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

[daimakaicho]

No, it's certainly not for everyone. Though there is merit to simply not wanting to deal with the problem, also.

[ source: just trust me, bro ]

[vholran]

[ Is the source in proper MLA format- ]

That's simply running away.

[daimakaicho]

[ Fujishima, Kosuke. Oh My Goddess!. Volume 25, 2007. ]

I call it a strategic retreat. Sometimes it's just not worth the trouble, in the long run. Even if you did start it.

[ general "you," not specifically Vholran. ]

[vholran]

[ Wow. ]

Hm. How fortunate for them.

They won't always have the opportunity available to them, however.

[ Start shit, get hit. Not like he didn't start at least one of those verbal fights, because he absolutely did. ]

[daimakaicho]

Mm, it's best to get it out of the way, rather than having it come up again at an inopportune time. [ shrug ] But regardless of the justification, you still get to look like the bigger person for showing up. So I suppose everyone wins, in a way.

[vholran]

Of course I do.

But, I disagree on one point. Their cowardice simply means I am the victor.

[ he needs to get over himself, tbh ]

[daimakaicho]

[ i disagree. he's doing great. we can excuse the inevitable murder. ]

Well, I'm happy for you, then.

[ She doesn't sound it – mostly amused. ]

What's next, then? Standing around and preening until you're satisfied?