superhighschoollevelooc | the mastermind meme

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the mastermind meme

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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[On the way down to the trial room, Veronica was overcome with a sense of dread. She hadn't seen Juniper around for a while, and when they were called to the trial, she still hadn't found her. There was fear slowly growing inside her that maybe another body was going to turn up this week.

And then the doors opened, and Veronica was both relieved and horrified.]

Juni! [Veronica ran into the courtroom and looked up at her girlfriend, strangely sitting in a judge's chair. And what was with those clothes?]

...Wha... what's going on?

What do you mean? This is a trial.

[It's said matter-of-factly, as if Juniper had expected Veronica to know that from the very beginning or perhaps she's just being contemptuous.]

If you continue to bombard me with foolish, irrelevant questions, then I shall hold you in contempt of court, Miss Madaraki.

[For emphasis, Juniper raises the gavel with a flick of her wrist, then she raises it down against the desk, a sharp clack resonating through the room.]

Now, I'll ask you again: how do you plead? Guilty or Not Guilty?

I... I can see that. But-

[It was glaringly obvious that there was a trial happening; the fact was, something was seriously off about it.

She winces and stops as the gavel came down, feeling the sound ringing painfully in her modified ears. She needed a moment before she could continue.]

H-how do I... plead? What do you mean?

Oh dear, a defendant who doesn't know what she's being charged with? How troublesome.

[Juniper clicks her tongue and shakes her head. She's silent for a moment after saying that, but then a sudden smile forms on her lips.]

I'll be so kind as to inform you, then.

[She pulls open a drawer from her desk, producing a stack of files. She shuffles the papers on her desk, and with a loud voice, she announces the words on the first paper.]

You, Miss Veronica Madaraki, are being indicted for numerous mass murders. [Here, she lets the stack fall on her desk, returning her gaze to Veronica once more.] Tell me, Miss Madaraki, are you truly a bodyguard? It appears to me that you're nothing more than a... put simply, a murderer.

You enjoy killing, don't you? You enjoy the fear in their eyes. The begging, the screaming. The thrill as your blades plunge deep into their chest. Their warm blood oozing down your hand. That gives you a thrill, doesn't it? You enjoy it, don't you? ...Of course you do, you're nothing more than a mass murderer. Don't you dare tell me otherwise, or I'll have you convicted for perjury, too.

[She grabs her gavel again, the fingers of her opposite hand trailing over the smooth wood idly as she regards Veronica with a thoughtful gaze.]

Hmm, I could pronounce my verdict now... Oh, but the defendant deserves the chance to defend themselves, do they not? You ought to be able to give your testimony... [She gestures towards the garden of roses to the side.] ...and the jury ought to be able to listen. That's how things work in the courtroom, after all.

So, I'll ask once more: are you guilty or not guilty?

Edited 2014-01-23 22:28 (UTC)

[Veronica's gaze shifts from the stack of files to the... roses sitting in the jury box. With each word she announced, Roni's expression steadily dropped until her jaw fell open.

She grit her teeth apprehensively, something was really off about this.]

I... I don't understand, how did you... [She fumbled over her words, trying to find the right ones to say to bring this madness to an end.]

I... I am a bodyguard, first and foremost. It's been my job all my life; literally since my creation, my biological impetrative was to guard my family and others from threat. I've faced off against hundreds of people, willing to kill you and me and anyone else to get what they want and never stopped trying to get it. I killed them, granted them a quick and painless death, to protect others; it's simply the most honorable thing a warrior like me could do!

[She breathed slowly, running a scarred hand through her black locks.]

Juni, this isn't funny anymore. Please stop.

How did I what, Roni? How did I find out...?

[There's a derisive lilt in Juniper's voice as she proposes the question, obviously betraying her sinister amusement with the entire situation. Were she another certain mastermind, the despair in the room would have been overwhelmingly gratifying; though, she can't help but feel some kind of satisfaction behind all of this. She leans forward, resting her head on her hand as she idly fiddles with the gavel in her other.]

Oh, Roni... Roni, Roni, Roni. You seem distraught. If it were simply just what you said, you would have no reason to hide it from everyone, would you? If you were simply what you said – a bodyguard – then you wouldn't have any reason to hide the fact that you've killed before.

[Juniper sets down the gavel gently on the desk, giving a nonchalant flourish of her hand as she continues on.]

Of course, there's no secrets in court. My court. Everything is out in the open, so that the verdicts are given fairly. There's no "the end justifies the means" here. My court rides on... justice.

[As twisted a sense of justice it was.]

Riddle me this, Roni. Does killing them make you any better of a person than they are?

Yes. [She answers quickly and without remorse.] It's a bodyguard's job to kill those that try to harm others. Everyone that I've ever killed has been performing illegal activities.

I know justice. Justice is killing a group of pedophiles who were planning to drug you and ship you off in their illegal, human trafficking ring. Justice is wanting to find justice for your friend after they were killed by a group of people, including judges and politicians, who used her as a sex toy.

I know damn well what justice is, Juniper. Do you?

[Juniper's silent as Veronica goes on her tirade, and of course she's listening. That was her job, after all. Though, she definitely is not justifying the actions of those that Veronica had described; in all honesty, were they brought to her court, she'd have no qualms with bringing the gavel down along with a guilty verdict and have them sent to death row. But murder, no matter the reason, was not justifiable in Juniper's eyes.]

...I do know what justice is.

[Despite the cold expression on her face, the words are said almost tentatively, as if she's literally taking Veronica's words to heart. She's seen justice be given during the span of her eighteen years, and she wants to ensure that all people's crimes were repaid thoroughly.]

How could I not? What kind of judge do you think I am, Veronica?

I think you're a new one.

[She stated it honestly, there was no sense in lying about it. Juniper herself had told her she was a judge in training a while back, an Veronica had thought her to be deserving of the title already. Right now, she wasn't so sure.]

You told me before that you were still in training, and I'm sorry but it's easy to tell. But...

[She stepped towards the judge's stand and looked up at Juniper hopefully.]

I think you'll do well. You just need help.

[That seems to get Juniper to falter slightly as she gently bites her lip, and for a long time she doesn't say anything else. She knows fully that she's still a judge-in-training and that she really is unfit to be here; she thought she would be able to make a change in the world by convicting those that committed crimes. This was the reason she had this island life of mutual killing: everyone would ultimately end up killing each other, thus sparing her the job of doing so. She'd never be able to do it herself, but this was generally the same thing, wasn't it?]

I... I don't know.

I do.

[She held out a hand for Juniper, scarred fingers outstretched with their needle points visible. All this time, Juniper was the cause of the murders. Veronica found it hard to believe, but it was true.

And now she was going to do something insane.]

I can help you, Juni.

I-I...

[Her voice quivers slightly as she regards Veronica, her eyes falling down to the other's outstretched hand. She's uncertain, very uncertain. There's no telling how everyone else would feel about her knowing that she was the mastermind behind the murders. She's certainly no different from the timid, fragile girl that was amongst them, but...]

...I can't. I-I don't know... How can you help me...?

[She's a disgrace to the entire legal system. She thought she was doing good when she had been doing wrong all along.]

[These things happened. Veronica had seen a lot of murder in her day, this was no different. Though, the fact it had been Juniper...]

Together, we can fix it. It can all be changed, if you just let me help you.

[The hand stays outstretched, Veronica staying where she was.]

Please, Juniper.

I... I killed people...

[Juniper's mostly speaking to herself now, her eyes downcast as she murmurs softly. In all honesty, now that Veronica was bringing the reality of the situation to her knowledge, she was beginning to realise how horrible of a person she was. How wrong this was. As far as she saw, there was no way to fix the situation, despite what Veronica said. She just... couldn't even begin to fathom a solution.]

People that won't be coming back... ever...

I know.

[Realizing that she was quickly beginning to lose Juniper to her own despair, Veronica made her way around the judge's seat and up to the girl. Each step up to her was heavier and more difficult than the last, the weight of everything finally reaching its fullest on the bodyguard.]

You have.... I'm sorry but... they're gone.

[That only prompts Juniper to get out of her chair, moving away as much as she can from Veronica, as if she's currently repulsed by the idea of contact.]

I... I'm a terrible person...

[And Veronica simply follows. She's not going to let her be alone now.]

No, you're not. You're just... you made a mistake, Juniper.

But we can't fix it!

[The words just barely come out of Juniper's mouth, her voice cracking as she says that. She lets her body fall to the ground, sitting on her knees.]

We can't fix any of this, Roni...

[Watching as her girlfriend went through a meltdown caused by her own crimes, Veronica was left without much she could really do.

What could she do anyways? Juniper was right, she couldn't fix this.

Kneeling down in front of the judge, Veronica pulled the girl into a close embrace. Whether she was okay with it or not, it didn't matter at the moment.]

...You can't, but... maybe I can.

[Juniper seems to stiffen when Veronica hugs her, but she doesn't make any motion to move away. Instead, she just sits there listlessly in Veronica's arms, sniffling, before finally raising her head up to look at her.]

You can...?

My sister. She could.... she could probably save everyone.

[It was a small hope, but that's all she really had. Her gaze shifted to Juniper, her eyes full of concern and... confusion.]

But... there's still you...

...Yeah. There's still me...

[Though, Juniper doesn't know what to do now. She definitely isn't continuing the mutual killings, but... what would become of her now?]

....I could kill you.

[Veronica tenses, her grip on Juniper suddenly hardening.]

I should. You've done a horrible thing.

[And as quickly as it does, it immediately slackens.]

But I can't. I can't, because I still love you.

[Juniper can't help but smile at that, though she shakes her head.]

It's what I deserve though, Roni. A murderer should be met with death... and I've killed many people.

[She places a hand on Veronica's shoulder, her smile growing slightly.]

You've defeated me, after all. You can leave. You and the others. You can find your sister, bring back everyone, but I... I don't deserve life. Not anymore.

[Her eyes met Junipers and she shook her head.]

I-I can't! You've done this... horrible thing, and you deserve it.

[Veronica's face was the picture of distraught. For once, she was torn between what she had to do and what she should. The combat knife in her boot weighed a lot more suddenly.]

... For once, I can't bring myself to do it. I... I don't know if I can...

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