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]

...Is something wrong?

[You seem a little distracted...]

[charcoalfeather]

Umm, I'm okay. Please, don't worry about it.

[Rakka's not the best at covering up her thoughts, but to heck with it. Maybe her exhaustion at the day's events would cover for that.]

I just... want this day to be over.

[decrees]

[Well, he doesn't really blame her...]

As do I. I want nothing more than to forget this ever happened.

[...Maybe that was sort of insensitive, saying that to the amnesiac...]

My apologies. I... am not myself today.

[charcoalfeather]

[IT'S A LITTLE RUDE, KING DUDE.]

...I don't know if I want to remember this or not. I mean, if I don't, then that else do I have?

[Remembering nothing, or remembering the death of a nice person? Neither sounded very appealing at the moment.]

It's... it's okay. I'm not mad or anything...

[decrees]

[SORRY, HIS EMPATHY IS KIND OF SHOT TO HELL TODAY...]

Ah, that's... I can understand why you would want to remember it. That was out of line, I should not have said that.

[He shakes his head.]

[charcoalfeather]

[She sighs. Sure has been A Day.]

No, it's alright. [Kind of isn't, but.]

..... [Rakka lets out a yawn.]

[decrees]

...You should return to your room and get some sleep, Rakka.

[No one wants to know what "taking responsibility" for sleeping outside the dorms will involve.]

[charcoalfeather]

H-huh? But, I... [yaaaawn.] I don't really feel like sleeping.

[decrees]

If you fall asleep out here, that will be breaking a rule.

[Because the Conductor is dumb.]

Keep that in mind.

[charcoalfeather]

[The conductor is such a dumb. The Dumbductor. That's what Rakka should call him. Hmmph!]

I will. I promise. [Still, something bugs her, but she won't let on to that.]

I think I'll head to my room then.

[decrees]

Of course. Hopefully you will be able to get some sleep.

[Without horrifying nightmares...]

[charcoalfeather]

Mhmm. [she tries to give him a smile that isn't emotionally drained, and she moves away towards the hall.]

....Goodnight.

[Probably not.]