Didn't we just do this last week?

[perpend]

[It's starting to look like this is going to be a weekly occurrence.

Just like last week, Cabanela waits a while before he makes his rounds, writing everyone quick notes and sliding them under each occupied door.]

Stay strong.
If you don't want to be alone tonight, meet in the dining hall.
-Cabanela

[Like last week, Cabanela hasn't bothered to provide anyone with food-- that would just be... rude right now, he thinks. Upon first entering, you'll notice that there are now four lit candles in the center of one of the tables.

Feel free to leave mementos for the dead; it's probably appreciated.]

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[announcemyvictory]

[Elise hesitates at the table, but sits down and folds her hands in her lap.]

This is a disaster.

[perpend]

[Cabanela lowers his head at that, nodding.]

This suuure isn't good.

[announcemyvictory]

There's always something, isn't there? It makes me wonder why we try, aside from survival. And it's only the second.

[perpend]

We'll have to keep going, won't we?

We need as many people as possible to get out of here; that's what matters.

[announcemyvictory]

I want that, I do, but... [deep breath] Right. Perhaps it'll end sooner than we think. We never know what the real end of the exercise is, do we?

[perpend]

I know what I'm saying isn't easy, that it's difficult-- probably even irritating, but I...

Don't give up, not yet.

[But he also won't say there won't be any more killing anymore.]

[announcemyvictory]

I wonder sometimes... I mean, clearly, there's no other choice, is there? I just hope that we'll get out and not have to worry, even if that sounds a little foolish. Don't laugh.

[perpend]

I hope so, too.

As many of us as possible.

[He gives a smile, though it's awkward.]

I'm nooot going to laugh, don't worry.

[announcemyvictory]

But isn't this hope a little... well. If you aren't going to laugh, then it's all fine. There's still a chance even if it is silly.

[perpend]

Even if hope it's silly at this point, it's all we have. We need to hold onto it, all of us.

[announcemyvictory]

Instead of going off murdering one another. One would think that would be common sense.

[perpend]

At this point, I don't know if anyone would listen.

I'm sure the Conductor would try to threaten his way into another murder. I wiiish I could say this is the end, but I'm not so sure.

[announcemyvictory]

What would he even use? That motive barely swayed Undyne and Byakuren. They had their own reasons.

[icysemblance]

Understatement of the century...

[do you want tea, Elise, Weiss made tea]

[announcemyvictory]

[she is absolutely there for tea]

About the only good things I can say are that we're not all dead and we don't have to look at Mr. Sanchez in the nude screaming about jokes nobody understands.

[icysemblance]

[She'll pour her a cup and pass it over, then the milk and sugar.]

Thank goodness for small victories. I have absolutely no idea who he was talking about, and I really don't think most of the rest of us did, either.

[announcemyvictory]

[Elise takes it and puts entirely too much sugar in.]

I can't believe I fell for that and let the entire group know, too. Ugh, that's just embarrassing.

[icysemblance]

[No judgement here; she knows someone who takes hers with at least five sugars.]

I'm angry for you. There's no excuse for spreading false information.

[announcemyvictory]

And he just thought it was funny! I wish he'd just stop. Even he knows he's a pain.

[icysemblance]

He just needs to stop talking, period.

[announcemyvictory]

Agreed. Has anything he's done helped?

[icysemblance]

It's helped lower our collective intelligence.

[announcemyvictory]

So no. I can't wait until we're out of here.

[icysemblance]

You can say that again. It'll be nice walking around the grounds of Beacon, feeling actual sunlight, no creepy alarms, the sound of the birds outside...

[announcemyvictory]

Owning more than two sets of clothing! Having meals cooked for you! No more living in a walk-in closet.