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

[captainobnoxious]

[It doesn't feel like anything one should be impressed by, really, but Sigrun loves compliments so she'll take it.]

So let's not think about it until it happens again. There's no point in worrying about things we can't understand but... I'll try asking him about it anyway, if you'd like.

[prismbloom]

If it's not too much trouble, I'd appreciate that. Though... you speak to him often, don't you?

[ It's more curious than anything. ]

[captainobnoxious]

Every few days, yup. Usually to ask him questions, but lately he's been asking me questions about myself and where I come from. Why?

[They're besties.]

[prismbloom]

I haven't tried to contact him, myself. I didn't think he'd be so receptive to us--at least in some ways.

[captainobnoxious]

It's like my great-grandmother used to say: You never know until you try, and when that doesn't work you try try again until they toss you out into the troll infested hills!

[... Admittedly her great-grandmother was Kind Of An Ass (TM) so.]

It's not like he can stop us from calling him or anything, so as long as you're persistent there's bound to be places he'll give. But you gotta be polite or he'll give you lip.

[prismbloom]

[ ... that's sure a saying, Sigrun. ]

I'll keep that in mind. What all have you asked about, if you're comfortable telling me? The last thing I'd want to do is annoy him.

[ WHO KNOWS WHAT HE'LL DO TO HER LBR. ]

[captainobnoxious]

[is it any surprise she's named after this great-grandmother of hers]

I've pretty much asked him everything I've been giving away at the meetings. The only things I haven't mentioned is the fact he won't give us a picture of what it's like outside and that the alarms aren't changeable. The rest's fair game.

[prismbloom]

[ nothing is surprising when it comes to sigrun anymore tbh ]

It's a bit suspicious that he won't let us see the outside. I suppose the point stands that none of us may not want to leave if he chances it, though.

[captainobnoxious]

Right? Other than that, it's like I said: He's asked me questions in return. Mostly some personal stuff, but others are just about the kind of world I live in. He likes to get to know people as much as anyone else.

[prismbloom]

He's asked you questions... even knowing what he does about us, and that information on our profiles?

[captainobnoxious]

Guess he's not as all knowing as he'd like to be.

[prismbloom]

I wonder if it's frustrating for him.

[captainobnoxious]

... It'd be pretty fun to feed him false info and see how crazy we could get them to think we were.

[prismbloom]

[ you have a weird sense of fun ]

I'm not even sure where I'd begin with that.

[captainobnoxious]

[her sense of fun includes bloodletting, let's not forget how that will have saved us twice now]

By lying, probably. Can you lie?

[prismbloom]

I can do my best.

[ read: someone's not good at lying ]