that's not what we usually mean by 'dance with death'

[cherryblooded]

[That certainly did happen. Cherryblod's not the type of person who will judge one person's value as being more than another's, so he can't say whether it was better or worse than the first week. It came as less of a shock, maybe, but even so...

It's not the kind of thing people usually want to go through alone.

So, after he spends some time in the kitchen preparing (with assistance from Bruce), he'll slip some personalized notes under everyone's doors.]

[Name],
If you'd prefer to spend this time alone, that's fine.
If you'd prefer not to, I've made some food and set it out in the dining hall.
Even if you're just hungry and would rather not talk, feel free to come take some.
But if you'd like the company, we're here for you.
-Cherryblod

[Those arriving in the dining hall will find an assortment of food - a fair number of sandwiches and other, actual meal-like options since most people missed a meal or two, but also a goodly number of desserts. There's tea, as well as coffee for those who favor it.]

Comments

[happysweets]

I'm positive that'll be more than enough! I should warn you, though. I'm really good at Tic-Tac-Toe! Misa-Misa's strategy is unbeatable! She just makes sure she gets three corners, and then you're tra--

O-oh no, I ruined it!

[garudynamic]

[Aw, now he feels bad]

...well, as long as it wouldn't fall on us all it'd be okay.

[garudynamic]

Nothing too exciting. Just everything I remember from the trial.

[garudynamic]

... everything that happened. In case there's, you know... a clue.

[garudynamic]

Huh? Oh hey Yagami. Uhm, just some stuff from the trial.

[He scoots the notebook over so he can see: he's attempting to recreate Pearl's spear. It's recognizable, but Yosuke is clearly no artist.]

[cherryblooded]

Kind of you. But really, I can live without one.

[He's made it this many weeks already.]

[garudynamic]

Better then I could be.

[His eyes are a little red, but he left most of that in his room.]

[captainobnoxious]

So humans are the boss monsters of all boss monsters, if we're going by strength and souls and whatnot. That's a weird kind of ranking though.

[... But the snails could be important. Eat some.

Also look, he sounds normal again. More normal. Not... sultry or anything that was highly uncomfortable. Sigrun pats his chest proudly.]

Are they usually your generals then? The kind of people that'd take care of any problem?

[garudynamic]

Well yeah, but just cuz you can doesn't mean you should have to.

[cherryblooded]

There are people going without much more than a few reminders of home here.

[bloodisthicker]

...well, we do have a robot, and we had an alien... so I'd say it's a little bit of both, maybe? I haven't really listened to much of either, but that's what this is seeming like.

I suppose we should just... expect anything at this point.

[garudynamic]

[He nods. Cherryblod isn't wrong]

Yeah. And you're one of those people. It's okay to be a little greedy sometimes. Plus I don't think you're the only one that like a swim.

[cherryblooded]

I suppose...

[It's hard for him to not be concerned about other people first, though, which is pretty obvious in his subject change-]

What would you like? Assuming we do get another floor.

[garudynamic]

A pool.

[He says it deadpan as can be... but can't hold it and snickers]

Sorry, kidding. Uhm... I guess some games would be nice. It gets so boring in here some times...

[cherryblooded]

If we do get some, I'll challenge you to any game you like.

[penduli]

[ ...look he still doesn't know how much of the god thing he believes, but okay. ]

Sounds good to me. [ At least some of these bears will look nice... ] Have you sewn a lot?

[captainobnoxious]

[Sigrun never needs space. And she'll mostly get it later.]

Just as fine. Death just doesn't affect me much, you know? So it's never that big of a deal in the end. Besides, there's more than enough people here to feel guilt and sadness at what happened for me.

[... and those are the people she's dedicated to, but she's trusting them not to be too bad tonight. Hard enough to figure out how to feel about Mettaton's possible anger at her for earlier.]

I'll take my time off, of course, but I'm mostly wondering if this is a good enough tribute to them right now.

[bloodisthicker]

...you don't have to watch it, I'm sure. Just... turn away when it happens.

[...should he suggest the King toughen up, actually... man, he doesn't know.]

[penduli]

[ Well, that's not a pleasant segue. Especially when coupled with the hug. ]

...What about? [ Don't be about twins being murderers twice in a row, don't be about twins being murderers twice in a row-- ]

[captainobnoxious]

Don't think that anyone's gonna suspect you just because the past two killers have had something in common with you, okay? We've got some oddballs and people who jump to conclusions, but I won't let it fly. Neither will Cherry.

[Sorry, it is what it is.]

Mostly everyone's got someone they'd kill for. Alright?

[garudynamic]

Be careful, I'm pretty good at poker~

[Don't let him lie, his poker face is awful]

[cherryblooded]

Poker it is. I'll take you on.

[Cherryblod's is pretty good.]

[penduli]

[ Last week was just because of his upset stomach--this week is because this is twice it's been a twin for the sake of their twin, and... look, he's a twin. He hasn't hidden that at all.

And he hasn't really hidden the fact that he'd do anything to keep White safe a secret either.

It's logical for him to think that the others might start being wary of him, and obviously the best way to make sure that doesn't happen is... spending time by himself, because that's not suspicious as fuck. (Really, he just doesn't want to see their looks. He's not ashamed of the lengths he'd go for White, but he's never liked being looked at, either.) ]

Oh-- [ The offer catches him off-guard; he hesitates, but holds out the plate anyway. ] Thank you. I appreciate the offer, Mr. Banner.

[ Even if they don't generally get along in the courtroom--not that Black gets along with anyone down there, really. ]

...I'm sorry about earlier, down there. [ He means what he said and he's sticking to his values, but--being on good terms with everyone is important too. ] We just can't seem to agree on anything when we get to our podiums, can we?

[penduli]

[ oh.

Black doesn't know what to say at first, so he turns his face down and stares at his bandaged fingers, then slowly starts unwrapping them. He's not going to be doing any sewing while he's in his room, so they don't need to be wrapped up right now.

Plus, it gives him something to do. ]

Thank you. [ It's very soft when he finally does speak--strained, too, like it's caught in his throat. It sort of is. ] It means a lot to me. I'll thank Mr. Cherryblod too when I see him.

[goingdigital]

[At least until more creepy love letters are sent to kingy.]

Bleh, no it's fine. You gotta keep drinkin' it to get use to it right?