sorry for your loss

[cuteandinnocentpet]

[When people are returned to the main floor, they will find a trail of cupcakes from the elevator to the dining room. There is a table of drinks, pills, and cupcakes and cakes from the automat.

And on the table, in the center, is this asshole, with a party horn in its mouth. Despite that, it talks into everyone's mind.]

As you strangers tend to have a tradition of parties after an execution, I took the liberty. The plates and cups are over there.

[. . .

be merry I guess]

Comments

[carryabigstick]

[She wants to kick that ugly white thing that was responsible for not only Lala's, but Kurama's death too. But she doesn't really have the energy for it after that execution.]

...it's just me now. I let everyone else from my group die and...

[She's throwing a cupcake at high speeds, right for Kyuubey. It might not hit but. Maybe it will.

Either way won't make her feel better.

But she's gonna try to stick around.]

[cuteandinnocentpet]

[It just sidesteps.]

Let is hardly the word I would use, Estelle Bright, especially since it usually predicates on the assumption that you were aware that something was going to happen, and were in a position to prevent it.

Last I checked, your power doesn't allow you precognition.

[carryabigstick]

[...great, now it's talking to her.]

I knew it could happen at any time... I knew what happened last time. And still...

[Why don't you just rub it in?]

If it did, this whole stupid thing wouldn't be happening!

[Probably. Maybe. She's just upset.]

[cuteandinnocentpet]

I wouldn't be so certain of that. After all, even foreknowledge of a specific future event doesn't guarantee that anything you might attempt to do to stop it will be a success.

If anything, your actions could result in a worse future than you wanted, without having accomplished what you originally meant to achieve.

[...It sounds oddly confident about that.]

[carryabigstick]

......are you trying to cheer me up or kick me while I'm down? I can't tell even a little bit.

[The fuck is wrong with this thing?]

[cuteandinnocentpet]

I am merely attempting to point out that you have nothing to feel guilty about.

That, and using foreknowledge of a fixed event to try and change it will not only result in the fixed event happening, but also result in the event being worse. It's like trying to fix what isn't broken, only to break it more thoroughly.

We call it the Nutcracker's Law.

[carryabigstick]

...alright, I guess I get that but...

[She has a fundamental issue with your strange, intelligent babble. And that is--]

But why in the heck would you call it that? This has nothing to do with nuts?!

[Does Zemuria even have nutcrackers? It's a mystery.]

Rebellion spoilers

[cuteandinnocentpet]

We named it after a magical girl who refused to accept destiny. By doing so, however, she simply made her situation more devastating, to the point where she even overthrew God.

She was like a nutcracker who couldn't crack nuts, a broken toy whose purpose had long been rendered obsolete. Yet by trying to change circumstances to her favor, she became the greatest evil, who now threatens the existence of her universe.

[carryabigstick]

Oh...

[Somehow, that's a really sad story. It's clear she tried to do something good but... it became something really terrible.]

In the end, even great power doesn't mean much I guess.

[It's concerning. But not hopeless.]

Which means I just need to keep on relying on what I can do. As long as I keep moving forward, no one can stop me but me!

[...........sure Estelle.]

[unwittingking]

[He was tempted to go back to his house and be pathetic and sad again, since it seems like he can't go through a trial without hurting someone...but maybe he can make up for it, just a little bit.]

It's not your fault. You couldn't've seen it coming. Either of them.

[carryabigstick]

[She's glad he's not. It's good to see him-- even if everything's bad right now.]

...yeah, I know that. It just... really sucks that I let them both down this badly. Especially after all we went through to save Lala. But I couldn't protect her in the end.

[unwittingking]

You're right. It's the worst, seeing people you care about...go out like that. And you wish you could've done more, but you couldn't.

…you can't let it get too you too much, though. Otherwise you'll just be thinking about the 'what if's and 'if only's so much that you won't think about anything else.

[Sometimes...it's just better to not think about it too much.]

[carryabigstick]

...yeah... if I focus on what's already happened too much, I'm never going to be able to move forward.

[And she has to. There are too many things she still needs to accomplish somehow and people she still wants to protect.]

But we can't let this cycle keep going. If it does, we're never going to get out of here...

[unwittingking]

You got that right. The sooner we don't go for a motive, the better. It's going to be easier said than done, but...we'll have to try, at least.

[He's not sure how possible it really is, but...a dog can dream, can't he?]

[carryabigstick]

It won't be easy. Because I know they're going to throw out every temptation and threat in the book to try and get us. But...

I still believe we can do it.

[unwittingking]

Exactly. Not usually much of an optimist myself, but...we just might have a chance. Just maybe.

[The smile he gives Estelle is a bit of a sad one, but a smile nonetheless.]

[carryabigstick]

Well there's still time to change that!

[Never say never.]

Maybe it'll get worse before it gets better yet but-- we all need to get out of here. If even McBurn has a special someone to get back to then I know we all have to have some special reason to fight.

[That's the bar. It's been set.]

[otherworldlyking]

[ He'll watch her toss the cupcake, and then at some point, speak up. ]

"Let"? Their actions were their own.

Not like you could've kept them from dying, seeing as they went out and about when it was dangerous.

[carryabigstick]

[She must have unlocked this friendship route pretty fiercely if she got him to bother cheering her up.

She's grateful, even if it still feels kinda weird.]

If that stupid cute white thing hadn't gotten involved...

[But she can't even really say that.]

...oh who knows. Maybe it would have been even worse if it didn't.

[otherworldlyking]

[ Just chill, Estelle and stop caring about a majority of things. It makes your life so much easier. ]

It's a waste of time to worry about it anyway.

[ If it's comfort it's not exactly intentional, or at least that's what he'd say. ]

[carryabigstick]

...I get what you're saying, but boy-- you really need to work on your delivery.

[Is this why he's still single? Probably.]

[otherworldlyking]

[ Oh yeah, definitely. ]

I thought my delivery was just fine.

[carryabigstick]

That was definitely not "just fine".

[Is she really about to give this guy a lesson on how to use his words?




GUESS SHE IS.]

Why don't you try "Instead of wasting your time worrying about what you can't do, why don't you start figuring out what it is you can do?"

Same thing, but totally sounds better.

[otherworldlyking]

[ You can try, Estelle.

You can try...! ]

Why would I do that?

[carryabigstick]

Because it makes a difference!! A few extra words won't kill you.

[...]

And for the record, showing emotions won't kill you either.