WEEK 5; EXECUTION

[killerwaves]

Execution

Like always, no one is forced to assemble on the sandbar for execution, but given the verdict of yesterday you might feel obliged to follow the kittybots for various reasons. Things have been cleared up since the mess of trial, as always, though no amount of effort can block out the continued muted wailing of the warped whirlpools over the waves -- they sound a bit closer, now, in fact. The shimmer of the phenomenon is visible from Seagull's Playground, too, as though peeking whimsically over the horizon at the fruits of its own labor.

And those fruits are quite visible, in the form of two figures paraded out in front of everyone once again, down in the bowl of the amphitheater.

The administrators are present as usual, as are the sundry kittybots with snacks; this week they're offering cute cookies perhaps (in)appropriately themed. And of course there's milk, because you can't serve cookies without them.

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(( OOC: Executions are voluntary except for the executed and executioner. The path back to the island will also remain for the entirety of the execution, so characters may leave whenever they wish as well.))

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[finalmix]

[ aaaaalso here, for better or for worse. also has cookies. ]

Somehow I expected this.

[ saying what everyone is thinking tbh ]

[microtransactions]

[ we're glad for josh saying the quiet part out loud ]

Honestly, for a couple of guys just trying to make sure enough people die every week, they sure do seem to like going for spectacle.

[finalmix]

What can I say, spectacle sells the story~

[microtransactions]

Ahhhhh, but what kind of story are they even going for?

'Misery wins, it's a mistake to care about anyone ever?' Those feelings will only be exploited and taken advantage of— that's the vibe they're gunning for, right?

[ and so the shittiest social experiment continues. ]

[finalmix]

[ hm.








see, josh would normally quip back with something witty almost instantly, but there's just something about how that's phrased that makes him go quiet for a moment ]

2/2

[finalmix]

[ but it's fine! you didn't see that. ]

Something like that~ Futility and tragedy and all that makes a bestseller or a blockbuster movie, if they wanted to write a story about starcrossed lovers, that is~

[microtransactions]

[ hmm. hm. hmmmm.

well, joshua's spared from comment due to developments down in the arena: ]

Somehow I don't think the actors are onboard with this kind of narrative.

[finalmix]

[ deflection success!! didn't even need to roll a dice for it ]

Seems like it~ [ there's a laugh here, but it's not the annoying high pitched giggle, something a little bit more... pensive? ] Somehow, I didn't think so either, but humanity is full of surprises sometimes.

[microtransactions]

[ yeah yeah, enjoy that successful deflection while magolor won't push, considering the things that have happened this week. ]

I guess even someone like you can still be surprised, huh?

[ and... oh wow they're really going for it, straight for the admins

there's a moment of brief surprise from him as well, before his posture relaxes again, for a given measure of slack ... but ready to clear the area in case something happens. ]

[finalmix]

You'd be surprised. I quite like not being omniscient for once~

[ but then again josh isn't... entirely surprised that the both of them are gunning for the admins.

also since I nerfed like 90% of Josh's powers he's just going to continue watching the 1/?????? fiasco, mags is on his own for barrier spells and the like oops ]

[microtransactions]

[ who said he'd do barrier, he might just dimensional vanish the hell out of dodge if things end up escalating in a bad way—

ah, there's the glass wall (?) (frozen air?) from last time. the 1/???? reign of terror continues. ]

[microtransactions]

[ and when the glass comes up

ugh, seriously? at least it's not sand this time, but seriously? ]