[X] *At Victoria* "Stay."
"I vote for accepting--"
"What?!" Sayaka interrupts, "But she--!"
"C'mon, think about this!" Kyoko shouts, "If she's running loose, she'll end up killing someone!"
"Yumi, you...!" Homura begins, restraining her emotions, "...Weren't finished talking. Go on."
"As I was saying..." You sigh, staring at Sayaka, "...I will vote to accept Eris' deal, but only on the condition that she is placed somewhere we can monitor her, and where she won't catch anyone in her fear aura."
"That makes much more sense." Homura nods, "Well then, I suppose that's it."
"This is gonna bite us, I can feel it in my gut." Kyoko huffs, "But we lost, fair and square."
Sayaka looks a little deflated now (emotionally, not physically), "...Don't expect me to play nice with her."
Mami claps once, "Having Eris as an ally, however temporary, will be much better than having her against us. I for one would rather not see what a goddess of chaos and strife can do if she's angered."
"Goddess, schmoddess..." Kyoko grumbles, arms crossed, "She's a demon. There ain't nothing holy about her."
"Moving along." Oriko interrupts the conversation before it can devolve into an argument, "We should begin our preparations for the coming days as soon as we are able. Such as--?"
"After dinner?" Grandma pokes her head into the room, "I made spaghetti per your Grandpa's request!"
You blink, "Wait, it's already dinnertime?!" You ask in astonishment, "How long have we been--?"
"Ooooh, that smells good!" You hear Grandpa yell from the other room, "Trust me, kid, you're gonna love it!"
"Well, we're already here...!" Kyoko smiles, leaning back in her chair.
Grandma ducks back into the kitchen, and just then, Grandpa appears, followed closely by Arisu. She bows to you before taking her seat. Grandpa, of course, sits in his usual spot, rubbing his hands.
...You're still missing both Kohaku and Kazuya, though. Should you...?
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