and after the party it's the AFTER PARTY

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[Tradition is Tradition.

Anne figures it's best to keep everyone busy in the aftermath of the trial, so she wrangles together a team of Mephisto, Santana, and Stephen to help her set up. Mephisto writes the notes and slides them under the door for Nana, Steven, and Christine, letting them know there's food and people in the dining room. The handwriting's not too great. Christine's note contains a 'P.S. If you don't feel up to it, I'll bring some food by later.' from Anne and a little doodle of Tad Cooper.


Thankfully, Anne has help setting up, so the weirdest of her food experiments don't make their way out of the kitchen. However, her platter of sandwiches does contain some interesting surprises--- you may find cheese and jelly, or peanut butter and chicken. There are normal things there too, though! And Biscuits, courtesy of Mephisto.

Their resident therapy dragon is on duty, too. Anne's made him a tiny crown for the event, and a regal little cape. He sits on a pillow in the middle of the dining room table, reigning proudly. ]

Comments

[garbageface]

[ Santana picks up a cheese and jelly sandwich. ]

Lucky for me, I'm not afraid of some stupid sandwich.

[ To prove her point, she takes a bite. Unfortunately, she also gags a little. It's terrible. ]

1/2

[37773972]

[And that? Makes him smile, reaching for one of the peanut butter and chicken.]

Fun fact? There's a Chinese place by me that makes great peanut butter chicken.

[NOM]

2/2

[37773972]

...this is not the same.

[garbageface]

[ yeah, santana is. not surprised. she laughs a little, though. ]

Look, Anne's pretty cool and throws a good party, but I'm pretty sure she's like, from ye olde Europe or whatever. She probably hasn't had Chinese food. But, like, nasty sandwiches aside, are you --

[ A beat. This is not Santana's area of expertise, but she's been getting better at it over the past week or so. ]

-- you good?

[37773972]

[He's chewing, he's swallowing, he's half-raising a hand]

I could use some water?

[That's not what she's asking, but first things first?]

[garbageface]

[ you know what, that's a perfectly fine answer, and much more santana's speed! getting water is something she's good at, and she pours stephen and herself a glass. it helps with the jelly-and-cheese flavor. ]

Well, at least you ate something.

[37773972]

-are you telling me that wasn't really a dare. [SANTANA.]

[garbageface]

Are you telling me you didn't suspect me for a second? I'm hurt. Guess my reputation as the craftiest bitch in Lima Heights doesn't precede me, here.

[ she's just gonna take a smug ol' sip of that water! ]

[37773972]

I figured you were up to something, I just didn't know what. [Which was why he made her take a bite, too. But. He's smiling, a moment later, and finally answers her question;] I'll be fine once we're out of here.

[garbageface]

[ right now, the trial is so fresh that it's hard for Santana to even imagine what out of here might look like. on the other hand, Stephen isn't wrong -- they need to leave this place. ]

Yeah. What are you gonna do, if you get out? I don't think I can just go back to Ohio like nothing ever happened.

[37773972]

[He looks...a little distant for a moment]

There's some answers I need to find...and Mephisto agreed to help me with it. From there...

[He shrugs a little]

I think we're going to be traveling, a bit?

['We', Stephen?]

[garbageface]

Oh my god, are you two gonna, like, Thelma and Louise it? Run away from your shitty pasts across the western United States, committing crime and discovering yourselves along the way? Nice.

[ yes, the crime is an essential part of this scenario! ]

[37773972]

-only a little bit of crime, I promise. I might just buy a boat, but a road trip might be fun.

[ANYTHING THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE PLANES]