DIE HARD [1st Execution]

[akudamods]

You are back on the shuttle. Those of you watching the signs outside will see bits and pieces of the trial, and bar graphs that exclusively favor Loremaster besides a few "undecided". The numbers, at least, favor the allegation that millions of people are voting in this. The shuttle takes you south, to the police station that a few of you have seen. Specifically, its horrific execution arena. And this is filled with an audience.

Comments

LAST WORDS

[akudamods]

[Anything to say to Loremaster on the way to her execution? Or anyone else with a role in the trial, really. You don't have forever on this shuttle ride, but long enough. The overseers are still with you, watching you.]

ZEALOT

[metamere]

Surely an arena is a suitable venue for popcorn?

[ Yes he's asking this because he is Wizard. ]

[zeadrone]

[It takes a while for a response to come, so long perhaps it's forgivable Wizard would think the man behind the controls wasn't there. Indeed, the drone is simply there, pretty inert.

Then the voice comes]

I have heard we're getting flooded with calls from entrepeneurs begging to sell popcorn during the trial, all because of what you said.

[That's delivered so flatly, hah]

[metamere]

Aha, capitalism at its finest! Well, can you blame them? All this entertainment and not a kernel of corn in sight.

[conways_retribution]

...Let's see how your little ride to Hell goes.

[your_best_friend]

You're HOPELESS. Hopeless and alone... Golly, that's right! Your WORTHLESS drone can't save you now. Call for help. I dare you. Cry into the darkness! "Mommy! Daddy! God!" "Somebody help!" See what good it does you!

[* There is a single option for Loremaster.

* CALL

Will she call out?]

[daemonis]

[Nope, she will not.

Because there is no one that Loremaster wants to call, or can call on even back home that would want to save her.]

[woodeneye]

[ Ragetti approaches the restrained Loremaster with trepidation half born from tonight's revelations about her and half from Physicist's tentacles. It's really only the fact that all of them are tightly wrapped around Loremaster that allows him to get close at all. He would not trust a single one of those things to be loose around him. And he's not sure if he can trust their captive at all.

Still. To Loremaster, quietly: ]

I didn't vote for ye.

[daemonis]

[Loremaster blinks at him, genuinely surprised that he had approached her. After a moment, she smiles.]

Thank you. That really means a lot to me.

[A pause, and then--]

I know I threatened that killing me here will only leave you all behind and allow me to just simply go back to the celestial realms upon my death here, but... when I do get back, I will try to see if I can locate your soul from my domain so that I can get you out of this place.

GENERAL

[inspiritus]

At last, this farce of a trial has come to an end.

Loremaster, your pathetic attempts at bringing anyone to your side were laughable. I wonder, is it the same in your world?

[ ... ]

...And to the so-called leaders of this city, I declare your days are numbered. It will be amusing to see what you too will say when your end is upon you.

[ Maybe it was a mistake letting Sephiroth be hammy and dramatic but here we are. ]

[daemonis]

Well, given how far into things we are, I will confess to one thing here: everything written on the billboards about me is true. I'm the current queen of Hell after having overthrown Lucifer in a war, and currently she is my favorite maid.

The rate of crime and sins committed has gone down significantly in my world, so yes, I would say that my world has more brain cells than this one seems to contain in seeing things my way.

[osssuary]

[A brief tilt of the head.]

Is a declaration of war wise here?

[It could almost be dry if he were better at doing tones.]

Re: GENERAL

[conways_retribution]

This man does not represent my exact thoughts _{[#NotAllXClassAkudama]}

[hunterandhunted]

[Well said, Sephiroth.]

[metamere]

An actor steps onto the stage, here, here!

[ Clapping enthusiastically. ]

[intimations]

[He's just here to appreciate, don't mind him!!!]

[pr159]

[ There was a certain point during everything at the very end of the trial where Rideaux suddenly got a lot quieter, and on the shuttle ride over to the execution, his usual smug self-satisfaction seems to be conspicuously absent. He's just looking out the window with a slight frown. ]

[intimations]

Well, it was entertaining at least. Thanks for putting on such a good show. I hope there's no hard feelings between us.

[daemonis]

None at all. I can at least admit that your contributions were entertaining for me.

[thefifthchild]

[Damian... will look solemn, as the fight is over and he wipes the sweat from his brow. The rage is gone and the adrenaline of combat is clearing from his veins.

All that's left is guilt.

He'll turn a side glance to Loremaster.]

I don't know if you're right or not about your world, but...

I do think that falling as an angel to actually fix the so-called impossible problem is a better alternative than allowing that rot to fester just so you can keep calling yourself a good person.

You do have a portion of my respect for that.

[daemonis]

[While she does actually appreciate the respect, that gets a sigh out of her--]

I keep telling you, angels don't fall--Lucy even told me herself that it was just a rare illness for angels to grow horns and tails like this, but that the angels like to use it as a scare tactic to keep them from questioning God's methods.

LEADER

[voidseeing]

[Gai is here, looking tired and shaky but also decidedly unrepentant, and what's more... actually angry? So congrats on getting him to drop the calm and controlled face, he supposes, even though he's not very pleased about that.

There are some things he can't ever forgive, regardless of the motives behind them.]

[hunterandhunted]

What a relief to have this farce be done with. So tedious, so... boring. I would have liked to at least feel more of your rage! It's too bad you entangled yourself with the dramatics of savages.

Oh well! All lessons are learned with time and... sufficient pain.

[All said with a haughty indignance as he leans his cheek against his knuckles.]

[daemonis]

Indeed, because I'm quite bored with listening to you talk. I hope the others are willing to put up with that drivel of yours far longer than they would have if I had been allowed to stay and build a portal to send you all home.

Re: LAST WORDS

[fixingtodie]

[Rachel has her phone with the password Loremaster gave her clutched firmly in one hand, while the other carries Marcille's staff so that it does not get left behind.

She's pale and quiet but her eyes are intensely focused, even if there is a fraction of tightness in her features that suggests she's hurting.]