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

[notjustawriter]

Hell if I know now.

Maybe there's some kind of magic involved with it-- someone who can create somethin' that...

[He trails off.]

...I really can't think of anything useful.

[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.

[notjustawriter]

A picture....

I wonder if there are any cameras in the vending machine. It'd be grisly, true, but...

It's as good an idea as any, at this point.

[bloodisthicker]

Well, let me know if you end up getting one out of it... or if you find someone who has gotten one. I don't know if we'll even be able to get anything out of it, but it's worth a try.

[notjustawriter]

I'll be sure too.

If we can find out what we're actually dealing with...

Well, I don't know if it'll actually help, but it'll be a start.

[bloodisthicker]

It's entirely possible that one of us might recognize what it is and therefore know its weakness? It's a shot in the dark, I know, but it's better than anything else I can think of.

[notjustawriter]

I'm sure the Kingmaker will want to prevent that as much as possible... but, y'know, there's a weakness to everything.

There's no such thing as indestructible material.