week 4 - 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, Vegeta has been found guilty for the murder of Selena.

Vegeta, a few moments for your last words.

[keepshispride]

[Vegeta... Does not look surprised. He stares into the fire for one, long, quiet moment before turning to face the others.]

Selena followed me to the station because I told her I'd heard activity in that direction and suspected that someone was about to be killed there. She went with the aim of preventing a murder. When she realised it was her own, she fought back bravely.

[So. There's that.]

When I arrived in this town, I was prevented from taking advantage of a very brief opportunity. To fight someone I... Never properly defeated. You all interpreted that motive as altering time, I only saw it as an offer to be given what was taken from me.

That wasn't everything but... The rest has nothing to do with any of you. [Closes his eyes briefly.] Not that it worked, in any case.

[muties]

That was why you did it... so you could go fight some other a-hole? That is the shittiest reason for murder I've heard, and they've all been shitty reasons!

[ INTENSE FROWNING. With a side of facepalm. ]

[minogame]

( Urashima is quiet for a long time, awkwardly so. He probably speaks after a few other people and even then, it's quiet. )

You used me.

( For an alibi??? Even if it wasn't planned??? )

[brawlhalla]

...Then I guess this is goodbye.

[ That's all she can think to say. ]

[herbgrace]

Really, she left for a reason like that... [It was stupid to leave for any reason on Thursday, but Lithuania can see someone like Selena trying to help anyway.] What were your other motives? The one you gave seems like something you could have created an opportunity for yourself eventually.

[detanimetion]

...a fight? That's it? That's the reason...you killed Selena, you framed all these people, you would have stood by and let someone innocent take the fall for you...you gave up your pride and played along with the people who kidnapped you...just to finish a fight?

[And look, she loves fighting, but...not to this extent. Not for this reason.] Was it an important fight? Were you at least trying to protect someone, anyone, with it?

[lastgirl]

...

I suppose your son will be better off without you.

1/2

[friendboned]

SPIDER SAIYAN....... YOU REALLY ARE A FREAKING WEIRDO.

[symbologic]

I suppose we were all wrong when we said a murder committed by you would be incredibly straightforward.

[THANKS FOR FRAMING HIM, ASSHOLE. Yeah, he's not sure what else to say here. Everyone else has pretty much covered it all already. But...he feels like he's gotta say something to this confusing bastard.]

EXECUTION: Son Goku is Strongest After All!! Vegeta is Eliminated

[vicedirector]

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

Vegeta appears at the center of a great arena in what appears to be the middle of no where. Everything appears to be normal— he looks as smug and angry as ever— but he seems to waiting. An empty wind blows and Vegeta is suddenly gone in a blink of an eye. Barely a half second later, a large blast of energy strikes the stadium. When the dust and rubble settles, a man flies down from the sky.

This is it, the fight Vegeta has been waiting for and he appears in the air in front of the man, an excited smile on his face and eyes wild with anticipation. The two , delivering hard punches and kicks at each other, throwing each other down into the ground until the arena breaks under them into ruins. The fight is long it last weeks and when it looks like it’s never going to end, they push each other back and hold their ground, sizing the other up. Vegeta is the first one to make his move, letting out a great blast, his hair turning gold and he lunges. The other does exactly the same, his hair turning gold and a flying right at Vegeta. Vegeta has the upper hand, pounding his opponent into the ground until a great crater forms around them, growing deeper and deeper with each punch. He’s winning and he moves in to deliver the last blow when the man suddenly catches his fist and tosses Vegeta aside.

It catches Vegeta off guard and he gets up, flying right back at the man only to get deflected again. He flies up into the air and goes to deliver a great energy blast. The explosion is so great, it destroys a large area around them— miles and miles of land completely destroyed. There’s no way any person could survive such a blast but before the dust can even settle, another blast comes right at Vegeta. He dodges and looks down at the epicenter of the attack— the man glares back up before charging at him. They fight in mid-air and the man slams Vegeta into the ground.

Before Vegeta can even get up, the man is back on top of him, pounding and pounding at him. Vegeta fires a smaller blast and manages to get back up but before he can fully recovered, he’s charged at again. Vegeta is reduced to merely blocking while the other man catches every single one of his attacks and finally gets a hard kick right at Vegeta’s face, knocking him back but before he even hits the ground, the man appears behind him fires a narrow blast of energy right through his chest.

Vegeta hits the ground and this time he doesn’t get up. He slowly bleeds onto the ground, choking on his own blood. He dies a slow and agonizing death but it isn’t over. In the sky, a great green dragon appears and in a great light, the scene resets itself. There is Vegeta, standing alone in the center of the same arena that is now as good as new. He looks around, briefly confused. A wind blows again and a blast hits the ground. The same scene unfolds and but some things are different— Vegeta dodges fewer hits, his attacks aren’t as effective as the first time around— he seems weaker. He dies the same way and is revived again, each time, getting weaker and weaker until finally, he can’t even dodge the first energy blast and dies in the explosion.

Still, the dragon revives him and again, the same blast kills him again and again with Vegeta powerless to stop his rival. ]

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

[dereban]

[ Is it bad that she kind of wants to popcorn this fight? Because she really wants to popcorn this fight, this is the kind of shonen anime nonsense you could never see in person.

Thankfully she doesn't show the slight bit of amusement, rather there's more or less awe because she knows she can't possibly reach to that kind of thing. But it's also kind of sad, too, so she just presses her lips firmly before turning around and leaving, not saying a word.

Not that she's said much to begin with, this trial. ]

[sobowtor]

[Welp.

And just like that, Vegeta's gone.]

I guess he was actually was kinda dumb...

[Sigh.]

[herbgrace]

Are you alright? [Their argument was so yesterday.]

[dhaosu]

[ Dhaos has never been a fan of violence, but like with Morrigan's he does make sure to watch the entire show go down. He gives a small, low chuckle at the end, but it is definitely one entirely without mirth.

Serves him right, for his so-called "reasons" and killing Selena. ]

...What a fool, even to the end.

Deathshocks

[vicedirector]

[ Alisha, Astrid, Break, Undyne, and Papyrus will have horrible chest pains, akin to the "heart attack" stereotype. Lithuania and Rhys will have bad sore throats. These effects will last for the rest of the night and will not fade until they go to sleep.

Or fade at around 6am for those of you who don't sleep. ]

[princessantly]

[ ... Okay. Alisha's been fortunate. She's never had to endure phantom pains before. And she's braced, even though she wasn't really watching Vegeta's execution take place.

Except no, she wasn't braced at all, because ow (understatement). She's instantly curling her fingers over her chest with an agonized gasp and... crumpling to her knees. Because doubling over in the snow will help?? Somehow??

Alisha, no. ]

[herbgrace]

[Oh dear, Lithuania is going to rush over to Alisha and crouch down, touching her shoulder lightly. Lithuania's voice is rough from her sore throat, but she can ignore it.] Alisha? Do you need help getting to your room?

[symbologic]

[He's still been kind of hovering behind her this whole time because he knows what's coming next. Well, that and to make sure she didn't try and like...jump Vegeta before his execution or something. But apparently Undyne has the covered.]

[The minute she crumples, he moves to kneel next to her.]

Alisha? What is it? Where?

[Because obviously it's PAIN, but...what KIND of pain?]

[dhaosu]

[ Dhaos comes by her side, and reaches his hand out to Alisha. He's not going to just let someone just crumple there.....in pain... ]

Alisha, do you require any assistance?

1/3

[friendboned]

[Papyrus is slowly making his way to Alisha... STRUGGLING.... stumbling over in pain]

ALISHA! I, THE GREAT PAP....

[crumples to the ground]

[slowly starts to pick himself up]

PAPY....

[friendboned]

[crumples to the ground]

[slowly picks himself up] THE GREAT PA.....

[doubles over]

PAP.....

[friendboned]

THE GREAT ME.... WILL RESCUE Y...Y....

[falls in the snow in front of her]

[crazily]

[ As usual, Break can only listen to the execution, but even from the confusing sounds of it, he can tell that he's not going to like what comes next. It's not really a secret anymore that the aftermath of the execution to the related sins is tied to how the person dies, and this doesn't bode well for him. He was told by more than one person to sleep last night, but hadn't managed, and this trial had taken its toll on him. He's on team shady for a reason, so he hadn't been surprised to be a good contender as a suspect, but still, it's stressful and caused him to exert himself a bit more than he probably should have.

So when the chest pain comes, he's not quite surprised, but it still hits him hard. Rhys was definitely exaggerating (so far as Break is concerned), but it's true that he's frail, and the stress here hadn't helped matters in the slightest. He tries to keep it under control at first, just crossing his arms as his breathing gets heavier.

But as he turns to leave, moving seems to worsen the pain, or at least makes it harder for him to focus on just staying upright. His hand moves to his chest, but then it quickly comes to his mouth as he coughs. It's a heavy, wet cough that definitely comes with blood splattering against his hand, but it's also short. That step wavers, and Break sways to the side as he just deadass passes out. Hopefully someone will catch him, or he can just fall into the snow. He's definitely unconscious either way, since he's finally getting his sleep like three people told him to...

Thanks, Vegeta!! ]

[stupidly]

[Hm, what's that nasty sound over there, like someone's got TB...]

—Break?!

[HOLY SHIT YOU CAN'T JUST COUGH UP BLOOD AND PASS OUT AFTER AN EXECUTION--

Ugh he's in the middle of trying to gather Break's things up that had been left out for clues - the letter, for one - but of course, he immediate ditches them to go catch Break so he doesn't land face-first in the snow or something. With his luck, he'd find the one patch of ice and crack his head open.]