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don't wait for a knight in shinin' armor, your savior's reflected in the mirror
[That sure was a fucking thing. That execution was a fucking thing. Those secrets are a fucking thing.
Cabanela retreats to his room, but not for all that long. Everyone will get a note eventually, written in very neat handwriting
I do not plan on bowing down to threats and intimidation. If you did not act, it means you were, like me, aware of the risk, but decided against it. Your reasons are entirely your own.
Join me in the dining room if you agree enough is enough, and that you won't acquiesce to threats. I don't plan to let this stop me, and neither should you.
-C
In the dining room itself, Cabanela has set up coffee and tea for those who want it-- there's no food, because to be honest, he doesn't know how to cook. Two more candles have been lit-- he wasn't really sure what to do about the whole... parasite thing... so Fern's candle will have to make due.]
Cabanela retreats to his room, but not for all that long. Everyone will get a note eventually, written in very neat handwriting
I do not plan on bowing down to threats and intimidation. If you did not act, it means you were, like me, aware of the risk, but decided against it. Your reasons are entirely your own.
Join me in the dining room if you agree enough is enough, and that you won't acquiesce to threats. I don't plan to let this stop me, and neither should you.
-C
In the dining room itself, Cabanela has set up coffee and tea for those who want it-- there's no food, because to be honest, he doesn't know how to cook. Two more candles have been lit-- he wasn't really sure what to do about the whole... parasite thing... so Fern's candle will have to make due.]
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Then, taking some coffee and a box of cereal for herself, she goes back to Room 13. Bye.
...later, though, she'll come out again. Just to go to the ballroom, where she sits in front of the piano, not playing.]
ballroom;
[ He's hanging around in here, because he's just on a walk. ]
Plan on playing anything?
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room 13
She... wants to know how Susan feels especially after that trial and after her secret was revealed and try to be helpful.
So knock knock.]
Susan, are you in there? It's Estellise.
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Room 13 (sorta)
I understand a little better now, about why you wouldn't want to go home. I'm sorry.
- Rin Tohsaka
[It looks like a PS might have been added there, but it was scribbled out.]
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[You're more than welcome to knock, but god only knows if you'll get an answer.]
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Well, considering he's across the hall from her, it's not that difficult to just check in.]
Kirei? It's me, Estellise.
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cabs is speaking his language. he thought he was kind of soft but maybe...
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yeah no he still isn't going to show up, sorry, he's busy locking himself in room 10. maybe he'll respond if people seek him out? maybe. possibly.]
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So knock knock.]
Tarrlok? It's Estellise. I just wished to check in with you.
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Yeah, she’s not hiding. She did that enough at home and it… got her in trouble.
She’s available to talk to others if they want to talk. Eventually she goes back to room 6, but the door’s open to anyone there once more.]
kitchen;
Hey, Estelle.
[ A lot's happened, but for now, Yuri's going to try to focus on the road in front of him, and that will help him keep himself grounded. Hopefully. ]
You got a moment?
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You know what, if it's out, then it's... well, out. Her room doesn't feel like much of a room, it never has. So the vampire is going to take the spirit of Cabanela's little speech-letter to heart, cross her legs imperiously, and just sit here in the dining room, mostly waiting to see who else does. She's got the Ditto (Ditty, that is) the pinkish purple blob with her, sort of looking sadly at the candle for Blue and what sketch of her might've been added there by Susan or Elda.
... I mean, she can't eat or drink so you know, whatevs. But eventually that'll be dull, so she's going to go the ballroom eventually and play some pieces on the piano. She might visit some people's rooms if she doesn't see a strong need to go and retreat to that room. So anyone who wants to talk to her? Feel free. ]
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Is that the, ah, the creature Blue mentioned?
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When he does leave, he doesn't go very far; just to the ballroom, where he's back to sitting at the piano and fiddling with the keys a little; he isn't playing anything complicated, just something simple that's been in his head for a while – it's possible you've heard him singing it vaguely to himself once in a while. Something he's working on, something to give his hands to do while he's off in his head, as one does.
He's got a vague sort of smile on while he does it, though it isn't a terribly pleased expression; just something to do with his face, it looks like.]
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It doesn't take him long to find Kimblee, though he wasn't really looking for him in the first place. He was just sort of wandering and wound up here - or maybe it was the music that drew him in. Regardless of what it is, he approaches and speaks up.]
I haven't heard this one before. Is it something you're composing?
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ballroom;
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Later on, he can be found examining his own secret, looking forlorn, but not too horrified. Jut sort of... sad, and ashamed.
Later in the evening, he can be found in the library, reading a book, and drinking a cup of tea, just to get some time with his thoughts.]
secrets;
...I suppose, in some way, we should be grateful for this. It's unpleasant, surely, but everything they've written on this wall can't be held over our heads or used to manipulate us anymore.
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Her main haunt tonight? Sadly enough, it's gonna be the Bar, and despite her earlier claims at the trial, she's...uh. Got a bottle of wine beside her at the table. She'll probably pour a bit into her tea as the night goes on, but she's...not got a taste for it, and it's probably just gonna set. So please, feel free to join her. Hell, even do an Actual Career Ruiner™ AMA if you want. She does not even care right now. She's got her alchemy work in front of her, and she's got the flowery circles going again, and she just. Needs a while for her feelings to come back online.]
bar
[ She sits next to Sayaka with a can of beer and a bowl of cereal. Hilariously mismatched. ]
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That sure is something, right?
After it gets too late to sit around feeling numb, she returns to Room #27. Predictably, anyone who comes by and gets her to answer the door will found out she's been crying. It's a good thing the rooms are soundproof.]
hallway
[ The woman exhales this, stepping into the hall herself. Her eyes are already in catlike mode, her fangs lightly exposed. But she doesn't baring any sort of naked hostility - it seems to just be a bit of carry over for her existing mood. ]
Re: hallway
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Hey. Explain it to me. [She gestures to the secrets.] Your way, not his way.
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The church came after my people when I was young. Things were chaotic then, and... well, like everyone else, I was forced to potentially leave people behind.
[ There's something perverse, explaining that to a human girl. But then, a bomb isn't quite human, especially if it's genetic or whatever she said. ]
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other than that, she'll be in Room 11, with her door halfway open for anyone who wants to talk. ]
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[ So asks Eldas, her eyes already in predatory mode. Yep... ]
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Anyway, Archer eventually emerges from his room not long before the clock goes off - he'll make some tea in the kitchen (no problems making it this time, thankfully) and then take it to the dining room. He'll be glaring at those secrets for quite some time tonight before he finally retires to his room.
Today's been one hell of a mess, hasn't it?]
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Room 22, I do what I want
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After she... Well, is it fucked up if she goes to the bar? 'Cause she's going to...go to the bar. Just beer, that seems safer. A can she opens herself. She doesn't stay there the whole time, though. She kind of wanders. To the game room, where she finds some cards. ]
You wanna play something...? [ She murmurs this...though she's not really talking to anyone. ]
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[ The woman answers this, ghosting through the door with her eyes seemingly stuck in that predatory cat-mode as she gets closer to the other. ]
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Rin stares up at them, eyes narrowed. It's not the people here knowing she's a mage that Rin has a problem with. It's like she told Susan; she can't plan for anything else but home. Dammit, I should have tried again...
It's too late for any of that, though. She'll have to face the consequences when she gets back.
Maybe she should get something to eat. For the time being though, you can find her here continuing to look up at the wall, reading everyone else's secrets. ...One in particular is getting the most unimpressed of looks, because shit, that sure explains half her childhood.
When she tires of that, Rin will fetch a paper and some colored highlighter markers she found and, as promised, begin working on a cheat sheet for Tabby to remember everyone's names and titles. Complete with color coding and doodles. She may be drawing attention to everyone's most distinctive features for it, be they good or bad. Frank Archer, for example, looks more like a vampire than Elda does because he's very clearly never seen the sunlight.
LASTLY if you're not going to be around the dining room, later on Rin's going to stop in at the infirmary. Not to check on the lack of mess (though thank god for the lack of mess), but just to root around until she finds a cold compress. After that, it's back to Room 14.]
Room 14 (technically at least)
Tohsaka-san,
I apologize for accusing you so harshly in the trial. You didn't deserve any of that, and I shouldn't have said such a thing. Please take care.
- Sayaka Maizono
[She isn't expecting any sort of response, but she sticks around for a minute or so just to check. Otherwise, she'll leave Rin be.]
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Room 14, but let me know if this doesn't work!
No, it's fine!
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He's not. He's not saying anything actually, because he turns around and walks out and he is decidedly not at the afterparty. For a few minutes he's at the bar, arms crossed, trying to decide what the hell he wants to take before he settles on sake of all things. While he's not drinking it here, you're free to catch him, because it strangely takes him a while to make his decision and leave.
After, Terumi's in room #19, the door just slightly open if for some reason you want to come bother him. ]
bar;
Hey, Terumi. Didn't expect to see you in here.
[ He really didn't. He actually thought the guy would be busy having a good laugh or two over the secrets reveal or the trial. ]
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But if anyone does stop by, he might just respond anyway. Out of surprise, most likely.
Much later, closer to nighttime when he doesn't think as many people will be out and about, he emerges and makes a stop at the bar to prepare something particularly strong. From there he makes his way to the dining hall to finally read all of the secrets.
...he's glad he made the drink first. He'll be sipping it a lot as he reads these. But in the end, he keeps coming back to his own. He didn't act, and so there it is.
The concept of dimensions doesn't exist to the public eye in Elympios and Rieze Maxia, but now they're going to be wondering. How the hell is he going to explain this to Bisley? Worse still, he can only imagine that Milla is going to want an explanation as well.
Fuck.]
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...Well, this sucks, doesn't it?
[It's blunt and out of her mouth before she can stop it, in all of that bitter tone.]
Knew he was gonna make a spectacle out of this, but this just seems excessive.
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She stays in her room for a while, her stomach feeling like it's full of rocks, but she heads to the dining hall after a while, where can be found reading those secrets.
Once she's eaten some cereal, she heads to the bar and pours herself something to drink before sitting down. She's got those photos she took of the crime scene and the execution in front of her and spends a long time quietly looking at them while sipping her drink. ]
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[ . . . Apparently, this is a conversation we're having now. Elda's not so much standing in front of them as looking at them from the back of the room though, crouched over a chair. ]
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She makes an appearance later at the bar, once being on her own in a room starts to kind of Get To Her, very slowly sipping a... glass full of neat whiskey, look she poured it out, she's going to finish it, but this stuff is gross, okay?? Anyway, she spends a fair deal of time in here just... hoping no one notices her. Good luck on that, probably.
And, very late, Angel can be found wandering the hallways, just kind of... lost in thought. Today's given her plenty to think about, weirdly enough. ]
hallways
[ So says... the vampire with a hand on her hip, apparently. Her eyes are in catlike mode and while she's not eating it, she does have a blood bag in hand now. No need to be too much more covert about it. ]
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He doesn't leave right away, as he doesn't want to be the first one to arrive. He's still very self-conscious about his secret, after all, and he would rather just slip in the back and go unnoticed. So he can be found in room 7 at first. The door is closed, but he is definitely there. And later, after a sufficient amount of time has passed, he will show up at the dining room for whatever it is Cabanela has in mind.
He looks more tired than anything, and this trial has definitely affected him more than the others. But if approached, he will respond to people.]
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Knock knock!]
Luca? It's Estellise. Are you in there?
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...Battler-kun...
[That loathed stepson of hers. She hates even thinking of him as her stepson. He's nothing like that, he's just some kid she'd rather to not acknowledge -- but she does, she gets along with him very well.
When someone comes nearby, she turns her head around]
You know, that secret they wrote isn't the worst they could have gotten from me, in terms of how awful it is. It's cruel that I hate him, I acknowledge that, but it's not the worst thing I have done.
In fact, he and I get along wonderfully -- and why to have a bad relationship? I'm the adult. I decided I'd treat him like I'd treat anyone else. It's the mature thing to do.
[Her face curls with disgust for a moment. She finds that obligation repulsive]
...but if that secret is told to everyone back at home, then Battler-kun is going to find out, and that's something I absolutely don't want. It'd be unbearable.
[...for her]
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[ Pick the cruelest thing, that is. Her own is a little bit ... well, it's actually really inconvenient and dredging up a lot of dark memories for her, but she'll live. Still, hearing the woman out...
Did she just need to justify it to herself, perhaps? ]
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Try as she might to resist, she keeps glancing at the lines that are burned into the wall every so often. Eventually, the sight bothers her enough that she leaves to return to room 30, closing the door behind her. She'll respond to anyone who knocks, though.]
Dining Hall
[She's on her way out with her cereal, but okay.]
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And she makes a habit of trying to talk to those who seem to be having a difficult time. She won't bring up the subjects of everyone's discomfort unless they do first, but she will make sure that they at least get something to drink.
While she doesn't consider herself very good at comforting others on an emotional level-- she will absolutely give anyone who needs it a head pat or a hug. Potentially without warning.
Later she returns to room 12-- but her door is always open, should you wish to seek her for a more private chat.]
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[ Says the vampire, sitting with legs crossed in the dining hall, looking at the wall with all of their things displayed on it. She asks this mildly, looking over at the other woman. ]
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