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

[ratingspoint]

It's not anything I've ever seen much reason for.

[It's not arguing, exactly, just stating something.]

But things are different here, in a way. It's like this place is designed to not give us the opportunity.

[bloodisthicker]

...

Hm. You know, given everything I've seen here to date, it's not entirely impossible, so I guess we'll have to keep that under consideration.

[sleepingkogoro]

[Well that is a relief!]

I'm not sure if that is good or if that is terrible.

[How is he supposed to interpret that little snippet of information? After all, he has the impression there's a whole world of monsters where Mettaton lives. Thousands, if not millions, just like humans. For one soul to be as powerful as all them really is mindboggling]

[ratingspoint]

...It's both, really. Depends on who you ask.

I mean, it's not as though we can't fight back at all, but it's going to be a losing fight in most circumstances.

[penduli]

[ He can join the "aggressively sewing" club Black's starting next week. ]

Teddy bears. [ ......... ] They don't look like it, but they're going to be teddy bears. Hopefully.

[penduli]

[ So he says. ]

I... yes, I would. [ Yato's either gonna be better than him at this or he's gonna be on the same level as him, there's no possible way he could be worse. ] I'd like them to look acceptable, at least, especially since I was thinking of, er... giving them out or setting them up somewhere.

[capyper]

You should! Divine assistance comes cheap, you know. Only five yen, the standard shrine offering.

[notjustawriter]

Right.

Even doin' something small like this... that's what matters, I'm sure. The point of this whole thing is to break people down, after all.

[pokexplorer]

Certainly.

[You bet he's happy to discuss Pokemon whenever possible! ...Okay, maybe not so much this time since it's mildly disturbing to think about. But still.]

The ones I am speaking about specifically are called Zorua and Zoroark, Zoroark being the evolved form of Zorua. Both can disguise themselves as humans, though Zoroark is much more skilled at it. It is said that Zoroark is so skilled with its illusions that it can fool just about anyone.

They are extremely rare, however. Not many people have seen them in the wild.

[ignorantly]

Are they supposed to look like the dead people, or... [ that didn't just accidentally happen, right. ]

[ratingspoint]

That's true, isn't it.

[...And this is a really depressing topic.]

How are you doing tonight, darling?

[bloodisthicker]

...well, we are pretty far away from what's happening, so maybe there's something that we're missing. If we could get a picture of it, we could probably see if there are any details that don't look right, but that would be a bit... needlessly grim, I suppose.

[penduli]

[ "supposed to be" oh god he knew they looked awful but really... ]

...yeah, it is... [ thanks, Sigrun........... ] ...it's not hard to tell, is it? Maybe I should just remake it...

[ratingspoint]

Normally I wouldn't have minded, you know that.

[See: abovementioned BUT MURDER AND PAIN SOLVES EVERYTHING, INCLUDING PROBLEMS WE DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD.]

And besides, it's not like I'm interested in telling everyone about my dreams to begin with. Obviously.

[captainobnoxious]

You probably should, this really is awful.

[... Though she's still holding it???]

Are you gonna make them for the others too? Is that going to be your stress relief?

[capyper]

Don't worry, I'll put in my all. The great delivery god Yato has many talents, you know! [ He doesn't remember it yet, but he even made his fancy ass clothes... ] How about I stuff 'em and stitch them up, and you can take care of the personal effects?

[captainobnoxious]

Yeah, but we're friends, you can totally come to me about this kinda stuff. I mean, I'm a leader person too, so if you can't come to me then who can you come to about it?

[-- Ah, here it is, the cloth covered thing she was looking for. Sigrun plops back down beside Mettaton and sets it into his lap.]

That is unrelated, but I thought you'd like it. I keep forgetting to take it with me since it's fragile.

["That" being a water flute she got from the vending machine some time ago.]

[ignorantly]

[ Shirazu grabs two cookies and shoves them both in his mouth at the same time, chewing them up contentedly. ]

These are delicious, Aqua-san.

[ratingspoint]

Ohhh - that's precious, darling! I appreciate it.

[...You know, Sigrun, this is both really adorable and kind of irritating him because now he has to figure out what to give you next time he sees you, because this is apparently just going to be how this works.

And like hell if he's addressing that first part because a w k w a r d.]

[captainobnoxious]

So we have to make sure that him and the others don't feel that way. That's going to get harder and harder if this keeps happening, but it feels kind of inevitable honestly. Especially the longer we're stuck here.

[That's just how it goes.]

Well, we've just got to keep our chins up, right?

[prismbloom]

[ boys, honestly. ]

Thank you. Don't eat too many at once--you may choke.

[sleepingkogoro]

As long as everyone is peaceful there should be no problems! Humans may not have the best track record when it is about dealing with each other but who knows, maybe it'll be different when it's about living with monsters!

[It isn't like there will be a war or anything like that. As if something like that could ever happen]

[sleepingkogoro]

Only five yen?

...

...what kind of divine assistance are you talking about?

[Because how can something good come so cheap!]

[captainobnoxious]

[she is going to aggressively friend you]

Well, I've got no use for it and I couldn't figure out how it worked until I tried cleaning it... but when you put water in it and blow it makes a sound. Kind of reminded me about what you said about the place you grew up.

[ratingspoint]

[...]

So are you this adorable in everyone's direction behind closed doors? I'd like to think I'm special - and I'm going to be regardless - but you never know.