EXECUTION II

[faentasy]

Execution

Even with a day of rest, the events of this Friday won't soon be forgotten. The dawn of Sunday might come with an a sense of dread or finality, but time ever moves forward despite what anyone wants.

The notes on the flute that summon you are different this time, a cheerier melody than last. It's likely a slap in the face all things considered, but the call can be ignored, though if you do choose to follow it you'll feel a sense of relief and easing of tension despite your feelings on the manner of executed. A small gift perhaps, for the upcoming proceedings.

C-ta and SQ are already in their own respective bubbles, with Hamelin's handpicked executioners: Rika with C-ta, and Professor Pericles with SQ. The rest of the mirror room remains unchanged when you arrive, though all the shattered mirrors have been repaired.

The price of a wish demands a sacrifice, however unfair it may be.

Comments

[incompletely]

[ Tenn is, surprisingly, here. Though he'll only stick around for c-ta's execution; SQ's is too much for him to bear. He will gladly take her up on that offer for tea, though, and he takes a cup from her, holding it between his hands. ]

Thank you.

[ ... ] Rika shouldn't have been chosen for this.

[crimson_flamel]

I was going to volunteer. I should have. Nothing about this game is fair.

[She can't explain it but she has a strong protective instinct toward Rika. She wishes she could turn that empathy off, it would all be easier to go through with. She hates this. It should have been her to swing the final blow on the boy who isn't the Death Knight. It would have been easier for everyone.]

[incompletely]

[ He gives her a nod; he, too, has started to feel protective over her. A part of him wishes he were up there instead to deliver the final blow, but he also doesn't know if he could live with himself if he walked away from this whole experience a murderer.

He quietly sips on his tea. ]

I didn't know Hamelin took volunteers. Either way...would you really have been fine with finishing him off yourself?

[crimson_flamel]

...He'd hardly be the first.

[Or the most innocent.]