I have died every day waiting for you

[lovelikeyou]

[That was, in Rose's opinion, even worse than last week. Any loss of life is an awful waste, but for it all to come of some horrible accident...

This week, she doesn't retreat back to her room. She knows now that the people here, or at least enough of them, like to gather after these experiences. Many of the Crystal Gems were the same way; she remembers their post-battle huddles well. It's not a party, really, but...it's good to be together. To have friends around. Maybe, to remember those who were lost.

So this time, she'll go to the cafeteria herself and request some food for everyone. It's just basic snacks, the kind of human food she knows well enough to ask for. There's some hot chocolate provided, too. She definitely knows people enjoy that. It doesn't take too long, since she isn't making most of it, and then she goes to invite everybody she can find.

She doesn't slip any notes underneath doors, for the people she doesn't happen across. Some Crystal Gems didn't join the groups, or maybe did after one battle but not another. Sometimes they wanted to be alone. She never really understood that...but it wasn't her place to tell them otherwise. Weren't they all about freedom?

Everybody probably knows something like this is going to happen again, anyway. It's their choice to come.]

Comments

[gangrene]

... How are you that drunk that quickly?

[ladygeryon]

[She taps her chest with a momentary goofy grin.] L'ghtw'ght, thaaaaaat's me! Never learned to hold my licker 'less it was used for cooking! Plusssss...I asssked for the strongest stuff they had....so it worked! [At least she's not drinking more after that.]

[gangrene]

[ if there's anymore left, he's going to take that for himself ]

Feelin' that bad then?

[ladygeryon]

he had such a lovely singing voice...he didn't need to go there to work on it more just then...

[She lifts her head to stare at him.] k-kinda thought of him as my kid, y'know? w'nted to keep him safe and en-encorrige his music. see him grow past "f'rmer gym leeeder."

[gangrene]

--He didn't look like the type to run a gym.

[ i thought gym people were all buff and manly and shredded ]

[ladygeryon]

Pokemon gym. [Somehow, despite being drunk, she still pronounces "Pokemon" perfectly.] Dark, not Fightin' type. Ssssslade and the restov his team do the fightin' bit. [She waves her hands in the air in what would probably be a good explanatory demonstration if she wasn't so drunk right now.]

[gangrene]

[ blinks at that word.

and makes note to bring it up later ]

Ah, makes sense.

[ladygeryon]

yeahhhhh...bu' he's not doin' that anymore anyways. itsssss his little ssssssister's turn. he jus'-jus' want'd to play music for people.

[gangrene]

Sounds like a good guy.

[ladygeryon]

he wassssss. he was recordin' in his room, yaknow. thought the chapel would ssssound better. could've fuckin' waited.

[gangrene]

Sometimes that urge strikes.

[ladygeryon]

[A sigh as she plops her head down on the table.] yerr a good kid toooooo. don-don' doooo stuff like tha', 'kay?

[gangrene]

Should I stick to playing football and throwing intergalactic raves?

[ladygeryon]

fffffine. b-but not at ninght. neverrrrr at night.

[gangrene]

Only during school then.

[ladygeryon]

[She does her best to nod with her head still lying on the table.] goo' idea. verrrrry goo' idea. [One of her hands twitches slightly and manages a thumbs-up position before dropping back to the table.]

[gangrene]

[... is she still awake.

pokes her to find out ]

[ladygeryon]

[She lets out a murmur of acknowledgement and pats him on the hand vaguely.] donworry, illllll getta bed soon toooooo...