SLUMBER PARTYYYYYYYY

[stormsoff]

OKAY YALL JUST TOSS UP A TOP LEVEL WITH WHAT YOUR CHARACTER IS DOING DURING THIS LIBRARY JAMBOREE AND GO NUTS! THREADJACK YOUR HEARTS OUT. Remember that you can PC during the PC if you want a one-on-one convo!

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOO

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[brokethefirst]

N-no, no, I...

I'm sorry, I... I really still can't hear very well.

[She's talking perfectly fine, though.]

Is... is there something you needed? You didn't hurt yourself a little bit ago, did you?

[disreguarded]

No, I'm fine, man. I'm worried about you more than anything. You look way fuckin' overwhelmed.

[ She'll just be super frank. She's also still got her hands up defensively after scaring the shit out of poor Luna. ] Don't worry about my stupid ass.

[brokethefirst]

...Sorry. I can't help it.

We really shouldn't be fighting like this. I know this is a horrible situation and everyone is stressed. But it's only been a few days and there's been so many people arguing and hurting one other...

[She honestly sounds like she's about to cry.]

W-Why can't we just try to work together?

[disreguarded]

[ oh god oh no what does she do with almost-crying people ]

It's just - it's kind of just what happens when you put a bunch of people in a small space. [ auuhghghgh ] It'll work out. Don't, uh. Don't cry?

[ she is utterly useless ]

[brokethefirst]

I just... the last time this happened, I--

[She chokes a bit on whatever thought she'd just had, but at the very least, she presses a hand to her eyes before she can get embarrasingly emotional.]

N-never mind. I-I'm sorry. [She wipes at her face, inhaling shakily.]

I've... never been very good in these sorts of situations. It's pathetic, isn't it?

[disreguarded]

No, it's not.

[ She puts her hand back on Luna's knee again. ]

Not everybody's set up for this kind of shit. You don't have to be like me or any of the rest of the idiots in this room to be good in a situation. In fact, it's probably better that we have at least one person who isn't an asshole trying to ram into the door?

You're fine. Give yourself some credit.

[brokethefirst]

[...]

Beau...

Thank you. [It's very, very quiet.

A beat. She lets out another exhale, staightening herself up a little more, her voice stronger.]

I don't think any of you are, um... idiots. I just... I think there are better uses of our time than just taking it out on each other. I don't think any of us want to be here... so doesn't that mean we share a goal?

[disreguarded]

I think that's what it means, yeah, it's just that we're all trying to solve it in different ways. And we all think everybody else's way is stupid.

[ She smiles a bit ruefully. ] Hunter said it was kind of like we're all being tested to see what we'll do. Guess we kind of spectacularly failed that test, huh.

[brokethefirst]

[Hmm hmm hmm. Something goes a little dark in her eyes.]

P-perhaps. I guess it really might not a failure if we don't even know what outcome they might be looking for. Maybe they just want to be, um... entertained.

Or maybe there's other reasons they could be testing us.

[disreguarded]

Ugh. Gross. I don't want to be entertaining anybody.

[ She glances at Luna, though. ] Other reasons, huh? Like what.

[brokethefirst]

Maybe they want to see how long it takes us to figure out our situation, or how long it takes for us to form allied groups.

Or... maybe it's the opposite. Maybe they want us turning on each other, and seeing what it takes for us to betray or hurt one another.