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cityship ([personal profile] cityship) wrote in [community profile] trans_92012-03-16 04:21 pm

Buy a Little Mercy [Open; Potentially Graphic Material]

Less than an hour after the ship leaves Agrestic's orbit, an announcement is broadcast throughout Stacy.

|| Attention, crew. Your crewmates, Howard Bassem and Charles Merriman, have been apprehended attempting to desert. They will now be given Punishment. According to established guidelines, you are all requested to report to the Observation to witness the Punishment. Attendance is not mandatory, but highly suggested. This will serve as a reminder of the consequences of treason and desertion. ||

On the observation deck, Archon Yavek, Archite Rekkti, two other Daligig and a handful of Kessek soldiers stand outside a spherical force field. Inside the bubble, Orc and Howard are suspended by tentacles looping around their wrists. Orc's ceased thrashing around and struggling against his restraints; rust-colored fissures have developed around his shoulders and forearms from the strain, but now he simply hangs there, looking defeated. Howard's nose is bleeding, and every time a drop falls to the bottom of the forcefield there's a small sizzle. He's weeping and begging the Daligig with every plea possible, but they act as if they aren't listening. Instead, they wait for an audience.
splendid_roman: (Thinking)

Re: AFTERMATH

[personal profile] splendid_roman 2012-03-18 09:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Ian looked disappointed when she stepped back. He'd been sure she was about to kiss him and now she wanted to go. He wasn't sure what to do.

"All right," he said. "Let me know what you find out." They didn't need lots of people crowding Howard or the medics, so he wasn't going to go himself.
first_in_time: (concern)

Re: AFTERMATH

[personal profile] first_in_time 2012-03-19 06:48 am (UTC)(link)
"I will, I promise," the corner of her mouth twitched like she might smile, but at his look, Barbara thought it best to simply leave and have a good long think about everything. She waved and awkwardly shuffled around the corner of a corridor, vacating the area as quickly as she could.