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foundationmods ([personal profile] foundationmods) wrote in [community profile] thefoundation2019-02-16 12:32 pm
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MOCK WEEK - WEEK 1 TRIAL

It was noon on Friday.

No matter where they were, no matter what they were doing...the moment the chimes rang out through the hall, they felt a change.

The world...began to expand, as they felt themselves leaving the world they were on, and towards another, much larger world...🗈



This new world looked like...the inside of an ornate courtroom, like something that wouldn't be too far from some kind of grand fantasy novel.

The Witch, Lambdadelta was there, sitting in the most important place, smiling brightly at everyone. There was no music to be heard, but... perhaps on another plane, in another place, someone else heard music as they gazed upon the proceedings.

As they looked around, they might have also been surprised to see that their forms had changed - perhaps only slightly, or a much more dramatic change. It seemed like this place demanded a different form in some way, even if it was just a change of clothing.

...There was a deep silence in the room, one that no one wanted to break. It was the faint tension in the air, like the moments before a race or a competition begins.

Yesterday had been the start of the game. But now, armed with all they knew...now, they had to truly go up against the Witch, and somehow.....win.

Right?
enter_the_darkness: (Binitos; keep it up then)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-16 11:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[ . . . He's just laughing, again. ]

To stop hurting. Pretty funny, at this point, all things considered.
artificialhighness: (044)

[personal profile] artificialhighness 2019-02-16 11:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[She gives a simple nod.]

There are some who would say that is the nature of life. To burn, to burn away until nothing remains. If we were not in the witch's domain, I would have given you eternal life, and freedom from that.

That is what my salvation means.

But since we are here, then it is not something I can grant. You've fought well to get this far.
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enter_the_darkness: (just... shut up already)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-16 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He's quiet for a moment, and then he's giving a wry smirk. ]

Guess, in the end, victim and the culprit had a lot more in common than I thought.
artificialhighness: (016)

[personal profile] artificialhighness 2019-02-16 11:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a tilt of her head, and the sweep of her hair, somewhere near her ankles in this form.]

You, and Riku?
enter_the_darkness: (let's fuckin' do this)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-16 11:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Nod. ]

Yeah. He fought hard until the end. [ another laugh ] He was as stubborn as I expected.

[ Quiet for a moment. ]

It's my fault for underestimating some of you.
artificialhighness: (069)

[personal profile] artificialhighness 2019-02-17 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
You chose someone stubborn. Did you want a fight, in the end?

[That's not just about Riku, but about the whole trial itself.

Because the trial itself was a pitched battle, with themselves and with the witch. No one wants to go out with a whimper, do they? There's a faint smile on her features now -- there's a warmth to it, but it's the warmth of a gardener regarding the weeds in her garden.

Tenacious, tenacious, and yet uprooted so quickly.]
enter_the_darkness: (mmmmmmboy)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-17 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
Killing someone who won't actually fight back isn't my style.

[ He's shaking his head. ]

I refused to take a cheap route.
artificialhighness: (039)

[personal profile] artificialhighness 2019-02-17 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Pride... isn't it?

[She contemplates that, admires it a little like she admires all the ambitions of living things.

It's a good thing to see, even at this hour. Some would say -- especially at this hour, but to the timeless that means nothing. It's a fresh paradox, for her the way she is now.]

Are you satisfied?

[Or as satisfied as he can be, given the circumstances.]
enter_the_darkness: (birth of the Unversed)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-17 05:51 am (UTC)(link)
Heh... Pride is all I have left, isn't it?

[ . . . well. ]

Doesn't the reason for killing someone becoming pointless, make it so their death was for nothing?
artificialhighness: (047)

[personal profile] artificialhighness 2019-02-19 09:01 am (UTC)(link)
It has carried you far. But...

[There's something flat in her face. It isn't directed at Vanitas.]

Death is pointless, and always meaningless. It is an ugly end to the beauty of life, always. It is our pride that makes us think we can add meaning to it.

So rest assured. Your actions haven't added or taken away the meaning to his death.
curryparty: (of dreams I wanted)

[personal profile] curryparty 2019-02-16 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
...

There isn't any other way to make it stop?

[This is just pretend, isn't it? Perhaps they could find some other kind of magic...?]
enter_the_darkness: (oho~?)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-16 11:59 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Just a grin. ]

Attaining salvation, my dear murderer.
curryparty: (it is quite lonesome.)

[personal profile] curryparty 2019-02-17 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
[...Yeah, he deserves that one.]

The Witch here isn't the only one with magic.
enter_the_darkness: (mmmmmmboy)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-17 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
[ Just... edging a bit towards exhaustion: ]

... And?
curryparty: (living the present)

[personal profile] curryparty 2019-02-17 05:49 am (UTC)(link)
If my magic is returned to me, I'll do everything I can to heal that pain of yours myself.

[Simple as that. It'll come at a price, of course, but...

He sacrificed Vanitas' wish. It's only fair he make his own to make up for it, isn't it?
]
enter_the_darkness: (fuck this...)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-17 06:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ He stares at him, a frustrated look surfacing. ]

... I never asked you to do that.
curryparty: (into that cage.)

[personal profile] curryparty 2019-02-17 06:26 am (UTC)(link)
You would turn down another chance at your wish?
enter_the_darkness: (no habla ur language or something)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-17 06:36 am (UTC)(link)
[ His lips draw together much more tightly... ]

... Why? Why would you do something like that?
curryparty: (it is quite lonesome.)

[personal profile] curryparty 2019-02-17 06:51 am (UTC)(link)
"It's only natural to want to help, isn't it?"

[He'd said as much earlier.]

Besides, I'm your dear murderer. If I'm still in the running to get my own wish, I might as well try to grant yours in apology.
enter_the_darkness: (birth of the Unversed)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-17 07:12 am (UTC)(link)
[ He just laughs again, shaking his head. ]

You say all that as though I wouldn't have done the exact same thing to you - or anyone here - that I did to Riku.

Or that you helped do to me.
curryparty: (living the present)

[personal profile] curryparty 2019-02-17 06:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Of course you would. You wanted your wish, after all, and it's not like you've been trying to befriend any of us.

[Asuma's a cheerful and friendly sort, but he's not stupid.]

Are you that concerned about accepting a wish from someone "innocent?"
enter_the_darkness: art not by me on any of these (oh for fuck's sake)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-19 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... ]

It's not about that.
curryparty: (into that cage.)

[personal profile] curryparty 2019-02-19 06:24 am (UTC)(link)
Then what is it?

[Use your words, Vanitas. You can do it.]
enter_the_darkness: (jeez you're full of STUPID today)

[personal profile] enter_the_darkness 2019-02-19 06:44 am (UTC)(link)
[ No!! ]

... Don't worry about it.

[ He'll bring it up later, at least. ]
curryparty: (of dreams I wanted)

[personal profile] curryparty 2019-02-19 06:45 am (UTC)(link)
It's too late for that, I'm afraid.