Audience: Temenos

[becomemod]

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[inquired]

I'm outside by the courthouse, at the moment. I may take a walk, if you'd like to join.

[becomemod]

Give me a moment.

[ Sure enough, they arrive. Their expression is difficult to read. ]

[inquired]

[ i almost wrote fei du in this tag because my brain was like "this is kyoko!!!"

anyway. mood. temenos is much the same: he is placid as ever, expression a mask, and he gives a slight bow of his head to them when they arrive. ]

...What an evening.

[becomemod]

[ Could be. ]

That's putting it lightly, considering everything that happened. How are you feeling, Temenos?

[inquired]

There's no need to worry about me: I'm quite alright.

[ sometimes it just be like that: he smiles a bit. ]

I've many questions, but I have the feeling that you do, too.

[becomemod]

That's good to hear. [ If true. ]

You would be correct.

[inquired]

[ it's very true stop doubting me ]

...Have you any idea what we can expect, of an execution?

[becomemod]

[ Press X. ]

Fortunately, or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, I don't have experience. Considering how much was left to you already, it's likely one of you will be executing Mika.

[inquired]

...judge, jury, and executioner.

[ that's grim. ]

How troubling. Why is this different now? Why is it this act of supposed 'villainy' that ends with execution, instead of imprisonment? Is it truly just because of our standing?

[becomemod]

Cruel, isn't it?

Those are answers we'll need to find for ourselves. I don't believe it's only because of your standing.

[ A pause. ]

Something seems to have shifted.

[inquired]

I should say so. Has our arrival truly made that much of a shockwave?

[becomemod]

There have never been this many people to arrive all at once. However, there's no reason it should've affected things this much.

[inquired]

Some sort of machinations with such a large group....

[ he trails off for a moment, thoughtful.

but does not disappear into the mind palace. ]

...Were there ever any others? Before the twelve of you all. I tried to find an archive of the newsprints, but, didn't have much luck.

[becomemod]

I haven't heard of anybody else being brought here.

Just the same as you, I couldn't find old news. Other "heroes" remains a possibility.

[inquired]

Other heroes? Another group, you mean?

[ hmmmmm. he looks deeply thoughtful, now. ]

... Perhaps they got bored. [ that is so cynical of you god damn but: ] Whoever 'they' is, in this given situation.

If that's the case, perhaps a culling of our numbers is in the cards.

[becomemod]

Correct. As far as I know, it's only the 12 of us and the 35 of you.

[ A thoughtful hum. ]

Strange to decide that they're bored already. You've only just arrived.

[inquired]

That's what I was thinking. But, it's not impossible - if there is a higher power at stake here, we've already seen their whims are strange.

[ hmmmm.... ]

Or, perhaps - for the drama of it all. To up the stakes further than they already are.

Did your incident occur out of nowhere? With the four heroes from before.

[becomemod]

I'm not enjoying the drama, but I'm not much for it anyway.

[ They seem to consider this. ]

There wasn't no lead up to it. It resulted in chaos and the destruction they're still repairing.

[inquired]

Neither am I. The dramatics are best saved for the stage.

[ :/ ]

Did you all ever figure out what caused it? The moon falling.

[becomemod]

[ "There was no lead up to it." Please forgive my typos. ]

I believe the moon issue was connected to a man dressed in all white. We haven't seen him before or since.

[inquired]

[ i didnt even notice you're good ♥ ]

A man dressed in all white. Did he... [ he frowns. ]. ... Well, these types tend to have a certain kind of flair to them. Did he make any speeches or inroads as to why?

[becomemod]

He certainly seemed like the type to monologue. Unfortunately for us, I wasn't there when he started.

[inquired]

[ i want this to mean you swapped npcs at the last second because you have kyoko brainrot "no one said this is kyoko" peak mira behavior

anyway ]

Mm. Was anyone? Or...

[ or was it the other four. ]

[becomemod]

[ I'm not dignifying this with a response. ]

The other four were there.

[inquired]

[ it's because i'm right ]

...I see. [ .... ] So... he brought down the moon, and vanished, is that right? Or did a fight ensue with him before? Where were you all?