It's like I'm carrying the weight of the world

[hesperos]

[ So, Yuri's going to be going around, putting up slips of paper for everyone to see, because even with everything that was that trial, he is sure it could help. He doesn't know--it's worked from time to time before anyway and someone should do it. ]



[ Yuri, for once, is going to be making some food for the afterparty that isn't desserts. On his side of things, his food is generally going to be geared towards something more western-style and hearty. In essence, there is some things of curry with beef, chicken, and vegetables in them, take your pick. Sayaka and Kyrie also will be assisting with food, providing stuff that is likely to be geared towards something asian.

This whole set up, of course, is going to be done in the dining hall, since that's where it usually is. ]

Comments

[perpend]

You shouldn't have to live in fear.

[Honestly, the idea just fills him with sadness. She can't help being what she is; it doesn't make her anything but Elda to him.]

[matchbreaker]

No, we shouldn't.

[ She ... that was too much the right answer for her to keep it up. She relents almost instantly, her fangs going away and her eyes misting up despite them keeping the hard edge. ]

... I can't even say humans should. The very last of you lot who wasn't human ruined the day today.

[perpend]

Elda... I have a question for you.

If you could move your family, your bats, somewhere else... would you? I can't say it would be any easier deciding to move to a world where your kind are movie monsters that most certainly aren't close to the real thing would be easier, but if the Coordinators could bring us all here, there must be a way to move to worlds that are not our own.

[matchbreaker]

[ She hesitates a long moment there, surprised enough as to lose the edge in her eyes. She...

... She wipes them on her sleeve. That offer is so nakedly kind. It's misguided, but it's kind. She inhales. ]

That's all we are to most modern men. Hilda called me out for that a while back.

[ she... inhale, exhale. ]

Shihaba's a warm city, perfect for humans. It's the best place I can offer Sayaka, and it has been the best for Karin.. So... no. No, I would not.

[perpend]

Of course.

[He smiles sadly.]

You are a kind woman, Elda. More than I think you give yourself credit for.

[matchbreaker]

[ "I thought you were a kind person," Karin had said, back then.

... Maybe she was right, really. Elda puts her face in her hands, knowing she's going to cry again. Dammit. ]

... I'll be more myself by tomorrow.

[perpend]

[He gives another sad smile.]

...Maybe there's something more we can do for them. Since we know they're still among us.

[matchbreaker]

... They're dead, Cabanela.

[ She says this with a breathed out, struggling sigh. ]

[perpend]

....They're trapped here. They need to be allowed to move on.

[matchbreaker]

If it comes down to it, they're still dead. Anyone who is still alive matters more than than them. I don't mind seeing them move on or if they're an asset, but they aren't a priority.

[perpend]

...Of course.

[matchbreaker]

Good.

[ She half suspects someone will fuck that up, probably Sayaka or Alex. ]