CITRINE

[dramatispersonae]

[Unlike with previous games from Lancelot, the room today is sparse … and cold, as if this is a place where some of the remaining winter hasn’t left (though surely that has nothing to do with the Snow Queen …)

Instead of wine, bread, and meat, there is dirty water, some berries (that are safe to eat), and some other plants that clearly have been picked off a plant.

There is nowhere to really sit except the cold, hard ground.]

Comments

ROUND ONE

[dramatispersonae]

In the past, I betrayed my oath to my king. I was not truly loyal to him, not as I was meant to be. Did you know … we were friends when we were young, though perhaps not as young as many of you? We came to be brothers. And still, I hurt him. I broke that vow.

So I must ask you, Aather. What are the sins … or crimes … of your team? Please list three.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[phantompass]

Ah... this is a rather heavy topic.

Re: DISCUSSION

[mightlovedogs]

[frowns]

I guess this one's up to the rest of you.

Re: DISCUSSION

[soft_reset]

... Ah, well.

The sin of fashion? [takes off her ribbon-covered beret]

SUBMIT

[dramatispersonae]

Please list only three. No more, no less.

Re: SUBMIT

[phantompass]

1. The sin of questionable fashion sense.
2. The sin of not having a sin to offer.
3. The sin of idly standing by.

ROUND TWO

[dramatispersonae]

When Arthur learned of my betrayal, of what I had done—he did nothing. A strong king in every way, but in the face of betrayal from a loved one, he could only stand by and do nothing. His mercy led his realm to despair; many others thought him to be weak.

They weren’t right. But they were correct in another way: I was deserving of punishment. A crime is not a crime without the punishment that follows, some might say, but some crimes are worthy of punishment.

Today, list three suggested punishments for any crimes, worthy crimes, perhaps even your own crimes.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[soft_reset]

"An eye for an eye," is it?

Re: DISCUSSION

[phantompass]

Punishment...

Maybe an apology?

SUBMIT

[dramatispersonae]

Three punishments here. No more, no less. They can be anything.

Re: SUBMIT

[soft_reset]

Apology, public judging, and outcasting.

ROUND THREE

[dramatispersonae]

Surely you have all witnessed the importance of being held accountable. Would Camelot have been so cold, so burdened, had Arthur punished me correctly? Would the Snow Queen have experienced such misery?

Now, hold your other Aatherites accountable in the same way. So many crimes have surely come to pass that it is time for them to face it.

Tell me one team you find guilty, and the reason for that guilt.

And … tell me one team you find to be innocent. This is according to your own understanding, of course.

DISCUSSION

[dramatispersonae]

Re: DISCUSSION

[mightlovedogs]

[umm]

I won't be any help with this.

Re: DISCUSSION

[phantompass]

A team we find guilty...? I don't think we have anyone to punish.

SUBMIT

[dramatispersonae]

One innocent team, one guilty team and the reason for that guilt.

Re: SUBMIT

[phantompass]

We find Emerald guilty of rudeness. And Sterling to be innocent for they are tied to their duty to help their teams and follow it.

ROUND FOUR

[dramatispersonae]

Today, you have been accused twice, for being not guilty, and of being neither guilty nor innocent. However, you were protected from these crimes, and you do not have to do penance.

The choices for penances are here.

I have been found guilty for not listening to reason, and I will do the penances suggested by Jasper:

1. For the crime of running tiresome and intrusive games, to only run cheerful and pleasant games from now on.
2. For the crime of being obsessed with his own self-judgment, to tell the story of his supposed crime, and to hear and accept someone else's judgment of him.
3. For the crime of betraying his friend, to apologize sincerely and actually accept the judgment of his friend in this instance, since it seems to be harder for him than any self-flagellating punishment we could give him. And to apply the energies he's no longer using to mentally punish himself to something productive, to find his king and remedy the damage he's done.

Re: ROUND FOUR

[soft_reset]

Well, if we're not guilty, it wouldn't be fair to do any penance, would it?

BONUS

[dramatispersonae]

What are ways you have dealt with the guilt in your past, in your memories? What if you betrayed a friend and destroyed something very important? How would you recommend making up for it, if not through the means here in this game?

Also, would you like your crimes to be public knowledge?

Re: BONUS

[soft_reset]

I am... unaware as of this time of me having done anything worthy of such guilty feelings. However, were I to discover something to that effect, I would likely seek consultation and advice from my dear friends and teammates.

It is important that people be judged objectively. Many religions believe in the concept of 'an eye for an eye'. But, this does not need to be applied literally. As long as some compensation is made that should be enough. The gesture in itself as well as the equivalent value of the compensation, or as close as possible under the circumstances, is important.

There is nothing to make public, so I'll ask you to refrain.

Re: BONUS

[phantompass]

In regards to my guilt, I took it upon myself to try and fix what was broken in our past. It may have been a roundabout way of going about it, but I hoped that perhaps... perhaps my hard work and my feelings would push through. I still don't know if my efforts have been for naught. It's difficult, but I may gain enough courage here to directly apologize someday.

Re: BONUS

[mightlovedogs]

I don't remember enough to know how I deal with guilt, but if I destroyed something, I would try to create something else to make up for that.