at the end of the river, the sundown beams

[destage]

[Well...that trial was most certainly a thing, now wasn't it.

It's probably a while after the trial that some notes will be going underneath people's doors, written in a nice, clean scrawl--]

For anyone who hasn't gotten anything to eat, there will be food and refreshments provided in the dining room courtesy of Estelle-san and I. Feel free to take as much as you need.

Please stay strong, everyone.

♥ Estelle and Sayaka

[True to the word, there's plenty of food to go around--potato stew courtesy of Estelle, and curry courtesy of Sayaka. There's coffee and tea out as well, for anyone to drink, and...well, it's more or less an optional thing. After today, some might need it.]

Comments

[brandnewday]

There's no reason to worry too much about me. I'll get there.

[That's sort of a lie. The trial was really tough on her. On both of them. They're good girls, they don't deserve this.]

Tomorrow's a new day, right? Nankurunaisa.

[Don't lie, you've been waiting for the catchphrase.]

[sleepytimegal]

[ Now, she's about to say otherwise, but- ]

Nank- what's that?

[ i have really been waiting for that catchphrase oh my god ]

[brandnewday]

Nankurunaisa! It means if everything's done the right way, it's all gonna turn out fine in the end! That's why you gotta be the best kinda person you can be.

[She can't help but grin as she explains. It's really her life put into one word. Live at 200%, never stop believing.]

[sleepytimegal]

Huh. Don't really...have a word for that, in English, exactly. [ If she thinks too hard on how they're all speaking to each other, her brain might melt, so she stops right there. ] That's a pretty admirable thing to be saying right now. It's...hopeful. ...Like back there.

[ When Hibiki so very much wanted Jericho to be responsible. ]

[brandnewday]

They don't have a word for it in Japanese, either! Except for the Okinawan dialect, hehe. That's where I was born.

[You know, that island with the army base. It comes up a lot in World War II discussions, but Hibiki's too free-spirited to think about that.]

It is pretty hopeful, but...there's nothin' wrong with being hopeful.

[sleepytimegal]

[ There's almost an itching in the back of her mind? ...Eh, it's probably nothing. ]

You're right there. It's not. ...I think it was a good thing, speaking up like that. Wanting for all of us to be innocent.