redactable | WEEK THREE: REMOVAL

WEEK THREE: REMOVAL
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Time to wake up, participants of the Realm. At 8am, everyone will receive a message on their PHS.

go to the savanna at 9. yes we checked for scalpels and/or other stabby items.

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, Swan, Goat, and Tiger, are already present, Emet-Selch with them. Goat speaks.

"... It is time. May peace come quickly."

Once they finish speaking, an alert goes off from a PHS in the crowd—specifically, Hansa's. Their PHS displays a simple message.

You have ̶been select͘ed͞.

Regardless of their will, they 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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[ Dorothy can't see?????

So really, she's just trying to listen to as much as she can, because-- ]

Asking someone to provide commentary seems a little much...

[from wherever he is nearby with lup:]

Hansa and Emet-Selch. There's...this cliff, and they're both at the edge of it with this canyon below and a bunch of animals in the distance.

[perhaps...dorothy can guess how this is going to go.]

[ Dorothy is, sadly, not an idiot.

Which is why she falls silent for a minute, before her expression darkens. ]

... Thank you, Sora.

Mm. [it's kind of "you're welcome" but this is very grim.] ...one of us will let you know how this goes.

[everyone should know, even if this is horrible.]

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[ Dorothy nods and chooses not to reply-- because now Emet-Selch is speaking, and she stiffens.

Well. Not like she could really blame him for being bitter. ]

[since he said he'd offer updates:]

Emet-Selch just offered Hansa his hand. [just...so she's prepared in case this goes pear-shaped.]

... His hand...

[ Her eyebrows knit together.

But she also does her best to look grateful in Sora's direction?? Look, she can't do much right now. She can't even go limp over to someone to hold their hands, it's fine. ]

Yeah. [he keeps the tone light, and he can imagine dorothy at least can hear this, so:] So Hansa took his hands and kissed them instead.

"Shall we go".

[ She heard it; she echoes it. ]

... Sora. [ There's a faintly pleading tone to her voice now. She absolutely hates that she can't see this. ]

[he'd told lup that they needed to trust hansa, but...now...yikes. this is probably the most tense execution they've witnessed, huh?]

They can't. There's no way. [he tries to sound convincing but...ahhh??? AHHHH.] They haven't moved yet, so maybe...

[ SHE CAN'T EVEN SEE IT THIS SUCKS ]

... All right. [ A deep breath. She looks a little pale. ]

[...well he has a free hand. so. he'll offer it to her in these trying times? i don't know how space works but he's close enough to both her and lup for this to work.]

[ This is just kind of like a conga line of hand-holding now, isn't it? Please give Dorothy a moment to shift her weight to her good leg so she can take his hand without teetering over. ]

[sure is. but he'll also scoot a little so she can balance on him for support as needed. please don't fall.]

...it's almost time.

... I'm sorry that I've asked something like this of you.

Why're you sorry? ["don't be."] ...rely on me for as long as you need. Okay?

A fair reliable adult figure I'm turning out to be...

[ But she murmurs this with a trace of a smile, so that probably means "Okay." ]

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[ Sora is being the helpful one, but Jeanne steps closer to Dorothy and puts a hand on her arm to let her know she's there. ]

I don't know if it's better or worse that you can't see this.

[ She doesn't know who it is until she speaks-- but when she does, Dorothy relaxes slightly, leaning a little more in Jeanne's direction. ]

It's worse. I deserve to see the result of our choice as much as anyone does.

Mm.

[ Jeanne reaches over to take Dorothy's hand, if she allows. ]

You do. It is the least that any of us can do, but...

[ She doesn't really like the implication of Hansa's words. ]

[ She allows. Rather, her grip only tightens on Jeanne's hand. ]

He'd better not. [ Softly. So, so softly. ]

[ She can't even say anything about how Hansa should know better, considering his position because he doesn't remember being a priest, and that makes her squeeze Dorothy's hand in return. ]

I pray that he knows better than to.

[ To that, Dorothy can only nod.

Well, she'll probably know what happens if a bunch of people start screaming, but Hansa seems to have not yote himself. ]

[ Um

There is another hand squeeze but it's from surprise. ]

Did someone have something that could sway a removal?

I... was not aware of that if there was one?

[ Thanks to Sora, she more or less knows what's happening, though she sure as hell doesn't understand it. ]