[CONTINUE + 3] Week 1 || Act: mingle

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Monday comes onto the snowy town once more, though it still looks as if it's 'night' as ever.

Then again, you are underground. That's just to be expected, considering no natural light can get down here in the first place. The Monsters around you are just as friendly as ever, despite this being your fourth 'time' trying this monday.

There doesn't seem to be many Monsters here...or at least, you think there was more before? Huh.

Well, whatever.

You still have a mission - And with three trials under your belt, you're now a little closer to figuring things out.

...How much longer will this repeat?

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[finalring]

...You look busy there.

[ is he poking fun at you, inaba. perhaps. ]

[dereban]

I'm going to be very busy, thank you very much.

[Himeko answers with slight hints of sarcasm, laughing awkwardly.]

[finalring]

[ now he's actually curious. ] Do you have some sort of plan?

[dereban]

I'm trying to duplicate these to see if I can sell them. Then I can utilize that money for something.

Oooor we just get an unlimited supply of healing items.

[Because dog salad.]

[finalring]

I suppose that's one way of dealing with the fact that we don't have the pie anymore.

[ just saying that hurts him a bit. he sighs. ]

Planning to buy something?

[dereban]

Maybe.

I definitely would at least like the extra cash. Although I'm wondering... we could make our own pie, couldn't we?

[finalring]

I suppose we could. Though I thought you guys had had more than enough cooking with yesterday's competition.

[ he laughs ]

I've never really tried my hand at cooking. Maybe we can do that tomorrow?

[dereban]

That competition is dead to me.

[Himeko humiliated herself rather thoroughly in it - she is literally done in all senses of the word.]

... I can't say I'm a good chef, either. But maybe back in that house - there might be something? A cookbook, maybe?

[finalring]

If we have to do it again we can see if King Gilgamesh can show his skills to the public instead.

[ or publicly humiliate himself, but solomon has a feeling that it would not bode well for anyone. ]

A cookbook...do you think that someone that has done that recipe for a long time would have that? [ he sighs. ] I guess we would have to check the house.

[dereban]

[There's a bit of an arched brow at that.]

Do you really think he knows how to cook, though?

[He's a king from ancient times, after all. Which sounds like 'someone else always did the cooking'.]

It's possible - I mean, even if monsters live long, they'd want to pass down the recipe for future generations, right? If it's not in the house though, we can check the library.

[finalring]

Absolutely not. He is a king that is meant to judge only men and wine--but I believe that would make it even more interesting. Don't you think so?

[ he laughs a bit. ]

Well, maybe we'll find it, I think. Even if the memory of them has gone away...there will always be something remaining, right? Something that proves that they existed.

[dereban]

You're awful.

[But she's not going to disagree.

Her gaze sinks slightly at the idea of nothing actually remaining of their existence, but she tries to smile, pushing past it.]

...yeah. I hope so.

[finalring]

Am not!

[ okay, maybe he is a little. ]

Besides, it's nice to see him do things outside... [ gestures ] ...I don't know. Being kingly. Even if he is unused to it. Though I suppose that is somewhat hypocritical of me, huh?

[dereban]

[When even the narration calls Solomon out on his bullshit, you know you're right.]

So basically what you're saying is that we should also see you do more things outside of your leadership role and let you have a break every now and again.

[finalring]

If I were doing my leadership role I'd be back in California and not here with all of you.

[dereban]

You're still 'leading', in a way, though?

[Himeko just outright judging his ass.]

[finalring]

Am I really? It feels more like I am watching you all from the bench. I've done nothing noteworthy.

[dereban]

A leader doesn't necessarily have to do anything noteworthy - at least, I don't think so. Watching over the others... that's something, too.

[finalring]

...Mm, perhaps. Yes, I suppose you're right.

But that is all I am able to do. Watch others. Even here and now, I'm little more than an observer. [ he smiles at her, though without much emotion behind it. ] Absolutely powerless to stop anything.

[dereban]

... 'powerless', huh.

I suppose I understand the feeling. Of being - or well, feeling powerless.

[Inaba "I'm a completely normal person" Himeko, compared to everyone else.]

[finalring]

Ahaha, I think the feeling of powerlessness can come in many different ways. So even if all of us in this group have experienced such a feeling, we'll still think "no, they won't understand what I've been through" and keep it bottled inside.

[ he laughs softly, the comment more aimed at himself than inaba. self deprecation will never change ]

[dereban]

I think... bottling things up is a bad idea.

Then again, who am I to talk? I'm a fucking hypocrite. Even if I've been trying to be - y'know. Better about it. There's still a lot I just avoid not because of a lack of understanding... but rather, I know there are a lot of people who would dislike it. Or disagree with me on it.

And I don't want to hurt them like that.