PATHÉTIQUE | Hostage Trial

[starmods]

[you're ushered into a sitting room with your own team, away from everyone else. the door shuts and locks behind you.

straight ahead, sitting on the coffee table, is an indestructible clock with an indestructible starry globe... that seems to contain a small plastic figurine that looks exactly like Celeste—the one teammate missing from this room.

the outer lord's voice rings overhead:]

I've taken from you one of your teammates, and now I'd like to see how far you'd go to protect them.

Comments

Re: R4

[chirpchirpmfer]

[ Mutters. ]

Too bad I can't bite down on Jae's arm...

I'm ready.

Re: R4

[slicedbread]

It's unsanitary anyway.

[But he can offer a tie to bite down on since he's not wearing it.]

[But he's gonna go right in for it, clean as one can with a knife, and quick as one can.]

Re: R4

[chirpchirpmfer]

[ PAIN SUCKS, quiet distressed bird noises. ]

Re: R4

[dontdeadopeninside]

[oh

pats his head]

Re: R4

[chirpchirpmfer]

Ughhh.

Re: R4

[dontdeadopeninside]

It'll be over soon.

Re: R4

[chirpchirpmfer]

[ Buries face in arms. ]

Nnngh.

Re: R4

[dontdeadopeninside]

[hugs....his head....]

Re: R4

[chirpchirpmfer]

[ bury face into small boy, this is fine everything's fine. ]

Re: R4

[slicedbread]

[He remains quiet throughout the thing until it's done. He is 100% avoiding looking directly at the removed flesh he carved out.]

[...]

Thank you.

Re: R4

[chirpchirpmfer]

[ What if lay here and never move. ]

We'll haveta make sure it doesn't get infected and stuff, huh.