[After]
[Clothed in a charcoal suit, light cream shirt and white tie, Ribbons took his time to go the funeral. He had heard the announcement a few days back, but he did not know exactly how to approach. Ashton was his student and he wanted to show his sympathies. He had seen who were being laid to rest -- and truly, there are things far stranger in the universe is all he could think about. He stayed behind the whole time -- mostly because he felt that those who attended knew Ashton's friends when they were alive. Once the crowd thinned out, near the end, Ribbons approached the freshly covered hole, and placed a bouquet of white and yellow chrysanthemums. He stood in front of the stones for a minute or so, until he approached his student.]