Aftergathering 6

[clearasmud]

Rule 17 hits like a gutpunch. The plan she'd talked about, as improbable as it already was, had just become much harder.

But something - someone - digs its heels in inside her, the same way it did prior to their most recent trial. The presence of their latest, insurmountable hurdle, has the odd effect of only making Youko more determined.

They're going to win.

There's hot soup, rice, and tea in the kitchen. We're holding a meeting tomorrow morning in the conference room. I want you to be there.

- Youko

Comments

[oftheland]

[...]

I can let you try some, but I'm not going to give you too much. I have to be in the ballpark of responsible, after all.

[sunsong]

Someone has to be the irresponsible adult! [ Now that, you know, we've killed most of those off...but Sol grins, a rarer sight these days than it used to be. ]

I definitely want to try!

[oftheland]

All right, let me pour you a little bit of something, then.

[...let's see, he'll get a small glass and a drink that isn't too strong. congrats on your booze, Sol.]

[sunsong]

What's this kind called?

[ SHE WILL JUST TAKE A HUGE SIP AFTER HE EXPLAINS but she wants to know what she's getting into. ]

[oftheland]

I'm not really sure what the brand is, but it's a hard lemonade. Basically, it's kind of a pre-made cocktail where you have lemonade mixed with vodka, so you're essentially tasting lemonade more than you're tasting alcohol.

[sunsong]

Oooh! [ Well, she doesn't spit it out, although she makes a bit of a face, unused to the little amount of alcohol she can taste. ]

Do you like the taste? Of alcohol, I mean.

[oftheland]

Actually, yeah, I do. I can see why people don't like it, because it kind of... burns, I suppose? But that's what makes it interesting to me.