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mayavericks ([personal profile] mayavericks) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-06-19 03:52 pm

Is This Where You Wanna Be? Crawling On Your Hands and Knees?

[In a perfect world, Maya would have been able to isolate herself for the rest of the evening. It's not like her to wallow in her feelings, but it's also not like her to be trapped away in a murder school or part of an execution so... not like she has much choice there. Besides, between the influence of Janis, and the sight of her remaining dormmates, it's clear that Maya simply can't... let things go.

It's like she told the SQUIP. They look to her for hope. And so, hope she must be. It's her job to stand tall for the others. Thankfully help comes easier this time -- there's no need to scruff Discord, or try to keep Spongebob from making Hate Patties. Maybe that, in and of itself, is a good sign.

It's just another fluke. They'll be okay. They're together, after all. Even Salieri and Discord are getting along well enough to help.

Cutting potatoes proves to be an interesting task, considering the fact that most of the knives are missing. Maya has a few guesses as to how that happened, but she won't point fingers again today. She makes do with what she has -- two swords between her and Cassandra.

Potatoes, cakes, pies -- the arrangement is much the same. There's even cocoa (made by less experienced hands, unfortunately), and alcohol. It all feels like a repeat of last week, but she's trying to not think about it. She does her best to keep a smile on her face as she knocks on each door, inviting others to the cafeteria once more.]
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[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-20 12:59 am (UTC)(link)
Uh, yeah. I'm fine.

[Wait, no, that's a wild thing to say today even if you are pretending to be more okay than you are.]

I mean...you know.
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-20 01:19 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri huffs out a small, almost laugh at that]

...I do know, indeed.

[he pauses, a moment, hesitating on whether to bring the next topic up now. However...after a moment, he speaks]

I...noticed the trial itself seemed to have a particular effect on you.
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[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-21 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
Oh...that.

[He's quiet in his corner of the locker room for a moment, rubbing again at his face. There's still tears trickling down; he can't seem to make it stop. But at the least, he has always had excellent vocal control. He can sound pretty normal.]

That was stupid, it was my fault. When I was...arguing, with the SQUIP. Before we figured out...all the other stuff. That song, it was from my show. It was the last one I sang there, before...

[Before what? Nothing even really happened. Why's he even so upset about it?]

I really thought they were gonna kill me, that time.
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-22 01:00 am (UTC)(link)
[Oh that sounds...concerning. Salieri frowns, starting to move across the locker room towards him, starting to look worried]

You...which time, exactly?
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[personal profile] tellthestory 2021-06-22 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
Last time I was there, before the Player took me out of it. Figured she'd saved me.

[.....]

Guess I was right.