( week 3 afterparty & sunday ) as you're standing at the edge of your life

[prayerwheel]

[ Azura waits for the inevitable "after party" to happen, but a few hours pass and it doesn't.

Right. Goro was the one organizing them, before. She supposes she can take his place this week, even if it makes her sad to think about.

Though you'd be hard-pressed to call this a party. ]



[ There's this charming cake set out for anyone to take a piece from, thank you Inaba. And she's left a note near it: ]

If you'd like assistance in going to sleep tonight, or just relaxing after all of that, please come see me. My song has calming properties and I'd be happy to help.

Otherwise, take care of yourselves tonight. Please remember to eat, so do take a piece of cake if you don't feel like eating a full dinner.

- Azura

Comments

[darkova]

[Ingway is out and about after the trial, eating- feel free to approach. You might catch him writing in a notebook and looking deep in thought.

Even later he's in the Garagae humming to himself... and jerry-rigging a lock for the fridge]

[shortstacked]

What are you writing? [he sees that notebook and he can't help but be slightly curious]

[houndumb]

[Nora pops by the garage briefly with a big slice of horse cake that's had a bite taken out of it -- or more like he pops his head in and stares around mistrustfully, like he's expecting the place to blow up or cough up another corpse or raccoon or something. Alas, the only rodent here is Ingway.

And the fridge. Wait, why is the fridge happening.]

... What're you even doing to the place.

[prayerwheel]

[ Azura herself is hanging out near the pool for a while after that, munching on her slice of cake and dipping her legs in the water. As per usual, she comes with a song, though it's different from her usual fare. (cw for suicidal imagery in the song's full lyrics) ]

I'm trying to earn a set of feathery wings
I wish I could protect you, here
Oh, please don't cry, now, smile

[ If anyone wants to take her up on her offer, she's here. ]

[darkova]

Pondering a swim?

[oceanicbutterfly]

[...you know what, sure, Karen could use some magical calming.

...

If she can be convinced to ask, and not just sit next to Azura quietly.]

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[Saki can be found in the common room holding a plush toy of a Cerberus - the DeSu2 one, anyway. She hasn't actually gone for food or drink, her gaze on nothing in particular...

It's hard to say if she's lost in thought, or simply zoning out from the sheer weariness of the week. Even if someone approaches, it's a great effort for her to turn her attention to them.]

...Sorry, did you need something?

[Her voice is quiet.]

[eldritcheyes]

[Leo's not eating, either. He'd just come to get some drinks to bring back to Silver, maybe grab the Switch as a distraction for himself in case he can't sleep. So of course he sees Saki in the common room. She hadn't looked good during the trial. Honestly, most of them were probably varying degrees of rattled. She might want to be left alone, but Leo feels bad that he's hardly spoken to her. Maybe it's because she already seemed to be surrounded by others she's closer to, but right now she's alone.]

I... I just came in here to get something. Are you okay? Wait, I... I know you're not okay, none of us are, but... I guess I wanted to... I'm sorry, I'm so bad at this.

[duskhound]

...Actually... do you mind if I stay in the Blue room for a few nights? It won't be long, and while I can't... sing like Azura can, I can still try to do some star energy therapy to help calm everyone down? I can just sleep in a corner, so I shouldn't be getting in anyone's way.

[oceanicbutterfly]

[So this is what it's like to be alive for an entire trial. Karen's review: not really worth the wait, two stars out of five.

She spends most of the evening on a couch in the living room, staring blankly at a slice of cake with a single bite out of it while she replays the week's events in her head.]

[darkova]

It seems somehow grimmer, three weeks in, does it not?

[shortstacked]

Not that hungry either, huh? [he looks towards her noticing how she is just staring at the barely eaten cake in front of her]

[visionem]

[ Alcor has no intention of speaking with anyone for once, but he can found briefly in the green room to collect something from a certain someone's drawer. He also stops briefly and stares at the horse cake, just blinking at it. ]

...

[prayerwheel]

[ oh hey she was walking in here to get something from her own drawer and

--oh my god it's sir sparkles

fuck

she's gotta pick his brain a little ]

...Alcor. Hold, please.

[shortstacked]

[otani is noticeably quieter than he usually is but after that trial it was a lot to deal with especially considering their numbers were reduced even further after today. he isn't all that hungry but he can be found grabbing himself a piece of cake to eat at least.

later on just taking his basketball and shooting some hoops outside the garage to distract himself. if the ball rolls towards you in one of his attempts to score, he'll glance over in your direction] Hey. Can you pass that over?

mod ping

[dereban]

[ yeah no

garage shenanigans first before party. aka Inaba is going to check the forums on a quick update on their status regarding the trial and such. what is their audience thinking, what are the percentages, etc.

after that though, she is going to the after party and eating that cake. nobody can stop her, she's getting a hugeass slice. But she is otherwise rather quiet. ]

[foundationmods]

[It actually went up ever so slightly, surprisingly enough. They're sitting at a 56/44 split right now. It seems like everyone did a good enough job in sussing out the culprit and the motive was sympathetic enough that people sympathize with what happened.

Approval of Alcor in particular has dropped significantly, though. As has opinions of Dazai.]

[resortghosts]

[ People coming to get cake might spot a black prinny with a red beak walking around. It looks to be... cleaning up, though it lets its gaze linger on various people every now and then.

Maybe it's just trying not to get in anyone's way. ]

[scarsnstripes]

[Atsushi is in fact getting himself cake. He spots prinny looking around, catching it's beady little eyes for a moment.

Hm...]

...Did you want a slice?

[eldritcheyes]

[... maybe it is, but he can't get his hopes up. He's carrying a bunch of water bottles, trying not to drop any.]

Hey, little guy. If you want cake, there's plenty.

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[It takes Saki a full moment to react, having thoroughly zoned out after the exhausting events of... well, the entire week. She's listless, a bit like the proverbial puppet whose strings have been cut. Holding on to the Cerberus plush is almost an afterthought by now, if there is indeed any energy for thought at all.]

...Sorry, do I need to move?

[She can probably drag herself somewhere else...]

[dereban]

[ squints at prinny

um. ]

Was there something that you wanted. . .?

[hatesdeerstalkers]

[Moriarty's taken a slice of cake - no use in letting it go to waste, honestly - but seems to only finish about half of it before setting it down and going to make himself a cup of tea, lingering in the kitchen a bit too long.

After that, he's found in the common room, writing on a piece of paper - mathmatics equations, but after a few attempts, he makes a noise of frustration and shoves the paper away.

Eventually, he makes his way back to the Yellow room - and just kind of sits there on his bed, staring at Akechi's in silence.

Eventually, he mutters something to himself.]

...I truly am not suited for this kind of thing, after all.

[overconfidant]

[Akira pays attention, so he's pretty sure Moriarty is the only person still using the Yellow room at night.

He still knocks, because politeness matters.]

[houndumb]

[Nora will be about as MIA as he was after Wednesday, for the most part, though he can be spotted going for the cake at least once or twice, slicing plump pieces off the horse's butt.

Further investigation will reveal him sulking on the first floor roof. Apparently the garage roof is being shunned until further notice.]

[duskhound]

[Yeah, you know what? She's not gonna judge you for cake-eating. It's good cake, after all. And let's be real here, she's probably here for a slice, too, albeit... one significantly smaller. Wow, can you really eat that much cake at once, Nora?]

[duskhound]

[...As with many people, Ellie spends the weekend slowly working on the cake and...

...Digging a hole? She definitely spends a large portion of Sunday digging a hole in the backyard and then later filling it back in. What is she even doing?]

[darkova]

Planting a new house?

[Is he joking? Maybe]