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the_afterlife2017-09-20 08:44 pm
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Pond party! (cw: alcohol)
[So since they can see the living get their letters again sounds like a perfect excuse for a party. Because who knows, they could all end up being dead for real in just a few short days.
Food will be provided by some of the resident cooks, namely Rika, Hei, Miyamura, and Jansen (though Tiki had to convince him). Anyone else who can cook can join them as well. Booze will also be available for those who want to indulge and so will non-alcoholic drinks for those not so inclined. And thanks to Tiki prodding Mahiro, there will be chairs and tables.
So let's have fun while we're all still not quite dead!]
Food will be provided by some of the resident cooks, namely Rika, Hei, Miyamura, and Jansen (though Tiki had to convince him). Anyone else who can cook can join them as well. Booze will also be available for those who want to indulge and so will non-alcoholic drinks for those not so inclined. And thanks to Tiki prodding Mahiro, there will be chairs and tables.
So let's have fun while we're all still not quite dead!]
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[it's!! her!!!! looks like Mako gets to be left alone for entire minutes at a time, because Tiki is over to tug at Jansen's sleeve.]
What'd you make? I wanna try some.
[okay well apparently we're just going to forget about the last time Jansen gave her food]
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That one.
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[alas she is young and naive and willing to believe him... And she tugs at his sleeve some more!!]
Can we sit together?
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You don't have to be. I just like having your company at all.
[That's good enough for her; she spent so long without anyone's company, so if she has to be good enough company for them both, she will.]
Let's eat lunch together.
[lunch?? dinner???? time is an illusion and so is death]
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Sure, just don't mind me having a few drinks.
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really most of what she's noticed is just that...he's always in a bad mood. that's where the connection gets made for her.]
But you're not... [Her face scrunches up.] ...like you.
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cw: vague alcohol mentions, even if she's not having any this time
Of course, she'll be serving any curry - if anybody wants something not spicy, she's made other stuff too, like beef stew - as she tries to offer up a conversation. ]
Mii. The poor dog seems to not have like some of our letters, but it's funny that he didn't cover up the 'siscon' part. I wonder if he doesn't know what it means.
[ Rika seems to be having some orange juice this time around instead of her usual wine; it seems that she's not in much of a mood to get drunk, to say the least. Not today. ]
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Thank you for cooking for us, Rikky. [She's piling one of the spicier options on her plate here, either oblivious or undeterred.]
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[ A few weeks, in fact, and she's kind of missed it. She did some cooking her first week since there was barely any people here, but after a while, there were just... more things to do than cook or eat, so she didn't bother until now.
She's not rusty at all, of course; cooking is like riding a bike. You never forget. And honestly, Rika couldn't. Not when the person who taught her is still out there, fighting for all of them.
It's the smallest scrap of hope that she's managed to grab onto, even if it's almost out of reach. But she doesn't want it to be. ]
The picture you drew was really nice.
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[ Hello, yes, free food? Nishitani is here. ]
Yer the one that likes it, huh?
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[ She says this so innocently that it's hard to tell that she kind of bullied her into doing it. Not that it's hard. Of course, Rika's profile does state that she likes spicy food, so that's definitely an obvious clue pointing in her direction. ]
She doesn't like it, but I do. I sometimes punish her with spicy food, too. Like kimchi.
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[ Though having gotten to know Hanyuu... is it any surprise. ]
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[ Rika is a complete asshole and she knows it and manages to somehow say it in a childish manner as if she did nothing wrong. ]
Besides, before this place, our senses were linked. [ Well, she did it mostly as punishment to shut her up when she whined going 'au au' a lot. ]
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[ He gets it. He's that guy with his own family, too. ]
Oh, yeah? Ya mean ya heard what she heard an' that shit?
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Mii. Something like that. But sometimes Hanyuu deserves it, when she's saying 'I'm sorry, I'm sorry' all the time.
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[ He sighs, thinking back to poor Majima. ]
Otherwise, it'll just fuck ya up inside.
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[ She closes her hands by her sides into tight fists, a little shaky. She loves Hanyuu, yes, and she understands it, but the frustration still lies in wait there. ]
I feel like that might be the case for her. Watching, but not being able to do a single thing. A useless god.
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[ Kind of like how they are now, waiting idly for the worst to come... or not. As the case may be. ]
Can't wait for this shit ta be over so we can get done. Dunno how ya handled waitin' around this fuckin' long, girlie.
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[ And it's not as bad as how Hanyuu's been watching for a hundred years and just doing nothing. But Rika isn't like her. She won't sit still and simply watch and do absolutely nothing.
That much is boring, and it's like a poison to her. ]
And... I believe in them. I hold onto that small fragment of hope as I wait and see what happens next. I have waited a hundred years. I can wait a few weeks.
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[ And for Nishitani, standing idle is probably the worst thing there is. ]
I know what ya mean, though. Hope's about all we got, but it ain't done us wrong yet, eh?
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[ That's one way to agree, Rika. ] No, it hasn't. After all, they figured out a lot.
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[Admittedly he expected it to be covered up but he won't complain??]
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[Not that he'd... actually contribute, but!!]
Maybe make it as green as those cloaks he dumped on us.
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But. There's always the next life?
Come say hi, he's not exactly approaching others for now.]
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Ya worried we ain't gonna make it, pal?
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What do you think? Of course I'm worried about it.
[nothing in life is guaranteed... but death.
Said some philosopher whose name he already forgot. Probably Guru Laghima.]
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[ Nishitani has also acquired a drink and he's drinking it. He's very clearly Fine. ]
We're all just fuckin' hangin' on cause of Emperor-han's little spell, just like the people on that side're holdin' on for whatever the fuck the Sage comes up with. Ain't shit we can do besides cross our fuckin' fingers.
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[he closes his fist.]
If I get my bending back, I'm gonna make sure the Sage gets a face full of lightning. Been meditating so I can be prepared for it.
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[ Man, he wishes he had a cigarette right now. He takes a long sip of his booze instead. ]
Yeah, we'll hafta kill 'im 30 times over an' it still won't be enough for all the shit he's done.
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[he looks annoyed.]
They were always going to have to do it.
But if we're lucky, we get to leave here and pretend none of this ever happened. You, me? We never met.
And if we're not... I guess it doesn't matter anymore, does it.
[well, it's not like he's going onto the next life anymore.]
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[ Nishitani laughs. ]
Yeah, I'd be a lot damn happier if none of this shit happened. But then I wouldn't be alive, either, so that's shit.
[ He shrugs. It's okay, Mako, there's no hell where he's from. Only the void of death. ]
Ain't how ya pictured dyin', is it? What kinda thing'd ya have in mind, Mako-chan?
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The answer is obviously, not well. They cut out the best parts of his letter too! The nerve. ]
I'm gonna need that fuckin' drink.
[ jk it's time to get hammered and hate everything. ]
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Here he is sitting in front of the pond mooching off some food. Business as usual, essentially! He'll mostly be /popcorning at the living, but he's not going to ignore anyone who decides to talk to him (for some reason??) either. He sees that smiley face pop out of the pond though??]
I don't know if I should call that petty of him or not.
[Like it could be worse but?? Come on.]
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but!! she's coming over here to come bother Mahiro after a fantastic afternoon of bullying him into doing things for her.]
Hi. [and, just to drive home the point that she is here for maximum bothering, she sits down next next to him. she probably isn't even going to bother dragging a chair over she's just gonna sit on the grass.] Is the food good?
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Good enough. [chomp] You're not eating?
[To be fair, they're dead so it doesn't really matter but if someone's going to be cooking, then why not, apparently??]
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[fidget fidget]
Thanks for setting stuff up with me.
[read: taking a chair she was struggling to drag away from her, probably]
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Feel free to ruin her moment of tranquility with questions about wtf that coded message she sent was actually about or anything else!!]
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Why the fuck did you use eggs?
[inquiring minds want to know]
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[Seems she's in a sufficiently good mood that Mahiro's question isn't actually putting a dent in her cheer. How unusual...??]
I needed the 'g' to be the fifth letter of that message. [Given how smart Mahiro is, she figures he'll figure out the rest. She doesn't want to talk about the code ... just in case she needs to rely on it again.]
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I probably should've specified 'why that whole message', but you'd give me the same answer. [Just kind of... leans against a table.] I didn't see you as the kind of person who'd write that, message or no.