Opinions without 3.1415 are just Onions (Week1 post trial)

[ghostricked]

After everything, the house seems almost too still and too mundane. At least as long as the doors to that room remain closed. One by one those covered in what was once their teammate are lead to the showers or change in silence. There is no warm meal waiting for them. No words of encouragement.

Life goes on, regardless.

Comments

[reanimania]

What is it?

[notbymyside]

I was going to check the cameras to see if there were disturbances elsewhere in the mansion during the 'trial'. Would you like to watch with me?

[reanimania]

[ Well, if something can be both useful and a good distraction, he isn't likely to reject it right now. ]

I wouldn't mind.

[notbymyside]

I appreciate your help. And thank you, for what you did at the trial today.

[He'll work on getting the day's files pulled up so they can scan the videos.]

[reanimania]

Well, I was the most qualified to examine and present that particular evidence, so I couldn't very well have left it in someone else's hands.

[ It feels a little hollow compared to his usual self-absorbed proclamations, though. He'd thought this would be his chance to shine and prove his value, but he'd choked once the whole bomb thing happened, and he lost the core, and he's still stuck thinking about the fact that he probably could have prevented this -- at least part of it.

...Besides all of that, with Olympia out of the picture now, there probably aren't going to be any other cases where he'll be needed to this same extent, with Romani and the magic healers and everyone and their dog with a first aid kit available. How much incentive is anyone really going to have to protect him after this? ]

[notbymyside]

[Clearly Romani and the healers have to die- I mean.]

Still, you could have refused. So the fact that you helped is plenty deserving of a 'thank you.'

[There might not be any other robo-bodies, but there's plenty of technology left for Saphir to help with. Ango will try to help Saphir feel useful.]

[reanimania]

[ You said it, not me. ]

...You're welcome, then.

[ It's not something he says often, and it sounds a little stilted as a result, but at least it's out there. ]

Were there specific areas you thought were worth checking on?

[notbymyside]

I was thinking to check the other areas during the trial, to see if there was activity at that time.