After(life) Party--

[soylentprotag]

[Lenka isn't talking much, though he spends most of the time after the execution either expressionless or frowning, moving among the ones still left at the campfire to check on people and try to make sure none of them are trying to either follow Boa or possibly throw literal or metaphorical stones at each other. Probably everyone's too exhausted for any of that at this point.

At some point he disappears for a little bit and comes back with an entire table and supplies -- not from the kitchen, but from the stash he'd accumulated in Cabin 2. It's not much, but it feels better than eating anything from the kitchen right now. Nobody wants that.

There's just some crackers and fruit snacks and some cheese with them. A few baggies to take them to go since most people aren't hungry right this moment. Once that's set out, he'll idle at one end of the table, staring out into the lake.]

Comments

[seekingsunrise]

Haven't I said from the start I'm selfish? [Ren you can't be more greedy than him. He can't believe that. But it's okay. It is. If Ren needs someone more than him.]

You deserve better. [And that's true. Whether it's coming from the "real" Talcott or not, it's true. There are so many more reasons that he should want to put distance between them but it's all buried under peace and the Lord and confusion.]

Oh... oh did I get something on it? [Why doesn't he remember losing his hat?] Awww... Nine got that for me...

[le_mat]

No one deserves better than you, dumbass.

[Said with just a little humor, though his voice is a bit watery]

...maybe he can help me get it clean. He has bigger scrubbing muscles than I do.

[seekingsunrise]

You do... he does...

[The joke gets a weak, breathy laugh.]

I like your muscles just fine. [Soft and a little sleepy as he crosses his arms on the picnic table and pillows his head on his arms. It's too hot to do anything more than laze about. That's totally why he's exhausted.]

[le_mat]

[Ren walks up behind him and runs his fingertips through his short hair.]

Rest. You earned it.

[He doesn't know how exactly them 'talking' to the living works, but he can tell it's difficult]

[seekingsunrise]

[He smiles, hums softly and arches up against the fingers in his hair a little.]

's nice...

[But he's fading]

[le_mat]

[Ren has nothing else to do, so he stays and keeps it up until Tal falls asleep]