now listen good and listen straight, you're not the master of your fate

[bloodisthicker]

[Another week, another murder, another absolute shitshow. Tarrlok kind of just wants to lock himself in his room for a while, but... well, he volunteered. So... it's definitely going to be much later in the day before a note advising everyone to meet up in the bar for some comfort food is slipped under everyone's door.

At least Tarrlok didn't have to take care of everything alone, though; while he spent most of the time cooking by himself, Speedwagon and Yosuke helped take some delicious pork buns up to set them out across the bar so that everyone could drown their sorrows in stuffing their faces. And, you know, alcohol, maybe that too. There's also some vegetarian stir fry for people who don't like pork, too, of course.

There isn't an official bartender to start out with, but there is live entertainment courtesy of Yosuke, who's strumming his guitar over in the corner there.

Hopefully someone will step up, because lord knows everyone in the Vault needs a drink right now.]

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[prismbloom]

And so many of us are gone now.

[ Aqua straightens, nodding. She hates it, too. None of them deserve--or deserved--this. ]

We'll find a way. I know we will. [ ... ]</small. For now, maybe a cup of tea would help.

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[amygdalae]

[Already a third of them, even. God. Bruce doesn't want to think about it, except that he totally is.

...but yes, tea. Bruce has some with him that he brought over, so he'll be pouring out a cup to pass to Aqua.]

Here.

[prismbloom]

[ She takes it, sipping at it. ]

Thank you. Between you and Cherryblod, I'm not sure who makes the best tea.

[amygdalae]

Probably him. He's got a lot more years of experience than I do.

[Comes with him being... like, 500 years old.]

[prismbloom]

It comes from being a dad, I'm sure, too. It's no wonder he takes such good care of us.

[amygdalae]

He's got the experience for that, too.

[A small smile. Yeah, Bruce can easily agree.]

[prismbloom]

I feel as if we don't tell him how much we appreciate him often enough.

[amygdalae]

You think we should try to do something to show our appreciation?

[prismbloom]

I think we should--but I wonder what?

[amygdalae]

We could... make something that he likes?

[BRUCE IS... not the best at presents, if it isn't going to be obvious enough.]

[prismbloom]

Maybe a cake of some kind. If we knew what his home looked like, we could recreate it somehow.

[amygdalae]

A cake seems like a good idea.

[Most people like cake.]

...I suppose we could ask him, or just sort of make it underwater-themed.

[prismbloom]

I'm sure there's more than enough blue food coloring for that.

[amygdalae]

We can give this a shot, then.

[Operation: Make Underwater-themed Cake is aa go.]