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trustfell2017-10-14 10:31 pm
matchbreaker) wrote in trustfell2017-10-14 10:31 pm
One day we'll reach to emotions: unexplored, unprecedented
[ Sometime shortly after the trial small notes will be folded underneath the doors of everyone still alive, and also posted to the staircase leading up to the upper floors. Not many of you have probably seen Elda's penmanship yet unless you checked that Penmanship check a while back, but it's impossibly impeccable fancy cursive script, to match with her old timey appearance. ... She also writes a lot more proper than she talks. ]
[ she's being somewhat facetious about half the group, but the fact does remain that she got more offers than she expected, when she set out to do this. She had expected that Sayaka would help, and indeed both her and Alex provide cookies and curry for the tables. Elda herself sets up the tables, dotting one longer central one made of smaller ones in the ballroom for things to sit on. The bulk of the food's provided by Tarrlok of all people, Chinese food by any other name. Susan, bless her, provides alcohol. Hibki, once she was clean, decided to run backup on preparing the food.
And then perhaps fittingly, Aligula provided the decorations. Steamers line the room, and little cut outs hang around. At Elda's instruction, it's a mix of cats, snakes, and bats. The majority of them have little faces on them. And finally, as and afterthought more than anything else, Elda makes some tea.
... Said tea is black tea and is impossibly dark and bitter because she can't taste it, but maybe that's what you want on a night like this. Who knows. ]
To My Fellows,
The half of you who didn't assist me in this are cordially invited to a celebration of our continued living, and to the memories of those who aren't. We are a mismatched group,
but it has become increasingly clear that we are together in this. Do not allow yourself to be alone.
We will be congregating in the ballroom for the rest of the night.
Better chefs than I will be providing food.
Sincerely,
Elda Marker
[ she's being somewhat facetious about half the group, but the fact does remain that she got more offers than she expected, when she set out to do this. She had expected that Sayaka would help, and indeed both her and Alex provide cookies and curry for the tables. Elda herself sets up the tables, dotting one longer central one made of smaller ones in the ballroom for things to sit on. The bulk of the food's provided by Tarrlok of all people, Chinese food by any other name. Susan, bless her, provides alcohol. Hibki, once she was clean, decided to run backup on preparing the food.
And then perhaps fittingly, Aligula provided the decorations. Steamers line the room, and little cut outs hang around. At Elda's instruction, it's a mix of cats, snakes, and bats. The majority of them have little faces on them. And finally, as and afterthought more than anything else, Elda makes some tea.
... Said tea is black tea and is impossibly dark and bitter because she can't taste it, but maybe that's what you want on a night like this. Who knows. ]
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[ Yuri smiles slightly at that--he had been super uncertain about his pressing, actually. The murder had seemed so complex from his point of view he didn't know if he'd be able to figure out anything behind it. However, he did know that it seemed from what he knew of Terumi that he'd be someone who'd have been involved, and so he went with that. He was expecting to be completely wrong too.
Not that he was happy that Terumi had went ahead and did something stupid like that, but maybe it wasn't so surprising. The guy seemed like an asshole. ]
Can't say I'm exactly detective material, but I figured it was well worth a try. And if I were wrong, then I'd find out sooner or later given how everyone else was working pretty hard at trying to solve stuff too.
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[Blindly and stubbornly. It turned out to not be a derail in the end, and he's sure a lot of the group is thankful for it, even if Terumi went all...well, Terumi, for a bit.
He's studying Yuri a bit as he takes a sip from his drink. Yuri chose to press Terumi because he had gotten to know him...]
It's not sitting well with you though, I take it.
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I'll get over it.
[ Like he always does, anyway. But he takes pause, thinking maybe it can't hurt to talk about it. ]
I'm not sure if we could ever be called friends, since I did have a good read on the guy and it's clear he was an ass. But there were a couple of times I ended up vaguely telling him stuff I hadn't anyone else. So maybe it's because of that.
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So you confided in him. That takes trust, you know, and trust isn't always easy to come by. [Sharing personal things. That's pretty big. Rideaux can understand that.] Even if you weren't sure where you both stood, it's not a stretch to imagine that something like what happened today would leave an impact.
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Some of the earlier weeks had been kind of...y'know. With the dreams I had around those times, I couldn't manage to keep everything to myself. Couldn't really tell Estelle, so I guess I just saw someone I had spoken to and before I knew it...
[ He shakes his head. Somehow he's managed to talk about this, but he's making an edge away from it, since he doesn't want this to be...just about him. It feels weird. ]
So, yeah it was something like that. It's kind of a pain in the ass, but might as well move on and talk about something else.
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I understand. The dreams have a way of being infuriatingly vague. Sounds like you had some pretty bad ones, but hopefully they've been resolved now that it's been a few weeks since.
[Hmm. That must have been why Yuri was on the verge of injuring himself in the dojo the other week.
He'll let it drop there though since Yuri wants to, and swishes his drink while he thinks of a subject change. A sigh follows, since he's really not in the mood to talk about their shitty situation right now either...]
Do you have something in mind? Any burning questions?
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[ Honestly getting into a fight with Rideaux ended up being one of the best decisions he's ever made that week--in fact, since he's thinking about those dreams, he'll be unable to keep from recalling that fight and then there was later on when they took a 'photo'. Which does make him smile a little. Oh, right, focus. ]
I dunno if I have any burning questions yet. Or ...
[ Hmm...oh wait, he has an idea. ]
... Did you have any kind of hobbies you liked to do whenever you had free time back at home?
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This. This may have been a mistake on Yuri's part, because boy does Rideaux love talking about this shit.]
I am sure this will come as a complete surprise, but I greatly enjoy taking care of my appearance, fashion included. I pay close attention to trends, and sometimes set my own.
[...]
Do you recall the photo that we took together? That is something I do regularly as well. [As in, take photos of himself. Yeah.] There are applications that allow you to add little effects to your photos. I find it enjoyable and relaxing.
[Which would explain why his GHS wallpaper was how it was.]
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... Oh yeah, I can definitely see that.
[ When he saw Rideaux in all of that red, he thought it was literally something that would be considered a fashion statement. Even if he doesn't exactly know anything about fashion.
...Yuri also finds nothing weird with taking a photo of yourself and putting it on the wallpaper (not that he knows what that is either) because he thinks it's the same as saying it's yours or something. ]
Applications...? Wait, so does it allow you to add stuff like cat or dog ears to photos?
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...bless Yuri though, it's so nice not to have to try to defend the selfie thing. He'll get a smirk from Rideaux for his question.]
If you so wished, yes. Along with text, sparkles, hearts, little icons of foods, flowers and animals...
[He could go on, really.]
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[ Yuri's not quite what a selfie is, either. He's going to probably learn a lot about technologically advanced stuff from Rideaux, or well at least a good amount anyway. ]
... Hey, why don't we add sparkles to our picture?
[ He kind of wants to see what it'd look like. ]
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...oh. Rideaux's smirk softens ever so slightly.]
I would be happy to.
[He shifts back in his seat so he can grab his GHS out of the inside of his jacket. After powering it on, he holds it in a way that Yuri can see so he can watch Rideaux actually apply the sparkles. He'll also hear Rideaux quietly snort when he pulls the picture up. He had forgotten about the pose...
The application is simple enough, with tabs for specific effects. It only takes a couple taps for Rideaux to add several sets of sparkles around them. Spaced out perfectly and not drawing attention away from the main focus of the photo, of course!]
There. What do you think?
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He's sort of recalling the conversation he had with someone--about having moments where one isn't thinking about how terrible their situation was. He thinks at that time it certainly was one. ]
I think we look fantastic, with just enough flashiness too. Hell, if anyone saw how cool it was, they'd probably be jealous.
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It's difficult to stifle a genuine laugh. Then again, was he really even trying to?]
Oh, absolutely. The wolfman and rabbit-eared mad doctor. Truly, the pinnacle of flashiness.
[His tone is joking, though he can't help but agree. They look absolutely ridiculous, but it's still a good photo.]
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See? You get it.
[ His tone's lighthearted, of course. And, hmm... ]
...Hey, you know what I think we should do? We should take another picture.
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[It is in no way a bad thing. Although...]
I do hope you realize that we're going to have no choice but to caption it with, "Exhausted and several drinks into another long night after a trial".
[He really prefers to not look like garbage for selfies, but this could definitely serve as a perfect #Mood one.]
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[ He snorts--it probably wouldn't look very elegant either. But he's never been the type to care about those types of things. ]
Sounds like it'd close to accurate. Though, if I was on my seventh drink, I'd probably be saying something pretty damn stupid right about now.
[ Yuri usually just gets a beer but this time he decided to change it up by mixing drinks a little because he's seen someone else do it. ]
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Oh, I can imagine. We would certainly be exhausted of all embarrassing stories at that point.
[Joking aside, he picks up his glass with his free hand and motions for Yuri to get closer so they can fit nicely in the photo frame.]
I assume you know the drill?
[With the confirmation, Rideaux puts on the best selfie smile he can muster at this time and readies the camera, holding his drink up to get it in the shot as well. What is Yuri going to do?]
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[ ... Is it any surprise that Yuri is already thinking of being up to no good? Okay, okay, maybe it's not being 'up to no good', exactly. But he certainly had something in mind--he's going to get closer shifting a bit now. He remembers how in bars some people like to sling an arm around someone's shoulders and sing stupid drunk tunes. They're not...going to be singing anytime soon but he wants to try to see if he can get away with that sneakily (it's more about capturing that kind of image than anything.) ]
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He probably looks ridiculous if that's when the photo got snapped too. ]
...Damnit!
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On instinct to avoid getting any of that drink on him, Rideaux backs away a foot or two and almost drops his drink in the process. And then as it finally begins to completely register...
He practically loses it.]
Very smooth!
[Just let him...put his stuff down as he tries to recover, holy shit.]
You wear your drink well.
[He really should help Yuri clean up, but he couldn't resist a little jab first.]
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Thanks, buddy. Man, now I'm gonna probably have to do laundry tonight.
[ Because to no one's surprise Yuri can be lazy and puts off doing this stuff until pretty much the next day or 'when he has to'.
...You know what though, since Yuri decides he wants to be a little immature, he'll try to flick a bit of the alcohol drops at Rideaux, since a bit got on some of his right hand too. ]
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How unfortunate. Well, you only have yourself to blame for that.
[Way to rub it in, Rideaux!! But the drops hit him in the face like a second later, so it's instant karma. He snickers as he rubs them off with his hand, and finally gets up to retrieve a rag from the bar's counter. Once he has it, he tosses it to Yuri as he gets close to their table.]
Here, soak up what you can with that. I'll make you a new drink, then we may as well head back downstairs for the night.
[Since Yuri's obviously going to need to change now. Mixed drinks get sticky with all that syrup.]
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[ He knows he's not judging by the smile on his face as he watches him rub off the alcohol, but ehh, he catches the rag and dabs at himself as much as he can. Well, that's not a bad end to the night, he thinks, since the picture still probably came out looking ridiculous. ]
... Hey, by the way. Just wanted to say thanks for indulging me a little in this stuff. It's been a rough night so it's made it kinda easier.
[ Yuri finally sets down the soaked rag, and leans against the counter. ]
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As Yuri starts cleaning himself off, Rideaux steps behind the counter to whip up a replacement drink. He's really liking these tequila sunrises tonight so Yuri will end up with one as well.
Plopping the grenadine into the mixture to finish it off, he glances at Yuri with an even smile. It probably looks kind of strange on him considering his default expressions are "smug as hell" and "pissed at the world".]
Of course, and I am glad to hear it. That was the goal.
[As...strange as that sounds to hear himself say...
He slides the finished drink to Yuri on the other side of the counter.]
Feel free to pull me aside if you find yourself in need of a distraction. I doubt I'll be busy.
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