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

[garudynamic]

[He doesn't come out right away from his room, getting all his grief out in one go. But eventually he returns, cradling the last piece of Pearl, the one Caren held, in his hands. It's easy to assume Sigrun will attempt some form of funeral, so he owes it to her to make sure all of Pearl is available to do so.

But something about that is bothering him, so one might eventually find him at one of the table, doodling and writing on one of the storage notebooks, thinking hard]

[cherryblooded]

Is this spot taken?

[Cherryblod's willing to take a break from cooking to check up on how Yosuke's doing, but not if Yosuke would rather have the quiet.]

[garudynamic]

Huh? Oh hey, nah, sit if you want.

[cherryblooded]

Thank you.

[He'll have a seat.]

...What are you writing?

[garudynamic]

Nothing much. Just... trying to get my thoughts together.

Hey... uhm, was it just me or was the ex-

[He almost says 'execution', which is the right word. But he can't bring himself to finish it]

-the thing at the end... wasn't it kinda weird?

[cherryblooded]

For a lot of reasons. [Where to even begin.]

First of all - we had Pearl's body right there, at her podium. But her gemstone looked completely whole in the pit.

That can't have been her.

[clubleader]

[ She sits across the table from him, quiet for a second before finally asking: ]

What are you writing?

[garudynamic]

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

[clubleader]

That's a good idea, actually. Have you written down everything you remember from the other one?

[garudynamic]

Yeah. Though other then the set up I haven't found anything that might be a clue...

[clubleader]

I haven't written anything down, but I've thought about it a lot and I can't find anything either...

[prismbloom]

[ Of course Aqua's there--she'd seen the way Yosuke had reacted, and she can't blame him. At all. She still hasn't spoken to him since the investigation, not one-on-one, and... ]

Yosuke? What are you writing?

[garudynamic]

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

[prismbloom]

[ Oh. Aqua takes a seat next to him, peering over a bit curiously. She's still worried about him, and that he's writing down everything, reliving it? That worries her even more. ]

Do you need help with anything? It's a huge undertaking for just one person.

[garudynamic]

If you can remember anything that stood out that would definitely help.

[prismbloom]

Do you mind if I outline what I've done and seen over the past couple of weeks? It may be easier that way.

[goingdigital]

[It doesn't take a genius to see that something is bothering Yosuke.]

Yo, whatcha drawing?

[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.]

[goingdigital]

Oh.

[A better artist then him at least.]

That spear was a surprise and half wasn't it?

[garudynamic]

That's an understatement.

[He sighs and tosses his pen down]

I have no idea how the hell she was even able to show up like that.

[goingdigital]

Probably in a similar that the Kingmaker tampered with us.

[amygdalae]

[He sees you busy writing there, Yosuke, so Bruce will come with some food and drink to set beside him.]

Are you doing alright?

[garudynamic]

Better then I could be.

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

[amygdalae]

As do all of us, I think.

[He gives the other a small smile and gestures to the stuff he had brought over.]

Take a break. No use trying to force things out if you don't have the mind for it.

[garudynamic]

I don't wanna sleep and forget everything.