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

[destage]

Thanks! They aren't exactly proper ones, I think...I don't think I'd be able to tell either way, but I should really pick what I'm actually gonna use rather than make all of these choices.

[didntgetdadslooks]

You're making your own?

[ That's pretty cool! ]

[destage]

Yeah! Kimblee-san explained that each array is unique to the individual who uses it, and he explained the philosophy of it...it was really intriguing, you know? I wanted to see if I could do something with it, and he gave me the faith to press forward.

[...]

It's...nice, honestly.

[didntgetdadslooks]

Well... good. I'm glad. Those array things just look... nice.

[ In another life, maybe, they'd remind her of someone. ]

[destage]

Thank you. I'm trying to make my own spin, but the ones I saw...they definitely had a bit of intrigue to them. Isaac-san's--the person who's array they used...with Blue-san, [LET'S JUST CASUALLY AVOID MENTIONING THE EXECUTION] was a rather interesting one, and what I saw of the one that Kimblee-san had was very intriguing. It looked like a crescent moon, in the middle of a triangle, that was in the middle of a circle...

[didntgetdadslooks]

So Isaac is... another alchemist, then? What was his array like?

[destage]

Well...it was one that made all of that ice happen, and I never really got a close look at it. It seemed really...swoopy, though? Really swoopy.

[Like, you know. She'll gesture a bit to sort of try to recreate the symbol and all the circles and curves.

She is absolutely not getting this entirely right.]

[didntgetdadslooks]

Swoopy. Got it. Wonder what kind of guy he is.

[ Alright, that's enough alternate universe dad fun. ]

So you make a circle, then you figure out what you want to put in it?

[destage]

...Apparently, someone who could never mastermind one of these, from what Kimblee-san said.

[He dragged the fuck outta Isaac, it was honestly kind of hilarious.]

Yeah! The circle is...everything, I think. From what I've seen, it's basically the 'walls' of the design itself, and what keeps everything tethered together. After that, you just have to make it coherent and able to flow right.