[ch. 3] post-execution, w/ waver

[asswipe]

[Hey, Waver.

He's going to find Veronica standing on the tips of her toes to reach the kitchen cabinets, her face dripping like she may or may not have just poured a cup of water over her head. It seems that she's looking for the booze...? If there's any left after this mess, anyway, even with the kitchen getting repaired and all.]

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[londonstar]

[ waver goes to the kitchen, searching for the same thing as her. however, when he sees her, he can't help but stop on his tracks. ]

Did you take a bath in the well?

[asswipe]

[Without pulling away from the cabinets, she gives him a dead-eyed look.]

Wouldn't I be dead if I did that?

[londonstar]

Yeah. That's how bad you look.

[ not that he looks any better either. ]

What are you looking for, the alcohol?

[asswipe]

Hm.

[just. HM.]

And if I am? Are you going to tell me I shouldn't?

[londonstar]

[ waver considers it for a moment. USUALLY he would probably say no and smack his student upside the head.

but usually they don't have to deal with six people dying in the span of three days. ]

I'd tell you that you're looking in the wrong place.

[ and he'll just kindly go to the cabinet where he usually finds the alcohol and bam. bottle of vodka. ]

Get two glasses.

[asswipe]

[a beat.]

... Huh. You're now my favorite person.

[bless him. she's doing just that and fetching two glasses from the cabinets, hello.]

[londonstar]

Don't get used to it. It's just an awful occasion.

[ as callous as it may be, it's true. that said, he will serve the vodka on the two glasses and-- he'll drink his in one shot.

and serve some more for himself. this time, though, he won't drink it. ]

[asswipe]

["An awful occasion" is an understatement. Her expression pinches, but she doesn't say anything in response to that, instead imitating him and taking her drink in one shot.

... He can probably tell pretty easily that she doesn't have a lot of experience with vodka, judging by the effort it takes her to not let it go right out her nose.]

I want today to be over already.

[londonstar]

Don't drink it like that if it's too strong for you. If you spit it back out you're cleaning it yourself.

[ waver himself isn't used to alcohol either. the smell alone makes him feel queasy, but the numbness that comes with it is good enough to make him forget how disgusting it smells and tastes.

however, the mention of today's disaster makes him lower his gaze back on the glass. ]

I want this whole thing to be over already.

[asswipe]

—I'm not going to spit it out.

[Said a little defensively, while reaching over to pour herself another shot.]

Be careful what you wish for. This is going to be over sooner than we want it to be if someone else decides to be an overachiever.

[londonstar]

That's not the only way.

[ he drinks from his glass slowly, trying to ignore the burn of the liquor. it numbs his feelings, but also clears his mind, if only for a moment. ]

Remember what Lady Dragon said? There's a way to bring those who have died back. I think that the chances of this 'ending' occurring will be related to whether or not enough people complete their objectives.

[asswipe]

[She hums, quiet for a moment, before taking a small sip from her cup this time.]

But if more of us die before "enough" people complete their objectives, will we really have that option? We don't know what counts at enough.

[londonstar]

If we don’t have enough people, then we obviously cannot reach that good end.

[ a shrug ]

However, I guess that asking the Crafters directly may answer the question of “how much is enough”. At the very worst, we won’t get an answer.

[asswipe]

Yeah, worst case. But it's still something we really need to know before we screw ourselves over, I guess.