WEEK 4 - VENUS FLYTRAP

[foundationmods]

Another week dawned.

But after the events at the trial, more than a few people would have wanted for time to stop still.

In this game, even unshakable loyalties....could be broken.🗈

If that were the case, then what was stopping even more horrible crimes from happening this thursday night?
And they knew they could do nothing to stop it from happening.

...Still, they had to continue the game, until one or both of the Witches admitted defeat, or the game itself came to a close.

Yet, they also felt as if something might change. Some big reveal felt as if it was just around the corner....but for now, it seemed as if they had to play the waiting game.

No matter how awful that felt.

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[foundfate]

[It may have been difficult to notice him the past two weeks, because he's been relatively quiet during these tales. But Watanuki has been present, insistent on finding out the whole story. He's not entirely sure why they're getting this, but he knows it has to be significant, and he feels like he needs to see it all.

And what they saw today...it resonates with him.

Their stories aren't exactly the same- thankfully Watanuki had never faced the same level of accusations and hate- but that feeling of loneliness is one he understands well. And the rest...pieces are falling into place now.

And that's probably why, despite his efforts to keep quiet, tears are streaming down his face.]

[excavated]

[ Syaoran easily notices the tears that stream down Kimihiro's face, and he can't help but hover over him a little bit with an obvious concern on his face, traces of guilt written in his expression. ] Kimihiro. . . [ He reaches out for him for a moment as if wanting to comfort him but. Decides against it, pulling his arm away. ]

[foundfate]

[WATANUKI will remember that.]

[improbablenotimpossible]

[He is not a comforter, but quietly, he pulls a handkerchief from his waistcoat's pocket, offering it]

[foundfate]

[Sorry Ruler, your handkerchief is gonna get noodle-snot on it.]

[improbablenotimpossible]

[Well that's what handkerchiefs are for, he makes eye contact with Watanuki, and just quietly nods, as if quietly saying it's fine to let it out]

[foundfate]

[Oh, he sure is.]

Why didn't she just tell me?

[improbablenotimpossible]

Pride... shame, or she doesn't want to acknowledge or deal with it more than she has to, there are many reasons.

[foundfate]

But if I had known from the start, then...

[It seems like something has changed, and Watanuki isn't happy about it at all.]

[aleph_armed]

[...A lot of people are... seriously distressed about this. They've probably experienced something similar themselves. Gebura's case was a bit different, but even if they were the same, it probably wouldn't do any good if she were to try and comfort people. After all, in the end, she's a cold, metal robot who exists to fight. Not something that can do comforting.

What she can do, though... Is make sure that nobody suffers alone. She takes a deep breath, and pushes Sakura towards Watanuki.]

[respring]

[ Geez, Gebura, first you make her talk to people for you, now you're making her comfort people for you. Learn how to emote on your own!!

Sakura shoots her a look over her shoulder that's more or less 'I'll try my best.' She sits down next to Watanuki and takes his hand, like she did in that vision. He really...just doesn't want to be alone, right? She remembers that. ]

[aleph_armed]

[Look, my comforting is terrible and even if I just did stuff like holding someone's hand like that, it would just be cold steel. Would you feel comfortable with a busted mildly rusty robot holding your hand? Besides, you look like you need human contact too!

Still, Gebura does mouth "thank you" in response to the look. ...Or at least, it looks like she does? Who even knows with cognition filters?]

[foundfate]

[Watanuki isn't really one for grand gestures. He's weird about feelings, and he's not so great at expressing himself in healthy manners.

That said, he does appreciate Sakura's presence, and the way he squeezes her hand for a moment is a good sign of that.

Congrats you two, teamwork has made him feel slightly better.]

[respring]

...I know how you feel. I spent a long time thinking, 'no one cares about me, I'm still alone, so what's the point?'

[ a half-smile ]

But that's sort of the bright side about lonely people. There's always going to be more than one of us.

[foundfate]

[...ah. So she does understand.]

It's...a little reassuring. But for her to have gone through all of that, it's...

[He has a lot to think on, at least.]

[respring]

[ "I can't imagine it" is what she plans on saying, but scraps it when she realizes she can imagine it exactly. ]

It definitely explains why she is the way she is.

[ Rarely do people who go through hell like that come out with their sanity intact, Sakura knows firsthand. ]

[byanyother_name]

[Kurama isn't close to Watanuki, not like some of the others here are. And yet. After everything they've learned this week, and in the face of those tears...

He reaches out, resting a gentle hand on Watanuki's shoulder.]

[foundfate]

[It probably speaks to how accurate those talks have been, that he doesn't pull away from someone he barely knows.]

[byanyother_name]

Even if you didn't understand those feelings so deeply, this would still be hurting you, wouldn't it? Because you care about Nirrti.

[It's quiet and soft, not at all judging. Just concerned about him.]

[foundfate]

Nobody should hurt like that. Not remembering your past or your family, that's painful enough. But to be betrayed like that, it's...

[byanyother_name]

...yes. Yes it is.

[There's something in Kurama's voice that aches for just a second before he tucks it away again. This isn't about him.]

And it's true that nobody should. But the past is the past. The only thing we can try to change is her future.

[foundfate]

...You can't change the beginning, but you can change the ending.

[literalidiotball]

[Wheatley... Wheatley did not know what to think. What he was feeling, rather. He is a robot, he used to live in a place where human torment was routine, he didn't know what he was feeling right now.

Guilt? Sympathy? Like he was going to implode from sadness?

Whatever it was, it looked like Watanuki was leaking, which probably meant he was also feeling bad.

... How to fix.

Wheatley decides to wander over and awkwardly pat him on the shoulder.

PAT. PAT.]

[foundfate]

[You tried, Wheatley. And the effort is what matters.]

[anonnomnomnom]

[Anon casually drivebys a lukewarm cup of tea from the meeting earlier. It's not great tea, but eh.

He doesn't linger, though. Miss him with the emotional breakdowns over ghosts.]