014 - Sob (Backdated to directly after the Wonderland Plot end)

[silentrunning]

[The first thing Chell notices the second that she's back in her room after the mirror spits her out is the fact there's a fish tank on one wall now, a fish tank that takes up the entire wall. She blinks in utter confusion, and pads over to look at it.]

[Awww. That's a cute....Magiccarp?]

[Nick's Magikarp. How... How had he gotten here]

[With a cold sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach, Chell runs out of her room, down the tower stairs, forcing down tears that are blurring her vision, and tears up to Nick's room... She already knows what she'll find. And sure enough there it is. The blank name plate that she had been trying to brace herself for.]

[But there really is no way to brace yourself for something like this. Chell presses her hands flat against the door for a moment, just remembering all the times the two of them had spent together, all the talks, all the... everything. He'd been very special to her in a way she couldn't exactly understand.

Slowly, she drops to her knees, leaning her forehead against the door that used to be Nick's. And then she writes in the journal. God. She'll have to be the one to deliver the bad news... But by sheer force of will, she keeps her hand from shaking.]

For anyone who knew Phoenix Wright, he has gone home.

[Well, that's that. She huddles up, flat against the door, not wanting to move yet. She can't move yet. She knows that name plate won't instantly flash back into having Nick's name on it... But this is the only way she can pay her respects. Then she glances down at the journal and adds something to her message.]

Does anyone know what to feed a Magikarp?

[She'll be there for a while, huddled forlornly in front of a door with a blank nameplate. If you want to find her, that's the best place to do it.]

Comments

[doublethefun]

If I recall correctly, he enjoyed baking a certain type of cookie. [could do that together or whatevs. Remembering and all.]

[silentrunning]

[Chell brightens a little.]

Do you know how to make these cookies? If you do, I'd love to make them with you.

[doublethefun]

[hmmmmmmm]

Surely they cannot be that difficult to create. A recipe should provide all we need, yes?

[and since this particular pony princess hasn't actually cooked anything in 1000+ years, this will....obviously go swimmingly!]

[silentrunning]

[Why of course it will! She's Princess freakin' Luna! What could possibly go wrong?

Chell rummages around, searching out a recipe for hamantaschen. Hmm. This doesn't look too hard!

Yup. This'll go swimmingly! Quickly she pens a message to Princess Luna.]

I found the recipe!

[doublethefun]

Then I shall see thee shortly at the kitchens.

[and she'll be there, looking through the cupboards to get a sense of where everything is.]

[silentrunning]

[And Chell wanders in, recipe book balanced in her hands, reading the recipe as she walks. Bet that looks familiar, doesn't it? :P

But she stops at the counter and carefully setting down the book and waving at the Princess.

The kitchen is empty except for the two of them, remarkably, so Chell doesn't feel as freaked out as she might about what she's about to do. But after all, Luna was Nick's friend too, and Chell's friend, and that... makes her close enough to speak to.]

"Hello."

[She says the word very softly, but Luna'd probably be able to hear her anyhow.]