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[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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Um... I'm okay? I think. Just...tired, really. A little overwhelmed.

[ She shrugs. ]

Today was...a lot, and...I just keep thinking...well, about Tabby, honestly.

.....yeah. Yeah, me too.

[Susan sighs, flipping the key cover shut so that she can rest her elbows on it.]

I didn't know her that well, really. But she helped me a lot last week. I'd wanted to get to know her better.

Yeah, same. She said some things to me after...well, after the secrets that really...you know, helped. And Jericho just...

[ A scowl, and a sigh of her own. ]

It sucks.

It isn't fair. Of course, they don't mean it to be. Random drawings...

[Her tone's scornful, but she casts a sidelong glance at Alex and then rises to go over to the stage instead.]

Come on, sit. [And she'll perch on the edge of it.] Even Alena didn't want to. Jericho's probably the one who picked. I wonder if it's even random, or he just thought...

[ And sit she does. ]

...Tabby said she was gonna talk to her a lot more. Maybe...they became friendly.

[ It's not a surprise to think; Sigrun got along with her after all. ]

I wouldn't put it past the jerk to just...do whatever would hurt the most.

She said they got along well enough. Alena did, I mean, about Jericho. Though they weren't as close as they were once...

I don't know. He clearly doesn't seem to care much about her.

He doesn't. ...I wonder...if Tabby was right, and it's...more than she's his tool.

Maybe, something like that. But I don't think she's all that opposed to it, either...she's told me that she'll be sorry when we die, but she's definitely still going to help us get there.

Sorry...

[ She frowns deep and rubs at her head. ]

Yeah, I'm familiar with the type. Ugh. Guess any attempts at appealing to her..."better nature" have gone south?

More or less. Just pretending she cares while not bothering to act like it. It’s frustrating - I wish she’d just be honest, you know?

[ Is it really pretending...? ...Hm. ]

I guess I just...I don't understand what she gets out of it? Shouldn't that be important?

I don't know. I used to think it was just for fun, but...I don't really, anymore. Souls, maybe. I don't come from a place where that really makes sense, but why not? It's the only theory anyone has really offered.

...I don't really come from a place where it's souls, it'd be more...bodies.

[ She can't help but let out a dry laugh, and then she winces and rubs her head. ]

So...I don't know.

I'm not sure where my world would fall on that, anymore.

[She sighs.] I don't know. It seems like if we lose the people who know about magic and all that, we're going to be a lot worse off than we are.

Maybe we should start having...magic lessons. Everyone shares the weird things about their worlds.

Heh. Yeah, maybe that could be fun. It's not like we've got any worse secrets left, I'm sure...

[Worse things, maybe - looking at Aligula - but those aren't secret.]

[ Alex feels like she has to add: ] Probably.

.....yeah. Probably.

I know I've got a few worse things. But nothing that I...didn't want people to know about as much.

...Same.

[ There's the Sunken, but- ]

Things everyone else doesn't know about with me, they're- like, it'd probably be better if I talked about them anyway.

Probably. I talked to Elda about some things I never thought I'd tell anybody, and it's...sort of nice that I have, now? Like it isn't really some big secret I'm carrying around.

[ Begrudgingly: ] Maybe what we needed all this time was just group therapy.

Ugh. [fuck therapists] If we didn’t before, I’m sure we do now.

The world is all one! Unity mind!

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