trustfelled | even the thorn in your heart, in time it may become a rose

[ ...Well that was... certainly a thing that happened. Inigo isn't entirely sure what to feel about this at all; he's used to death to the point it doesn't really affect him much, but the entire thing was messed up and confusing nonetheless.

But in trying times like these, they need something to keep morale up, don't they? So shortly after the group leaves the courtroom, he decides to seek Cilan out and ask him for help.

A few hours later, Inigo slides a note under each occupied door: ]

(Name),
If you don't want to be alone right now or need someone to talk to, come to the music room.
There's food and drinks if you're hungry or thirsty and you're all welcome there.
We must persevere, and we must not forget that hope will never die.
- Inigo and Cilan

[ Since most people probably aren't going to want to be in the dining hall after... that, the music room is the best place for an afterparty. Moving those long tables didn't seem feasible, so he decides to grab some boxes from the storage room and stack them in a way that makes them vaguely resemble a table. There are chairs loosely arranged in the room, and he's set up a simple memorial of sorts by lighting two candles.

The food primarily consists of finger sandwiches and other light foods, plus drinks like tea (not chamomile, mind you) coffee and juice. Nothing overly fancy, but it tastes good. ]

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[Fern can't be alone right now. The silence of her room and the yammering of her own thoughts is too much to bear right now.

She's just gonna. Grab a plate and sit somewhere she can see the entire room. Make sure everyone's okay, or at least a close facsimile.

Looking out for other people is so much easier than looking out for herself.]

How are you holding up?

[Isaac joins her, taking a seat nearby so he can watch the room as well. He's not sure it's really the right question to ask, but Fern's not looking too good and someone's got to ask, right?]

Hm? I'm alright.

[It sounds fake even to her own ears.]

I don't think anyone's really alright after something like that.

[It's not exactly gentle, because Isaac can't do gentle very well, but it's... attempting.]

It's a lot to take in.

[She sighs a little wearily.]

Yeah. Yeah, it is.

This whole place is... hard.

Yeah. And it's hard on all of us.

[She knows it's hard on the kids and he's sure she knows it's hard on the others too, but it's good to repeat it anyway.]

I wish I knew what to say. This sort of thing... it's completely screwed up and none of us should be here. I... Sorry. I don't know what to say.

[He's not helping and he knows it. He's really bad at this.]

[She gives him a pat on the back. She'd go for the shoulder but she it tiny and he is big.]

Its alright.

All we really need to know is that for all his talk, Juri hasn't held himself accountable.

Yeah.

[That gets him to settle a bit. He's not smiling, but the awkwardness has vanished and his words come a little easier.]

He'll have to be held accountable for everything someday though. It's not fair to put us through all this and then refuse to take responsibility for his own actions. If it doesn't happen like... like this, then we'll find a way.

Planning for that and keeping the peace is all we can do right now.

Yeah. That's... probably going to be a bit easier said than done. Tensions are really high right now and everyone's nerves are frayed.

[That trial kind of proved it. Not that he regrets shouting at Aligula of course!!]

Yeah. Maybe things'll calm down once we have time to grieve.

...Aligula and Ferid are a problem though.

Yeah. Terumi was making a nuisance of himself too, but at least he shut up eventually.

[Isaac reaches up to play with the stray strand of hair in front of his face as he thinks.]

...I don't really get what the deal with them is. I don't like any of those three, but sometimes I can have decent conversations with them. It's really strange. I think they just do whatever they want to do without caring too much about the consequences or how it'll affect everyone else.

Aligula's views on death are disgusting. Maybe I shouldn't have gotten so rude with her, but I don't regret it any.

[She rests her face in her hand.]

Maybe they're just... I don't know, they have different views of this whole thing. I can talk with Aligula fine if she's not pushing for romance or... doing the stuff you yelled at her for. Which you were right to.

But Ferid's garbage.

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[ She sits down by Fern, a cup of tea in hand. Katniss doesn't... say anything, because she's not sure what to say. But, she's here for her, you know. If she wants to talk. ]

[Words are. Hard.

She'll give Katniss a small comforting pat and stay quiet for a few minutes. Sometimes the silence isn't too bad.]

...You did good in there.

[ She doesn't flinch or shy away, which is. Progress. Or maybe she's just too tired. ]

Yeah. Did a good job of pissing people off.

Maybe.

But keeping cool is... hard in a place like that.

And also fuck Ferid.

[ She's a close contender for "Impulsive," that's for sure. ]

What'd he say to you, anyway, that made you mad?

... If you-- want to tell me. You don't have to.

[She's quiet for a bit.]

He asked if my son was green too.

[ ... yikes. ]

Why does he care, anyway?

He just likes to bug people.

...but he was on the right track.

[ You've gotta have some kind of hobby. Irritating people is his. ]

... Yeah? [ She's not sure what else to say, but... it's a prompting sort of reply, to let Fern know she can go on. ]

...It started as just a fever but. The symptoms kept building and building.

maybe he couldn't tell he turned green either.

[ ... oh. Oh, god. It's one thing to ask if her son's green, but knowing that just. Makes her blood boil. ]

Maybe Ferid should really learn how to shut his mouth.

[ ... It's her way of giving her condolences. ]

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[Hey Fern, don't mind him sitting next to you, holding out a cup of tea. He'd drink but he's not not really in the mood.]