round four - killers

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blank state round four



[Once again, you awaken in your host's body at some point during the night. While the innocents in your room continue sleeping deeply, you head out into the hallway and enter the darkened room, where your fellow spirits are already gathering.

Though none of you were executed this week, only six people enter the room tonight. It seems that your fellow spirit that had been possessing Klavier Gavin really has vanished. But perhaps not all hope has been lost. Everything in this place comes at a price...and one of you may have been paid in full.

When you're ready, the boxes and lighter in the center of the room await. Who will be the next victim?]

(OOC: As a reminder, the rules and submission post for killers can be found here!)

Comments

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[As you consider who to kill, all of you will be able to sense a strange presence surrounding some of the innocents here. The cat has begun to make its move. Every week, it will grant protection to the people it finds most useful or active in solving the cases. You can immediately detect who they are - if you try to kill someone under the cat's protection, you may find your case to be much easier to solve.

However, everything in this place must come at a price. For every person the cat grants protection to, it takes away from someone else. You know these names as well - if you kill someone who's been left vulnerable, your case could get a lot more complicated in your favor.]

This week's protected are:
Ty Lee
Serena
Iceland
Maya Fey
Ritsu Sohma

This week's vulnerable are:
Ace
Harriet Vaughn
Ellie
Satoshi Fukube
Shouhei Akagi

Discussion

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[Discuss who to kill here.]

[obeytherod]

[Malik's not in a good mood tonight.]

Klavier isn't vulnerable, but I say we teach them a lesson and kill him.

[psychup]

I agree. That pathetic jerk!

[obeytherod]

He's one of them now...we'll have no mercy.

[psychup]

Of course not.

...Though, do we know what the consequences will be if we pick one of the ones who aren't vulnerable?

[obeytherod]

...Feh! [He forgot all about that in his anger.] No, we don't.

[psychup]

We have to be careful. We're at a disadvantage right now...but we can still turn this around!

It's more important we all make it out of here than punishing some stupid jerk!

[obeytherod]

[He almost looks pouty.

He wants to punish the stupid jerk now.]

So who do you think we should vote for, if not our personal little traitor?

[souredsweet]

[NEITHER IS KAORU, but his thoughts are still more pragmatic even with the extra spite.]

Striking now isn't the best idea, is it? I really want to see their suffering faces after this... So giving him a while to think that he'll get out of everything all right - making everyone else think that they've actually succeeded and then pulling that out from under them... Won't that get a better reaction?

[obeytherod]

[Good job, catering to the sadist in him, Kaoru. It works wonders.]

Keh. That's true... But it's a shame to let Klavier go at all, even if his brief week of freedom will lead to inevitable death.

[souredsweet]

[he does try...! sadists gotta stick together.]

I think it would be worth it in the end, even if it might be insufferable to spend more time around him... It's just another week, right? And in that time, he can become a symbol of hope for them. The longer he lives, the more devastating it will be for the rest when he dies. The less optimistic among them are probably expecting us to kill him next, anyway.

[obeytherod]

Keh keh...kyahaha! Very good! I can't wait to see the look of devastation all their pathetic faces. Their hope crashing beneath their feet...!

Then we can wait. As much as I want to see him torn apart now... [He breathes a bit heavily.] I can wait.

[souredsweet]

[is own laugh is almost polite-sounding by comparison; quiet and unobtrusive, but cold.]

Patience is a virtue that is often rewarded. I think this is our best decision for now. Shall we discuss our possible targets for this week, then?

[psychup]

[Welp.]

Ooh! I can't believe it!

[souredsweet]

Your host's determination turned out to be an actual benefit for them in the end... [he's clearly displeased BUT SO IS EVERYONE ELSE so he's in good company.]

[psychup]

I hate this! I picked the wrong one, and now we can't just kill her off.

[souredsweet]

[an almost sympathetic look is leveled her way.]

You don't have good luck at all. ...Still, one victory can't possibly lead to complete confidence in a person like that, right? All we need to do is shake that confidence hard enough to shut her up.

[psychup]

Right. I doubt the same thing will happen twice.

[souredsweet]

It's a shame that we can't interfere more directly. She really gained the trust of a lot of people with that stunt... It's going to be even harder for us if it does work twice.

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[Within the room lies twenty sealed boxes, each one labeled with the name of a non-killer still alive in the building. The boxes cannot be damaged in any way save for the lighter in the center of the room that, when a consensus has been reached, will flick on just long enough to ignite a single box.]

× Ace
× Ellie
× Ema Skye
× Harriet Vaughn
× Iceland
× Klavier Gavin
× Mai
× Maya Fey
× Norway
× Ren Kouha
× Ritsu Sohma
× Satoshi Fukube
× Serena
× Shohei Akagi
× Ty Lee
× Yuyuko Saigyouji

(Please respond with your vote for who you would like to kill. You will have until 11PM EST 4/13 to vote.)

Satoshi Fukube

[obeytherod]

You live this time, Klavier!

Satoshi Fukube

[souredsweet]

Satoshi Fukube

[ladyofthehouse]

Satoshi Fukube

[psychup]

[WHOOPS I FORGOT]