return to sad peps club house (volume ii)

[wonderlandgirl]

Who: pep!pep! + any (un)invited guests
Where: pep! Dorms
When: Day 195, after the game

[Well, that was a terrible way to spend an afternoon.

[Tea?]

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[tenebraecious]

[oh boy, pausing in reading and closing her book]

Was there a game? How is everyone?

[wonderlandgirl]

There was...

[Wednesday looks tired. Disheveled. Clearly whole. She sits down, smoothing her skirt.]

We're all right, though, I think.

[tenebraecious]

[shifting closer to her, giving a small pet to smooth out her hair]

In some sense of the word, yes. Perhaps, a shower and a change of clothes would help?

[wonderlandgirl]

Mm... you're probably right, Glacies-san.

I should brush that, shouldn't I? I'm sorry.

[tenebraecious]

It's fine. I don't mind if you need help taking care of it.

[wonderlandgirl]

You'd do that?

[It sounds... nice.]

I'd... actually I'd like that a lot, if that's okay?

[tenebraecious]

It's perfectly alright. There is nothing I would like better to do now right now.

[giving one more gentle stroke of her hair before getting up and offering her hand]

[puzzlers]

[ he's heading to the kitchen, but he stops to answer her question. ]

...mm, a bad game, because of course. We won though, so we're alright, at least physically. Mentally I, ah, think we could be doing a bit better.

[ going to make that tea. he'll explain that last bit if she follows, but he needs a little something to calm his nerves. ]

[tenebraecious]

[will get up to follow, holding her hands]

Small boon with how dangerous these games can be . . . How did we come to win?

[puzzlers]

Agreed. I feel like these things are a bit harder to shake, honestly.

[ he sets the kettle on and then moves aside to rest against the counter. ] Wednesday got to the end, so she won it for us. I... don't really know how the rest of us did, well, aside from myself. [ at that he looks down. ]

[tenebraecious]

[pausing to glance in Wednesday's direction, definitely concerned, but turning back to Yugi]

What became of you . . . ?

[puzzlers]

I faced Fox in a game of chance in the first round, and lost. It's what we agreed on, so I was fine with accepted my defeat. I just wish I could have won and moved on, but I didn't plan on moving along unfairly. He could have easily cut he down, I'm sure.

But after we lost we had these... nightmares... I'm having trouble remembering it now, because it came and gone, but it was horrible...

[tenebraecious]

So, it lingers without form, only menace. Spending some time among the waking world, not thinking too deeply ought to help if you can manage it.

[we_meet_again]

[After rounding up various people and putting them back in their respective dorms, Cobalt wanders back in looking tired but unharmed.

He makes himself a hot toddy with no small amount of alcohol and flops into a beanbag chair, spacing out while he watches the steam rise.]

[wonderlandgirl]

[After a moment, Wednesday comes to join him, sitting down next to him without a word.

[She hopes she's not intruding. But she isn't really enjoying being alone right now.]

[we_meet_again]

[He holds one arm out, inviting her to snuggle up with him the way they did after Betrayal.]

C'mere.

[wonderlandgirl]

[She slumps against him, closing her eyes: the tension she's been barely acknowledging drains from her body, and she takes a deep, shuddering breath. Maybe--

[She doesn't want to cry yet. They're all right. That's the one part of this she'll never regret.]

Thank you...

[She doesn't know what else to say.]

I'm glad you're here.

[we_meet_again]

[He wraps his arm around her, pulling her close.]

I'm glad, too.

[He's sure it must be rough without Leviathan around.

He puts his hand on her head and begins to slowly stroke her long hair.]

How are you feeling, now that things have calmed down a little?

[wonderlandgirl]

I...

I - think I'm all right with what I did? Is that okay?

[She rests her head on his shoulder, eyes closed.]

It - the things you all saw - they must have been terrible. Even if it makes me selfish... I can't regret taking some of that away.

[puzzlers]

[ yugi's made a bunch of lavender chamomile tea, so if someone would also like to indulge in some, then it's there. he's also set some sugar and honey out. ]

[ as far as what he's doing... well, he's in the courtyard with his sketchbook, just... staring off into nothingness, at least at the moment. he occasionally takes a sip from his thermos, but he hasn't started drawing anything. ]

[wonderlandgirl]

Yugi-kun, is it all right if I join you?

[Wednesday's helped herself to the tea, and has a plate of sugar cookies in her other hand. She doesn't really feel that hungry, but it's well past time she ate, so - well, something is better than nothing at all.]

[puzzlers]

[ he scoots over to make some space for her on the bench. ]

Of course. [ and then he'll pat that space. ] I wouldn't mind the company at all. [ ... ] It's gorgeous out here, isn't it, this was such a great idea for an upgrade, Wednesday.

[wonderlandgirl]

Oh, thank you...

[She sits. Balances the plate on the arm of the bench and takes a sip of her tea.]

It's nice, isn't it? Sometimes I just want somewhere quiet to sit. And it's sort of nice knowing it's just us.

Are you drawing anything in particular?

[puzzlers]

...same, honestly. [ he smiles and looks up at the sky. ] I feel like I sometimes forget we have all these upgrades, but I should definitely come out here more often.

ah, Not yet. [ he looks down at the blank sketchbook. ] I was hoping that something out here would inspire me and I think inspiration just hit. [ gives her a knowing smile. ]

[wonderlandgirl]

Mm. Me too. Oh, and I was actually thinking of going for a swim later... but it would be nicer if you were there as well...

It - sort of clears your head, doesn't it? Swimming, I mean. But maybe drawing does too?