Audience: Temenos

[becomemod]

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[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?

[becomemod]

There was a fight between him and the other four. I was on my way, but I was dealing with other villains and assisting the civilians. I should've gotten there faster.

In the end, he vanished in the chaos. [ They're not happy about this. ]

[inquired]

[ a little gentler: ] I know you did all you could.

[ :(

but he won't linger on it long, for both of their sakes. ] Did the moon come down before he fought them, or after? And...

What happened afterwards?

[becomemod]

[ It's hard to read their expression with the mask in the way. ]

Before.

We dealt with the other four's passing.

Found the villains making things worse, and started to rebuild the city.

[inquired]

And then, we ended up here.

[ hmm. he won't press the former for now, putting his hand to his chin, deep in thought. ]

I wonder if that man in white is our connection. That is quite extreme, compared to the other acts of villiany you've mentioned so far. Is that the only descriptor you all have?

[becomemod]

It seems likely.

He was wearing a top hat and had a cane.

[inquired]

[ i cant believe kaito kid is here ]

That sounds ostentatious. [ but very like. villain-y. ] And this was recent, wasn't it? How long ago?