What I want to hear on nights I can't sleep is your voice

[philoxenia]

[ ... Well, that was an absolute shitshow, wasn't it? Instead of dwelling on how she feels about everything that just happened, Mira's channeling that energy into something else--and she has a little bit of help doing it. Zerinda and Ema are here in the bar to make drinks, and Mira's brought in a ton of food that's definitely not healthy for anyone, but screw it, who cares about health right now?

Della's here to pass out invitations, too--they let everyone know there's a gathering in the bar, if they'd rather not be alone.

If you choose not to come, well... Mira's got that taken care of, too. She'll place a little container of cookies and hot cocoa outside your door. Maybe it'll help someone feel a little less alone--at least, that's what she's hoping. ]

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bar;

[snackooed]

[ There's the unmistakable sound of a coin pressed up against the bartop, as Kirei pensively stares at his wine glass. Seems like Ema's tapped one for the vending machine down not too far from where he sits, on the barten's side of the wood. ]

It's not quite a penny, but that's for your thoughts, Father Kotomine.

[blackmass]

...I have no need of it. Neither do I have any wish to speak on such a disastrous week's events.

[He's Fine]

[snackooed]

I get what you mean. Between the motive, and everything about today, I can't say that I blame you for wanting to just sort of put it behind you. I do, too.

[ Poor guy, though. He's been having a go of it, too, clearly... ]

At least we didn't have to look for the missing blood this time, though, right?

[blackmass]

...Quite. I would sooner deal with a misguided child than a vampire.

[At least, he was pretty sure that was the case.]

[snackooed]

Well, he was a bit old for me to really think of him as a kid, but misguided is probably closer to on the money.

[blackmass]

[kirei is wholeass 38 years old he does not care]

It's certainly a word to use, I think.

[snackooed]

In any event, there's no unringing the bell, right? What's past is past. We just have to pick up the pieces from here.

[ Easier said than done, but... ]

What's that thing they say? The serenity to accept the things I cannot change...

[blackmass]

'God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference.'

[He sighed to himself, briefly closing his eyes.]

Far easier said than done.

[snackooed]

Nothing about this is easy, I'm afraid.

[ They're good words, though. Even divorced from the religious element, there's comfort in the idea. ]

But we're all still here, at the end of the day. If you ask me, there's something to be said about that.

[blackmass]

Better to survive than to die unfulfilled, yes.

[snackooed]

The silver lining is, we have no shortage of time, right? Plenty of chances to do what fulfills us.

[blackmass]

I think we've quite a shortage of time, should the current pattern hold. There's no telling what the next week will bring, or who is liable to turn up dead next.

[snackooed]

[ S-she was trying to be positive..! ]

Well, I think we're a little overdue for a stroke of good luck, personally...