[Yeah, here is the clown, slumped with their head buried in their arms. There's an almost-empty bottle on the counter next to them, and when Luca approaches, there's an almost palpable cloud of unhappiness and jealousy that comes from them.]
[And suddenly he does feel a bit bad, because he remembers how snappish he got on Wednesday when Douman rebuked him. Time to shove those particular feelings far away! He's trying to cheer Douman up a little, after all.]
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Week 6, post-trial
That's the thought that sits on Luca's mind as he goes through the motions of leaving the trial and trying to find something to do with himself.
They didn't even try.
He ends up going to the bar for booze, but he sees that someone else is there. Which gets him to perk up a bit.]
...Douman?
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...Mm? [They lift their head.] Luca?
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Luca will skip the booze for now, and instead slide into the seat next to Douman.]
Did you already drink your way to sluggishness?
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[They say, dryly - they slump back into their arms.]
I'm already tired.
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We're dead. At this point, hangovers mean nothing.
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[Oh right. Their injuries heal fast, and that probably includes hangovers.]
I hadn't considered that.
[He'll just reach over the bar to grab whatever bottle is closest, then.]
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...Anyways, that went. [A pause. And with sarcasm:] Well.
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[The irritation is back, but it's not aimed at Douman.]
Every time I think I have what I want to say upon our return planned out, something happens that makes me need to change it.
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[How pessimistic.]
They really...just did that. They didn't care, because it was "justified" this time.
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[He. May have a lot of experience with that problem.]
Still, I can't bring myself to fault Mineo. I can't help but feel he got manipulated into it by others.
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I don't blame Mineo, either. Technically, he was right. Childe should have been killed.
[And a sigh.]
But it just goes to show that when you're liked...or when a bad deed is approved of by the majority...you'll always get what you want.
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[Luca, having to deal with that for so much of his life.]
In some ways, I'm glad I was killed. It's better than knowing if they would vote me out or not.
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[Quietly:]
I know they would've voted me out. Even if I wasn't Limbo. Even like this. They would.
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So. It wouldn't surprise me.
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[And suddenly he does feel a bit bad, because he remembers how snappish he got on Wednesday when Douman rebuked him. Time to shove those particular feelings far away! He's trying to cheer Douman up a little, after all.]
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[YEAH THEY...SOUND A LITTLE DOUBFTUL.]
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[That part is true at least.]
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