WEEK FIVE: 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, Roxana and Clarte alone will begin to walk through as though drawn. All you can do now is watch and wait.

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[slashay]

[wouldn't that be funny if kashuu wasn't actually standing by yams today of all days

But no of course he's here, holding onto one of Yasusada's hands tightly and watching the two combatants with an expression that's hard to read. The scales on his arms have encroached all the way up and occasionally pulse a dark red color, but his attention seems pretty firmly focused on the soon-to-be arena.]

[aitou]

[Kashuu just like "anyways I'm sick of this dude"

Yasusada's got a tight grip on his hand, and he leans heavily against him as they watch this DEPRESSING EXECUTION.]

[slashay]

[THEY SPENT TOO MANY HOURS IN EACH OTHER'S COMPANY AND NOW THEY NEED A BREAK.

But mood. Depressing already but oh so stylish... He'll be a great crutch for this stupid potato in the meantime, letting him lean as much as he wants as they wait to see who will return this time.]

[aitou]

[Well

Then the TB effect happens, and Yasusada' grip on Kashuu's hand goes white-knuckled, and he turns away to bury his face in Kashuu's shoulder, trying very, very hard to keep his breathing shallow and even.]

[slashay]

[HELP HE HATES IT HERE STOP PICKING ON YAMS' TB TRAUMA. He'll reach out with his free hand to run it in soothing circles over his back, still holding the other tightly, and he'll continue to do so until it looks like ROXANA IS ABOUT TO TAKE OFF CLARTE'S HEAD. Also wow these butterflies are mean.]

[aitou]

[The butterflies sure were mean AND SO IS JAN!!!!!!! Yasusada's got enough focus within him to fight against the effects of the poison--he looks so incredibly tense, even as Clarte claws their way back from the brink of death.]

[slashay]

[This is so fckin hateful help. He's also just laser focused on all of this despite his mouthfuls of blood and all, it's fine. When Clarte comes back and just straight up stabs Roxana, he grips Yasusada's hand even more tightly, though his expression remains hard to read.

me waiting for them to both die]