Pretty Pretty Princess: Redux

[enterstageleft]

Who: Those Who Play Games
Where: The Game Tower
When: Day 300

[ Today you step out of the elevators and into the game room to find yourselves in an airy Grand Ballroom. Maybe, if you've been here long enough--you might recognize this room?

At the front of the room is a buffet table featuring finger sandwiches, petit fours, and savory pastries as well as a variety of small desserts complemented by bottoms-up turned teacups and steaming hot kettles set up for self-serve. From nowhere to be seen comes the sound of instruments playing. Up above, tethered to the ceiling, are what appear to be long curtains. …

The small, square tables feature place cards that as of yet are mysteriously empty, but other than that--there is nothing on the table. Those who have walked in and might prefer to walk out again will find they are mysteriously barred from exiting…. ]


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Comments

[emptymind]

[ we are FREE why is NERO HUDDLING UNDER A HOOD

crouches in front of him and tries to peer in his hood ]

Griffin-kun? What's wrong?

[gigadevilbreaker]

[He has the back of his hand pressed against his mouth, and the other keeping the collar of his hood up to hide him. When Harpy speaks, he flinches in shame.]

Stop it. I-I know I'm disgusting.

[emptymind]

No, you aren’t. Who told you that?

[gigadevilbreaker]

I am. I just am.

[emptymind]

I am not disgusted by you.

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Quietly, ashamed,]

You were weirded out when I said I had a boyfriend... this is way worse.

[emptymind]

But that's normal here. It isn't 'worse.'

[ sounds absolutely confident even though she has no idea what the fuck he's talking about

gray eye rings ]

[gigadevilbreaker]

[Shakes his head, no no no no she's wrong]

It is. It's so much worse. He's gonna be angry... They're all gonna--

[emptymind]

If you have to apologize, then I'll be there with you when you apologize. I'm not going to be angry, and I'm not going to turn away from Griffin-kun.

[gigadevilbreaker]

...

[mumble,]

I don't wanna face anyone right now.

[emptymind]

[ offers out a hand ]

Then let's go home instead.

[gigadevilbreaker]

[He... looks hesitant over taking her hand. He wants to, but his clench on reflex. It takes him a moment to force them open enough to clasp hers, and once he's hefted onto his feet, he lets go - to hug his arms around himself.]

[emptymind]

[ pats his shoulder and starts guiding him out ]

I'll make dinner tonight.

[gigadevilbreaker]

[He flinches away from the pats a little, but doesn't make a big deal of it. At least it's brief.]

I dunno how hungry I am...

[emptymind]

Even if you don't want to eat, you should still eat. Even if you don't want to rest, you should still rest. When you've gathered your strength, it's easier to clear your mind, too. Then you can pick yourself up, stand straight, and do whatever needs to be done.

[gigadevilbreaker]

[It feels... more manageable when she lays it out simply like that. Numbly, he nods.]

...Okay.

[emptymind]

If Griffin-kun needs any help with anything at all, I'll help. Okay?