and every broken heart will mend

[scourgingstars]

[Not too long after the trial, a note found its way under everyone's doors, all of them written in the same neat handwriting that had been asking after a ring not that long ago.]

If any of you would prefer not to be left alone after all of that, I propose we meet in the dining hall. Nari has taken up cooking at the moment, and should anyone wish to talk I will be present regardless of whether or not the group at large should choose to join us.

-Ardyn

[True to his word, Ardyn was at a smaller table in the dining hall with an untouched cup of coffee in front of him; lost in thought leaning his head on one hand as the other turned a silver coin over between his fingers.]

[King in an empty hall, and savior of nothing. All that effort to prevent bloodshed, and it had come down to a situation designed to force their hand from the beginning.]

Comments

[getgood]

[yeah okay that explains a lot, she will believe anything about anyone's personal story at this point]

And they give the new guy work like "kidnappings gone bad". [Which is what this is, essentially.]

[misanthropicprinciple]

Oh, only on slow days.

[Lee, no. Lee, stop.]

I've done a lot on human organ trafficking. Some death cult shit on the side, too. We're a small group, so everyone gets some time in the field.

[getgood]

[That's. that's real heavy, and her eyes start to widen before she slips into the kind of response she knows plays well with Junpei.]

I thought I was gonna get a taste of real life by skipping college.

[misanthropicprinciple]

[Snrk.]

Stay in school, kids. Don't be like Tenmyouji. God. [He shakes his head.] If I'd stayed and gotten my degree, maybe I'd at least get paid more for this bullshit.

[getgood]

...you think this can go on a resume?

[misanthropicprinciple]

Mm, it's probably better as cover letter material. "Able to work with others under high professional and personal pressure to solve time-sensitive problems."