nobody's in the mood for recording 6.9: the post-trial garden tea "party"

[tsunderine]

The flowers that bloomed at the end of the trial are ones that only seem to prove, continuously, that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.

Of course, it's only natural that many of the people are full of mixed emotions - grief? sadness? anger? frustration? maybe something else completely different?

But it's there, along with the end of the week.

Miasma still continues to be around, of course - but make use of the fact that this might be the last time it'll be at a low level one before it shoots up again.


Well.

Life continues as usual, disregarding any feelings that any of the house's occupants might be feeling.

So what are you doing these next two days?

Comments

[golden_dream]

...Well, no. But that's not your problem, Date-san.

[She offers him a little smile.]

Sorry for the intrusion.

[eyeforai]

Wait.

[She's technically not wrong, but. There's a pause before he continues speaking.]

...I'm not going to force it out of you, but I'm willing to listen if you want to talk.

[golden_dream]

...Are you sure?

[A little pause, voice soft and meek.]

...You don't have to.

[eyeforai]

I'm sure. [A gesture to his own bottom bunk.] And you can take a seat if you want.

[He'll just stay standing, it's fine.]

[golden_dream]

...

[All right, she doesn't have the will to resist the ear. She steps inside, smoothing out her long skirt to take a seat on that bed.]

It's your bunk, right? I don't want to... steal someone's from them.

[eyeforai]

[A nod.] Yeah, don't worry about it. The other one is Emil's anyway.

[What does that even mean. Well whatever.]

...You can start when you're ready. I won't push you.

[golden_dream]

[It doesn't take much to make Rosa vent, less so with how Date has helped her in the past.]

I feel... like everyone's looking for a reason to jump down my throat, feet first.

I did nothing wrong during the trials... I suspected Minamimoto, and he had done it. I suspected Yuri, and she had done it.

I don't like what's happening either, but we have no choice in this situation... aren't things bad enough??

[A shallow little sigh.]

[eyeforai]

[...]

Everyone's on edge during those trials, and people were desperate. I don't think you should take it personally.

[golden_dream]

They make it personal! Did you hear what Dazai said?! He said...

[...she tempered down her emotions, realizing it wasn't to her advantage to start raving.]

...He said some very not-nice things. About me personally. As a person. ...And it makes me wonder if I'll be killed next, because other people started saying them.

[eyeforai]

[...]

Do you think the people here would be petty enough to do that?

[golden_dream]

... [She makes an exasperated little sigh, feeling weak, miserable, and vulnerable.]

If you didn't really want to listen to me, Date-san, you could've just told me to move on.

[eyeforai]

[Oops.]

...Sorry. I didn't mean to come off that way. Please continue.

[golden_dream]

...

[It takes her a moment.]

It has nothing to do with being petty... I'm not some sweet teenage girl, am I? Nor can I say "Keep me around because I have magic and can do whatever"... even my own nephew is looking at me funny... no one will care if I die.

[eyeforai]

[...]

Rosa... Is that what you're actually afraid of?

[golden_dream]

[The question set her completely off balance.]

Well, am I wrong?! Why are you acting like this is such an unnatural thing??

[eyeforai]

That wasn't my intent. And I don't think it's unnatural for you to be panicked in this sort of situation either.

[An awkward pause.]

I was just... wondering, that's all. There's a difference between being afraid of dying and being afraid that no one cares.

[golden_dream]

...

[It's a night for off-putting near-epiphanies, as that statement just makes her stare for a moment... then hang her head.]

It can be both... can't it? Especially when one causes the other.

[eyeforai]

...Yeah, you're right.

[...]

But I want you to know that not everyone here is against you.

[golden_dream]

Well, they're certainly not for me, either.

[eyeforai]

Do they need to be? There's always going to be people you get along with and those that you don't.

[golden_dream]

...

[She's coming to the conclusion this was a mistake. He was a man. He was too logical. Worse... he had a point. So she started to shy away.]

I'm sorry.

[eyeforai]

[Honestly, with how this conversation was going, he was quickly reaching the same conclusion. He wasn't the right person to hear her out, nor could he offer her the platitudes that she seemed to want.]

No, you don't need to apologize. You were just speaking your mind.

[golden_dream]

...Thank you though.

[She'll start to stand.]

I wish I had your composure, Date-san... I'm sure even before the Foundation, you must have had experience with tense situations.

[eyeforai]

[There's a small nod at the thanks, although... tense situations, huh.]

Something like that, yes. [He'll straighten up a little from where he's standing too.] But it's a part of the job.

[golden_dream]

...Right.

[Still, he had said he'd care if she'd died. Or, implied it at least.

She'd take what she could get.]

See you tomorrow, Date-san.