WEEK ONE EXECUTION

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week one: execution dead men tell no tales

Hopefully you got a long night of sleep? Barring that, you got whatever answers, or closure, you might have needed. Because it's strangely quiet, the following Sunday morning. Moreso than Krankaz typically is. There's something almost oppressive hanging over the city, contained within the confines of the Bubble.

Breaking the silence, somewhere, much like the song of Friday, there is the echoing, cruel laughter of voices you should faintly recognize throughout the city. It's followed by humming of that newly familiar song. It's strongest, interestingly, close to the plaza.

As time turns to 1 PM, though, there is a change as the voices fade. While there's no compulsion to investigate it, there's a small gathering in the plaza. Your three Watchers are here with their daemons, and so are... Bertolt, and his daemon, front and center. All damages and evidence, anything amiss from the weekend, is all gone, and replaced with the state of the plaza from the week prior.

Nearby, the Watchers oversee everything. Satariel is standing close to Bertolt and Idi, keeping their head up, but the visible portion of their face is lined in misery and tension. Their daemon is in its raven form, barely seen from within their hood and pressed as close to their neck and head as it can be. Rameel stands next to Satariel, with their daemon in the form of a puma, also close to them. There's barely a smile that crosses Rameel's face as their gaze is between Satariel and the sight before them. On Satariel's other side is the last Watcher, pressed close enough to nudge with an elbow. Their daemon paces before them as an ocelot, ears pulled back in displeasure as both it and Yomiel await the executioner.

And then, another party will be compelled to join them. Kotetsu will find that his feet are carrying him to his destination, Finley keeping pace with him as they make their way down the ruined paths that make up the city of Krankaz. Once he passes through the centermost area of the plaza, opposite where Bertolt stand, he'll find that he can't go back, and neither can his daemon.

Likewise, no one can enter the plaza further than where the three Watchers stand are forced to step back, though luckily not expelled like last week. There will be no interfering from outside parties, no matter what it is that's about to happen. Any attempts to do so will result in them meeting an invisible barrier, one that rebuffs them with the same amount of force used against it—so take care.

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Execution

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[ Kotetsu walks forward, not even trying to escape once they're inside. He knows that's impossible and Finley silently paces behind him, fur standing on edge. His face doesn't hold a lot of emotion to it, but it certainly has a somber tone to it.

The three weapons before him... his hand extends to take the spear before stepping back. It's only now that he spares a glance at the crowd around him. He can hear them, but everything sounds muted. All he can do is offer a wry smile and tips his hat before looking back at the youth in front of him. His face goes back to its neutral stance.

This isn't the route he'd be hoping to go down, but this is exactly where they've ended up. ]

It looks like it's our turn, kid.

Peanut Gallery

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[yueshen]

[ oh

being on the outside of this is bad. san lang, who was a ferret, immediately leaps down from xie lian's shoulder and transforms into a qilin, letting out a roar at the same time xie lian shouts - ]

Mr. Kotetsu--!

[senjinrouha]

[ ohhhh hell no ]

[aono]

[OH NO KOTETSU]

Hey, we can call for that Wild Tiger guy to come save him, yeah? He's supposed to be a superhero, he can help.

[magichammer]

[ uhhhhhhhhhh well this might be bad ]

Is he allowed to do that?

[greatdeduction]

[This is...]

[Sholmes was nice and good today and decided to come today on time, but, when Kotetsu is pulled forward...]

[The normal light expression on Sholmes's face shifts, his face pale, eyebrows knit tight. Irene shifts into her crow form, feathers ruffled as she lets out a low uncomfortable noise.]

Oh, dear. Oh....no, no, it can't be....

[perfectdistance]

[ He's here, quiet, somber and hoping for a different outcome than last week.

Disce is entirely still, coiled around his neck.

When Kotetsu steps forward, he scowls. ]

[uncoincidental]

[ah, this again.

sheba, watching kotetsu be compelled to walk into the plaza, can't help but murmur:]

...cruel.

[aura, this time in djinni form, is hovering restlessly by sheba, darting back and forth in midair - before attempting to rush the barrier. she gets blown back, and sheba catches her, barely hiding her wince with a scowl.]

[spydey]

[ well. yelena is sitting with her doggy daemon. ]

Who is choosing these? This has to be on purpose.

[quiz]

[ well here we go again… ]

There’s no way that old man is actually gonna be able to go through with it.

[lefthandpath]

[... what?

oh no.

oh no oh no. this wasn't what Allen had meant when he'd said Mr. Kaburagi should set a good example for the youth at all.]

[rerouter]

[ah. well. she glances over in direction of the watchers, frowning.]

... I guess they wouldn't listen, then.

[booksleeves]

Mr. Kaburagi!

[Her expression is distressed and worried for a moment, but then it settles on anger, Ryutaro shifting from a plover to a hare by her side and hopping towards the barrier for a better look.]

[drinkingproblem]

[He’s late and stays on the outskirts with his daemon in shark form hovering close enough to dampen his hair, looking mostly relaxed but also curious.]

Don’t tell me this is goin’ to end with the Leviathan joining or something.

[burnstrike]

[ Oof. At least last week made sense, but this... ]

[escardos]

....

[ flat looks between bertolt and kotetsu, and the rest of the crowd, not saying anything as he watches.

jack, perched on his shoulder, watches listlessly. ]

[third_alternative]

[ Rex shows up, grim, but when Kotetsu is made to come forward, his face contorts in shock and anger and horror. ]

You...you've got to be kidding me, right?! Like this whole thing wasn't bad enough, and now this?!

[grigori]

[ as the barrier goes up and they're forced out, satariel is still and tense for a moment. but then they step forward, bringing their clenched fists up to pound on the barrier, furious and ignoring the rebuffs from it. ]

[malewife]

[ Joonghyuk is here watching solemnly. Niah is in the form of a wolf, sat beside him with ears pinned back… Aura is general dislike.

His eyes are on the field and he says nothing. ]

[voltadomar]

[When the lieutenant sees who's going in there, his hands clench slightly, but then he puts them behind his back as usual. He stands watching, his face like stone.]

[bloodread]

[ Akira's one of the first to arrive, staking out a spot with a good enough view but enough away from the center where he figures everyone will gather. Nagako is wrapped around his neck in pit viper form, his left hand holding her securely in place.

He won't say anything unless prompted and his face is impassive, all the anger from yesterday swept away like the tide. ]

[callalilies]

[ ah. a new sunday whatever the fuck day it is and a new execution. but when kaeya catches sight of kotetsu entering opposite bertholt, his eye widens.

instead of a wolf, however, polaris is a peacock today, brilliantly white and regal, standing beside him with feathers fluffed sharply in concern. he'll be here and he certainly won't like it. ]

[afterword]

[ Kim Dokja is more visibly here, more alert if the signs of his white-necked raven is anything to go by as it focuses a little less on the ongoing fight and more on the surroundings.

Dokja also seems to be looking a little around the barrier. Jin puffs her feathers, her left wing flapping briefly with some annoyance as her right wing remains still. No provided commentary otherwise, just focused. ]