WEEK 8 - Execution

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the pygmalion. . . ONLINE CAPTAIN'S LOG: WEEK (7)

sunday EXECUTION (22) survivors As voting comes to an end, a song filters in played so loud that it becomes distored and fragmented. If a participant checks their datapad, they will see the the victim and suspect chosen by majority's pictures displayed. If they attempt to scroll, they will see a list of characters and their votes in alphabetical order.

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[qundercover]

[Hissrad looks calm enough. He has never been one for histrionics. Struggle is an illusion, and this is only the pieces of a greater part. His purpose is fulfilled.]

It was a choice. Mages are susceptible to possession, weak to demons. If you're possessed here, you can't tell. We could only guess. And they offered me the choice to kill one man, and showed the death of my people. It was easy. That's the why. Don't blame Dorian - he tried for the right reasons - I told him what was on the line, and he was willing to try.

How was more complicated. I strangled him in the library. Killing a mage is simple if they don't see you coming. He was necromanced back to his room and tore up the place, made it look like a mess. All the rest was a distraction. Interesting idea with the poison salad though. Should keep that in mind. Guess it doesn't Arumatter now.

[monsieurchatastrophe]

[IN ANY OTHER CIRCUMSTANCE, HE WOULD APPRECIATE THE PUN, BUT:] "The death of your people"? What do you mean?

[qundercover]

Alice. Showed me two incentives. One I got if I killed and got away with it, one if I broke the rules. Didn't do what they asked - to try and hunt down the demons.

[antietam]

... They? Someone told you to do it?

[qundercover]

Gave me a role. I didn't kill for a secret - dealing with secrets getting out is my job, I could deal with that. But Alice had more for me. Showed Par Vollen getting taken out, exactly the shit I'm working against back home.

I couldn't let it happen.

[chiseler]

Who's "they", exactly?

[qundercover]

Alice. Assuming the other demons controlling this place, don't know anything about them though.

[breakshot]

You still killed one person. One person who had nothing to do with any of this.

[ Machias is seething. Arumat would have gone down fighting! He did not deserve to go down like this...! ]

And that's your only reason? That's it?

[qundercover]

That's it.

[parodeity]

Wait, you're sayin' you targeted Arumat because you thought he might go alien on us? Elizabeth and Rhys weren't mages.

[qundercover]

Elizabeth can open rifts in time. She's a mage.

Rhys I don't know, could be an outlier. That eye of his wasn't exactly non-magical.

[muties]

Ok, first off "Hissrad" is a weird but cool name. Tho you're not as rad as I thought? So more like. Hisslame now.

Second, I feel less conflicted about your death after that pun.

[qundercover]

It's not a name. Under the qun we have titles. It means "one who creates illusion." It was my job.

[It's also known as "liar."]

[antagonize]

Arumatter. Nice. Would be nicer, though, if you weren't about get executed for murder.

[OH, WELL. That said:]

Let me guess. You had one of those third party roles the rulebook talks about.

[qundercover]

Yup. Can't say much about it except what they offered me. Told me to kill the demons, didn't give any way to find them. I tried. I failed.

[missmaladroite]

That doesn't give you the right to kill him!

[Look at this tiny teenager getting all pissed off, she looks like an angry chihuahua] "Mages are susceptible to possession?" What a load of nonsense! Elizabeth and Rhys weren't mages! You had no proof! You're nothing but a murderer! Dorian too!

[qundercover]

Don't have a right, but I had to do something. Like I said, better to face the sword in front of you instead of waiting for the knife in the back. Not going to get anywhere if we sit around letting people die without trying something.

And Dorian didn't kill him. I did.

[todorable]

You--

[the pun, really?]

...Why him?

[qundercover]

There aren't many options left. Had to make a choice, and he seemed like the best one.

[tevinteriscoming]

I'm willing to leave it to popular opinion whether we intend to blame Dorian.

[He's so tired. But he's here for him until it's over.]

[qundercover]

You'll be okay, I think. Asked a friend.

[He appreciates it. He's tired too.]

Try and stay alive. Think the Inquisition needs you. And tell Krem hey when you get back.

[bloodbiter]

No, he didn't do this for the right reasons. Neither did you. Don't try to justify this! There is no reason to murder here besides cowardice and weakness!

[douchemag]

[Okay well he narrows his eyes about the whole 'mages are weak to demons' thing because only where you come from asshole - but that last sentence sends him into a choking fit.]

Holy shit. Oh man, you're totally wrong about the mage thing, but it's still gonna be sad to see you go.

[BECAUSE SERIOUSLY THOSE JOKES ARE A TREASURE???]

[bloodteller]

[ okay you know what, she has a really important question ]

So... are you part of the Men in Black?

[ that's all she's gotten from this discussion about a third party role??? ]

[hatslinger]

Sometimes I can't tell how serious you are or not, and my one infallible skill is calling bluffs. Pretty frustrating.

[ her jape is light enough that bull can tell she's kidding. an attempt to lighten the dour mood, which she assumes is what he's trying to do by adding in a pun to his explanation. ]

You had a reason. That's more than a lot of the previous assholes can say. So I hope wherever Alice takes you, there's a catsuit with your name on it.