45th ♫ | you let out one last breath and you died

[shiritai]

The Murder Game Meme



You know the script. You wake up in a place you've never seen before, with a whole bunch of complete strangers and there's a mysterious voice or a mascot or what have you ready to let you know how things are going to work around here.

The rules are simple: You're trapped here, with no hope of release or rescue. You've been provided with all the basic necessities you need to live comfortably, and all you have to do is settle down and live out the rest of your days here in peace. But if you can't do that -- if you're really so desperate to escape that you'll do anything -- then there's one teeny tiny thing you have to do first.

All you have to do is kill somebody.

But it's not quite that simple. Every death will be followed by a period of investigation, followed by a trial in which the survivors will attempt to solve the mystery and out the culprit. If the survivors guess correctly and out the culprit, the killer is executed and life goes on. But if the survivors guess wrong, then the culprit is free as a bird and everyone else is executed.

Even with the promise of freedom, can you really bring yourself to kill so many other people?

tl;dr: it's a murdergame meme. TIME TO HAVE A BIG OL' MURDERGAME BLAST.


Settings

1. High School A classic! Doesn't matter if you're too old or too young to be in high school -- you've been enrolled and the only way for you to graduate is to kill a fellow student. But hey, the faculties are nice!
2. Tropical Island Weren't you just hankering for a nice tropical vacation? No? Too bad! You're going to have a nice sunny vacation at the beach and if you don't like it, just kill someone and go home. Simple!
3. Prison It doesn't matter if you don't remember committing any crime; you've been tried and found guilty of something or other and now you can go ahead and rot away in jail. If you ever want to see the sunlight again, better put that criminal mind to good use and get rid of your inmates.
4. Wildcard! None of the above scratch your murder itch? Go wild and come up with your own setting!


Downtime

1. Excuse Me, Who Are You? You've just woken up in this weird place and you have no idea what's going on. But hey -- maybe this stranger's more informed than you. Or maybe you can put your heads together and investigate what's going on.
2. Social Link Go! Well, if you're going to be stuck in here for however long, you might as well get to know the people stuck in here with you. You've got plenty of rooms to explore together and there's enough to do to keep you occupied. How do you plan on passing time without killing each other?
3. Vending Machine Woes Somewhere in this place there's a mysterious vending machine that spits out all manner of bizarre items and occasionally dispenses items that belong to you and the other people trapped here. You've got a fat stack of tokens and nothing to lose.
4. Wildcard! GO WILD AND BE FREE (or as free as you can be here, anyways)


PUTTING THE MURDER IN MURDER GAME

1. Motive Your mysterious overseer has decided there's not nearly enough murder going on and so they've ~helpfully~ given you a little push to do the deed. Maybe one of your loved ones is in danger, maybe they're offering more money than you could ever dream of or they're threatening to reveal your deepest darkest secrets. Whatever is it, would you kill for it?
2. Murder WELL APPARENTLY, YES. Are you a killer or are you being killed? Either way, someone's not walking away from this alive.
3. Body Discovery Rise and shine, murdergame! It's a brand new day and someone's dead. Better get investigating!
4. Trial You know how this one goes. Line up all your evidence and sniff out the killer -- or sit there and sweat and hope no one works out you're the murderer. Will they go down with a confession or put up a fight?
5. Afterparty You've survived another trial, but more of your friends have died. Even without the executions, trials are a stressful enough affair. It's time to destress and lick your wounds and support each other.
6. Mastermind It's the end. It's time to uncover all the mysteries behind this murder game -- and find out just who trapped you here. Are they really an unconnected party, or is the mastermind someone among you...?
7. Freedom Just as it says -- you're finally free, but at what cost? Have those you love been returned to you, or are you still reduced to just those who made it to the end? Are you on your own, or is anyone here to help you? And more importantly, how the hell are you going to get home?
8. Wildcard YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO

Comments

μ | The Caligula Effect

[eudemonics]

[ A cheerful peppy idol A.I. known as a Vocaloid 'Virtudoll' She learned empathy and yearns to save humanity after singing so many songs about suffering and pain. she's a good girl who's just trying her best but has a sort of warped understanding of how to actually go about helping people. for murdergame purposes, she's been given her very own squishy human body and she's very excited about testing it out!!! ]

let's figure out life together μ-san

[press_start]

[Nanami much prefers Jabberwock island to this place, which is dusty and ivy-covered and full of half-ruined buildings, but at least there's still a monomono-machine…? No, that's no consolation at all. The monomono-machine is stupid.

But a gatcha game is still a game. Today the church-like building that stands at the centre of Murder Village is alive with the sound of the Champion Sleeper whaling the vending machine with her token stash, and if you peek within you can see the growing pile of items she's got. Right now she's staring at the latest roll, a large tube of something labelled…]

Space…. lube?

[forestoftulgey]

[The first trial was a mess. The victim had been the boisterous Snow Villiers. A good man by all accounts--he was shoved down the stairs by someone else. A scared young man. The execution had been cruel. There had been tears by almost everyone.

Before the after party, though, someone comes up to Mu. It's Alice, the youngest member of their little group. She didn't quite cry at the trial but she had been quietly sad. She came up to Mu quietly, tugging on her hand.]

Hey, lady. We should get some tea. [Alice always seemed to like Mu the best. Maybe it was because they were the odd ones out. Mu with her obvious inhumanity (albeit cheerfulness) and Alice by the nature of her youth and strange calm. They were quite a pair, after all.] It's been almost a day since I've had some.

2-1 I'm sorry

[veryverycute]

[Someone else looks like she's just made the jump to reality, if only because she's touching everything in sight. The walls, the furniture, your face.]

Okay! Okay, okay? Wow...

Yuri | Doki Doki Literature Club

[impurifies]

[ A Perfectly Ordinary Schoolgirl who has never done a single thing wrong her entire life. She's a little shy and withdrawn but really comes out of her shell if you get through her stuttery, apologetic shell. S--she might get a little attached too quick but that's kind of par for the course for a murdergame, right?

as a heads up, threads with Yuri have the potential to go into spoilers for Doki Doki Literature Club as well as touching on or directly addressing issues of suicide, self-harm, unreality, violence and psychological horror so pls keep that in mind! ]

1-3

[darknesshermit]

[The vending machine may be better or worse than typical high school vending machines. On the one hand, it doesn't have overpriced soda and everything is free: on the other hand, sometimes it gives you things you really would rather send back.

But sometimes it gives you things you know someone else would like.

Alice tracks Yuri down in the library and holds a familiar book out to her.]

If I remember the title right from our last conversation, isn't this your book?

mira | original | ota

[antepone]

[ Mira Delacroix is generally quiet and tries her best to be helpful, even during trials. Initially, she's hesitant to participate, but as the weeks go on she's more outspoken, more determined. Memories are difficult for her, and while she very much wants to withdraw, she finds herself opening up. It's worse to isolate herself, after all.

During afterparties, she makes sure to take care of everyone, almost to the point of exhaustion. But it's fine. She's fine. And during the week, she's exploring, and if she sees someone she's close to upset by memories, or a death or punishment... she's there, too, making sure they've got what they need. ]

Violet Evergarden | Violet Evergarden

[shiritai]

[ Lineface saberface child soldier who spent the first fourteen(ish) years of her life being used as a human weapon and now suddenly, the war's over and she has to be a civilian. She's slowly learning how to be A Real Girl and working as an Auto Memoir Doll, which involves ghostwriting for those who cannot write for themselves. She looks spooky and lineface but she's a good girl who's trying her best. Also, she has sick robot arms?? THEY'RE REALLY COOL ]

Motive? Motive.

[bloodytired]

[The Palecat wasn't looking for Violet, specifically. Who knew what she was after. Maybe she just didn't want to be alone after the motive. Everyone had been given pictures of something they could save, and she was holding hers close to her chest when she sat at the table.

She always looks tired. But now she looks tired and be-grieved.]

Tropical Island bc you know i'm a sucker, and objects

[ninetailedflirt]

Excuse me, young lady.

[Kyuubi has adjusted a bit. He's not surrounded by children anymore, so four feet of height and white shorts just don't fit the illusion anymore. (White slacks and a foot more make it okay, though.) Lucky him that he's even still able to control that aspect of his powers, considering the others here had complained about things being 'missing' or 'dulled'-- but of course, no such dulling of powers could happen to the most famous of youkai.

Even though he's sure... he's sure a mere human couldn't kill a youkai, he's still found himself needing to use his trickstery charms to make allies instead. After all... he doesn't want to see another pretty girl die. So this time he approaches Violet, both to charm and to know, to see what about her might be.... useful.]

I think I've found a lost item. Would you care to aid me in finding its owner?

Palecat | Night in the Woods/Demontower

[bloodytired]

[The resident furry of the round, this small cat woman barley speaks, and when she does it's a strained croak. She seems to have no real name, her profile listing it as 'The Pale One' and her job as 'Demonslayer'.

While at first she seems very weak and sickly- unable to stay awake long, always tired, and honestly seeming to have very low blood sugar at all time- anyone that dares fight her will have quite a battle to deal with due to her speed and ferocity. Still, outside sparing she is quiet and a little awkward around all these strange creatures, but not against socializing]

chiyo sakura | gekkan shoujo nozaki-kun

[twobows]

[ chiyo sakura deserves none of this and coco is a monster. but here we are. she's a little timid around people she doesn't know, but otherwise friendly. she's really artistically talented and hopelessly in love with a bonehead named nozaki from back home. she's a sucker for anything of the romantic variety, really. also she's only 4'7"/145cm.

murdergame-wise, chiyo's too afraid to go anywhere near the dead bodies. she does try to help with investigations otherwise, and does a quick sketch of the evidence that she finds, which she always brings with her to the courtroom to illustrate what she's seen. she turns away during executions and is definitely not fine with any of this. outside of investigations and trials, she's usually in the art room or baking! ]

Grima | Fire Emblem (Awakening/Heroes/Echos)

[felblooded]

[At first, outside the pale hair, the person listed as 'Grima' seems perfectly human- odd, since his profile lists him as a 'Dragon'. But the more someone watches the clearer it is that he is no human. Sharp teeth, blazing red eyes and an utter disdain for his fellow captives, he makes no effort to hide his nature, seeing as the profiles already outed him.

He often loudly denounces humanity as a whole, and is very self assured that he is better then such worms, and that any death should be expected. Yet oddly he hasn't killed anyone himself yet, even after all his threats- he has no friends, but he could be said to have people he calls his 'servants'. Basically anyone that tries to befriend him that he thinks are useful.

For all his eager evil though, there seems to be a deeper true rage in him. And resentment.]

TIME TO VOICE TEST THIS DUDE

[mudnificent]

[ Arth's profile is odd, too. It doesn't list him as human. It, instead, lists him as a mud doll. But he acts human--almost recklessly so. He's got an odd sort of charisma, and even Grima doesn't seem to put him off. Indeed, he seems to take the strange guy's anger and resentment as a challenge. Today, he's brought out what appears to be a game he'd found wherever they are--a simple game of chess. And he'll set it down on the table and smile across it at Grima. ]

Fancy a game? I'm sure even you must get bored.

jared kleinman | dear evan hansen

[insincerelyme]

[Jared Kleinman has never taken anything seriously in his entire life and every other thing out of his mouth is a comment just on the wrong side of decent. He has a lot of bravado, but not a lot of actual courage, and will never ever refer to anyone as an actual "friend," even if he cares deeply about them. Definitely covering up his insecurities with memes.

At some point, he probably regained a cellphone and has been filming things "for the Vine."]

sorry for the lack of icons

[righthandstand]

[What the fuck is that thing he's carrying everywhere. Cellphones are bulky and have buttons that are so difficult to push without his finger slipping, not flat pieces of glass that you hold up in front of your face. But he keeps looking at it? It's some high-tech notepad or something?

This question is going to eat at him all day, so Okuyasu just walks up behind Jared while he's focused on that weird thing and-]

What's that?! [loud boy is loud]

Okuyasu Nijimura | Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

[righthandstand]

[Okuyasu is a 16-year-old who's not too keen on forming close bonds with others at first, but after a short time he's the resident Dumb Teenager who will fight the mastermind (and he probably tried to on Day 1) and do Dumb Teenage Boy things. He's actually a good kid who always asking what he can do during investigations, particularly with body checking.

He's generally a sweet, if extremely emotional, guy who cares about the people that are nice to him, but there are moments where his temper gets the best of him and he makes impulsive choices, including punching culprits in the face.

He can also cook but good luck getting him to share his stuff with you.]

Post-Trial

[rhododendronhoney]

[If Cori's a baker, does that mean the two of them are rivals? At least she's more willing to share most of the time.

Well, today's culprit was pretty unrepentant, not to mention killing for such a simple motive as money. Plus their podium was right next to Okuyasu's, so he definitely got a punch in. And now at the afterparty, Cori's looking for him after placing out a plate of cookies.]

Hey Okuyasu...can I talk to you somewhere more private?

Yuzuki Kurebayashi | selector [infected/spread] WIXOSS

[redforbidden]

[Yuzuki is your average outgoing and enthusiastic girl, with a take-charge attitude and her heart on her sleeve! Fittingly, her title is Straightforward. Likes: card games, fairy tales, friendship, Kazuki Kurebayashi. Dislikes: gossip, judgmental people, romantic tragedies, lies of omission.

If she regains any WIXOSS decks while she's here, she will try to battle literally everyone with them.

Yuzuki is impulsive and ruled entirely by her heart rather than her head, but she's just a normal teenager with normal teenage problems - she doesn't have any reason to hurt anyone here. Right?]

[yayashton]

[Hey, look who it is! It's Terpsichorean. Befittingly, he is about as easy to understand as his title.]

And what are you doing today, Miss Kurebayashi?

rip my half-assed starter

[greenwanted]

[ What's that? Likes Kazuki Kurebayashi, do you say? Well, here is one Kazuki Kurebayashi, with a title along the lines of Desired! He doesn't quite get it.

This whole situation is a far step above daily life at home. Waking up on a tropical island, told to kill to escape? He would never. Especially with the double-edged sword of one of the other captives, his dependable and energetic sister Yuzuki. Never would he want something to happen to her, but he's so relieved at least that he's here withher.

Maybe he can stand up for her, rather than the other way around, for once?

That's Kazuki's thought process behind slipping every coin he's received into the vending machine. That...sure is a lot, honestly, he's been at this for nearly twenty minutes...to no avail. Nick-nacks and trinkets pour out, from the mundane to the bizarre, but none appear to be what he's looking for. ]

Another slinky... [ He shakes his head and sighs. ] This is worse than trading packs. I'll never find them at this rate.

Jake Chambers | The Dark Tower Books

[and_that_is_the_truth]

[Jake is a good boy who's life has been far too hard for someone so young. How young? At best bet, he's 13, though many will place him as younger due to his slight bit of baby face. He's usually a pretty happy go lucky kid, though he does have a serious side that is always lurking under the happy grin. He is a relatively powerful empath/telepath, though in his world it is called the Touch.

For murder game purposes, he doesn't have his furry four legged side kick or his guns. Much to his displeasure. He does still have his purse, though it is no where near as full of interesting things as his dinh's is. Also, his Touch has been severely hampered.]

Motive

[felblooded]

[From the start, something has been off about Grima.

Jake's Touch has been dampened from the moment this all started, but even the dullest empath would be able to sense the utter wrongness surrounding the being that was labeled as a 'fell dragon' in his profile. An aura of unnaturalness and constantly boiling rage. Grima made no attempt to befriend anyone, and in fact made it very well known that he hated all of humanity- though he is a bit less hateful towards the other non-humans, if still egomaniacal and promising quick death the moment he had the chance.

Still, his anger had seemed neutered by their powers being mostly blocked. But today they had all been given an envelope that was supposed to hold their most hidden secrets. No other motive had ever really given the monster pause, but this one... this one had him snarling, and that wrongness around him spiked... and from the corner of ones eye one might even be able to see wisps of purple energy gathering around him]

Cocky fools-!

Merlin | Kingsman

[fuckin_spectacular]

[Of all the people to be put into this hellish setting a man with no legs seems extraordinarily cruel. Especially as he can't seem to recall how he's lost them. Still Merlin has been adapting remarkably well, perhaps because he's so....

British.

With no wheelchair or prosthesis he's taken to utilizing a rolling computer chair to get around most times. Anyone thinking he might be an easy target because of his limited mobility would find otherwise as he is just as often found moving around by holding himself up on his arms, clearly well muscled under the unimposing jumpers he favors.

He also has a truly staggering knowledge of anatomy for someone that is not a doctor and will often be found examining the bodies of their murder victims. More than once he's come up with a far more horrific possible method of death than the tragic accident that actually happened.]

Regains time

[righthandstand]

[Okuyasu is the opposite of Merlin. Whatever he feels, he expresses it loudly for everyone to hear. When insulted, he'll retort with threats and posturing and has punched a culprit at least one. He has no clue how to investigate bodies and his trial room puzzling skills are lacking, but he's eager to help out with any portion of the investigation, particularly with bodies.

And here is that same punk crouching on the floor and waving a bit of string over a plant?. It's moving its leaves in an attempt to catch that bit of string.]

Asugi | Fire Emblem

[sweetloot]

[You'd think someone titled the Champion Confectioner would be listed on their profile as, you know, a candy maker. Or a baker. Or something. But no, the profile for 'Saizo' (though Asugi is very quick to correct anyone that uses that name) is: Ninja, Spy, Retainer. And he quickly proves why, as there's no place in the building he can't get up into, and he is often popping into conversations out of no where... and knows way more then he should.

Still, he's a kid, 17, and prone to messing around with the others. He often cooks, usually sweets, but also likes to help set up fun things to do. Still, anyone trying to boss him around is quick to be shunned. And once actual deaths start occurring he is all business.

... he also is very adamant in his refusal to kill. He's a thief, not a murderer. But everyone has a limit, after all... and odds are if he made that choice, his victim never even saw what hit them]