no one and nothing can break through

[predecir]

[Well! That sure did happen!

Bruno does not organize an afterparty. He's not a party organizer in general - that was Wu. But he knows he was completely useless, if not downright actively unhelpful, during that whole thing, and he already feels guilty enough. He has to be useful somehow. Otherwise, why's he even here? 

So, before everyone can leave the teleportation circle in the dining room and all go their own separate ways, Bruno mumbles something about making food and takes off for the kitchen. He'll be there for a couple of hours, whipping up some quick chicken sancocho, with Olive on rice duty. Azul can be in charge of actually grabbing people and bringing them in - god forbid Bruno do anything like that - but if anyone does happen to be there to take one, he'll make them up a bowl. Otherwise, he's just gonna leave it all warming on the stove. 

There's also some arroz con leche simmering for later, if anybody wants dessert! He'll put cinnamon in it, and then add some hot chocolate to the lineup as well. He's no Julieta, of course, but at least he's made something? It's not enough, but it's...something.]

Comments

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

[Mei comes in, nervous and looking around. She did bring another bag of coffee grounds and a box of Bearies, which she sets down sadly in the kitchen. If you're in there, she'll nod to you.]

I thought it might help.

[In the Great Hall, she's taken some of the food, but a regular amount instead of a tower of it, and she stirs the soup with a sigh.]

Do you think he meant it?

[cuttingremark]

[Loki looks up from his own bowl of whatever food someone shoved his way.]

If you're talking about Jasper, he said a great many things. You're going to have to narrow it down. [He's not trying to be an ass, but it's hard to not sound terse right now.]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

[She winces.] Sorry. Just... I thought he wanted everybody to get out. But once he got his orb in the mail, he seemed really pleased with himself. Maybe he was planning that all this time.

[cuttingremark]

[Seeing the wince he remembers himself and his voice softens.] It's possible, but we can't know a person's mind. Well, certain people can, but I don't believe there are any mind-readers in our midst.

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I guess things would have been different if there were. [sigh] He actually told me he suspected the Alchemist would try and push us if we didn't kill each other on our own. So even though he was prepared, the motive still got to him anyway.

[cuttingremark]

The motive or he saw an opportunity and took it.

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I guess... He showed us that man in his photo, but he didn't say much about him, did he?

[replacementshield]

Yeah, I'm sure he meant to kill us all.

[ That is what he's taking it as... ]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I see... [She puts down the spoon.] I know he must have meant it at the time. But before the Alchemist gave us those photos, Jasper-san told me to be careful and said he wanted us all to get out. I know you'll say he was lying, but I still have to wonder.

[replacementshield]

[ ... ]

Does it matter?

Beasts, demons, and such are all the same. We saw it when that woman went feral and tried to rip Bruno's throat out with her bare hands.

In the end, Jasper was a demon who had not a thought or heart to spare for anyone. If you think for a second he actually gave a damn about anyone here, then you're uselessly wasting energy on the thought. That creature isn't worth even that.

[ And maybe, someone else will do the very same again. But he's actually a little too tired to say that. ]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

[She flinches and falls silent, looking away.]

I guess that's what everyone thinks. About Jasper-san, Bryn-san, even Stella-san.

[replacementshield]

You're not everyone. So you shouldn't speak for them either.

As for that beast of a princess, you'll likely find at least a couple who think there's more to her than meets the eye.

[ He says nothing explicitly of Stella like he does with Jasper and Bryn. Wu's paramour attempted to kill everyone in the vicinity when he died.

To say he doesn't think well of that is putting it lightly. ]

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I'm worried. That this'll keep happening now, because of that.

kitchen

[amitiesbind]

[ olive nods from where she is working v hard on Rice City and smiles a little ]

Thanks.

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

It was all I could do. You're making rice?

[amitiesbind]

Yep. Means Bruno doesn't have to give me as many instructions.

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

Right, I was going to help with the wood stove. It's hard when you're used to modern technology.

[amitiesbind]

Yeah. Luckily, the fire's been behaving for me so far.

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

...I don't really want to say you'll get used to it, because that kind of implies we're going to be here a while, huh.

great hall

[draconite]

What, that he intended to kill us?

[ Bryn snorts, entirely unamused. ]

If it was a joke, he seemed entirely committed to seeing it through to the punchline.

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

Bryn-san. I guess you're right, but I don't know why it was so important that he changed his mind about everybody getting out.

[draconite]

[ She makes an inpatient noise. ]

Don't be so naive. He didn't have any sort of change of heart. He was simply lying from the start to deflect any suspicion.

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

Do you really think that? ...That's a bad question. Everybody does, I guess.

[draconite]

What other explanation is there? You can't tell me he had anything resembling good intentions after all that.

[ghostsguysgyuudon]

I mean, it's not that! Just, well... He didn't have good intentions then, that's for sure. But it was just so different from how he was before. I don't know if I can believe he meant it the whole time, even if nobody agrees.