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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[disingenuous]

[ There is a swirl of worry, uneasiness before it's washed away by her usual calm.

Her tone is very gentle: ]

... Hot Pants.

[fleshedout]

...Roxana.

[Is the level reply, though her emotions are nowhere near that. She glances over, giving her a nod. Trying to be strong.]

[disingenuous]

[ Hot Pants, you are crying in your other threads.

There is steady thrum of concern. Is Hot Pants staying strong? ]

... I can't say everything will be all right.

[ Especially as Atsushi confesses and what Vin says in return. ]

But I hope they don't feel alone.

[ Even as they prepare to fight to the death. ]

[fleshedout]

[Let a lady cry, she's a complicated female character(TM).]

[She doesn't say anything, but at this point, with the confession, and then the sudden attack, she's watching it all with a sudden renewed fury under the surface. Not at them. Its directed everywhere, as if she could somehow tear the Prism by herself, if there was a way.]

They shouldn't have to. None of this should be happening.

[disingenuous]

[ It is fine for anyone to cry in this situation. Roxana said so yesterday.

There is the usual calmness as the fighting starts. This is what can't be avoided. ]

It shouldn't, but it is. And we must watch for what comes next.

[ As Vin brings knives to a gun fight. ]