Did you love this world, and did this world not love you?

[enhancements]

[Saying that Wesker is angry is vastly overstating his emotional reaction to anything that just happened; he quite simply doesn't feel anything, just cold and driven by method as opposed to emotion, and when notes are shoved under the doors this evening...well, it's really obvious who wrote them even if they're not signed, let's put it that way.]

This has gone on entirely too long for us to remain idle. The only way to defeat power is with more power; it's the one universal constant in this world. The only power we have right now is in our unity, and we need to utilize that to its fullest.

Grieve however you see fit, as mourning in this situation is warranted. But when you're all done crying we need to gather and we need to share information. Whatever you have that might assist us in this situation can and likely will be vital over the next several weeks.

This meeting isn't mandatory, nor is it something that many of you will necessarily want to do, but it's in our best interests to persevere despite our losses. Even if you have nothing to contribute – or if you don't feel like contributing, which is your prerogative – it's for the best to not be alone right now.

Meet in the dining hall. Food will be provided, as per usual.

[...He tried. He tried really hard, and that's the sad thing.

That said, though, there will in fact be food! And also tea. Both are courtesy of Asgore, seeing as Wesker can't manage either to save his life. But they're there, and Wesker will...likewise be there in the dining hall and just seeing who shows up. Whether anything productive comes out of this has yet to be seen; somehow he doubts anything will. But again, there was an attempt made in the first place, and that's got to count for something.]

Comments

[crywiththesaints]

[Sakura walks into the dining hall with the most unimpressed look on her face.]

Paradise. Really.

[imaginex]

[Not quite the word the younger Sakura would've used, but she cracks a weak smile]

How are you holding up, Kashima-san?

[ossifragant]

[Some people might be put off by Wesker's note, but it... helps Greed, at the very least. Somehow. It's a lot better than some platitudes that ultimately wouldn't amount to much, as far as he's concerned. More so than previous weeks, he'll still be locked in his room for an extended period of time before he arrives in the dining hall and grabbing a cup of tea before he sits down.

He doesn't really have much in the way to contribute, but he's here. That counts for something, right?]

Dining Hall

[journalname]

[After a while, Asgore will wander over to refill Greed's tea cup. And then he'll just kinda. Sit down.

He isn't sure what can even be said.]

[positivespin]

[ For once, QQ didn't help out with preparing food for the afterparty. She was too busy in her room, thinking about a lot of things. About here, about home, about the World of Innocent Bonds. It's only until later that she realizes she didn't go to the kitchen, which she mentally smacks herself for. And that glum feeling intensifies when she sees the note.

So she eventually goes to the dining hall...and straight into the kitchen to start baking a whole bunch of cookies.

Once there are enough cookies baked to bury multiple Lovecrafts in it and she has listened to everyone talk for a while (and contributing as needed), QQ leaves for the external foyer. There, she can be found staring out the window. Not that there's anything interesting out there. But maybe she's hoping for a change to observe anyway. ]

kitchen

[imaginex]

[Sakura's here for the tea, maybe a bit of solitude, but whatever her mood, she can't help but pause at the smell of fresh cookies.]

Baking, QQ-san?

kitchen

[cthulwho]

[First of all, what a delightful unit of measure for these cookies--

Not long before the meeting gets underway, Lovecraft finds himself sidetracked by the smell of cookies on his way to the dining hall.

...QQ will soon discover that there's someone hovering over the latest batch out to cool.]

[georgeous]

[ The first thing George does after the trial is head to Nachetanya's room with Rin to unlock it and check the deceased princess's notes.

Afterwards he returns to his own room and doesn't intend to leave again until he sees Wesker's note... and something about the phrasing makes it feel mandatory to appear. Because he's not that affected, because he's a leader and someone who needs to assess the situation logically. He needs to steel himself again.

So in the dining hall, he can be found leaning against a wall stone-facedly and listening to whatever is being said. He does not reach for any food or drink.

Later in the evening you can find him in his room, if you're inclined to speak in private. ]

[heritrix]

[Rin is here and waiting, right outside the door.]

Are you ready?

[armamenta]

[Krauser's made himself scarce after the execution, but you can find him in room #3 if you really need him. The door is shut and locked this time, but he'll (probably) answer it for most people. Probably. He's in a bad mood right now.

He'll eventually show up to the meeting though, if only because it was Wesker's note. Had it been anyone else, he probably wouldn't have bothered. So here's Krauser, holding up the walls as usual. He's got his knife out and he's flipping and catching that again, though it's not in the same idle way he usually does it. It looks like he's doing it with a purpose this time. Which just means he looks even more menacing than usual.

He's in a really bad mood right now.]

meeting

[ossifragant]

[Apparently Greed really doesn't care about the giant man flipping a knife in his hand, because he approaches like he doesn't care in the least.]

That was a damn mess. More than these things usually are.

meeting

[enhancements]

[He'll come over after a while; it's...good that Krauser is here, most likely, even if he is in some sort of mood right now.]

Would you prefer to be on your own tonight?

[Wesker himself seems to be a bit...off, though he isn't angry; just very cold. He normally isn't very expressive, but tonight everything is icy as hell.]

[gymasstics]

[Nozomi's perfectly content to stay in her room for a while to cry collect herself, but this note... This note really is something else, and eventually gets her to wander out, puffy red eyes and somewhat disappointed look and all.]

Wesker, you're sort of terrible at this, you know?

[She'll stick around for the meeting for a while, but eventually she retreats to the pool, much to the surprise of no one; she's going to spend a pretty long time with her feet in the water looking sort of upset thoughtful. Damnit, Nachetanya.]

meeting

[crywiththesaints]

I have to say, I'm surprised. She was very practised with looking more put-together than she was.

pool

[yourpiecenow]

Not swimming? It must be serious.

[why is she even at the pool i-it's not like she was looking for her and knew this would be where she was or anything]

meeting

[enhancements]

[...Tonight really isn't the night for this; he isn't here for Nozomi's goddamn feelings or her crying or the words, even if they aren't angry, and when he speaks his words are cold, abruptly so.]

You'll have to forgive me for not being the champion of peace and love; we just executed the most vocal one we had.

[dangerousfool]

[Apparently the pool is where Wheatley has been hiding tonight. He had been staying in one of the change rooms, just thinking, when he noticed Nozomi. Right, Nozomi hadn't taken very well the whole mess with Nachetanya, but what to say...?]

...I'm sorry your friend ended being such a twisted person, Nozomi. It's--it must have been very awkward, to say the least.

[Is there really a delicate way to touch this topic?]

I'm not, uh, I'm not used to listening to anyone talk about this kind of stuff, but if you need it, I guess I could listen and just, you know, say nothing for a moment, being a listener, all that.

pool

[armamenta]

[Krauser doesn't usually come in here, but he figures no one else will be in here right now and that seems like a good place to go to sort through his thoughts on the whole thing.

He probably should have expected Nozomi to be here, in retrospect.]

Not swimming today?

[It's not like there was a body in the pool this week!!]

pool

[cthulwho]

[Lovecraft seemed to have a similar idea of visiting the pool after everything. It really is the best place to reflect apart from the dorms. He starts slinking in, but pauses rather abruptly when he sees Nozomi there.]

Ah... I- I'm...sorry.

[This tends to be the time where others are on edge and wanting to be alone, so he can't help but feel like he's intruding on Nozomi right now.]

[relieable]

[Osomatsu is... angry. while most of the deaths here have left him sad, tonight, he's filled with rage, enough that he wants to turn everything over in his room and make a big mess. there are several reasons for this, being that he's been having a bad time all week, but these past few days, since Thursday, have been brutal. he's starting to think, is it worth it to trust anyone here.

he doesn't want to see them, doesn't want to look at any of them. the last thing he wants to do is sit through a meeting and converse with them, he's that disgusted. those who pass by room 29 will see the young man fling his pillow across the room. a tantrum, he's having a fucking tantrum.

later, perhaps someone has dragged him out to the dining hall, or maybe he's gone by himself because he knows he should be there. they're going to be sharing information, right? that's... important. Osomatsu should be there for that, because it could save himself later.

to find out that it's Wesker, of all people, organizing this is surprising... Osomatsu gets himself some tea, then sits around and waits for other people to show up, or approach him. maybe he'll talk to you, maybe he won't]

dining hall

[imaginex]

[she'll attempt to approach, in part because she's never seen Osomatsu look that unhappy.

Though whatever she thinks to say dies when they're close enough to talk. She flounders around for a conversation starter before:]

Is it okay if I join you?

[It's something]

[carnivorously]

[Kogami will be in the dining hall, however, he’ll be away from the crowd. He’s just there for the food and some of that calming tea. That trial struck a pretty nasty nerve with him, especially a lot of Nachetanya’s remarks against his character as well as trying to turn the crowd on him. That, and trying to frame Danny. It’s possibly the only display that maybe he really is human.

Still, if there’s information that people have, he might sit and eavesdrop. However, he doesn’t have much information to really give.

So basically, a pretty irritated looking detective who’s trying to play along if only for information right now.

After a bit, he just goes back to room 8 just to reflect and well smoke. He’s not in a great mood, so knock on his door with caution.]

dining hall

[ossifragant]

[It takes him a while to approach Kogami, because he's not exactly close with the man. He had been close to Nachetanya, and well.... That sure went well.]

You holding up okay?

[imaginex]

[Sakura didn't even bother heading to her room after the trial; she's taken up residency at that window in the external foyer and is moodily staring out the window, a cup of tea nursed between her hands.

She also thought to get a blanket but... no. Reminders of either Tsubasa or Nachetanya are not welcome at the moment.

Though afterwards, she'll head to the shooting gallery to blow off some steam in her usual manner... except the precision and downright ruthlessness of her shooting is a bit uncharacteristic. With her arm in constant movement - quiver, notch, aim - she shoots arrow after arrow at the bullseye, unblinking as the target collects so many arrows, some of them begin to fall off.

Then she's out of arrows and just... stands there for a bit, before walking over to fetch them and begin the process anew.]

external foyer

[carnivorously]

[This is their little meeting spot every week, isn't it? It's probably best not to change that tradition, even if Kogami's in a pretty foul mood. Then again, who isn't after that trial, for one reason or another.

He has some tea in his hand, though once he sits down next to her, he takes out a cigarette and a lighter, and well... it's almost weird to see him not smoking anymore, is it?]

How are you feeling after that trial?

[barehands]

[Compared to previous weeks, when Rose arrives at the meeting a while later than everyone else, she doesn't make an effort to talk to many people. She hadn't left her room in time to help make food, and when she arrives, she seems uncharacteristically closed off. She doesn't eat or contribute much to the discussion. Of course, if someone approaches her or speaks to her, she'll acknowledge them.

After the meeting ends, she heads to the library. It's a painful reminder of what happened on Thursday night, but really, she wouldn't be able to stop thinking of that wherever she went. She has a book in her hands, but she doesn't seem to be paying it much attention; she keeps pausing to look up at the ceiling or gaze at the floor with a frown.]

library

[yourpiecenow]

["Madison you keep casually looking in places you know people you pretend not to care about like hoping they'll be there." that is a slanderous lie.]

Holding up, kid?

INFORMATION CONSOLIDATION

[enhancements]

[All right, so. Wesker will obviously be present at the meeting, standing at the head of one of the tables and leaning forward over it, hands braced against it as though he's presiding over something far more official than a group of hostages having tea and being at varying stages of trying not to cry at a fucking funeral.

When he speaks his words are...a lot colder than they usually are; he normally isn't the best on the feelings front, but he's icy as hell tonight and not really in the mood for fucking around.]

I imagine most of us have had conversations with the Transmitter by now, and more still have actually gotten some information about this place in some way or another. Investigation was discussed at one point – did anything come of that?

Either way, anything we might be able to share among ourselves is valuable. Don't worry about censoring yourselves, as if you've found something, I'm certain she already knows – however, if you're going to insist on being concerned regarding it, write it down.

[yourpiecenow]

[since she's been thinking about it since the trial]

So, the Risen being able to, like. Raise people. From the dead. That's basically a confirmed thing now, right? We can all agree that's probably a thing they can do?

[heritrix]

[Rin doesn't make a show to the afterparty at all, until this is taken care of. It's a lot of information to read? And a lot of discussion to be had. Goddamn Nachetanya was a crazy person.

Before anything when she's through, she specifically seeks Lovecraft out. There are a lot of other people she wants to talk to as well, to see how they're doing... If she runs into them on the way to the dining hall, she will, but she basically got out of Nachetanya's room just to find Wesker's note at her door, and headed straight there. Osomatsu, Nozomi—she might have to wait until after the meeting to talk to them, which bugs her.

Before entering the meeting, Rin can briefly be found in the kitchen making herself tea and something quick to eat. When she opens the fridge, she finds the meal she made the day beforehand for Nachetanya. Trials run long sometimes; she got into the habit of making them a day in advance on Thursday.

Unceremoniously, it's dumped plate and all into the trash.]

— — — — — — — — — —

[After the meeting Rin will be waiting in the external foyer. Anyone attending the meeting will have heard her state something there: that Nachetanya had personal profiles on each one of them that acted as both a hit list and a compilation of information that could be used against them.

She and George debated on never showing them, but in the end agreed the best solution would be to give each Patient the notes on themselves, where they'd be safest. As promised at the meeting, Rin is prepared to hand those over to whoever comes to her.]

external foyer

[imaginex]

[Sakura will be one of the last to meet with Rin in the foyer, having lingered in the name of clean up and seeing others off to bed. Compared to last week, her body language is downright relaxed, but there's some visible tension in her shoulders as she approaches to claim the notes Nachetanya wrote on her]