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"A panda that brings happiness? I won't be fooled!" ☆ STATUS: Alive ☆ Reaching Despair 2: Earth

[shslrussianroulette]

Here comes endgame, so it's that time.. thread counts, yeeehaw

0: Minami, Ren, Aona

1: Koma, Nanashi, Sachi, Yuuichirou

2: Meihua, Rue, Vera

4: Kazuki

5: Ryuunosuke, Yuu

6: Yuki

7: Muwata

Total threads: 37

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AONA HIDAKA, SHSL TENNIS PLAYER, HAS BEEN VOTED GUILTY.

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Trial - Final Decision

“Ehehe…There they are. The seven votes we asked for–”

They’re cut off by a loud banging noise just outside of the trial room, followed by muffled yelling. Someone or something was trying to break open the door to the trial room, but to no avail.

“…Whoops, sorry, can’t let you in now~! We’re not done yet. And who knows what chaos you’ll cause…”

Thadius lifts his head up briefly to give Monobear a doubtful look. They just laugh in reply.

“Anyway, let’s start, shall we?”

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Murder She Wrote || Chapter 5 (Trial) || Iwao || RE: Aona, Ryuunosuke

Well, this was pretty fast. Not that Iwao has any qualms with that, he didn’t know what was going on anyway. 

“It’s Hare-brain-chan… Well, that makes enough sense, I trust Ryuu-kun enough. She also got Yuki-chan to kill someone, so we know she’s a real bag of dicks.”

Great logic, Iwao. Great, great logic.

“So… we just vote and this is over with? Finally. ..”

He’s quietly kind of nervous about what comes after this, but will keep that worry under wraps for now.

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Iwao nods quietly to himself before trusting Ryuunosuke's Tony Hawk Pro Logic and voting for Aona.

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MASTERMIND TRIAL IS NOW IN SESSION.

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Abnormal Days - The Beginning Of An End

“Anyway…You made it this far. Good job on staying alive up to this point~”

They let out a hollow laugh.

“But, I guess that’s not really what you want to hear from me right now, huh? The mastermind trial isn’t that different from a normal trial. Discuss and vote on who you think is the mastermind behind this entire mutual killing game. You will need at least seven votes to condemn someone, and the trial will not end until we get those seven.”

“As luck turns out, there’s seven of you still alive. In other words, your vote should be unanimous if you don’t want me or Doc to intervene.”

You hear Thadius sigh from behind his podium. He still looks rather pale. His eyes are fixated on the floor, and he refuses to look up at you.

“Ehehe…Good luck. You may begin.”

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Abnormal Days - Rough And Tumble

As your investigation nears its end, you become increasingly aware of a strange noise in the distance. It’s the sound of metal clanging against metal in such an oddly regular rhythm, like a heartbeat. You can’t tell exactly where the noise is coming from as it reverberates around the caves, but it seems to be coming…above you, perhaps? But before you could go and investigate, your ID cards beep.

Thadius and Monobear don’t even need to say anything. You should know where you’re being summoned.

When you step off the tram by the trial room, the clanging stops, and the sounds are replaced by that of quick footsteps and voices you barely recognize. You can’t quite make out what they’re saying, but they seem to be heading towards the trial room. Monobear quickly shoves you inside and shuts the trial room door behind you.

“Ehehe…Just ignore that for now. They’re not relevant yet.”

Despite their lighthearted words, they sound a little…nervous, somehow? Either way, Monobear returns to their podium next to Thadius’s.

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Abnormal Days - Deal With The Devil

“Teehee. Doc made that decision so hastily, y’know~? So unlike him. But you should hear the rest of the deal we made…”

“If you don’t catch the Mastermind, he’ll get executed instead, and you all will get to stay here forever~!”

“…I have faith in you kids. This is your one chance. Please don’t screw this up.”

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Abnormal Days - Something Different

When you arrive in the Chemical Storage Room, the two of them are waiting for you there. Thadius is silent, looking over at Monobear as if expecting for them to speak.

“…Your idea. You explain it.”

Thadius doesn’t seem pleased with that response, but turns to speak to you with a relatively straight face anyway.

“…You will be investigating this body. The body of Masaru Yasuda. However, you will not be able to find his killer. No matter how you vote or who you vote for in trial, it will be impossible to find his killer.”

“Hee-hee.”

gee boy I wonder,

“The only way for you to win in this situation is to find the Mastermind.”

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Abnormal Days - The Third One

Should anyone pass by Chemical Storage some time after the motive, they would have come across a strange sight. Thadius and Monobear were bickering amongst themselves, holding open the door to Cold Storage. They both seem fixated on what was inside…

The corpse that you didn’t recognize before. Thadius looks angry, or at least trying to hold in his anger, as he gestures at it and speaks to Monobear. Monobear, in true Monobear fashion, just laughs at him instead. After a bit more of back and forth, they appear to have come to a conclusion. Thadius takes the ID card around his neck, presses a few buttons on it, and speaks into it.

“Come to cold storage. Now.”

The moment that announcement goes out, the mist lifts from the dorm building, and you have been summoned.

[art by Addlez!]

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Living in isolation | Ryuunosuke | Chapter 5 | RE: Motive Reaction

[shslroseknight]

The herbalist followed the blonde out of the hallways, always clinging to one of his sleeves as if he’d be afraid to be left alone if he didn’t do that. He perked up when Iwao asked him to where he even wanted to go… and for a moment, he didn’t even know where he wanted to go himself. Or what kind of places even existed here.

Still, he had to decide at one point, right?

Luckily for him, one location came up instantly after the blank.

“U-Uh… I’d like to go to the greenhouse… S-Seeing some nature is… w-well, is always calming, right?”

Subconsciously, he wondered why they didn’t have access to it earlier - it would’ve been the perfect spot for him to retreat if he didn’t want to be in his room.

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"Greenhouse.. yeah yeah, that place has to have chill vibes, perfect!" 

Iwao likes plants, Ryuunosuke likes plants, greenhouses HAVE plants. . .; it's perfect!

With enthusiasm, Iwao takes a hold of Ryuunosuke's arm to drag him along- it's faster than how they were moving, and now that he has a goal in mind the little speedster was gonna go fast.

Upon walking inside, though, Iwao slows to a halt, just kind of staring around.

“. . . Yeesh, check out all these vines. Not really what I was ‘xpecting. . .”

He pats various plants with his free hand, squinting at them before making little fists with both his hands and holding them up, emboldened by, well, by something or sure!

“......................................................................”

“I’m gonna climb ‘em!”

Iwao, dear, no. . . He’s tugging on various vines to see if they’re strong enough to climb up, nodding to himself as he does. S top him.

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Living in isolation | Ryuunosuke | Chapter 5 | RE: Motive Reaction

[shslroseknight]

Ryuunosuke couldn’t exactly say that he was surprised that it’s been quiet around here - after all, over half of the students were dead and there were pretty much two front lines - with expections like Iwao and Aona.

The herbalist wasn’t sure what he should do now, given that Iwao was intending to drag him out of the room. On one hand, he could explain that crippling anxiety away, but on the other hand… wouldn’t it just continue when he was outside? He couldn’t feel safe anywhere anymore and that scared him.

“I… I-If… you stay with me, th-then… I’m gonna go…”

It was unusual to see him whisper this quietly, but what can you do?

Hesitantly, he got out of his room and closed it behind him, before tugging at Iwao’s sleeve like some little child. Goddamnit, Ryuu.

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“Okay, well, great! Fresh air never hurt no one, so let’s roll..!”

Ryuunosuke seems really, obviously anxious, Iwao will always be around to provide oblivious enthusiasm! He’ll make a slow march out of the dorm hall past the showers and storage shed. 

“Hmmm. . . Aight, where dya wanna go. There’s too many places for me to keep track of anymore. . !”

He mainly doesn’t have any preference where they end up, so maybe letting Ryuunosuke pick the place would help him calm down? That seems like solid logic, at least in Iwao’s mind.

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Living in isolation | Ryuunosuke | Chapter 5 | RE: Motive Reaction

[shslroseknight]

Ryuunosuke had flinched when he heard the knocking, instantly throwing his haori over him as he cowered in his bed. Although he had gotten dressed, he didn’t have the courage to get out, despite the crippling anxiety and fear gnawing at him. Then again, no matter where he would go now, he would feel fear - if not induced by the gas, then induced by the fact that there’s at least four people who would be out to murder him. Especially with this kind of motive and he didn’t want to die.

If Ryuunosuke wouldn’t have distinguish Iwao’s voice against others, he would’ve simply kept quiet, but… he could at least sort of trust him to not kill him at the spot, right? He was… the other one he could even bear to be around nowadays.

With a rather shaky body, he forced himself out of his bed and went to the door, though he hesitated before finally opening up. If Iwao were to look at his face - which was highly likely, unless his feet were suddenly more interesting -, he would see that Ryuunosuke had certainly been crying recently. His eyes were puffed up and reddened.

“I-Iwao-kun…? Wh-Wh-… What is it…?”

Good god, this guy looked like a deer in headlights which was about to pass out from sheer fright.

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From the looks of it, Iwao hadn’t planned this far ahead. Step one was knocking on the door and.. that’s it. So he kind of stands there awkwardly before speaking up, taking note of Ryuunosuke’s current condition and the overall atmosphere.

“Alright, it’s like, super fuckin’ quiet around here, and that’s weird! With the smoke, feels like I’m in some horror film; I can feel my soul shrivelin’ up into a pathetic raisin of despair, or something. . . !”

An eloquent introduction to his next statement:

“Man, I dunno why you’re coopin’ up in here if it’s all smoke free outside, so I’m draggin’ you outside! So you can get a break of being all scared and shit!! And you’re not allowed to say no.”

Despite that, he’s not dragging him against his will or anything. He’s just kind of.. standing there, waiting on a response.

[yuudaiakiyamaldrunner]

Pencil. I know I'm not in heaven b u t. *soft Sophs noises* maybe with iwao too if you want. The loud duo.

my children……..

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Living in isolation | Ryuunosuke | Chapter 5 | RE: Motive Reaction

Ryuunosuke was no stranger to nightmares.

Admittedly, they didn’t happen that often, but he’d still experienced plenty of them throughout his life. So when he had yet another one and woke up with a scream, he simply breathed in and out, trying to block out as much of the dream as he could. No use to recall it, might as well start listing off all kinds of herbs he knew-

Or freak out over the white smoke pouring into his room. That would definitely help, yup.

However, it didn’t take long for the bear to appear and explain what was going on. This was their next motive? Being entrapped in fear and anxiety whenever they went to sleep…? That was… unbelievable! Preposterous!

“Y-You stupid… stupid… g-gods…!”

He shook in his bed, his head in his hands as he simply tried to breathe.

This was going to be a bad time, huh?

Time to run around with a weapon to defend himself, he supposed.

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In Iwao’s earnest opinion, this motive is terrible and horrible and no good. He’ll make this opinion known to anyone around him by complaining loudly. Not because he’s scared or anything, he’s just annoyed, clearly. Iwao Wakahisai? Scared?? Never.

It’s really lonely around here. He doesn’t feel like there’s a lot of people willing to just.. walk around, especially with tensions high like they are. So there’s a lone Iwao traversing the halls before knocking loudly and abruptly on a certain herbalist’s door.

“Heeey!! Weed-kun-- oh, wait, fuck... Ryuu-saaaan! You in there?? Open up dude!!”

He fails to introduce himself, but accent and loudness aside it’s not hard to tell it’s Iwao.

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Raking in the Loot || Chapter 5 || Iwao || Open

“Dang, man, I’m loaded…”

The sharpshooter is walking up to the monomachine while juggling his stupid amount of coins in his hands. How many are there? Eleven..? After making a little bargain with Lady Luck, Iwao starts pushing coin after coin in to get some stuff. So out comes…

#041 Twelve Pack of Chocolate Milk: It appears to be a giant container that holds a 12 pack of individual chocolate milk boxes…someone must really love chocolate milk if they were to buy something like this!

#022 Jagariko: Basically potato chips, but crunchier, stick shaped, and in a can! So… not much like potato chips, actually.

#100 Egg: It’s an egg. Keep it warm for long enough, and maybe it will hatch! Wait. It’s hardboiled.

#039 Orange Julius: This American born drink is sure to sate the mightiest of thirst. Simple to make and simpler to drink, it’s hard to go wrong with this tangy sweet treat.

“Bah, what am I gonna do with all this, make breakfast?? Ick, come on! Gimme something cool!”

He kicks the machine before letting loose some more coins/ He’s not going to save any of them, is he..?

#080 Blue Flower Hair Ornament: A beautiful hair ornament with a large blue flower with a shining silver pick. It looks like something that would go nicely with either a very fancy or traditional outfit.

#115 Disney Collection: A collection of Disney movies from the 1990s…on VHS. Who even uses VHS anymore?

#064 Deck of Playing Cards: Simple as it looks! Just an old bicycle deck of 52 cards, plus a coupl’a jokers!

“… Buuuuh.”

He just makes a displeased noise while shoving the stuff in his pockets. Hadn’t he promised to teach Vera how to play cards? Well, that’s not going to happen now, is it? He shakes the thought out of his head and slings out three more coins.

#108 Tonfa Gun: A gun loaded with 6 bullets. The shape of it also allows you to use it as a police baton.

#088 Wooden Rifle: A replica toy gun with a cork instead of a bullet. While it lacks the firepower of the real deal, this gun is still mighty enough to leave a nasty bruise. With enough skill, it could even put an eye out.

#121 Letter From Takamitsu: A slightly ripped letter. It reads: “Sorry, friend. You’re better off staying in Toprak. There are some things in Kameshima that you’re better off not knowing about. It’s unfortunate, but I’m sorry that I can’t tell you about them. -Takamitsu”. The signer’s first name has been ripped off.

“Wahoo, that’s what I’m talkin’ about!!”

He takes a gun in each hand and twirls them haphazardly. Yes, more guns! That’s exactly what he needed! And this letter looks important, he should probably show it to someone later.

Looping the two guns in his belt, he holds up his last coin. One more coin for one last item, let’s make it count.

“Cooome on..”

With anticipation, he slides the coin in and out comes…

#058 Ryuunosuke Dakimakura: It’s a pillow with an image of one of your classmates on it! The motif for this particular dakimura is your classmate Ryuunosuke Mizushima, the SHSL Herbalist, whose bare back is shown to you. That’s the only skin you’ll see, as the kimono he usually wears covers him from hip downward. He rests his head on his crossed arms as he looks disgruntled at the onlooker with a blush on his face. Goddamn tsunderes these days.

“……..”

Iwao just kind of squints at the shady pillow. Squiiiint. Squiiiiiiiiiiiiiint. And then..

“Bahaha!! Man, what the fuck is this suppose ta be??”

He dangles the pillow out in front of him, holding it with two fingers by the corner and just laughs at it. Oh my god.

“Bwehehh, what am I even gonna do with this?? Bahaha!”

He’s having a good time. Oh otakus, your weird, shady sensibilities are lost on him. He totally doesn’t get what this is supposed to be or even could be used for.