trustfell | Looks like this will be a weekly thing

Looks like this will be a weekly thing

[This whole week has been awful. This whole experience has been awful. Mordecai wants to go straight to his room and deal with his frustrations, but that's not what a mayor does. A mayor takes charge, a mayor fixes what's wrong, a mayor makes things better. Even if he can't do everything on his own, he's has to do something.

Two hours after the end of the trial, the living will find another note slipped underneath their doors.]

There's cookies in the kitchen. The dining room is ready for anyone who needs a quiet place to talk it out. I'll be in the bar if you need a drink, alcoholic or something more appropriate for the underage crowd.

-Mordecai Benmont Jiminy

[There's a pile of warm chocolate chip cookies in the kitchen. Two more candles are lit at the memorial - one for the victim, one for the culprit - and Mordecai has left a pile of blankets from the storage room on one of the dining room tables.]

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...I am, too. I - I couldn't protect her after all, huh? What's the use of bein' the strong one if I couldn't...even do a thing like that?

[ ...okay we're just going to start crying now ]

[ He immediately rushes to Sol's side, putting an arm around her shoulders. ]

It's not your fault. We can't always protect everyone, even if we try our hardest. [ Which, before coming here, is something Yuuri never would have said but. A lot has happened since then. ]

She's - Luna wasn't everyone! She's my little sister. I couldn't save my little sister!

[ Her twin, her other half. ]

She was - she was my entire family, Yuuri - how'm I meant to do anything now?!

You'll get through this, Sol. I won't let you give up.

[ And he's really determined to make sure she doesn't. ]

I know I...I know I don't have the right to do that. I haven't even begun...to make up for anything. Her part...I have to do her part, too, but I -

[ But she doesn't even know where to start. They're losing people way more quickly than she ever expected. ]

We're losin' people so fast. We haven't saved even one person.

We'll find a way... We have to. [ Watching more people die every week is taking a huge toll on him, and he doesn't want to let it go on any longer. ]

I mean, this can't keep going for much longer, right? We'll manage to find a way out.

...Hey, Yuuri. Do you...have any siblings?

Yeah. I have an older brother. We aren't that close, though, since he's so much older than I am...

...What's he like?

He's nice, and really protective. He plays a lot of weird games, though... His name is Shouri.

[ She's not even sure why she asked. But...

At least other people here have people to go back to. Right? ]

...Even if you're not close, I don't think...he should have to lose his little brother, so...so, for that reason...

[ So no one else had to feel the way she does right now. ]

...I'll try my best. Yuuri.

[ He smiles down at her. ]

I'll try my best too. I'm here for you, so don't forget that. [ They have to stick together here! ]

[ She'll just lean into him a little bit. :c ]

...Thanks. No matter what, we...we definitely can't kill anyone. And make everyone go through another trial...this time, definitely - we all need to work together and stop this.

[ He squeezes her shoulder, pulling her a little closer. ]

You're right. We just have to get ourselves organized and find some other way out of this.