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unknownseas2021-02-20 08:28 pm
ltcommandroid) wrote in unknownseas2021-02-20 08:28 pm
it is a funeral.
[Well. That was certainly something.
Emotions are clearly high, so for once, Data steps out of his helper role and takes on the brunt of organizing the after-trial gathering. He's seen enough of them by now to know what's what. He's also seen more than enough in this particular trial to decide that the bar, while possibly being the most logical location, may be distressing to some! So instead, we're gonna do something different. Data will deliver invitations, that sort of look like a computer printed them, to each of the rooms:]
Please come to the ice cream parlor if you would like company at this time.
- Data
[Everybody likes ice cream!
There are no decorations, but there are some snack selections from the buffet and the cafe, depending on what you want, and a tray or two of mixed drinks courtesy of Jimmy Buffett. Data and Parker are both here. If you're sad, you may pet Parker (probably). If you're too depressed to make your own fancy sundae, Data will do it for you (definitely).]
Emotions are clearly high, so for once, Data steps out of his helper role and takes on the brunt of organizing the after-trial gathering. He's seen enough of them by now to know what's what. He's also seen more than enough in this particular trial to decide that the bar, while possibly being the most logical location, may be distressing to some! So instead, we're gonna do something different. Data will deliver invitations, that sort of look like a computer printed them, to each of the rooms:]
Please come to the ice cream parlor if you would like company at this time.
- Data
[Everybody likes ice cream!
There are no decorations, but there are some snack selections from the buffet and the cafe, depending on what you want, and a tray or two of mixed drinks courtesy of Jimmy Buffett. Data and Parker are both here. If you're sad, you may pet Parker (probably). If you're too depressed to make your own fancy sundae, Data will do it for you (definitely).]
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I'm not surprised by that, honestly. He really did hold strong to his convictions, so I'm not surprised you two butted heads initially!
[As for that question though... Hmm.]
It isn't as though he had no other feelings. He had a few hard moments here. But... I think it wasn't a matter of not letting himself feel anything else so much as it was wanting to be upbeat so the rest of us could rely on him. He wanted to help. If he could be there for someone emotionally, then he would be. It wasn't that he couldn't or didn't want to feel anything else... it was that he knew how to bounce back from them.
[Can you imagine being competent with your emotions?? What kind of sorcery is that.]
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...I guess that makes sense. I don't really understand why, really, but...
[Plumeria shakes her head.]
...It's likely not important, at any rate. He certainly was good at bouncing back from such things, but I suppose it worried me when I saw it. He really did always think about ways to help others.
[...]
...He didn't deserve this.
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[And even though Alice is dead now, Decus is still here and still partially responsible for what happened. They may have seen the Captain's face and learned his name, but does that really help them? Sylvando's death isn't any different from the others that have come before him - not really, anyway.
It's frustrating to think about.]
...It feels like it's been a lot longer than four weeks, doesn't it?
[Four weeks. That's nothing. He's known people for far longer and wouldn't care if they died. But this place really has changed things, hasn't it?]
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[Plumeria doesn't even need a moment to consider that; it really feels as if it's been much longer. That's the only way to explain how this is hurting, isn't it...?]
It's strange. Maybe it just has something to do with our circumstances. I don't know why it feels like it's been...longer, really.
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[There isn't anyone else to talk to, so you're going to find yourself getting to know someone better than you otherwise might have. But even then...]
I wonder how much longer it will be before we find a way out of this.
[I wonder how many more people will die may be a more accurate question.]
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...Yeah, I guess that makes sense. You'd think being trapped in a situation like this would drive everyone apart more than anything, though.
[Plumeria just...sighs a bit. Unfurls from the curled up ball she's in and swipes at her eyes again.]
...Good question. The sooner the better, obviously, but... [...] Do you want a realistic answer, or is that just going to depress you?
[Plumeria's been trying to subsist on realism, but like. There's a time and a place.]
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[The guilds, the plucky orphans, even the Empire's managed not to be a total shitshow lately. It's odd how easy it is to see that now.
Plumeria's question gets a laugh from him, though.]
I try not to be grossly optimistic in general. I think we both know many more people will die here before this is all over. I do appreciate the effort, though; there are some here who would prefer not to face that right now.
[A time and a place indeed.]