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

[hesperos]

I don't know if I did actually go through with it.

[ If dreams are actually things that have happened, he would have to see what next week brings him. ]

Maybe I didn't, because she's still here.

[hentopan]

Oh, you're saying my faith in you is misplaced? [ He scoffs, turning his attention to the liquor bottles for a second. ]

Doesn't necessarily mean that though, there are all different timelines here.

[hesperos]

Yeah, that's right. It could be misplaced, so don't get your hopes up.

[ Yuri would prefer that in this case, honestly. ]

What do you mean by different timelines, anyway?

[ He remembers that during the trial something about time passing differently was brought up in conjunction with those...bacteria things, but someone help him if he could actually get that portion of the trial straight. He'll assume this is probably different. ]

[hentopan]

[ For some reason or another he scowls. ]

You and powderpuff don't need to be from the same timeline. She could be from one where you didn't kill her, or whatever.

[hesperos]

[ Well, Yuri will just shrug, trying to act casual about it even if it's bothering him. ]

Man, whatever.

I'm not sure how that works but next week we'll just have to see.

[ Time to start drinking because boy does he feel like it right now; when he sat down he probably nabbed himself a drink or something. ]

[hentopan]

Time isn't an easy thing to work with, pretty boy.

[ What was he here for? Terumi just grabs sake even though he's not going to drink it here, and later he'll come back to return it for something else, because it's a poor choice for a bunch of reasons that only make sense to him. ]

You gonna be all mopey and shit if you did kill her?

[hesperos]

Sounds like you know a lot about that, huh?

[ Yuri's staring into the alcohol, considering his answer. ]

I can't afford to--even if I was somehow responsible for her death. It doesn't change the fact that she's here, right now, and that we're all still in the same damn situation.

It'd be kind of stupid if I just shut down over something like that, you know?

[ He'd just decide that he wasn't the same person he was before if he ended up being the type of person who killed his friends. He had been considering the idea that he should've thought about the decision a little more too. ]

[hentopan]

I do.

[ An immense understatement, really. ]

Right, right. So even if you killed her, you still want to protect her here?

[hesperos]

[ ... why the hell is he talking to Terumi about this, god. Then again, it's not like he can talk to Estelle about it, considering.

Yuri doesn't plan on going into any details surrounding why this is even a thing if he can help it, though. ]

Yeah. I know, it might sound messed up, but I'm thinking if that happens it'd make up for being unable to protect her before. I'd also still consider her my friend, even if I wouldn't deserve to be at that point.

[ He'll just shrug again. He doesn't want to run his mouth forever about this. ]

You have any friends back home, Terumi?

[hentopan]

[ .................................. ]

You can't tell me that's a serious question.

[hesperos]

It was the quickest thing I could think of to try to change the subject.

[ So... not really? Anyway, he'll rise to his feet.

He's not sure what exactly about the secrets has gotten Terumi bothered but Yuri's in a mood and he feels the urge to head off to his room, away from other people.

He'll finish up his drink before he does anything else. ]

I'm gonna blame it on the alcohol and call it a night.

[ With that, he'll give a lazy hand wave and stride out of there. ]