WEEK ZERO: REMOVAL

[retellers]

WEEK ZERO: REMOVAL (41 remain) Time to wake up, participants of the Realm. At 8am, everyone will receive a message on their PHS. Please be at the plaza by 9am. Even if the participants ignore the message (or are sleeping in, shame on them), as 9am approaches they will fall victim to a compulsion to head to the specified location. Three Leaders, Fox, Rabbit, and Wolf, are already present, Virid with them. Wolf (again) speaks. "... Everyone's here now, so we'll learn what needs to be done soon." Once they finish speaking, an alert goes off from a PHS in the crowd—specifically, Yona's. Her PHS displays a simple message. You have been selected to remove Virid Visette Viridian. Regardless of her will, she will feel compelled to walk towards the scene. No other participant will be able to interfere; should they try, a barrier blocks their way.

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EXECUTION

[retellers]

[ Once Yona is selected, a guillotine suddenly appears in the plaza. Against his own will, Virid moves towards it until he's positioned in place.

After a moment of surprise, the Leaders respond. With a horrified look, Rabbit clings to the closest Leader: Fox, in this case, who blurts out an uncharacteristic, "What the fuck!?" Since Fox is stuck where they are, with Rabbit holding onto them, Wolf is the one to move. ]

Enough. All of you, look away. I'll deal with—

[ However, when they try to approach, it appears that they run into a barrier—unlike the other barriers in the Realm (including the one currently blocking the participants), this one sends a jolt of electricity, shocking Wolf. Ow. It's Wolf's turn to say fuck.

Looks like the Leaders aren't allowed to interfere. ]

PEANUT GALLERY

[retellers]

[ IC reactions from the audience may go here! ]

[exercisms]

[Also trying to go to the barrier? Knocking on it.]

We need to help!

[robopriest]

[...............Well, then.]

[Hansa just scowls to himself slightly, but doesn't look away. He murmurs to himself.]

Hm. Knew they'd go for a public execution...

[laid]

[A fucking guillotine.]

Ain't this a bit extreme?

[heartablaze]

[uh





uhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHH]

Y-Yona-chan?!

[evocationary]

Oh, that is a guillotine, wow. [ ... mildly: ] A bit uh, overkill, but sure.

[dianxias]

Miss Yona -- !

[ xie lian is absolutely also trying to get at the barrier, yeah, slamming his fists into it: ] Who decided it would be something like this --?!

[exercisms]

[Tugging her sleeve.]

Shouldn't we try to do something?

[siblingless]

[oh my god WHY DOES EVERYTHING KEEP GETTING WORSE.

Banging her fists against the barrier after she, uh, smacks into it. Ouchie ouchie, her nosie.]

Isn't there anything we can do?!

[frostythehitman]

[ A fucking guillotine? With an audience? ]

Well this seems a little...medieval.

[ jesus. He's not sure Virid OR Yona deserve this. ]

[misstrust]

... Stop.

[ And she rests one hand on his shoulder. ]

[papasha]

Miss Yona...?

[BRITT, WHAT THE FUCK? HIS ROOMMATE!!!!

He looks absolutely uncomfortable with the entire everything, thanks.]

[uhhhmagic]

[Equally mildly:]

Yup.

[dawnblushed]

[well, this is horrifying.

yona's phs goes off, and she really doesn't want to think about why - but she can't turn her eyes away from it, either, and so she looks. her cheeks immediately pale, and the next thing she knows, she's walking forward.

the barrier lets her pass, and she. just kind of stops at the side of the guillotine, looking from virid to the machine with an expression of mingled disgust and fear.]

I... don't know how to use this.

[help.]

[heartablaze]

[Yeah hi, joining him. Time to punch an invisible wall!!]

[evocationary]

[ aw, mob. she looks at him a little helplessly. ]

For sure, but I don't know what you expect us to do with the barrier up? I don't have my magic. And I assume a pretty please don't kill someone is not going to work.

[reconnective]

Are you serious? [why!!!]

[exercisms]

Magic. . . I don't have any either. But.

[Shouldn't they try?]

[uhhhmagic]

Nah, later than that, right? Romantic, maybe?

[what]

[supremity]

[ A soft tsk next to him. ]

I can't say I'm surprised, either.

[robopriest]

[Just reaching forward a hand to grab her by the arm before she punches more.]

You're only going to hurt yourself.

[exercisms]

But!

[His gaze flashes a little, determined.]

I told Viridian-san that I would try. He cares about her happiness.

[favourable]

[virid doesn't know how to use a guillotine either? he just sliced at people when he wanted them dead.]

Well, I have time to wait for you to figure out how.

[all things considered, virid seems very calm about this! getting his head chopped off doesn't sound great, but there are worse fates. at the very least, compared to last night, he's a lot more... at peace? huh.]

Yona, can I ask you something?

[tensecondsahead]

[Laine isn't saying anything, but he certainly isn't looking away. This is important. There might be a clue here, something that will let them know what to do next, what might happen.]