WEEK 5 - TRIAL

[petoskeymods]

TRIAL

It takes a full day after finding the body, but on Saturday, the counselors call you all to the campfire, the bonfire already roaring away as everyone finds their seats. Stan and Red are seated there, with Stan holding a box saying 'VOTES' written on it.

It looks like you're here to find the killer.

And just like before, you know you'll be forced to vote before the night's over...

And condemn someone to a grisly fate.

VICTIM: Usagi Tsukino
CAMPERS REMAINING: 15

((Remember that Everyone must vote and that Votes are due by 6pm EST!))

Comments

[killtheanimals]

[When he's first dragged away, Mitsuru makes a lunge to follow.

No. No, no, no, not today, not anymore, he can't-!]

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie catches the movement out of the corner of his eye. He stumbles to his feet and rushes to grab Mitsuru's arm]

No! They'll... they might take you, too.

[soylentprotag]

Mitsuru!

[Lenka's voice is actually a shout this time, steely and echoing off the structures. He reacts instinctively, pulling his God Arc from his back and using it to reach where Mitsuru is -- it slams down in front of him, blocking his way entirely. Don't touch the thing, Mitsuru. Hopefully the weeks together here have trained you enough for that.]

[killtheanimals]

[He freezes at the touch, freezes when the God Arc crashes down in front of him, craning his neck, trying to see even through the dread seizing his heart because again, once again, someone important to him is being stolen away and no magic and no years of experience have given him any extra help in doing a single thing to prevent it.

Maybe his fate really was twisted from the start. Maybe it should have been a full circle, maybe, maybe--

He shouldn't have left the house that day.

By the time Ren finishes the job, his eyes are wide, and this time, no defiance can stop the tears from falling. Not that he'll allow the others to see for long. After Red's words, one moment he's there, the next--

It's like he's vanished completely. No black cloak, no staff, no Ragnaruk, not a trace left behind.]

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie's going to stumble and fall to the ground when Mitsuru disappears because, well, what is balance right now?]

Fuck!

[He looks around. Not seeing him, he just sighs, dropping his head]

Fuck...

[soylentprotag]

[Lenka puts away his God Arc, because there's no more reason to have it out now -- it wouldn't hurt the coral creatures, he's pretty sure, beyond what's on the surface. Expose more of the bedrock that forms their core and their hearts. He watched the entire execution with the same unwavering and unreadable stare and only flinched when Ren came forward, recoiling because it's...

Not a proxy execution. This is something else, something worse. He ends up focusing on crouching next to Eddie, watching the place where Mitsuru disappeared. There are so may things he can't do. He does this instead.]

We'll have to look for him later. He shouldn't be alone too long.

[itsagazebo]

[Eddie just nods]

Yeah... yeah I know.