Afterparty 5.0

[forcegalactic]

[There's not much that can be believed about that trial. Or that execution. Still, like before, two hours after everyone leaves, they'll find a note slipped underneath their doors.]

We have to stick together. The dining room is there for anyone that needs a quiet space, and I cooked dinner.

Hibiki made some coffee and dessert for all of us.

-Mordecai Benmont Jiminy and Hibiki Ganaha

[Today's selection includes potato pancakes and a light coffee cake. Hibiki has lit two more candles in the dining hall. It doesn't take long before Mordecai lights a third.]

Comments

[decrees]

...I can only imagine. I hadn't been in many back home. Though there was a rather unfortunate one not far from the castle.

[forcegalactic]

Lemme guess. Magnet for trouble. We got one of those in town, O'Tooles.

...Never did have him pay for sayin' that about my wife...

[decrees]

Surprisingly, no. It was fairly well-behaved. They were just particularly fond of insulting their king.

[...]

Do I want to know what they said about your wife?

[forcegalactic]

[So it's an ego thing, not a safety issue.]

...Remember what Rick said back durin' the third trial?

[decrees]

...I actually try to ignore Rick as often as I can.

[...nope, he missed that, sorry Mordy.]

[forcegalactic]

[Then you missed Mordecai slapping him. This is why you don't zone out and miss one minute of the episode action; you'll have no idea what's going on.]

...Well, O'Tooles keeps on askin' how my wife's doin'. The right answer is fine, but once I say she's away on business as usual, well...

His next question is "You sure?"

[decrees]

[good times were missed...]

Ah. I see. Well, I'm sure you don't put up with that.

[forcegalactic]

Of course not! First off, that ain't true, I know Harriet loves me nearly as much as I love her! Second, I do not tolerate him attemptin' to cause trouble by spreadin' lies! Third, I gotta make sure he don't get uppity just because my Space Saloon walked off and make him the premiere barkeep in town!

[Damn rival...]

Oh, I wish I could slapped him instead! Hopefully I'm only missin' that memory and actually followed up on that!