This is fine. It's fine. We're fine.

[sharpasanarrow]

[Well that was.

Something.

Underneath everyone’s door they’ll find a slip of paper, in shaky calligraphy, that reads:

INVITATION

Meet in the Dining Room.

Do not bring alcohol of any sort.

Upon arrival into the Dining Room it’s clear that this is very much...not a party.

The center of the room is cleared of all tables, and instead has all the chairs arranged in a circle, facing inwards. On the tables pushed to the side are jugs of water, cups, plates of saltines, and several hastily-made pamplets that read on the front ”How to cope with Child homicide” that contains an advisory list:

1. Try not to think about it.
2. Do not get hysterical.
3. Crying is permitted, but keep it within a reasonable volume. (For the consideration of fellow mourners)
4. Maintain civility
5. Do not plunder the belongings of the deceased.
6. No drinking or gambling your sorrows away. Set an example.

Standing in front of one of the chairs already is Mr.Arrow. He clears his throat as people start to slowly come in.]

I gathered you all here because I believed it would be conductive to group morale if we all worked through our feelings regarding recent events. Talk about your feelings with one another, but not with me.

[He steps back a little, out of the circle of chairs, in what seems to be an invitation for people to sit down and discuss with one another.]

Comments

[doopdoll]

If we see them in the mirror, does it mean they're....really dead?

[downtonabbeast]

Not necessarily. [Now that at least one living conversation has happened!] Is there someone you'd like to try speaking to, Molly?

[doopdoll]

Lots. But there's one I'm real worried about right now-- [She gives him a sheepish smile and slight nod, before taking her turn with the mirror.]

Show me Karolina Dean.

[tangerinetrees]

[ hey so funny story about that!!! it definitely shows karolina dean, all sparkly alien'd up! but she's not anywhere molly recognizes. she kind of gives a... shaky smile. ]

Hey, Moll.

[doopdoll]

'Lina! [It takes an extreme amount of self control for her to not tackle and completely shatter the mirror.]

You're okay!

[tangerinetrees]

I'm... well, yes and no.

[ She sighs. ]

I was... in the first one of these things.

[doopdoll]

Then....what he said, about you--

[tangerinetrees]

Yeah. It was an accident, but... yeah. But I'm not... dead dead? We're trapped in this weird big box. By Hades, of all things.

[doopdoll]

So all we have to do is open the box, let you out, and punch Hades!

[tangerinetrees]

If you guys can figure out a way to do that, then by all means go for it.

[ Karolina sighs. ]

I almost feel like an X-Man with this whole "dead but not really" thing going on.

[doopdoll]

Barf! Don't even say that! Not even as a joke!