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

COMMS

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[that's a mood diluc

tags so you don't have to solo react to yourself]

[ JAN YOU ARE A TRUE FRIEND

they can stand together in total silence for the next hour ...

just kidding i force him to talk ]

...This is needlessly cruel.

... It is. Forcing someone unsuspecting in there is bad, but putting it in their hands is no kinder.

[they're already on death row—they shouldn't have to feel like the other's life might be in their hands as well.]

[ he nods. he looks like he's contemplating ripping down the barrier with his own two hands, for a moment. ]

...And the rest of us can do nothing but stand by and watch.

[relatable, diluc

but also this really is starting to feel like it's too personal to watch, as charles frowns.]

[ it isn't pleasant. it is difficult to not look away.

he takes a small step towards the barrier, unthinkingly, when he hears the screams. ]

[...

he winces at the scream, hand gripping the hilt of his practice sword more tightly as sheba starts calling out. after a pause, he sets off to see if there's any opening in the barrier, even though this accomplished absolutely nothing last week.]

[ even if it's a fruitless effort, standing still would be worse. diluc joins charles in his efforts despite being unarmed himself.

...but, there is nothing to be done, and the palace comes into view. he knows what it is, despite having never seen it before. ]

...Shouxue.

[ he looks to charles and quietly shakes his head. no luck. ]

[... yeah. when the palace appears, understanding dawns in charles's expression, before he looks to diluc.

and then the ghost appears sorry what]

[ what. ]

... I suppose ghosts are to be expected with Shouxue, but...

[hello????????]

...I don't know if she'd find this appropriate.

[ suddenly shocked into a normal conversation ]

[ nevermind shocked into silence again ]

[I CAN'T TAKE THIS OMO

but yeah charles is also falling silent.]

[ his head bows for a moment.

but eventually his gaze flicks up again, to where shouxue is curled on the floor. and sheba, frantically trying to dismiss the simulation. ]