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

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? ]

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[Hibiki shows to the after part, sure. But things don't go well. After making a plate of food, she heads into the dining room to poke at it. Too many things are on her mind. What he said to Rin, what he said about how she basically damned Takane to die...she's starting to feel the helplessness of it all, and it's when she passes by the candles that something goes off.

She grabs one of the two newest candles and she throws it at the wall as hard as she can. It breaks into several pieces immediately, the swift motion being enough to extinguish the flame before it hits the ground. She stands there for a second, eyes narrowed, shoulders shaking...before she retreats to her room without so much as an apology.]

[Well.

That certainly was something.

Luca doesn't follow after Hibiki right away, but he does stop by after a little bit. He's giving her time to cool off before he approaches her. But roughly 20 minutes after she makes it back to her room, there is a knock on her door.]

[Hibiki is unsure whether to expect company after her little display. Probably someone upset with her? But at the same time she's not, because geez, what an emotionally charged week it's been. Everyone has people to be with. The knock on her door is enough to distract her from her distraction, and she walks over to it, cracking it open just enough so that her voice will be heard.]

Who is it? If you're comin' to scold me, I don't wanna hear it.

[Not yet.]

I'm not your mother, I wouldn't be scolding you.

[He says in a scolding tone. An unintentionally scolding tone.]

Luca?!

[That's not a voice she's expecting to hear. She recognizes it immediately because wow there aren't many guys left and he's not Yuri or Tarrlok?

She opens the door wider.]

I mean...Valentino-san, I wasn't expectin' you. Do you need somethin'?

[She got his name right at least, so.]

You seemed upset, and I wanted to check on you.

[Well, that sure was a thing. Susan will give it a little while, but eventually she's going to follow along and knock on the door.]

Hibiki?

[She somehow missed the candle throwing, but that doesn't lessen her concern for the other girl. A few hours after the party, Hibiki receives a knock on her door.]

Hibiki? It is Adelina.

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