don't wait for a knight in shinin' armor, your savior's reflected in the mirror

[perpend]

[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.]

Comments

[perpend]

They're here for some reason-- shame, fear, regret. With everything listed here, it makes me wonder what Miss Green and Mr. White wanted to hide, and if in the end they were any different than what's written here.

[A lot of these secrets, including Kimblee's, would be something he wouldn't stand for normally, but the enormity of it all just makes him feel kind of hollow.]

[explosivecombat]

...It's good that Mr. Jericho kept his word, with regards to not revealing the secrets of those who attempted. I would have had to be angry with him otherwise.

[It's said in the sort of even, blank tone that implies that he's probably never been properly angry in his life, whether because he simply doesn't get that way or is incapable in some way. But the sentiment is there, anyway.]

It would have been disrespectful to tell us; it's for the best that he didn't.

[perpend]

.....They do seem like they are the sort to keep their word. They have that in their favor.

[explosivecombat]

One of the few things, it seems. I'm still not fond of them, but at least I can respect them for this much.

[perpend]

...I'm still not sure what the point of this is. The clearly know an incredible amount about us, so what is the point of this? It feels like a farce, like we're the butt of a joke we're not being let in on.

[explosivecombat]

...I can't say I know, myself.

Again, the only purpose I can really see behind all of this is killing us all, but I don't understand why it's being done this way, if it must be done at all.

[perpend]

It seems like an awful lot of work, if their goal is simply to kill us all, doesn't it?