( 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]

[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. ]

[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.]

[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]

Pondering a swim?

[darkova]

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

[oceanicbutterfly]

[It takes her a moment to respond.]

We were doing well. I thought so, anyway.

[darkova]

Aye, so did I. I wonder now if I... chose badly in how I spoke with Sandalphon. But what's done is done.

[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]

No. I have some things to attend to, later. But I thought I'd sit by the water, in the meantime.

[darkova]

It's relaxing.

[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.

[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.

[prayerwheel]

I do like to spend my time by water when I can.

[ it's true, when she's bored she usually comes out here and goes for a swim ]

Say. I have a bit of an odd request for you.

[oceanicbutterfly]

I spoke to Alcor-san Tuesday night. He was saying the strangest things about the flowers in the garden. I felt as though we weren't really talking about flowers, but I never thought very far beyond that.

[visionem]

...what is it, Azura?

[ Opening Sandy's drawer and levitating out...coffee. ]

[darkova]

Oh?

[prayerwheel]

[ Right. How did they do this? ]

Ah. House...? [ looking up at the house. ] May I have, er, a copy of "The Unabridged History of Nestra", please?

[ poof. there it is. of course it might not actually be a book about Nestra, since that's from her world only, but Azura looks it over for a few moments before inspecting that it is, indeed a book about some small country's history ]

...could you read a little of this, to me? Out loud.

[ smile smile smile

azura what are you planning ]

[darkova]

Why would you? Now I feel he may have been testing us... but you should not blame yourself for his riddles.

[allmyfriendsaredead]

[She stares at him for a while as he stumbles his way through his words. By the time he finished, her mouth twitches into something that might have been a smile if she wasn't so exhausted.]

Thanks. It's just... been a really long week.

[It feels like she has to push the words through some kind of resistance, like trying to press a hand through a wall of water. In spite of her efforts, her voice hitches along the way, though she powers through.]

...So much happened...

[And she's not sure how much she wants to even think about it right now. Her heart hurts, but it's a dull ache by now; pondering the week again might just rip those still tender wounds right open again.]

[darkova]

[He blinks owlishly, taking the book]

A history book? I expected you would be a fan of fiction over texts...

[He doesn't mind the idea, he's just not sure why?]

[prayerwheel]

It's the first thing that came to mind, is all. The subject doesn't matter.

[ there's a pause, and she looks at him with no small amount of affection ]

I just enjoy hearing your voice. It soothes me a little. [ the dulcet tones of Liam O'Brien are enough to capture her heart in any universe apparently ]

[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?

[darkova]

[Oh. He blushes]

...is this your version of, what is the saying here... 'reading the phonebook?'

[He doesn't wait for a response, moving to start reading]

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. ]