WEEK TWO: EXECUTION

[saturations]

EXECUTION: MARIE AMABUKI

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.

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, Marie alone will begin to walk through as though drawn. All you can do now is watch and wait.

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[daggering]

[ the shaking isn't surprising - neither is percy trying to move. vax wants to, too, wants to find a way to break through all of this and smash through that archway, grab marie and bring her to safety.

... by now, he knows how futile that is. but percy's right here, and against the tremor in his hand, the familiar space he knows is there, vax keeps that tight hold, fingers lacing through his in sureness, steadiness. if this is all he can do, then he'll do it. he's angry, but right now, it doesn't matter.

when the world narrows to a hospital bed, vax exhales harshly, shaky, slow, and doesn't let go. ]