notasstrange | 15 STRANGERS ROUND 7 TEST DRIVE

15 STRANGERS ROUND 7
TEST DRIVE

There are 15 strangers (give or take a few, this time around) on the ship. Regardless, someone wants you all dead. Why? ~~And what is a funyarinpa?...~~
1. ARRIVAL
It's time to wake up in your berth on this not-so-fantastic voyage. Why are you here? What happened to your powers? Memories? Who are these other people that've also been abducted? And...what is that smell?...

2. POWER
It turns out you have been...'gifted' a power. It's not something you asked for, but you've got it now. It might be best to figure out how they work. Or don't. It's up to you. From chaos comes order, after all!

3. HOME
Well, may as well make yourself comfortable for the foreseeable future on this ship. It's not like Zero is letting you go anywhere they don't want you to go. But perhaps you can find something that can help you get out of this situation! Or...maybe you want to give up and just drink in the lounge. That's an option too! Either way, you and your fellow Strangers won't be bored, at least?

4. MINIGAME
Apparently Zero has decided you're not entertaining enough on your own, so now you're being tasked with playing in this game. And why not? You're technically on a cruise ship, so why not have some games? You could put some effort into the game, or maybe you're just done with this [BLEEP] by now-it's your choice on what to do.

5. MOTIVE
You knew this was coming. Zero has decided they've waited long enough to see some bloodshed, and have released a motive to incentivize you into killing someone else. How are you feeling about it? What motive has Zero come up with? And...are you thinking about doing it...?

6. DEATH
It's happened. One of your number has passed on-killed by another Stranger left in your group. There they lay, clear as day. It's officially time to investigate. How will you do so? Look over the body? Look around the room for evidence? Find a room that you believe is suspicious and search there? Or maybe you aren't up for investigating and would rather mourn your loss or pass out. It's up to you.

7. TRIAL
It's time to focus-either you solve this case, condemning someone to death for the murder they committed, or you vote incorrectly, executing an innocent person. You've got a limited time to figure out what happened, and if you get it wrong, everyone dies. Take a deep breath, look at the evidence, and do your best to nail down the guilty party before its too late!

8. GUILTY
...Oh. It turns out you were the one responsible for what happened-you are the murderer! Why did you do it? Was it the motive? Was it something else? Are you sorry? Or was everything that has happened between you and the survivors a means to an end? Now is the time to confess everything-you're not likely to get another chance before you're executed!

9. WILDCARD
Have an idea that wasn't mentioned above? Do it! Go crazy!

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Arrival ★

[So here's this 6'5 giant of a man wandering about D Deck, looking pretty confused and frustrated. As soon as he sees someone, he waves at them and talks in a English accent. He's talking fast, wanting to get a grip on this situation as quickly as possible.]

Hey there, the name's Jojo. Maybe you can tell me - This ship wouldn't happen to be going to Switzerland, would it? Although I have a feeling the answer is no.

Minigame ★

[This week's minigame is a quiz involving the meaning of optical illusion pictures, and something to do with the origin of the morphogenetic field theory but whatever...]

Sheldrake, Smelldrake! Didn't you know that mind games are my specialty? Bring it on!

[Joseph thumps a fist proudly against his chest. An image comes on the HD TV showing this.]

[He hasn't got a clue what it is.]

Ha ha, too easy! Let's hear what everyone else has to say, that would be a lot more interesting.

Trial ★

So do we want to get the strip search out of the way? I can do it.

[Is there even a reason to do that yet? Who knows. Joseph is all about screwing around in a way that can actually accomplish the goal. (You don't have to respect him for it.)]

You go first.

[ Aoi leans back in his chair, regarding him. ]

I mostly say this because it'd be quite a show. Do you want me to hum some music?

Wh-? [Now do not get him wrong, he IS flattered, he just wasn't expecting to be Uno Reversed immediately like that! Joseph coughs a bit.]

Oh come now, I'm being serious here! Although I suppose if that makes it easier and more comfortable for the people to come forward, who am I to disagree?

Either way, I'm a touch curious what song you'd choose.

It's Raining Men.

Because rain is a gift from god and baby, that's exactly what your body is.

[Joseph laughs]

Bloody hell, I've never even heard of that one! [He's from 1938....]

It's starting to sound like I oughta have you buy me dinner first, though. After the trial, maybe!

[The flirting is fun, but even he wants to focus more than this guy. He's used to having Caesar or Lisa Lisa yell at him by now]

After the trial, if you're not the murderer.

That's always a possibility.

Well, back atcha. I say, there's nothing like a death sentence to ruin a good compliment from someone.

[Otherwise he might have considered partying it up right here and now! But Joseph is pretty easy to rile up, so now he's testy.]

So if this is what we're doing now let me ask you, how much experience do you have with the murder weapon we're looking at?

[What a fast-talking young man. And the accent is...different. Nothing like that in Teyvat. As for his question...]

I've never even heard of Switzerland, so we may be far from intended, no matter your plans.

[Normally, he'd give his lyre a small strum after a rhyme like that, but he's missing that at the moment. How frustrating.]

And I'm Venti. Venti the Bard.

Well then, Coach and Caesarino are on their own until I figure out how to meet up with them... which is to say, they weren't fun plans, but fairly important. A bard, though? I don't see any musical instruments, Venti. Do you recite poems or somesuch?

[Rub it in, why doesn't he]

A shame. I didn't have any particular obligations - but an unexpected voyage apparently left me without my possessions. My lyre amongst them. It seems as though most everyone's belongings have been stolen from them, from what I've been able to tell...

[He shrugs.]

But I do a bit of this-and-that. I write songs, I write poems, I write down the tales of Mondstadt's finest so that the stories can be passed down. You're some kind of...athlete, I take it? A fighter, perhaps?

[He's got a physique that the Knights of Mondstadt would be envious to have amongst their ranks, that's for certain.]

[He chuckles a bit at that, and also makes a note that Mondstadt is also sure as hell not something he has heard of. Where ARE they?]

Fighter, let's go with that! I've been doing a ton of fighting lately to stop the Pillar Men. It's not a job though, just a sort of mess I stumbled into trying to protect family.

Ah. The whole 'drawn into a battle to protect family' situation. I see. You're stopping men who sprang from pillars? That seems like quite a bizarre adventure.

[He's mentally taking notes. This guy may not be the Traveler, but Venti has never devoted himself to one muse alone.]

That's a strangely apt way to describe it... I'll have to remember that one when I tell the tale. If I live, anyway.

[It's his bizarre adventure!]

The Pillar Men are like vampires but stronger and more ancient. And yes, they were sealed inside pillars until the Germans decided to bother them.

Oh, that's a tree.

[. . .

Zack, that's not a tree.]

Edited 2023-05-30 15:21 (UTC)

[JoJo is also fairly certain this is not a tree, even if he can't tell what it IS yet.]

... What happens if we fail one of these games?

I think... it's a wombat looking back over its shoulder? Maybe?

[Yeah, she's got nothin'.]

Hmm, I'm not sure that's right. Where do you see it?

[Joseph pauses. No, that's not the question here, in fact. He has a bigger one.]

...Actually, what is a wombat?

15 STRANGERS ROUND 7 TEST DRIVE

Joseph Joestar | Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (Battle Tendency)

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