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.

Comments

[sadisticwarfare]

"Leave him out of this."

That's surprising vehement. He wasn't expecting to be as bothered by Lysandre's words as he is, but for some reason it really bothers him.

[holocast]

"Why should I? He seemed quite fond of you. Really, it seems a bit cold that you never mentioned him to me, given how much he was willing to tell me about you."

[sadisticwarfare]

Don't rise to the bait, don't rise to the bait--

"What did he tell you about me?"

Dammit.

[holocast]

"You recruited him by pointing a gun in his face and telling him that you could reinstate him to the military. You got him a promotion to Lieutenant Colonel even though he wasn't expecting you to. You've achieved your rank even though you aren't an alchemist, through sheer hard work and determination. Even if that's not how he would have done it, he supposes that might have been worth some respect. You like strawberries - he regaled me with that pointless little fact once, though I've no idea why.

"He also rather hated being locked up, you know. His game took place in a large series of bunkers underground; I wonder how he's doing, after not being able to see the sun for so long?"

[sadisticwarfare]

Archer flinches at that. Kimbley must have trusted Lysandre a good deal to tell him so much. Or maybe he just liked to talk. Either way, he said more about Archer than Archer had said about him. That almost makes him feel bad. Almost.

"He's fine." The words are hollow and Archer doesn't believe them at all. "And even if he isn't at least he didn't participate in your game."

[holocast]

...Honestly, it was probably the latter; from what he recalls, the poor goddamn idiot didn't stop yattering the entire time Lysandre was in the game.

"Really, if I didn't know any better I'd say that was an attempt at taking the moral high ground just now. I suspect you're just being contrary, though."

[sadisticwarfare]

"...Were you really expecting anything else from me?" At least he's self-aware enough to comment on it?

[holocast]

"Not at all." He just smirks a bit at that. "After all, that sort of behavior is why you're here."

[sadisticwarfare]

"Of course." Ugh. Great.

"Do you intend to keep playing these games until you've saved everyone?"

[holocast]

"Or destroyed them in the process. At this point, I can't say that the outcome matters very much."

[sadisticwarfare]

"I thought that would be important to you." Or has this warped Lysandre far beyond what Archer has thought?

[holocast]

"If they're destroyed, then it's because they deserved to be."

...Perhaps 'warped' is putting it a bit lightly, Archer.

[sadisticwarfare]

Just a bit... "How can you be so certain of that?"

[holocast]

There is no descriptor in human language strong enough to describe the amount of '...really' his expression contains.

"Do you really think I'm being that indiscriminate with my targets?"