It's time for an after party!

[perpend]

[About an hour after the trial and subsequent execution, Cabanela makes a decision.

They need to do something, keep the morale up, however little it may be.

Under each occupied room door people will find the following note written:


In difficult times such as this, it is important to carry on.
Don't give into despair; we must preservere.
If you don't want to be alone this evening, meet me in the dining hall.
-Cabanela

[Upon entering the dinning hall, you will find Cabanela sitting at one of the tables; he has lit two candles that are placed at the center of the table, but there's nothing else to note.

You'll have to supply your own food, since he doesn't have much of an appetite.]

Comments

[decrees]

[He's pretty emotionally stupid, sorry Blue.]

I... Yes. Yes, I'm aware.

[The last time he was Not Okay like this, he ended up holing himself up in the War Room for a solid month, so uh. He can't really afford to do that here.]

I'm not sure how to handle this.

[That admission is quiet and a bit hesitant. He isn't good at dealing with loss. He isn't good at dealing with guilt either.]

[withabigsmile]

I'm not really sure either! I wish I had a better answer for you.

[Truth be told, there isn't usually a one size fits all solution.]

I'll try to act big and brave when there isn't an easy solution. It's easier to smile than to act scared, you know? But I think you're more like my little bro. He'll take on more and more responsibility and doesn't think about himself at all.

[Maybe that's a bit of an assumption to make, but... It's not much of a stretch. He brings up his duty to his country constantly.]

Please take care of yourself. ...And if you'd like to talk about it, I don't mind listening.

[You're a cool king dude okay please don't do anything based in emotional stupidity]

[decrees]

[Logan tips his head a bit in response as he considers Blue's words.]

I intend to. I must return to Albion, but... I will not hurt any of you. If there truly is nothing I can do for Albion, then the very least I can do is attempt to ensure the survival of everyone here.

[He's not going to succeed, he knows that. But boy can he try. Having a solid goal like that helps him, even if it is one that's duty-based.]

...What is your brother like?

[withabigsmile]

He's a really good kid! He's bright and stubborn. Give him a book and some time and he can figure just about anything out, and if he can't, he'll just keep trying until he can.

But he's a little too caring and a little too trusting. [Blue he's not trusting you're just a paranoid-] He's always working hard and trying his best, but he doesn't know how to cut back and take it easy at all. Good thing he has his big sis to look after him!

[...She isn't going to bring up that he's an absolute little terror that lives in the woods, steals everything, and doesn't call for months oh my god why are boys so dumb. Nope. That's plenty.]

What about your sister?

[decrees]

[Ah, that sounds nice. Blue definitely seems very fond of her brother. Logan relaxes a bit, though he's not slouching in the chair just yet, so that's... a thing.]

He sounds interesting. What is his name?

[...Oh, his sister, uh...]

She's... well, she's naive and often very clueless about the world around her, but she is dedicated to helping people when she can. She'll get herself involved in situations she really shouldn't, but she tries her best to do the right thing. We had a fight before I arrived here and we didn't part on good terms, but she's very important to me.

[withabigsmile]

What a coincidence. I'm pretty sure he's gonna be a little mad at me too, but it was for his own good.

[Also that was like, three years ago, according to her bra size. But anyway-]

His name's Silver!

[...Yes. Silver and Blue. This sure is happening.]

[decrees]

[Please don't talk about your bra size.]

Ah, I see. I felt it was for my sister's own good as well, but I was mistaken.

[Horribly mistaken. Forcing his sister to choose between her friend or innocent people... yeah. He fucked up.]

That... is an interesting name.

[Why are you named after colors??]

[withabigsmile]

[You know, at least he's owning that he messed up.

She's not owning that, because she didn't mess up. She totally did exactly what she should have.]

It's a cute name, isn't it? It matches his eyes perfectly!

[...Here in Pokéworld we once in a while have a generation where we just name their kids after their eyes because why not.]

[decrees]

[...Would it be more weird if his name didn't match his eyes?? Hell if Logan knows, this is surreal.]

It's certainly unique. Your parents had interesting taste.

[man he is so glad he has a normal name]