day one - execution.

[foxhounds]

SHIP-TRAP day one 39 players remaining A clock chimes 9 PM, and Ivan turns her attention to the wall where the familiar symbol has been watching them. The eye blinks, then opens wide. It gets larger and larger until it's the size of a tv screen. The features of the eye melt away, and up flashes a list of names and votes. Ivan seems startled by the results. The bricks shift underneath the eye, and she stands to go collect a box that's partially pushed out in their place. She walks back to the head of the table and sets the box down before she opens it. She pulls out a pistol, a knife, and a hammer, which she sets on the table first, and then two pieces of paper. One piece of paper is labelled Hunted and the other is labelled Hunter in a neat, elegant script. She opens "Hunted" first and reads in a shaky voice: "You have chosen Mary Clarissa Christie," she pauses, then continues, "They are Innocent." The paper labelled "Hunter" is taken next, which she reads in the same way. "Kashima Yuu has been chosen as the Hunter." She lowers the paper and stares at the person whose name she had just read. "Choose your weapon and kill them." rulebook character statuses private conversations graveyard This is a general post-vote mingle covering the execution. Once the execution has been decided, the night post will go up.

Comments

[unrulyprincess]

No, no, no, no...!

[Her voice breaks, and then she buries her face in her hands, sobbing.]

I-- I told y-you that you could s-stay by my side, y-you... you ingrate...! [how dare you die

also the other girl too, that was also horrifying.]

[bitter_sweet_anarchy]

H-hey, Clarine, right?

[Stocking's still not used to this whole being nice thing, but seeing this girl cry like this...something about it is rubbing her wrong. She's not really good at comforting or anything, but...

She's down to maybe one or two more lollipops. Today's been rough.

Clarine needs one. So Stocking offers.]

[unrulyprincess]

Miss Stocking...

[She's still teary-eyed, eyes wide from what they just watched, but slowly she lifts her head to look at her. The lollipop surprises her, and she blinks a watery blink before slowly reaching out to accept it.

There's no energy left for tsun now.]

...T-thank you... You are...very kind.

[Which makes her think of how Stocking almost also was murdered, and she wipes at one of her eyes vigorously.]

[bitter_sweet_anarchy]

[Normally, Stocking would give her some kind of snippy response, but today has been pretty tiring. So she just shakes her head and lets Clarine enjoy her candy.

She'll save her last one for a special occasion.]

Don't mention it. It's...it's been a long fucking day.

[unrulyprincess]

[She stares down at the lollipop for a long moment (the wrapper is blurred in her vision), before she firmly lifts her head, eyes wide, and meeting Stocking's eyes as determinedly as she can.

If nothing else, she's got a lot of willpower when she stops being a brat.]

If...there is anything I can do...to repay you for your kindness, please tell me. I owe you a debt--and I wish to someday repay it properly.

[bitter_sweet_anarchy]

You know what you can do to repay me? Get out of here alive.

[The words are leaving her mouth before she's even acutely aware of them, but she means them completely.]

Other than that, you owe me nothing.

[unrulyprincess]

... Very well then.

I understand. And I shall do so. [A slow breath.] And so shall you. After all, you have not yet found the perfect dessert, is that not so?

[bitter_sweet_anarchy]

I haven't. I'm gonna look for it until the day I die.

[The fire, that smirk of hers, it's back, creeping in through the exhaustion.]

[unrulyprincess]

I shall hold you to that.

[Because she also...doesn't want Stocking to die. And if they can both survive to try another delicious dessert again...wouldn't that be best?]

[bitter_sweet_anarchy]

[One can only hope, really...]

Good. I'm not gonna kick the bucket anytime soon, if I can help it.