CRAU MURDERGAME MEME

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THE CRAU MURDERGAME (And Mafia) MEME

You wake up somewhere new. And unlike your first go-around, you know what's happening this time.

This might be your second - third, fourth time in a murdergame. Maybe you had even hosted one, or ran it yourself. You recognize some of your fellow captives, and even the ones you don't seem to have emerged from similar situations.

Either way, you know the drill by now: you're trapped aboard an allegedly haunted school that's floating about in space, and your legion of hosts (an odd collection of characters, which may include but is not limited to: a robot bear, a male voice that only speaks via the intercom, a horrible abomination fast food mascot, a terrifying lich(?), Neil Patrick Harris and an eerily familiar celebrity who's incredibly famous out in space) then suddenly get told that there's only one way to escape, and that's by one thing alone: murder.

Been there, done that.

Each time a murder happens, there's going to be an investigation, and then a trial. Naturally, more often than not, you have to find the culprit or else. Hope that it all comes back to you.

(This meme is intended for CRAU characters and NPCs from previous murdergames (Dangan Roleplay, Foolish Mortals, Trustfell, Parasomnia, Curtains, etc), mafia/murder PSLs/other games (Nope's Peak, Newlydead Game, EpicMafia, etc) and characters from canons that center around "killing games" (Dangan Ronpa, CLUE, Willy Wonka, Hunger Games, etc).




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MURDERGAME TYPE:

1. Investigative. This type of murdergame relies on having specific culprits per trial, each one handpicked as a culprit or victim.
2. Mafia. Specific characters are chosen to be either a group of killers or a single killer from the very beginning. Other roles may also be given to other characters, such as Doctor, Gunsmith, etc.
3. Hunger Games. No trials. No investigations. No downtime. Just an all-out bloodbath. May the odds be ever in your favor.

PROMPTS:

1. Welcome to Hell, Enjoy Your Stay! You've only just woken up, but immediately, you panic. Thankfully, you're not alone, and some of these people are unfamiliar to you - but all of you are terrified.
2. So How About that Murder? You've just been told by your Legion of Hosts that "hey, you've got to kill to survive" and immediately, we're back on your bullshit.
3. MOOOOOOTIVE! It's been quite some time and your mastermind is pretty much sick and tired of all of this fluffy and sweetness to the point that they've put their hands down and decided that they've got to do something about it. But what's it going to be this week?
4. So Do You Want To Be A Mole? Probably not, but it seems that whoever is overseeing your game thinks that you'd be great to be the game's spy.
5. Roles, Roles, Roles! Specific to the Mafia set up, sometimes you're given a specific role. Maybe you can pass out weapons or guns to people. Or perhaps you can speak to the dead. Maybe you can block someone from killing for the evening. Whatever it is, you're special. Just make sure not to get killed. (For ideas on roles, feel free to utilize this list here!)
6. So you're Mafia now, eh? You are one of the elite. The ones chosen to vote for who dies each week. Whether it's by choice or by chance, you've got a dirty job to do and you have to do it... or else. But hey, at least you're not alone! You've got some buddies to help you do the work with you.
7. What's that? Somehow, somewhere, you've managed to find some sort of machine that takes a special kind of coin and pops out some sort of item? Who knows.
8. Free Time Events Throughout the week, you're free to do as you please, so what are you going to do, even with the threat of murder hanging over your heads? Might as well get to know your fellow captives, right?
9. Kill or Be Killed Whether you're mafia or just a solo killer, it's time to start your murder on! There's plenty of ways to do it. So how's it gonna be done this time?
10. IT'S INVESTIGATION TIME! Ding dong bing bong, a body has been discovered! Whether or not you'll actually find any clues, however, to who did it might be a bit of a toughie.
11. Let's figure this out The trial starts and everyone's eyes are on everyone else. Whether you're given a list of suspects or not, there's a killer to catch! But will you catch the right one? Or scapegoat someone else entirely innocent?
12. I remember...! In some murder games, memories are key. Every Sunday, you remember something from your past that you've somehow forgotten. But why was it lost in the first place? And why are you remembering it now, all of a sudden? It is a mystery, truly.
13. And the mastermind is-? Is it truly someone outside of the group? Or perhaps it was one of your friends after all? It's time to finally finish this, solve all the mysteries, defeat the evil twisted things, maybe get the Golden End and go home.
14. WILDCARD Anything else that I'm missing? JUST JAM AND PLAY IT OUT!

 

(original meme prompts by anonily)

Comments

[purrtagonist]

[welp, if that's how they're judging it, this Akira is out too]

. . . no. You're right.

[he won't deny that. because in the end, his jaded realism aside, he agrees. if they can make it harder for the murdergame gods to get what they want, then all the better]

I suppose it's just-- [hm] A little strange, hearing you talk like that.

[the Akechi he knew was way too unstable and Bad at Friendship for this]

[foolishjustice]

[Akira's motive was more impressive and unusual than his?

His mouth turns upwards at the edges in a hint of a smile.]

I've changed a little, in this past month or so. Developing some new Confidants has influenced my perspective somewhat...particularly since they remained my friends even after I confessed my full past to them.

It's a bit easier to understand the value of friendship and teamwork when you actually have people to call friends and teammates.

[purrtagonist]

[he staunchly refuses to let anyone call his murder "noble!1"]

[also? his response is genuine]

I'm really glad.

[honestly. truly. isn't the one thing Goro Akechi needed was Confidants and friends on which he could rely? loneliness was a terrible thing]

I've been coaching you-- ah. . . the you I know, on how to make friends ever since we arrived in that trashy raccoon school.

For the most part, I think it's been working.

[foolishjustice]

[Raccoon school...? He's not sure he wants to know.]

The you I know was supportive, as well. He mostly stepped back and allowed me to play the role of leader, and that's honestly how I ended up making friends with people. I guess the Akechi-Kurusu team really is a solid one.

[He gives a chuckle, just a hint of playfulness finding its way back into his tone.]

[purrtagonist]

[HA HA HA. . .]

Mostly solid.

[somewhat wry]

[foolishjustice]

[Yeah, he...flinches a bit at that.]

I'm...sorry. It really must be difficult to trust me, knowing why I joined the Phantom Thieves...

[His fingers comb through his hair, pushing it away from his face.]

Honestly, I'm still amazed that no version of you I've spoken to has hated me for it.

[purrtagonist]

It was.

[BLUNT. . . but hey, Akira's not one to beat around the bush. not to mention he and Akechi were rocky going back in murder school for a long time there. all the way up until they conspired to commit a murder together. fancy that, huh? murder brings people closer. but perhaps it was less the murder, and more Akira finally facing his reservations and placing his full trust in Akechi. maybe it was the fact that Akechi did his damnedest to keep Akira alive, even if it all fell apart in the end. maybe, maybe. . .]

I never hated you-- him? I never. . . [waves a hand] Hate never factored into the equation.

Anger? Sure. [but not on his own behalf. on behalf of Futaba, of Haru] But there's so much more to it than that.

[foolishjustice]

[That makes one of them, he supposes. Er...three, if he's counting all the Akiras he knows? Timelines, man.]

I won't lie to you anymore, the anger went both ways. It was only having already seen a version of you risk your life for me and...show he truly cared in so many other ways that kept me calm when he told me about the plan to escape assassination.

But as you said, there's much more to my feelings than that. I just hope that you do find it in yourself to trust me if it ever comes down to that or manipulating me again.

[purrtagonist]

[HA HA. . .]

We've managed to overcome our differences.

[but he sure as shit ain't saying how, sorry]

. . . we're friends.

[genuinely meaning that when he says it, too]

[foolishjustice]

Then, I hope we can be friends, as well.

[A faint, hesitant smile.]

I've been entirely honest with the version of Akira I was trapped with ever since our escape, and I really do prefer it to keeping secrets from one another.

[purrtagonist]

[heh]

I'm pretty tired of lying to you-- him-- too.

[god, this was going to get confusing awfully fast]

[foolishjustice]

[He nods, then takes a breath.]

I suppose in the name of extending that same honesty to you...I should admit why I was only the leader for two weeks last time.

I was the second culprit. They threatened to reveal everything about who I am, both to my fellow captives and to everyone back home. I...didn't trust them as much as I evidently should have.

1/3

[purrtagonist]

[ah]

[purrtagonist]

[nnnngh. . .]

[his grip tightens around his cup, but only briefly, before it loosens again. it isn't as though he's one to talk]

[purrtagonist]

[quietly. tiredly]

Everyone has a breaking point.

[. . .]

[foolishjustice]

Mm...I won't try to excuse it. There's no way to view what I did as anything but a mistake. I realized that during the trial...it's part of why I started drawing attention toward the fabricated evidence that had been protecting me.

But there's little to be done about hindsight. All I can do now is promise that the same thing won't work on me again.

[purrtagonist]

. . . you don't have to explain yourself to me.

[everyone has a breaking point. the raccoons were great at backing people into corners, scaring them with their worst nightmares and enticing them with their biggest dreams. surely whoever was running Akechi's game was the same]

[and, again. . . Akira himself is pretty intimately familiar with the exact same sirens' calls that Akechi fell victim to. so]

What's done is done. And I wasn't even there.

[foolishjustice]

[He gives a wry smirk.]

And offering to change the past sounds like just the sort of thing someone who would run this sort of thing might offer. Trading one regret for another...it almost seems appealing, until you think of it in those terms.

[purrtagonist]

[aha]

Offering to change the past was one of Akechi's motives.

[he says casually, tracing his finger around his cup]

[foolishjustice]

I can't say I'm surprised. If I could stop myself from offering my powers to Shido, or even prevent my mother from ever having had to suffer his impact on her life...

[He shakes his head.]

But my last trial is an experience I sincerely never wish to go through again, or to force on even one friend.

[purrtagonist]

[a quiet nod, but Akira. . . well. he keeps what the specifics of Akechi's motive were to himself. turning back time was one thing, but turning back time to specifically meet Akira three years earlier? that's something completely different]

[probably a bit too personal for him to share with anyone. even another Akechi, who already seemed to be doing a lot better than his Nope's Peak counterpart]

Suppose that's good, considering. . . ah. [taps his fingers against his cup] How we're all being asked to kill people again.

[WRY]

[foolishjustice]

[Meeting Akira three years earlier would have accomplished that first thing he mentioned, so he wouldn't see the problem with that motivation? He's very happy to have met him at all, but he does still wish they'd met earlier.]

Having a solid counter-motive is a good start, yes. Let's hope everyone here has a reason not to want to kill.

[He swipes a finger over the rim of his cup with a frown.]

And that nobody has anything they're especially desperate to return to. The culprit before me killed simply because he wasn't willing to take the risk of being away from his own world for an extended length of time.

[purrtagonist]

. . . did he have a reason for that?

[usually people who are afraid to be away from their worlds for too long have a reason why they shouldn't be]

[foolishjustice]

Some sort of mission that he never really elaborated on. He wasn't exactly cooperative even before he killed someone.

[It's...pretty clear Akechi isn't fond of this guy, from his tone.]

He didn't seem particularly devastated by having actually been away for three and a half weeks, by the way.

[purrtagonist]

[by contrast, there isn't an ounce of judgment in Akira's tone. weird. . . when he'd usually be the most judgmental, or at least the most angry over someone murdering for a reason like that]

I've never met the guy, so I can't say. . .

[. . . shrugs!]

I never figured out why our first culprit did it. He wouldn't tell me.