This Used to Be the Life but I Don't Need Another One

[stenchus_rodentus]

[Well Ratigan couldn't care less about what happened, but he really didn't get his fill of partying from the bar and everyone simpering wasn't how he wanted it to go down. Soon after the trial little notes are slipped beneath each door.]

You are cordially invited to a mourning party in the lobby. RVSP ASAP.

[In the lobby Thalia will have moved some tables to the lobby and provide her choice dish of cheeseburgers along with a smattering of bread, fruits, and vegetables. Reyna will have brought along hot chocolate galore.

For those that aren't your thing? Well in honor of the recently departed there's pine tree shaped cookies (Thanks Thalia.) and triangle crackers with cheese (thanks...Ratigan?). And there's a helping of drinks if the bar wasn't enough for you wink wink. Ratigan has every intention of making this a party.]

Comments

[sentree]

[ What a disturbing thought. The last kid. ]

Live, for one. ...But I don't blame you for wanting more. Just remember you have to take care of yourself too.

[hallotween]

I am taking care of myself. I can't rely on grownups to protect me. [not anymore]

[sentree]

Oh, of course not. [ She says this like it's a given. ] All I'm saying is if you need time to mourn, you should give it to yourself.

[hallotween]

Finding a way out is more important. I can get my mourning out of the way tonight. [you know, under this blanket, like a well-adjusted person.]

[sentree]

Okay. ...So focus on that, right now. ...And eat. None of us ate a thing today. [ ...again. ]

[hallotween]

It's weird that his bar doesn't even have snacks.

[thats whats weird here]

[sentree]

Probably to make tensions run higher. [ it is weird, she's right ]

[hallotween]

At least the people drinking haven't been the ones fighting. That's the last thing we need.

[sentree]

[ How good that Marnie's in blanket town. She won't be able to see the uncharacteristic look of fear on Thalia's face at the thought of that.

She pulls it together swiftly anyway. ] It...truly is. It would make everything another shade of worse.