Judge's Mandatum
Mask #151 of 613 — a wearable identity from X. Masquerade (2025), the sixth chapter of LUCI by Sam Spratt.
- Category
- Order
- Material
- Stone · Wood · Precious
- Adornments
- Antlers
- Region
- Kingdom
- Attendee
- Masked Player
Observation
Tired of all the masks, but this is masquerade after all. I see what you do in public when the mask is on. I see what you do in private when the mask is off. The only one who will reap the benefits or deal with the fallout for your deception is you. Nonetheless, I am here to judge you. Judge for what you say you are at the masquerade. Do you speak the truth? Do you lie? Are you here to give or here to take? This is the role I have chosen. This is the role I will perform.
Replies by this mask
- On the contrary masks have been "shed" to show the party what they want to see. In between the genuine there are many that stretch their own truth to be seen. Seen as something more than what they are. That is our human ego on display.
- This is you. Nothing, but respect for showing who you are. There are enough fakes at this party to last us a long time. Don't ask for a mask to hide, but a mask to compliment who you are. Be true, not another faker.
- You are not entirely wrong. I've seen the dark side of some of these folks. Berating an artist's work who does not sell well. The dick sucking of someone with more clout, status or money. The insider connection to dump a piece for guaranteed profit.
Revision
I want to seek truth and sometimes it feels as if there is not the truth or folks stretch the truth here.