Week 4 Voting Results

[cartesio]

Week 4: Trial

       

Just like last week, the pile of votes appear in front of the Sergeant, who counts them with practiced ease. He stands up as soon as he's done, pausing for only a moment, before making his announcement.

The results are in.

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[cartesio]

[The Sergeant counts the votes, in a bit of a stunned silence. When he's done, he speaks]

Those are the strangest definitions if immortality I have ever heard. Doable, but...not what I expected.

[Wouldn't have stopped him from bestowing them onto the culprits if they had gotten away with it all, though]

Indeed, both Frasier Crane and Rose Nylund are GUILTY of You-Know-Who Pendleton the Third, also known as Jughead. Now it's time to ask for volunteers. Does anyone want to be the executioner?

[pursuitofdeath]

[There's no gentle raise of his hand this time. They stay firmly at his side-- but he nods sharply instead, with purpose.]

I have a personal interest in this one. Allow me.

[doublelammy]

[As promised, Millium's hands stay firmly at her sides.

She's cheering on whoever does it, though. That's for sure.]

[quickpersuader]

I would like to, please.

[Wow that's a very different tone from the previous volunteering.]

[carbide]

[Olympia raises her hand again.]

[streetwolf]

[He just waves a hand.]

For the old guy. He wanted me to talk about anger issues before...

[odasaku]

Dazai. [ oda definitely sounds like he doesn't want dazai to do this. ]

[silvertongueheir]

[Stares, then raises his hand]

[odasaku]

Please.

[ he'll raise his hand bECAUSE HE'D MUCH RATHER DO IT THAN DAZAI ]

[robitussin]

Can’t we just let them shoot each other? Since they apparently don’t have a problem murdering a fucking teenager, it shouldn’t be a big hassle for either of them!

[she’s judging you all in jughead’s place???]

[marmoron]

I'll do it.

]Keith isn't raising his hand. Just staring at the Sergeant. It's like everything that happened in trial's ticked him off today, wonder why....]

[pursuitofdeath]

Darling.

[It's playful-- but he's very much serious this time. He's not going to back down.]

We can have our spat about my behavior in trial later.

[relieable]

[you... know what? he agrees this time... and he’ll nod at her.

he’s still not volunteering to do it himself, but he’s not going to argue with whoever wants to do it]

[streetwolf]

Oh, I like it!

[The hands going back down.]

[odasaku]

Mn...

[ he'll just look away from dazai, feeling unable to stop him from doing anything. instead, he'll just keep his own hand raised. ]

[quickpersuader]

I still remember where the bullet holes were.

[So like. Easy enough to replicate?]

[pursuitofdeath]

...no one is better suited to this task than I am and you know that.

[Why do you have to make this so difficult for him?]

No one else here deserves that amount of extra blood on their hands. It would affect any of them— even you. Not me. I can do this... and I can help them.

[He’d like to take your damn hand right out of the air... but he’ll settle for holding your other hand instead.]

...I haven’t forgotten. This can’t shake the life I lead now.

[quickpersuader]

...If I can interrupt...

I don't really like to kill. But killing a few more doesn't change things too much for me.

[Just saying.]

[marmoron]

..What are you talking about.

[streetwolf]

Wow... You're stupid. You make it sound like anyone cares about the burden of getting rid of these clowns.

[odasaku]

You’re being selfish, Dazai.

[ oda frowns, but doesn’t pull the hand away. not yet. ]

If you want to kill them, then do it for the real reason.

[odasaku]

[ oda will shake his head at keith. don’t even try, dazai’s a lost cause. ]

[pursuitofdeath]

We're being watched rather closely by outsiders that may someday be able to help you all.

If it can be helped, I'd rather the rest of you be able to keep up good appearances. Or at least better than bloodthirsty executioners.

Someone like me, good or evil-- it doesn't matter. So I thought that may be able to help.

[Translation: Y i k e s.]

EXECUTIONER ROLE

[cartesio]

[So many volunteers...he's so glad]

All of you, come forward. Bailiffs, take them away.

[The bailiffs do. Juno seems to have no problem keeping an old woman and a psychiatrist under control. The Sergeant taps the gavel with a hand, staring at it, contemplative, until finally:]

There are two culprits, you know? I think it's only right if there are two executioners. It'd make things unmatched if there weren't. Not that I expect those two to give much of a fight, but...given everything that happened...

[Will anyone want to give them a sliver of hope? The Sergeant doesn't think so]

Wayne, Kino, meet me at the Lodge tonight.

[Kino and Wayne's volunteering has been accepted]

[pursuitofdeath]

Ah-- killing or not killing, it doesn't matter one way or the other. I simply chose a life that saves people because... someone told me that it was "slightly more beautiful".

Someone like me-- this is nothing.

[Yikes.]

[pursuitofdeath]

A life is still a life, regardless of what you think it's worth.

But if you don't want to value it, I suppose I can't argue--

[His sets of values are very. Mm.]

[streetwolf]

Aww what, so we aren't letting them take each other out.

[He's not that disappointed but he liked the idea.]

[quickpersuader]

[Kino just keeps smiling.]

I'll see you then.

[pursuitofdeath]

...did you want me to say that I'll kill them for you?

Well. It's not entirely true. I'm not happy that you were put up there. But they never really put you at danger, beyond your association with me. If something happened, it would most likely be because of my presence.

But there is something else.

[He gives Oda this look that says don't ask.]

[quickpersuader]

[...]

I'm not sure if that's a unique trait...

[It. It's pretty telling that she doesn't seem fazed by this.]

[streetwolf]

Funny. I've been told my life didn't mean shit since I was born. Why should I care about these two's? ...You're full of shit. [So dry.]

[pursuitofdeath]

Are you certain those are the type of people you want to give your life meaning?

Besides. I don't mean to say that you should care about them. They certainly don't mean anything to me. But rather what it is that killing means to you.

...either way you probably shouldn't put too much stock into what I say.

[wHAT IS THE POINT DAZAI.]

[pursuitofdeath]

Oh it's a terrible trait, but perhaps not. Who can say.

[quickpersuader]

Rather... I think there's probably a lot of people who choose who dies and who lives on whims like that, too.

[This isn't too much of a surprise. Because...]

There are a lot of terrible people in the world.

[And Kino's one of them.]

[pursuitofdeath]

But if someone terrible like me can devote my life to saving people— I have faith that this group can overcome these trials.

[quickpersuader]

I don't know if there was any doubt about us overcoming them, either.

[They're doing pretty well so far, anyway.]

[streetwolf]

... There's only one person who's opinion matters. And you ain't her. You just like the sound of your own voice.

[He doesn't get old people, and their riddles.]

[marmoron]

[Keith listens to this incredulously at first, but there's a fairly obvious moment in which incredulity just turns into annoyance.]

You don't know anything about me or what my life has been like. If you want to kill them? Fine. But don't act like you're doing me a personal favor. You're not.

[marmoron]

[Oda, he kinda thinks you're okay so he's gonna do his best not to get mad here, but Dazai is saying some pretty annoying shit.....]

[odasaku]

[ trust me, if oda had the balls to punch dazai, he would have done so a long time ago. he'll give him the most sympathetic look he can manage. ]

[pursuitofdeath]

...that’s not my intention, but you’re welcome to see it however you like. I have no desire to get in anyone else’s way either.

[For a change he’s not trying to cause trouble. But also it’s a valid interpretation so he won’t argue either.]

[marmoron]

Then drop the martyr act and say what you mean.

[pursuitofdeath]

I mean what I say— but it’s true, my intentions aren’t half as pure as all that. I’ve been on paths that both hurt and have helped people... and it makes no difference to me. My motivations are entirely selfish.

[He is anything but “good” it’s true.]

But I’d still like to help the rest of you if I can.

[marmoron]

[Dazai's getting a raised eyebrow. Ultimately the impression Keith's getting here is that the dude is slippery as fuck with words, and that's not a trait he's particularly fond of in people.]

If the most you can do to help is to execute two people who've worn out everyone's patience then I don't think we need your help.

[...wow. Sorry, Dazai.]

[pursuitofdeath]

I like to think I’ve done a little more than that— but if you want to do it yourself I can respect that.

[That is— incredibly true of him. He’s very careful about what he lets out. And he certainly can’t blame anyone for disliking his ways. Something says he’s not a fan of it himself.]

[marmoron]

That's not it.

[What he wants is for Jughead to have not died at all. Wanting his killers dead is a shitty substitute.]

I just don't appreciate your stated reasoning for volunteering. If you're looking for an excuse to tarnish your own reputation don't call your self destruction heroism.