It keeps happening

[forcegalactic]

[After that horror show of an execution, Mordecai is still restless from the investigation and trial. He has too much pent-up energy, and plenty of others are sure to be upset, too. Ashley was loved by nearly all of them, the trial was mentally draining, and that execution was crueler than it should have been.

Two hours after everyone has returned to their rooms, they'll find a note slipped under their doors.]

We can't go on with empty stomachs. There's food in the kitchen, and the dining room is always open if you need someone to talk to.

Please keep anything outside of eating and civilized conversation away from the dining hall. That room is meant to be a peaceful place for those of us that need it.

-Mordecai Benmont Jiminy

[Today, there's cream of tomato soup warming up on the stove with a set of bowls besides it. It's a more mindless dish to prepare than mashed potatoes, as much as Mordecai wants to vent his frustrations on the potatoes.

He decides to follow Cabanela's tradition and lights one more candle, and after some consideration, lights a sixth. Let those who cared about either girl pay their respects.]

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[sunsong]

[ But how exactly are you going to make a fool of yourself, Morty? That might be entertaining to see...

For the time being, Sol will just sort of slump to the side he's sitting on, dropping her head on his shoulder. Normally she'd try to get this sort of reassurance from Luna, but her sister was in her room. ]

[mortyfied]

[He could pull out the lame jokes to try to get a laugh, or try to impress her with skills he doesn't have. Honestly it's.. it's not hard for him to make a fool of himself.

Anyway, this definitely was not something he expected to happen but nonetheless! He'll do his best to be a good... thing to lean on.

He kind of slumps a little bit in his chair so his shoulder is lower for her, and contemplates for a moment doing something like stroking her head comfortingly but he decides that might come off as creepy instead. So he just opts to sit there, non-moving with his face beet red. Maybe.. maybe he should speak up though. To make sure she's okay.]

S-Sol...?

[sunsong]

...Yeah? What's up?

[ She's not entirely okay, but at least she hasn't started crying? Team hasn't cried once so far...

watch it happen next week, god ]

[mortyfied]

[don't jinx them the last thing we need is for a murder to happen with luna and rick or something]

Um, are... [He starts, about to ask the question he already knew the answer to. Of course she wasn't okay. Nobody was okay, not after something like that. After losing such an important friend to someone who was supposedly close to her...]

I-I'm sorry. You and Asuka were really good friends, a-and everyone was gaining up on her, calling her a monster like that... [Not to mention the torturing execution they just witnessed.. but Morty doesn't want to bring it up so fresh after it happened.]