into each breaking wave

[thisaroma]

[ Well, that was — no pun intended — unfortunate. ...But in light of what they already saw happen the first two weeks, maybe it's not really that surprising, either; and maybe it's at least a little easier to recognize when something is going to be a lost cause, if not necessarily to accept it.

In spite of everything, this is the first time Decus has been in a halfway decent mood after a trial, which he can gather is... probably not the case for most of the rest. So he figures he can take on the party host duties for this week rather than push it onto someone who needs a break. Anyway, he wants to keep up this feeling-okay thing for as long as he can, and if he has too much downtime and starts to think about what happened a week ago today... he might end up a little less okay.

So, he brings some food down to the buffet from the cafes for a little variety (even though most of them probably aren't going to be too picky at this point), along with some tea and cocoa from Starbucks and a few harder options from the bar, and gets that all set up in as welcoming an arrangement as he can manage. And...

Well. Despite how he may come off sometimes, he actually is self-aware enough to realize that some of the others might not appreciate being reminded that he's still alive when three people who'd never had any intention of killing are dead. It doesn't really bother him, but he doesn't want to create unnecessary drama, either; so he doesn't put his name anywhere on the invitations he puts up around the place, just a simple:

food and drinks at the buffet

...Which is almost always the case, technically, this past week excluded, but hey.

And while he might come by to offer a drink or something to someone who looks like they need it, he's mostly going to hang back and let everyone do their thing. ]

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[scythegun]

[Definitely better than it could have been!!

Anyway, that gets a laugh from him, which is probably terrible, but like. It's true.]

I suppose he wouldn't be wrong. We did manage to survive, at least.

[dokkalfheimr]

That did tend to be his standard for "success."

[God, today has been so much.]

It's likely horrid that until today, I was entirely convinced he would try to kill us all in our sleep.

[scythegun]

I suppose it is, but I thought the same thing. I assumed he'd decide he couldn't afford to stay here any longer and would strike when we all least expected it.

[...]

I do sort of feel bad for assuming the worst of him.

[It's not an unfair assumption to make given the nature of murdergames, but like... jeez. He even tried to stop the spirit from eating Sara from the looks of it...]

[dokkalfheimr]

...Likewise. It's possible it was a personal fight eventually, but it's also possible that either he tried to save Sara or he tried to save the rest of us from Lorna.

[scythegun]

Ja. Either way, it seems he was able to help us solve this, even if it wasn't entirely intentional.

[dokkalfheimr]

...I didn't get a good look at...at him, but that seemed like such a horrid way to go.

[scythegun]

Honestly, I sort of wish I hadn't seen it...

[It was real bad.]

It is dreadful, that in the end he was killed like that. He likely would have been just fine against anyone else, but...

[But no one was expecting that!!]

[dokkalfheimr]

Either way would have been terrible - we would either be burying him or executing him, I feel.

[Mm.]

I didn't know him terribly well. But I feel like many people will be mourning Sara and Lorna tonight; a few thoughts ought to be spared for Albedo as well.

[scythegun]

[...]

Neither did I. I agree with that, though; all three of them should be remembered for what happened.

[Just like those who died before.]

I'm going to hold onto his sword, so I suppose if we try to hold another seance, I'll bring that.

[Not like that will work a second time, and it didn't even work for its intended purpose the first time.]

[dokkalfheimr]

...I still hold onto things that remind me of Carmen, what little I knew of her.

[Is... Is that weird...]

[scythegun]

I have one of those gemstones that Shard was collecting. I think it's important to remember them, even if we didn't know much about them.

[dokkalfheimr]

...The polished faceted ones?

[...]

I have two of them. Should you want them.

[scythegun]

Ja, they're very large and apparently they come in all sorts of different colors!

[clear is a color too!!!]

If you don't mind parting with them, I certainly wouldn't mind holding onto them. I think I got the first one that fell out of the vending machine; he was very startled that they were here.

[It's not a fond memory or anything like that, but it is a memory, and remembering the fallen is important here.]

[dokkalfheimr]

Of course. I can give them to you tomorrow.

[She doesn't mind!]

[scythegun]

I'll take them, then. Thank you.