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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[chevaliered]

[ they are watching these sad children have a carnival date of death and all itsuki can think is damb son get it? wow. ]

...

Can't go wrong with fireworks when trying to impress someone you like. It's a big romance thing, huh? [ for whatever reason. ]

[nightchild]

[HE'S TRYING TO MAKE THIS A NON DEPRESSION FEEDBACK LOOP]

It can be. They're usually meant for celebration, but...

[he trails off at Atsushi's confession, his eyes going wide. damb, son.]

[chevaliered]

...

Brave kid.

[daggering]

[ you can just feel vax's pride, from over here. it's still bittersweet and hard to watch, but there's an unmistakable pride to it, too. ]

... Sure is.

[nightchild]

...Yeah.

[bittersweet twofold, but soft and a little happy as well,]

[chevaliered]

[ sure is bittersweet. there are some other complicated little snags in the emotions there, but overall it's just a little bright spot in all this shit, as sad as it is. ]

Nice not to leave things unsaid, even if it does hurt.

[daggering]

[ a nod - there's a sense of solidarity and warmth. ]

Yeah.

...We talked about it, last night. Not having regrets.

[ holds this ot3 in my shaking hands ]

[chevaliered]

[ sometimes the kids are alright until they're not and one of them is shooting the other in the face and the third is here feeling not so great. ]

... Mm. I guess that's a good point.