WE ALL SEEK JUSTICE AND NOBODY IS OKAY

[tenrules]

[Another murder, another investigation, another trial, another execution. Unlike last time, it wasn't self-defense, and although they caught him, she's pretty sure nobody is happy. It was sentencing someone to death, after all.

Knowing that, Dlanor writes something on the back of profiles she took from the bulletin board, passing them under the doors. When in a hurry, use what you have, and those profiles will be back sooner or later, anyway]

Please come to the train station. Let's spend some time in each other's company, for our sake

[If you decide to come, you'll find whoever wrote that note has been working hard to make things somewhat nice. There's a few...whatever we all have been using as cups all this time...filled with milk -- evaporated milk with some water, it seems. Tastes almost like normal milk. Dlanor also brought a few twigs and a small piece of log from the sawmull, and seems to be currently trying to make a fire. Some warmth should be nice, right?

Come on, everyone, let's sit around this bunch of wood and strengthten our bonds]

Comments

[onlyexplainit]

I’m sorry to say that I can’t say you’re fairing much better.

[Joke back???]

[whohastimefortears]

Harr harr.

[She sighs, sitting down in the dirt next to him. Cheryl's tired. Like really, really tired.]

I had told her to beat the hell out of the murderer when we first found Angus. But... it was too painful to watch. I couldn't stand it anymore.

[onlyexplainit]

... I thank you for stopping her, in the very least. I wouldn't have stopped her and I imagine the Mayor would be eager to have more "ghost friends" he could.

[. . .]

Or Peter Venkman, as it were.

[whohastimefortears]

I don't know Mae super well, but I can tell she has a lot of "self love" issues. I didn't want her to just... throw it all away.

[She glances up at him.]

What's up with that? Something is seriously not right here.

[onlyexplainit]

It's an admirable trait you have, I must say.

[...]

I'm not sure, but I believe it has something to do with what he told me a week ago.

[whohastimefortears]

And... what's that, Norman?

[She doesn't like your name choice but at least it's less awkward.]

[onlyexplainit]

His eyes lost their redness, much like they did during the trial, and he said he lost something in the woods.

... Perhaps the names he was calling out were the names of the people he lost.

[whohastimefortears]

....

[She forces herself back up to her feet, brushing her skirt.]

Look... now that you're dead, I need your help with figuring this out now more than ever.

[onlyexplainit]

I'm certainly glad that I haven't outlived my usefulness, so to speak. But why do you need my help now more than ever?

[whohastimefortears]

Well it's not like you have anything better to do now, right?

[The teasing returns.]

[onlyexplainit]

Oh, who am I to argue with that?

... I should add that Sol and I went into the Town Hall earlier this week.

[whohastimefortears]

And what did you find there, Norman?

[onlyexplainit]

A lot, actually. I learned a lot about Sol that day and...

[He pauses.]

I'll hold a private meeting this weekend, to discuss the details.

[Partly because that thread isn't dead yet.]

[whohastimefortears]

Okay... I'll be waiting then.

[She lets out an long breath like she's been holding it for a while, leaning against a tree.]

I'm sorry for getting so angry earlier. Both times. You know what I said... you know I meant it, right? That we're friends, I mean?

[onlyexplainit]

You don't have to apologize, it was a stressful situation for you.

[...]

And I believe you, but I don't know what I did to earn your friendship.

[whohastimefortears]

I dunno... guess you were just nice to me or something, asshole.

[She's trying not to smile. It doesn't feel like the right time to be smiling.]

And now you're stuck with shitty kid like me.

[onlyexplainit]

Nice, huh? Maybe I haven't been doing the best job at being a benevolent bystander then.

[It's a joke, he swears.]

But I suppose if I can't fight my fate if I'm stuck with you, it can't hurt to try out friendship now.

[whohastimefortears]

It's not like I made you or anything.

[Okay but now she is smiling.]

Yup. That's right. Too bad for you.

[onlyexplainit]

No, I suppose you didn't.

[He can't help but smile a little himself.]

I must say, you are the stubborn sort, aren't you?

[whohastimefortears]

I never claimed to be anything else.

[She runs her fingers through her hair. Ugh it feels so bad. And her roots are starting to show.]

I never did find you those cigarettes though. But now that we're being honest, I kinda wanted some for myself too.

[onlyexplainit]

Smoking's a bad habit to get into.

[He said, without an ounce if irony.]

I appreciate your efforts anyway, even if it's not a thing I have to worry about anymore.

[whohastimefortears]

Yeah... the thing is I did used to smoke. A lot. But my dad found out, and he got so angry with me. I didn't really get why at the time. I didn't think it was a big deal.

[She crosses her arms as she thinks about it.]

I think can kinda understand now, though.

[onlyexplainit]

It's highly toxic, and I never had to worry about it simply because it didn't actually affect me.

[He just did it for the #aesthetic.]

However, I won't stop you if you do find any cigarettes. I'm not your guardian, after all

[whohastimefortears]

I think my dad just wanted me to value my life a little more. Plus it was definitely illegal for me to be smoking at that age.

[It's still illegal for her now???]

You couldn't stop me you tried, Norman.

[onlyexplainit]

[Cheryl honey....]

Oh? Is that a challenge?