adolphe catchall

[florescences]

i've only known him for an hour but why does he have to be unlocked...

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w5 friday

[chrysanths]

[ It's after the death announcement and mail delivery. He knows where Elysia's room at the Always Hotel is because she hasn't really hid it from anyone or anything and he happened to notice where it was when he took a look around the place.

But he's here with a bouquet of pink paper lilies with a tag that says "for Ellie" and knocks on the door. His expression contains mixed emotions, but he tries to look neutral. ]

Elysia. It's Adolphe.

[florescences]

[ elysia opens the door right away for adolphe. She smiles up at him, but it lacks any of its usual warmth or brightness. The bouquet is a surprise. ]

Hi. How are feeling?

[ she opens the door wider for him to come in if he wants. ]

[chrysanths]

[ He thinks this is a normal reaction, considering they just got the announcement. ]

I'm... Well, I'm feeling some things.

[ He's not sure if that's an improvement. Anyway, he walks inside and then holds it out to Elysia. ]

These are from Yves. He said that you didn't send him a response, so he asked me to deliver them in his stead.

[florescences]

[ her room is as as cute can be expected. similar vibes to this but not identical. she takes the paper flowers with noticeable surprise. she doesn't have any words for a second. ]

... Thanks, Adolphe. I'll thank him when he shows up, too. Sit down, and let's talk?

[chrysanths]

Sure. Where should I...

[ He looks around. On the chair? On the bed? Floor? He gets the feeling that he shouldn't choose the floor.

...

Yeah he just sits on the edge of the bed ]

[florescences]

[ she did mean the bed. she sits down next to him after she carefully places the paper flower bouquet on a nightstand.

she holds out a hand to him, palm up. ]

You know what I'm going to ask, right?

[chrysanths]

[ He looks at the hand for the longest time, before he quietly breathes out and puts his hand on hers. ]

I'm fine.

[florescences]

[ she intertwines their fingers. ]

Because you know you'll see him soon? You're not upset that someone took his life?

[chrysanths]

[ The warmth of the hand makes him want to say things less, but at the same time, he lets his guard down. And he wants to talk for once instead of it being pried out of him. ]

... I'm upset.

[ He admits, but his voice is even. ]

I'm actually really angry about it, but I feel like if I say anything more, I'll... say things that I can't take back.

[florescences]

It's only you and me here, and anything you say won't leave this room.

[ she's not needling or pushing him to talk, only opening the floor to give him the option. ]

But if you think you'll regret saying something, we can sit like this, too, until you feel a little calmer. It's never easy to see someone you love die.

[chrysanths]

... I didn't see him die, but I think something will happen if I have to see his corpse... Jacopo too.

[ .......... ]

Maybe I should keep to myself during trial.

[florescences]

[ she understands that, but also... ]

I don't want to leave you alone. What if he shows up here tomorrow?

[chrysanths]

Then... I'll wait by the usual place. I'll wait for him.

[ He wants to mentally curl up so bad. ]

[florescences]

Do you want to wait alone? Will you let me wait with you?

[chrysanths]

I'm fine with waiting with someone.

[ Then he doesn't because he lost his sense of direction. ]

... Thanks, Elysia.

[florescences]

[ you really put him through it because of your work schedule ]

Of course. I won't leave you alone unless I can help it.

[chrysanths]

[ I sure did! ]

But what about you? How are you feeling?

[florescences]

A little conflicted. But otherwise okay. This isn't exactly how I want to see people again.

[chrysanths]

... Yeah, I get what you mean. I would have rather they didn't die at all to begin with.

[florescences]

One death is enough for most. But at least, we won't be left wondering when we see them again.

The others....

[ they aren't so lucky. they have to do a whole trial. ]

[chrysanths]

[ He squints at the mere concept of the trial. ]

I really don't like the way it's handled. It feels like they only care about our souls like the way a scammer would care about lives when they're really just lining up their pockets.

[florescences]

[ tell her more, adolphe. your cynicism is so real. she can't really disagree. ]

It's not the best way to proceed with finding out someone was murdered. It only invites more hardships with the vote and what follows next.

[chrysanths]

They really only care about what happens to the soul itself rather than the person it belongs to. There's a whole bunch of flaws in the system. I wonder why it was approved in the first place.

[ Or didn't have someone double check it, because whoever's fault that is fucked up a good portion of the game!! Alas, MG mechanics. ]

I don't think I'll ever see eye to eye with whoever came up with this.

[florescences]

You don't have to agree with them. It almost feels like this is an afterthought than anything that was fully planned out sometimes.

The biggest shame is that we're forced to deal with it.

[ since they can't know they're in a mg. ]

[chrysanths]

There's really no value of life and all the dismissal of death with this plan.

[ And this is why he hasn't written a 5 page long karen-complaint letter to god because he'd just rather not interact ]