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

[bestchefinparis]

I'd be surprised if nobody brought alcohol of any type just to spite that guy. I admit I would bring some...if these were better times.

[Rémy is not a spiteful person, but Mr. Arrow hurt the very core of Rémy's identity as a person and for that he has some resentment]

[sorrydoods]

I thought I saw Negaduck bring in a bunch a bottles. I'm pretty sure he has a bunch to spare. Good luck getting him to give you any, though.

[Since, you know, he's a dick]

[bestchefinparis]

I won't trust anything that guy touched.

[sorrydoods]

[...

looks at the bottle he grabbed

...]

On second thought, yeah, good point there.

[He's just...setting that on the ground now...never gonna touch that again!]

[bestchefinparis]

[Good move, buddy]

Besides it's not like he cares about anything happening here. I don't know how he manages to be like that.

[It's disgusting]

[sorrydoods]

That's just how some people are.

[Sadly, this is something he can understand.]

I once knew a guy named Bill that was sorta like him. He'd probably love this place.

[A noticeable chill went down his back. Did ya catch it?]

[bestchefinparis]

[Yep, he noticed. Looks like talking about whoever Bill is is not something Soos likes]

I guess I should consider myself lucky I don't know anyone who'd like this place.

[The worst guy was Chef Skinner, but Rémy can't imagine he'd think any of this is okay]

What happened to that Bill guy? If you want to talk about it, it looks like you don't want to.

[sorrydoods]

Bill...I can talk about him. He was demon jerk that tried to destroy the world once, before a couple of friends of mine managed to destroy him.

He was just...really crazy. He ended up turning my Abuelita into a chair once. But it's all fine now.

[...mostly...]

[bestchefinparis]

[A demon jerk who tried to destroy the world and turned an old woman into a chair. Rémy's eye twitches for a moment]

...what?

[Sorry, give him a moment. This is a bit too much at once]

[sorrydoods]

[...he really needs to stop surprising people with weirdness like that...]

Do you need a minute? That...that was probably a lot to take in, wasn't it?

[bestchefinparis]

Yeah, it was. Demons and the world being in danger is a bit too much for me. Give me a moment...

[Alriiiiight...right. Sounds awful. But if Soos and pals won, then it's all okay]

Okay, I think I get it. What matters is that you won, that gives some hope. If you won against that Bill guy, then maybe we can win against Randall.

But your grandma isn't a chair anymore, right?

[sorrydoods]

Exactly! We managed to kill a demon, so how hard would it be to take care of that guy?

[Congrats Remy, you're the first person to get him to crack a real smile after...all that stuff that was the trial.]

And don't worry. She's back to normal now.