Afterparty I: Once Upon a Hotpot Dreary...

[heroicact]

[It's very likely that many want to be alone after all of that (and it was a lot, all of that altogether), but there's also merit in gathering together and rebuilding connections after everything that was upended in something as contentious as a trial in a tree. They even had to all slide down from the heights afterward, unfortunately for those with a fear of heights.

So what Jack sets about doing is simply passing on a message by word of mouth at the bottom of the absurd tree slide, tapping shoulders and nodding at those moving away as well, there will be food and drink and company later on in the lounge should it be needed. No one needs ballroom memories on top of everything else, yes?

And so anyone who comes out of their room will be hit by the wonderful smells of fresh bread and pastries, fragrant whiffs of hotpot (it's unfortunately left over from the other day, but it's hotpot so surely it's fine), the inescapable spices of curry and who knows what else has been thrown together in the moment. Jack certainly isn't the cook here, but he can heat things up in a pinch.

There are no signs or fanfare or decorations, unlike the other day; this is just a gathering place, for those who wish to shake off the weight of the days and lives on their shoulders.]

Comments

[scythegun]

We're quite lucky we managed to narrow it down enough that she spoke up.

[It would have been very easy for Zola to push the blame onto someone else, or to try to argue with them until no one was sure what really happened. They could have accidentally chosen the wrong person, just because they weren't certain.]

I doubt we'll be that lucky in the future.

[amortristis]

No, most likely not. Now that there is blood in the water, I'm sure there will be someone else willing to jump at it. Especially with how close it seemed that Zola might have gotten away with it.

[ Even if that whole pulley theory was actually correct, it didn't stop them from nearly getting Yor killed for nothing. That... was almost bad. ]

[scythegun]

Ja. She wasn't even trying to throw us off and we still did manage to get terribly confused... If someone else decides to kill, they'll have a better idea of what to expect and be better prepared for it.

[So they could definitely intentionally make things a total mess just to stump us.]

We'll just have to be careful. It's very lucky that Zola was willing to talk once we'd narrowed it down.