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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

Fai D Flouright | Tsubasa: Reservior Chronicles

[allintheeyes]

[Seemingly very happy and bubbly young man with the title Champion Magician. As such he is very powerful, not that anyone has every actually seen him do magic.

Avaiable in normal and sulky-vampire flavor!

He can't possibly actually be this happy, though. He is a CLAMP character, after all.]

Sora | Kingdom Hearts | Let me know if you want to avoid spoilers!

[keytohope]

[Very happy boy who will agressivly friend literally anyone who doesn't run around screaming "I'M EVIL I'M EVIL I'M EVIL!" Even then if you apologize he'll probably overlook it.

Title of Champion of Light or Optimistic depending on the setting.]

Nerferpitou | Hunter x Hunter

[purrgeon]

[Age: 3 months is probably not something you were expecting to see but that's what's on this profile anyway.

Occupation: Captain of the Guard. Likes: The King, things valued by the King, strong fighters, playing with its food, cat puns. Dislikes: personal failure, interrupted fun, threats to the King. What a strange individual, that's not even taking into account how it has cat-ears and a tail and fangs and...segmented...legs...like an insect...??

Neferpitou tends to always be smiling, has little regard for others' personal space, and loves to play. It seems frustrated by the situation, often talking about how it would break these walls if it could, and how it has a duty to fulfill...but then usually gets distracted by something and starts either literally clawing at a nearby curtain or chasing its own tail...

The longer it's in here, the more it seems conflicted about this whole situation, but early on it seems to almost regard it as fun!

Its title is something like Loyal or Devoted, or Champion of Nen Development.

...Also it really does not care what gender people assign it.]

Alex | Oxenfree

[sleepytimegal]

[A 17-year-old with a sarcastic demeanor but a fierce determined streak. Probably calls the mastermind to annoy him/her/it every day. Gets pretty into investigations, though! Her likes are mostly people honestly? Michael, Jonas, Ren, whoever those guys are. Along with a few basic ones, like alcohol and peanut butter sandwiches. Dislikes have a few more points of interest, like ghosts and radios.

The longer this thing goes on, the more her brown roots will start to show and oh my god is she frustrated about that?? Please someone get her hair dye.

Title is Champion of Edwards Island or Witty or...Submerged? That's weird.]

Koharun | Mayoiga

[folklored]

[Why is this woman's listed name an internet handle first of all- Koharun's a 25-year-old folklore graduate student, who tends to get worried about the younger members of the group and wants to watch over them! Maybe a bit too much, she's got a hovering tendency but a sweet demeanor and will mostly back off if you tell her to. ...For a little while.

Honestly she tends to be unintentionally creepy sometimes?? Saying things she really shouldn't like what urban legends or ghost stories their situation reminds her of, and then apologizing. Or sometimes singing this creepy song she studied- Koharun just needs to learn how to read the room, basically, but she's harmless, and really she is so very devoted to figuring this place out! She has a group of people to return to and help, apparently.

Her title's Filial or Champion of Nanaki Village, which she will talk forever about if you get her started so uh. You might not want to.

Jill Stingray | VA-11 HALL-A

[mixdrinksandchangelives]

[A 27-year-old who is so unhappy about her full name of Julianne Natalie Stingray being up and on the profiles, WOW. She's a bartender, and she smokes, but none of her cigarettes have come out of the vending machine. Seems like a pretty chill person, at least in the sense that if you talk at her, she will listen and give advice. Must be the bartender thing.

...If they have a bar she is definitely in it, mixing drinks and changing lives trying to figure out just how much she can remember about organic alcohol.

There's not really anything she could be a Champion of so that title's out but she's Mindful or something of that sort.]

Shizuku | Zettai Shoujo Seiiki Amnesian

[dogtamer]

[ Shizuku's title on the profile was Blusterous or the Champion of Deception. And really she could live up to either title, generally going around being shady as they flirt around with pretty much everyone and poke at their personalities and quirks without revealing basically anything of themselves, including their gender! Actually, she's probably presenting as male for the majority of the time. Still, she's "friendly" enough if by friendly you mean "willing to talk with literally everyone and never really shut up."

That said just so everyone can understand how stupid her appearance is: the vast majority of the time Shizuku will be presenting like this and being androgynous possibly even leaning pretty boy male (and her voice can apparently back that up too) but without her clothes her figure apparently looks like this. So that was probably weird if there was ever a strip search or something. ... Also that hat is never coming off because people stopped translating before I could understand what's up with what's run it

... Also her profile is pretty vague about her age too. That's unfair, man. ]

Maya Fey | ace attorney

[itwasfeyt]

[The chipper assistant character that always follows the rest of the group and has a snarky comment to make during those tiresome moments in trials. She's got an appetite for finding the truth, and just an appetite in general (sorry whoever's running this murdergame).

Expect her to be both an honestly good friend, and a genuinely bad influence. Sometimes at the same time!

Available as both Vivacious and Ultimate Spirit Medium.]

Anna Lin || bliss stage (tabletop, practically an OC)

[hotshot_momma]

[17 years old, scar on her cheek and across her nose. Generally severe, even harsh or vulgar, if protective. Proactive in investigations and finding killers; despises the situation and is doing all she can to figure out the deeper mysteries. If she isn't herself the murderer for motives of saving her world, self defense, or defense of someone she doesn't think can fight back.

Her profession is listed as "pilot" and introduces her as "Major" Anna Lin. Listed likes include "Her son, vengeance, San Francisco, cooking, music;" dislikes "the Colonel, death, cheaters."

Her title is either the Champion Dreamer or Strategic.]

Credence Barebone | Fantastic Beasts

[wicked_and_unnatural]

[Credence is, from the get go, very uncertain and more than a little scared about what's happening. He needs to get home, needs to look after his sisters, needs to see his Ma. He also tends to be rather skittish and does his best not to talk to too many people.

If he happens to have spouted some bibles verses at everyone initially or spend his time reciting "hail Mary"s and really not being at all curious about the wicked things happening here well- he's doing his best.

For anyone that's taken a look at his profile his profession is listed as "Acolyte" while his titles are either Champion of Suffering or Repressed. ]

Brigitte "B" Fitzgerald | Ginger Snaps

[search_and_destroy]

[She's 15, she knows damn well she's 15 so why she's taller and -fuck her fucking life- bustier she has no idea. The damn profile says she's 19 but that is bullshit. Someone just doesn't know how to fucking count.

But she's here and miserable, which isn't that much different from any other point in her life. Except there's no Ginger here and not having her sister is just wrong and bizarre. She makes a habit of scowling and flicking off anyone that comes near her though. Heaven forbid someone fucking talking to her.

Her profile also lists her profession as "amatuer photographer/runaway". Which is bullshit too because she wouldn't have runaway. Not without Ginger. Never. ]

Avan Hardins | Valkyria Chronicles 2

[equallybad]

[Like many of the others Avan's profile reads wrong- saying he's 18 when he's pretty sure he's still 17. Though hey, maybe he forgot a birthday?

A good-natured if loud fellow, Avan constantly tries to keep spirits up and is happily assured that they will get out and see their worlds again! He's dumb as a box of bricks but great for getting things done especially if it's something physical. But when someone DOES die he doesn't break- for as silly and innocent as he seems most of the time, during trials he has the eyes of a solider.

His title is Champion of Potential or Instinctual.

Occupation: Student, solider, town guard.
Likes: Bread, naps, football, his brother
Dislikes: Bullies, war, secrets]

Daniel Dickens | Angels of Death

[doctorize]

[Doctor Daniel "Danny" Dickens, upon meeting him, you'll find that he seems quite friendly and charming, and appears to be concerned about others occasionally which makes sense given his profession of "therapist" and all. He's quite Insightful, or perhaps Astute about these things in regards to how their current situation might affect everyone, after all.

The only thing seemingly noteworthy is that his profile says that he likes "eyes" for some reason... wonder what that's about?]

Bruno | Neopets (Tale of Woe)

[beastlybruno]

[Yes, Bruno may be some kind of dog thing, but once he's gotten used to being the only Neopet in the room he turns out to be quite pleasant. Unfortunately, he's been given the title of Cursed for some reason, and depending on the setting Bruno isn't sure why either.]

((For the sake of following the standard rule about nobody having extraordinary powers, let's assume I have the icons to show he reverted to what he looked like before he was cursed.))