trusthell | Love of mine, someday you will die, but I'll be close behind

Please join us in the greenhouse should you feel able or need company. There will be food and comfort. None of us should be alone right now.

-Hanyuu, Jasper, and Silver

[That's the note that gets slid under everyone's doors after such a somber and saddening trial; it's not like it's going to be a big ordeal anymore given how few of them there are, but that doesn't mean that they should spend it alone.

The location of their setup is the greenhouse! ...The greenhouse has had a new addition; there is a massive blanket fort set up using an absurd amount of rope, blankets, and duct tape. The blankets span across three trees to make a considerable amount of space roughly shaped like a triangle for them to hang out under. Under the fort is a small pile of scissors taken from the sewing and art rooms. Next to them are a couple of flower crowns. They're relatively simple and don't involve many different flowers, but they're good examples of what the pile of scissors are there for.

There's also food, of course; a blanket is laid out on the floor with a large set of plates, a massive amount of eggs and rice, some of Elda's spicy fries, and... Sandwiches. Jasper's made everyone sandwiches, and the sandwiches are absolutely absurd in size due to how many cold cuts she's stacked into them. But don't worry! They aren't all meat. There's a lot of mustard, too. Luckily, they're still of a reasonably edible size.]

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At least not until we're out. Make sure she gets out alive first.

I--- [ . . . This is a weird moment and- ] I do not know if I am capable of such a thing.

[ With a woman she loves. Shares a bed with. Is always besides.

... But it must sound absurd form Elda Marker, the hateful grandmother. ]

... But she will get out alive.

[ Or Elda won't. ]

Then I'm trusting you to make sure of that.

[Although he can mentally fill in that last part.]

That is something you can trust in absolutely, Silver.

[ . . . . ]

Thank you.

Yeah.

[...Silver opens his mouth to say something else, but closes it and gets back to work on the ice bombs.]

[ She's curious what else he might have to say that. But instead, she continues, ]

... Thank you, for calling out Hanyuu.

[ . . . ]

Perhaps this is merely my opinion, but I think that often, we can be deaf to the words of those whom we love the most. And hearing you defend my feelings was touching.

...Yeah. Guilty as charged.

[...]

Can I ask you to defend some of my feelings, Elda?

[ She hesitates only a moment, but, ]

Of course.

...Please say something to Watanuki.

[He's hoping Elda gets the gist of what he means and doesn't have to elaborate.]

You and him are a thing?

No. But he's an important friend of mine, and I don't want anything to happen to him.

[There's no hesitation in his words. He's not sure he feels that way about anyone, but if one name had to come to mind... Well, it's not Watanuki, anyway.]

Good.

[ She snorts ]

I'd feel bad for a certain handsome devil.

[ That said, Elda nods. ]

Honestly, Kimihiro might be deaf to my words, he's already got me on watch for some of my actions towards Hanyuu at Gangrel's trial.

But I will call him out regardless.

I'm not going to get through to him alone. But maybe if he hears it from more people, he'll understand.

[...]

What handsome devil?

Gold, you dolt! He's still in the rough, but then, so are you! He'll be about half as handsome as my James in ten years.

[...Right, Gold.]

I still need to figure out how I feel about him.

[That's been so unimportant in comparison to everything else, but... He still wants to figure it out.]