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

[reanimania]

[ It sure is awkward! He lets out a slight sigh of relief without really thinking about it when it seems to be over. ]

No, it's-- [ He runs his hand through his hair, face slightly red. ] I'm just not good at this kind of thing, obviously, but it's fine.

[ ... ]

I worry about that too, you know. Not... making it back to someone who needs me.

[ why do you think he has so many fucking used handkerchiefs, he is also an emotional trainwreck, it just happens to be less apparent at this one particular moment. ]

So... I mean, I don't blame you. ...is what I'm trying to say, I think.

[golden_dream]

[...oh, yeah. Other people had dependents and stuff too.]

T-Thank you. That helps.

...In that case, why don't you join me?

[reanimania]

[ ....Yes, all right, I guess we can go with "dependents." ]

In drinking, you mean? I only had the one glass in here...

[ also she they should probably not do that anymore!! ]

[golden_dream]

We can share. Haven't you ever heard of a 'loving cup'...?

[reanimania]

[ ??? ]

No...? I can make an inference, probably, but...

[golden_dream]

It's simple... you have one cup with one drink, and you pass it around.

[reanimania]

[ god you can't just suggest this when there's going to be a pandemic going on in 20 years!! ]

That's about what I was picturing, yes.

[ ...which is kind of an indirect kiss and he doesn't know how to feel about that. ]

I... suppose I could have one small drink. But let's both leave it at that.

[golden_dream]

Thanks... it's not as fun, you know? Doing it alone.

[reanimania]

Right.

[ He doesn't really know, but he'll take her word for it...

He'll get the bottle back out and... pour a very small amount into the glass. Looking at it for a moment, he vaguely thinks that she'd better not have poisoned the rim or something while he was getting that water for her. (He doesn't know why she would, but he's not fully trusting anyone here.)

...and he's also just going to down this all in one drink to get it over with, though it is certainly a much smaller feat than hers was.

Bleh. Still pine trees. ]

Ugh-- There.

[golden_dream]

[she laughs, a small little giggle.]

Congrats. ...Was it that bad? You'll get used to it... or you'll mix it with so much fruit juice you'll never taste it.

Both work.

[reanimania]

It's... well.

[ IT'S PRETTY BAD!!! ]

I wouldn't be opposed to trying the latter sometime, though.

[golden_dream]

Yes, it's what girls normally do. It's the very manly men who drink it straight, or with just ice if that.

[reanimania]

[ UM WOW WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ]

O-or, you know, maybe I'll just get used to it.

[golden_dream]

Ah, you don't like that? Sorry, Doctor. I didn't mean anything.

[reanimania]

It's. It's fine.

[ he's just not a girl :( ]

Anyway, it's already better than it was last time, so!!

[golden_dream]

It is fine. Plenty of men drink "Girls' drinks."

[Even tipsy she's starting to pick up on his discomfort.]

Relax a bit, Doctor. People drink to socialize and unwind... is it making you more anxious?

[reanimania]

Not really.

[ Well, yes, kind of; it's not like socializing is really a thing he does. Most of the few drinks he's had have been with Jade and military higher-ups. ]

Just... slightly concerned about being perceived as weak here, I suppose. Under the circumstances.

[ ...that might have sounded bad ]

Um, not that I'm equating being female to being weak.

[golden_dream]

[She shrugs.]

Why not? It's fair enough, really.

[reanimania]

No it isn't, Professor Nebilim was a woman, and she was one of the bravest and most impressive fonists I've seen!

[golden_dream]

Oh, yeah? [teeters]

Well, I'm a woman, and I'm one of the weakest people I know.

[reanimania]

Even if those were both true, definitively attributing one to the other is a logical fallacy. You can say it's a factor on a physical level, but it's not the sole cause.

[golden_dream]

...That's easy for you to say.

[Furthermore, she didn't like the implications that she was weak just for being weak.]

[reanimania]

It actually is! Because the professor was amazing, and I won't stand for anything that might imply otherwise. If being female was any kind of hindrance for her, it was only because other people treated it that way.

[ things i did not expect to be doing with saphir: arguing for feminism ]

[golden_dream]

All right, all right. Jeez...

[She does not want to give him the whole "borrowed womb" story.]

I'm sure she's a very good, powerful person.

[reanimania]

Yes, she... is.

[ Just goes along with that tense change... ]

...Anyway, if we're both worried about being taken for easy targets, then let's just be careful and do our best to seem indispensable.