[ she's sitting nearby, kind of just gazing vacantly at the fountain. ]

... Not a lot to do around here, huh.

[ todomatsu's lying on a bench up on the flight deck and staring into space, but he'll glance over when he hears footsteps.

sighs. ]

...Don't love how that went.

[ she walks over but stays just standing nearby. ]

... It's something like what happened last time, you said?

[ i will just assume they came here to this area separately before the team soup adventure.

just like old times, todomatsu is here by the big pyre at the center of the village, where the profile posters are posted up on a notice board and books are still collected on the shelves that got dragged out here from the academy library.

being back here feels weirder than he'd expected, actually. after a year of being home and mostly settling back into his old ways, he's suddenly remembering all the shit that happened here in much more detail and being confronted with his own past character development that had largely washed away with time.

but he shakes himself out of it and looks over with a smile. ]

Well... Here it is, the infamous village with the stupid name.

Interested in seeing anything in particular? This right here was where we held trials, actually.

[ that works for me and also means it is before the network post okay it's before and i don't have to think about that ]

What, just out in the open?

[ alex loooves exploring, so she's been peering around at everything with interest. she also... kind of likes the spooky stuff, so ]

What's the creepiest spot, do you think?

[ hanging out on a sofa in the lounge, flipping through old photos on his phone (with very cute nails).

glances up ]

This is going to be a rough weekend...

[ THOSE ARE SUCH CUTE NAILS. alex doesn't care but I DO. ]

... Yeah. Feels like they were both well-liked. Plus it's been the same teams hit twice.

[ walking through terminal 2 and pausing to look between sports zone and sportzzone!. ]

...These are two separate places, right?

[ today she is homophonic alex so she is also looking around. and then laughing. ]

Ha, that's stupid. I guess it covers you if you like playing sports or watching them, though?

[ you know i was confident everyone else would be in the first aid center but with your group i'm like ? are they? wherever he is when the fuss has died down, she's seeking him out to check on him. ]

Hey, doing okay...?

[ he is probably in the lounge having a fucking margarita at their new drink station tbh. he is out of his bloody clothes and is now in a dress shirt and jeans.

he nods, and takes a drink. ]

This helps.

[ he thinks it's embarrassing but i'm going to be honest alex finds this whole thing so, so charming. ]

A perfect day...

[ sitting in the lounge living room with a glance of orange juice, i guess. ]

Man.

[ sitting on the arm of a couch in here. just. sighs. ]

Yeah, seriously.

[ at the gate looking at the soon-departing flight for hell up on the board ]

...Do you feel like going there, or no?

I could go. I... might not be the best tour guide or anything, though.

[ back at the lounge later, probably ]

How are you feeling?

[ wahoo. she's bandaged up and the glowing marks are gone. not that you can tell because she is So Bundled in a big comfy hoodie and leggings. ]

Better. Uh, less... mixed up.

[ looking at the departures... she gives todomatsu a nod. ]

Hey. Glad you're okay.

[ a little bit of a smile. ]

Yeah. You too.

Kind of hard to believe our team didn't lose anyone this week. [ ... ] Guess our number of pragmatic voters is down by one.

[ back on the clover couches again ]

Long weekend... [ sighs. ] How're you doing?

[ like. both physically and otherwise. ]

I'm good. [ on both counts honestly. ]

How're, uh. You holding up?

[ wandering through terminal 5... vibes are still lowkey Stressed and anxious but less insane than yesterday. ]

Man, there was so much going on yesterday that I barely got to look at this place.

Right? Plus we can go to Heaven so it's like... I keep forgetting to explore the airport.

[ unfortunately she's a melodramatic teenage girl so her emotions are just resting at 'fuckin bad' but there is some concern? ]

... You good?

[ well! she is sneaking off from the party with a mood as obnoxiously angsty as always. but for the sake of a pc can be caught somewhere in the airport before making it far. hi totty. ]

There were too many people at the first party. Now there's not enough people to make it fun.

Yeah, things like that really make you realize just how much this group has dwindled.

Also just kind of a crappy setup, honestly. Like, the least fun you could make a pool party.

So much for the lucky charm thing, I guess...

[ man. the vibes are more tired than anything, mostly a paradoxical combination of frustration and resignation, but there's some sadness there too. this week sucks. ]

Are you good?

[ this week sucks... her emotions are still a steady sort of tired. not as much sad as their should be for people dying, but he knows how it is. ]

Yeah, I'm good. Last one standing from Hell, which sucks, but I know they all probably prefer being over there, so... Whatever.

What about you? You guys were friends, right? [ him and ichiban. ]

[ wanders into the security room i suppose... ]

On the up side, this should be a pretty quick round trip, assuming things go smoothly. [ okay despite the flippant tone the emotions are that she's kinda sad and lonely about this! they just had such a good talk!!! wah!!!! ]

[ aw. that's kind of nice to feel, at least. his own emotions are... still more pissed than anything, with a quieter mix of anxiety and a bunch of other shit. ]

Yeah. It sounds like the other side's fine anyway, aside from... lobsters...?

[ sighs. ugh!!!! ]

Mostly pissed that it happened this way instead of someone just killing me on a Thursday night. Like, god, was everyone just keeping me around so they'd have a convenient person to acceptably dump their votes on when the actual killer was someone they liked better?

[ BACK IN THE LOUNGE AGAIN after his hangover has been defibbed away!!! he missed you, colorful couches ]

Kind of weird going back to how things were at the beginning after all this.

[ not that that's new to him in general, but it always feels different in these things. ]

[ looks like she had been about to leave but. changes her mind and will come sit down. ]

I know, right? Cosmic undo button, except all of us remember everything...

[ just forwards her the network post about the party with a brief series of stickers ]



[ HE LIKES LOOKING GOOD BUT HE DOESN'T FEEL LIKE WEARING FORMAL WEAR AGAIN ALREADY.... ]

[ i keep trying to type monday and i don't know why. anyway. she is just flopped down on a couch in the lounge. tired... tired....... ]

Nnghh, it's over.

Finally.

[ flops next to her... ]

God. This whole thing has been so unbelievably stupid, it puts my fucking gag anime to shame.