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Spongebob Squarepants ([personal profile] employeeoftheyear) wrote in [community profile] itscurtains2021-06-26 05:19 pm

The sky shines differently today than it did yesterday

[Perhaps to the surprise of no one, there is no after party after that trial. Two children were dead. Two children were dead over a simple accident and the Wizard cared more about himself than anyone else. But they won't give up, they can't give up. They had to keep fighting until everything's been set right.

At the Lobby ofrenda later that night, there are six origami pieces accoupling the other memorials. A penguin, a rose, an octopus man, computer, a music note, and the last one are of a boy and girl holding hands. Along with that there is a plate of strawberry cupcakes with blueberry icing and a note that reads:]


There is still hope and love in the world

Never let The Wizard make you think otherwise 💗
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-27 08:34 am (UTC)(link)
[for anyone that is looking for him, he'll be found sitting in the courtyard, holding a little, slightly crooked music box with a slightly crooked tune that comes out of it. Whenever the song starts to slow, he'll turn the crank again, and it starts back up.

And he just sort of...sits there]
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-27 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri pauses in his turning of the music box, then, glancing behind him to see what's there]
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-27 08:56 pm (UTC)(link)
[hmmm??? Salieri stands, then, turning to bend down and pick up that letter--and his expression softens when he recognizes the handwriting from his Father's Day card]

Spongebob?

[Salieri lifts his head, looking around for him--where is his sponge son???? Is he here??]

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[personal profile] defyingfrigidity 2021-06-27 02:58 pm (UTC)(link)
[The last time Elsa comforted Salieri, it was with cold. A cool, soothing hand on his back to stop him from shaking and to sink through the grief-tense muscles. Now, she comes to him with warmth; a mug of tea, still steaming, with a few scoops of honey mixed in.]

Here.
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-27 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri looks up as she comes over, the music box's song slowing until it's nothing--and he gently tucks it away inside his jacket.]

...thank you, Elsa. [his voice is a bit hoarse, worn and quiet. But he does reach out to accept that tea]

That's...very kind of you.
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[personal profile] defyingfrigidity 2021-06-30 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
[Elsa tries to smile as he looks up, but it's barely a shadow. None of it reaches her eyes, which just look exhausted.]

I'm only returning the kindness you've given all of us these past weeks. After... after everything, you deserve to have someone take care of you, Salieri.
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-07-09 06:11 pm (UTC)(link)
[the warmth starts to seep in through his hands, and there's something intrinsically comforting about tea. Now that she's close, Elsa can see what Salieri's been covering up with makeup for who knows how long, seeing as he's cried it all off at current. There are some very dark circles under his eyes and purplish bruising--the man looks like he hasn't had a good night's sleep in a very long while.

But at that, his expression softens, looking up at her. He's going to try valiantly to muster up a smile, and a bit of one appears, curling the corners of his mouth]


...I suppose it would be hypocritical of me to say that I can take care of myself, so I'll keep it to myself and simply thank you again. Though I will point out that you've been a kind, caring friend to me as well. [he reaches out to pat the seat next to himself, inviting her to sit]
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[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-06-27 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
[Discord doesn't even bother announcing himself. He just sits down, leaning against Salieri's back, and sets down a cup of tea for him.]
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-27 07:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri doesn't say anything as Discord sits next to him, though he does shudder a bit at the touch to his back, before he leans back into Discord, almost a little cautiously.

At the tea, he looks at it for a moment, before reaching out to wrap his hands around it]


Look at that. I didn't even have to trick you into it this time. [he's making an attempt to affect that dry tone, but it falls incredibly flat.]
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[personal profile] disharmonizes 2021-06-27 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
You'll have to next time, so don't get too used to it.

[Same here, bud... same here... He just. Sits there for a bit.]

...About... in there.

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[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-27 05:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[Angus leaves for the courtyard, prepared to scale the wall for some angry yelling in privacy, but it interrupted by the sound of a music box.

The SQUIP's. Cassandra's.

No, Varian's.

He wanders over to Salieri's side, watching it spin soullessly.]
He really fixed it.
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-27 07:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri looks up to Angus, then]

...fixed what?
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[personal profile] mcfife 2021-06-27 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
The music box.

[With his hands, Varian has created something beautiful.]

The one that the SQUIP had attempted to make. It's...quiet a melancholy sound.

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[personal profile] themuseabandonsyou 2021-06-27 06:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Orpheus approaches quietly, slowly, sitting down next to Salieri wordlessly. He has a bottle of wine with him, and spare cups, though he doesn't offer one to him just yet. He doesn't even look at him, just stares up at the darkening sky for a long moment, before starting to sing, quietly. ]

The piano is not firewood yet
We try to remember, but sometimes forget
That the heart beats in threes just like a waltz
And nothing can stop you from dancing

Rise from the cold depths of your grief
I tell you you're not dying
Everyone knows we're going to live
So we might as well keep trying


[ It's a little halting, wavering, his voice clear of tears at least but interrupted here and there as he has to steady himself, to believe the words coming out of his own mouth well enough to convince Antonio too. ]
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-27 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri can't help but glance over as Orpheus sits next to him, the music box running out, the tune dying off as that piano drifts in and Orpheus starts to sing.

There's something in Salieri's chest that lurches as he listens. Orpheus's voice is clear in the night, a bright beacon despite the simplicity of the tune. It feels like it wraps around his shoulders; a warmth that the part of him clutching to that mask he's wearing wants to shrug off desperately, as if that could defend against it. Because the song pulls at him, reaches between the cracks of his old mental armor that he's spent years constructing and pushes them aside like they're nothing but thin paper.

Despite how part of him wants to refuse, that to pull away, it's those words, sung to the evening sky with its mismatched stars, press inside him, filling his chest with something tight and emotional. They remind him of warmth, of that which he's gotten from others over the past four weeks; given to him freely and without any request for reciprocation, even. From the gentle touches and the hugs to the laughter to the tears. The encouragement; the support he was given even when his art failed him. It reminds him of all these things, and then, worst of all, whispers softly to him of something somehow far more dangerous than all of them combined:

Hope.

]
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-27 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri doesn't reply. But Orpheus will feel a gentle pressure against his shoulder as Salieri does tilt sideways gently, head going to rest against Orpheus's shoulder, two fingers hooking into the crook of the other man's elbow, cautiously, silently asking for comfort.

If Orpheus looks at Salieri's face, it's tilted downwards. But perhaps he'll catch the glint of dim light off of the tears that drip off Salieri's chin as he cries, quietly this time]
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[personal profile] themuseabandonsyou 2021-06-28 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
[ Orpheus wraps an arm around Salieri's shoulder, slowly, gently. He's always been a fairly tactile person, free with his touch when others welcome it, and while he's careful to reign that in when they don't, well. It seems like people have needed it more and more, recently. So he leans against the other man's side in turn, and hopes it brings the comfort he needs. ]

The piano is not firewood yet
But the cold does get cold
So it soon might be that
I'll take it apart, call up my friends
And we'll warm up our hands by the fire

Love what you have
And you'll have more love
You're not dying
Everyone knows it's going to hurt
But at least we'll get hurt trying

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[personal profile] howtheworldwas 2021-06-27 09:49 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Honestly, Eurydice waits a little longer than she probably should to check up on Salieri. What do you stay to someone after you pin them down, so that they can't self-destruct as their son is condemned to death? What do you say after you help dig that son's grave?

Eurydice doesn't know. But she does know that it gets dark and lonely at night. So she'll come sit beside him later in the evening, her shirt and skirt still stained with dirt. She's not sure if Salieri is upset with her for holding him back -- but if it's obvious he isn't, she'll scooch a little closer, and gently press her shoulder up against his. ]
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-27 11:12 pm (UTC)(link)
[As Eurydice comes close, Salieri glances her way as she sits--and he straightens a little, looking almost a bit relieved to see her. So. Clearly not mad. As she presses her shoulder against his, Salieri moves his arm around her shoulders, holding her a bit closer as he tilts his head sideways to rest against the top of hers.

He'll stay there, a moment, letting the night surround them before he finally speaks, voice so quiet as to almost not be heard]


...thank you.
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[personal profile] howtheworldwas 2021-06-29 12:22 am (UTC)(link)
[ Antonio keeps her close, and Eurydice does not tense up, nor flinch. If anything, she leans in a little more. She's not a large person, but she is steady and sturdy, and will let Antonio rest as long as he needs.

Still, she doesn't expect him to thank her. Not for what she'd done earlier. ]


Don't mention it. [ a beat. Eurydice closes her eyes, blinking away a few stray tears. (Those are for later.) ] I'm sorry.

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[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-06-28 07:19 am (UTC)(link)
[ At some point, several hours after...everything. Peregrine leaves the school, looking weary and contemplative. It doesn't seem like she's looking for Salieri...but she stops at the sound of the music, nevertheless. ]

...I'm sorry. [ She's not quite sure what, otherwise, to say. ]
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[personal profile] violentenvies 2021-06-28 02:55 pm (UTC)(link)
[Salieri looks up at that, finding Peregrine with his eyes...and he huffs out a small sigh, a little rueful]

I think I should be saying that to you, if anything.
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[personal profile] comeandfindme 2021-06-28 03:17 pm (UTC)(link)
What? [ She’s stunned, more than anything. ] What’re you—

…Because…or what you…tried to do?

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