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

[capyper]

Yeah, let's do it! ... Maybe in a few days, then? [ People are probably still bummed out over the trial, after all. ] I'll have to think up something to make, too.

[prismbloom]

How about Wednesday, if that works for you?

[goodforsomething]

[Stan takes a swig of whiskey.]

Nah, I'm an only child. But I see the way the twins are... [He means Dipper and Mabel, obviously, not all the murderers]

[prismbloom]

Your niece has a twin, then?

[ She's just guessing, here. ]

[ratingspoint]

With any luck it'll be much shorter, yes!

Either way, though, we'll come through it, I know we will.

[goodforsomething]

Yeah, yeah. Dipper and Mabel. [Did he never mention Dipper? O o p s] They're both stayin' with me.

[prismbloom]

With confidence like yours, it's hard to believe anything else.

[prismbloom]

Is Dipper anything like Mabel?

[ratingspoint]

That is what I'm here for. Besides, I don't see much sense in lying down and giving up.

Granted, he changed the playing field on us a little bit this week...but that's all the more reason to keep our heads up.

[prismbloom]

If he's helped me in any way, I'd say it's giving me the title "Resilient." I really can't give up with something like that over my head.

[capyper]

Perfect! If the same thing happens on Tuesday as happened last week... well, it'll be a timely pick-up for everybody.

[prismbloom]

... I agree. We'll have to go above and beyond, in that case.

[notjustawriter]

Well, not a family guy exactly, just less....

Y'know. But the guy does have a few too many screws loose, don't he?

[ratingspoint]

Good point! That's a very good point.

[...]

Thanks for coming in here, by the way.

[notjustawriter]

What do they look like? If you mind tellin' me.

[ratingspoint]

Not at all!

[His hand drifts a bit as he says it, as though it isn't a particularly conscious or deliberate motion, shifting down toward that metal band at his waist with the heart at it's center.]

They're all heart-shaped, as far as I can tell. Monster souls all point upward, and humans' - and people with souls that are about as strong as humans' - all point the other way.

Monster souls don't have color to them, they're white or a very pale grey...humans' come in various colors, though. I think it depends on their personalities, though they change sometimes depending on what they're doing.

[psychoh]

... Well, at least it, uh... turned out for the best, right?

Sort of wonder where he got it from, though.

[goodforsomething]

Yeah, you gotta wonder. It's pretty good whiskey for after the apocalypse.

[goodforsomething]

Nah, the kid's a total nerd! Always buried in some book or other. You ask me, he needs to get out more!

[He means it well.]

[goodforsomething]

Yeeeeeeeah. Normally I'd say people can change, but there's gotta be a line somewhere. And THIS has gotta be a couple miles past it.

[notjustawriter]

Guess it's really about figuring out what makes him tick.

Beyond the murder, I mean.

[notjustawriter]

[He watches Mettaton move to touch the heart, curious.]

Colored, huh?

[....]

What color's my soul?

[#priorities]

[goodforsomething]

That's the question. He's real damn squirrelly though. Can't answer a question straight to save his life.

...'course, I might not've been helpin' myself much there. [Irritating people doesn't usually make them open up.]

[captainobnoxious]

[She is. What is personal space if not something to be rid of??]

Good. Get some sleep tonight, alright?

[captainobnoxious]

[HELL YEAH]

And then he goes on and on and on about things no one cares about! And says all kind of big words that mean nothing to anyone who's not him! I mean, I don't believe half of what he says just because of that, you know? What's his deal!