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

[whohastimefortears]

Mae... you know I didn't do that for him right? He's my friend, but... I'd like to think we're friends too. I couldn't stand the thought of losing you too on top of everything else.

[maedae]

Really?

[That's... genuinely shocking to her??]

Why? I'm just some jerkass you've had to put up with for two weeks.

[whohastimefortears]

Hey, and you think I'm much better? C'mon that's expecting a lot from me.

We're not so different you and I. We've gone through a lot of the same shit. But... maybe I'm just being too forward. Sorry.

[maedae]

No no, I'm... actually kind of touched by that? I just expect most people to not want anything to do with me, especially after seeing the worst of me like that.

[whohastimefortears]

Mae I seriously doubt anyone would blame you for all that. And if they do, you send them to me. Though I know you can handle yourself too.

[Gestures to the bandaids. She is mostly joking of course.]

[maedae]

... Oh, right... uh, I'm sorry about that too.

[You didn't deserve to get clawed up by the angry trash cat.]

[whohastimefortears]

Nah don't be. It's really not a big deal. Still alive and kicking.

[maedae]

Yeah... make sure to stay that way, okay? I'm not sure I can refrain from beating the shit out of someone if they take down yet another person that's nice to me here.

[whohastimefortears]

I will do my very best. Since you like me so much and all. But only if you promise the same.

[maedae]

... I know. I mean... someone's gotta go back and tell Gregg and everyone else in town what happened anyway.

[whohastimefortears]

C'mon Mae. It's so much more than that. You deserve to live your life too...

[maedae]

Debatable, but...

... look, don't worry. I'm not going to let myself die here.

[whohastimefortears]

Good. That I can at least settle with.

[maedae]

Good... good.

[There's a pause, and then...]

Do you think the ghosts can fight each other? I'm trying to see if I can convince Angus to at least punch his killer once, for catharsis and all that.

[whohastimefortears]

Hm... maybe? Actually I kinda want to see that too. We should ask him.

[maedae]

Yes, absolutely. We'll sell tickets. Ghost fight of the century, for all to see.

[whohastimefortears]

[Cheryl lets out a genuine laugh at that.]

Yeah. We'll be rich!

[maedae]

When we get rich, first thing I'm doing is running the mayor out of office. And then we're gonna demolish the Town Hall and build a Donut Wolf in its place.

[whohastimefortears]

Can we also get a Happy Burger? It's been two weeks, and I really, really miss Happy Burger.

[maedae]

Hell. Yes.

We will ride the chariot to actual good food around here, none of this scavenging nonsense.

[whohastimefortears]

[Cheryl bursts out laughing. It feels good.]

Mae... you're so great. Thanks.

[maedae]

... Heh. You too.