IT'S MY PARTY! AND I'LL CRY IF I WANT TO, CRY IF I WANT TO

[fashionfever]

[One hour after the execution, prisoners who have gone back down to the dorm floor will find Angela waving outside the mess hall.]

In honor of what Akira definitely would have wanted and Vita probably at least would have laughed about, we're all having dinner together.

[There's pots of coffee, and glasses of soda, and something like garlic bread, and spaghetti, and it sounds like there's even more food cooking in the kitchen.]

This would be a great time to share anything you got from playing ET, too, you know? [She's just trying to start conversation about literally anything else...]

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[vividsins]

No problem. I just don't like seeing a pretty young lady like you so miserable. It's the only thing I can really do right now.

[ No eating nightmares. He can't do that anymore. ]

[earietale]

Well, that's nice of you.

[She sticks out a hand for him to shake.]

Barbara Finch.

[vividsins]

I sadly don't have a name. So you may call me the Baku, Milady Barbara.

[ He won't shake hands, he'll take her hand and kiss the back of it. This is actually a normal greeting with him, tbh. Had Marie done this, he would have done the same. ]

[earietale]

[Another person that doesn't have a name. He might get along with C if they hung out.

She doesn't look very comfortable when he kisses her hand, and let's it drop right after.]

Alright. Baku. Nice to meet you.

[vividsins]

A pleasure to finally meet you too. I've been terribly unsocial.

[ He's Trying. ]

[earietale]

It's fine. There's still some others that I need to actually meet and not just...glance at their profile.

[She's sort of trying too, just...not as much.]

[vividsins]

...Rest for now, milady. We'll be here in the morning. I won't say the worst will have passed, but at the least you'll not be as exhausted, hopefully.

[earietale]

...thank you.

[She leans her head back against the couch, mainly trying to think of things that aren't here. Her mom, her dad, her brother, her friends...anything to keep her from thinking about what happened here.]

[vividsins]

It's not a problem. This is my happiness, after all.

[ He's a nightmare-eating demon, after all. ]

[earietale]

You get happy by cheering up people who are sad. That's...really nice of you.

[She's more...emotional? Less dead inside, when she says that. Like she's actually feeling a bit better.]

[vividsins]

Mm, something like that. Normally I devour nightmares of those who have trouble sleeping at night. But I can't do that right now. So instead, I'll have to settle for the more mundane comfort one can give.

[ But he is a bit... Glad? That she's feeling better? What is wrong with him ]

[earietale]

[She sort of...stares for a second, before letting out a low, somewhat forced chuckle.]

There really is...all sorts of different people here, aren't there?

[vividsins]

Indeed. I think that makes it all the more likely we'll escape. We have many different people from varied backgrounds and skillsets.

[earietale]

I'm not sure how helpful I'd be. I'm not exactly used to...anything like this.

[Adventures.]

And then my power is just this.

[She pulls a hand out from under the blanket to show off it's glow for a second.]

Unless the lights are turned off for a motive, I don't think it's very useful.

[vividsins]

You don't need a power, Miss Barbara. Even being someone who's good and kind is enough. Someone who can relate to others, or even help them up...

[ ...She reminds him of someone. Someone that makes his head hurt. ]

[earietale]

[That...gets her to smile again. Just a little bit, but it's something.]

Thank you. I...probably needed to hear that.

[vividsins]

[ And now he's smiling, gently. It's weird on his face, given no expression ever reaches his eyes. They're too like voids to emote. ]

You'll be fine.

[earietale]

[She smiles back at him. A more genuine one. She's grateful that he's being so nice to her.

Then she looks at her items, before looking back at Baku.]

If there's anything you want, you can have it. I don't really need any of it.

[vividsins]

I'm fine, Miss Barbara. I just wanted to see you smile again.

[ He doesn't need much to get by, and he has his clothes and cane now. ]

[earietale]

Well...thanks. I appreciate that.

[She's not entirely surprised. The only thing that she thinks might have some worth is the vinyl record, and that's only because she can't play it.]