WEEK FIVE: REMOVAL

[retellers]

WEEK FIVE: REMOVAL (25 remain) Time to wake up, participants of the Realm. At 8am, everyone will receive a message on their PHS. Go to where the freaky puppet hell theater used to be across the bridge. 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, Tiger, Goat, and Swan, are already present, Jeanne with them. Goat speaks. "... We are the choices we make. May yours bring you closer to the future you wished to see." Once they finish speaking, an alert goes off from a PHS in the crowd—specifically, Zuko's. No explicit message this time, though! Presumably, everyone gets the idea by now and now no one has to deal with glitched text. 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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EXECUTION

[retellers]

[ Once Zuko is selected, Jeanne will move forward towards the stage with Zuko follow along after her. A pyre is the only thing on it, with a pile sticking up out of it. Rope will appear in Zuko's hands, as well as flint and whatever else they used with flint. ]

PEANUT GALLERY

[retellers]

[ This morning, everyone is... still feeling sick! The good news is that's not as bad as it was last night after trial ended. That's nice, I guess. ]

[cuedoves]

[ zuko's phs goes off, and zuko tries to plant his feet in the ground and refuse. unfortunately, it doesn't work, and he finds himself on the stage, looking between the rope, the pyre, the flint,and jeanne, with a sick, twisting feeling in his stomach. ]

[ that's probably the poison. maybe. ]

You can't... you can't be serious right now!

[ zuko yells at the sky. ]

[recrowns]

[it's the combination of things.

it feels like this week it's just - been the combination of things. shigeo. fiora. elsa. yona. jeanne and now - zuko? and the pyre. his eyes widen and he presses his hand against the barrier and the word escapes him before he can say anything else, soft yet so nearly desperate.]

No.

[antaressnipe]

[-- This is an absolute low blow for the Realm and Chiron watches on in cold fury before he just sits down, a hand pressed to his temple]

[evocationary]

[ oh no, zuko. oh no jeanne.

lup looks sick, just like everybody else. this time she's koala clinging to either taako or sora, whoever lets her do it. both probably if she can swing it. ]

[stillnot]

[ clem is definitely still leaning against sora, because sick or not she's still injured. (that's definitely why.) she just - frowns when she sees who it is. ]

Zuko...

[reconnective]

[oh....this is bad...

LIKE IT'S ALWAYS BEEN BAD but this is really bad? he's here and he's frozen in place, watching jeanne and zuko as the pyre burns.

a large bird suddenly flies and nests in sora's hair. it is not his familiar, it is just a bird. but for once he doesn't bother caring about that. there are other things to worry about.]

[robopriest]

[Hansa is keeping his mouth clamped for the time being, because he does not want to ruin the mood of this by any means, Jeanne doesn't deserve that, but when he sees the pyre...]

[He curses under his breath, and then murmurs a haiku to himself with some annoyance, though he's keeping it so quiet so no one can hear. He hates this, actually.]

[evocationary]

[ okay, like - she's koala clinging to people but immediately she reaches to take his hand with her not-fucked up one. ]

[chanteuser]

[ alex's cat is around her neck, making grumbling, sad little mewing noises because they are all still feeling sick.

she looks sick as well, but it's not because of the poison. ]

[robopriest]

[Just....trying to shoo away the bird? Bird, that's rude, you can't nest there...]

[dianxias]

[ xie lian, horrified, covers his mouth with his hand as zuko is the one brought to the stage for this tragedy of an execution, his soft gasp muffled by his sleeve.

the loss of jeanne is going to be brutal enough. this... like this, with zuko being the one behind it, is... ]

[reconnective]

[well. yeah, this is bad. clem can lean and sora's doing his best to stay upright while also holding her upright, but he does turn to mumble something to her.]

...we'll check on him later. After.

[infreefall]

[ ochako's red panda is in her arms or she'd offer a hug, so instead she leans gently against alex's side. ]

[chanteuser]

[ eventually she'll gravitate over and just sort of flop next to him, tucking her arm around his, if he'll allow it. ]

[misstrust]

[ Dorothy also looks sick, for several reasons, because who says she can't multitask? ]

... How on earth did any of us even have the strength to imagine any kind of execution... let alone one like this?

[reconnective]

[lup can have his other shoulder to drape/cling to since he's also holding up clem. they can just be a pile, it's fine, this sucks!!!]

[chanteuser]

[ she'll have enough wits about her to wrap her own arm around ochako, squeezing tightly. ]

[reconnective]

[the bird immediately tries to bite hansa's hand.]

It's fine, Hansa. He's been doing this since Tuesday. [the tiredest tone in the universe. the bird squawks in annoyance.]

[discernments]

[ As soon as Jeanne sees what it is, something in her expression shutters, but she doesn't falter. This isn't what will make fall. This isn't something that will get her to break. Even if she's here to die, she won't be afraid. ]

This is a little in poor taste.

[ She's steady as she walks up to the pyre. There is no fear in her demeanor, only a set and grim resignation. ]

It's just like history to repeat, isn't it?

[ It's not said as a joke, but it's meant as a humorless one even it's something that will fall flat for even those who do know what she's referencing. ]

I can take care of most of it, if you don't wish to, Zuko.

[ It's not like this is unfamiliar to her. ]

[arkitect]

[he says nothing aloud-- just rests a hand on chiron's shoulder, and lets it remain there.]

[papasha]

[He still looks ill, of course, but he kind of just hovers around looking grim.

In poor taste, yet what kind of you do with a realm that does what it wants?]

[sacredchants]

[ ignoring how izumo got here, she'll be sitting somewhere as this is all going on because literally this girl is not meant to stand?? there will be a carbuncle (that's totally her's) in her arms as she does so.

this is all terrible. oh so terrible... unfortunately, izumo has no intention of looking away. ]

[recrowns]

[for once, soo-won's hand is a little slow to hold back onto lup's. it's gradual, tense, but one by one, his fingers will slowly curl inward to wrap around her hand.

like it is taking distinct effort to keep from shaking, or holding on too tight]