If your heart is in your dream, no request is too extreme...

[pinkflip]

[ Another week, another horrible sight to see. Another child dead.

Last week, Kim had spent the majority of her time crying in her room. This week, she- ...okay, she definitely cries, but she refuses to do so alone. An hour or so after the trial, notes are slipped under everyone's doors, written in her neat, curvy handwriting. ]

If you don't want to be alone right now, come to the dining room. We will have food. Don't shoulder this on your own.
- Kimberly, Lekmet, Marco, Rocket

[ There's an extra note on Beast's: ]

Please bring the mirror. I think everyone would benefit from talking to those we've lost again.

[ This is becoming painfully routine. Around the dining room, there are signs set up - courtesy of Rocket - that say NO DUCKS ALLOWED. In the dining room itself, there's a variety of foods set up. Various soups, vegetables, chicken nuggets- basically just things so people have something to eat, if they need it. Some simple sandwiches. Thank Lekmet. Marco's provided a rainbow cake. ...And also courtesy of Rocket, there's...booze.

Sorry, Mr. Arrow. ]

Comments

[pinkflip]

[ So all of that sucked. Again, there's a kid dead, and another one she'd promised something to-

Kim really has to stop doing that.

Unlike last week, Kimberly's out and about for this...gathering, this very upsetting gathering. She has a lot of things on her mind, a lot of regrets, but like a good girl she's going to put on a weak smile and go around to see how people are doing. It's not as exaggerated as last week, but she sure is trying her best. She'll likely show up to you around the party with a glass of water and various things to eat. ]

Hey. I'm glad you came. [ ...unless you're like. Negaduck, who gets completely ignored.

Later on in the night, she's kind of sadly meandering about the third floor. It's so quiet here now. After how the week's been a nonstop party- how last week had the constant slams- it's...starkly noticeable. She really doesn't like it. ]

[nachosquire]

[Since Marco helped set up this time, he's actually around from the start of the gathering rather than taking a few hours or so to get there. And for the most part he kind of clings to the walls, until a little bit into the party when he notices Kim looking a little worse for wear. That's when he approaches her, with a small, worried look on his face.]


Feeling okay, Kim?

[She just looks.. depressed as shit, like everyone else in this room. That was a lot to handle and process all at once.]

third floor

[faciliheir]

[oh hey fellow sad at night person. even if Freddie's sadness is practically indistinguishable from anger.]

Talk me out of pushing that duck down some stairs. [SHE NEEDS GOODNESS HELP RN]

[kickbuttseatnuts]

[She's pretty much grabbing cake asap, even if she isn't sure sugar is what she needs right now. But at some point during the party she's drifting near Kim.]

You've eaten too, right?

[truecalling]

[Sure she'd brought up the thought but-- she hadn't wanted to really see things end this way. She's mad... but also, she's just hurt. Someone who'd wanted to keep them safe died and the person responsible for making all this happen... the one really responsible was just going to walk.

She goes-- because she knows this isn't enough to give up over. She still believes in the others and... most of all, she doesn't want to be alone.

But she doesn't have the confidence she did last time. She's not even doing a good job of drinking the soup she got.]

[pinkflip]

[ Kimberly knows a little something about accidentally leading to a kid's death, after last week. She finds Moana and sits with her. ]

Hey... It's not your fault, what happened back there.

HEY NEGADICK

[sorrydoods]

[Soos...Soos was pretty much silent during the trial. He hadn't really found much evidence, so he didn't think that there was much he needed to say.

Then came the reveal that Pinocchio, of all people, had set up the trap that killed Arrow, under the instruction of Negaduck. And they could do nothing but execute Pinocchio just to keep themselves alive.

Soos couldn't even speak. He was barely even able to breath as the execution went on. When it was all over, all he could do was run to his room and cry.

But when the next day rolls around? There is no way in Hell he was letting Negaduck get out of this unscathed. Especially when he saw the jerk take Pinocchio's hat.

So, rather than attend the party, he's searching the entire manor for Negaduck. From the first to the second to the third floor, he's not leaving any stone unturned.

He will find you Negaduck.

And he will make him regret this.]

:)

[negaverse]

[HEY SOOS

Good news for you! Negaduck's just hanging around the food right now, so feel free to just deck him in the face or something. Y'know, whatever you need to do.]

[not_over_yet]

[ Basil doesn't really do screaming. After slowly making his way back to his room, he tries. It seems appropriate, and he has to do something. After spending a good few minutes on the attempt however, he accepts it's a lost cause, and curls up on the floor quietly instead.

He's in the same place when the invitation's slipped under his door. He notices and then proceeds to ignore it--the first one was from the duck, the second from Arrow, he assumes this one will just be the duck again. Eventually he does get up and look it over, though, and this gathering actually sounds like a good idea... maybe he can determine who can take care of Pinocchio's pets? He'll take them in if no one else can, but he's not convinced that'd work out well.

When he gets to the gathering, he wanders the room somewhat aimlessly. He's not sure what to do now that he's gotten here.


[Mirror-Skype time! (aka open to Beast and/or Ratigan)]
Much later, when the gathering's largely dispersed, he seeks out the Beast. ] ...Might I use that mirror a moment? There's someone... I should check on.

gathering

[pinkflip]

[ Are there small glasses of water? Kim will bring Basil one, nevertheless, and a sandwich. ]

I'm glad you showed up.

1/I hear that that hell skype bling

[stenchus_rodentus]

[So much has happened between breaking from hell and setting the goodies on fire. And how has all this emotional turmoil affected Ratigan?

He hasn't done a damn thing. Round three who?

He has priorities in line: his and his alone. And that includes chilling in a big glass while sipping Another glass. This is perfectly safe while the sky is going right by you!

Unfortunately his good vibes are being Rudely interrupted.]

....oh what now? They're not going anywhere why--

[negaverse]

[Awwwww, Rocket! It's lovely that you hate Negaduck's guts so much that you'd put up those signs telling him to fuck off but he's still coming to the party. Although, instead of his usual hat he's wearing a much smaller one. You know, a hat that a certain kid wore just a little while ago before he got chomped by that whale. He's honestly just here to hoard whatever food he can before he's eventually chased away like the little shitty bug he is.]

[pinkflip]

[ That's it. Kim walks right up to Negaduck one she sees him. ]

Get out.

[bayoublues]

[He's going to stare at Negaduck for a few minutes. He doesn't have anything to say. He's too tired for this. So he just snarls viciously.]

[not_over_yet]

[ Basil's not feeling much like talking right now. He'll just wander up and give Negaduck a listless stare for a moment.


Before abruptly darting closer to try biting his leg(s) repeatedly. ]

[tanukey]

Seriously, man?

[faciliheir]

[man when she'd thought up her totally cool and awesome way of memorializing the dead she hadn't ever really, uh. considered that Arrow would be one of them. as much as she'd always told him that his attitude would get him killed, she'd never actually thought it would happen.

so, instead she has her guitar sitting in a dining room chair, pointedly not being played. Freddie herself is, uh. lying on the floor with her legs in another chair. Thinking About Stuff.]

[bayoublues]

[Oh hey here's a gator with a bottle of beer in his hand. For some reason, he's stuck a chicken nugget on the mouth of the bottle like how you'd put a slice of lime.]

Hey.

[Normally, he'd make a joke about the seat being taken by the guitar, but he's not in the mood. He's really not in the mood for anything. So he just sits on the floor next to Freddie and nibbles on the chicken nugget silently.]

[astronomics]

[ Jyn is here! She... goes back to her room to breathe for a little bit, but she does come to the afterparty. Even if they keep having to watch kids die, at least... at least this time there's some alcohol readily available? This is the worst.

So catch Jyn Erso near the wall, sullenly... eating rainbow cake and drinking some mixed drink. That's a sight, probably.

She doesn't much have it in her to approach just anyone. ]

[kickbuttseatnuts]

[Allene is doing Not Great and legitimately considering murder plans for Negaduck. When you really think about it, wouldn't it be better for everyone? There's a problem there and that problem would be solved. But. Well. That dangerous path goes away pretty quick when she sees a sullen Jyn.

So suddenly she's right next to her, leaning against the wall.]

Hey babe. Got a little something there.

[athleticallyinclined]

[ Gaston is here, because...well obviously the fact that he got a personal invitation means that his presence is Personally Requested, and not just that everyone's invited whether they're actually wanted there or not.

Besides, what's a party without Gaston?

Anyway he's here, avoiding the vegetables (he's not a rabbit) but sitting in a corner with a heaping plate of sandwiches and a healthy glass of booze before him.

...There's an adorable black and white cat rubbing against his leg.

Gaston starts, then leans down and frowns at the cat. ]

Shoo!

[doopdoll]

Hey! Be nice to the cat! [Gaston, you're getting schooled by a 14 year old.]

It probably just wants some chicken nuggets!

[upgradeit]

[Hiro shows up late. Like incredibly, horrendously late - much like the person playing him showed up to the trial because what's waking up on time.

He doesn't even stay in the dining room. Catch him eating rainbow cake sullenly in the foyer. It's fine. He's fine. This is fine.]

[nachosquire]

[Marco noticed Hiro sneaking a plate of cake out into the foyer, looking absolutely drained so of course he ends up following him a little bit afterward, just to check up on him.]

Hey.

[He approaches Hiro with a little bit of a forced smile, and he moves to lean against a wall next to him.]

I, um... looking back on it now, maybe making rainbow cake for a funeral wasn't the best decision I've ever made.

[doopdoll]

[Molly sulks through most of the party- she's still worn out from exerting herself with her powers earlier. She's tied a blanket around her shoulders like a cape, and she's nursing a cup of hot cocoa. It's hard not to think of the party last week now-- and she's finding that these things aren't actually making her feel all that better. Or the rainbow cake, which would normally make her jump for joy. It just reminds her of someone that's not there.

Maybe, sometimes, you can hear her grumbling to herself-]

--Should've let me at least hit him a few times.

[astronomics]

[ Hi Molly, Jyn is here to take the blame. ]

Now that I won't stop you from doing.

Help me obi juan whoever the fuck

[stanbyme]

[Mabel isn't speaking to him. That alone sours his mood, let alone the fact that another kid is dead and a total jackass got away with manipulating him into doing it.

Someone has to tell Leia. She has to wake up first.

The only chance she has to wake up is from being kissed.

The manor is quiet, without Randall's "party." After the trial. He breaks into Leia's room again and leaves the door closed but unlocked. He sits down next to her and puts his hand over hers, heaving a sigh.]

You're not gonna believe what you missed, kitten. You're not gonna like it, but you're not gonna believe it, either.

[His thumb rubs over the back of her hand.]

If, uh... If you wanna wake up without going through this whole "true love" kissin nonsense, now would be the time.

[hasit]

[snzzzz]

[bestchefinparis]

[Rémy is rather upset tonight. Well...better that than moping! But still, what happened has him furious. As soon as the trial ends, he goes straight to his room to let out most of the rage he felt. Surprisingly strong, for a rat. He's not throwing stuff across the room, but he is picking up many things and throwing them around.

It takes him a while to leave his room.

Maybe you can find him, seemingly wandering aimlessly. He's examining every room with critical eye, as if he's searching for something. What could it be...?

Once he's done, he goes to the kitchen, just to hang around in there. He's still upset, though, so upset he takes one of the wooden spoons and pretty much starts chewing through it. Sharp incissors, yeah. Don't worry, there are other wooden spoons, he's just going to ruin one.

Yeah, he's stressed, can you tell?]

Kitchen

[lovelylilmouse]

...You're feeling stressed too, aren't you?

[Minnie had wandered into the kitchen to get a glass of water. She pushes herself up on a chair and leans her cheek against her hand. She doesn't even try to hold Remy back from chewing through the wooden spoon.]

HELL SKYPE 2: UPGRADING TO HELL FACETIME

[downtonabbeast]

[Beast spends the crappy, crappy hour between the trial and getting Kim's note predictably sitting in his room with the good Monsieur, Cogsworth and Lumiere and just disassociating into the ether because that's three dead children in two weeks and Leia is freaking comatose. He's fine, it's fine.

When he does come to the party he looks exhausted but he has the mirror and Monsieur Les Gros Yeux is finally feeling brave enough to be on the floor instead of permanently attaching himself to Beast's shoulder. Anyone who wants to borrow the mirror (except a certain water fowl) are welcome to it. He'll just be over here idly stirring a bowl of soup while his porg hops along the floor to bother people.]

HI MODS IM GONNA TRY TO CALL THE PLOT

[astronomics]

[ Jyn grabs the mirror and... oh, she hopes this works? There's no reason why it shouldn't, but. ]

Show me... Buck Cluck.

locked to minnie and louis

[angelgoatdemon]

[So. He's been holed up in the kitchen for awhile, preparing more food than they really need. At least it's not as bad as...last week's execution where most people probably lost their lunches.

He might need a little help in getting away from cooking equipment, and maybe taking about anything else. Care to join him?]

sup goatman

[bayoublues]

[here's louis, depressed as hell after that trial! Hopefully some food will cheer him up. He sees Lekmet and claps a hand on his shoulder.]

Heeey, buddy! What's goin' on?

[He seems to be swaying a little bit. Oh, dear. Maybe Mr. Arrow's ban on drinks had been wise.]