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GAME ENDS 4PM PST 8/19

hit me up on slack (utaoutauhito, display is 森歌) or plurk (sacae) if you have any questions! probably people won't get very injured if at all but there is some chance of getting mauled to a small or possibly significant degree. careful guys

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[ you’re in a courtroom. even if that should be unfamiliar to you, somehow you know - you’re in a courtroom, and you’re right at the stand.

the stand itself is shaped as if it was carved from a cylinder, with the standing platform a step up from the marble floors and the partly encircling wall standing to about chest or waist height. it’s starkly isolated in the center of the room, but a good two or three yards off to either side, it’s flanked by elevated seats, a few rows of them each. for jury, or for audience. either way, they’re empty right now.

directly in front of you is a rise in the room like a balcony - and Uriel upon it, with one hand settled on the railing and his gaze fixed steadily on you.

he opens his mouth, and with a real voice, he speaks - ]

Confess your sins.

((scoring criteria is engaging with Uriel. powers are off.))

[ Saber pauses at that, taking a full moment to stare in surprise at Uriel actually talking. He was used to the telepathy, even used to the fake voice he'd made for himself back home, but this was....

Different.

But then the casual expression of a ne'er-do-well crosses his face, and he grins. ]

Am I to be charged for them, then?

You are not. This is not a formal trial.

But you and I both know full well that you have not led a life without regrets, Yue.

[ it's a cooler, more distant tone than Katou's used to from him, but it couldn't be called truly cold or detached. it's a sort of neutral, without actually abandoning familiarity.

rather, he's calm. ]

Of course not. Should I start from the beginning, then? I hope you've got enough time.

I have time.

Alright... Well, if "sins of the parents" count, then I'm off to a really excellent start. Child of adultery! I've lied, I've cheated. I've stolen, I've caused fights... Did so much drugs and alcohol, you wouldn't even believe it.

[ He pauses, trying to make a cigarette. Sadly, that fails. He takes a moment to pout before adding: ]

Well, you might believe it.

Edited 2016-08-16 01:11 (UTC)

Is that all you have done?

[ not in a dismissive way, so much as expectant ]

Of course not, that's just a precursor. I definitely killed a whole bunch of angels while we were fighting, that's gotta count extra for sins. Is premarital sex a sin? Because let me tell you, I'm not exactly a sex maniac, but I've definitely gotten laid.

[ He's absolutely hedging around the sin he doesn't want to admit out loud at this point. ]

[ he's just gonna keep waiting and listening ]

...I feel as though I'm forgetting something...

[ (He can't remember kidnapping Sara anymore.)

After a moment, Saber sighs and shakes his head. ]

....what I did to my sister definitely counts....

Go on.

Probably that one's the worst of it. My biggest regret.

[ he waits ]

[ He's quiet for a moment. ]

...Why are you asking, anyway?

You cannot continue to simply ignore your past regrets.

Maybe not, but I'm very willing to try.

I should say, rather, that I will not condone it.

What's the point in looking at it now? It's not as if I can apologize.

That is true. But atonement is for your own soul as well.

[ He murmurs, almost to himself. ]

....I wonder about that....

Edited 2016-08-16 19:14 (UTC)

[ just looks at him ]

....It's nothing.

Nothing is insurmountable, though it may be long and arduous. Confess, and repent for your mistakes.

Let me ask you this: Are there things you believe people can't step back from? Does being sorry and wanting to do better.... does that honestly make up for your sins? It doesn't erase those things. Can you ever fully atone for those things?

So long as a person repents with sincerity, it may be with their death alone, but atonement can be found.

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