~HALLOWEEN~

[ghostofissues]

Who: ~IDOLS
Where: GAME TOWER
When: day 54, midday

[ the GAME ALERT goes off. once you reach the tower, you’ll find the elevators once again labeled by unit. once everyone is inside, the moment each elevator lurches upwards, the monitor inside lights up with Mukuro’s face. he’s dressed more modern than his usual kimono-and-haori, in a surgical mask concealing part of his face, and a stylish dark green cutsew with a collection of near-black stains spattered across it; with a long, black wig that falls haphazardly in his face and skin made paler with costume makeup, he would almost be unrecognizable if not for the vivid green of his eyes and the sound of his voice. ]

An elegant young woman wearing a mask just like this will sometimes appear before strangers walking alone at night. Each time, she asks them, “Am I beautiful?”

[ he pulls out a pair of old-fashioned clipping scissors in a glimmer of metal, snipping the air between himself and the camera recording him. ]

And if they tell her “no,” then she kills them. But if they say “yes,” then she takes off her mask, and asks again—

[ he pulls his own mask down to his chin, revealing grotesque lines of red and viscera painted from the corners of his mouth almost to both ears, nearly convincing as real open wounds if not for the way the costume makeup moves as he speaks and grins. ]

Am I beautiful?

And if they instead tell her “no,” then she kills them. But if you tell her “yes,” then she will take the scissors to your mouth and let you look just~ like~ her~

[ he throws his head back and laughs, twirling the scissors in hand ]

Today is a day for ghost stories! Vengeance stories, death stories, hauntings~! Here is another one:

A family has two beautiful daughters. One is “obedient” and one is “faithful.” One is only allowed out in the day, and one is only allowed out during the night. Both always, aaalways complete their duties for their “Father.”

Ah, but I don’t remember how this one goes as well. Who arranges the flowers and who arranges the tea? Who is given a funeral? Which of them is “real,” and which of them is “fake”?

[ the false blood makes the stretch of his smile look painful as he leans in and whispers: ]

And where did the Father go?

Let’s have the idols show us their answers~! Are you are who you are in the day, or who you are in the night? Come show us a story~. Today is ju~st for stories…

[ the screens shut off. the rules appear on your phones, and the elevators let you out into your rooms. ]

Comments

RULES

[ghostofissues]

All of the "killing" in this game is purely metaphorical. No one who is "shot" or "executed" will actually die.

WIN CONDITIONS
There are three separate factions in the game: village, Liars, and the onryou, or “vengeful spirit.” The Liar units and the follower unit win if all of the Liar units are alive at the end of the game. The village wins if at least one Liar unit dies. The onryou wins if they are voted to be executed or shot by the hunter. If the onryou dies, only the onryou wins. Whether or not a Liar unit was killed becomes irrelevant.

ROUNDS
The game has two phases: night phase, during which units discuss and perform their roles’ actions in privacy, and the day phase, when everyone discusses things out loud to try and figure out everyone’s roles. Each unit can cast a vote for who they think is a Liar (or isn’t one, in the Liars’ and followers' cases) at any time; votes will be screened until the end, when the results will be revealed and the unit with the most votes will be “executed.” In the case of a tie, unless all units have one vote, all of the units with the highest number of votes will be executed. Units cannot vote for themselves.

ROLES
There are thirteen roles in all (counting doubles separately). Three of the roles will not be assigned to a unit, but instead will be placed aside. (Because of this, it is possible for both Liar roles to be placed aside. If this is the case, the only way for the village to win is to each vote for a different unit, so every unit has one vote. If the tie extends to every unit, no one will be executed.)

The possible roles are as follows (night actions, once decided, will be applied in this order):

2 Liars
1 follower
2 betrothed
1 seer
1 thief
1 troublemaker
1 drunk
1 onryou
1 hunter
2 villagers

ROOMS

[ghostofissues]

sensitIV
pep!pep!
Taisho Roman Revolution
BAD END=DEAD END
future is now
WILD CITY
☆ZRAEL
Heart Soldier Senshi
AlcheME!
avante en garde

Turn-in for night phase is due at 6PM PST.

DAY PHASE

[idolpro]

[ The sliding doors you all emerge from turn out to be set in the stone walls of a partially ruined cathedral. Sunlight streams through cracked stained glass windows, illuminating overturned pews and glittering cobwebs strung across the high, ornate ceiling. The immense wooden cross that once hung above the altar has crumbled to the ground behind it, split into two pieces.

There are palettes of costume makeup strewn across some of the pews, as well as on the altar. From an unknown source, Mukuro's voice rings out: ]

Now, who among you has Lied to you?

[ Submit votes here. ]

ENDGAME

[idolpro]

[ The stained windows crack audibly; in the moment when they all shatter, everything goes black.

When the lights come back on, everyone finds themselves back in an elevator, riding down to the ground floor with the rest of their units. Once they emerge, they can see the results broadcast on the monitors throughout the lobby:

sensitIV: hunter
pep!pep!: betrothed
Taisho Roman Revolution: follower
BAD END=DEAD END: troublemaker
future is now: Liar
WILD CITY: betrothed
☆ZRAEL: seer
Heart Soldier Senshi: thief
AlcheME!: 怨霊
avante en garde: Liar

WINNERS: future is now, avante en garde, Taisho Roman Revolution

Votes are also shown.

Mukuro doesn't show up on any screens again, since they're occupied, but his voice returns: ]

How cunning! Is this an omen for times to come?

Congratulations to the Liars, future is now and avante en garde, and to their devotees, Taisho Roman Revolution.