From the white lights, the darkness comes...

[sageking]

Today's trial was a mixture of regret, anger, guilt, and second-thoughts. Perhaps some people realized that situations and choices weren't to be black or white. However, decisions were made, and whether it'd be through people keeping secrets or causing a ton of chaos...everyone could probably agree on one thing:

They've made their choices and no matter what happened in the coming days, they will lie in the beds they made for themselves. Whatever that should mean for each and every single person still living here.

That being said, there's still new choices to make. In the days to come, what will those be?

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cw: suicide

[cw_suicide]

No.

... I was angry because Rin-chan told me she didn't want to die.

And people who didn't have the reasoning of her being a danger because of the miasma infection argued "because she kept saying she wanted to die."

Ango--and even you, sensei--I don't believe either of you really believed her when she said it. And so, when she presented the reasoning while claiming she was fine with dying...

I can't be so reasonable. People who say "because she said she wanted to die"--they don't understand someone like Rin-chan or like me. Why we would say we want to die, or why we'd turn into such vicious ghosts.

I really just can't stand people who think "this person has no reason or will to live, so let's get rid of them".

[golden_dream]

...

[She makes an uncomfortable little tense expression, before writing:

"Well, I'm glad it wasn't worse for you."]

[finalring]

Is that what you think my opinion of her was?

[ the question is quiet, perhaps even a little curious. he even tilts his head a little, as much as he can without hurting.

however, he doesn't look like he's about to correct dazai either. maybe he wants to hear more. ]

[kaliedoscopes]

I don't think many people felt up to it after never have I ever. [ He manages to smile even if it's a bit muted. ]

[cw_suicide]

[he's quiet for a moment because he actually doesn't know how Rin and Romani were like with each other and only has his own experiences with both to really work with--neither of which he's really wholly confident in due to his own lacking in certain areas of understanding why people do the things they do.]

I think... you knew that she was just a girl trying to protect those she cared about before she could do them harm.

Even if that meant doing herself the most harm.

[finalring]

...That sounds like a good idea. I'll consider it.

[ there's a lot of reasons why romani wouldn't immediately jump to the idea of giving gilgamesh the ring. while the king is trustworthy, it is still an artifact of great importance and it makes it difficult for him to part with it.

however, he still has enough days to think about it until then, and he has no plans to get himself into any unnecessary investigations. so, unless the house falls on him or the likely chance that someone kills him between thursday and friday, romani supposes that he won't be dying before then.

however, the talk about healing devices does make him look up at the king, before shaking his head. ]

It depends on how many there are. If there's only one, then I'd prefer if it were used on Rosa-- she can't even speak. My injury isn't nearly as bad.

[ even if it hurts like hell. ]

[kaliedoscopes]

[ There's a lot he could ask, and a lot he wants to ask here, but instead he blurts out: ]

You think I would have done that for him?

[reanimania]

Ah... Well, that will certainly be good. Thank you.

[ He has doubts about "outright ally," but he'll take whatever she does manage to get. ]

Though I didn't have much choice about getting involved in things today when he appeared to be trying to frame me specifically.

[ 0/10, do not recommend; he's still very pissed off about it! Actually more so now that he's had more time to think about it. ...Also he's not entirely sure about the sincerity of any statement claiming his Photon performance was doing "very well," but he'll ignore that and accept the compliment.

He does avert his eyes from the page a bit at that last part, though. ]

I'm not... planning to see him, really, but if we are both awake in the room at the same time, I'll keep that in mind.

[ He is still trying to deliberately time his own presence there to avoid Battler as much as possible, so honestly, he is probably going to go the "don't get involved" route. ]

suddenly, a little meeting [Sunday Time mark 2]

[sageking]

[ Gilgamesh will be here sometime nebulously early/or whenever it's convenient sometime Sunday seeking out people and seeing if he could wrangle them into the dining room. It's simply to explain what happened.

Also ghost lure has been set so no ghosties. :>

This could be hand-waved or however you like. But regardless of such things and just to make it easier, Gilgamesh essentially explained the following information: ]

I've gathered you all here to hold a mandatory meeting based on the information we've retrieved in the face of consistent idiocy.

First of all, Ango's notebook detailed a plan to erect barriers in the event that we're unable to escape. He's stated that they'd be for containment, and the idea would be to have one person keep a barrier over the house while the other constructs a barrier around themselves and the other barrier user.

It could be possible to make barrier capture more individuals, but at this time, we're to ensure we still have our remaining barrier users alive throughout the entirety of this.

Moving on from that, he mentioned that if we find our way to a 'delivery entrance' but we're not able to use it, to call this number.

[ Here's the uh, phone number. Just pretend there's numbers there for sanity's sake, okay. ]

It's possible it's to the Foundation, I suppose, but it was worth noting. In the case that you've had any...messages you could think of passing to people, in the event that we're able to make contact let me know.

I also want to hear about other last resort plans, even if it's a repeat of extreme ones such as from last week.

[ Then he'll cast his gaze towards Gin and WWX because he had an idea that will help. He's not a Caster for no reason, after all.

Though . . . he didn't remember Wei's name so. ]

You two.

There's something we should probably discuss when the others leave in regards to a plan for barriers, simply because the less people know, the better. If there's anyone else who believes they can assist with this, you will let me know as well.

[cw_suicide]

[Dazai is Sir Dead On His Feet and also Sir Dead To Shame And Ridicule as he wallflowers, holding onto Ango's journal. not saying anything looking exhausted and strained as one does when going on 48 hours no sleep.

he doesn't look up while Gilgamesh talks and won't be initiating conversation, thanks.]

[reanimania]

Call it with what? No one has a phone with a signal, do they?

[zweivoltage]

[Like Dazai, he's leaning against the wall. He's looking straight at the group, but is otherwise remaining silent for now]

[golden_dream]

...

[She writes, hurriedly:

"Wait, you're saying there's no hope to escape... so we're going to just make this a tomb and die in it?!"]

[sageking]

Ango for some reason believed that we'd be able to make the call at this 'delivery entrance', so I imagine there could be a signal there.

However, I don't believe we should count on it either because now the ghosts have this information as well.

[ So he believed the creature could run interference. He's just getting the information out there so it's out there ]

[ghostricked]

Wait, did you say a phone number?!

[He seems very excited all of a sudden, huh?]

[sageking]

...Perhaps you should try to listen more carefully to what I've said, fool.

That said, I won't deny there's a high chance we won't make it out of here. Even so, I've no intention to simply give in.

[sageking]

Yes. Why?

[ That's quite a reaction. ]

[onemolife]

[ Holding his hands opened for the journal. ]

[ghostricked]

If he meant that there's a land line phone then I can use it! One of my powers is traveling through phone lines.

It's no good with our cell phones, which is why I never brought it up before now...

[cw_suicide]

[... reluctantly passing it over.]

[onemolife]

[ Why don't you love him Gil

He'll look over from probably bothering Dazai. His hair is still mostly in a braided bun, but some of the hair is trying to escape (it still looks pretty great though).

Then he'll glance over to Gin. S'up, Foxy. Before giving a nod. ]

Alright.

[sageking]

Then you'd be able to use it a exit point?

[ Ah yes. Technology ]

[eyeforai]

[Wow, someone's too good to hang out with the trash, huh!! Well, that's fine tbh, because it's not like Date likes it either even if he is trash. The smoking lounge is at least pleasant!! Anyways, he looks up from the open bottle he's sniffing at when Gil addresses him, looking as sour as ever.]

Might as well. It's practically the only good thing about this place.

[finalring]

That I can and will do. But I'll have to ask you to do the same as well. We can't bear to lose our last healthy healer, after all.

[onemolife]

[ He will lean against the wall beside him, brushing his arm against Dazai's before he opens it up to flip through it. Stopping as soon as he gets to his memorial of the dead with his own portraits. Just going to read through it quietly. ]