drove to Chicago, all things know, all things know

[cherryblooded]

[This is getting so routine.

Cherryblod had thought about napping the rest of the day, like he'd said, but there are people to take care of, people who'd been closer to Aiden and Shirazu than he had been. So after about an hour in his room to decompress, he'd headed to the kitchen and started cooking. At some point Stan and Bruce had both joined him.

Almost everyone seems to want to take care of those who are remaining. Almost everyone.

The food this time is mostly soup and sandwiches - nothing fancy, nobody's in the mood to appreciate it - but it's there set up in the dining room by the time everyone (alive) receives notes under their doors. ...He slips an extra one for Sigrun under Mettaton's door, just in case.]

[name],
If you want to spend this time by yourself, that's fine.
If you'd rather have some company, there's food in the dining room, and you're all welcome there.
If you want to take some food and go, that's fine, too.
Take care of yourself.
-Cherryblod, Stan, Bruce

Comments

[captainobnoxious]

[In fairness, it will be a tune.

On his end.]

Of course not! It's to celebrate you, detective, not me! Though we'll work on something like that together later too.

[pokexplorer]

[Ah...

Colress nods, his expression turning a little solemn at that.]

That is exactly why I have kept it in its Pokeball every Friday morning. Beheeyem as well. I will only inform them if it truly affects them.

[He's really glad that they have been spared the last few weeks.]

[captainobnoxious]

I won't make too much fun of you for it, don't worry. I can't play anything on the noisepress anyway. I just know how to make it go loud and soft.

[Which is relaxing sometimes.]

[captainobnoxious]

Well, duh! What else would we be? I'll admit that most of the people here who had a little bit of viking in them are dead now, but...

[She eyes him for a moment, grinning lightly.]

I'd gladly call any of you my brothers in arms now. Don't let that get out though, alright? It's my surprise for when I get to make a big speech.

[cherryblooded]

If you promise to show mercy, I think I'll be alright with a few days of practice.

[cherryblooded]

I'd do the same.

[...He figures he knows which death hit them the hardest.]

Did you want my company for any reason in particular?

[goodforsomething]

[Hey, Stan makes stuffed animals! Just the...dead kind...]

Ugh, you're makin' one for him? [.....] You thought about possums? The ugly kind with all the teeth!

[captainobnoxious]

Don't be so humble! Sing your own praises or let someone sing them for you, sweetheart, you've gotta feel good no matter your mistakes! Or lack of smarts in something. Besides, with our other smarty guy touching the body up like usual, I wouldn't have trusted anyone else to think about looking in that sciency room.

[Aiden was smart and modern, knew about chemicals, but she wouldn't be able to hazard a guess from his occupation if he'd think to look there.

... Well, now she does, but then she didn't.]

[captainobnoxious]

[She would be.]

Well, haven't got an answer for the first [since that's... a problem, if Cherryblod can't come with her] but for the second one -- nothing'll change. I'll teach you all how to survive with what we've got here in this world and... hope that the other vault's making some headway with the whole baby thing. Not sure I'm liking the idea of being the only mother.

[Like, really.]

Maybe it'll just go where it belongs then though. To whoever it was meant for.

[captainobnoxious]

I won't make promises I can't keep. Don't you know me better by now?

[penduli]

[ The Literal Stuffed Animal kind. ]

I don't think I've ever seen one, actually. [ Small animals either get turned into specials in Hellsalem's Lot or experimented on for hybrid pet purposes, and they're not around in Scotland? (Alive, anyway.) ] Can you draw one?

[cherryblooded]

...Guess I'd better practice extra hard.

[captainobnoxious]

[That's right.]

Don't lose sleep over it though. I'm sure it'll be fine.

[penduli]

[ ...HOW.... ]

I... see. [ He's... how does a lobster wear heels? They don't have proper feet, how does that... ] I don't think she'd really need the heels though, give how big she is, right?

[pokexplorer]

[Haha...ha...

Let's just say he's happy to move on.]

Ah! Right. I...mostly wanted to apologize for making you suspect me in the first place, I suppose! I realize I may have come off as a bit suspicious even without the science-based evidence.

[pokexplorer]

[Oh... That does get him to smile.]

Thank you, Miss Sigrun. I suppose you are right that my scientific intuition didn't fail me at least.

...Have you ever been in there, by the way? The chemistry lab.

[He figures he knows the answer, but...]

[captainobnoxious]

Nope. I'm wary of anything that can do what it did to featherhead's face.

[... And now to sharptooth's body.]

[goodforsomething]

It was awesome! I guess guns are better on that thing than...kicking. [Mettaton.]

Maybe the next idiot who decides to kill someone should just bring a bomb. Not like it matters at that point.

[cherryblooded]

Will try not to, dear.

[cherryblooded]

[Don't ask.]

They don't do much for her. But she likes to be able to participate.

[goodforsomething]

Yeah, I can sketch one out.

[And, since he's already got a pad on him, he does. It somewhat resembles these hats.]

[cherryblooded]

It's alright. You can't help your interests.

[Sometimes those interests are chemicals and explosions.]

[pokexplorer]

That is understandable.

[He definitely can't defend the chemicals now, that's for sure.]

But you know? Those chemicals can do some very astounding things...and I mean astounding of the not-so-dangerous variety. Mr. Banner and I have been performing very simple experiments- more fun and aesthetically pleasing than anything.

Perhaps you would like to see something like that sometime?

[pokexplorer]

...Let's not think about two more people being sacrificed just to see what blowing that thing up does.

[The hilarious thing is that a few weeks ago he'd be all for doing exactly that.

...But there are so few of us already, Stan. Also character development.]

[pokexplorer]

I appreciate your understanding.

[At this point, he's scribbling a little something in his notepad for Cherryblod's eyes only. If he happens to be looking at what Colress is writing, anyway.

I was working in the chemistry lab that night. It would have been a bit awkward to bring that up, you know?]