but even if the stars and moon collide [afterparty]

[allatonce]

[Well, that sucked!

After about an hour, invitations written in colorful ink appear under everyone's doors.]

Understandable if you're not up to it, but we're having a memorial and "don't wanna be alone" hang-out in the restaurant again.

[The restaurant has very much been decorated with the most rainbow fabric she could find in the department store. Jonathan got roped in, mainly so she could make sure he was doing okay, but also because she assumed that he knew how to put a tablecloth on a table. He seemed like the type, anyway.

After consulting with Undertaker, most of the food that's been set out is more traditional Chinese funeral food than Victorian—you can get a whole roast duck in the restaurant—but she tried for a mix of things. There is fruit, the aforementioned roast duck, and several vegetarian dishes along with potatoes for some reason and... cookies? Okay then.

Joy's trying, because that was way less terrible for her than it was for basically anyone else.

Happy Pride Wrath, New Rapture!]

Comments

[visiblepattern]

[IT IS like honestly you just run the risk of knocking them over and that ruins the entire attempt

or something

not like forrest would know that but still- ]

...Why wouldn't they listen?

[you're a supreme commander

don't you, you know

command]

[onemillion]

I can think of several reasons. For one, I hold no authority here and any attempts to demand anything of anyone could backfire spectacularly. For another, to many of them I'm likely seen as no more than a child. And of course, there are those who are just contrary in general.

[He shakes his head once that's out there, though.]

Still, we do have a common goal during those trials, so I am glad they chose to listen.

[visiblepattern]

I imagine it's that, and likewise that some people just are more easily listened to than others. I've known a few like that.

[Xander and Ryoma both kind of demand being listened to, for better or worse.]

[onemillion]

Yes, certainly. I wouldn't say I'm a natural leader at all; but someone needed to step up and I was able to do so.

[He's absolutely not a Fire Emblem Lord.]

[visiblepattern]

And other people didn't. I'd say that means something.

[He nudges him a little. Manages a bit of a smile.]

You should have more confidence in yourself. It isn't as though it's unearned.

[onemillion]

[That gets a smile from him as well.]

Thank you. You're right, I could stand to be a little more confident. I'll be sure to keep that in mind, thank you.