we're all living under loaded gun

[amygdalae]

[Every week was bad, but this one? This one most likely has hit them all the hardest.

All well, almost all of them. Bruce certainly can't speak for everyone here... not that there's a lot of them left now.

Anyway.

Working with Speedwagon in the kitchen the two of them whip up a decent, simple fare of food just so that their stomachs won't go empty - Bruce knows that a lot of them won't have much of an appetite at all after what happened, and he can't blame them. He doesn't have much of one himself even after the food is done.

Once everything is set up in the dining hall a couple of hours later after everything that happened downstairs Bruce goes around to slip a notice to every body's room. (Everyone that is still alive, that is.)]

I know what happened was hard to take in. I feel the same as well.
If you wish to be alone I understand, but if you need company, or somebody to talk to... there is food in the dining hall made by Speedwagon and I.

I sincerely hope to see you there.

- B. Banner

[For Sigrun and Cherryblod respectively, he'll have the note along with a plate of some food from the gathering by their door.

As mentioned earlier, there's a small fare of simple, light food and snacks for everyone to eat if they have the stomach for it. For better or for worse there's alcohol too, although Bruce certainly isn't going anywhere near it. But if anybody needs that drink after what happened, he can't blame them for the need for it, either.]

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[cherryblooded]

[...He sighs, then pulls out his phone and texts something brief before he can think better of it.]

[isafraid]

....What you doing?

[Cherry....?]

[cherryblooded]

Just telling the Kingmaker to go fuck himself. Nothing you need to worry about.

[isafraid]

[....Ah.

You know what, that's going to get the most happy smile Speedwagon can muster. And a thumbs up. you do that, cherryblod.]

[cherryblooded]

[Cherryblod's smile in return is not exactly happy.]

Wasn't going to show him mercy before this, but now when I get a hold of him...

[isafraid]

They will be plenty of time to deal with him once we can. He's got to be trying something again soon, now that his "kill switch" is gone.

We weren't supposed to survive that trial.

[cherryblooded]

No, we weren't.

We'll come up with something. This isn't going to stop us. It can't.

[isafraid]

It wouldn't be right... would it?

[Ugh, this day...]

We just need to keep going... eventually we'll get through.

[cherryblooded]

...Right. Because, he told me he believed we'd get out of here - I don't want to disappoint.

[isafraid]

Wouldn't do to give up now, not after the awful things we've muscled passed.

[And... he's all concern now.]

You need anything else then? Extra food, or a drink?"

[cherryblooded]

I'll be alright.

[He probably will not, but he manages a weak smile.]

[isafraid]

I'd like to think that.

[too bad he can't]

[cherryblooded]

Really. Just... give me some time.

[Like decades, maybe.]

[isafraid]

Time is one thing we do have.

[At least until things get worse. But that's simply not possible is it.]

[cherryblooded]

[Don't jinx it.]

I'll see you tomorrow then, I suppose.

[isafraid]

You can be certain of that.

[He'll be sure to check up on him.]

[cherryblooded]

I'll be here for a bit longer.

[He just got a text back.]

But I'll go to bed soon.