WEEK THREE: EXECUTION

[saturations]

EXECUTION: TRIAL BY COMBAT

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

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[chevaliered]

[ well, with that final update: ]

... uh.

[highrisk]

[ I've been here the whole time and not away doing chores i promise. ]

... Huh.

[chevaliered]

[ he looks up. and then at damien, and then up again. ]

... Uh. Yeah.

[pura]

[uh. yeah.]

... Is that really it?

[thejkdefense]

...probably the best result one could have expected. How unexpectedly merciful.

[He certainly didn't see that one coming!]

[chevaliered]

... yeah, I'm...

[ wow. ]

I'm definitely not complaining, but-- how?

[thejkdefense]

"The convicted can choose execution, or... combat against one of you"

It never said it would be execution by combat against one of you, you know.

[Just saying]

[chevaliered]

[ he tilts his head. ]

I guess we'll find out, if this happens again.

[ there is something a little shuttered in his eyes at that thought, though. ]

[thejkdefense]

Indeed. There's no reason to think next time it will end like this, though...but after seeing this, any future culprit would do good in choosing combat.

Just in case.

[Having said that, November shrugs and turns to leave. Today was an interesting day!]

[pura]

[and now malik is a goat.]

...

So there's the punchline.

[chevaliered]

[ he closes his eyes. ]

... Yeah, looks like.

[pura]

[She puts a hand to her mouth as she starts to regurgitate pure color.]

This is... Why?

[chevaliered]

[ aidios, well this is happening. crow just presses a hand to his mouth to wipe alway the colour. ]

What the fuc--

[pura]

[Looking over at the Steel thread, coughing more color.]

There's that word again... "Refraction."

[chevaliered]

[ NO WAIT NVM THEY'RE BARFING UP RAINBOWS THERE'S PUNCHLINE .... 2 ]

[highrisk]

[ if damien had a nickle for every time the front of his hoodie was covered in weird neon rainbow vomit, he'd have two nickles

which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice ]

[daggering]

[ +1!!!!!!!!! ]

[highrisk]

[ you responded so fast that i couldn't even correct myself after learning that apparently i don't know how to spell nickel ]

[chevaliered]

[ if it helps i didn't notice ("becks you're a brit") i didn't notice. ]

[chevaliered]

[ damien, sweetie, stop barfing rainbows.

i say as crow is also coughing up the rainbow. love that for them. ]

[highrisk]

[ hey it wasn't even him last time!!! ]

What the fuck.

[chevaliered]

[ succinct.

crow just coughs and has to cover his mouth. lovely. ]

-- What did he do-- [ WHY IS MALIK A NIGHTMARE GOAT. ]