THE SECOND EXECUTION

[disregartist]

THE SECOND EXECUTION


[As the time nears its end, the audience begins to chant the numbers as the seconds tick by. Their shouting and screaming reaches a fever pitch, until the countdown gets to zero. They cheer wildly as the chime sounds, as if they were watching a soccer game.

Lilac, for her part, simply sighs as a face is flashed onto the big screens and the cuff. On the big screens, the numbers 10-2 also flash on the screen.]

[She waits until everyone has quieted down before she speaks again.]

Everyone, do be quiet. And prepare to the execution. Please put on protective sunglasses, and do not look directly at the light if you do not have any. Of course, if you do, we do not take responsibility for what will happen to you.

[She looks at Zack.]

Now. Unless you can calm down, I shall put your glasses on for you.

Comments

[zackthekiller]

[He squeezes his eyes shut and tries to look away. Not that he would really need to with the sunglasses on, but he can't bear to watch...

He can't-

... Is she calling him?

No, hell no. It's just like the last one... More people are coming, he can hear them. Calling to the sun. Praising the sun.

He can't look. No matter how much he wants to somehow break loose, rush out into the crowd and grab her before it was too late... He had to look away until they all stopped screaming.

Then, with a bang, it was over.

He regains his mobility and the first thing he notices is the crystal head of his sister rolling back to them.]

... [He starts to walk away, but before he leaves he tries to grab the severed head and carry it home with him.]

[strangerpeople]

[Thankfully, no one stops him.

The head is his to take.]

[zackthekiller]

[Yeah he's shoving it under his arm and taking it home. He's probably gonna try to make a crystal doo dad out of it for a memento or whatever.]