Week 8 - May 20th - May 24th

[cartesio]

Last Week

With the weekend's latest tragedy, a strange mood has descended over Cartesio. What happened was unprecedented, and perhaps that's why the already decreasing hostility from the townsfolk comes to a complete halt. Could it be the strange circumstances? Bolin's desperate plea? Last week's peaceful Wednesday? Some combination? Whatever the reason, it's clear that the Sergeant's iron fist around the town has loosened. While the residents aren't jumping to interact with you, there's no graffiti, no new broken windows.

Cartesio is confused...but open to explanation, for perhaps the first time.

Still, while the town seems amiable, almost accepting again, there's little to chase away the knowledge that the Sergeant's tasks for you are near their end, and that means those without medals are doomed to their fate.

Or does it? After everything that's turned around, is it possible for you to claw your way out of here as well?

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Comments

[marmoron]

[Keith's focus remains squarely on Osomatsu until he sits back in his seat. He, too, remains silent for a long moment afterwards, letting the tension sit in the atmosphere. He knows this isn't how he should be acting. This isn't how you're supposed to treat the people on your side, let alone the people on your team.

Osomatsu called him their "leader" during that trial and he'd outright rejected the notion and this would be why. He doesn't have the ability to bring people together -- he's combative, he's bullheaded and he knows better than anyone else that he can't be these things because that isn't how you lead.

But for a little while, he thought maybe he could pull himself together to be the person the paladins needed him to be -- the person Shiro saw in him. One stupid argument in deep space later, and well.. there went that notion. He's a perpetual disappointment, even to himself and no matter how right he feels about this particular issue, the feeling that he's letting history repeat itself here bruises more than he'll ever let on.]

Look.

[It's said through clenched teeth, though he doesn't drop eye contact yet.]

I'm... [Sorry? ...why's that so fucking hard to say.] Let's just go back to talking about what we've learned so we can prepare for the end.

[relieable]

[Osomatsu is the first to look away. he's not disappointed in Keith, because he doesn't know him that well. but he is still upset about what he said to Sakura. he supposes that's as good as they are going to get out of him, apology-wise. it is what it is]

Fine.

[he's not saying another word]