now that you are not around, my world fades to a dull, lifeless grey

[ratherdoweddings]

[Rukia will come around to everyone's rooms later, with bunny-laden notes inviting them up to the diner. When they arrive, they'll find that one of the tables in the back has been covered over with a length of fabric from the sewing room and is serving as a makeshift altar, with rosemary and, for some reason, a bottle of whiskey sitting on it alongside cutesy drawings of all the dead thus far. (Just like last time, Seth gets a spiteful no symbol across his face.)

Yurika's there too, and she speaks first:]

Thank you. I... I'm sorry for suspecting some of you a little. I was worried no matter what happened, and I knew it would be hard, but you were all innocent. If anybody wants to talk, we can.

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[theoverseers]

[He sets down the bottle (just out of Xander's immediate reach) and gets back to his feet, heading for the holodeck controls. After a moment of fiddling the controls the current scene shifts and melts and rebuilds into a waterside park. The hardwood floor vanishes and is quickly replaced with lush green grass, birds tweet above head and lined along a stone path are pale pink cherry blossom trees. Off in the distance there's a massive fountain, shooting up water from several angles.

Once that's done Jamie is back, plopping down heavily in the hard light grass.]

I've never actually been drinking in this park before. Might as well give it a try now.

[kingshaming]

[Xander's eyes are huge, and with that and his intoxication he looks much more like a young man in his 20s instead of a unhappy older man]

This... is lovely.

[theoverseers]

It's my favorite place back home. [Jamie casts a sidelong glance at Xander.] No poison purple people-eating trees though, sorry.

[kingshaming]

So this is your realm... I suppose I will survive with this much green, somehow.