week 3, friday

[vigilantics]

[ so, a little while after investigation is over and jae-ha had been properly fussed at over his stunning abs and the burn marks that are marring them

steph will track him down, wherever he is. ]

You okay?

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[alttitude]

[these descriptions for jae-ha's burn marks are getting worse ftr

anyway he's wandering around, he's just thrown a blanket over his shoulders for some kind of modesty. upon closer inspection it seems that he's got a thin slit of a wound across his chest too. weird!]

As well as I can be? And you? Did you have better luck this week?

[instead of finding a dead teenager under a chandelier]

[vigilantics]

[ steph somehow manages to look him in the eyes and not in the nips when speaking to him. ]

Yeah. Well-- Sanji and I had to put out a fire, but that's better than last week.

[alttitude]

[thanks for knowing where his eyes are, steph]

... ah. Well, I'm glad that you're safe.

Were you close to anyone that passed...?

[it's a little different compared to their hyperactive puppy getting slain]

[vigilantics]

[ she shakes her head. ]

I talked to Monika a few times, but...

[ she wouldn't say they were close. it's still upsetting though, considering the last time they spoke it was so cheerful. ]

[alttitude]

Ah... she was close to Sanji. [Jae-ha didn't know her, but he knows Sanji fairly well. He thinks it's worth mentioning.] Though I suppose I can't say I'm surprised that someone went after Fitzgerald, considering the last trial but...

[He'd talked about his family.

Jae-ha sighs.]

Do you care to have a drink?

[this castle is So Trying]

[vigilantics]

[ fitzgerald mentioning his daughter got to her. ]

I think this is definitely a drinking night.

[alttitude]

Then let's see if the cupboards with the alcohol in the kitchen were spared.

[and he'll go to walk with her in that direction!]

Maybe we can see if we can clean any of it up and give Sanji a pleasant surprise for once.

[vigilantics]

It was mostly the island that got torched, at least.

[ which is still terrible but at least the entirety of the kitchen isn't in shambles. ]

[alttitude]

Oh? So at least it's salvageable. That's not bad.

It'd be a shame if we couldn't enjoy some cooking made by real people along with everything else here.

[it's more comforting when it's not magic]

[vigilantics]

Yeah, I'd prefer if not everything got ruined for us.

[ it's bad enough that they already have to hang around in places that were crime scenes. ]

[alttitude]

Then - shall we have a toast to what still makes us happy?

[whenever he fucking finds the alcohol and the wine glasses

also everything probably still smells awful in the kitchen rip]

[vigilantics]

Let's just steal a bottle and leave.

[ she is not sure why she expected it to be less smokey. probably because of magic castle. ]

[alttitude]

[what a lovely thought but no the kitchen is fucked until further notice

but he's going to peruse through the cupboards]

Wine? Or something stronger?

[vigilantics]

I'm good with whatever you're in the mood for.

[ she thinks he needs it more than she does, so it's his pick. ]

[alttitude]

[flavored soju it is

which means that it's dangerously easy to get drunk on but whatever it's delicious]

Then let's have some of this - and take our leave.

[ESCAPE]

[vigilantics]

[ sometimes you have to make mistakes. ]

Let's go outside.

[alttitude]

A bit of escape after everything?

[he doesn't mind that.

he'll grab glasses so that they can at least pretend to still have some class]

[vigilantics]

Fresh air is usually pretty nice at times like these.

[ it also is just nice to step away from the place where they just found so many bodies.

but outside they go. ]

[alttitude]

[outside they go!!! time for a nice stroll through the gardens and absolutely not through minotaur maze]

... I do keep thinking that this would be a nice location to host a party, but then I remember we need to torch it all down at the end.

[vigilantics]

Maybe we can throw a party right before we burn it? It could be a "we are burning it down" party and that'll be the grand finale.

[ it'll be a whole event. ]