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THE MASTERMIND AU MEME

THE MASTERMIND AU
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With Round 3 now over, it's about time we had the mastermind meme!

To those who aren't familiar, this is essentially an AU where your character is the one responsible for Round 3's Mutual Killing Game, and all of the carnage that came with it, from the kidnapping to the motives to the trials to the executions! And now, they have chosen to reveal themselves before the remaining members of their class at the final trial!

As such, you are free to play around with this as much as you would like; did your character make a contract with Kyuubey, or did your character put everyone in the Killing Game for a different reason? What is your character's motivation for bringing despair? What do they intend to get out of this seemingly senseless killing? And what does the rest of the class have to do to stop the madness and go home?

There's probably going to be quite a bit of AUing from your character's original canon happening here to make them into the best harbingers of despair they can be, so feel free to go as nuts with it as you want to! And, of course, feel free to tag others with your character's reaction to their classmate's big reveal; it doesn't matter whether or not your character made it to endgame, have fun and mix up the survivor pool as much as you'd like!

Oh, and feel free to describe your character's sweet new Monobear-themed duds, too!!

Original meme text borrowed and modified from loveisanopendoor!

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[Duster stops in his tracks when he sees Harvey's dead body. If he could see him now, with Margaret at the others, what would be think, apart from chastising him on the appalling lack of gun safety?]

Sure.

I can face the other way if you want, but...did you spot something?

[He rests the bag of stolen guns on the floor. It's pretty heavy.]

Edited 2015-10-06 18:57 (UTC)

[THEY'RE VERY SENSITIVE ABOUT THEIR WEIGHT]

There's a LOT of ghosts here. [She doesn't sound terribly surprised - violent death and all. It was all so ritualistic too, from what little she knows of the game.] They aren't all even human! And - oh! You didn't tell me there was a medium!

[Not all human. A medium.]

That's them! There's a boy with horns and a dog with them, right? [He then lists everyone else who died in the game.] Hello? Maya? [He spins around the room in hopes of getting a glimpse of a ghost.]

They're not as strong as we are. Give me a second.

[The silence stretches much longer than a second. But Margaret speaks again eventually, sounding anxious but excited:]

Okay. Okay, we have a plan. Can you focus on your memories of your friends for me? Get the others to do it too. [The other survivors are probably milling about - unless somebody managed to get the transporter working.]

[No one in the survivor pool is decent with electronics, much less with space tech. Good thing Ulysses is among the ghosts, or else they'd already have found a way off the ship by now. Duster leaves the bag of guns, but still carrying Margaret, runs up to the control room.]

Guys, you have to come, quick!

[He runs back down, some survivors eagerly running after him, hoping he found another way out, and some grumbling about being dragged around places. They all eventually are herded into the trial room.]

Everyone! It seems...the ghosts of our friends are here. I know it might sound impossible, but we might be able to see them again. Al we have to do is focus on their memories.

...Can you do that?

[While he lets the others decide for themselves, Duster closes his eyes and thinks about all those who have died within these walls. He remembers Wario strolling down the hallways. Partying with Maya. Tarot cards with Meridiana. Singing with Harvey.

Everyone needs to come back.</small.]

[Maybe Margaret should have spoken to some of these other people at some point, because she can tell at least a few of them aren't buying it. Also, given that they're all the spirits of ritually sacrificed children, she and the other guns are feeling just a little skeptical about Ryuunosuke's presence.

After eventually determining that no, they can't just kill that guy right now no matter HOW much he deserves it, they get to work.

The gun in Duster's hand slowly heats up, until eventually he's going to have to drop it. Judging from the thin lines of smoke rising from the makeshift sack, the others are doing the same.

There is a flash of bright white light.

When it fades, the room is filled with joyous cries and exclamations; the dead students, victims and culprits alike, are now standing among their living counterparts. Margaret is silent, and the gun is cold if touched again.

Notably, Harvey is not among the new arrivals. Up on the stage, however, his body stirs a little.]

[As long as he's around, Duster will be sure no harm comes to the guns or to the living children. Ryuunosuke is no match for a thief.

The sudden burning in his hand momentarily breaks his concentration. Panicking over the possibility that this will break the spell, he leans over to pick it up when a flash blinds him. He's caught off balance and nearly hits the floor, his hand being the only thing that props him up.

Now that the gun is cool, he holds it again and looks up, finding the reason for the excited screams from his side of the room.

Kureha, the girl he wanted to reach out to. Silver, the boy who thought his life didn't mean much. Washington, the man who only wanted to protect them. They're all here. Everyone is here.]

I can't believe it! [He rushes to the other side, not caring for the incoming stampede of hugs. They're all bunched together now, even if Tsukiyama and Ryuunosuke are standing off to the side. Even Wario bothers to get close to the group hug and begrudgingly cross his arms while muttering something under his breath.]

I'm so glad...! [A heavy breath.] I'm so happy you're here again...

[He closes his eyes and lets the students, killed and survivors, circle around him. Some thank him for his efforts in reviving the dead, most cry.]

[Awwwwwwww. What a heartwarming reunion!

...seeeeems like a good time for the mastermind to quietly get up and make a break for the door!]

[There are nineteen people in the room, one of them is bound to notice a large man who was supposed to be dead run past them. Tsukiyama does, and his first instinct is to trip Harvey.

The commotion is enough for the group hug to break apart, and Duster, having the highest Speed stat among them, is the first to reach Harvey's side.]

Hey, cut that out! [Tsukiyama please stop killing people.] Harvey. Harvey! Hold on!

[He wasn't running, he was sneaking!

...buuuuuut he is pretty large and this room's very well-lit, so that's fair. It was a stupid thing to try anyway. Harvey's not pretending to be smart right now, so he's just going to keep right on going. This is not a room he wants to be in any more.]

Not now.

[Duster runs after, because he's not let Harvey go after all that.]

Where are you going?! You can't leave us when you just came back!

[He's already behind him.]

Dad, we missed you...

[Harvey whirls, lifting a finger and hissing:] Don't -

[...nope. Nope. It's gone. All that anger he's been living with this whole time has just drained away; even though he thinks he should be mad now, he can't dredge it up. He just feels...empty.

Harvey lets his hand drop.]

Why did you do this?

[While the other students huddle and wonder what's happening, Duster refuses to back down and keeps on looking Harvey in the eye. After all that happened, they can't lose him again.]

Because you deserve to live, that's all. [He falls into a battle ready stance in case he has to catch Harvey if he plans on running off again.] Harvey, you're alive again. Isn't that enough of a reason to be happy?

[As if that was the stupidest question he's ever heard:]

No! I'm the one who killed all of 'em, remember?

It wasn't your fault! You were forced to do that by the Shade, remember? Now you're the real Harvey again, the one who'd never hurt us!

Harvey...

Don't tell me it's not gone...

...no, it's gone. You're fine. Freaky child ghosts know what they're doin', I guess.

[That vaguely sounds like an attempt at a joke, but his mouth doesn't so much as twitch. He just rubs at his eyes in a tired gesture.]

Alright. Okay, I'll send ya all home now.

[He sighs and smiles.] That's good. I was worried there for a moment. [To the gun he's gripping onto with this hand.] Thanks, Margaret.

[He hopes she answers.]

...You're coming with us, right?

...Computer. Send the rest of 'em - nah, y'know what? Send 'em to Kalos.

[As Harvey finishes the order, the rest of the class starts to vanish as they're teleported away. Not all of them are happy about it, predictably, but there they go.

Duster stays for now. They're having a conversation.]

There's folks there that can help 'em get back. Probably even keep all of you in contact. You don't need me to come.

[Duster watches the others leave one by one. He doesn't want to go until Harvey is sure to follow, even if they are going to be separated, he won't leave him until he said all his goodbyes.

He doesn't move any closer to Harvey when he's addressed.]

Why not? I'll explain what happened.

[If nothing else, Harvey seems more relaxed now that they're alone. Having all those eyes on him...]

Kid...everyone I cared about is gone. I ain't got any home to go back to. It would've been better if you'd just left me dead.

[He shakes his head.]

You had us. You had Margaret. [He lifts the gun he had been holding the whole time. It's clear he has no idea how to safely carry the thing, but at least his fingers are nowhere near the trigger.] I don't have a world to return to, but that doesn't mean I don't have people I care about.

......oh my god, kid, don't - I know she ain't gonna shoot you, but please just turn the safety on. Right there.

[Harvey looks faintly horrified by what's happening here - apparently flaunting your terrible gun safety is one way to distract him from spiraling into self-loathing. After indicating where the safety is, he pinches wearily at the bridge of his nose.]

Shit, right, I forgot about that. Damn it, and I was just gonna send you back - you want me to go check in on the place?

...Here? [He holds it up to his face, thankfully pointed away from both of them, as he searches for the safety--ah, there it is. Harvey has nothing to worry about. Except for the guns everyone else had.] Got it. I was wondering what that bit did.

[Now he knows it doesn't shoot ghost bullets.]

Sure, you can come with me. If they really are alright, they can use someone from the past to help them out. [Someone who knows what the world used to be like that isn't brainwashed or have their memories stored in an egg.]

[You're going to give him a fucking heart attack, Duster.]

Aw, I'm not invitin' myself along, kid. I'll just hang around long enough to make sure I ain't droppin' ya into the goddamn apocalypse.

C'mon. [He starts back towards the bridge, expecting Duster will follow.] It'll be quick. This is a good ship, once you get the hang of it. I'll show ya how to make it go.

[There's a bit of a judging look when Harvey heads to the bridge. He's pretty adamant on not staying anywhere, even if no one on the Nowhere Islands knows what he did.

Ah, well. He'll follow Harvey and go on from there.] Sure thing. [When they enter the control room, he'll stop and take the time to get used to the place. He's never been inside a spaceship or anything this advanced, and for someone who was wondering how a washing machine worked eight weeks ago, this is one hell of a difficulty curve.]

Hm. [He walks up to the nearest control panel.] How do you pick which world to go to?

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