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

[shuttermouse]

...I probably shouldn't encourage you to drink, but we all kind of need alcohol after that trial. It was a ride from start to finish.

[destage]

At this point, with my secret up there, I don't think I need to worry too much about keeping up a perfect image anymore.

[None of them do, really. But...well, Sayaka's gonna go up there real quick and grab one of those drinks for herself. Probably a little harder on the coconut than intended, but she takes a drink when she comes back and seem to approve.]

Gosh, though, right? Honestly, everything that happened today feels like a horrible fever dream. I can hardly believe we saw any of that?

[shuttermouse]

Yeah, me too. The gore was nothing new to me, but I never expected Fern-san to be a zombie piloted by sentient bacteria. It's like that came straight out of a bad horror movie.

[ Seriously, what the fuck was that. ]

[destage]

[...that's right, you're friends with a serial killer.

...She has to refrain from asking if that's her hobby, taking pictures for like. A murder album, or something.]

Honestly, it kind of did. The only thing we missed was the monster coming up after eating Larimore-san and chasing us around the place.

[shuttermouse]

I think we all would've ended up like White-san if that happened. [ She almost shudders at the thought. ]

Unless Jerry blew it up, I guess.

[destage]

...Wouldn't that just make a mess? Oh, god, would that mean they'd have the chance to use us like they used Fern-san?

[GODDAMMIT SHE DIDN'T WANNA THINK ABOUT THIS]

[shuttermouse]

...I didn't need that mental image.

[destage]

[...takes another sip of her drink.]

Sorry about that, Hori-san. But it might've been for the best that she...didn't blow up.

[shuttermouse]

...Let's talk about something other than the trial. [ She a long sip of her drink. ]

We should be getting a new floor tomorrow. What do you hope will be on it? I kind of want an indoor garden or something, it would be nice to have plants and flowers around.

[destage]

Honestly, a garden would be so wonderful...but is it bad that I'm kind of hoping for an arcade, or something like that? I don't think it's very possible here, but it'd be far more interesting than the games we've got here.

[DDR parties, man.]

[shuttermouse]

An arcade would be great. I don't usually play games much, but it'd be fun to have some rhythm or racing games to pass the time with. I'd love to see Adelina-san or or one of the other non-modern people attempt DDR, too.

[destage]

Oh my gosh, I didn't even think of that end of it. Could you imagine them trying to do challenge mode, and just how many of them would probably wind up on the floor? [Sayaka chuckles a bit, despite herself.]

Honestly, I'd hope that maybe they had some sort of prize machine in there. I wonder if it'd use those coins to play the games...

[shuttermouse]

Not gonna lie, I want to see them try Pluto Relinquish. It'd be hilarious.

[ please carry on inigo's legacy... ]

I wonder what they'd even put in a prize nachine...

[destage]

Oh gosh, and I thought Valkyrie Dimension would be bad enough! Knowing them, they'll probably literally break a leg.

[WE SHALL DO THIS.]

I hope it'd be a lot of cute stuffed animals, honestly. I could use something to decorate my room with more...