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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[awesmazings]

He listens carefully, intently even. This isn't something he found himself particularly curious about concerning Kalos before. Honestly, he never even wondered all that much about this....place he could vaguely remember living before ever "moving" to Miseryville. It's not exactly like the town really has any real concept of death itself, considering the people living there are already dead.

So when Lysandre begins talking about where he came from- his world- he lifts his head slightly, frowning. "....W.....what kind of people...?"

[holocast]

"Those who have done something to deserve it."

And it's then that his voice takes on a bit of a hard edge; it's not openly judgmental, perhaps, but that's something easily accredited to the thought that he's already made up his mind when it comes to what he thinks about this.

"You see, it seems the reason your friend Lucius is so determined to make everyone miserable is because Hell is designed to torment all who go there - those who are there did something in life that was terrible enough to warrant being tortured for the rest of time. It's a place of eternal damnation; only the truly unforgivable souls go there."

He pauses again. "It begs the question, though, doesn't it? What in the world did you do, mon cher...?"

[awesmazings]

Before he realizes it Jimmy's staggering back a few steps, his body beginning to tremble slightly. Only the truly unforgivable souls go there.

All of a sudden, he feels like he's going to be very sick.

Yet all he can manage to do is stand there, his legs barely holding up his own weight as he draws his hands close to his chest, one hand gripping his wrist tightly where he's still wearing several friendship bracelets. He shudders, turning again to stare at the floor, this time wide eyed and frightened.

"....I-.....I.....I d-d....don't k-know..."

[holocast]

If he's at all bothered by the fact that Jimmy seems on the verge of some sort of breakdown, he doesn't seem it; even if Jimmy's not looking at him, his voice remains calm and straightforward, untempered by kindness but likewise untainted with cruelty.

Just speaking to him, nothing more. As though positing a scientific theory. Posing a question in debate.

"Whatever it was, it must have been terrible, don't you think? To see you sentenced to a place like that..."

He trails off for a moment; the way he resettles his left hand against his legs seems casual but must, must be deliberate, the cuff of his sleeve hiking up just a bit, that bracelet Jimmy made for him still visible on his wrist.

"After all, you're such a kind boy, Jimmy - unless all of that was an act?"

[awesmazings]

"I-It wasn't!" He suddenly blurts, looking back up at Lysandre with tears rolling freely down his face this time. By now he's trembling uncontrollably and makes no effort to try and hold back his emotions any longer. This is quite a lot of information to try and accept all at once, but now he understands why Heloise didn't tell him before.

Even through his tears he seems defiant, choking back a sob as he raises his voice, "I-I'm not a bad person! I'd....I'd never...." Hurt anyone? Lie? Cheat? Steal? ...Kill? There's no way he can prove that without knowing what his former life was like. For all he knows he could have murdered someone in a psychotic act, only to be executed or to die of undetermined causes at a young age.

[holocast]

He tenses a little at the tears, though it's distinctly at odds with his expression; he's smirking a little, though it's far from a nice look.

"Wouldn't you...?" He toys with that bracelet a little as he speaks. "Not even to save someone you cared about?"

[awesmazings]

...Would he? It's a question that he honestly can't give a definitive yes or no answer to. His first answer is no, of course he wouldn't. But then he starts thinking about his friends....especially Beezy.....Heloise.

His breath catches in his throat that causes what he was going to say to die on his tongue. Shaking, Jimmy reaches up to try and wipe the tears from his face. Honestly, he'd take a bullet for all of his friends if given the chance. There's no doubt he'd let his own life be taken for the sake of someone else.

But....killing to protect someone is an entirely different story. ...yet, he can't honestly stand there and say that he wouldn't.

[holocast]

That lack of a response doesn't deter Lysandre from continuing; if anything, it seems to be encouraging him. "We also don't know what sort of morality scale Hell operates on, do we - does it focus on why you did something, or just on what you did? Perhaps you died a hero, but had to kill someone to save another. Perhaps what you did was an accident - you didn't mean to cause harm but the fact is that you did, and as far as your afterlife is concerned, that's what matters."

He clasps his hands lightly, folding them in front of him. "It hardly seems fair when it's put that way. Does it?"

[awesmazings]

He's not sure how to answer that, so still he keeps quiet. He does nod a little though, nervously rubbing his forearm as more tears manage to find their way down his face. No, it doesn't seem fair. It doesn't make sense, and has left him wondering....what was he really like, before? Is the entire lifestyle he's been living for so long just....something he's constructed himself?

...a lie?