afterparty 3: do you see the light ahead?

[crossingout]

[ After everyone is brought back up, Zange quickly goes ahead to write a message to everyone and puts it under their doors - except Zack, because she know he can't read, saying: ]

Due to the loss of our friends, whom we shall meet once again, I will perform rites of passing in room twenty-two. Do not speak of this to anybody over the phones. And whoever is reading this and wishes to bring Zack along, please do.

Food will be served for the evening, although you are free to bring food yourself or anything else that you think may be vital.

- Zange

[ And of course she plans on carrying out exactly what she's said, cooking quite a lot for everyone that decides to come. As for Zange herself? She's already in her transformed state over her normal day-to-day form. She won't start the ritual until everyone is here, but she's definitely preparing for it. If you can consider her writing down notes in a diary "preparation". ]

Comments

[buylowsellhigh]

.... I'm mad and stuff. But I'm not gonna stop hanging around you. You're like... I dunno... an older brother or something to me. I don't have any siblings, Dad left, and the closet thing I have to family is Tear, who might be in danger 'cause of the whole hostage thing.

[She sighs.]

So I don't want you to do something that'll get you... executed. Probably like.... cut to ribbons with a scythe or something.

[Zack Confetti.]

I mean... I like really super appreciate that you were gonna own up to it if you were like... successful and stuff. But, It got me thinking. When you like asked me to take care of Eliza's Pokemon if you died, was that because you knew you were gonna do that?

CW: Abuse

[zackthekiller]

... You too, huh? You're lucky you got looked after by a fairy.

[He doesn't mention the orphanage, or the asshole who burnt him alive.]

[And he can think of worse punishments, thanks to the other floor masters. Zack confetti is the least of your worries.]

... Yeah. I knew you would be able to keep them safe...

[He's not used to being the older brother figure, even though this is the second girl who has seen him like that. Why do kids like being around someone as horrible as him?]

[buylowsellhigh]

.... Do you think it's bad I don't mind him leaving? I only met Tear when she came to collect on the debt three months after he left. I never would have opened up Recettear to pay off the debt that got transferred to me if he had not decided to go on an adventure and be a 'hero'. I wouldn't have made all the adventurer friends I have if he didn't leave.

I feel kinda bad for only being embarrassed and wanting to move onto the next floor when we found him in a dungeon. It was super embarrassing seeing him get his butt kicked by an weak monster.

[He.... is just embarrassing to her now.]

Oh... I guess it's nice to know you trusted me with that.

[zackthekiller]

[Zack tries not to laugh. He really does, but a slight chuckle.]

Pffft. Yeah, you're better off without the old man.

[Yeah, much better than Zack's parents.]

Well, yeah! I thought you might need protection too.

[buylowsellhigh]

Ehehe...

[Hearing verbal confirmation of ones thoughts is always nice.]

Yeah... I know I'm probably one of the most easily killable people left alive right now.

[zackthekiller]

... Yep, at the rate things are going, you're gonna need all the help you can get.

[For it is true, the little item shop keeper is the most vunerable one here. She must be protected at all costs.]

[buylowsellhigh]

Yeah... but hey, I got you, Lady Edna, Eruna, and Taiki. So... I think I'm not too scared.

[zackthekiller]

[She... Really thinks of him like someone who will protect her? Even after what happened?]

... Thanks.

[In a way, she was right.]

[buylowsellhigh]

No problem!

[Trust is hard to break for her. Even if he is a stabby serial killer, he's her older brother figure stabby serial killer.]

[zackthekiller]

[That's actually kind of touching. How does Zack respond to that?]

Uh... Think we should go to the apartments soon and see if the blood washes out of my magical robe?

[That sounded better in his head.]

[buylowsellhigh]

Yeah.... yeah let's do that.

[It's up in the air if they actually manage too or not.]