END OF CHAPTER 1 ; EXECUTION

[themodsgrimm]

The Story Continues... END OF CHAPTER 1 - WEEK 134 Narrators Remain ; It's execution day, naughty murder children. Breakfast is served in the dining hall, all the better to fortify you for what is to come. Wherever you might wander in the castle, you will find yourself drawn to the foyer when the clock strikes not twelve, but ten. In the distance, there is the sound of clanking armor. Ann Takamaki appears, flanked on either side by suits of armor, escorting her to her punishment. She stares straight ahead with each step closer to the group that they take. A moment later, the Tiger appears on the foyer's staircase. Her hand trails down the banister as she sashays down it, and she takes her place at the head of the group, standing in front of what appears to be a wall. "Come along, darlings," she says. "The execution awaits." You blink, and then it's there — a door leading to the outside. The Tiger steps through it. You have no choice but to follow. Welcome to your second execution post! Please see here for the results of yesterday's voting. In addition, make sure you fill out your CR Chart for Chapter 1! If you have any questions, please ask on our Discord server or ping us on plurk. Please direct pings for the NPC to Danielle (Discord DMs preferred, then entrappings), as she will be taking point for today's NPC, and the moderator team will be on deck for all other questions. full navigation. locations taken (statuses) stories (profiles) info & faq wishing well private conversations

Comments

[axilium]

... Mercy's a pretty subjective concept to begin with, isn't it?

[doublecrows]

[lol]

[at that, Akechi just shrugs]

[axilium]

... Nothing to say about that, detective?

[doublecrows]

You're not wrong.

[can't deny that. to him, a swift execution would've been merciful. but instead he's forced to live for at least an entire week, with the entire population of the manor knowing what his true face looks like]

[that's a far worse punishment than anything Akechi could have ever asked for]

But nothing about what happened was merciful. Unless there are parts of it that you claim can be considered as such?

[axilium]

Not really. I did vote for "To Be Continued", after all, so I can't say I'm happy with this outcome.

[not that the execution would've been great, either way.]

[doublecrows]

[no, probably not. but like Sharpay's, maybe it would've left more room for wondering if Ann was still alive]

[. . .]

[does he care if she's still alive? does he care whether her story is finished or not? heck if he knows]

It is what it is.

[. . .]

[axilium]

... That's how it always goes, huh? It is what it is.

[he's quiet for a moment.]

Do you believe in destiny, detective?

[doublecrows]

Yes.

[oh]

I do. Why?

[axilium]

Do you think a person can fight it?

[doublecrows]

No.

[again, another immediate answer. no elaboration, no follow up. not this time]

[axilium]

... Then, is everything that's happened now just the way things are meant to be?

[he's genuinely curious as to what akechi thinks.]

[doublecrows]

[his head whips up so fast it's a surprise he didn't break his neck]

What?

[he has no answer to that, because he never thought about it in those kinds of terms. at least, not the terms of. . . here and now. fate was his role in the game Yaldabaoth constructed back home. fate was his place at Shido's side, ready to tear him down at a moment's notice. that was fate, that was the fate he knew he couldn't-- or didn't-- want to fight]

[this is. . . ?]

[axilium]

[akechi dies on sunday anyway by accident]

Some people might think that way, if destiny is real and can't be fought.

[doublecrows]

[and he droops, looking at a loss]

I don't know.

[axilium]

Well, as it turns out, neither do I, so we're in the same boat there.

[doublecrows]

[. . .]

And what do you plan to do about your not knowing?

[axilium]

[he smiles wryly.]

What is there to do?