>>14205
"Says the little girl who believes in monsters."

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>>14204

"Our lives are at stake, perhaps you can understand my hesitation on stopping at one accusation and ending it there. You, Kazuichi, and Kirigiri aren't being let off the leash that easily with that kind of reasoning.

She leaves the room when the lights go out, why does it take her so long to get to her room? Surely the culprit can't magically transport themselves to the dormitory area at 11:35. Why does he choose Mion's room?

Monobear! Can I ask how far the Garbage Disposal Facility is from the dormitory area? Surely this is somehow disclosable."

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>>14207
"If we take a look at Drosselmeyer's gold card, it says Super Level Playboy. Now this may be just opinion, but that seems like the guy who would try to kill a girl first. That and there just happened to be a group of three girls alone at the time of murder. Not to mention because they are the only ones without windows it makes them a target for an easier murder.

This logic crosses me off, but not Kirigiri. However it makes more sense since the culprit had to be awake in order to kill. Thus we arrive at Mion the most logical answer."

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"Souda I have a question you said "As for why I left the room, Ozaki he said he had everything figured out after I helped him with the generator. I figured I'd only get in the way and tamper with the crime scene, but it seems plenty of others here didn't feel the same way." (Now this is meta but I'm pretty sure the post said you went to your room) Is this correct?"

>>14207
BGM: http://tindeck.com/listen/zoxy

"...It's a 20-minute walk at minimum."

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>>14210
"How long does it take to go from the dorm to the lake, and the facility to the lake?"

>>14208
Ok, I'm a tad bit confused here.

When I entered the cafeteria, at least 3 people had entered before me. Kirigiri, Mion, and Souda; though I'm confused as to whether or not all three of them entered the kitchen from the cafeteria and in what order.

Correct me if I am wrong, but the order as I see it:

1. Kirigiri who also entered the kitchen

2. Mion who also entered the kitchen, whom I saw whilst they were leaving the cafeteria

3. Souda who also entered the kitchen, whom I saw whilst they were leaving the kitchen.

4. Rudolf, myself.

Now I entered the kitchen and made an inventory of all the sharp objects in the room. Three items were missing:
1. A knife
2. A cleaver
3. A knife which had a spoon placed in the knife block to replace it.

>>14211
"The lake is also a 20 minute walk... I spaced everything equally from the center, you know! I, I sorta have OCD, so it gets to me when things aren't evenly spaced... So it's 40 minutes from the lake to the facility!"

>>14212
Well Souda admits to one. And if assume Mion is the culprit she probably took the cleaver since it was most likely the murder weapon due to the blood.

...That, and because despite how suspicious it may seem now, I took the last knife and placed the spoon there.

I pull out my knife to show it.

"I took it in case I was attacked. I brought it here in case we needed it to use it prove the culprit. And just a reminder I can heal others, if someone had attacked me I would have just heal them to 1hp and leave them outside of my room."

>>14214
"When did you take it Ozaki?"

>>14216
"At 11:00 AM Before anyone I believe because nothing was missing at the time. I saw Kirigiri enter and I left the cafeteria 11:30 AM and she was still there sitting at a table.

Personally I doubt she even took one. Myself, Mion and Souda seem to be the ones who took the knifes."

>>14217

"Did she at any point ever enter the kitchen?

Wait... Kedgeworth... and I entered the cafeteria at 12:40 p.m. Unbeknownst to us, Kirigiri popped into the conversation, coming from behind after listening to our entire conversation.

When we entered the room, there wasn't anyone else. Perhaps she was hiding somewhere in the pantry... or more suspiciously the kitchen for an hour after you left?

After she came back from leaving the cafeteria around 11:45 I suppose... It doesn't make much sense to me."

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>>14217
"Just because you took a knife doesn't mean you aren't the culprit. You could easily take two so you could claim 'I already had a weapon why would I take another'"

>>14218
>>14219
I think she wanted to talk to me.
>Just because you took a knife doesn't mean you aren't the culprit.
Man that isn't something you hear often.

-Anyway

Seriously, you what are your theories then? I just keep continuing to deny your endless questioning, but you are not providing any theories of your own.

Do you think it is me? Do you believe me and think it's Mion? Or have you still not narrowed it down and are just fence sitting? Honestly you keep on trying to get an absolutely perfect answer which denies everyone except for one person, however that is probably not be even possible. I took all the clues and evidence and made it into one solid theory that nobody can seem to denied.

I know you don't want to be wrong, but I don't see any other theories here and you don't either which is why you keep questioning it.

"All right all right, stop it Ozaki. I get it, you got me."

>>14221
"No... I refuse to believe it... You're Mion.. my friend... No..."

>>14221
"Well, then! It seems we have a direct confession! Please cast your votes as soon as possible and we'll get this show on the road!"

"I'm sorry Victoria, Rika and Rudolf. It was not in my plan to kill someone, but he forced me. There was nothing else I could do than play along even if I knew that it wouldn't work."

>>14220
"...Congratulations Ozaki, I commend you on your reasoning. I thought I would be the first one to arrive at the truth, but it seems I wasn't as observant as I needed to be.. Thank you for proving my innocence as well."

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>>14225
Forced you? How so?

>>14227
"She was attacked.. Likely retaliated and had to kill him or else she would die."

"The votes are in, and the majority has spoken! You're guilty, Mion! And guess what? That's the right answer!"

BGM: http://tindeck.com/listen/gfer

THE SOLUTION:

Ozaki was the first person to split up from the group. He went straight to his room and then the kitchen, where he swapped a knife with a spoon. Kirigiri saw him leave. On her way out, she saw the culprit entering the room, but said nothing. Once inside the kitchen, the culprit grabbed a cleaver. However, Souda and Rudolf unexpectedly came in. Souda took a knife in secret, and later on Rudolf had confiscated the other knives. The culprit quickly left both of them, returning to the hall. After grabbing the cleaver, the culprit eventually went to their room and placed it inside a dresser drawer.

Meanwhile, Rika and the others were taking inventory. The victim, Drosselmeyer, decided to leave and enter his own room. Inside he found a note from Monobear, as well as five things. One of them, a generator, which he hooked up to the wall. He learned of the generator in the junkyard and devised a plan. When no one was watching, he went there and flipped the generator 'OFF', but because of the generator in his room, the electricity remained on.

Late at night, the culprit had returned to their room. At that moment, Drosselmeyer turned the generator off, and rushed into the culprit's room, intending to kill the culprit. However, during their struggle, Drosselmeyer lost control of their weapon. The culprit reached into the dresser drawer, pulled out the cleaver... and killed him.

An hour later, once the coast was clear, the culprit decided to dispose of the body. They had drained the corpse's blood in the bathtub earlier, so there was no way to leave a blood trail. Then, the culprit took the body out the main entrance, and sat the body in the dirt below Drosselmeyer's window. They then unlocked his room using his key, dragged the corpse in, and created a mess... to make a fake crime scene. Finally, the culprit took all the evidence from their own room, including the cleaver.... and threw it into the lake. Thinking they had gotten away with murder, they went back to their room and slept.

You are the culprit, Mion.

"...Do you have any last words before your execution?"

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"No last words, good luck to everyone."

"*Sniff* *Sniff* MION!!!"

>>14231
"The good die young. You were a good one, returning the shovel and all."

>>14231
"...Your death won't be in vain, do not worry.."

BGM: http://tindeck.com/listen/xnuc

...Everyone watches as a giant claw comes out of nowhere and grabs Mion by the neck. She's pulled back through the courtroom into a small chute, leading down into...

"Friendship's Just Desserts"

...A giant cooking pot. It's filled with rice. Soft, cushiony, and lots of it. She sits there, wondering what will happen next. Eyes darting about, curious as to what lurks in the surrounding darkness.

BANG! Suddenly the cooking pot curls up into a solid sphere, smashing her into all the hundreds of grains of rice. It shakes violently in all directions, getting hotter and hotter...!

A solid sphere of rice emerges, Mion's head peeking out. The giant rice ball bursts out of the pot, rolling down a giant slope, at higher and higher speeds!!!

Oh no, Mion's headed straight toward a wall... If she keeps going she'll get---

Stabbed.

From below, a giant needle stems out of the ground. It skews the riceball, along with Mion... and a dark red sauce coats the inside of the riceball. One by one, the rice falls apart, leaving the impaled corpse of Mion to rot away.

>>14235
Victoria collapses to the floor with a horrified look. Tears run down her face as she stares on in silence.

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>>14235
"..."
Kirigiri silently watches, with an almost eerily deadpan expression. As if she had already seen things like this before, many times..

>>14235
"Death comes to all, to some sooner than others.

Monobear, what now? Will we return to living a communal life only the repeat this until either a failed judgment or one remains?"

Monobear: "...Well then, the trial is finished. I have three small announcements:

1. The office in the museum has been unlocked, so you may now enter.

2. The gate to the East Quadrant has been unlocked, so you have access to a whole new area.

3. ...The dorm area has been demolished. But because of the Camp Rules, you need somewhere to stay... So please search for the Inn in the East Quadrant. Upupupu...!"


((The game will take a quick break. I'll resume playing sometime on Tuesday. At that time, I'll post an update here telling you return to posting in your respective private boards.))

Also, I feel it's safe to assume everyone still feels like playing, but if you don't want to or otherwise can't, I won't stop you from quitting.

Once you are ready to leave the courtroom you will be taken up to the crash site. After that, you are free to go wherever. It will be 2:00 PM in-game.))

>>14235
"......"

I turn away and close my eyes. No words would be appropriate. She tried to hide her guilt, even knowing that we would all be killed if we accused the wrong person, but somehow that doesn't make it feel any better. There is no justice in this.

Eventually, I am able to collect my thoughts enough to speak.

"...If anyone else finds themselves in this situation...You must avoid killing your assailant at all costs. Even if you die yourself, at least you won't have to face this. Not just the execution, but the pressure of being suspected and having to lie to everyone to protect yourself from something that wasn't your fault. I can only imagine what this whole ordeal must have been like for her. ...I would feel better knowing that we won't have to deal with a case like this again. ...That is all."

"Try not to end it with a confession. Not that I particularly enjoy committing crimes, confessions are usually boring."

"Don't talk about Mion like she is just a form of sick entertainment for you!"

"I... I... Shit! Kirigiri, I'm sorry I... Gah. I really screwed up. If Ozaki hadn't come in at the end, I could have killed us all with that theory."

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>>14243
"...I didn't want to think it was Mion. Especially after I saw Phillip sneaking around last night.. It's alright, I would have found the truth eventually. I just would have needed more time to piece things together. I promised myself my hope would not fade while I was here.. I tend to keep that."

"What with the dorm area destroyed and all, we've probably all lost most of our possessions (except the ones we have with us). Might as well come clean then that I was the one who cleaned out the kitchen's knives. The inventory I had mentioned making was when I took all the knives from the kitchen back into my room. The goal was to keep them from being used as murder weapons, but seems like I failed in that goal....."

"Speaking of that... Did anyone happen to have a...picture with them? A picture of a boy with a ridiculous looking ahoge..?"

>>14247
I reply, still looking vaguely distracted and displeased.

"I believe that Kazuichi-san said that he had a picture of someone's boyfriend. I don't know if he actually carried it around with him or just left it in his room, though."

I then look at the floor for a while before speaking up again.

"......Does this...really not bother anyone else? We all just helped to condemn a young girl to death when all she did was get assaulted and try to defend herself......How...how are you all so calm...?"

"Oh, that thing? Umm... Yeah, I'm sorry about that. Even if Monobear didn't trash all our stuff, I kinda broke the frame for it when I was testing something in my room.

... As for Mion, she knew what she was doing. She took advantage of Drosselmeyer's mistake, and tried to use it to kill all of us! She didn't have to kill him, but she did anyway!"

"What Souda said. Rika, Mion could have just used the cleaver to threaten the victim. I'm fairly certain that they could have come to an agreement if Mion acted rationally."

>>14250
>>14251
"Really? That's not what she said. She said she wasn't planning to kill anyone, but she was forced. I'm sure she was just panicking and trying to defend herself. You'd hardly be thinking rationally with your life suddenly and unexpectedly at risk. Are you seriously suggesting that she wanted to kill him? I think you're just telling yourself that so you can feel better about it. Yes, it's easy to assume that everyone who suffers deserves what they get, isn't it? That way there'd be no reason to ever feel bad for anyone. It's not like I don't understand that mindset...But I know more than anyone that the world isn't that simple.

......Anyway, forget I said anything. You all obviously don't care anyway. I don't want to talk to any of you right now. I can see now that Victoria is the only person here who's worth protecting. The rest of you can all die for all I care.

......No, I'm sorry. I'm just doing what I just accused you of. Of course I want you all to live. As if I'm capable of stopping myself from caring about everyone. My life would have been very different if I was capable of that. ......But none of you understand. Just leave me alone. It's all useless anyway."

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[deleted because this game is getting too mean]

((Yes, Mion wanted to kill, but she didn't want to kill that guy. It's my fault, so I shouldn't rub it into her.))

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>>14253
((That's a shame, it might have made for some interesting progression. But I guess driving my character into total despair this early on wouldn't be such a great idea.))

>>You'd hardly be thinking rationally with your life suddenly and unexpectedly at risk.

"That's where you're wrong. I'd always be prepared for situations like that, and if, for whatever reason I'm not, I'm capable of thinking quite fast. I'd be able to assess and resolve the situation without conflict in no time. And yes, I do mean to brag.
As for feeling anything, I can admit this much. For the past 3 years I've been working as a prosecutor. I deal with murderers on a very regular basis. I also take the time out to examine crime scenes, so in my view, this wasn't anything special. Don't get me wrong though, I still value a human life, it's just that my sensitivity towards them has.. decreased over time."

"Mion stated herself that she knew about Ozaki's healing powers. If she had really wanted to save Drosselmeyer, Mion would have taken him to Ozaki's room to be saved. By omitting this course of action, Mion has actively attempted to have Drosselmeyer die so that she could escape here. (at the cost of our lives, of course).

>>14256
"The rooms are soundproof how could she have gotten Ozaki's attention. Even if she tried knocking on his door, he wouldn't have heard it."

...Alright, I've thought about it a lot and talked with a few people I've confided in during the game. And we've decided to just call it quits here, for several reasons:

-Timezones and pacing issues. They stretch out the game for an unnecessary amount of time.

-Groups. A seemingly valid strategy, but they slow down the game by forcing players to talk with each other. They probably wouldn't be an issue without the time difference.

-It's time consuming in general. Maybe it's not too bad on your end, but I've done pretty much nothing the past two weeks except monitor this game all day. I know it sounds awful saying this considering I'm the one who asked everyone to play but it isn't turning out the way I had hoped. So I don't want to waste anyone's time and energy with it, including mine.

-People weren't really trying to kill each other. Or doing much of anything really. I know the natural thing to do is try and defend yourself, but if everyone does it, nothing will happen.

-The trial. I'm not sure if it was noticeable but the trial didn't work entirely as intended. I think the roleplay hit a bit too hard with a few people (including myself) and a civil discussion turned into baseless accusation near the end. There wasn't enough evidence to point directly to anyone and it resulted in a wild debate, pointing fingers. That's partially my fault for not lining up things perfectly.

As I said from the beginning this was an experimental gameboard. Experiments can sometimes fail, so I kept this in mind the whole time. I wasn't sure if it would work, especially using a series of imageboards -- I really don't think it's the right medium for this game. We've gone through one "round" of play which has taken two weeks to get through. I was hoping for much faster play than this. But I can't just blame you all for "being too slow"; that isn't fair. So even if we continued, it would go into the fall season, I bet. And I really didn't want that.

Of course, I would like to hear your thoughts on how the game turned out, and what I've just said... But it probably won't change my own opinion. I feel really bad saying "let's quit while we're ahead" but if it's not working out, then it just isn't, right? After one round of play I figure I should have a solid idea of what the rest would be like and I don't think it's going to live up to what I had hoped. But at least I tried.

>>14258

Ahh… thank you Kinjo for your work, it was the first game I signed up for after all at /seacats/. I suppose I took for granted the amount of posts required for this sort of game, but it's probably for the better that you stopped it now seeing as the gameplay hadn't evolved into what was ideal. Also, I think it's a lot of work for 1 person to manage 10-12 people! I don't know how you survived myself. I also must say that for what it was, this was probably the most well planned game/RP I've played, minus the pacing issues that are somewhat unavoidable. If you ever want to try this experiment again, I'd recommend coordinating with someone in an opposite time zone to ease the burden.

I had fun with you all during the time we had together, even if we were all trying to secretly kill each other~. Until next game I suppose, and thanks again for making my, and probably other's summer much more fun.

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>>14259
Indeed...this was a very interesting rp, although I didn't really get to solve mysteries and investigate like I hoped myself, it was nice for a bit. I loved Dangan Ronpa as a series, and this game was neat in trying to do a more real kind of mystery. This being my first game on gameboard, I hope to be able to solve mysteries with you all in the future!
(I should probably try using Rise on the next gameboard.. I'm not the most ideal Kirigiri x.x)