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The world is all one! Unity mind!

[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.]

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Give me three good reasons why.

[ aligula it's as easy as:

1. he would much prefer not to
2. he would much prefer not to
3. he would much prefer not to??? ]

Because the Holy Church rather frowns upon things such as that, it would be terribly inconvenient to be branded a heretic, and I'm mildly attached to living.

[ . . . ]

Okay, fine. Do they really do like, spooky witch hunts and stuff for heretics still? I thought that was over wiiiiith.

'Witch hunts' is something of an inelegant term.

[. . .]

But essentially, yes.

What's the elegant term then—justified murder? Holy crusades? Oh, wait, that's the same thing, isn't it.

[ get REKT crusaders. ]

More or less.

[ain't even mad, aligula.]

The Executors of the Eighth Sacrament Assembly exist to hunt and kill heretics. Vampires, wayward mages, demons. To be one of them is to be a living weapon and the literal executor of the will of God despite being no more than mortal.

[ fam. ]

So someone like Indomitable would get totally hunted down... All her family, too. [ that's slightly upsetting, but let's not dwell on that!!!!! lmfao feelings. ] Sounds like a heavy cross to bear. Like, joke totally intended. Sorta reminds me of an organization back home, thouuugh I don't think they do it for any sort of "God" or anything like that~! That term's pretty loose.

[ "Gods" are just beings with an overwhelming amount of power, after all. ]

They do it to keep the order of the city or whatever. Really, I think they get off on being pains in the neck, buuuuut it keeps things interesting, too! When they're not bugging me, anyway.

Correct; an existence like Elda Marker is not one the Church would freely allow.

[said casually over a cup of tea because of course]

And why would you run afoul of such an organization?

I'm part of a gang.

[ said casually, like that's something you just tell people? okay, this is aligula, never mind. ]

...I confess myself unsurprised.

[didn't even blink, aligula.]

[ knew she could trust you. to react like that, not trust you in general, holy shit. ]

That's because I haven't been trying to make it a secret. [ the reason her actual secret wasn't something like the rest of the villains' is because she...... is aggressively upfront about the fact she's a villain, essentially. ] Me and my associates have dinner parties and watch the city do its thing, and sometimes when it gets too busy, one of them'll mix it up a little with this or that! The King of Depravity's usually the one who does that though, 'cause he doesn't know how to sit still.

[...god bless you, aligula]

[Flatly:] The King of Depravity. You're joking, aren't you?

I'm not! Our whole gang's got themed names like that. That's what my occupation thingy is—my title, the Queen of Monomania!

[ she says, doing a little fist pump as she jumps. because she's like this. ]

[honey maybe chill?]

...I'll entertain a brief curiosity and ask: what are the others?

[ chill isn't in aligula's dictionary i'm sorry ]

There's also the Queen of Hypersensitivity, the King of Heresy, the King of Despair... [ and in an unfortunate turn of events those are all the named ones we have, yes i'm mad about this no i won't ever stop being mad. ] I can't remember everyone else's, siiince it's not like we're constantly calling each other them, right? And besides, they haven't done anything newsworthy in a while! They've just taken up table space and sucked at rock-paper-scissors.

[ this is a VERY SEROUS CRIME SYNDICATE, KIREI. ]

...I am stunned at the level of depravity to which you clearly sink.

[doesn't he sound impressed? my god, rock-paper-scissors. how do you sleep at night.]

[ don't you sass her. ]

Femt makes ugly demonic abominations when he's bored and sets 'em loosey-goosey on the city, if that's like, more your style. It's what we've been watching most of! The most recent one I can remember waaas... Two halves of a demon or something like that, that would totally go on a rampage if the halves met up?

That certainly sounds more like what I might expect.

[almost even normal, really.]

[ buddy you gotta move to hellsalem's lot city, you'd fucking love it. ]

Our newest member, that despair guy I mentioned, is gonna turn the city upside down... or so he says. [ And also what her memory-dreams say, incidentally. ] So I'm sure that'll be a hoot too! Or, like, it was a hoot?

[ .................................. ]

These memory-dream-whatevers are reaaaaally, like, annoying to tell stories with. [ she'd consider them less annoying if they came in order instead of reverse. ]

They certainly have been somewhat disjointed. That's troublesome at best, particularly if none of us know where we might stand where we come from.

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I'm sure everything's juuust fine for me back in the city, because the status quo's never upset for long...

[ the city adapts itself, just as its citizens do; that's one of the better things about it. she misses home, really... ]

But I know that's totally not the case for a lot of people... [ mmmmm. ] Considering some people's secrets, I'd be surprised if they weren't gonna die the second they get back to their world.

I'm inclined to agree--after Kimblee's situation, I wouldn't be surprised if a handful of those among us are unaware that they're already dead or otherwise have nothing to return to.

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It'll sure be a mess when people start remembering that kind of stuff... Not that it isn't already.

[ ...This conversation almost makes her glad that she's apparently seeing hers in reverse? She knows what happens, this is perfectly fine.

Also: ] Observant doesn't get a full name, Inquisitive?

I don't always default to full names. I merely prefer to have the option.

[ oh boo, here she thought she was onto something romancey. never mind kirei's secret, like, y'all had a Moment up at the trial there. ]

Why's that?

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