surprised, but he did say she had a nice voice. It's still odd to be complimented on things other than her magic.

But she continues humming, her eyes closing as she does. This way, it's easy to lose herself in the memories.

It reminds her of just how much she misses her friends, though. ]
lackinginfaith: Caren looking up. (tell him it was the mermaid!)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-06 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
You really do have a lot to worry about...
notjustawriter: (♞ problematic ill)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-03-06 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
....Maybe we should make that a rule in case this comes up again: knives aren't the solution.

Too many things could go wrong.
lackinginfaith: Caren eating with a smirk. (15 minutes late)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-06 06:02 am (UTC)(link)
What, are we making our own list of rules now?
captainobnoxious: (23 you're joking right)

[personal profile] captainobnoxious 2016-03-06 06:04 am (UTC)(link)
[She knows how to treat her people, alright. No one can say she doesn't.]

That's normal. I'm pretty sure most people are doing just as well as you are right now.

[It's... just another Tuesday, so to say, for her. They usually die from troll attacks but, well. Death's a constant companion.]

Do you want to talk to the fire? We'd usually have their bodies in a pyre or... the incinerator, I guess, but some of their belongings is fine considering the circumstances.
Edited 2016-03-06 06:04 (UTC)
notjustawriter: (♟ and the story it told)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-03-06 06:15 am (UTC)(link)
Ain't it a good rule?

Though I suppose the Kingmaker might make that impossible.
lackinginfaith: Caren looking up. (tell him it was the mermaid!)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-06 06:16 am (UTC)(link)
You're envisioning a war of rules made to combat unofficial rules in a war of "less murder" versus "more murder," aren't you.
notjustawriter: (♟ my skin began to turn red)

[personal profile] notjustawriter 2016-03-06 06:18 am (UTC)(link)
More or less.

He's not going to be happy with people tryin' to stop it.
ratingspoint: (REALLY ♥ heel turn one more time i s2g)

[personal profile] ratingspoint 2016-03-06 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
[She's not the only one, really; it's sort of similar to things he used to do back home, things he hasn't thought about in a really long time, and the nice thing about easy, repetitive melodies is that they're easy to harmonize with.

And that's what he finds himself doing after a while, shortly, once he thinks he's got it in his head; it's calming, at least, something to focus on that isn't the...everything that's been going on today.]
lackinginfaith: Caren offended. (a newspaper clipping for all that?)

[personal profile] lackinginfaith 2016-03-06 06:31 am (UTC)(link)
Even if he keeps saying it's our fault whatever we do.
happysweets: (pic#9226763)

[personal profile] happysweets 2016-03-06 06:49 am (UTC)(link)
Well, we have to see what tomorrow brings! If there's something I can do to lift everyone's spirits, I'll definitely do my best! I mean, everyone was enjoying themselves a lot yesterday. And people seemed to like the crossword a lot, too...

Thank you for the suggestion, though. Maybe if I make a suggestion box and try to figure out what everyone wants, we can make a thing out of it...
happysweets: (pic#10068739)

[personal profile] happysweets 2016-03-06 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
Mm, no, it's okay! Misa-Misa doesn't really like coffee...it's too bitter for me. I appreciate it, though.

[ But that said... ]

I-I'll be fine, though. I'll just need a few hours...
isafraid: (I want to know your name)

[personal profile] isafraid 2016-03-06 08:18 am (UTC)(link)
...My apologies then, Miss Caren. [He's tired, it's noticeable right on his face.]

I'm sure you and the King do your jobs just fine. Royal or not, one way or another, this Kingmaker we have is a right mess.
isafraid: (Hat trick)

[personal profile] isafraid 2016-03-06 08:20 am (UTC)(link)
[Seeing as Stan is one of the only people out and about, Speedwagon wagered he would run into him as he got up to stretch his legs.]

....Not much for tea, are you?

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