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[liarsgambit]

A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing || CH5 Motive

A bit of time had passed since the deaths of the otome gamer and electropop artist, and once again things had grown quiet in Flagfall Manor. Quiet was never good - it meant the Black King was off hatching some sort of far-fetched motive, or planning surprise performances for his robotic son. Instead of wondering if he would gather you all again, you wondered when. 

The loudspeaker crackled to life. Ah, there it is. 

“You all know the drill. Foyer.”

As you all gathered it began to sink in just how few of you there were left. The group had been halved, and if this gathering was going to go where you thought it was going to go, it would soon grow smaller. 

“Good morning. I assume you all know why you’re here, so I’ll get to the point. Today’s motive is special. One of you has been working with me since the start - a traitor or mole, if you will. However, they aren’t exactly as useful anymore. I could just kill them myself, but they haven’t broken any rules. So I decided to make it into a game. The traitor counts as three people. Do you know what that means?”

Was he implying what you thought he was?

“That’s right. If you kill them and get away with it, you win. You get to go home. If you don’t...well, that’s unfortunate.”

And with that, he left. No parting words or anything. 

...

Was there really a traitor? Was anyone bold enough to try to find out?

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Curtain Call || Ch 4 || Body Drop

...

Someone wasn’t moving. 

You wondered if this person had fallen asleep after playing dead, however something in your gut told you something far more sinister had happened. Maybe it was instinct. Maybe you had been in this hellish game for so long you could sense death. Hesitantly, some of you approached a bit closer. And you found that your suspicions were 100% correct. 

Aimé Chevalier was dead. 

Someone had taken advantage of what was supposed to be a kid’s birthday party, and used it to commit murder. 

The Black King and Baby Pawn came backstage to investigate the commotion. An expression you hadn’t seen on the king’s face came about - surprise. 

“Oh -? I guess I should probably get a King File ready for you guys.” 

His son on the other hand looked as overjoyed as a living pawn could possibly be. 

“Robo-hands! Put on my happy face! This is the best birthday EVER!”

Well...at least it was a success? Either way, you had a body to investigate and a murderer in plain sight.

[liarsgambit]

Names: Verruct Cipriano Cardoso-Montes / Toshiko Ryuzaki Time of Death: 2:34 AM / 3:12 AM Time of Discovery: 8:46 AM / 8:51 AM Locations: Infirmary / Foyer - Staircase  Cause of Death: Exsanguination / Broken Neck Discoverers: Ken Sugita and Roxanne Kagome

[liarsgambit]

Name: Aimé Chevalier Time of Death: 4:21 pm Time of Discovery: 4:25 pm Location: Amphitheater Stage Cause of Death: Poisoning Discoverers: All surviving students. 

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Running into Trouble | CH3 Body Discovery Part 2

The sight of Ryuzaki’s body was definitely concerning. As people gathered, quiet gasps could be heard. Once again, another familiar face was found lifeless. It was definitely hard to stomach. Ken Sugita caught up with everyone, and upon seeing the body, he quickly turned pale. He stepped back from the group, feeling faint. He confessed to the others that he needed to stop by the infirmary for a moment, and of course, a few people followed. Whether out of concern for a friend, or needing a little fresh air from the scene themselves, you all made your ways up to the infirmary... 

But you wouldn’t be escaping the sight of death anytime soon. Upon entering the infirmary, you were all met with the body of Verruct.

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Color-Change Chameleon || Chapter 3 Execution

Niru trembled a bit, keeping a sad smile plastered on their face. They had no objections. They knew what they deserved. Even if they had any kind of doubt, there was no place for it now.

Niru Nanzo would finally get what they wanted.

The bird brain was dropped onto a floor covered in various spots. Red. Blue. Green. Yellow. Walls came up around them, sporting a similar fashion. Multi-colored dots boxed Niru in on all sides except for the front of the room, which only held two spinners on it. One was over a simplified silhouette of the human body, and the other was over a circle partitioned into the four colors of the surrounding spots.

As Niru looked around, wondering if this is really an execution of all things, the spinners started up. Round and around they go, until they eventually settled on-

Left arm, green. That seemed simple enough. Niru reached over with little effort to touch a green circle. There was a congratulatory 'ding' before the spinners started up again.

Right leg, blue. Niru cautiously went to step on a blue dot, and right before their foot touched the ground, the circle changed to a bright red. There was a loud buzzing noise as Niru made contact with the dot, and the ceiling opened up for a small, red spear to shoot out and impale them in the foot. They shrieked in pain and the spinners started up again as Niru tried to wedge the metal out of their foot.

Niru looked up at the spinners to see their next target, and they slammed their fist against a yellow dot, earning themself another 'ding'. They looked around, noticing that the dots were starting to flash random colors as the spinners started up even faster than before. Niru grinned. Being a social chameleon was like being an actor, and they had one final show to put on.

As the spinners switched from color to color, limb to limb at increasing speeds, Niru did their best to keep up. Left, right, down, blue, yellow, green. The noise in the room became a constant drone of buzzing, only interrupted by the occasional, mocking bell. As Niru had started to look like a pincushion, they slowed down, not even bothering to try and follow the wall's commands. And all of a sudden- Everything stopped. The spinners, the buzzing, the spears.

Niru Nanzo was still standing with every last ounce of their strength.

It was then that the spinners started up again, slowly this time.

Head.

Green.

Every dot in the room glowed green in that moment, bathing the area in an eerie light. Niru felt the entire world crush them as they finally fell to the ground.

Before their head touched the floor, the entire room changed to red in an instant.

As the final spear impaled their head, Niru left this world with the smile of someone who had only found life in a place full of death.

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All Bets Are Off || CH 3 || Body Discovery

The night after Niru’s secret had gone by without anything of note really happening. Although some of you had remained awake longer than others, ultimately you all had gone to bed without anything of note really happening. As you wondered if your secret would be the one revealed tomorrow, you drifted off into sleep. 

Well, at least until you got the knock at your door. Puzzled, you answered it to find Roxanne Kagome, trying to get your attention. Despite the mysterious circumstances, she didn’t seem too worried. Maybe it was no big deal. 

Once she had gathered all of you, however, you soon realized that this couldn’t be further from the truth. She led you all to the foyer, where you had found yourself frequenting a lot the past few days. The roulette wheel was still there, but yet there was something else there. Something that you had begun to get used to the sight of. 

Laying there was the unmistakably dead body of Toshiko Ryuzaki, surrounded by cleaning supplies. 

Once again, someone had killed. Once again, you’d have to find the killer. 

The sick cycle wouldn’t be ending in the foreseeable future, that’s for sure.

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Swan Song || Chapter 2 Execution

It wasn’t possible. It couldn’t have been happening. There was absolutely no way she could have been caught. And yet? There she was, facing down the barrel of a metaphorical gun. There was no time left for talk, her classmates were already looking at her in disgust. Though, how ironic it was, how different their opinion of her had been merely moments ago. It was all so laughable.

And laugh she did, even as she was dragged to her execution, dragged up on stage, invisible strings as an unseen puppeteer controlled every one of her moves as she gave her final performance. 

As she sang her swansong, laughter spaced in between every verse, it became harder and harder for her to keep it up as the audience of faceless individuals began throwing various objects at her. First it was rotten eggs and tomatoes, and as time went on, those soon became sharper and more deadly objects. Pain coursed through her body as her song continued, a near hysterical look on her face all the while. And finally as her song came to an end and the final note escaped her throat, the curtains fell, and with it came a large boulder, crushing Nariya with a sickening crunch. And then, all was silent yet again.