The bodies in my floor all trusted someone. Now I walk on them to tea.

[kingshaming]

[After the trial, Xander does what he does best. What always blanks his mind when training is not an option:

He organizes.

The hot food for lunch is out still, and while he feels far from hungry, he knows they all SHOULD eat. Everyone wanders off to take care of their own grief, and he lets them for now- and instead busies himself at the espresso bar. There's something specific he wants to do.

Later, under each door, and with the same thing written on the white board he had dragged out for meetings:]

There is hot food and tea in the cafeteria, and while I have no stomach for food it is there for those that can.

While it is tempting to be alone right now, if you wish company I shall be there until evening. Now may be a good time to compare new information while it is fresh.

If not, please stay well.

Xander

[And as promised there is fresh tea. Green tea in fact, though it lacks the milk Chitanda made- but basic tea he can manage at least]

Comments

[tasteslikesurvival]

Yeah. It...it should have been quick.

[ratherdoweddings]

It shouldn't have been that. Even if they wanted to prove we're in space to anyone who didn't believe it, throwing someone out the airlock is just cruel!

[tasteslikesurvival]

It...yeah. Yeah it is. If we're doing trials in the airlock then what if something happens and they just send all of us out?

[ratherdoweddings]

That must be what would have happened if we lost, isn't it?

[tasteslikesurvival]

...Yeah, I guess.

[ratherdoweddings]

We can't let that happen. I'm worried that, with some of us, we might go down there again, but if it happens, we can't lose.

[tasteslikesurvival]

Hey, don't think like that. Even if we go down there again we won't lose.

[ratherdoweddings]

...You're right. We won't! We're determined enough to solve anything, and we'll even escape in the end!

[tasteslikesurvival]

[She'll just lean over a bit and flick her gently on the forehead.]

See? That's the spirit.

[ratherdoweddings]

[yurika is an adult and yet she's being cheered up by a kid...]

I won't let them get me down! We'll beat them in the end, no worries!

[tasteslikesurvival]

[She's an Adult!! Probably.]

Right. So don't worry about it.

[ratherdoweddings]

Of course! I'll do my best for everyone. Same to you, okay?

[tasteslikesurvival]

'Course. I'm sorry about yelling at you during the trial. You were just trying to get me to calm down.

[ratherdoweddings]

I'm just glad you're okay now instead!

[tasteslikesurvival]

I bounce back pretty fast.

[ratherdoweddings]

You've got us here, too. I'm sure we can make it through this together!

[tasteslikesurvival]

Right.