week seven afterparty

[clearities]

[ so how is everyone doing today? pretty badly, I'd assume, but there's so little of them left, not to mention that Bolin is going to get executed because of an accident. on top of that, there's the confusion coming from the public.

so what's going on.

today's going to be a little different - as Sakura seeks everyone out. she knows it's tough, but given the circumstances, she wants to invite everyone to meet her in front of the police station.

yeah.

we're having a jail cell afterparty, apparently. oh, and she's brought pancakes because... you all probably need that after. All of This. of course people can always ignore her request and just go somewhere else, but where are you tonight? ]

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jail cell party

[tuffguy]

[ Bolin has already accepted his fate. He looks resolute as the bailiffs escort him to his jail cell. He's fully prepared to make some sort of joke as he gets locked in, about how "Maybe this is the time he'll learn metalbending!". Everything is going as much as according to plan as he could have liked. The bars to the cell open and he walks inside. It's only once the door is locked does he notice an odd shape in the blanket on the bed.

It moves, and Bolin looks harder at it until a familiar chirp emerges from it.

Bolin's face slowly morphs into dawning horror as the shape continues to move until this creature emerges from it. It chirps once more and leaps at Bolin, who instinctively catches it. ]

Pabu...

[ Pabu chirps once more and then immediately, Bolin crumbles into the floor, pulling Pabu into his arms. ]

Oh, Pabu, Pabu... I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!

[ Pabu continues to chirp, not sure why Bolin is sad, but is doing his best to cheer him up.

Sorry to anyone who followed Bolin to his cell, because he's not going to pay attention to you for the moment........ ]

[robitussin]

[Luckily (???), it's later on when she comes into the jail, stopping in front of his cell. There's no good way to start this conversation - or to have it, really.

Even so...]

Um... Hey.

[tuffguy]

[ By then, Bolin has fortunately (???) pulled himself together, so she'll see him sitting against the bed, with Pabu laying across his shoulders. His eyes look red, but that's the only remaining sign of his breakdown. He has a hand up, scritching Pabu behind the ears when he notices Natalie. ]

Oh, hey Natalie.

[robitussin]

[It's not difficult to see how uncomfortable she is, with her arms crossed and her gaze fixed on the floor alone.]

I was just wondering, um... If there was anything you wanted me to do, or, um, anything you didn't want me to do when... You know.

[Or she hopes he knows what she means, at least.]

[tuffguy]

Huh?

[ it takes a moment before bolin realizes ]

Oh, right... uhh... Just... no fire?

Honestly, that's about it for me.

[robitussin]

I wasn't really planning on that, so I guess we're good. Or, not good, but...

[She sighs.]

Sorry.

[tuffguy]

I figured as much, but I wanted to be sure.

[ he sighs as well ]

You're fine. I wish you didn't have to do this.

[robitussin]

No, not just about that, just... About all of this. Like, that it happened.

[Because, really...]

You didn't deserve this at all. You were - trying to help us all.

[tuffguy]

We should have told everyone what Kinzie and I were planning. Maybe if we did, then... maybe our plan could have worked.

[robitussin]

[She shakes her head.]

If you told all of us, he would have known. You don't... have to keep acting like this is your fault.

[marmoron]

[It's a liitle while after Bolin's adjusted to his cell that Keith shows up, pointedly ignoring the pancakes and the attempt at festivities. The wolf is with him -- in retrospect maybe that was a mistake, but Cosmo's at least well behaved.]

Hey.

[tuffguy]

[ Sup Keith, that sure is a fire ferret that is curled around Bolin's shoulders. Who perks up when Cosmo arrives and chirps at him curiously ]

Oh, hey Keith.

[marmoron]

[Cosmo will look right back at said fire ferret, obviously curious as well. The space wolf approaches the bars, staring up. Keith's also looking curious, but ... in context, it's a little depressing isn't it.]

You didn't strike me as a ferret kind of person.

[tuffguy]

[ Pabu hops off Bolin's shoulders and goes straight up to the bars in front of Cosmo, looking at the space wolf with no fear at all. ]

Fire ferret, actually. But yeah, I've had Pabu for years.

[marmoron]

[The good thing about the bars at least is that there's not a whole lot of reason to be concerned about unexpected hostilities between Cosmo and Pabu, but that's not exactly a great silver lining. Keith'll take his eyes off the wolf and ferret, leaving them to get acquainted.]

Fire ferret? As in Pabu can start fires?

[It might be small talk, but he's curious.]

[tuffguy]

[ Pabu shows no fear in front of animals larger than itself. It's best friend is a polar bear dog, come on. ]

Nah, fire ferrets aren't like badger moles or flying bison. They can't bend, so I think the name comes from how red they are.

[relieable]

[Osomatsu comes to the jail a little later, also, since he was talking to a few people about those papers he obtained. he sighs through his nose when he sees Bolin. he feels... so sad seeing him like this. he's just a kid. it's like this whole ordeal is one big failure]

Hey.

[tuffguy]

[ just like everyone else coming to the cell, osomatsu will see one (1) new fire ferret curled around Bolin's shoulders. ]

Hey, Osomatsu.

[relieable]

[oh... oh! that is... a cute animal! Osomatsu looks at it at first, then focuses on Bolin]

It'd be stupid to ask you how you're doing. [a familiar conversation] I'm just... I'm really sorry.

[tuffguy]

It's alright. I... could have done a lot more to keep all this from happening.

[relieable]

[looking back on it, he probably could have, too. but he doesn't say that]

...I, uh. I know this is probably an awful time to be bringing this up, but Sakura-chan and I were talkin' and we thought you might be able to pass messages on for us. Or, you know, help us. From the other side.

[tuffguy]

Yeah, that's what I was planning on doing.

[relieable]

[a small, sad smile]

Thanks, Bolin. [a beat] Sakura-chan is really interested in knowing if several people are over there. Lovepon, Mira, and someone named Gabe. She thinks Gabe is... related to the Sergeant somehow. Lovepon and Mira should know her, but Gabe might not.

[tuffguy]

I'll ask around when I get there. I'm sure they're over there.

[relieable]

[a nod]

And then... [he holds out the papers he's been carrying towards Bolin, so that he can look at them if he wants] This is a bit weird. But one of the bailiffs gave me these courthouse records. I think it was because of what you said at the end, there.

...They're records of people who made requests for use of the courthouse every week. Your name's on one of 'em, an' so's mine.