[not again] catchall for ant cabin

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WEEK ZERO, SATURDAY, POST-TRIAL

[menially]

[well THAT sure was fun

how we all doing, fam

Guy's just gonna detach from this mortal plane of existence for a bit on his bed]

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[oh, mood, flayn is also briefly staring into the void to gather her strength before she goes out to harass other people for pcs]

[menially]

[...]

Flayn...

Has anyone cleaned up that wound of yours?

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...yes. Dick lent me his first-aid kit and I saw to it during the trial.

[it's fine probably]

[menially]

Good. Do what you have to do, but don't push yourself too much until that has time to heal, alright? It looks like you were bleeding pretty badly.

[Like. A weird color, yes, but that's not something to talk about right this second.]

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It is not lethal, I can tell that much. But it is an inconvenience.

[She doesn't have the energy to be mad about it, though.]

...thank you for your concern.

[menially]

...No problem.

I wish there was more I could do, but... [A pause, while he looks down at his hands. He doesn't want to push it. Not when she's hurt.]

Regardless, all of us are here for you. I'm sure 45 or Steph would be willing to help you out, if you need it.

[vigilantics]

[ she is here! for blankets!

... and also to check on them to see what they're doing. ]

Are you all okay?

[menially]

Okay is not the word I think I'd choose for any of this.

[He'll shrug.]

I feel like I should be asking you that, though.

[vigilantics]

I'm just... tired.

[ she rubs at her face. ]

[menially]

Yeah. I can imagine.

Evan was someone you knew, wasn't he? He seemed nervous, but nothing more than that.

I'm not surprised the whole thing was an accident.

[Which makes this more infuriating, honestly.]

[vigilantics]

... he's a really good friend of mine.

[ one of her favorite people from the castle, and she hated that he ended up here.

she hates it even more now. ]

It's... such a bad joke.

[menially]

Yeah.

They made all that fuss about no one murdering anyone else, and all it takes is for a single, honest accident for someone to completely turn this whole thing on its head. This entire thing is being put on his shoulders because they were both in the wrong place at the wrong time, and we still have to treat it like anything else.

[NOT. HAPPY ABOUT THAT.]

The damn kid deserves better. They both did.

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[okay is such a lie right now



and steph is probably the one who needs to be asked that, not doing the asking]

—are you?

[vigilantics]

I'll... deal with it.

[ she'll go over to her bed, slowly, and grab a pillow. ]

[fishingforcompliments]

Is there anything we can do to make it easier for you to deal with..?

[vigilantics]

[ she thinks about it ]

Just try as hard as you can to get us out of here.

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Of course.

[None of them is going to take this lying down. One way or another, they will escape.

(Or die trying.)]

[recrypt]

For some measure of it, I suppose, though who can really be happy that we're all in for another round of this.

But it's you and Flayn who deserve the most concern right now.

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[piping up:]

This injury is nothing that I cannot handle, so please direct your concern toward Stephanie, Evan, and the others who are afraid for him.

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[ ...

she smiles, a bit, but it's not kind. just an empty platitude.

those who are afraid for him, right. for all the good it does, huh? ]

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[flayn tries to smile back, but this whole situation has left her feeling uneasy, so it doesn't come out looking quite right]

[vigilantics]

[ she nods her head slowly ]

... I'm going to spend the night in the cabin with him.

[recrypt]

... Right. Take care of yourself, then.

[ what do you even say to that. ]

[vigilantics]

You too, okay?

[ this situation sucks for everyone, after all ]