I dreamed of a world so far from here that's not on the map

[matchbreaker]

To my Fellows,

What is "good" and what is "evil" is something that can be debated for longer than most of you will ever live, as is the nature of men. These debates are without meaning in my eyes. Despite that man's belief, men are not born to be good or evil, and what flaws they have in personality or character are things that can be overcome through their choices. Both for better and, as we've seen, for worse.

Life is not without suffering, but I should hope that every one of you is loved by someone. Loves someone. Many of you probably know that some of those loved ones are entering into an experience similar to our own. The terror of that is an undeniable sword which hangs above our heads.

Do not isolate yourselves, and hold onto what belief will best inspire you. And if you wish to join us for another one of these gatherings, meet us in the dining hall at 8PM.

Sincerely yours,
Elda Marker

PS: Those who can taste will once more provide food.

[ Well that sure is a lot of words which is being put under your doors, put on the fridge, and generally distributed around. It... uh, sure is a letter? It's in the same impossibly perfect cursive as last week, and is written with an almost angry bravado. Because even if she was vindicated at the end there, she was vindicated by a (by his own admission) evil priest. So. That feels bad.

Anyway, with some effort, the dining hall (which now has a lot of candles at Cabanela's little shrine, even with adding the two more here) is filled with food: Susan's got the booze as usual but also a big pot of mac and cheese. Adelina's done her noble best with some finger sandwiches. Yuri's brought some sweets that Estelle might've made. As for Elda, well, she still basically can't cook, so what she provides instead is:

A few board games including a Settlers of Catan, Sorry, and Candyland knock off. I guess we're playing games. Or at least she's suggesting it, who knew? ]

Comments

[destage]

[...Her and her big mouth. Sayaka sighs from her position on the ground, just...kind of shaking her head from there.]

...Yes, Adelina-san?

[matchbreaker]

[ Her eyes open a little wider, and she arches her brow a little more. Huh. But no, let's no focus on that, let's put a finger to her lip, brushing the nail on and between them a little. ]

I've no doubt of your intentions, to make that clear.

[ Alex has seemed genuine sweet, if a little bit - okay no, a lot sad. ] If we're to rank based on that, it's probable you should have more ill to say to me.

[hesperos]

...Yeah.

[ Yuri settles after that. He didn't even realize he still had the energy to react that way, but well. He'll move along in his gaze to the other candles.

Even when his captain had gone out the way he did, there was better. She was right about that. ]

I guess this is just the best that we can do for now.

[ ... ]

At least the drawings are pretty good.

[notaccurate]

But what if, when we leave here, we go for them?

[That's what Luca is going to do.]

He would still need to survive for a little while, but he wouldn't have to get out on his own.

[hesperos]

What the hell. Since when is it like that?

[ That is exactly what it is.

Yuri is just going to throw a pillow at him first, though. ]

[evilfrenzy]

[He takes the spot, gently sitting down and crossing his legs like usual. He stares at his own drink for a moment before speaking up again.]

Typically I don't waste my time with questions that tend to have superficial answers. [In most cases, who is actually going to say they're not doing well?] It simply felt appropriate to do so this time.

[He doesn't really believe Yuri when he says he's doing better, either. He just lost a friend from his world, and presumably two more will be entering a game like theirs. In the end, though, Rideaux can't imagine such a scenario. He's never had someone to lose in that way.

...

A lie to himself for now, perhaps.]

I'm surprised to hear you say that. You can just tell me that you feel like shit. I would get it.

[So eloquently put, but he's serious about it.]

[destage]

[God, why is her girlfriend so cute? Sayaka waits until Alex is done before just kind of...giving her multiple, tiny kisses on her face, with the stupidest little grin.]

Well, I have a whole bunch of blankets...really, if I'm right about the way I sleep, I'm more worried that I'll wind up clinging to you to the point you'll have to pry my arms off.

[...She laughs a little but she's proven clinging enough with her stuffed animals--]

...I'm so glad you're here, you know? It's...it's kind of fun, like having an actual slumber party, but it's just you and me...

[notaccurate]

Since you decided to stay here instead of-

[And there's the pillow. He half-catches it, but he still gets hit by it. Luckily it is a pillow and does not hurt.]

...good luck sleeping without this, then.

[hesperos]

...Hey! Give it back.

[ He will reach over and try to take it back!!

Because this totally isn't Yuri's fault at all. ]

[notaccurate]

[Nah, he's scooting back towards the end of the bed now, holding onto the pillow firmly.]

Too late, it's mine now. It sure will be nice to have two of them tonight, I think I'll sleep particularly well.

[ninehundredlives]

I guess so. I haven't really done it for a long time, though...maybe I should have been.

[ninehundredlives]

Maybe? It seems silly - haven't we got reason to be paranoid enough? But they must have left that file on Kimblee where we could find it for a reason.

[chessturner]

I know what other versions of them did would be no fault of the person here, but would you trust them? I know I'd have some trouble trusting them.

[Such a noble heart, Alex. Hope it won't be the death of you]

[innocentloveholic]

[ IT'S TRUE....

also oh wow, cute. Aligula'll get up with her cake, screw the paper she can get more. ]

You've got good taste, Courageous! Buuut... Do you always get like this about gifts? I mean, it's a totally cute look on you, but it's sorta like, going the long way around, isn't it?

[ ya damn tsundere ]

[chessturner]

We met every morning to make the breakfasts. She was rather sociable, we talked often during the mornings. It's hard to spend so much time working with someone without forming some sort of bond.

[Kyrie wouldn't necessarily call Estellise a friend, but it's going to be strange to not work with her on the breakfast routine]

Surely you understand what I mean, don't you?

[chessturner]

What...? Kidnapped? [That gets Kyrie's undivided attention] What happened?

[destage]

[It really is, honestly. Sayaka smiles a bit, looking down at the stones in her hand again with a smile.]

...I made a promise, you know? That I wouldn't succumb to something like this. I...guess I'm just glad that I'm able to keep it, after all of this. I think he'd be happier with it.

[sleepytimegal]

...Yeah, it annoys me. But Sayaka thinks so highly of you. And...I dunno, you've been through a lot in your right. So I might as well try.

[ Alex shrugs. ]

Living with the constant echoes kind of puts things in perspective. I wanna...enjoy the good things.

[perpend]

[Cabanela is only around for a little while tonight to light the candles. For a moment he considers not lighting one for Kirei, but if there's one thing that would probably offend him, it's having people mourning him, so a candle it is.

After that he retires to his room for the rest of the night.]

[sleepytimegal]

And just after he died... I thought maybe we'd find ones from the others, too, but... Nothing for...Archer so far. We're decided it was him, right? Not Chie?

[sleepytimegal]

I don't know about trust...but I'd want to, out of spite.

[ Don't...think it's so noble just yet. ]

[sleepytimegal]

[ Alex giggles, from the kisses, the comments, oh gosh-- ]

So much better than sleepovers with Ren, already. Oh-- he's my best friend, since...like, we were toddlers.

[bloodbiter]

...You don’t need to apologize for that, truly. I wouldn’t have wanted you to share anything that made you uncomfortable.

[bloodbiter]

[She listens for a few minutes, the smile on her face growing more peaceful, before she speaks.]

That is lovely.

[bloodbiter]

Ah, well...

[She pauses, trying to think of a good way to explain.]

It is just - it stands to reason that the people in charge here stand to gain something from this situation. As such, it also stands to reason that anyone who ran something like this in the past had to have something to gain from it, correct? Without knowing what they might have stood to gain... It’s difficult to know who might have done this.