WEEK 0 - EXECUTION

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W̴͍̎E̴̝̊E̸͚͝K̸͕̿ ZERO: EXECUTION

By now, you've all got to be expecting it. Time marches on, and as Sunday morning arrives, you'll find yourself rising from your bed around 9. It starts off as a gentle suggestion, a feeling that you're going to be late for something. Aren't you going to be late for something?

Whether you answer that call or not, eventually, you'll find yourself walking directly down to the lobby, to a room that has so far been locked. All of you stand in front of a pair of golden doors, blocked off by a red velvet rope.

There's a moment of silence, and then a strange clattering noise. The doors fly open, and you'll find that you're standing in a darkened room where rows and rows of blue velvet seats lead up to a stage. The stage in front of you is covered with a pair of matching, rich blue velvet curtains, emblazoned with the logo of the Starlight Hotel.

Welcome, everyone, to the Starlight Theater.

You'll find yourself feeling like you must sit. You can choose your seat, but every seat in the house in the Starlight Theater guarantees a perfect view of the stage - there's no hiding. Should you try to merely stand, you'll find a pair of hands on your shoulders, and your body will move along without your permission into a seat. For those of you looking at your less cooperative friend, you might see the figure walking them to their seat is skeletal in nature, almost dancing behind them as they're ushered into their seat.

In fact... The empty seats in the theater are already filled. Skeletons sit in each empty seat, but make no mistake, audience: they clatter and move around, excited. Some of them are holding popcorn. Some of them look at you, then at the screen, eager. Others raise their arms to flag something, or someone - shadowy ushers burst from the floor and provide refreshments - and skeletons pour drinks down their nonexistent throats and stomachs, slurping at straws in a way that should be impossible.

Eventually, the bone clattering stops, and a hush falls over the crowd. Looking around, you might have noticed that one of your own didn't make it to the theater - Sheila Hammond is not among you.

Perhaps she's backstage?

You don't get much time to think about it, though. The lights dim, and a pair of spotlights spin arches across the curtains, as somewhere, a drumroll plays.

Lights, camera, action!

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█ LOCATIONS █ STATUSES █ PROFILES █ AUDIENCES
█ REPORTING █ PRIVATE CONVOS █ MURDER

Comments

[unbested]

Oh... [ whoof. ] We watched in ours, but they pretty much went right into a fight, and it didn't take too long.

[ thanks for your professionalism, maya. and the second week was just a courtroom free-for-all, so that was a whole other thing.

the other one was just a normal-ass execution because law enforcement life. ]

[dms]

Well, the good thing is that even if we have to be here, we don't have to watch. You can look away, and you don't have to listen this time, either.

[ we don't need to bring headphones... ]

[unbested]

[ shakes his head ]

I... kind of don't feel like I deserve to look away.

[ after... everything........... ]

[dms]

...You shouldn't force yourself through it, though.

[unbested]

[ ...

this was always painful to watch but now it's starting to be so for all the wrong reasons, jesus ]

[dms]

[ mutters ] At least turning into wax didn't draw it out this badly...

[aono]

[Rin, still covering his face with one hand, reaches over to cover Sebastian's eyes with his other hand.

It absolutely does not work, he's not looking at where he's reaching. But he's trying to help.]

[unbested]

[ WHY IS YOUR HAND ON HIS FACE ]

[unbested]

[ wait did he just miss the window thing ]

[aono]

[It's one hand he could have peeked out between the fingers.

Or like. Got poked in one eye or something.]

[unbested]

[ he was definitely just distracted by having someone's finger almost go up his nose ]