After...party...?

[diesifkilled]

[SO THAT SURE WAS AN EXECUTION, HUH

Shirou's just been kind of staring off into space, still holding on to Usagi's hand, ever since Kon and Natsume's deaths. Just when it starts to look like he might stay like that all hecking night, he suddenly blinks and looks around.]

I'm going to go get some food.

[And indeed, he disappears off to the lodge and returns a little later with a huge pile of beautifully made sandwiches and other snacks. Did he have them prepared, or did he just make them really fast somehow? Who knows.

Anyway, there are now sandwiches. And the shack might still be on fire. This is fine.]

Comments

[particlebarrier]

[Lance shakes his head.]

I appreciate the thought, but... I think that's what happens to all of us when we die here. ...I guess I just didn't want to accept it or believe it.

[warmyyarny]

So now what? She going to appear and move around looking like a statue?

[It's kind of a freaky thought]

[particlebarrier]

I... I'm not sure. I hope not.

[He contemplates in silence for a bit.]

...I guess I'm a little scared to find out.

[warmyyarny]

[Oh, Lance...]

Okay, better tell this straight to you: that's not your fault. You had the best of intentions and it just didn't go like you expected, hardly anyone's goin' to blame you. I bet Griffin wouldn't blame you either.

Chin up, dude.

[particlebarrier]

I got my chin up way high.

[DEMONSTRATING.]

But I guess things like "having the best of intentions" just seems to mean less and less every week compared to the results. Clarke died to save Kon and Natsume. Our best intentions didn't help either one of them.

[warmyyarny]

When you put it like that it sounds very depressing, you know.

[particlebarrier]

[He laughs at that, though it sounds a bit hollow.]

Alright, fine. We make mistakes, learn from them and become better people and we just gotta believe that we can learn faster than they can turn us into stone zombies.

That better?

[warmyyarny]

That's kinda better, but it means nothin' if you don't believe what you say! [Realizing he may be sounding a bit overbearing, Kanji apologizes] Sorry, it's just that people being sad and stuff's starting to take its toll on me. It's hard not to let stuff bring you down at times like these.