Well now we're all sad, except Togami or is he

[refusedtoleave]

[Once they've all left the court room, Natsuhi doesn't go back to her room. She stays in the cafeteria and starts up the espresso machine. She's making coffee and lots of it, it's bitter and honestly not very nice, but it's got plenty of caffeine in. Prefect for pulling an allnighter.

Just before dinner, the remaining Champions will get a note shoved through their doors.]

Dinner is going to be served soon.
We need to prepare a suitable ceremony.

Comments

[refusedtoleave]

[She's just nursing her coffee, making it last.]

What is it? And the fish bowl?

[ratherdoweddings]

It's an instrument! He must have liked it, and I got it out of the machine, too. Here, let me try it...

[Have a squeaky, off-tune rendition of "Taps," played as solemnly as she can manage it. Yurika frowns at the otamatone.]

Maybe it's just hard to learn.

[refusedtoleave]

[Squints...]

I don't think it's an instrument... It looks more like a toy.

[ratherdoweddings]

It looks cute, but it definitely plays music...

[refusedtoleave]

And? Children's toys can squeak too.

[ratherdoweddings]

Even a cute instrument is an instrument, whether it was for a kid or not, Ushiromiya-san.

[refusedtoleave]

And he enjoyed this?

[ratherdoweddings]

He even played it in the library. Which is a little weird, if you ask me.

[refusedtoleave]

I'm glad I wasn't there when he did.

[ratherdoweddings]

I guess maybe I should have asked why. Maybe we should have asked a lot of things.

[refusedtoleave]

...I think that every time this happens. Maybe if more of us spoke to him, we might know why.

[ratherdoweddings]

His home was so important to him that, even if we were assured that the motive didn't count, he couldn't risk it. I guess that, in that way, we owe him.

[refusedtoleave]

He was right to be worried... [No wonder Jamie had been so upset.]

[ratherdoweddings]

If those two are still feuding, it might continue to be hard to tell exactly what's going on in here.

[refusedtoleave]

If think their bosses took White's half-hearted motive as the real one...

[ratherdoweddings]

Then we have no idea what to expect for this week`s motive. It`ll be something to watch out for.

[refusedtoleave]

If we're lucky Fell will be choosing it to make up for this week.

[ratherdoweddings]

I hope so, but we have to be prepared.

[refusedtoleave]

I don't think we'll ever be prepared enough.

[ratherdoweddings]

Even if you're right, it's better than not trying.

[refusedtoleave]

Maybe we should start moving in groups so this doesn't happen again. No less than three...

[ratherdoweddings]

I think people might riot at that one!

[refusedtoleave]

Maybe...But at least then we'd notice something.

[ratherdoweddings]

Or we'd have a mutiny and more problems.

[refusedtoleave]

They'd react that badly? I really hope there's noone else left who'll just change one day and we don't have time to notice.