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

[hentopan]

Do you really expect more of the people here? Least if I kill someone I won't say stupid shit like that.

[explosivecombat]

Good to know, I suppose.

Am I to assume you're considering...?

[hentopan]

[ He shrugs his shoulders. ]

Don't see a real reason to right now. I was in the middle of something before I woke up here, but if it's a shift like I'm expecting that's just irritating more than anything else.

[ But his hand has slipped into his pocket and out comes a kitchen knife, which he starts tossing. It does bother him, but the risk doesn't outweigh the reward to act. Yet. ]

[explosivecombat]

[Oh, he notices.]

Either way, it's a pleasure to know we'll have you around a bit longer. It would be a shame to have to vote you out so soon.

[hentopan]

[ A smirk. ]

Hah, what about you?

[explosivecombat]

What do you think? I'm curious.

[hentopan]

[ The knife tossing slows down. ]

Don't think you will right now either. Not saying you won't at some point, but don't think you're the kinda guy to act without considering everything.

[explosivecombat]

Fair enough - if I'm going to play this game at all, I'd at least like a decent shot at winning.

[...Kimblee.]

Though whether that means I'll be playing against the rest of you or the Coordinators themselves in the end has yet to be seen.

[hentopan]

Keheheheh, I guess that's nice to hear that I won't be voting for you soon too.

[ Was that a compliment. ]

[explosivecombat]

[oh, wow, was that a compliment...]

Ah, true...? I'm almost flattered.

[hentopan]

Almost, huh?

[ He seems more amused than anything else. ]

Most of these people here are boring as shit, you're not.

[explosivecombat]

I always do tend to get along better with people like you than I do with other humans, even back in Amestris.

[And that doesn't bother him in the least, either; the inhuman ones are fun.]

[hentopan]

And what are "people like me"?

[ It's curious, he's gotten the ghost thing a million times already and hopes he won't get that here. ]

[explosivecombat]

"People who aren't human and have no intention of pretending to be" is probably the closest to what I meant by that.

[It's a non-answer, sure, but at least it's not...literal "#afreakingghost", or something inane like that. He doubts that's the case, anyway; too close to Pride.]

[hentopan]

Keheheheh, you've got that right. I've got no use for that friendship bullshit anyway.

[ But he can appreciate company, as he's not used to being alone without a vessel to torment. ]

[explosivecombat]

I expected as much. Those that I'm used to tend to keep people around for about as long as they're entertained by them. There's no point in it beyond that.

It's an arrangement I've never had much argument with.

[hentopan]

Entertainment's one thing, but it's also bout what's useful too. I'm usually a pretty busy guy, and I don't like wasting my time.

[ ...so again, they understand each other. ]

[explosivecombat]

Oh, I'm accustomed to that particular end of the deal as well.

[...Perhaps a bit more intimately than most, given that he knows about things that he definitely shouldn't know about, as far as most of the country is concerned.]

[hentopan]

"Deal", huh? You kinda sound like my partner back home.

[explosivecombat]

Do I, now. Is that a good thing...?

[hentopan]

Keheheh why don't you get to know me better and you tell me?

[ But he is grinning wider so that's a yes. ]