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how am i supposed to keep on feeding you?

...kill people?

TW FOR: UNCANNY VALLEY, CANNIBALISM, AND SUICIDAL IDEATION.

A Spotlight shines down. A Lone Woman standing beneath it, wincing from the brightness of it. It’s blinding but not unbearable. More Spotlights go off, collectively illuminating the surrounding area. This place, this… Stage. It’s… “Home, nyasu?” There’s no mistaking the rickety surroundings and dilapidated buildings in the area. The common cat head motif and the uneven pavement. This was Tao’s Home. The Ghetto she helped to protect with Torakaka. From the sights to the smells, everything yelled that she was home free now. Her body, no her heart clamored for her to go running to see everyone. Torakaka, Chachakaka, The Kittens, Robo-Ky, Everyone… But something’s amiss. Even she can feel it. With an upturned nose, Tao makes her way to one of the buildings and knocks on the door only to raise a brow seeing it swing open so easily on the first knock. Empty… An empty house with nothing but abandoned furniture inside. The floor and chairs were covered in some strange, black, gooey substance, but otherwise the only thing amiss was the lack of other people within.

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come with me, and you’ll be... {CHAPTER FIVE: MOTIVE}

IN A WORLD OF PURE IMAGINATION.

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One week of relaxation and freedom- and another week or so of absolute destruction and chaos. It’s become routine at this point, and unfortunately - something that you have grown used to. It had been storming for nearly two weeks straight now, but you were hoping that maybe with the wake of Grimnir’s attempted destruction, maybe you would receive a small break. A little bit of time to yourself to relax, before everything went to chaos again and you once again stood face to face with despair.

...and that’s what it certainly feels like!

Perhaps Oswald, or Willie, decided to play it safe for the time being. It’s starting to get pretty late in the day, and there have been no announcements. Just simple birthday greetings, to both Haruto and Kaname. Surely, the two in charge of this game decided to play it nice and give everyone an extra day of rest…?

...Ah, that doesn’t matter. There was a party to attend to.

The fact that you’re able to attend the party, without Oswald or Willie doing something to interrupt it, seems a bit surprising. That wasn’t like either of them, they always wanted to cause problems.

Nothing feels off- of course. The sound of music playing in the room the party just happens to be taking place in, as well as decorations hung up. It’s clear that those who worked to make this perfect absolutely worked their hardest to make sure it wasn’t anything but perfect, given what they had. However, there is something that catches your attention - something that might not have been there before previously.

A pile of individual small boxes, perfectly wrapped with a little ribbon on top of it. All of them appear to be wrapped in black and white gift wrapping, reminiscent of ink dripping. Just from the look of the gifts, it’s clear to tell that those who had left behind the gifts were none other than the omnipotent beings responsible for your misfortune for the past couple of weeks.

“...WELL?” A voice catches you off guard. But it’s a familiar one - one you’ve come to expect by now. Taking in a deep breath, you turn to look at the large screen in the boarding room, finding none other than Oswald grinning at you in delight. He rests his chin in his hands, and although his legs are hidden beneath his desk - you can tell that he’s kicking his legs, in an almost child-like manner.

“Nice party you all have set up here.” Everyone narrows their eyes towards the screen, and immediately, Oswald grows defensive.

“No, no! Seriously! I mean it! It’s sweet of you to go and host a birthday party for Haruto and Date today. Really, I mean it. I just HAD to join in on the festivities. You see those presents over there? Those are all gifts! From me! Go ahead, open them! I’d love to see your reaction to it!”

Unsurprisingly, nobody budges.

Oswald frowns.

“DID YOU NOT HEAR ME? I SAID OPEN THEM.” Oswald slams his hand on a remote, that seems to just appear from thin air. A shock goes straight to everyone’s bracelet, though, not a shock strong enough to cause serious damage. Just strong enough to cause a quick instance of pain, letting everyone know that he was deadly serious.

One by one, everyone approaches the pile of small boxes. Picking one up from the pile, you tug at the ribbon holding the box, prying the gift wrap away from the box. As you do so, the box opens - almost comically, and reveals to you a medium-sized piece of hard candy. Each one is a different color- your favorite color. Along with the candy, you find a small note resting against it, one that just simply reads:

Eat me!

Much like those little candies in the infamous Alice in Wonderland stories. Upon flipping the note over, you’ll find another little message for you. Contrasting the bright and colorful wording of the eat me message on the other side, this one appears to be covered in ink - and the words are almost covered. But you can make out the words beneath it, without a doubt.

Ǫ̵͛R̷͇͋ ̵̠͌E̴̯̅L̸͓͌S̴͈̆É̴̳.̶̼̃

You turn your attention towards the monitor in the boarding room, finding Oswald’s grinning face staring you down. His finger hovers over the button of his remote, threatening you with another shock. You’re not sure if you want to deal with another shock, so you unwillingly pop the candy into your mouth. The taste is… well - surprisingly delightful. It’s your favorite sweet flavor - from either your childhood, or whatever it is you’d like right now. Even if it was a flavor that couldn’t be replicated, it tastes exactly like it. (and for those who can’t taste anything, well - you don’t taste anything. Obviously.)

Oswald’s grin only grows wider as everyone finishes their piece of candy. It’s obvious that something’s wrong with what you’ve just eaten - but what it is, you can’t entirely tell.

Before you even get the chance to speak up, and ask what it is you just ate, Oswald cuts you off.

“You all look at me as if I poisoned you, or something.” He laughs - and continues on with his thoughts before anyone gets the chance to say anything.

“AND THAT’S BECAUSE I DID! But, not everything. You all probably tasted your favorite flavor, or something. Or something that brought you back to your childhood, who knows. I can’t tell. But here’s a surprise - one of those candies is poisoned! Don’t worry too much about it, though. It ain’t gonna kill ‘ya. Yer just gonna be actin’ a bit off, that’s all.” Oswald shrugs his shoulders, as if he didn’t just say anything wrong.

“It could be fatal, or it won’t be. Who knows? I ain’t tellin’. All I know is if yer gonna want to stop livin’ in paranoia about whether or not you’re goin’ to be poisoned, you know what to do.” Oswald pauses, as if for the dramatic flare.

“KILL SOMEBODY. Simple as that. Now, I’m gonna leave you all to have yer party. I added enough fun to it. But I will say one more thing…” Oswald leans close towards the screen, his grin only growing wider. How is that possible-? Augh.

“KEEP AN EYE OUT ON THOSE CLOSE TO YOU. YOU MAY THINK YOU KNOW THEM, BUT THEY’LL SURELY BE ACTIN’ DIFFERENTLY. KEEP YER HEADS UP AND TRUST NOBODY.”

...and with that, the monitors shut off. The music from Ahn’s playlist continues to play, and everyone is left to stand in the boarding room in almost an eerie silence.

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19/33 REMAIN.

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Hello, everybody! Welcome to our fifth motive- while it doesn’t have any “game” mechanics - it takes heavy inspiration from... you guessed it, CANDYLAND.

If you would like to offer yourself up for this motive’s victim or culprit, you’re definitely more than free to message Willie’s discord account letting us know. You will be thrown into the victim and/or culprit pool - however, if nobody offers, everybody will be thrown in.

You will have until 8:30 PM PST to message the mods if you’re interested in offering up your character. We will be giving frequent updates on how much time is left in the server.

If selected for culprit or victim, you are not allowed to discuss it with anyone - unless you absolutely need to. Just be sure to let the mods know and ask if it’s okay ahead of time.

You are allowed to keep previous threads pre-motive.

...Oh, yeah - there’s no food at the party. Just the sweets. :)

and of course, unless you want your character to die via NG code, remember to keep your NG code in mind. ;]

MOTIVE NOTES--;;

While this motive has no shared game mechanics with the game itself, let’s play a little game of CANDYLAND! What does this mean? Simple!

Everyday until a victim shows up, everyone will receive a little gift at their doors. The gift holds a random piece of candy, that will always taste like your favorite character’s sweet - or if you’d like to be dramatic about it, a taste that could not previously be replicated from their childhood. Most of the candy will be perfectly fine - just a delightful little treat for your character. However, someone’s candy will be poisoned. You will be messaged if your character gets the poisoned candy.

Everyone will receive a candy everyday at random times. There is no set schedule for when candies appear.

IF YOU GET A POISONED CANDY: You will receive a DM from Willie that details what your characters symptoms of their poisoned candy will be. The one thing in common with those poisoned is that all poisoned individuals will have something affecting their personality.

IF EVERYONE GETS POISONED BEFORE A VICTIM IS FOUND: There will still be a poisoned candy in the mix. If you get a second poisoned candy, the symptoms you received prior will become more strong. Each stacked poisoned candy you eat will only make it worse.

IF YOU ARE POISONED: You are not allowed to tell anybody you received a poisoned candy. The only ones who should know you’re poisoned are you and the mods. You also have the choice of how much your character’s symptoms will effect them. You can have it be mild, moderate, or severe. Just know that if you get stacked poisoned candies, it will only worsen the symptoms.

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i remember fields of flowers... {CHAPTER FIVE}

You can’t help but feel a little more grateful about your situation than in days past as you collapse into your bed. Yes, you all would be living to see another day -- a mere few hours ago, you were convinced that it would be the end of you, your coworkers (or “friends”, if you will), and the Future Foundation in its entirety. If there was any time to feel appreciative of Willie, it would be now. His fickle behavior is what saved the remaining participants, turning the tables on JK just because he felt like it -- for the sake of despair.

Jowd -- as well as the spirit of Jomjael -- no longer walk with you, in life or in death. Blood has been mopped away, the cat hair and the hoodie of Tao -- that poor girl -- have been swept out of sight and out of mind. Paint that seemed like it would stain stone and floor tile for an eternity has magically vanished. The evidence was fleeting, much like the life of Jowd and those who died before him.

How many times has this happened? How many times have you woken up, grateful to feel alive? Has the feeling worn off yet? You might even be thinking, “was it even a good choice for Willie to let us live on in the first place? Was it worth it?”

With every hope, there is always despair that lingers within its shadow.

“RIIIIIIIISE AND SHIIIIIIINE, EVERYONE!” In your fatigue, you don’t bother discerning between Oswald and Willie’s voices. Perhaps, that sleep wasn’t as sound as you thought it would be. “I’M SURE YOU’RE ALL GLAD TO BE UP AND RUNNING TODAY! IT WAS A CLOSE CALL AT THAT TRIAL, WASN’T IT?” That laughter should sound lighthearted; but, of course, it’s only mockery in your ears.

Your heavy eyelids finally open as you drag your legs over the edge of the bed.

“NO TIME TO BE FEELIN’ BAD FOR YOURSELVES. YOU CAUGHT A REAL BASTARD THIS TIME, DIDN’T YA? UP AND AT ‘EM, FOLKS! WE STILL GOT A GAME TO RUN!”

And the cycle of despair begins again...

...But for how much longer?

19/33 REMAIN...

>>> CHAPTER FIVE: START!

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welcome to chapter five of despairing vacation! wow! can you believe how far we’ve come? just two more chapters to go before this game is wrapped up! anyways, here’s three monocoins for those who are still alive.

per usual - no new areas. even though those who went missing are aware of the extra room in the trial room, they do not have access to it.

an activity check will be done on August Fourth! that will give you a week and an extra day to get remaining threads from chapter four done before the channels are locked and you will not be able to post in there anymore. all chatrooms, including club 33, will be locked and can no longer be accessed once this drabble goes up.

dead characters are free to thread with one another. you are also able to thread with those alive, but those who are alive will not be able to see you or interact with you. they can, however, feel as though somebody is there.

exactly one week from now on August Third, we will be having our motive drop! expect the motive to drop from anywhere between 3-6 PM PST.

please do not discuss your character’s roles from the previous mafia motive.

and most importantly- have fun, everybody!

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