ain't no party like a murdergame afterparty, cw: some mentions of alcohol

[originallutece]

[--cuz a murdergame afterparty is horrifying and sad and possibly a little threatening if Mahiro insists on bringing his gun with him, please don't do that buddy.

Honestly, guys, we're running out of cooks at this rate. But it's nice to gather after horrifying events, and so while Rosalind's cooking skills are absolutely terrible, her alcohol-pouring skills are a little better. Come have a glass of wine or three and ruminate on the fact that there's only fourteen of us left.]

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[buddyoldpal]

He said he'd left somethin'. Somethin' none of us ain't found yet, but somethin' that's supposed ta fuckin' help us stop the fucker behind this shit.

[ Of course, Nishitani won't be big on details since The Sage is listening at all times, but this seems like knowledge someone should have shared by now. ]

I ain't sure if that's gonna bring people back or what, but it ain't nothin'.

[presomnia]

[stands!! a little straighter!!!!]

Uh-huh.

[this is the most serious she's ever been as a person in her thousand years of life. HIT HER. DO IT]

elliot ;~;

[gyakusatsu]

[Feeling him shaking, she holds him tighter still.]

Elliot, you're not cursed. We've all lost people that we cared about while we were here... it's the Sage who's responsible for bringing about all this misery and suffering.

[Speaking a little softer, she rubs gentle circles on his back.]

I know how you feel though. I know you're trying to make sense of all this, but there is no correlation here between your presence and danger to others, so please don't think like this. At the very least, I know your presence is keeping me safe. There are days when I think to myself that going after the Sage might just be worth it, despite the consequences. But knowing how you'd feel if I did... I could never do that.

[aumygoddess]

[ a slight smile ]

...ah. Well. You can thank Kizakura for that, he gave that advice when Rika died. If I didn't know what to do with myself, I should keep myself busy.

If you're interested, why don't you try asking Majima and Nishitani? I'm sure they would be...enthusiastic.

[ she's not much of a teacher, herself ]

[originallutece]

They've taught me a few things-- Majima has, anyway.

[Rosalind knows better than to encourage Nishitani, I say, knowing what she does tomorrow evening. Ah, narrative irony.]

But given I'm not inclined towards fighting, I tend to decline the lessons. But it might be worth pushing through the distaste.

[aumygoddess]

[ ...actually she hadn't thought about how many cooks have died, but that's a good observation. ]

No, not really. It just gives me something to do. A distraction.

[irrationalities]

[Hmm... It's a different world so he's not sure if the same principles would apply but.]

The magic I'm familiar with lets you send stuff between objects with similar shape and composition since they resonate with each other. I doubt it'd be the exact same, but Eizen's pendant being broken could've sent out something that was picked up by ours.

[aumygoddess]

H-Huh? Oh, no, I'm fine. I'd prefer to have a clear head, anyway.

[ it's mainly wine she doesn't like, but she's not much of a drinker in general ]

[devilsphysician]

I was suggesting water...

[He may be a bit of a lush connoisseur, but it's not all wine and roses]

[originallutece]

Harmonic resonance . . .

[She murmurs it, more to herself than him.]

But that wouldn't explain why it affected our moods-- or why it resulted in that mood in particular. Was it because it was Eizen who died? Or because we've all onyx pendants?

[irrationalities]

We were talking about how personalities may have been related to why we got the pendants we did, so what if it just exaggerated something we already had?

[originallutece]

It's possible. I've spent hours hyperfocused on a project. Is this--

[She gestures out towards the courtyard, where the fireworks had been flashing a few moments before.]

--something you'd conceivably spend time on?

[aumygoddess]

Oh.

[ look, everyone's drinking tonight anyway ]

Well, that's fine, then. It is certainly very hot in here.

[irrationalities]

[...Well, after that display in the trial room, he might as well say it.]

No. But for the past year I've been focused on getting revenge on Aika's killer.

[And that would count, wouldn't it?]

[aumygoddess]

I would think it was handy, at least.

[ being that they are in murdercastle. though hahahaha look where it got mako, yesterday.

she turns around and leans her back against the counter, better facing Rosalind ]

But ah, that's right, you don't fight...you're a scientist, right?

[originallutece]

[He's mentioned that name once before, but she's almost positive she hasn't heard him say who this person is.]

. . . it certainly would count. You were dedicated to one task in particular.

[. . .]

Did you get your revenge?

[irrationalities]

[This is opening him up to be accused if a revenge motive ever comes up, but again: he wasn't exactly subtle about it already.]

Not yet. [It's said calmly, evenly.]

Were you in the middle of something too?

[originallutece]

Nothing so dire as that. I was exploring the universes with my other half.

[blacksong]

Huh. Well, at least it's something to do.

[She sighs, shoveling another spoonful of curry into her mouth. She'd like a distraction from being bored, but she's not betting on anything helping with that any time soon.]

[divertimento]

[Aidios why

but okay fine he shoves the bed a little further until it like. bonks her in the knees? And then stops.

Will she move yet.]

[presomnia]

Ow!

[POUTS REALLY INTENSELY

and doesn't move]

[divertimento]

[For a minute, he's not sure what to say. But he at least knows what he wants to do, and knows just as well that it's probably okay if he does.

He wraps his arms around Misora in kind, hugging her tightly.

He stays like that for a moment longer before responding.]

...it's the same for me, you know? This last week, especially... it's... if they'd taken Rean, they were gonna take everyone. [His friends from back home, he means.] And Ayumu and Hiyono, too...

[blacksong]

You've got the first part down pat. The second part could probably use more people though.

[Unless this is for the victims in some way, although she'd say he should do this in the trial room in that case. They'd actually see it there, right?

Potential vandalism aside anyways.]

[originallutece]

A physicist, yes. I built most of my own machines, but that was about the most physical effort I ever cared to expend at home.

[divertimento]

Are you okay?

[Elliot your protest doesn't work if you stop to ask if the girl you're running over is okay but you do you]

...nngh. Look, Tiki, just... let me do this, okay? You're probably right that it's a bad idea, but... just let me see it through. And when I have to push the bed back later, I'll let you laugh at me the entire way.

Or you can sit on it while I push or something.

Okay?