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THE MASTERMIND AU
NICK V. CN EDITION

It's time for Nick vs. CN's mastermind meme!

To those who aren't familiar, this is essentially an AU where your character is the one responsible for Nick v CN'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; was your character just another pawn in the grand scheme of things, 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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[trustyboomerang]

What's the fun in killing all of you before you fall into despair? You'd be perfect for my army! Despair is all you need! I learned that from a really great lady!

[Ugh. Sokka snaps his finger and the boards under Wirt grow wider.]

Now stop complaining. You're somewhat smart. I'm pretty sure you were the first to notice what my real name is! After all, the way you nailed Daffy was brilliant. He was pretty easy to convince into killing someone.

[Evidence list here!]

[beautifulmistakeofnature]

[Wirt lets the words hang there for a moment before he finishes Aelita's thought.]

That's right.

In order to fuel the lamp, I need the oil from the trees that grow in this forest. However, the trees only take root from something special: from someone who's given up and given in to despair.

Each time someone died, or murdered, they were overcome, and took root. Usually, I'd have to wait for others to wander into the forest and get lost. It. It's a really long and...unpleasant way of doing it.

But this way? I don't have to feel any sympathy for those who might give in.

[misseinstein]

H̛a̵v̀e ͡y̶ou̴r ̶ea̛rs ̵ch͟ec̷k̢e̴d,͠ ͡C͞a̶nis̷ Od̕iosu̡s.

[Did. She just call you an annoying dog in Latin? I think she did.]

[trustyboomerang]

[Oho? A volunteer?]

Are you saying you want to join my army of despair? Are you willing to spread despair everywhere, claim any city you want to, and have statues erected in your name? It's gonna be pretty great. We've already got a few cities under our thumb.

[misseinstein]

[...She is wondering if that's it. If that's her name. But...if she's only in despair, does that mean she's still alive?

Her guess comes out more as a question of address than an answer as she looks right at the hooded girl.] Katara?

[pectoralmutt]

[CHINHANDS.]

That does sound nice...

But first tell me...did you turn me into meat?

[babyhater]

[Panda shakes his head.]

Just because you guys aren't killing each other because you want to doesn't mean you are good people. None of you guys really cared about me, as much as you claim!

[boxer_brief]

Blah blah blah you're a damn pocket calculator puppeting around a body, it's all the damn same.

[misseinstein]

Why wouldn't you?! You...you spent time with us, Wirt! We worked together! We talked to each other, I...I trusted you! I considered you a friend that I trusted with the things I learned! Do you not consider me a friend...?

[pectoralmutt]

[OH NO YOU DON'T

Ren scurries to bumrush the little potato bug man.]

You're the guy in charge?!

You turned me into a hot dog dog.

[babyhater]

[Okay that gets a reaction from Panda.]

N... none of this was fun, Sokka! You tortured us all for a months, how on earth can you think this is fun?!

[misseinstein]

[Actually, Vegeta might want to take a look at this.]

I hav̛e͢ ńo ne̕ed of͜ ͡t̀he b͠o̢d͞y͜,͞ sav̵e͜ ̡to ta̛u͟n҉t you.̕ ́Į finaļly ̷h͜a̛ve ̶p͡o̵w̢e̕r҉ ́e͏no̴úgh̸ t̴o ̵t̡ake̸ ҉my̛ ͘own ̨f͟or͡m. D̢o n̶ot̢ mi̛s̸ta̴ke ҉m̨e ̸fór ̀the̕ ͞t̶o͟ys th͜a̢t̛ o͞n͞ce̷ ran͟ ̡rampant ͏in ýour͜ ͘w͝o̴r͢l͞d.

[trustyboomerang]

Asiatic Dark Ages? I don't even know what that means.

[Why does everyone assume he knows things????]

Okay. I'll bite, AI-Xana thing. I take it you're trying to take over world by the means of technology, and to rule everyone in it? Do you now how easy it is to short a computer? I do! I spilled water all over one.

[pectoralmutt]

[He snorts, visibly offended.]

My ears are clean. It's YOUR mouth that's dirty! There's a kid around, man!

[saveusfromthequeen]

You're looking for Jade Chan are you? I'm afraid you'll be disappointed...she doesn't live here anymore. You made sure of that for Us, remember?

But maybe that's not quite true. Jade is my true name, after all. However, I much prefer to be addressed as Queen of the Shadowkhan.

(Evidence list.)

[attentioncampers]

[His smile doesn't even falter a little bit.]

You're not the first and you definitely won't be the last to call me that, Aelita.

But hey, I have a pretty sweet deal for you all: if you guys promise not to try to get even with me, I promise to let you guys all go back home, with all of you the "winners". I'll even throw in a nice consolation prize as a thank you.

[It's probably a DVD set of the show.]

[babyhater]

[Oookay Panda gets a feeling that he does not want Ren to touch that Button.]

Anyway, is there anything you want to do with us now, or...?

[babyhater]

[Ren he's trying to look cool!]

No I'm not! The Greatest Brother would never just consider me a "stooge"! I am a great ally to him!

[mightyneed]

Yes, yes, Zim comes up with great punishments. I know.

[doesn't even notice he's being bumrushed honestly]

[pectoralmutt]

[First off, he's mad at the hell he's been through and the friend he lost. Friends counting Stimpy 2.

He's also mad for another reason.]

This is for TV?!

HEY! I'm a TV star. I'm on a LOT of television shows! Where's my cut of the money, McLean?! I'll get the money to sue you if I don't get my re...retri...restitution right now!

[babyhater]

I AM NOT CUTE!

[Spoken like someone who gets teased by that a lot.]

And I'm not doing it wrong! I think I've been doing a great job on my first test!

[beautifulmistakeofnature]

[Somehow, despite Sokka making the board wider, his dumb ass still nearly falls off it as he readjusts to it. He frowns at Sokka; he had appreciated, if quietly, the other teen's enthusiasm during the game itself. Now? It's too easy to see it as the psychotic joy of a madman.

He flinches at the mention of Daffy. He still doesn't have much sympathy for Daffy, but to have it phrased like that...]

You're not Hakoda; you're Sokka. You were friends with Aang and Zuko and the others in the picture you had but...something happened. Something to make you hate them.

...Are you really that convinced they're responsible for her death?

[trustyboomerang]

[Very, very much alive.]

Bingo! Katara, the last waterbender of the Southern Water Tribe. She was my sister, my friend, the person I trusted more than anyone. You'd think she'd be more grateful for me not killing her after everything that happened.

[He waves his hand dismissively.] I don't feel like telling you that story right now..... hmm... so which death was your favorite? As in filled you with more despair than you've ever felt before?

[pectoralmutt]

[Steeples fingers.]

That's the big question, ain't it?

Why are you all here? I guess if you were as smart as me you'd figure it out by now...but no. So let me tell you: I'm here to make you my new best friends!

[beautifulmistakeofnature]

[Wirt lets out a small, snarling sound as he looks at the ground again. It's hard to tell if it's born out of anger or out of shame, but anger follows closely on its tail at the very least.]

No. You all made your own choices here and most of you, when you had the chance, did decide to participate. No one actually made anyone kill anyone else; they're responsible for their own actions. They have to take responsibility for them.