CRAU MURDERGAME MEME

[grimgrinningghosts]

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

Let's be real, everyone with positive feelings toward either of them.

[foolishjustice]

My friends are just far too forgiving. I told them everything about being an assassin before my execution, I don't know why they still stick around. But they're good people, better than I deserve. I figure they just think it's better to try to redeem the monster than to condemn him.

[afailedmurder]

How sweet. You've finally gotten all the popularity we've always wanted. I must admit, I'm a little jealous.

But I wonder, isn't it a little difficult to protect so many people? It seems like there are a good number of targets for someone who might hate you.

[foolishjustice]

[He has gotten the popularity he's always wanted, and it's finally given him a taste of happiness. But he definitely knows a threat when he hears one, and it sets him bristling.]

Oh, I don't worry about them too much...they can take care of themselves quite well. There's a few even I wouldn't want to get into a fight with.

But what's there to be jealous of? I thought you said your boyfriend was all you needed.

[afailedmurder]

I don't know about your last game, but mine had accommodations in place that leveled the playing field. Our moderators made sure that anyone would be able to kill anyone else, provided that they had the determination to do so. Was yours not like that?

[Cocks his head at this super duper innocent question that is definitely not a threat at all.]

At any rate, wants and needs are different things. I'm sure I'd enjoy being a hotshot shinigami with a full social calendar, but I don't need that. Attach as many bonds as you want to that heart of yours, wrap them all up in a neat little bow, but I'll bet you're still just as empty on the inside as I am.

[foolishjustice]

It replaced our powers with other ones, but that's beside the point. My friends aren't entirely reliant on supernatural abilities.

[Yeah, your innocent act isn't going to work on yourself. He doesn't buy that look for one second...and will be warning certain people not to trust his alternate.]

You need to stop making assumptions. They've shown me what it's like to be happy for once in my life. I was even their leader for a while, someone they considered worth looking up to! I've become someone important! I might be dead, but I finally have something to live for, so shut your damn mouth!

[afailedmurder]

[this one had been planning on warning Shuichi from the first second he saw the other Goro, if that tells you anything about his state of mind]

Bullshit! If that were actually true, you wouldn't feel the need to come pick a fight with me.

[foolishjustice]

You're the one who decided to start insulting one of the people I love! Besides, empty or not...isn't this what we deserve? We might have stumbled into finding people who forgive more than they should, but that doesn't mean we should forget about our own sins, now does it?

[afailedmurder]

[Growling with exasperation]

What do you expect me to do when you're rubbing all of this in my face? My strongest impulse is to destroy your happiness, so it's safe to assume you want the same, but why do I deserve that? I didn't ask to be born, or to spend my whole life alone, or to be chosen as the pawn of some worthless god. I tried to redeem myself, but they brought me back. Why do I deserve this?

[foolishjustice]

Isn't it obvious? President Okumura, Wakaba Isshiki, numerous others I won't even bother to list...does a temporary death even come close to washing that blood off our hands? We deserve to suffer for it, don't we?

[He's choking on stressed, hysterical laughter by this point. It should be obvious to another Akechi, however, that he's only laughing because the alternative is breaking down into guilty sobbing.]

[afailedmurder]

[Of course he understands, but that understanding only makes his hatred seethe and grow. If a version of him who still has power and purpose (not to mention love and friendship) is just as miserable than he is, then what is the point of even trying to be better? What's the point of anything?]

Am I a puppet or am I responsible? You can't have it both ways. How much of this terrible existence do I have to suffer before it qualifies as time served? And are you really happy with your new life, or is that what you tell yourself because you no longer have the option to die and be done with it?

Rhetorical questions. The answers don't matter. What we "deserve" doesn't matter. There's no truth or justice left in this entire wretched universe, and the fact that we're here, that I'm still here, proves it. Feel free to wallow in masochism all you want, but I'm done. I am completely and thoroughly out of shits to give.

[He, uh... he's been having a rough time lately.]

[foolishjustice]

[Rhetorical or not, the other Akechi's questions strike something. Akira, Kurama, everyone...trying to assure him that he shouldn't hold himself responsible for things he was forced into. He tenses, grabbing his sleeve so tightly it outlines his arm even through the loose jacket.]

You think I enjoy this? It's like you said, this isn't a just universe...if someone like Yuuri-san can end up going through one of these, and if someone like me can find moments of happiness.

But that's why being a Composer is so important. I can finally make something good of my cursed existence. I have a chance to atone, you see? I have a reason to not give up.

[afailedmurder]

[His manic, hysterical energy is winding down; his violent emotions are not.]

Bully for you. Nobody gave me a choice or a chance. All I have is Shuichi...

[Whoops, spoke to soon, there it is again.]

And I will stop at nothing to protect him, from you or anyone else. Do you understand me?