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?

Comments

[accessorytomurder]

It's never the trap you see coming that's the problem, i-is it?

[Kind of, definitively?]

It's... it's also important to be good at recovering from traps, I think.

[cw_suicide]

And how's that supposed to be done?

[accessorytomurder]

...

[She gives her best shot at a smile.]

I'll tell you tomorrow.

[dreamshielder]

[He watches her for a moment, then:]

Rosa. Please save your tears for the living.

[It's probably the closest he's come to sounding like himself all week.]

[cw_suicide]

[... that's cheating.

and therefore, after an almost startled look of surprise, she is going to get kissed.]

[accessorytomurder]

...!

[Well, now she's the one surprised, but she kisses him back without missing a beat.]

[cw_suicide]

[he's just a little overwhelmed and doesn't know how to words things because feelings are hard but he does lift up his hands to cup her face when he breaks the kiss and rests his forehead against hers a bit]

Tomorrow, then.

[accessorytomurder]

...I only feel like saying it once a day.

[She grips his wrists loosely.]

So... Wei-kun's just going to have to wait for the day after... i-if he wants to hear it too, I think.

[cw_suicide]

You can always ask him if he needs it.

[accessorytomurder]

...I really wish we could sleep in other rooms.

[She sighs.]

I... worry mostly about you both at night.

[kaliedoscopes]

Red is my favorite color. Is it the same for you? [ A nod at the last bit as he goes on flowerquest 2k20. He crouches and looks under the card table, and aha--a red flower and a green flower! A pause as he pulls them out and stands back up again. ]

[cw_suicide]

[admittedly... he is now at the most risk out of the three.]

Marona-chan keeps an eye out for me in my room.

[... wait. this isn't just a worry about them physically thing.]

The nights are hard, but it does make seeing you the next day even better.

[accessorytomurder]

...promise me you'll actually sleep tonight.

[The other people aren't her top concern when it comes to endangering his wellbeing, no.]

I-I can't fuss over you and tuck you in like I did Battler, so... please?

[cw_suicide]

... I'll try.

[he is. very tired. it's true.]

[onemolife]

[ On Saturday, he will be in Room One on Ango's bed. He will be reading a book of poems, but will be quiet other wise.

On Sunday, he will be back in there taking the bedding, the book, and a pair of glasses from Ango's stuff. ]

Don't worry, I won't invade this room any longer.

[ There's too emotions there.

Late, at Sunday night, he will be up to his usual. Placing paper charms around the house. ]

[accessorytomurder]

That's all I can ask.

[She squeezes his wrists again.]

And, the more rested you are, the sharper your mind will be when you're eying up traps, too.

[Just saying.]

private time \o/

[onemolife]

[ Curling a hand under his chin as he thinks for a moment. ]

I can make a barrier around an area, but it takes longer than what Gin or Subete can do. It takes an array of some sort. Carvings or a painting on the floor or even if I make enough dots for it to connect.

I've also been working on a side project related to this, which would just be in case we fail here. In case we need to Contain this place to keep it from luring anyone else inside.

[golden_dream]

...

[She'll... slowly try to hold it in. Her tears, her breath, and her sad emotions.]

[golden_dream]

...

[Would it be too much of a coincidence for Rosa to find herself staring at him when she entered the dining room?]

[soupervillain]

[ Giovanni reads through the note with about as solemn an expression as has ever been seen on his face. Finally, he speaks up. ]

Okay, I don't know what's going on between you and Deathseeker, and I'm not going to pick sides. That's something you two need to work out between yourselves, and if I have to sit there and keep you from pulling each other's hair out, I will. But if he said you didn't have a right to be sad - well, then he's just wrong! He'd be wrong if he said that about anyone here, but you -

[ No, he can't focus on how much Rosa's been hurt since she's been here. She knows that better than anyone, and dwelling on it won't fix it. He needs to do the Giovanni thing: relentless, possibly unfounded optimism in the face of forbidding odds. He can do that. For Rosa. ]

...Your kid's still gonna love you. You know that, right? You're her mom.

[soupervillain]

[ What happened to "Captain"?? Still... ]

You are the goodest boy imaginable, Hellcat.

[ Pat pat scritch scritch. ]

Don't sound so sad - nothing's going to happen to me if I can help it! I swear to you with all my integrity as a Banzai Captain! This is just... in the very, very unlikely case that I can't help it.

[ It's taken him so long to ask because he doesn't want to own up to the idea that he, the unbeatable Giovanni Potage, might die here. But after losing eight friends in the span of the last two weeks... Giovanni's confidence has finally, just a little bit, cracked. ]

So you need me to demonstrate about the powers, or you want to take my word for it?

[reanimania]

I'm... not sure.

[ An extremely wishy-washy answer to a simple question. ]

I always defaulted to blue because it seemed fitting for my name, and it was the color of our flag and uniforms and everything. ...Crow said last week that this was a good color for me, though. [ Touching his necklace again... still not 100% sure he wasn't just being messed with, but he's managed to convince himself it's true, at least. ] And I think red is more exciting than blue anyway.

[ It's the color of a lot of things he likes. Like roses and that wine they shared the other night and Jade's eyes--

He could pretty easily get lost in that train of thought, but at the sight of those paper flowers, he perks up a little. ]

Oh, good.

[reanimania]

[ HE'S NOT CONVINCED OF THAT!!! ]

Yes, of course!! I mean, it's heavy, yes, but that just means I'm getting my exercise for the week in!

[ Pushes on the chair to illustrate his strength!!!

It moves like, an inch. ]

[onemolife]

[ Would it?

He will pause to give her a wave. ]

Looking for some company?

[golden_dream]

...

[She nods.]