our prime is deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeead

[aristophanesfamily]

WHO: Aristophanes
WHERE: the theater
OPEN/CLOSED: closed
WHEN: late night day 3/early morning day 4

[It wasn't ordered or even really discussed, but after the evening's discovery, the family finds themselves gathered backstage, around a table laden with bottles, leftover cloth from the Borja luncheon, and Honeythorn corpse.

Now what?]

Comments

[basemettle]

No--! I don't want that either, no.

[unexpectedboner]

I know.

[puts a hand on her shoulder?]

...Sorry. I didn't mean to seem like a jerk.

[basemettle]

[seems comforted by that, maybe?]

It's a difficult time...

[unexpectedboner]

Yeah... B-but, means we can look up from here, right?

[basemettle]

What do you think will happen...? Would Mother leave us without a Prime? No, no, definitely not...

[unexpectedboner]

Even if She does...we'll do what we have to do, because that's what we have to do. We don't need a prime to unite us if we unite ourselves, you know? So--just don't worry about it, okay?

[basemettle]

[continues rambling half to herself, not really acknowledging Junpei yet] One of the only things I remember...and it's no longer true...no...but, Aristophanes is still Aristophanes. This is still my family...

[unexpectedboner]

[what

who are you talking to

why are the cute ones always crazy]

[basemettle]

[sometimes a girl just needs some monologuing to put her thoughts in orders okay]

Ah... I'm afraid I wandered off...yes, wandered off, just a little...

[unexpectedboner]

[well

that is true]

It...it's okay... Don't worry about it...

[basemettle]

We'll find a way forward together, right? Yes, exactly right.

[unexpectedboner]

...Right.

[basemettle]

So then...! What will we do now?

[unexpectedboner]

What've we always done? Keep doing tasks, and keep trying to get on top this year. And also, try to figure out who did this to Honeythorn...

[basemettle]

[nodding along]

Long-term...yes, that's good, for the long-term. But, what about more immediately...? For one thing, we can't keep this secret forever. Mmm, no, it isn't even really a secret at all anymore, is it? No, not at all.