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)

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[purrtagonist]

[that. . . that voice. . .]

[Akira almost drops the coffee maker in the way he whirls on his heel to face his friend, eyes wide, only managing to save it at the very last moment so it doesn't crash on top of his feet]

Y. . . Yusuke?

[internal Akira mind theater: noooooooooooo, why are you in murder land too???]

[wantsnudes]

[Yusuke, on the other hand, has managed to stay relatively calm, but it's a coping mechanism as much as anything else. If he tells himself everything will be fine if his leader is here, thing really will be fine, right...? (no, that's definitely not how this works)]

... Hi, Akira. My apologies if I startled you.

[purrtagonist]

[INTERNAL SCREAMING, INTERNAL SCREAMING, GO HOME YUSUKE KITAGAWA]

[Akira regains his composure pretty quickly though, and with a few blinks and a shake of his head, he even manages a smile]

No no, you're fine. I just didn't expect-- [want, is more like it, please stay away from any and all forms of murder] -- to see you here, that's all.

[glancing from Yusuke, to the power outlet, and then back again]

. . . one second. . .

[brb meandering over to plug the coffee maker in. he needs, like. twelve cups now. instead of his usual five]

[wantsnudes]

[HE WOULD VERY MUCH LIKE TO GO HOME, PLEASE]

Ah-- yes, of course.

[Yusuke moves out of his way and watches him set up the coffee machine, still curious.]

I've never tried coffee from such a small machine before.

[purrtagonist]

[THAT MAKES TWO OF THEM]

Well.

Now is as good of a time as any to cross that off of your bucket list.

[he's trying to maintain a light atmosphere, despite their circumstances. isn't that what a leader is supposed to do, after all?]

[wantsnudes]

Is it really a good time, though...?

[He doesn't answer his own question, simply moving to sit down to watch Akira mess with the coffee machine. Because, you know, he's an old man on the inside who is both baffled and interested by gadgets.]

[purrtagonist]

[it is a fascinating gadget indeed!! Akira fiddles with it to get it all set up, before he starts scourging the room (a kitchen, probably) for coffee making supplies. the coffee maker itself didn't come with any. unfortunately]

In a place like this. . . [a little more solemn] It's probably better to grab what you want now than to wait until later.

[because there might not be a later, as Akira has come to understand]

[wantsnudes]

[The ominous way he says it is picked up on even by someone as ordinarily oblivious as Yusuke. Despite his attempts to hide it, he can tell: Akira is worried, and is already talking like their days (hours?) are already numbered. Yusuke says nothing for a long moment, gazing down at his hands, because he also realises in that same moment that if Akira is already thinking this way, then perhaps something has changed about him that Yusuke hasn't yet picked up on.

He looks up again, and says softly:]

...We'll find a way out of this, so please don't worry.

[purrtagonist]

[he is absolutely, positively, not at all wrong about that. three weeks in a murder school, in drowning in powerlessness and helplessness, in watching friends and loved ones die without being able to stop any of it, all of those experiences culminating in Akira's own crime and a follow-up execution. . . sure does that to a person]

[Yusuke's tone is soft, but something about him saying those words causes Akira to pause in his scavenging. to lean over the counter top, hand clutching the edges, shoulders hunched. he's quiet for a moment, just soaking that phrase in-- we'll find a way out of this, so please don't worry.]

[right. right. nobody said this time had to be the same as the last. and hey, as worried as he is about Yusuke being here, isn't his presence also a good thing? the phantom thieves are fucking unstoppable when they're together, aren't they?]

[Akira should know that better than anyone]

You're right.

[he pushes away from the counter, turning around to flash Yusuke another smile, this one more firm than the last]

Sorry. Talking like that isn't like me at all, is it?

[wantsnudes]

[Yusuke's eyes widen, surprised his intuition was right. He might not fully understand yet, but he can sympathise, what with what Yusuke himself had been through. When Akira hunches over the counter like that, he gets to his feet and approaches as if wanting to comfort Akira -- do something -- but he doesn't really know how, least of all when Akira won't speak his mind clearly.

To the apology, Yusuke shakes his head.]

It's all right. If our situation truly frightens you, you needn't pretend otherwise. Simply know that I am here to help share your burden, as you have always done for me.

[purrtagonist]

[honestly? Yusuke's presence and his own determination is enough for Akira. his friends and his team have always been his best source of strength, after all. with Yusuke within reach now, Akira reaches out, drops a hand on his shoulder, and squeezes lightly]

Thanks.

[truly!]

I'll be counting on you. And just know that you can always count on me in return.

[BACK TO COFFEE]

But before that-- were you brought here straight from Tokyo?

[time to exchange stories]

[wantsnudes]

[Yusuke nods and offers a small, but warm smile, glad at least to see Akira back to his old self, reassured by the touch.]

Thank you. You're dependable as always.

[BACK TO COFFEE... Yusuke will helpfully(?) watch, as always.]

No, I was in Domino City before I arrived here. Truthfully, I'm surprised they were even able to find and bring me here... [Said as if Akira is supposed to even know what that means.] What about you?

[purrtagonist]

. . . Domino City?

[despite also being acquainted with a Kaiba, Akira has never heard that name before. and he can't really comprehend why Yusuke would be there, of all places]

[but he can ask that question later, for now, he has a response of his own to give. and out of everyone Akira's met here so far, Yusuke is probably the only person he feels comfortable being completely honest with]

A school. Nope's Peak is what they called it. It was-- . . . well. A place similar to this one.

[mutual killing game]

The last I remember, there were eight people left alive out of an initial thirty.

[wantsnudes]

[Yusuke looks puzzled when Akira doesn't recognise the city, because he'd told Akira all about it, as far as he could recall. But that's quickly forgotten when Akira mentions Nope's Peak.]

No... You were taken to one of those terrible places, too?

[And with so many dead... It makes Yusuke's expression pale in horror.]

I'm so sorry, Akira. You should never have had to endure such a thing.

[purrtagonist]

[SO MANY DEAD]

[but nevermind that, because there's something about what Yusuke said that gets Akira's head to snap up from the coffee maker]

"Too?"

[as in. . .]

This is. . . also your second time?

[if he wasn't internally screaming enough earlier HE SURE IS INTERNALLY SCREAMING MORE NOW]

[wantsnudes]

That's right. It seems you don't remember, but that was the game in which we were forced to date one another, and the least satisfactory dating partners who were rated lowest would be murdered.

It was where Ann was...

[Yusuke's voice trembles, and he looks away.]

Akechi was also there. We were able to escape, and I convinced him to return to Tokyo with me.

[purrtagonist]

[jesus christ how many killing games are there in this vast universe? it takes all of Akira's willpower not to let his boiling anger, already beginning to churn in the pit of his stomach, take over right then and there. he flexes his hands into fists, then releases them slowly]

. . . good. I'm glad you were able to escape.

[it takes a moment for Akira to compose himself to ask the next question. he doesn't think he's going to like the response]

What happened to Ann?

[wantsnudes]

She was...

[Yusuke clasps his hands, and despite his best efforts, he can't hide how distraught he feels. Even now, he feels if he could have done something differently, been more vigilant...]

It happened overnight. The hosts murdered her in her sleep when she refused to participate, to make an example of her. [He's already tearing up as he recounts it, and he looks away, unable to continue.] There was nothing I could do.

[purrtagonist]

[Akira's reaction is too quick, too violent, for his usual impulse control to catch him. his fist, curled so tightly that his knuckles are white, slams against the counter, shoulders hunched. this might not have been his game, but Ann was Ann, no matter where she was. and the thought of some stupid killing game host taking her life because she refused to participate was. . .]

[he inhales sharply, eyes slipping shut. ffffocus]

Did they bring back the dead afterwards?

[his words are tight and clipped, and to any normal person, that would probably be a weird question. but Akira's asking for a reason]

[wantsnudes]

[Yusuke flinches and looks up at that sudden slamming noise, and he shakes his head, still trying to restrain his tears.]

No... They let us go home, but I never so much as recovered her body. The only dead revived were those prior to the game...

[purrtagonist]

[ah--]

[that flinch doesn't escape Akira's notice, and somewhat shamefully, he retracts his hand and turns to face his teammate fully]

Yusuke. . .

[. . . right. out of the two of them, Yusuke was the one who was actually there, wasn't he? Akira can get angry (and he is angry, along with. . . something else, something more painful, something that yanks his heart all the way down into the pit of his stomach) but it was Yusuke who had to experience the permanent loss of one of their good friends]

[wordlessly, Akira steps forward, hands coming to rest on Yusuke's shoulders]

. . . I'm sorry.

[that he wasn't there to maybe save Ann. that he wasn't there at all]