notasstrange | Round 2 Test Drive Meme

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Round 2 Test Drive Meme

15 STRANGERS ROUND 2
TEST DRIVE
There are 15 strangers in this place. Someone knows why. And its clear the odds are stacked against you.

1. ARRIVAL
You're here, in the Mall. Wherever the Mall might be, right? And what happened to your powers? Your memories? Who else has been so unlucky as to be brought in with you? Also, why are the rules littered with emojis!?

2. POWER
You have been, er, "blessed" with a power. Its not a power you want or care for, but its yours now. You might want to try an control it, lest you hurt someone else. That is...unless you want to. Just don't blow up any public property while you're at it!

3. HOME
So now you live in a mall! All right! Modern conveniences galore! And hey, there's a cat cafe and a bar! Maybe living here forever won't be so bad. Unless you're looking for a way out, but surely, you wouldn't do that, right?

4. MINIGAME
The Life Coach has decided to do 'games'. Those who win the games will get prizes, the Life Coach has promised. The Test Drive Meme's minigame: a costume contest! The best costume made in five hours wins! Work alone, or in teams - the Life Coach is ok with either~!

5. MOTIVE
The Life Coach has announced the motive for the week. Clearly someone really wants to give you a reason to kill someone. How will you react? Will you stand against such an insult and help others to fight the temptation? Or perhaps, you yourself are tempted...?

6. DEATH
One of your own has died - no, been killed. The Inquisition has started. The body lies before you, and now you must discern the truth from the clues before you. But can you when you mourn? Or, perhaps you don't mourn the dead. Perhaps you're only playing along because you know more than you let on.

7. TRIAL
Well, it looks like the Life Coach wasn't kidding when they said there would be a trial. So now you're here, looking to condemn the responsible killer. If you do, they die. If you don't, you die. Whatever happens, you have to figure out what happened. Can you?

8. WILDCARD
Anything not mentioned above. Go wild!

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I... I honestly thought it was obvious, I hadn't considered you didn't remember saying it...

[ She gives a nervous sort of half-chuckle. ]

I wanted a way for you to be a part of all of my shows, and it just seemed like the right thing to do. I could inspire people the same way you inspired me, I felt.

It was... An off-hand comment. I saw you losing hope, so I... I just wanted to help you.

[ ...She feels so stupid, how could she forget that? So much seems so trivial as she sits here, compared to how much fun they had. And hearing that puts so much in perspective--how much Chariot was inspired by her. Her, Croix. The quiet and reserved girl who was shy and really didn't want the spotlight, just doing her duty as a Meridies witch because she was expected to be the best.

...Why...? ]

I was... Inspiring...?

[ ... She'll fiddle with her fingers a bit. Does she feel awkward? Yes she does. She thought... Croix knew this... ]

... You believed in me when no one else did. When even I didn't believe in myself. You pushed me to work harder... you were my first real fan!

[ ... Fuck it, she's coming over to you. To stand by you. To gingerly place a hand on your shoulder. ]

Croix, you were a big part of why I wanted to do those shows so badly... I wanted to help make people smile, the same way I was able to help you. I didn't want fame or fortune... I mean, you see how people think about Chariot nowadays... she's not exactly looked upon well. "Flashy magic with no substance..."

Edited 2017-11-05 02:57 (UTC)

[ ...She feels like a fool. Croix really was her first fan. Ha. How funny. Now, just a little bit, she can see why the Claiomh Solais chose her. Something so small... ]

...You're a better friend than I deserve, Chariot du Nord.

[ She's not sure what she wants anymore, suddenly. But the motive has, in one conversation, become about as appealing as eating pickled slugs. ]

... Croix...

[ ... She considers the situation. Honestly...? What it seems like Croix needs most right now? Is a hug. And... she can't really stay angry. It's... it's hard to, in light of seeing her like this. Hearing what she says. Croix had always meant well, hadn't she...? She could be a bit extreme, but... maybe she simply got lost in her own mind.

So she will bend over and give her a hug. ]

... I'm sorry. That you suffered so much because of me. I never deserved the Shiny Rod. But I promise... it's in good hands now. Miss Kagari... she'll do wonderful things with it. I think she can actually do it. Without even trying, she's already awakened a few of the Words... and all this, with the handicap I placed on her. She has the dedication and confidence I lacked. I think she'll be able to change things for the better, just like you wanted.

...I think I understand why... It chose you...

[ She's not going to move, but she is shaking. Why? Why can she be forgiven just like this? Surely Chariot suspects a lot of how bad that strike went was because of her? That so much has gone wrong? It hurts, and she's suddenly feeling all that weight of her actions bearing down on her. ]

...I was a fool.

... It... doesn't matter why it picked me anymore. I lost it. I... I ruined my chance. So in the end, we're in the same position. Don't... don't hold me up above you.

[ She'll let go, but she will linger. There is some worry on her face--it's clear she's concerned about Croix's well-being right now. ]

Whatever you think you did wrong, whatever happened back then, it's... it's fine. I forgive you. I know... you didn't mean any harm. You always were so hard on yourself... but look at how much you've already achieved. The advances you brought to Luna Nova, they're not something just any Witch would think of.

[ OH BOY DID YOU HAVE TO BRING THAT UP. ]

.............I didn't... Do that for the good of the academy.

[ SHE THOUGHT YOU SUSPECTED THINGS GREAT WITCHES WHY DON'T YOU SUSPECT THINGS??? ]

... W-what do you mean? ... I-I admit that, at first, I was concerned it was going to be something like the Dream Fuel Spirit, but... I admit that I was probably overly suspicious because I was... still angry.

[ ... She has no idea. She just... has no idea. Great Witches help them all. ]

...I came to build my own way to the Grand Triskellion. The Sorcery Solution System was... To make sure no one from Luna Nova, no one who could reach Arcturus... Could interfere. I could... Cut them off, if I needed to.

[ ...Oh boy Chariot is going to hate her so much because she did awful things. ]

...I also... Built a popular app while I began to sow discontent among the people outside of Luna Nova... In order to collect negative emotions. Anger, hatred... They had the strongest response... I could build the Noir Rod with it and... Force my way there with it...

... W-what?

[ These words. "Noir Rod". An app about sowing negativity--wasn't there enough dissent in the community?! ]

Then, the riots that had started... Croix, please... please tell me you didn't... cause that... I know you thought you could use the Dream Fuel Spirit for something more, bu-but... that's...

...I just... Encouraged the hostilities. So that people would vent their frustrations into the app and funnel it to me.

[ Chariot will never forgive her. She's done such horrible things. So many awful, awful things. She's hurt so many people. ]

... Then it's not too late to stop it. You could... turn the bad effects off, right?

[ She frowns. This is... deeply unsettling, to say the least. Honestly if they hadn't just had this entire conversation, yeah, she'd be really angry. But as it is, she's just worried. ]

Not from here. Until we can get back, it'll just keep building and building.

[ ...Ha. Haha... There's the possibility that it might build up too much, too. Oops. ]

...

[ Well shit. ]

H-how long do you think we'd have before it overloaded and caused a problem? Would... Luna Nova even be safe?

...Awhile. Don't worry. It's... What I'm building is meant to be big.

[ Listen she learned to be flashy from you. ]

It would need a lot of power to rival anything the Nine Great Witches created.

[ She sighs. RIGHT. OKAY THEN. ]

Then we'll just have to focus on getting out of here somehow to go... turn it off. It's fine! No harm done! We'll... we'll definitely manage. I'm sure if we just... turn all that off, and then never, ever tell the school about it...

[ Her voice is definitely not shaking a little bit. ]

I could probably repurpose the Sorcery Solution System to be legitimate... It would help with magic shortages, for sure.

[ ...Why are you like this. Why are you forgiving her. ]

There, see... no problem! Besides, it's really nice to have something like the Sorcery Solution System. I mean, in the off chance the Sorcerer's Stone gets stolen again, then we at least have a way to do magic and our students should be able to continue their curriculum.

[ She exhales. It's... fine... this is... fine. It's fine. It's c o o l. T h e r e i s n o p r o b l e m. ]

.............What?

[ THE SORCERER'S STONE GOT STOLEN!? ]

Well... yes, so it turns out those rumors about a dragon living nearby when we used to go to school? Were completely true! And he had a loan in Luna Nova's name from... a long time ago, apparently. In writing, even. But because the school supposedly didn't pay him back enough--something about interest, I believe--we "defaulted" on our loan, so he took the Sorcerer's Stone as collateral...

[ A small chuckle. ]

Thankfully, Miss Cavendish was there to read the old dragon script and realized that we'd actually already paid off all our dues, and there was no interest like he'd been saying. He was lying because he was greedy. Honestly, if she hadn't stopped to read the old loan paper, Luna Nova would have been shut down. She reminds me so much of you, Croix... that same selfless striving to help better things in her family's name.

Edited 2017-11-05 04:24 (UTC)

...................I need a drink.

[ WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED IN THE PAST YEAR. WHAT THE FUCK. NEXT YOU'LL TELL HER SOME STUDENTS ACCIDENTALLY RAISED THE DEAD. ]

... Qu-quite a bit happened recently... I mean, things are always a little all over at Luna Nova, but there was also that time Miss Kagari accidentally threw Professor Pisces down a drain and had to go retrieve her... h-hahah!

[ BOY DOES SHE REMEMBER THAT DAY... ]

Honestly, Luna Nova's... ah... liveliness with Miss Kagari and her friends around reminds me of our days. We did get up to some trouble, sometimes...

[ A pause. ]

Perhaps... we should get you something stronger to drink?

...She really knows how to make a mess of things, huh?

[ Yeah. Yeah let's go get more alcohol tbh ]

... She usually cleans it up!

[ She loves Akko so much, okay... she already paid for her food so she'll just. Get something to put it away in for later and then they can go. ]

I admit that I'm at a bit of a loss in this place, not having my magic accessible to me has been... troubling.

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