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

[bloodisthicker]

[...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.]

Comments

[prismbloom]

I may take you up on that suggestion, then.

Have you tried any of Cherryblod's tea? It does wonders.

[sleepingkogoro]

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]

[prismbloom]

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

[sleepingkogoro]

No, please don't.

[Sounds like Mouri really doesn't want tea. Feeling he may have been a bit too firm, he thinks of an excuse]

Uh, I can get it myself later. Besides you have done a lot today already. I know you may feel guilty about that, but you saved everyone's lives.

[Mouri is not really the best when it's about being tactful or soothing. Still, may as well try]

[prismbloom]

[ That does give her pause, and she looks a bit... torn. ]

I didn't expect to, with a suggestion like that. I'm glad we're safe, but...

[sleepingkogoro]

It had to be done, unfortunately. There's nothing we can do to change the rules the Kingmaker has pushed onto us.

I am sure if we could have chosen we would all have spared Kamui-san.

[prismbloom]

If we could somehow find a way to escape this twisted game, I'd be more than happy to do it. I refuse to believe the only way to leave is murder.

[ ... ]

I wish I had gotten to know him better.

[sleepingkogoro]

I don't think I ever talked to him. He didn't seem like an approachable guy, so I never really gave it a try.

And don't worry, we will escape. Sooner or later we will.

["Even if it isn't all of us", Mouri thinks. Of course, he doesn't want to say it. Aqua is starting to look better, that would only bring her down again]

[prismbloom]

He does-- did seem the type to prefer his own company.

[ She'll probably never get used to talking in the past tense. ]

Thank you, Mouri. You've helped more than I can ever describe. Is there any way I can repay you?

[sleepingkogoro]

Oh, no, you don't need to repay me! It is okay. We all need to watch out for each other, that is what I think. Haahaha!

[prismbloom]

I think so, too. I'm glad you'll have my back--and I'll have yours, of course.