[.14.] raise your hands now to testify [ACCIDENTAL(DIVINE?) AUDIO;; week 19, day 3]

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[ The Hitomi turns on quite suddenly; this broadcast is technically in video, but Lelouch's Hitomi is tucked inside his jacket and the camera isn't picking up the surroundings. The audio is unaffected, though, and the ambient buzz of many people whispering and murmuring is a constant ripple beneath the voices currently engaged in something that

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[redeyeslasher]

[And so it begins. Break has to admit he expected someone far more weaker to be taken first. Though after listening to the mock trial he can see why Lelouch was singled out. Calling the goddess a bitch was a move that brought a smile to Break even though now Lelouch would most likely die once. Without a location to find him, the only thing that could be done would be to wait by the Himorogi tree to prevent these fanatical vigilante fools from taking him into custody again. Losing potential pieces to forces outside of the game is not something he condones.]

I guess now everyone will heed my warning about this imbecilic fanatics. This is only the start and as long as the gods stand by their stance of observers unless this place turns into hell, then things will only get worse.

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[everadolescent]

[Road's familiar with lynch mobs, and she's known about the growing discontent of the natives - but she didn't think it would reach this point this quickly.

Her expression hardens as she shuts off the hitomi and flings it across the room. She'd like to see them try to take her in the same way. Allen had told her not to kill anyone, but self-defense doesn't count... Does it?]

[voice]

[revengeisalie]

[So this is what things have come to. It's quicker than Rin expected. Or perhaps quicker than she wanted it to.

Either way, it is quite horrifying. To someone Rin knows, too -- vaguely, not having spoken to him in a long time. But she remembers Lelouch, from the early days, when they were still out exploring this strange world they'd landed in.

It is a good thing he did, taking in that poor woman. And this is the consequence? All the hardships they've endured, met with such scorn, such open, unabashed, willfully hostile scorn! It's not fair. It's really not fair.

And so upsetting, so deeply disturbing in ways she had not anticipated, but that doesn't matter. She feels tears coming on, but bites them back, keeping her voice just barely under control.]

Lelouch-san? Where are you? Please answer!

If anyone hears this, do you now where he might be? We can't let this happen!

[text]

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rin

just answer in text, they listen for voices coming from the hitomi

i am alive

i am in raisato as far as i know

i am alive

[text]

[revengeisalie]

[Dutifully switches to text.]

Okay. Thanks for letting me know. I'll see what I can do.

[voice between Rin and Iskierka]

[flightandfire]

[Iskierka has been watching the proceedings, and she is not too happy to hear what is going to happen to Lelouch. For one, in Iskierka's mind, Lelouch did nothing wrong by helping that woman. Iskierka would have done the same, had she been in his position. Secondly- AND more importantly- Lelouch was British, and even though Iskierka didn't know him well she still felt responsible for protecting the British people here. She was a soldier for Britain, so it was kind of her duty and all.

But she sees that everyone is switching over to typing words, which isn't any good for one reason: Iskierka can't read. Flustered, she calls on the one person she would trust in this situation.]

Rin, I need your help with something.

[Video]

[erase_to_forget]

Lelouch-san! [Yoite looks on worriedly. None of that sounded good. At all. And he's suddenly feeling that tightening in his throat and that gut wrenching worry that yet another person will die in this world.

That Lelouch will die again.

Or worse. Because he knew so readily, so vividly that there were worse things than death]

Lelouch-san! Please tell me how I can help you!

[text]

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it will be ok

[text]

[erase_to_forget]

[If text is how you wish to respond, then Yoite will respond in kind. For all he knows there might be something endangering you if he sends another video]

Lelouch-san.

You know as well as I do that things are almost never 'okay'

[He pauses before adding]

You need to be okay. You are my friend. [Childish, but he's scared]

[text] fyi it killed him to type an emoticon but he thought yoite would like it

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i'll figure something out

they called me the man of miracles

:)

[ voice ]

[keptdown]

[ oh.

oh.

there were no words

none

for

this.

even so, he still- ]

Lelo- Lelouch. Lelouch. [ eyes darting around. he doesn't -- ] Where- are you? I'm coming to get you.

[ reaction | text ]

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[ Suzaku. Suzaku. It doesn't really matter right now what Lelouch has been dealing with, what feelings he's been grappling with - it all seems a bit trivial and small right now. If he could, Lelouch would listen to this over and over - but the guards around his cell distrust the Hitomi, and if they heard, it wouldn't go over well.

Lelouch hates text responses; hates them even more now that two of the fingers on his right hand are effectively shattered - stomped on by someone's very heavy geta sandals, how undignified - but better to reply than not to, in this situation. ]

suzaku

i am in raisato

suzaku just be careful

you need to live.

[ text ]

[keptdown]

[ he can't-- heading out for raisato, fuuuck this. raisato, raisato (wasn't there where she was near? -- no, not important), mapping it out in the back of his head. already on his feet and taking off.

in a hurry, doesn't care to correct shit: ]

i won't die. so don't die either, okay? i'll come and get you and we'll get out just fine. together, alright? so don't die.