WEEK FOUR: EXECUTION

[gatonina]

EXECUTION

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POPULATION: 25 Good morning, Camp Gatonina. The weather is, uh, out to fucking murder you. Hail falls from the sky, pelting down on anyone who dares be outside. Seems like it's a good idea to find something to shield yourself with sooner, rather than later. At 9AM, two hours after the bugle call for breakfast, you will be drawn to the bonfire. Your body will move of its own volition, giving you little to no time to pick up any sort of protection. As you approach the bonfire, you will find that you are not the only one. The Camp Directors and Yasusada seem to be marching to the same rhythm as the rest of you, their movements stiff as they approach from the direction of the Isolation Cabin. In light of the weather, it looks like the directors have acquired... ice umbrellas? Yes, ice umbrellas to shield themselves with. Once everyone has gathered in the same location, you will hear a voice that is recognized by none. "Two in a row? Meh. It's nothing to write home about. Zeeeeeero points for effort this time. Yamatonokami Yasusada, get over here." Yasusada will be forced to approach the fire, as everyone else takes several steps back to form something of an impromptu fighting ring around the bonfire. "As for your opponent... Oh, right. A certain someone forgot how to fucking pace themselves, didn't they? Losing limbs is sooooo cliche, but here's a fun and sexy idea. Flayn, why don't you join your new best friend? Loose lips sink ships!" Similarly to Yasusada, Flayn will be forced to approach the fire. Those in the audience will find themselves rooted to the spot, and the participants of the execution will hit an invisible barrier three feet away from the rest of the group if they try to escape. In her dominant hand, Flayn will find a 20-sided dice... though three of the sides are now blank. But that's not all. All numbers above 9 glow pink. For whatever reason, there is something about the sight that will fill all those who lay their eyes upon it with a deep sense of dread. You're all old pros at this. It goes without saying that it's time for the execution to begin.

Comments

[unfriendliest]

[ taako gets a sharp look at that. ]

If he walks out of this ring, I will break you before you can touch him.

[chaoticlootral]

Go for it!

[disreguarded]

I mean, it could've been a fucking pen again. [ her voice is very, very tense. ]

[coastal]

She shouldn't be up there in the first place!!

[she opens her mouth to say something else - but a glance to kara makes her bite her tongue.]

We wanted Yasusada to fight honorably but if... it's Flayn...

[how can he properly duel? and with those weapons? what mercy can they be afforded?]

[givethemhell]

[YEEHAW THIS IS ALREADY A TERRIBLE DAY!!! Wei Wuxian has stuck near Tonbo, both for hail shield and also General Comfort.

He sure does grimace upon seeing the mallet, though. HOW IS THIS A STEP ABOVE A ROCK. BECAUSE IT HAS A HANDLE??]

[survivaltricks]

[Akira doesn't say anything to that, but Ash will feel the roaring fire that is Akira's rage coursing through him when he makes contact. but there's something else flickering underneath it. . . guilt, perhaps? a tiny pinprick of guilt in the wave of fury]

[he shakes his head, hands clenching into fists and trembling at his sides, and falls silent]

[ruffboi]

Dimitri.

[He knows how Dimitri feels all too well, so he'll just say, serious.]

She can do it. [He doesn't know that he believes that, but.] It's cruel, but maybe also this is something important for her, too.

[coastal]

Enough!! Both of you!

[survivaltricks]

[it's not that he thought Flayn was helpless, he just-- he just. . .]

[. . .]

[he swallows thickly, jaw set, hands clenched into fists at his sides. his entire body is trembling with barely restrained anger, but. . . he says nothing else]

[haw]

Co-fuckin'-signed.

[okitactless]

[Understandably, Yasusada looks tired. It's exhausting, being overcome by emotion. There's tension in his body until her name is called out, and then...

...It's not relief, exactly. But he closes his eyes for a moment, and nods. So it's her, then. That's fine. She has the right to do this.

The mallet appears in his hand, and he looks at it for a minute. Ah... he has no idea what this is. But it isn't sharp, and it's sturdy enough that he doesn't think it could try to break it. Blunt weapons aren't to his taste, they cause too much unnecessary pain, but--it could be worse.]

Flayn-kun. [His voice is calm, as is his gaze when he looks up at her.] I promised that I would fight honorably today. I don't want to let those people down.

[And anyway, he doesn't want to cause her this kind of pain. He's done enough damage already, taking her partner away from her. If she wants the opportunity to be by his side again, he shouldn't rob her of that.]

But if you'd rather I didn't, then I won't. [He didn't have the chance to fight for his life in the castle, so it's nothing new to him.] It's up to you.

[ruffboi]

[He gives Kara a grim look, and shakes his head, but he doesn't say anything. He's not going to interfere directly on this one, given - well, who can say!]

[axilium]

[...

belph will just put a hand on steph's shoulder, even if it's probably not much of a comfort what with emotion share.]

[unfriendliest]

I will.

[ that's a solemn vow. yasusada will break today, one way or another - but of all the people who could do it, ookurikara won't allow taako to be one. ]

[disreguarded]

[ beau just looks so, so annoyed from wherever she's at in relation to kara. ]

[daifukus]

[ THEIR TERRIBLE NO GOOD VACATION CONTINUES. it's fine. they're fine.

despite the emotion sharing tonbo reaches for his hand. he's gonna stress out before the hour is over. ]

To believe in either fails the other yet I wish for both to survive.

[voidbreaker]

[ ah yeah. anger.

the guilt gets a slight, sideways look from ash, right at him. but he doesn’t say anything. ]

All we get to do is watch. [ said. super drily, and there’s anger there — there’s always anger there, but right now? he’s so mad. ]

[daifukus]

[ please don't add more unnecessary death to today ]

[wowcool]

[He definitely lets her! He's pulled up his coat like in the icon to prevent him from getting hit by ice but anyways, he's just happy to squeeze her hand.]

[She'll definitely get a lot of worry and anxiousness above his usual, well, constant anxiety. But there's a bit of comfort too, over the touch.]

[disreguarded]

I know, Akira, I know.

[ he doesn't have to say it. ] Breathe, babe. We'll make it through, one way or another.

[voidbreaker]

[ he just glances over. hm. ]

[shortforever]

How about both of you chill, and we accept whatever result comes out of this, yeah? I'd like to not trigger another trial right away, thanks.

[vigilantics]

This place is such bullshit...

[survivaltricks]

[he hates it]

[isn't that all they can ever do? watch and hope for the best? fold their hands together and pray that the outcome is favorable to them? he hates it. he hates it so much. Ash will feel a wave of helplessness join the anger and guilt]

[. . . it isn't fair, and he is so, so tired]

[still he says nothing]

[unfriendliest]

She shouldn't, but we can't change it now.

[ . . .

he nods in understanding, as yasusada speaks. ]

He's letting her choose - that's the honorable choice, too.