cumulative | ashlyn [pcs]

[hi he's doing bad he's doing soooo bad

he's still somewhere near the pyre, lingering, looking at... nothing in particular. normal behavior.]

[ she will come and vibe awkwardly next to him for a little bit. before deciding that actually sucks even more than trying to talk. ]

... You were fast friends, right? You and Nona.

...yes.

[he manages after a moment, his voice quiet, a little strained.]

We... she offered to... help make better memories here. While we had the chance.

[a little pause, before he shakes his head.]

I hadn't thought that we wouldn't even get to-

[he just wishes he could have even said goodbye.]

They weren't enough. But you made some.

[ that's still bleak. and she doesn't have anything to offer on that last part.

she doesn't think it would be very helpful pointing out that giving enough time for goodbyes would probably make things worse ]

[they did. he's- trying and failing not to think about how what they tried to do tuesday got kind of fucked up by all the curses and then she died before they could try again. fuck.]

...right. W-we... we did.

[ she is so bad at trying to be comforting. truly just a jock brained idiot trying to use logic to make things better. ]

How things went today—it's probably better than if she had been voted for.