week 2 - execution & aftermath

[vicedirector]

seven vices execution & aftermath ♫ sunday After everyone has voted, the paper and photos will disappear. Miata will usher everyone outside, only allowing them to grab their coats and weather-appropriate gear, and lead them to the bonfire. Floating in the middle of the flames, a list appears, clear as day. >Gather? victim culprit cast setting rulebook

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RESULTS

[vicedirector]

[ Miata looks straight into the crowd, her back to the flames. Her face is hard set and stony, hard to read, but a little sad if you look closely. ]

...congratulations. By a majority vote, Mikazuki Munechika has been found guilty for the murder of Kurisu Makise.

Mikazuki, a few moments for your last words.

[heiancrescent]

Congratulations, everyone. Your hard work has paid off and no one innocent has to take the blame. The mirror was indeed powerful, it seems this old man's mind wasn't as resilient as I thought it would be.

I may not have any right to make a request, but please take care of my friend Urashima Kotetsu. He has two loving brothers who wish to see him return alive.

[His smile never seemed to wear even from the start.]

[herbgrace]

...You should apologize to him. [She voted for Gilbert because she believed in Urashima, and he must be heartbroken right now.]

[muties]

Obvs we will take care of Urashima, he's a pure little kitten. [ unlike u, but Roxy isn't Hella pissed or anything since Mikazuki doesn't seem Super evil. ]

... So why the fuck was your plan so goddamn elaborate, huh?

[dhaosu]

...Hn.

[ ... ]

So you are saying that is why you made the kill, then? You became simply paranoid and killed someone?

[minogame]

( UGH

As soon as he sees the results, Urashima is running towards Mikazuki, clinging onto him desperately, eyes welling with tears. )

Mikazuki-san, why?! Why, why, why?! ( He's crying, completely hysterical. ) Why didn't you talk to me? Why didn't you tell me something was wrong?! Why-- I'm strong! I could have been strong for you! I would have stopped you if...

Mikazuki-saaaaan...!

[sobowtor]

I can't believe you made Urashima that upset to the point he voted for himself for murdering someone and didn't say a single thing.

[Come here-- Poland will break you into pieces and throw you in the ocean herself.]

[unpleasantries]

If you were so concerned about an innocent taking the blame, you would've spoken up. Spare us the pleasantries and die.

[jackhole]

... Dude.

[ are you serious ]

That was super un-bro-y of you. [ ... ] Dick.

[stupidly]

[YOU BRO-PATTED HIS SHOULDER, BRUH.

Betrayed by a fellow Toriumi.

But more seriously, Gilbert's debating whether or not to say something, but he's definitely watching Mikazuki with a careful eye.]

Execution: Hototogisu

[vicedirector]

[ [ After Mikazuki finishes speaking with everyone, the fire roars, so loudly and brightly that everyone will be temporarily blinded. When everyone's vision returns, Mikazuki will be gone--but he will be visible within the fire just like the list before.

The scene opens with two full moons hanging bright in the sky over an open field. Mikazuki stands alone in the field with his sword at his side. The wind blows and grotesque army appears.

Mikazuki smiles serenely and draws his blade, eyes glowing as bright as the moons in the sky before charging into the enemy’s frontline. Mikazuki is a skilled swordsman, easily cutting down enemy after enemy without breaking so much as a sweat and when all is done, he stands alone in the field again, surrounded by broken bones, armor, and swords. The battle is over but he doesn’t put away his sword just yet.

From the sky, a childish laugh is heard and Mikazuki raises his sword in time to catch a small dancing spirit. It dances around, skipping about to the point it is almost impossible for Mikazuki to keep up. When he’s finally close enough to strike, a giant appears and sets him back and then another pair of monsters with great swords move in.

Mikazuki appears taken aback for a second, eyes growing wide as if he recognizes the spirits but he steels himself. Once again, he moves in for the attack and though this battle is much harder than the last but he presses forward.

Above, the first and second moon begin to wane until the battle ends with Mikazuki standing victorious but not alone under a passing lunar eclipse.

The wind dies down, leaving a strange lull in its wake.

In the midst of an endless battlefield, a grotesque new enemy appears from a rift, emitting a blue, spiritual light. Though it looks the same as other spirits Mikazuki has fought, this one lacks the wild and angry energy of the earlier armies. As it draws its sword, the blue light flickers and the spirit reveals itself as a second Mikazuki but this one is missing the original’s smile and his eyes dark like the other side of the moon.

The emotionless reflection attacks.

This is Mikazuki’s third battle and he begins to wear down. The battle is over almost too fast and it ends with the original down on his knees and laughs, still smiling as blood spills from his lips, “Well, all things are doomed to perish one day. That day happens to be today - that is all there is to it.”

The moons in the sky are fully eclipse and the reflection’s skin begins to crack and shatter revealing the hideous, skeletal true form underneath. It grows and grows and grows until a giant monster looms over Mikazuki. It’s jaw opens large and wide and the monster swoops down on Mikazuki, devouring him.

The image slowly fades from view, until the fire is simply a fire, again. ]

((Characters are free to disperse at this point))

[minogame]

( When Mikazuki disappears, Urashima is left in the snow holding onto nothing when just a minute ago, there had been something. He’s looking down at his arms and then up when the fire begins to glow again. His eyes are wide and it’s hard to tell if they’re bright because he’s staring right into the fire or because he’s about to cry. Maybe both. As the scenes begin to unfold, he takes one dazed step towards the pit which is probably enough of a warning sign for anyone watching because he’s about to run right into the fire. )

ANOTHER THING

[vicedirector]

For the rest of the night, Faize, Bill, Urashima, and Roxy will have awful sore throats; Inaba, Dhaos, Morrigan, and Clover will have full-body aches; Lithuania, Selena, Rhys, and Youko will experience splitting pain in their right arm and right leg. These will not fade until they go to sleep.

[herbgrace]

[The pain comes on fast, and it's visible on Lithuania's face when it does. She winces, her entire body stiffens--especially her right arm and leg, and so she nearly trips. But only nearly. She struggles to smooth over her features and remains standing, perhaps only out of stubbornness. She's been in pain like this before, though it doesn't happen often. She can handle it. She will handle it.]

I suppose Sisuca counts this week for strange effects as well.

[dhaosu]

[ This very well awakens him to the fact that he should get going, especially when his body is aching all over. So he will be ... speed-walking towards the hotel, or through the halls. He may be a tad bit distracted, however, and might nearly bump or brush past someone on his way. ]

[dereban]

[ Of fucking course. Although Inaba wishes she had the strength to deal with the ordeal of a full body ache, with all the stress that's been building up and this whole deal, she isn't going to make very far before she has to place her hand on the wall, clicking her tongue regardless of how much she saw this coming in the end.

She's walking with wobbly feet, almost on the verge of falling but pulling enough, just out of sheer force of will. Not that it helps much as she balls her hand into a tight fist, features twisting in pain, anger, frustration - a mixture of things altogether. ]

Shit... [ She might need a little help here, since she's on the verge of toppling over by the time she gets back to the hotel. ]

[fourleafcleaver]

[They're done. The trial's over. They got the right guy, didn't execute her—thank goodness they dismissed her as a possibility early on but she definitely spent too much of Saturday panicking a little.

Someone more reasonable might deal with exhaustion on top of everything hurting by hauling off to their room. Not being that someone, Clover plops down to take a seat in the snow and collapses back. She's just gonna lie down here for a little bit?? You know, like you do???? Clover you're gonna get tripped over.

The smallest, squeakiest mumble from the ground:] Finally done with that crap.

[symbologic]

[He'd had a feeling something would happen to him and the rest of the lust designations, of course. There's no way what happened last week was just a coincidence or a one-off thing. Though he'd been expecting a headache, much like what Envy had had to endure when one of their own was killed by a blow to the head.]

[So when his throat suddenly feels like it's on fire instead, he's definitely a little surprised. His eyes widen as he raises a hand to his neck as a raspy little gasp escapes his throat.]

Ah--

[Well this is probably going to make conversation a little difficult, but at least he can walk back to the hotel just fine? Which he'll do at some point, surely.]

[jackhole]

[ okay because i need it, as rhys starts walking back to the hotel from the chapel -- his arm starts emitting bursts of static. the robot one, of course. there's a yelp here as he grabs it with his flesh hand to hold onto it but it keeps fritzing out and suddenly, without warning, it jerks backwards.

then forwards.

then backwards again.

actually, it starts swinging in every kind of direction, little bolts of electrical discharge bursting out every so often. hopefully you're not standing too close because there's a large chance that you might just be smacked right in the face. with a pretty heavy metal hand. whoops!

and if you're not smacked by it, rhys is still trying to get it under control but snow + arm + rhys' own yelling means he's going to slip and bam, crash right into the snow. why this. why this!!

does anyone want to help rhys as his arm tries to literally go insane? ]

H-Heeeeelp!

[stupidly]

HRF—

[That's the sound of Gilbert getting smacked soundly in the face by a very heavy robot arm... There's also a little "pauf" noise as he immediately grabs his nose and tips over into the snow like the balance-less twig he is.

Will Rhys be joining him in snowy hell soon?? Gilbert's still rolling to the side and reeling, but he'll check on his poor comrade soon...]

[princessantly]

[ Well, sure, she can try to help-- by safely avoiding it until he falls and she can try to pin it to the ground. ]

Hold on?!

[ ... This could sound more reassuring, but she's never had to triumph over an errant arm before. ]

[muties]

[ Roxy's just trying to hurry back to the hotel to find something to soothe her new sore throat when a whack from SOME ASSHOLE'S out of control robot arm smacks her in the back of the head, sending her to her knees in the snow.

She can't really yelp, just make a wheezy whining noise before she rounds on Rhys. In a hoarse voice, ] Do we need to rip your arm off?

[ LET'S RIP YOUR ARM OFF ]

[keepshispride]

[Catches the robot arm by the wrist in a vice-like grip just before it smacks Vegeta right in the face.]

Control yourself, idiot! [Tightens his grip... Rhys, you weren't too attached to this arm, right? Besides the literal sense, of course.]

[detanimetion]

HEY!! [Undyne blocks the arm coming towards her face with one of her spears, smacking it away from her.] What's wrong with you?! This isn't exactly a great time to start dancing around like a crazy person!

[friendboned]

[Papyrus sure did get smacked in the face. He even gets knocked back a few feet]

[Will this deter him? A b s o l u t e l y n o t]

RHYS.... YOU'RE DANCING IN JOY TO BE IN MY PRESENCE? NO... YOUR FEELINGS FOR ME... THEY'RE TOO MUCH!!

[Mama mia here we go again]