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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

[tacomeme]

Well, I'm not taking them.

[Like he's too proud to accept- but his anger seems gone, reduced to just annoyance]

...Thank you, though.

[wicked_and_unnatural]

[Credence frowns slightly, looking between the offered coins and Takumi. Slowly he closes his fingers back around them and returns them to his pocket. It's a novel feeling, having money in his pocket. More so than having food in his belly. But if Takumi won't take the offer maybe... with the other boy as encouragement Credence can spend at least a few of those coins himself.]

If you tell me what you wanted maybe I can at least make sure it gets back to you if someone else gets it?

[tacomeme]

Yeah? Hmm... well it's a bow, only with no string. Bronze leafed, with a wing decal. Almost as long as I am tall. If you see anything like that, it's mine.

[wicked_and_unnatural]

[Credence blinks, a little startled by that description. He looks back at the vending machine and chews the inside of his lip for a moment.]

Would something so large even fit inside... [He looks doubtful. And what is the purpose of a bow with no string? That seems an odd distinction to make.]

[tacomeme]

I didn't think so either, but apparently people are getting big things out of it even if it doesn't make sense.

[He notices Credence looking at the machine]

Give it a try, it won't bite you.

[wicked_and_unnatural]

[The nonsensical items that have come out of the machine only make him more wary, more convinced that this could be something magic and that is both a terrifying and exhilarating thought.

Not that he'd admit to the exhilarating part of it.]

Just in case your bow is in there.

[Because he can be brave if it's for someone else. Of course the first coin that goes in only earns him chewing gum. So much anxiety for something so mundane. But something joyous flickers over his expression before he can stop it, forcing his face back to neutrality.]

Black licorice... we could share? [Because really when is the last time Credence could afford something as extravagant as candy]

[tacomeme]

Oh, is it candy? I've never seen any like this before...

[He didn't have candy often, not through lack- but because sweets were a 'girly' thing. He was a prince, if he wanted cakes and sweet bean buns every meal no one could really stop him.

Though being a solider too he couldn't really afford to do that]

[wicked_and_unnatural]

It's chewing gum. [Credence opens the package and pulls out two sticks, offering one out to Takumi. It takes a moment for him to figure out how to explain it really.]

I've only had it once but... you chew it and get the flavor from it. [It's also a really great way of tricking your body into thinking you're feeding it but he doesn't want to tell Takumi that. It always leads to awkward questions]

[tacomeme]

Okay, I think I got it.

[He pops it in his mouth and chews-]

-n-ngh-! It's strong-!

[he doesn't spit it out. It's doesn't taste BAD but it is a lot, so much so his eyes water up a bit]

[wicked_and_unnatural]

[Oh no. He should have explained better. Credence winces a little when Takumi splutters.]

Sorry, I should've- [He doesn't know what he should have exactly but he offers Takumi an apologetic look, not sure what else he can do.] If you don't like it you don't have to...

[tacomeme]

No, no, it's good just a lot.

[He keeps chewing, though it's a lot like a dog eating peanut butter]

Is this from where you're from?

the movie is out now, I really need to find better icons ugh

[wicked_and_unnatural]

[So by dog eating peanut butter you mean adorable right? At least enough to get another of those fleeting almost smiles out of Credence. He finally takes a stick for himself and savors the first couple of chews and the bite of licorice that comes with it.]

Yes. Well, from New York. I'm sure there are others here from New York.... [Or at least a world where New York exists? Because he cannot claim the entire city as his own.]