Funeral Service for Adaman and Hodaka Morishima

[giddyundertaker]

[ An hour or two after the first trial's end, Hild and the Undertaker set out to invite as many people as possible to the Restaurant for the funerals of our dearly departed friends.

Why the restaurant of all places? Because there aren't enough chairs and tables elsewhere.

Indeed, some of the tables have been moved against the wall to make room for the seats. The chairs have been set up in four rows of six, like an improvised theater or a church. To the side, a small buffet has been set up courtesy of Obi, Mafuyu, and Hild. As for the main event? Two tables have been set up and decorated in black fabric and white flowers. In lieu of a live viewing, two drawings referenced from the profiles have been set up in the center of funeral wreaths... They're not the best, due to the artist's handicaps, but it does look like Adaman and Hodaka at least.]

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[howveryglib]

You are not interrupting much.

[He takes a sip of the booze. It tastes like ass.

…

He’s probably had worse.]

What is it?

[onemillion]

Here. Adaman left notes behind and this one is for you.

[Don't worry, he hasn't read it.]

[howveryglib]

Adaman left me something?

[He sounds kind of incredulous, because like… man. He did kind of reconsider his stance on the kid but only after he was dead, so.

He will go ahead and take it, at least, and read through it.]

…

Hm. I suppose I… truly did misjudge him.

[onemillion]

[...]

How so? If you don't mind me asking.

[I mean he. He has a guess. What with Gaius's profile saying he dislikes religion. But like. Maybe it's not that??]

[howveryglib]

…

I take a dim view of religion for a variety of reasons, the foremost being that so-called gods cause no shortage of problems. Even without considering the harm caused by eikons, however, what need does man have of them? If they are not being summoned, they seem to be nothing more than a crutch for weak rulers to lean on as they distract their subjects from their inadequacies.

…I suppose he did technically fail in his attempt to preserve order here. But I do respect the initiative he took in the attempt.

[onemillion]

[People can just. Summon gods where you're from?? Absolutely wild.]

Gods simply aren't real where I come from, and I have a... complicated history with religion as a whole. But... he was always so adamant in his belief that I wanted it to be real. If his Almighty Sinnoh is real, then I hope that they are the benevolent god Adaman believed them to be.

[howveryglib]

I have a hard time imagining any god as benevolent, but we are all from different realms. Perhaps it is possible that Sinnoh is, in fact, what their people want them to be… I suppose if they do exist, I hope they are benevolent, for the sake of the people of Adaman’s homeland.

[onemillion]

Yes. Seeing as how we've no way to know for sure... I'm going to assume that for the time being.

[Because it's far too cruel otherwise.]

[howveryglib]

I wonder if there is any way to know. Will we be able to see each other's homelands if we manage to escape, or will we simply have to return to our homelands if we do not wish to be stranded elsewhere?

[onemillion]

What a fascinating idea... I must admit, there's much I'd like to learn from the worlds everyone hails from. I hope that is the case.

[It seems a little optimistic, but optimism is appreciated right now after. All of that bullshit.]

[howveryglib]

As do I, but I must admit, my primary concern is getting news back to the loved ones of those we have lost, since we know what happened to them and to whom we can deliver that information.

[onemillion]

Yes, of course. It would indeed be prudent of us to make that our main priority. Their loved ones will want to know what happened, and they deserve to know that.

[It certainly won't be easy, but there are those among us who are willing to handle it.]

[howveryglib]

It is certainly not the easiest job, but… I always feel more guilty when I cannot properly notify families about something like this.