we're not coming home 'til he's dead

[athleticallyinclined]

[ And he's dead.

The Beast is dead, and Gaston is celebrating. Immediately after the trial he goes to the dining room to decorate, using ideas from Louis' Mardi Gras party, various weddings he's attended, and his own hunting lodge as inspiration. There are candles on the centers of the tables, colorful banners and streamers draped around the room, and of course, antlers on the walls. The tables have tablecloths and real plates and cutlery. The only food available is meat, eggs, and beer, of course, but there's no shortage of any of it, and the meat at least smells amazing.

It's all surprisingly tasteful? At least until you look up to the banner above the buffet table. ]

HAPPY BEAST DEATH DAY

[ And in smaller letters underneath: ]

THANK YOU PRINCE KIT FOR YOUR SACRIFICE

[ Everyone gets personalized, handwritten invitations shortly after the trial.

𝒴𝑜𝓊 𝒶𝓇𝑒 𝒞𝑜𝓇𝒹𝒾𝒶𝓁𝓁𝓎 𝐼𝓃𝓋𝒾𝓉𝑒𝒹

𝒯𝑜 𝒶 𝑅𝑒𝓂𝑒𝓂𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐿𝒾𝒻𝑒 𝑜𝒻 𝒫𝓇𝒾𝓃𝒸𝑒 𝒦𝒾𝓉

𝒜𝓃𝒹 𝒶 𝒞𝑒𝓁𝑒𝒷𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃 𝑜𝒻 𝑜𝓊𝓇 𝐹𝓇𝑒𝑒𝒹𝑜𝓂 𝒻𝓇𝑜𝓂 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝒶𝓈𝓉'𝓈 𝒪𝓅𝓅𝓇𝑒𝓈𝓈𝒾𝓋𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑔𝒾𝓂𝑒

𝒟𝒾𝓃𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝑅𝑜𝑜𝓂

𝟩 𝒫𝑀

Comments

[not_over_yet]

...Does he? What for?

[ A lot happened during that trial. ]

[angelgoatdemon]

Like being incredibly aggressive at me for just handling evidence. The nerve of him!

[He's a bitter goat, and had it not been for being on good terms with the other Pines and consequences, he'd have chainsaw'd the man (and Gaston as well) right there.]

Anyway, I trust his other family members a lot more. I'm surprised someone like him hasn't killed yet.

[not_over_yet]

Oh right, that. He always does that. ...Ordinarily it's directed at me, so perhaps it's previously escaped your attention.

[ Lekmet no, do not chainsaw,, ]

As long as we've other members of his clan here, he's the one I least expect to kill--here, at any rate--due to that "one winner" clause. He's not going to kill off two others of his own clan in order to "win" this. At a minimum, should he kill I'd expect him to confess right off--the Pines clan will go together, or not at all.

[angelgoatdemon]

You'd think by know he'd have learned not to be so suspicious.

[He's just being petty, but he'll get over it.]

Of course he won't kill his own kin, that's- that's extreme. He seems more of the self-sacrificing type, or kill-for-revenge. He's got a family member in hell, too.

[not_over_yet]

One would think, yes. And yet... [ Exasperated vague gesture. ]

My point was if he kills anyone here, he won't try to get away with it--if we don't vote for the correct "culprit" by the end of a trial, only the killer is rewarded. "Winning" this game kills all but the one participant. He wouldn't intentionally doom the other two like that.

[ He hadn't heard about this other Pines before. Hm. ] ...I suppose I could see him trying to take out anyone who'd harmed either of the remaining Pines. Heat of the moment sort of thing.

[angelgoatdemon]

An old guy like him wouldn't want to outlive his younger family, trust me.

[He knows that Adult Fear all too well, since somehow Marco is now like his son.]

He wouldn't kill to escape alone, he'd- If I were him, I'd accompany his other family member down there...
Ugh. This is dark.

[not_over_yet]

...Dark.

Oh, well, we can't have any of that. It simply doesn't go with all the death and despair at all.

[ Basil, not the time. ]

[angelgoatdemon]

I mean like, more than usual. Gotta keep our hopes up somehow, y'know?

[The sarcasm totally misses him, oops. Words are tough.]

Ever had a found family you love? It's- it's hard seeing them perish left and right...

[not_over_yet]

[ If Lekmet's not going to pick up on the sarcastic tone, might as well drop it altogether.

The second bit though, ow, that sounds awful? ]

I can't say I've much experience in that area, no. I'm not... the most prone to forming social attachments, shall we say.

[ it's fine basil you too can learn what it's like to have a heart attack over someone else's kid, wednesday's on its way for you all :) ]

[angelgoatdemon]

Heh, well like it or not I guess we're family now. About two months of being stuck with strangers in isolation tends to make it happen.

Except Gaston, he's no one's. Maybe the weird, spoiled manchild of the bunch no one likes.

[HAHA HE HAS NO IDEA...]

[not_over_yet]

After two months of shared isolation and at Mr. Diaz's insistence.

...Gaston is that one cousin. No one's quite certain which branch of the family he's from and no one will own to having included him on the guest list, but he's always on it, and always shows up. Every family function, never fail.