spacecoast | WEEK 2: DECOMMISSION

WEEK 2 EXECUTION

WITNESSES REQUIRED.

ALL CREW PLEASE REPORT TO SIMULATION ROOM 001 AT 1300 HOURS. REPEAT, ALL CREW PLEASE REPORT TO SIM ROOM 001 AT 1300 HOURS. ATTENDANCE IS MANDATORY. CALLSIGNS FEATHERY AND TRUSTFALL ARE TO BE EXECUTED FOR THE ACT OF MURDER AGAINST FELLOW CREW. SENTENCE ░̴░̵░̴░̵░̴EN ̵P̴E̷R̸ ̵A̵░̶░̴░̵C̸L̴E̴ ̸8̴8̴░̶░̴.̵2̵░̸ ̴O̷░̴░̷░̶░̴ ̵I̷N̷░̵░̷░̴G̸A̸░̴░̴░̷░̷░̷░̶░̸ ̶░̷░̴░̷ ̴░̴░̷░̵░̸T̵ ̴T̸H̴░̴░̷░̶░̴ ̶C̷H̷A̷░̵░̸░̷░̶ ̶A̵░̷░̷░̸S̷░̷ ̸░̸░̸░̸I̶N̷░̸░̴ ̵A̵░̷S̸░̶S̶. THOSE CONVICTED: PLEASE STEP FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATION.

As the clock begins to wind towards 1:00 PM, things on the ship are... quiet. The tension is thick in the air, trepidation abundant. You pulled off the impossible - but was it worth it? Some of you are with the convicted in the brig, waiting, waiting, and the Senior Crew among you are just as tense. A few sit in the brig alongside you, while others wait outside. Hope against hope, right? That maybe something can be done.

(If nothing else, Sheba and Shouxue aren't alone in all of this. You've made sure of that.)

But, much like at trial, there is a shift to the silence. A pair of pneumonic hisses resound in the brig, and the convicted are simply - gone. The tubes that are used to take them away to the brig from the conference hall are now used to transport them elsewhere. No one is expelled from the brig. No one is locked out. They're simply taken away. And then the Eudora's AI calls out across the ship, informing you of where to go. Even if you don't make your way there willingly, your feet will carry you there.

None of you have ever seen the Sim & Grav rooms deactivated in full, before, but you do now - the eerie, orange glow of the blank space, filled with a faint, pink haze when you first arrive, doesn't make a particularly inviting scene when you arrive. But you're brought to the main, largest room, used for large group simulations and zero gravity runs, where a sweet scent lingers as the pink haze fades. And once you've gathered together to one side, that's where you'll be staying - a shimmery barrier falls down to separate you all from what the Eudora has decreed will be an execution.

LOCATIONS

MURDER

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Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

I suppose it allows for creativity...?

[ they are just standing there ]

[ THEY ARE JUST STANDING THERE ]

Hm. Figuring out creative ways to execute someone has usually gone poorly with the public, historically speaking.

[ closes his eyes ]

Not to mention there appears to be an executioner missing.

That [ oh sheba is trying to kill herself now ] does not seem to be an issue.

[ oh well, his expression immediately shifts to anger ]

Why like this?

[ shouxue is interrupting... ]

Well, it is like Eunhyuk. Wanting to do it with your own hands.

[ rubs his face ]

... I understand. It is one way to atone for your sins.

[ frowning. ]

...Rather, it may be a decision - I will not hurt you, but I will hurt myself, instead. Death is rarely an atonement at all.

[ this gets his attention from wherever he's standing, but he doesn't say a word. ]

[ temenos glances over when he notices kazuki looking, and inclines his head slightly in acknowledgement, then goes back to watching. ]

[ glancing at him ]

It does not always seem that way to those who bear them. [ shakes his head ] Granted, I cannot speak for Mistress Sheba.

No, that it does not - and all the more tragic, for it.

[ yeah. man. where's anise we really need to round out the trio of catholic guilt here

anyway. he's like. Frowning when sheba's given a staff. it's a very mild expression, but there's a panel of stained glass threatening to crawl up the side of his cheek. ]

What a farce of a situation.

[ anise really deserves better than this sad corner of catholic guilt.

he doesn't look particularly guilty right now though, jaw tight with frustration. ]

It is in keeping with the rest of this experience. There is little here that doesn't seem made to mock us.

[ it's true

temenos glances over at him, briefly, and then back to the execution at hand. ]

Even more reason to find the roots of it all and tear it up as fast as we can.

It does not take Shouxue's feelings into account however. She would be left with the aftermath of it all.

[ ... ]

It does not. Nor does she seem content to allow it to pass.

No... she is very stubborn and opinionated!

[ ... ]

So is Sheba-sama though. We'll see how this goes.

[ hm

anyway, the magic is pretty familiar to him, though he doesn't seem to be having a happy "wow, just like home" moment ]

It seems they've rallied themselves to battle.