the mastermind meme

[monomods]

 

You asked for it, we're finally giving it to you! Say hello to the mastermind meme!

What does this mean exactly? It means your character is the one responsible for everything! They've been controlling Monobear from the shadows (or maybe they have an assistant to help them, possibly even one of your classmates!), they've been putting forth the motives, running the trials, all of it! And now they've finally chosen to reveal themselves and their true motives.

What are their motives? Why do they want to spread despair? Are they somehow connected to the late Junko Enoshima? And most importantly what is their snazzy Monobear-themed look like? You decide!

Threading reactions is highly encouraged and feel free to AU things up to mix up our current survivor pool as much as you'd like.

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[stitchedupbodyguard]

[Following her bloody execution, Veronica was taken deep down into the bowels of Jabberwock island. Surprisingly, her organs had actually survived the explosion, and every part of her was still whole, despite being removed from her body.

Dying had been her plan all along of course. Why else would she have done it?

Of course, it had been all too simple for her to pick out the right host for the job. Sam had already proven himself to be an abomination. What was stopping anyone from just killing him and doing whatever she pleased after that? Course, right now she was being put back together for her real purpose: to become the new shsl despair.

She was repaired quite haphazardly by the looks of her, blood trickled from a few stitches but she didn't seem to notice or even care.

It was a simple lesson for her to learn during her time on the island. While a quick and painless death is best like she always believed, leading people to want that death to come to them is even better, and making them wait, was even better.

Her old cloak has been disregarded entirely now, it's likely you've seen it in a trash bin somewhere. Instead, she's decked out in a formal red and black suit, lined with bits of white. Her new jacket has the sleeves rolled up to the elbows, revealing many more of the girl's gruesome scars, and had been left unbuttoned showing the bright red undershirt. A monobear button and stop button are pinned to the brim of her fedora, and a monobear tie hangs loosely around her neck. She's been put back together following her execution by the hands of the previous mastermind so her terribly scarred skin is highlighted, of course, by bright red surgical thread. She'd look almost classy if it wasn't for the fact that she was basically a living corpse.

All of her clothes share the distinction of already having been stained by pink blood. Whether it was hers or that of someone else was hard to tell.

There was probably someone that expected her, but did they expect her like this? Of course they didn't, they trusted her. They thought that this girl would be different.

They were wrong. She was here once again, staring down all the people that were once her friends. She knew, somewhere in her mind, that they would probably try to kill her for this. But how could they kill someone that was already dead?]

[voidedrogue]

[ Roxy stares baffled at Veronica. Oh, man, what the fuck. She feels dumb for not suspecting the other girl to be this, but. Who could have known? ]

You look like shit.

[ It's all she can think to say, when Veronica reappears alive. Er, undead? Whatever, fuck it, who even knows what's happening at this point. ]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

Why thank you~

[She brings a hand up to wipe some blood from her face, though it only manages to spread it around.]

It wasn't the most professionally done reanimation, or even the most comfortable but, eh. [She gives a small shrug, grinning all the while.] You take what you can get on this island of fools.

[voidedrogue]

You've got a bit of-- um--

[ Roxy gestures awkwardly to the face area. ]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[Hope you don't mind your personal space being invaded, Roxy. Because Veronica leans in close to her face, giving the rogue of void a good look at her stitched up face.

She smiles cheerfully as ever.]

Ye~es? Something catching your attention, Roxy?

heeere we go~

[suncrushed]

[Juniper had seen her girlfriend's execution; of course, she had, how could she not? Monobear was so persistent on that: the remaining students watch their convicted classmate be killed before their very eyes, and no matter how loath they were, they could do nothing but watch. Of course, this execution had hurt the gardener greatly, rendering her to spend inordinate amounts of time mourning in her cottage over the girl's loss.

So, of course, when she sees her... alive and well again, she's initially overjoyed, but it doesn't take her long to realise that something is amiss. It's especially the Monobear merchandise that Veronica's suddenly donning. It's very uncharacteristic of the Veronica that she knows, so she can't help but think this as some sort of prank that the mastermind of this island killing life is playing on her. After all, there's no way that Veronica could be on Monobear's side; she refused to believe it.]

...R-Roni?

It all begins

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[Oh, Juniper. Veronica was waiting for the time where she'd see you again. Ever since that execution, ever since that confession of love, she had thought about their reunion. And here she was, standing before her in the shock that many fellow students shared. Veronica loved every second of it.

She tilts her fedora and winks at the gardener.]

Sup, flower child?

[suncrushed]

Flower child...?

[Now that was odd; Veronica had always called her 'Juni' ever since they first established nicknames. Her expression of shock falters slightly, changing to that of concern as she steps a bit closer to Veronica; a hint of caution is laced within her footsteps.]

Roni, are you... okay?

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[And Veronica steps closer to Juniper, until she's basically in front of the gardener. Veronica herself seems to almost... skip, there was a spring in her step that wasn't there before. Her smile never left her face, never faltered.]

I'm completely fine, Juni! [She replied, the tie around her neck waving about as she moved.] In fact, I feel better than fine; reanimation is so exciting.

[suncrushed]

[In any other given circumstance, Juniper probably wouldn't mind that close contact; however, she takes a few steps back to put distance between her and Veronica. She looks the other up and down, deciding against commenting on the blood that seemed to leak between the girl's seams.]

W-Well, um... I-I guess so?

[But something is different, and she knows it.]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

There's no question about it. I'm in peak physical performance now.

[If there's anything unnerving Juniper, Veronica doesn't seem to notice it at the moment; instead, she continues to prattle on, picking at a bit of thread hanging from her left wrist.]

...Well, I could have probably been put back together by better hands, but what can you do? I wanted to make my reappearance a surprise after all!

[suncrushed]

So, you're saying... dying was your plan all along?

[Juniper watches as Veronica fiddles with one of her strings, not exactly sure how she feels about this entire situation.]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

Well, obviously! You think I'd just confess to killing Sam with no strings attached?

[She chuckles gamely at her own joke, smile brightening.]

No, no. I have big things planned for all this, and for all of you. That's the job of the mastermind after all.

[suncrushed]

W-Wh— ...Mastermind?

[Juniper had expected this, really, but... she couldn't believe it.]

Roni, no... You can't be...

[stitchedupbodyguard]

Oh, but I can.

[She wags a finger in Juniper's face. This was the part she was waiting for all along.]

You see, I was built specifically for protecting those I cared about, killing people really isn't a new thing for me. But before you think I'm some kind of mass murderer, let me explain that I only kill those that deserve it.

[She brings the finger back and crosses her arms in thought.]

Of course, that basically goes for just about everyone on the islands. Lysandre has killed thousands, John, Aradia, and Roxy caused the destruction of their worlds, Sam is... Sam. It all works out, you see?

[suncrushed]

...And I? I have done nothing of the sort.

[Honestly, that was a good question. What was Veronica planning on doing with those that were truly innocent?]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

You haven't yet. Not that I think you'd ever do anything like that, of course, but that doesn't mean no one else can't be driven to do things, as you and me have seen.

[Oh, Maya and Franziska. You were both so much fun to watch die.]

They'll be filler until more interesting bunches can be brought in... or until they can become more interesting.

[She reached out and took Juniper's hand.] Don't worry, Juni. You won't be hurt~

[suncrushed]

[Juniper seems to tense up as Veronica takes her hand, and almost instinctively does she step back, withdrawing her hand from the other's grip.]

This... This isn't right, Roni. None of this is right...

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[Veronica looks.... almost saddened when Juniper pulls away. Unfortunately, that bit of humanity is quickly swallowed up by another smirk.]

Oh, but it is. It's exactly what they deserve. They'll all fall into despair, and there's nothing they can do about it. They obviously can't try to kill me, because I'm already dead! It'd be a waste of time.

of course, there's always the problem with what to do when everyone's dead.

[suncrushed]

But why...? Why are you doing this, Roni? Why are you causing despair?

[Juniper just didn't understand what was driving Veronica's actions. She didn't understand why despair was that important to her, why she would want to make her friends suffer.]

[stitchedupbodyguard]

Because it's right.

[Suddenly the air in the room gets colder, Veronica's tone shifting to one more serious than before. Notably though, she looks away from Juniper.]

It's a test, a test to create the best of the best. My sister thought she could simply use her skills to make people better physically, but there's more to a person then the blood and guts they're made of. They need to behave right, they have to know what to do in the right situation no matter what.

...Like me.

[suncrushed]

And so you think causing despair is going to condition everyone...?

[Juniper shakes her head, taking a step forward. Her eyes are fixed on Veronica as she gradually approaches. All of this was morally wrong.]

Is that what you think? Killing people is going to help them?

[stitchedupbodyguard]

It's going to improve them. You've seen how horrible they are already, what they've done back home.

[Despite the way she said it, there was doubt in her voice as she spoke to Juniper. She was doing the right thing, she was sure of it.]

It's natural, the weak and the strong and all that. The fact that my sister couldn't see that means she was wrong.

[suncrushed]

No, you're wrong, Roni. This isn't going to improve anyone. All you're doing is hurting others and killing people that'll never come back to life. Do lives mean that little to you?

[stitchedupbodyguard]

[There's a moments silence before Veronica looks back at Juniper. To be called wrong now, right as she was reaching fruition of her plans. Was Juniper really telling the truth?]

They... they're important for the progress of science. Every experiment must have consequences.