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 and it isn't until the Sheriff leaves the station carrying a wooden gibbet easily in his arms that things seem to perk up. He drops it into the dirt, shoves it in with a grunt and then heads back into the station.
A few moments later Higekiri follows him out, leashed to him by a rope binding his hands and a blindfold around his eyes. In the Sheriff's other hand is a bucket. He brings them to the stick and drops the bucket upside down on the ground, helping him to stand up on it and pulling the noose around his neck a moment after. He uses the excess of rope around his hands to bind him to the stick.
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! Sara Valestein has been chosen as executioner. Come on down and watch."
And then, as indifferent as ever, he pops a piece of tobacco.
[cradles her drink in her lap, eyes slipping shut]
It angers me as well. I don't like the feeling of being toyed with, and the tragedies of the past two weeks just make it worse.
[a beat]
I've never truly been good at comforting those in distress, but. . .
[with that as her only warning, she. leans in. and slides an arm around Sara's shoulders. IT'S CUDDLE TIME. I'm sorry Sara. this worked on the young teenage girls certainly it works on adult women too, right??]
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[ It's weird to think it's only been two weeks. ]
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It's one way, yes. Certainly not an ideal way. [a pause] Are you. . . all right?
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[ ... ]
Not really... but it can't be helped, either. A game that turns us against each other like this really pisses me off.
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It angers me as well. I don't like the feeling of being toyed with, and the tragedies of the past two weeks just make it worse.
[a beat]
I've never truly been good at comforting those in distress, but. . .
[with that as her only warning, she. leans in. and slides an arm around Sara's shoulders. IT'S CUDDLE TIME. I'm sorry Sara. this worked on the young teenage girls certainly it works on adult women too, right??]
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[ UH. ]
I mean, the whole "chugging wine" plan was working just fine--
[ IS SHE BEING CUDDLED THIS IS WEIRD ]
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That tactic seems to work on some people, but not others. [HMMMM] Mostly young teenage women like Yuna and Papika.
[there's a pattern, here]
Forgive me; next time I'll just stick to drinks.
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I have, actually. My traveling group at home was comprised of people from all sorts of walks of life.
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[with how much Milla loves books, especially human books, that's the thing that pings her the most]
What sort of novel was it?
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