WEEK FOUR: 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, Atsushi and Vin alone will begin to walk through as though drawn. All you can do now is watch and wait.

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PEANUT GALLERY

[saturations]

[ Everyone, your feet are frozen for the time being. You can talk and hold hands or whatnot. This includes your Residents, who seem to be present this time. ]

A THING

[saturations]

[ As you stand here and watch this unfold, you start to think to yourself ... what if you also have something inside of you, biding its time. waiting to push its way out of your skin, and harm the ones you love.

you can't shake the feeling. a small edge of that nauseated, overwhelming feeling you had when you saw someone else transform last week. could it happen to you too? ]

[daggering]

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my turn! haha!!!



vax is here, in his armor, mouth drawn into a thin line and expression stormy. he walked here with vin, and he doesn't look even remotely surprised when it's her, though he leans down to say something quiet to her as she continues to work - if you're really listening, you'll hear it. i love you. be careful.

..

after that, he's just silent, watching the proceedings, his emotions somewhere between worry, anxiety, steadfast resolve, and a horrible torrent of grief. ]

[petalbursts]

[ ruby comes up, after seeing this, and holds tight to vax's hand. giving it a firm squeeze. ]

[decisions]

[ he's here, just placing a hand on vax's shoulder and staying very still with his eyes trained on the scene at hand.

he'll take his grief and his stress and anxiety and just silently marries it with what strength he can offer, his own worry and anger seething beneath. ]

[ktiseos]

[he's here, during this, just. staying next to vax without saying anything.

his own emotions are mostly quiet focus. a little concern mixed in, at that anxiety and grief coming from vax. but he's maintaining something steady, at the least, in hopes that'll help.]

[fleshedout]

...

[She might be a mess of emotions here, but she's reaching out to touch his shoulder gently, nodding.]

I believe in them.

[countermeasures]

[she reaches over to put a hand on his arm, trying to radiate calming vibes (thanks hairpin). there's an undercurrent of worry, but it's muted beneath the calm.]

[disingenuous]

[ there's a flicker of concern that she won't hide, but she's calm as ever.

she won't say anything, but she will look over to check on him from time to time. ]

[9mon]

[With my three, Kumon is running a fever. When he watches Vin and Atsushi walk in, he curls up so he's not looking at what's happening beyond the archway.]

[decisions]

[ percy is standing here watching with his eyes and their pink-lensed glasses trained forward. there's a sensation of sturdiness that comes from him, a quiet resolution, and maybe just. a little bit of hope.

and then vin walks in, and well... a quiet flash of worry.

he stands still though, wearing a deep blue sweater and a white collared shirt underneath. pinned to the collar is a familiar looking silver rose pin. ]

[pura]

[Ah.

Suddenly, a painful spike of anger and sorrow as she watches Atsushi and Vin walk through the archway. Nogiku's face remains impassive, though her hands ball into fists at her side.]

[highrisk]

[ damien sure looks calm for someone who's emotions are a hellscape!!!!!! ]

[georeject]

[clarte glances to where ruby is, as a request echoes through their mind ("make sure ruby isn't alone?"), but seeing that she's with vax, they relax. just slightly.

they don't seem surprised to see vin there, but they watch, grim.]

[petalbursts]

[ oh her emotions are a mess. worry, sadness, anxiety...etc.

she hates this. ]

[fleshedout]

[She's watching, her face...surprisingly emotional, crushed. For someone who usually stands her ground, she's no longer a steel wall of emotion like before.]

I knew it.

[The vibes are absolutely sorrowful and heartsick, here, mixed with anxiety, a seemingly new emotion for Hot Pants, thrumming under the surface. To see these two fight....its devastating.]

[chevaliered]

[ crow's emotions are.... kinda tempered. but more like he's purposely keeping a lid on them as much as he can.

get close enough and it's a bit of a mess all up in there, especially when vin walks forwards as well. ]

[countermeasures]

[jiuqing doesn't seem surprised at all to see vin walking through that archway - there's no surprise in her feelings.

there is worry, though - and anger, and regret - though it's all sort of muted and blanketed by a sense of calm that grows a little bit stronger when jiuqing fiddles with the amber stone on her hairpin. a normal week she could just try to make sure she looks composed; this week, since everyone is sharing feelings, she's trying to force herself to be composed instead, so she doesn't project worry and anxiety everywhere and turn the peanut gallery into a feedback loop of bad vibes.]

[meteion]

[ my obligatory tweet that Meteion is here.... yaaaay.

who just looks and feels incredibly pained. sometimes you all just feel so much for an empath bird, damb. ]

[aitou]

[Yasusada is here, probably holding hands with Kashuu as usual. One day Aki is gonna show up like "actually no they're not bye yams"

He's in his normal clothes today, so no bandages are visible, but if you're close enough you'll probably pick up on the low thrum of physical pain underneath his somber focus. There's a thread of hope in there, too, but it's faint.]

[gogoghostpowers]

[ Danny winces upon seeing Atsushi and Vin both move. He watches, struck still not just by his feet frozen in place, but also the grimness of it all. He's radiating worry, fear, and a bit of guilt. ]

[disingenuous]

[ there is no surprise, and roxana's emotions reflect how she looks: calm and composed.

there is a small undercurrent of grimness, but her calmness is what's being projected. ]

[experimint]

[ i, francy, am not home, so this is the pb is here and watching this and the vibes are just hnnnnn ]

[disestablishment]

[ Aymeric is here to witness!! And the emotions shared are sorrow and frustration, but those are being stifled by a composed and practiced calm. ]

[brotograph]

[ somebody help me tame this animal i have become playing in the background of his emotions with the mod update.

he thought he already overcame this kind of fear but here we are. ]