pick a god and pray

[garudynamic]

[Like the weeks before, once everyone has wandered off their separate ways, notes are posted to each room that still has a warm body in it. Only this time the writing is much messier then any other notice]

None of us feel like celebrating, but I think Yato would approve if we don't spend the night hiding out because of him
There's warmed up food in the Game Room if you're hungry. Might be best to not be alone tonight.

-Yosuke

[And as promised there's leftovers in the Game Room; and eventually fresh stuff as Tarrlok gets to work in the kitchen. Yosuke is there, trying to set something up on one of the shelves, but otherwise you are left to your own devices]

Comments

[ratingspoint]

[Oh, for fuck's sake.]

Maybe you would. Or maybe you would have died instead, and I know which I would have found preferable.

It doesn't matter now. The situation is over. Both of us are fine.

[cherryblooded]

And the next time a motive comes up like this? Apparently I just need to beat you to the punch.

[He doesn't want to die - mostly because he recognizes that would hurt the people surviving him.

But goddamn if it isn't better than losing those people.]

[ratingspoint]

[And that just gets him to pick up that sketchbook again, to go back to writing things down in it, because that's what he's decided to be today.]

...If that's what you choose to do, darling, I'm not going to stop you.

[cherryblooded]

Mettaton...

[Not a lot of progress is being made here, and Cherryblod recognizes that, but he just doesn't know what else he can do.]

...Fine. I'm sorry for wasting your time.

[He opens the door behind him. If Mettaton doesn't say anything, it's time to go and be absolutely miserable the rest of the night.]

[ratingspoint]

You aren't wasting my time.

[...]

...I told you that I have a history of being terrible to my family.

[cherryblooded]

I know that.

...I can't speak for the rest of your family, but I love you all the same, no matter how many stupid things you do.

[ratingspoint]

...If you do anything like what you just told me, I'm not going to stop you.

But I will hate you for the rest of my life. Do you hear me?

[cherryblooded]

I understand.

[...He's not going to promise not to, though.]

[ratingspoint]

Good.

If you want to leave, then go.

[cherryblooded]

...Alright.

Please take care of yourself.

[And he's going. To be slightly less than totally miserable, maybe.]