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 Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:11 pm
It felt like they were back in primary school again, as the Death Lead, god knows in what sort of personal thought bubble, skimmed over each of the mission reports. Notably, several papers were separated from others, though this was done with a sort of poignant silence that seemed to stretch on for longer than just the few minutes that actually passed.
"Some of you are well aware of the situation that happened with the Council." Because he sounded super torn up about that one, though even then it was hard to point fingers at anyone, "Due to these... events, we will be taking time to personally reassess all valid Hunters and trainees, to scan for tendencies that could lead to a relapse of this incident. All failures will be, stripped of their weapon and deemed invalid, consider this a promise."
More papers were turned over even as the sour sort of feeling only built. At least it was clear where this conversation was leading to, for better or worse. "Several of you have clearly written that you were supporting a defect who not only openly disobeyed orders but turned their weapon against their superior during battle. I am not stupid, and hopefully neither are you. Either you wanted to make a statement, or you are naive of exactly how things ******** work around here."
"Eva Valente. Alexei Jamil. Your weapons now. I will relieve you of your duties as a Hunter, your execution will be made a public example within twenty-four hours from now. Every single Hunter on this Island, every other existing division leader knows of the exact price of disobedience and insubordination. There is no room for defective Hunters on this Island: especially ones who have forgotten what it means to become one, or those who have been mislead otherwise. You exist to serve us and you will do so as long as you are useless. Now on Alexil's report he clearly defines Dakota, Ariane, Eva, Wilson, and Deryk as associates. These listed names will join the defective ranks for public execution and permanent removal of their weapons."
"Most of you are intelligent enough to understand your situation, in the very least. If you are weak, your statement is ******** weak. If you take the wrong action and do not have neither information nor authority to assert your facts then you are ignorant and defective. For those who were not named I am also giving you a chance to correct the defective responses of your peers. You are free to sacrifice your freedom for theirs in exchange for month stripped of your own weapon. You will also take their punishment while they stand watch. At exactly twenty-four hours from now, at your intended execution date, you will also write a detailed observation about their behaviour. Those defective will be given a mission report again. If they answer correctly, then in this very limited scope of second chances, they will be given one very last second chance on the sole basis of your own standing alone, and your punishment will be removed. If they do not adjust themselves then your sacrifice for them will carry out as intended."
Oddly enough, two very particular culprits had been ignored so far.
OOC exclaim At this point all trainees (ICly active trainees) are considered to be present, as well as Hunters that were on the last mission.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:21 pm
Robert had been there all along. Under the table. Wanna fight about it?
When the hammer started to fall, he listened very carefully. The names flew by in a blur, names he'd known were in danger already. Names that should have meant nothing to him. Off they went, chopped off the block like dead meat.
Robert slammed his head on the table trying to get up, then crawled out and stood up, one finger jutted firmly at Caelius.
"OBJECTION."
Then he put on his reading glasses, because they made him look smarter.
"Execution of that many trainees isn't going to teach anybody s**t. You're just askin' for a rebellion. I say, let one of us take the hit for all of them. You wanna teach a lesson so bad, you're losin' track of how hard that many deaths is gonna hit your troops."
This was why Caelius was never, and would never be, considered his boss, or his superior. He didn't think like a leader. Just an executioner.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:22 pm
Holy ******** s**t.
Some miscommunication about orders was clearly an understatement. What the ******** had transpired?
Clerise sat, shellshocked, knotting her fingers.
Dakota. Eva.
It wasn't a common expression Clerise wore, but fear crept across her face. Caelius was calling them defective. Eva, whose heart bled for the world, whose loyalties were to her friends and to her heart--
She was a mire of emotion, unable to process anything at all. Balthazar attempted to soothe her, but his efforts were for naught.
They were disposable. That much was clear-- had been clear for a long, long time.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:23 pm
He did not even hesitate before he stood up.
"No."
He was not shouting, not yelling. In fact, Gale's voice was as level as it usually was, his face oddly calm, though Jinhai made a shout of anger inside of his head, the dragon roaring his disapproval. But Gale's eyes were on Caelius, something flickering in his gaze.
"I will take the place of Eva Valente," he said. "I don't care what sort of ridiculous notion you have in your head of insubordination, when all they were doing was protecting the ones that keep this island alive, but I will not stand by and let her be executed."
A part of him also said Gale what are you doing, remember the last time you told Caelius no.
Though that might have been Jinhai, since Gale could practically feel the heat from the dragon's rage inside of his mind.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:23 pm
It felt so good to watch other people getting the punishments for a change. Well deserved ones no less.
He could get used to this.
Except Robert was going to ruin it and that was terrible.
"People who can't follow orders aren't any kind of ******** loss." he spoke up, just in case Cael thought everyone was behind this idea of a rebellion.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:24 pm
The sound of Cael's voice caused Deryk to look up from where he sat. When Eva and one other were named for weapon removal and public execution, his eyes widened. Though things were about to get far worse. To an extent, he was glad he had his hood up, as it probably helped hide the fact that he had gone incredibly pale when he heard his own name to be tossed into the line of fire. He knew it.
He was going to die.
Biting his lip, he looked down again, not wanting to see if anyone was staring. There was one thing that caught his attention. Two others.. who had what sounded like the chance to save them. He wasn't holding his breath for it though.
Hearing a voice call out an objection, he lifted his head again to see Robert there trying to vouch for them all. He respected the guy for trying to do this.
But this was also a very.. very bad idea.
This couldn't end well.
Not with Caelius.
Never with Caelius.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:26 pm
Robert didn't get a second warning. It happened in even less than a second, a loud crack -
- As he lay crumbled face down on the ground. Hopefully unconscious. There was something not quite right in the Death lead's eyes that perhaps would make many Hunters wonder if Caelius did indeed come back in one piece and many others remember exactly what it meant to be a Hunter
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:27 pm
Jude had slunk in. Sat down. Arms crossed over his chest.
He listened and glared at Caelius for very Jude like reasons. He hated that man. Hated him and wanted him to just...
Suddenly there were names being said. These names were said in conjunction with executions and unpleasant things. With a sudden jolt he got to his feet just as Robert had, "NO. YOU CAN'T."
He felt his heart constrain and jolt against his chest. His emotions were galloping off with him. Ariane. Eva. Deryk. These were his friends. Good friends.
He didn't care if they disobeyed or some other s**t. It couldn't be helped. It just couldn't. Things happened and...
"Is it your ******** answer to everything? Kill those that displease you? You were supposed to be dead." Jude was put off. Very put off.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:28 pm
Jerry gaped at Robert, pale face and cookie-trousered.
What was that idiot doing??He gently set the dessert on the table toward Rep, his voice quiet but confident, "Sir- there were... extraneous circumstances, sir. If... if was the Insanity infection, they were not reacting in their right minds, sir. Wouldn't it be more prudent to reprimand the Life team who did not provide... proper protection for a factor we all know about by now? Sir." Straight faced, if a bit wobbly.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:30 pm
"Except they kept arguing for their choices after they were out of there." Rep snorted, finally eating the cookie.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:30 pm
Ofelia nearly choked on her cookie as she heard what was going on. She figured something bad was going to happen, it was Caelius after all, but she wasn't really expecting the word execution to be tossed about so easily. Names were named - names she put down on her report herself - and for a brief flicker of a moment she felt bad for them. Bad for them because they couldn't obey orders, had completely defied the biggest lead in Deus (as far as anyone was concerned), and while she wasn't going to speak out about it it wasn't as though she didn't feel shocked.
She liked Deryk, he was her friend - and she and Eva had explored the city together when she first came. Lex had...done some stuff with her, and for the others? Speaking up now wasn't going to save them because Caelius didn't change his mind. It was pointless to do since it was also more or less defying orders, and the Sun was an obedient hunter. She knew the other Suns would be much the same ; they all were so mentally damaged that they did nothing but follow orders for a sense of security.
Hearing Rep say the others deserved it had her mind echo the same, but her heart wasn't really having it. She liked these people, and she watched as Robert spoke up and was . . .struck down. That was rather anti-climactic, she actually couldn't help but cackle at that result, and her head tilted a little to the side. Perhaps the cackle hadn't come from her but rather a weapon watching and listening in her head, a weapon who was so overly amused by all this she couldn't keep quiet.
But Ofelia stopped any further laughs, anything else, as people started to raise their voice. Gale was willing to die for Eva, she didn't know why. Deryk was going to die if she didn't do anything, she should have done something, but she'd already pissed Caelius off once and she was a sun hunter - they followed commands.
It was bread into her.
And so, Ofelia doing the only thing Ofelia could do, took a cookie out of her bag, stuffed it into her mouth, and threw the rest of them squarely at Caelius's face. There may or may not have been a hard block of sugar inside to keep things sweet.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:31 pm
"Dead huh." Go figure. The king of taking too things too far had spoken. So Dakota did the last thing he ever wanted to do before he died. He strutted over to Rep and pulled his fist back, smashing it forward into the redheads face. "I'll ******** haunt you from hell you ******** a*****e. Hope you enjoy this moment, because I can guarentee one day, Your going to ******** up just as badly. And it won't be the cuffs you get."
Chama flared from her sheath at her side. Fear laced the teen though. No Chama. No.
Fear and sadness and anger.
Being a hunter, being a moon hunter was protecting. He did what he did best. ******** defend. You ******** defend your teammates.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:31 pm
Jerry kicked Rep very politely under the table.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:32 pm
Cass passed Marcus a strained look. What had happened on that mission? It seemed like either way, this entire fiasco was going to turn into a bloody affair of some sort.
Executions and whatnot.
It was the first time she'd felt such a heavy knot in her stomach, even looking visibly distressed when Robert was knocked down. At odds or not, the sound of him hitting the ground made her nearly want to puke from all the tension in the room.
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:32 pm
The Death lead didn't bat an eye. "You have two choices. Either you will sacrifice yourself for their behaviour or you will ignore them. You have a chance to save them, but if you would rather throw it away to disobey further then that is a choice as well."
Everything else was ignored, though the cookies would have been a good icing on the cake if they hit. Rown Har har I kill me I'm so punny
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