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

[bolderfell]

...Gathering's already over, huh.

[Looks like she understands what he's about.]

Can't say that's not tempting.

[philoxenia]

By the time I left, it had settled down quite a bit.

[ She sure does. ]

I'd offer to go with you, maybe spruce it up a bit again, but it's been a long day for everyone, so....

[bolderfell]

[He shakes his head again.]

Seriously. Don't go out of your way for me. You know I prefer it quiet. And I didn't have it as bad today as most of you.

[philoxenia]

[ bold of you to assume she's not offering for her own benefit, too ]

Well... if you say so. I'll be here for a while, though. Just in case you want to take me up on that hot chocolate offer.

[bolderfell]

...You'll be all right if I leave?

[philoxenia]

I... don't know.

[ Huh. That's more honest than she'd ever thought she'd be. ]

But I don't want to keep you if you'd rather be alone, either.

[bolderfell]

[Shrug.] I'll always be alone later.

[...He probably didn't mean that to sound the way it came out.]

[philoxenia]

[ Well-- ]

I wouldn't mind some company, in that case. Unless you're really craving that hot chocolate, in which case, we can go there.

[bolderfell]

[Pff. He shakes his head.]

Can't drink too much of that. Too rich for me. Maybe if I were turning in anytime soon.

[He takes a seat.]

...Every single time, it seems like it comes down to family, huh.

[philoxenia]

Fair enough.

[ She's quiet for a little while. ]

... It does, doesn't it? I'd say it's an awful coincidence, but... is anything really a coincidence here?

[bolderfell]

Better for us to hope there isn't. If this is all set up for a reason, it'll be easier to reason out. Or something.

[philoxenia]

Well... you might have a point there.

[ She sighs, pulling her knees up to her chest. ]

Either way, it seems like the Professor is stepping up his game. Using people we care about against us... [ For a moment, she looks actually angry, but she takes a breath and finds her chill. ] It's disgusting.

[bolderfell]

[Whoa. Li'l Mira has an angry? Wonders never cease.]

He's been doing that since the beginning. [That's what Lif and Aela were about, ultimately.] Oldest trick in the book, too. Sentiment makes fools of us all.

[philoxenia]

[ no talk her she angy ]

... You're not wrong. [ She lets out a sigh. She could ask if he's got something he's sentimental about, but...

She lets it be. ] Considering the profiles, I'm not surprised he's managed to target what would hurt most.

[bolderfell]

[Therion? Sentimental? Alexa, play the 10-hour loop of onedirectionhahaha.wav]

He did say we've been under observation for a while. ...Wonder how damn long it must have been, for him to know so much.

[philoxenia]

.... It must have been quite a while. And without us knowing....

[bolderfell]

[He closes his eyes. Sets his jaw.]

...Had to have been at least five years for me.