WEEK ONE: EXECUTION

[saturations]

EXECUTION: KAZUMA ASOGI

Sunday morning starts peacefully enough, until around noon, when alarms start going off on your phones. The dreadful noise is accompanied by a reminder of the execution taking place in the Central Node. You can snooze the alarms at first, but they begin to get a little more insistent. If you're being stubborn, you can probably hold out until exactly 1 PM, when an archway opens right in front of you and pulls you in.

Unlike last week's pizza party, today the Central Node is eerily quiet and empty. There are a few blankets laid out on the grass for those of you who wish to sit instead of standing the whole time. No refreshments have been provided, but the Residents are already there waiting for you.

As the last person enters the node, an enormous archway suddenly opens. This archway once again leads to an area which is pitch black inside, with white and grey dust falling softly like snow. The chilly air feels even colder than before, and you instinctively know you must not approach it. If you try to push through anyway, something is blocking your way. Smaller tears to the same space open in the air, at the very least. You can see what's happening, even if you can't follow.

Because - once the archway is open, Kazuma alone will begin to walk through as though drawn. All you can do now is watch and wait.

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EXECUTION

[saturations]

[the archway opens. it’s dark inside, besides the gently falling gray and white dust all around. everyone feels frozen in place, almost as if in fear, unable to approach it or react.

only kazuma will be able to step forward into the archway. he feels as though he’s in something of a trance, walking through into the darkness, unable to stop himself or resist. but it doesn’t feel bad in there. it feels numb, and cold, a void, absent of feeling, like the dead of going to sleep. after the weekend kazuma has had, perhaps that feels nice.

and then he opens his eyes, abruptly, like he’s waking from a nightmare. everyone waiting back in the central node can see as kazuma seems to come back to himself, and through the large archway and the tears in the air around them, they can see the dark void swirl with color and begin to shift.]

[saturations]

[kazuma's eyes open as though waking from a nightmare. whatever he was feeling before he stepped through the archway is still there, but starting to fade, as he takes in the surroundings he's in.

he's inside a very familiar room inside a very familiar Japanese style home. there's a floor desk, surrounded by papers neatly organized. there's the comforting smell of paper and tea and home cooking in the air. at his hip is the comforting weight of the blade karuma. he must have only nodded off for a moment, his work and his travel papers for great britain spread out before him. nearby, a gentle looking young girl in a kimono sits, serene, a large encyclopedia in her lap, eyes downcast as she appears to read over the pages of the entry she's stopped on. months of time, strange awful events, feel like a distant memory now, or perhaps only a dream. was any of that even real?

welcome home, kazuma asogi.]

PEANUT GALLERY

[saturations]

[ Everyone is frozen for the time being, unable to move, or do anything but watch. This includes your Residents, who seem to be present this time. ]

[classmate]

LET’S FUCKIN’ GOOOOOOO!!

[ but for real this time ]

[countermeasures]

[wow if they're all unable to move, we don't get any gratuitous handholding today



anyway, jiuqing is watching kazuma walk through that archway, her fists clenched. are they frozen that way now? yeah.]

[moonlightbeast]

[But our HANDHOLDING]

[pura]

[imagine if i said nogiku got frozen with one leggy in the air, mid step. no one can stop me from doing that?

anyway, they're all frozen so she's making the most furious, growling sound at the back of her throat as she watches the proceedings.]

[thejkdefense]

[Well! Time to watch]

[aitou]

[Well, so much for being his second.

Anyway yams is here.]

[decisions]

[ frozen in place with his arms folded, watching kazuma make his way through the archway. thank fuck vax doesn't need a ride today. ]

[daggering]

[ vax'ildan is standing (and actually standing this time, thank u heal pods) somewhere near percy, dressed in his armor, with his arms folded across his chest.

he's got his hood up, but otherwise watches the proceedings with his mouth pressed into a line. ]

[nightchild]

[so i guess we're all frozen and itsuki has no excuse to be a ho, so he's just going to watch

his face pales immediately when he sees the room, the girl. #when a slut is about to experience trauma]

[allomantic]

[standing frozen in place with a deep frown, but she's watching silently for now.]

[withaswing]

[She's frozen in perfect posture, but the hands are her sides are balled. The dislike is visible on her face, but she isn't looking away.]

[hasteful]

[the sheer number of times buzen is going to try to move during this execution to try to comfort someone and he can't.... the boyfriend nerf...

as is though, his expression is saddened and one hand rests on the hilt of his sword. (yams voice) so much for being his second.]

[georeject]

[... well, this manages to be even worse than expected.]

[bestaround]

[ Yep, he's here, and seems to be watching closely. ]

[9mon]

[So it turns out they don't get choices when it comes to these...

At least he's sitting down.]

[furrier]

[ Garou doesn't look particularly tense as he watches the scene unfold, and his attention seems to be mostly on Susato.

Just... curious. Whatever is going on? o: ]

[gogoghostpowers]

[ Danny is frozen much like Vin is, except his expression isn't quite as severe. Because he can't quite figure out what to feel. Anger, horror, fear...? All he knows is, it's bad. ]

[chevaliered]

[ crow is not frozen because he's too #swag for your game mechanics.


no he's frozen as shit. arms folded, watching what's going on with a tense little frown on his face. no likey. ]

[fleshedout]

[She's stony-faced as always, but when she sees the girl, there's a raise of her eyebrows....and then she's frowning even more deeply.]

[This...how dare they....]

[experimint]

[ oh...

well. nothing to do but watch. ]

[highrisk]

[ adding to the chain of frozen people who aren't saying anything wow ]

[disingenuous]

[ would anyone believe me if i said roxana lost her talent for grace for two seconds and she's stuck mid-trip


is this real of fake who knows

Roxana is here, her expression closing off, also not saying anything wow. ]