WEEK SIX: EXECUTION

[saturations]

EXECUTION: CLARTE

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

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[9mon]

[He does, indeed, have both of these things in his pockets.]

Yeah. [Not wearing them yet.]

... Feeling okay, Danny?

[gogoghostpowers]

[ nervous laugh ] Yeah. Of course I'm fine, Kumon.

[ he tightens his hug around him though ]

[9mon]

[He leans into him and braces for this execution to get worse.]

[gogoghostpowers]

[ Danny lets his head rest on Kumon's shoulder, trying to keep still when he starts hacking up a few brambles and blue flower petals. ]

[9mon]

[Kumon is not coughing. He loops an arm around Danny for at least a little bit of stability.]

[gogoghostpowers]

[ his grip tightening as things get more and more violent, more and more awful. ]

Kumon...put on the mask and headphones.

[9mon]

[He does put on the headphones, but he tucks his face into his knees. One his hands is still clutching onto Kazunari's and the familiar small amber keychain.]

[gogoghostpowers]

[ Good. Now that the headphones are on, Danny feels like he has...permission, almost.

As the execution carries on, he buries his face into Kumon's shoulder and clings on for dear life, weeping into him. ]

[fleshedout]

[Just looking over, with a concerned expression.]

[She's coughing petals into her hand, but she's stashing them away in her pockets.]

[dms]

[ gives him a concerned look. ]

Fenty...

[gogoghostpowers]

[ shakes his head into Kumon's neck, just clings onto him tighter and curls up closer. Like if he just tries hard enough, he can melt into Kumon's side and disappear. ]

[dms]

...Try to take it easy, Fenty. Take deep breaths, like Kumopi's been doing, okay?

[gogoghostpowers]

[ thanks for the advice! danny will be doing the exact opposite of that, actually! his crying just grows more intense, more jagged. ]

[dms]

[ okay. he's just going to gently swap hands for kumon, so he can gently touch danny's back. ]

[9mon]

[ You could've cried on him even without the noise cancellation.

Kumon hugs him tighter. ]

[gogoghostpowers]

[ no, the noise cancellation is important. because danny's sobbing is just intensifying! louder, more irregular, like he can hardly keep up with the tears. His hands dig into Kumon for traction, like if he doesn't, he'll get swept away. ]

[9mon]

[He's not even all the way healed, but he doesn't make a sound about it.

Kumon can't see it, can't hear it, but he can feel it. The way Danny is sobbing against him, and how little Kumon can do for him like this.

The phantom feeling of chains happen. It hurts. There's no where to go.]

Danny...