The world is all one! Unity mind!

[brandnewday]

[Another week, another set of disasters. Hibiki’s head is still reeling from the lengthy ordeal that was Solf J. Kimblee. But it’s because of that exasperation that she’s able to turn her restlessness into something useful. It’s too late to set about making curry for everyone, so it’s time to make some easier dishes. A replication of Fern’s mac-and-cheese, somehow she’s whipped up some kind of donut to go with her animal-shaped rice balls. There’s coffee, tea...hopefully it’s enough? And if it’s not, Rin has provided some delicious Chinese food. And that always tastes better late at night, doesn’t it?

And for the adults (or the exasperated teenagers), Susan is carting down booze from the bar. Joy. Hibiki’s never written to the group en masse before, but she delivers a piece of paper to everyone while Rin and Susan finish up the preparations. Each paper has a drawing of an animal on it, too.]

Too much has happened today. Whether you want to get angry, cry, smile, laugh, or just be out of your room, you don’t have to do it alone. Rin and I have prepared food for everyone, and Susan’s brought the drinks downstairs so none of us have to go into the bar tonight.

Even if it’s just for a little while, won’t you think about joining us in the dining room tonight? Being together is just as important as working hard. And remember, nankurunaisa!

-Hibiki Ganaha

[Three more candles are lit today. Tabitha Smith. Sigrun Eide. Solf Kimblee. They’re all Cabanela’s doing. There aren't any decorations, but the food is spaced out so everyone should be able to grab something and munch if they need it. It’s not clear how many people will come, but a serious attempt was made this time.]

Comments

[notaccurate]

[Luca is...around-ish. He's not as affected this week as he was during the last, but he seems a bit...grumpier? It's clear something is on his mind, but when people approach him he immediately puts on a smile and acts like nothing is wrong.

That said, he is generally avoiding people out of respect, since a lot of people seemed to admire Kimblee. But if someone wants to talk to him, he will either be in room 7 or the dining room swiping some food for the evening.]

room 7;

[hesperos]

[ Yuri will be heading by Luca's room, giving the door a quick knock. ]

Hey, Luca. You around?

[notaccurate]

[Ironically, Yuri is one of the few people that makes Luca's mood genuinely better.

The door opens pretty quickly, and there he is. Though like last week, he is in 'total disarray', meaning his hair isn't impeccably combed and he has ditched the cravat. There may even be a wrinkle or two on his clothes.]

Ah, hello Yuri. What brings you around?

[hesperos]

[ It's been just that type of week, apparently. But he's always glad to see good company (hence him stopping by, though it's not the only reason.)]

Nothing in particular, I guess. I figured it'd be a good idea if I'd drop by after everything had happened to say hi.

[ So he's sort of checking up on Luca. ]

[notaccurate]

[Aww, how nice of him.]

Couldn't get me out of your thoughts, hmm? Well, as you can see, I am doing fine. Well...as 'fine' as anyone could be doing on a day like this. Some of the others are probably doing worse.

[Speaking of which, he makes a mental note to go check on Estelle later. She took things particularly hard today.]

[hesperos]

Maybe, maybe not.

[ He'll smile in good humor anyway. ]

Yeah, that's true. Today's been pretty rough on people - some more than others. But, I bet we can get ourselves through it like we always do.

[ Yuri's decidedly going to check up on a few people - Estelle's, of course, one of them. ]

[notaccurate]

Mmm. He fooled us all, didn't he? I thought he was a decent, if frightening, person until today.

[Now he realizes that the man was the same as all the others who gave Luca grief back home. And that is infuriating to him.]

[hesperos]

I thought he was a terrible and smart guy. He did a good job in his act - it was kind of hard to tell for awhile whether or not he killed someone.

[ ... He asked Kimblee about his secret, so like. He knew the guy had some issues/had to be insane. ]

[notaccurate]

[Luca didn't ask, mostly because he has been trying to overlook all of the secrets and give people privacy (except for a select few he was genuinely worried about), so he doesn't have the context Yuri has.]

I was being truthful at the trial when I said I don't understand men like that, and I have no desire to understand them. I see enough insanity at the university, I do not need to see it here as well.

[hesperos]

Guy's like him are a dime a dozen. It'd just have been a waste of time if you tried to get into his head.

[ So, really, he understands that. ]

So when you say you've seen enough insanity at the university, I'm hoping it wasn't as nearly close to what we've seen here.

[notaccurate]

Well there was no outright murder, but the same level of 'I am above you, look at me with my special brain' was present. It seems like education does not help much if you have an over-inflated ego.

[hesperos]

Hahaha, nope. Once someone's got a big head like that, all you can hope to do is wait for it to come crashing down all over 'em from above.

[ Short of, you know, making it happening yourself. ]

[notaccurate]

It really did come crashing down, didn't it? And all by his own hand too. If he had kept things up, he would have gotten out of here.

[hesperos]

Sure did. I don't know if for sure he'd have been successful despite his act, because I think once his alibi was blown wide open, it was kind of curtains for him.

[ Though, speaking of which... ]

Oh yeah, what'd you think about what Jericho said at the end of the trial? Pretty weird, huh?

[brandnewday]

Valentino-san!

[Once he's in the dining room, Hibiki will attempt to corner him. She's never really had much of a chance to speak to him, but...after today, she sort of really wants to. There are other reasons, too, but.]

Hey, can I talk to you for a sec? Just in the ballroom would be fine!

[It's the closest room, right?]

[notaccurate]

Ah?

[It's unexpected, but he goes along with it.]

Sure, I can do that.

[To the ballroom they go!]

[brandnewday]

[She was a little worried he wouldn't want to come, but...she's glad he is! Her smile fades a little once they're alone, but her energy doesn't completely disappear with it.]

I didn't really want the others to hear this. I don't really know if it's the right kind thing to say, but...thanks for your help in the trial today. I don't think we could've done it without ya.

[But it feels so weird to thank someone for helping them condemn a dead man to death? Even if that dead man did kill Sigrun? It's a spiral of viciousness.]

[notaccurate]

[He sort of just. Stares at Hibiki for a moment. Not because he's judging her or thinks it's morbid or anything, he's more honestly surprised by all of this.]

Er...you're welcome? I mean, it wasn't anything spectacular, anybody would have helped.

[He never gets thanked for anything. Ever. What is this sudden appreciation?]

[brandnewday]

I've been watchin' you for a while. You...

[Here it comes. The big realization she's had.]

...You're actually a nice guy, aren't ya?

[notaccurate]

...You say that like you expected me not to be.

[Not that he's not happy for the compliment, but. Yeah.]

[brandnewday]

Mm...probably because you're my brother's age. I figured I wouldn't like ya very much.

[Hibiki has her own issues to sort through sometimes.]

Can ya believe it? He said, "Hibiki, you're not gonna make it as an idol!" so I went off and became an idol. I haven't spoken to him in a long time.

[notaccurate]

An idol...like what Sayaka is? A singer?

[OH BOY MORE IDOLS]

[brandnewday]

That's right. He said I'd fail and fall in with the wrong crowd as soon as I tried, so I kinda judged ya just because you're kinda close to his age. I'm sorry.

[notaccurate]

Isn't the whole Idol thing a really cutthroat business, with young women vying for the attention of the masses and having absolutely no freedom in their lives whatsoever?

[He. May have heard Sayaka's version of it.]

[brandnewday]

[Hibiki deflates.]

There's...there's some truth to that. But my agency's different. I didn't have to sign a no-dating clause, y'know? And they work with my interests so I can shine even brighter. I feel really bad for Sayaka. I wish she could work with my agency.