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. ]

Comments

[mouflon]

[ Hmm. ]

I'd take them if I still had the picture on me, but I don't. And, now that I think about it, wouldn't it be dignifying it with too much to go out of my way like that? I'll just have to remember to toss it in the trash later.

[blackmass]

I suppose so. It isn't as though keeping such things closely guarded as to destroy them utterly matters now.

[mouflon]

Did it ever? It's not like any of us would have known what Wilder was trying to do if we'd seen that picture of his earlier. It's always been first and foremost an issue of keeping personal business personal.

[blackmass]

...No, perhaps you're right. It wouldn't have mattered even from the outset.

[mouflon]

Yep. All it's there to do is hit us below the belt and prey on our sentimentality. And then he has the nerve to sound all solemn after the execution.

Did you notice that?

[blackmass]

I did. Either it's an only moderately convincing act, or even our Professor is susceptible to human emotion.

[mouflon]

If it was an act, you'd think he would have had the mask on from the beginning. It's a little late to convince us of his humanity now.

On the other hand, it makes me wonder what about this time was different. You'd think if this was going to get to him, it would have after the first execution.

[blackmass]

Perhaps he decided he'd gone a step too far in this execution, or mistakenly struck a nerve of his own. More likely, the latter.

[mouflon]

Yeah, that sounds right. [ ... ] Mommy issues, then?