And we're all adrift together through the cold mist, 'til we're lifeless together

[dokkalfheimr]

[The preparations hit differently this time.

Last weekend was at least an attempt at being festive, even with the light supplies they have; at being joyous, at giving people at least one nice thing to look back upon before things inevitably took a turn for the worse. And now two people are dead, and instead of trying to figure out structure placement and how best to keep everyone entertained and occupied and well-fed, the preparations now are given to much more practical purposes.

Large amounts of bottled water from the machine. Bagels and bread and muffins, light starchy things to avoid forcing anyone to keep meat or seafood down after seeing a corpse. Fruit for the sake of providing energy. Avoiding including bananas for any reason. Quietly pulling aside one of the first people she sees with any experience in the matter and asking them to help her make tea.

Once she's got one of the tables at the party zone set up and the tea is on its way to being prepared, she'll set around letting people know; the invitations are simple, written in Freyja's broad, elegant handwriting:

I think another gathering tonight would be beneficial. Not to celebrate, but to remember; perhaps more importantly, to ensure that no one is alone if they don't want to be.

Tonight is hard. There is nothing further to do but get through it.]

Comments

[scythegun]

Indeed. It's understandable that some are taking it poorly, though.

[The kids and bleeding hearts, in other words.]

I do wonder what will happen next.

[dokkalfheimr]

More threats, if I had to wager.

[scythegun]

Ja, certainly. This one was very effective.

[dokkalfheimr]

Yes and no. What happened was only tangentially the result of it, after all.

[scythegun]

Ja, that's true, this one was. But he's seen that threats like this can be very effective - even though this specific instance was not caused by it, that simply means he needs to tinker what he threatens us with next time.

[dokkalfheimr]

I don't know that I would call it effective in its own right for what he's trying to accomplish.

He upset us and he gave us a deadline. And yet there was only one body this morning, that being the result of a total accident that was only tangentially related. Implying that no one was interested in acting on what he was putting forth.

[scythegun]

Hmm, perhaps. But it gave him plenty of time to figure out what about this didn't work so he can find something more effective for next time, ja?

[dokkalfheimr]

Are you just going to continue extolling what a genius you think the Captain is, despite all evidence to the contrary?

[asking for a friend]

[scythegun]

What would you have me say, then? That he certainly won't try to threaten us again, because this time clearly didn't work?

[dokkalfheimr]

Oh, no, I likewise believe he'll try again. It's the repeated insistence that he accomplished something valuable and important that I'm not certain of the reason behind.

[scythegun]

I don't intend to underestimate him. Do you? It's better to be overprepared, ja?

[dokkalfheimr]

Overestimation leads to just as many errors.

[scythegun]

Ja, true enough.

[dokkalfheimr]

I'm not claiming he's completely inept. But I don't believe him to be as competent as he thinks he is. If that were to be the case, he wouldn't have utilized something so vague, that ran such a low chance of working.

Hence I take up issue with the insistence that he's some sort of genius who is just biding his time. Perhaps he'll learn from this, perhaps not. Perhaps he'll take away the wrong lesson entirely.

[scythegun]

I suppose we'll just have to wait and see, then.

[dokkalfheimr]

So we shall.