It's... quiet. The morning is quiet and dull and even the animals lingering on the fringes of town seem a bit at a loss for what to do. The town as a whole seems to be waiting with bated breath, for the outcome of the tie.
A few moments later Tarvek and Nisha follow him out, leashed to him by a rope binding their hands and a blindfold around their eyes. In the Sheriff's other hand are two pistols. He'll lead them to the center of the town and place a pistol in each of their hands before pulling out a knife and cutting the ropes binding them. He pulls off the blindfold afterwards.
He turns back to the town after, glancing at the few stray animals that have set up on the porches to watch. A crow nearby caws out from on top of the Saloon sign. The Sheriff looks to the hotel and a moment later, the bells on top of the church begin to ring. He calls out, louder than naturally possible,
"Execution time, folks! Nisha Kadam and Tarvek Sturmvoraus have elected to duel to the death. Come and witness."
And then, as indifferent as ever, he pops a piece of tobacco.
[ Despite one small outburst the first time Tarvek got shot, Xion has otherwise been ..... very quiet for this whole thing. Even when the ground swallowed her roommate whole.
Now she finds her way over to Natalie's side, staying close and looking up at her with concern. ]
[What else can he say? He understands fate way too well to argue, so Hal's lucky today when he backs off. He has a small Disney princess to watch over first.]
[gllllances at her, expression neutral (like it had been during the entire duel), but she does. sidle a bit closer. she understands Natalie's frustrations and fear]
[...yeah allllso a glance because. Yeah. This is alarming. With the two other girls flanking Natalie though he stays where he's at even if he's keeping an eye on her.]
[ After the quick q&a there, the Sheriff heads back into the station again, pipe firmly held in his mouth. When he comes back out, it's with a certain participant in tow. She is black-bagged, bound, gagged and tied at the wrists and ankles. The Sheriff isn't particularly nice with her as he drags her across the dirt before tossing her to the ground in front of the crowd.
He also has something else in his hand, a can of gasoline. He uncaps it and begins to pour it over Lissa's body with little fanfare, still smoking at his pipe as he goes. When the can is empty, he tosses it to the side and pulls out a pack of matches. He lights one, tosses it onto her. Lights another, tosses it too. Lights a few more to get the fire really blazing.
Then he lights his pipe up again.
He stares blankly at the burning girl, too gagged to scream properly before looking at the rest of the crowd. ]
What did I say?
[ And then he will leave her to burn on the ground, already far too gone to save. Letting her be would probably be the better option, with how high the flames are and how intense the blaze. The Sheriff turns then and walks back in the station, slamming the door behind him. He's a bit busy today, actually.
[what is he looking at with his own two fucking eyes]
Papika! [Oh well, it's fine, Damian is running, too.] Don't touch it! [Because, why not, he's stripping his shirt off so he can use it as a dampener for the flames. As if HA HA it'll really do much anyway...]
Papika! [He had. Started to do the same but he's quick to grab her, hissing as his knuckles split open again through their bandages but he's grabbing her and pulling her back.]
[Yeah, no. Nope. Nah, man. Jason is making an executive decision, and that's to pull Damian away from the extra crispy girl on the ground. DON'T SET YOURSELF ON FIRE, CHILD.]
[ Well that was all very exciting. Nisha is still alive for now? She's sitting in her jail cell again, examining at the bullet holes in her hat and looking like she's waiting for the other shoe to drop.
[considering last week, Milla knows exactly what's coming when the Sheriff drags another bound and gagged person out into public. she had expected another quick, clean death, so when the Sheriff starts lighting matches. . .]
[well]
[she jerks forward much like Papika, Percy and Damien do, before she realizes that the flames are too big, too hot, too ferocious for her to get near. she briefly entertains the thought of grabbing one of the two tinies to keep them from burning themselves, but Percy and Jason have it covered, so she takes a step back instead]
[she watches the flames dance and flicker for a moment, jaw set and knuckles white with how hard she's clenching her hands.]
[and then she turns sharply on her heel and walks away]
[DAMMIT! He's trying to fucking hero right now, Jason!] Let go of me, Todd! [He loses the shirt he was going to try to put her own with, but it only helps in making the blaze more stable. Thanks for that, Jason.]
She needs to be extinguished! [He gives Jason a swift jab in the stomach with an elbow.] Do something!
[For a moment, it's like the world had narrowed to only the piece of earth Tarvek had vanished into. Xion's voice startles her, and she remembers abruptly that she isn't alone here.
[ Hey, more fire. All Russell can do is watch though, not too bothered by the sight of it. He does glance at the other people trying to scramble to save Lissa... But... ]
She's already dead... [ Is all he could really say. Well, it's obvious that it's going to take awhile for her to burn until she's actually dead, but what he's hinting at is there's no way to save her. Why are they even trying??? ]
I know. I know! [And for once Papika's probably witnessing Percy's complete loss of control, his own voice higher-pitched and more hysterical.
Is this how it happened with Annabeth? Is this also why no one heard her burn alive? He doesn't bother putting Papika down and he tightens his grip, keeping her off the ground.] Don't run toward the flames, got it? [And he's even sort of shaking her to get her to stop struggling, to listen even as his eyes fill with tears.] Get dirt and I'll take care of it but stay away from the flames.
Shinnosuke knows when something will be a failed endeavour, so he stays rooted to the spot, even as his instincts scream. Let others be fools who try to rush into the fire—he knows he shouldn't risk his neck for someone who's already doomed.
It's still not easy to watch, though, even as he does so with narrowed eyes. Really, what a shitty game this all is.]
[ it's percy lack of composure that does it. she doesn't... calm down, exactly, but she stops struggling against him. ]
Okay. Okay, I won't get close. Please just-- I need to stop the fire. I'll get dirt.
[ it's all said extremely quickly, the words running into each other. she knows it's too late to save her, but... she can't just watch her burn like that. ]
[ surprise, it's this douchebag... again!! he doesn't care much about people being set on fire - but he does care about getting some more information about one of their newly-revealed roles. ]
So... "coal miner," hm? He said you take care of people that aren't doing enough.
I know. [Lissa's long dead. They both know that, but the flames make it much worse. With that he sets her on the ground gently and looks at her.] Run. Bring me what you can and I'll stop it.
[She says, maybe a little more firmly than is necessary, once she notices Milla coming closer. She doesn't even know what she's telling her not to do, but...]
[ Xion doesn't even react, not even when Papika starts screaming. She just watches with slightly wide eyes set in a very pale faec as a girl burns to death before them, both hands pressed tightly over her mouth.
When she finally lowers her hands and turns to move, it's away. The look on her face is something awful, something she wasn't capable of three weeks ago. ]
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