PRAYER CIRCLE... 4?? (wolfwood, livio, kaveh, nahri, jonas)

[piteous]

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W3 : SUNDAY

[piteous]

[ We are here again at the single tree by the park in Japonifornia. Here lies crosses created with thin tree branches, one each for those who have passed and each decorated with withering flower crowns except for the three newly placed.

Everyone is gathered here today to pay the erased respect, old and new, and to place down whatever kind offerings. Vash himself puts down flowers for all three. ]

Thanks for coming.

[ THERE ARE SO MANY OF YOU we do not need to tag order, so just tag around as you see fit. Be sad as much as you want. ]

[crimebaby]

[ livio is making the new crosses before they start the prayers, but he does nod to acknowledge jonas, nahri, and kaveh with a sympathetic, worried look ]

[ashmark]

[ she touches his arm in acknowledgement, he doesn't get a choice. ]

[crimebaby]

[ offering his hand if she wants to squeeze it ]

Thanks for comin'.

[ashmark]

[ give paw.

she nods. ]

Thanks for...

[ she has no idea what she's thanking him for so she falls quiet. ]

[ashmark]

[ oh yeah she's sad all right. she's standing there, numb, which hey at least is a break from all the crying. she has her single, dried and dying flower in her hand. she should be better at this- saying something or doing something to remember. but she's just... numb. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[Would Nahri like a calming beverage]

[ashmark]

[ why is everyone forcing her to drink things (kaveh isn't forcing) -- but yes she will take a calming beverage. she won't really drink it but she will physically hold it in her hand. ]

[ohthehumanities]

[BECAUSE WE CAN'T LET HER CRY TO DEATH]

[ohthehumanities]

[Kaveh is here!! Did he have a nap? Maybe. Who's to say.

Mehrak is also here, sitting off to the side with a neutral '_' face. He'll offer to help Livio with the crosses if needed; otherwise, his contribution is warm drinks for everyone. Coffee or hot chocolate or whatever.]

Of course. Thank you, again. [For inviting him along... being included on insecurity week (pikashook)]

[crimebaby]

[ he is allowed to help. but also, stop being insecure kaveh!!! you're a catholic now!! ]

[ohthehumanities]

[HE CAN'T HELP IT]

[crimebaby]

[ help it ]

Yer doing really great, Mister Kaveh.

[ have a confidence??? boost?? ]

[westedge]

[ okay honestly he had zero idea what to expect but he's here and he's just kind of...trying to decide he's not actually intruding despite the fact vash invited him? his only contribution is a couple of flowers he nabbed from the park on his way to this park and they're sort of awkwardly held in his hand. he'd thought about telling alex where he was going and asking her to come along but this is something he needed to do for himself anyway.

so likewise, he'll offer to help livio with crosses even if he doesn't have an idea how to make them and otherwise will just sort of nod along. ]

...probably should have been doing this sooner. So, thanks for asking.

[crucifer]

It's fine. People were doing their own thing anyway.

[ EVERYONE STOP BEING INSECURE AT A FUNERAL ]

[westedge]

I mean some people obviously weren't. [ it's sort of mumbled. ALSO STOP HE WOULD LOVE TO NOT BE INSECURE. ] But fair enough.

[crucifer]

Outside of them, anyway. Hopefully knowing what the penance was means people are actually going to do them. Even if you don't actually care, it's not hard to at least talk about them or something.

[crimebaby]

[ congrats on becoming catholic, jonas ]

[ livio will let him help, showing him how to do it. it's pretty simple, even his own yaoihands can handle it ]

You don't have anything to feel bad for, Jonas.

[westedge]

[ thanks it's not a huge jump from being methodist.

but he will follow along because it's easy enough to do. ]

Maybe not but...you ever think that rule was put in because enough people weren't thinking about them? It's sort of sad to think about. That's all.

[crucifer]

[ It's really the way ths circle keeps getting a new person every week I'm losing my mind.

But Wolfwood is going to largely work away silently on making said tree branches, muttering curses under his breath at how crowded this singular tree is getting, and the fact of how depressing that is.

He also puts down a lily of the valley before Shenhe's.

When everyone's done and ready he'll do the usual funeral rites but handwave this because I've looked up enough prayers for 4 weeks!! I've never been to a funeral I can't keep doing this I'm not the right person OOCly!! ]

[crimebaby]

[ i'm also tired of googling so livio is also doing prayers and funeral rites ]

[ he is also here to support wolfwood, whose manpain shenhe was fridged for ]

[ashmark]

[ she will wait respectfully for the rites to be over and then slink on up to him. she puts her hand out. ]

Lighter.

[crucifer]

[ He raises his brow at her a bit, but then hands over a lighter. ]

[piteous]

[ i forced lowe to be here ]

[crucifer]

[ WHAT WAS THE ALTERNATIVE? LEAVE THE GUY WITH THE LITERAL HUMAN-SIZED CROSS AND A POCKET ROSARY OUT OF THE CHRISTIANITY? ]