week 5 - 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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[stupidly]

Not great, but it's been worse.

[They got off a little mild today...! A blessing. Maybe the murder gods are looking down at them like "these poor weenies need a break".]

...Let's hope this is the last of it for us.

[DON'T DIE HINAT. HE DOESN'T WANT TO DIE EITHER. THEY GOTTA MAKE IT.]

[hopefragment]

...Yeah. I hope so.

[THE ONLY TWO LEFT STANDING he's glad Gilbert's still here, honestly. A good dude? A fellow abused friend.]

We'll just have to keep doing our best, right...? At least we both have people we can rely on.

[stupidly]

[He's here to suffer with Hinata, #solidarity]

Right... [A nod! He's got his fellow old grandpa and that's miraculously been working out pretty well for them both so far.] And if we're right to believe that the ones making contact with you really are the rest of us, then... we still have time to turn this around.

[hopefragment]

...I don't know that we have a choice but to believe at this point.

[He wraps his arms more tightly around himself and shivers, shaking his head.]

I mean... we need to keep looking for solutions on our own. And... we have to be prepared that it's just another trick. But we'll turn it around, I'm certain of it. We just... all need to work together.

[Can we stop?? With the murders??]

[stupidly]

[See now that's just asking for the impossible.]

As long as nobody starts to believe they're the only way we can make things change. Even if it isn't a trick, Poland made it sound like they won't be in contact with us frequently, anyway.

[hopefragment]

Yeah, that's what it seemed like. It had to do with... a fixed amount of "energy" they could afford to expend, or something. That kind of stuff is way outside my experience, and... I think it raised more questions than it answered.

[He shivers again, looking to a point somewhere past Gilbert. Is... is there a ghost there?? Hello from this side.]

...But you're right. We need to rely on ourselves first.

[stupidly]

[DON'T DO THAT HINATA it's like when your cat or dog suddenly looks at nothing and then runs away!! He glances over his shoulder too, brow furrowing a little...

But then back to Hinata, with a nod.]

It'll be nice to have an extra hand, but if it's about fixed energy, then Poland is probably right. It'll be a while before we hear from them again. There's no telling if time works the same way for them as it does for us, either...

[hopefragment]

[LISTEN there could be someone there!! He doesn't see any floating candy but Who Knows For Sure.]

If time works the same...? [he repeats, blinking with a sudden realization. He'd never even considered that, but...] Do you mean like... how time felt longer during that motive, or something else?

[stupidly]

[THE FEAR IS REAL, BEING HAUNTED IS AWFUL.

But he nods in response!]

Things that exist in other dimensions don't usually follow conventional time-keeping... From what I know, anyway.