[ week one: execution ]

[murderhost]

EXECUTION

There's the sound of that handbell again, sometime Sunday morning when the sun gets high in the sky. It's PB in the front yard of the manor. He's looking as chipper(?) as ever and is riding the high of yesterday's trial. Voting for Tamon? That was good television. He's living it up, babey!

Which means when everyone gathers, he will beckon them to follow. Onto the beach, that invisible wall gone for now and instead PB leads them to a circle of tiki torches, lit despite the daytime hours and surrounded in a circle by mannequins. The sound of the waves are loud near the water where they stand and it's actually a little cold. The crew is there, filming the circle and the contestants as well as they're encouraged to stand around it. If they try to go into the circle itself, they will be stopped — except for one person.

Tamon will be carried out of the house by mannequins, all the way to to the middle of the circle and dropped in the center of the sand. The mannequins will leave then, going back to their place among the circle of crew. This is feeling very Survivor, isn't it? Which is when PB pipes up —

"Don't worry, everyone. It's distinct enough that we won't get sued!"

Bastard.

Anyway, now that you're all here, what's going to happen next?

♥

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EXECUTION

[murderhost]

[ And so... PB claps his hands together, very happy for what's about to happen next. ]

So, to preface, usually after the trial I would have you vote for the executioner for that week's execution. This is what will happen next Saturday so keep that in mind. This week, however, we filmed some promo already since it's week one and we need to keep the footage as canon as possible.

[ Sometimes you just gotta pre-plan the first week a little bit, you know? ]

Anyway, that means... Tsukasa! You're our executioner today. Let me know what weapon you would like and off you go, to kill your friend!

[ And Tsukasa is also going to be bodily hauled into the ring by a pair of mannequins, who are surprisingly strong! So weird.

There are a couple of mannequins holding up a banner that says HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GISELLE!!!

At the same time, music starts playing from one of the mannequins holding up a boombox nearby. Time for a sponsored music break, y'all! ]

[costars]

[ can you believe this idol on idol violence

the mannequins haul tamon out from his basement baby jail and dump him in the sand, where he just sort of...lies uselessly for a good ten seconds before slowly crawling onto his knees and gazing blearily around him. he cried a lot, didn't sleep, and hasn't changed out of his clothes in probably like three days so he looks like shit, but ain't that the mood for this execution?

but his eyes do latch onto something nearby and he's quick to search out maid-chan in the crowd and give her a little nod. ]

Oh, um.....happy birthday, Miss Giselle. I'm very sorry for ruining your day like this.

[ he will die as penance for ruining her birthday :( ]

REACTIONS

[murderhost]

[ Hey now, you might not be able to stop what's happening but you can definitely comment on it. Here's a place to do that! ]

[dresscode]

[ First you bastards (fellow contestants) vote for Tamon, now you bastards (production) make Tsukasa take him out??? Haruaki's in utter shambles, sinking down into the sand and clutching at his head, loud enough for all three of them SINCE NOW I GUESS HE'LL HAVE TO BE: ]

I'm getting this TV show canceled if it's the last thing I do!!!!!!!!!

[dissimulative]

[ He watches Tamon up there with Tsukasa and just. stares into the metaphorical void for a bit. ]

[akademise]

[ Tsukasa. Of all people, it's another one who seems as though he has never had to confront death before. This is truly far too cruel.

Which of course means More is stood frozen in place, not doing anything about it. He's clutching his ever-present notebook very tightly. ]

[crashout]

[ hm. what a terrible idea to have eyes. ]

[asimilate]

[Not unlike other people, probably, a sleep-deprived and jittery Kalim does his best to get in the way of the mannequins and to run up to the execution ring, all to no avail. Wow, shocking.

But after a minute he runs back to the mansion... ABANDONING TAMON AND TSUKASA!!! No, wait, he's back. And he has... a banner of his own? Well. Kind of. It's just printer paper taped together with SOS THIS IS REAL MURDER WEVE BEEN KIDNAPPED CALL X11 written on it in very aggressive pen.

It probably would've been more effective if he just wrote a bunch of brand names down but listen. He tried.]

[honeytraps]

Tsukasa-?!

Where do you think you're taking h--

[She walks straight into the barrier like a cat that doesn't understand sliding doors.]

[pharmahoudini]

[Local circus monkey found up a tree nearby trying to scope how far up that barrier goes. Again. Maybe it's the definition of insanity but isn't that also this entire execution, fuck it we ball.

Or don't ball. Watch out if he starts throwing coconuts.]

[candy_wrapper]

He's for real! He really is forcing sweet Tsukasa to do this!

[Ramuda exclaims, hands over his face and peeking from between his fingers from time to time. This is going to be quite the execution to see, wow]

[yesterbloom]

[ echinacea is here and glaring at this set up. she's so angry and trying to keep her calm at the same time. ]

[voring]

[GISELLE YOUR BIRTHDAY. Glances in her direction but wisely doesn't say anything (yet) if only because he's distracted by this sad wet clown show. Yall...]

[incurse]

[ He isn't shouting like the others, but instead Yuta wears the kind of cold fury that sorcerers thrive on. Gaze narrow, hands so tight at his sides that his fingernails draw blood from his palms.

They won't get away with this. They won't. ]

[factoring]

[This is all so hateful.]

[daseine]

[ ...well this sure is happening, huh.

patriarch's expression is blank, his entire body still until he releases a sigh. ]

Of course, stars need to be brought down to earth.

[fixtures]

[ She just... bluescreens when Tamon nods at her and says happy birthday. She didn't even know it was her birthday?

How can he say that to her? She didn't even... say goodbye to him, or visit even once... ]

........

[combathatchet]

[He has nothing to say, his jaw set and his face carved into a stone cold frown the whole time.]

[memori3s]

[ Wait... "Vote for the executioner for that week's execution"???

Between the new information and the fact that it's apparently Tsukasa's job to execute Tamon, Minato stays frozen in place while trembling a bit. ]

[stds]

[ fumiko, for once, doesn't have her eerie plastered smile on. she has a bad feeling about what's going to happen if tsukasa keeps refusing... ]

[changel]

[WHY IS EVERYTHING SO TERRIBLE]

[just watching the entire scene played out with hands over her mouth and a horrified look on her face]

[lowprofiles]

[Well. This is kinda fucked up! He's going to hang back as far as he can, arms crossed as he watches how this goes down.]

[qilinzuo]

[ Time to watch an execution go down!

Damn, this is not turning out to be great, and that's putting it lightly. ]

[fbwhy]

[ Oh.

She's just staring, wide-eyed and more than a little horrified, as Tsukasa suffocates to death right in front of them.

But Tamon's alive! At least! ]

SUNDAY — WEEKLY RATING

[murderhost]

[ As people return to the house, the television screen in the living room goes dark. A black screen takes over image before, with a wilhelm scream and the sound of glass shattering, the screen is taken over by a logo — ]



★★★✩✩
[ And the stars linger on the screen for a bit longer before switching over to the social media feed from earlier this week. Feel free to scroll through the screen to see the audience's feedback! ]

ROBOTWITTER

@autocorrecting

hey after yesterday, does anyone else think the guys are kind of 🏳️‍🌈❓

@booooooooo

yeah, man, we know it's real murder. That's why we're watching??? duh. anyway season 2 is still the best but i'll give this season a few more eps

@snookiebearleon98

[screenshot of Leon stripping from the trial]

@snookiebearleon98

[subsequent screenshot of Leon stripping from the trial]

@snookiebearleon98

[another screenshot of Leon stripping from the trial]

@snookiebearleon98

[more screenshots of Leon stripping from the trial]

@lastgirllaughslast

can we talk about what just happened??? like, whoa, can't believe tamon got away with that!!

@murdershehoped

ngl i'm kind of glad the blond guy died instead, he was way more annoying and i rly like tamon #AreYouTheWolf

@mmmmmmotome

rip to yves btw........... shame for some of the real eyecandy to leave so soon

@killissue

don't worry, guys. next week more people will die ⸜(｡˃ ᵕ ˂ )⸝♡

@theotper

where is my ship

@blackletter

dude it’s been a week

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[ It carries on like this through the night, for those who love to doomscroll. Also, there a few messages going HAPPY BIRTHDAY, GISELLE and STAN F/ACE in the midst of all this. ]