Whispers of the Dark Group 3

AJ wasn't sure he loved how much "shoot the doctor" was getting thrown around. Tactically it was probably the smartest move, he knew that. But at the same time he wasn't exactly delighted by the notion. "Wull mebbe weh shoo-... "Well maybe we shou-..." He stopped speaking as they were plunged into darkness again, that familiar sound rang out and within moments the lights were back again. And this time the killer had hit their mark. Looks like Pericles hadn't just shot the floor nearby to allay suspicions after all.

He caught the look of "please do something" being sent his way and finally moved from the spot that he had mostly stuck to all evening so far. He approached Pericles and...unsure what else to do, gave him two gentle pats on the shoulder before looking to Noah for the result, no good, he simply hadn't doctored hard enough this day.

As Pericles dramatically fell to the ground AJ leant down and pretended to take his pulse whilst checking a non-existent watch. "Weh los' 'em...teem o' duth...um...neet teem." "We lost him...time of death...um...night time." With a dramatic sigh he moved away, but not before pushing a small cupcake within grabbing distance of the "corpse."

The women, in terms of the game itself. Soon turned on one another. Though AJ wasn't exactly sure they'd ever been on the same side at any point in this game. With Evelynn especially channelling all the energy of an entire classroom of theatre kids in the performance of a lifetime. In fact everyone here was giving their characters so much flair and drama that the poor scotsman had entirely lost track of what the heck was even going on. Poison was apparently a woman's weapon but Evelynn was accusing the supposedly male bartender. It was all a blur.

It seemed suspicion did not lay on him currently though, so far now he deigned to sit back and shut up.

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Interacting: @Pericles Dralt | @Evelynn Decipio

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Winnie was still shaken by the lights cutting out and her 'fiancée' getting stabbed. In her fuzzy minded state she hadn't focused on what the others were saying. Eve was going on about something, admittedly she had heard her character's name but the minute she started to talk about math the redhead's eyes glazed over.

Until the lights went out again. When they finally flickered back on the Ravenclaw gave a little jump, her eyes quickly scanning over the forms of her groupmates. Poor Pericles had gotten shot by a child's toy during the chaos, and now Noah was singing about them being dead. She was really starting to wonder if the twist in this mystery was he was actually the murderer.

"... I'm not a house maid." She wasn't, right? She quickly pulled her card out to double check. Nope. Bartender.

Tony voted for Sofia honestly didn't mean much to her, because she had forgotten most of their names already, but based on how the people around her were acting she could pretty easily deduce that it was Eve's character.

Winnie's brows furrowed as Eve started to question her slip up. Ugh, as if it wasn't embarrassing enough... Now the others were going to use it against her? She wished she were on the floor instead of Matt. "What?! Why do I have to die to prove my innocence? That's not fair, innocence isn't worth much if you're... Well, dead."

"Also, isn't it kind of suspicious that..." What was her name again? "Sofia is starting to fling blame around now that we're circling in on her?" Actually her ramblings had a point for once, it was super weird.

Then, it happened. Evelynn decided it would be just fine to empty her glass onto her shoes. "EEEVIE!!! T-that's not nice! It's not gonna come out of my heels..." Winnie broke character to complain when the drink was poured onto the ground so close to her.

"I d-didn't poison anyone!" She couldn't stop her lip from quivering. It had been a hell of a night and now she was getting drenched in liquid. "I just want to serve drinks and make people smile. Instead I have customers parking in fire zones, making baseless accusations, and now pouring drinks on me. This is harassment!"

Noah knocked on the walls, loudly banging on the solid feature as hard as he could. Whatever he would've had in his hands, Noah would've put down on the ground as he announced yet another blackout. He had plans for this fun little situation, something he didn't do in the last few rounds. The lights went off, a gun reflecting in the light, the same old same old, but with one difference. Noah pulled out his wand, pointing towards the ceiling of the dark room, and he spoke the incantation just as he made the wand movement.

An unseen raincloud grew across the ceiling of the room, embracing the darkness. A little rumbling of thunder could be heard. It would've masked the sound or ricocheting of the nerf bullets if they were shot. Noah hid the wand back in his pocket and banged on the walls once again. "LIGHTS ON!" He would proclaim. As the lights flew on, the room remained shadowy, but enough light was present for visibility. Raindrops would fall, smelling like peppermint, and every thud of the raindrop on some surface enhanced and made the smell stronger.

Noah smiled, the bullet was on the ground behind Eun-ji but it obviously missed her. He wished it were close, close enough to graze her but it appeared to be far enough away to not indicate a ricochet. He felt the doctor phase was not going to be worth it this round, so he moved on to the voting pool.

He looked at it. All of the girls, except for Eun-ji were voted! However, there were no majority. "Two votes for one, two votes for another, and one vote for the detective." Noah proclaimed. "This does mean that I will not be stabbing anyone this round."

Noah shot them a grin, now slightly pleased with himself with the fact that its raining on them.

Information Section: Please Read

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Information
- Posting DEADLINE: Friday
- Intended Mod Post and Rolls: Saturday
- Post at least ONCE per round
- Murderer must owl me their target by Posting Deadline.
- Detective, Doctor and Citizens, must owl me who they think the Murderer is by Posting Deadline. Please send individual owls with the subject "Group #: Round # Vote"
- If you are eliminated via murder you do not have to post in this thread, you could choose to leave or sit out and watch.

Posting Information
- Please follow site rules and ratings
- Please be registered in the Index to sign up
- 200+ wc minimum
- Deadline to Post: From recent mod post to Friday of that week

Notice
Every mod post, you will notice that the light goes out every time there is a murder. The light stays out for 1 minute to allow the murderer to conceal the weapon in some way and to avoid suspicion. When the light goes out, you'll hear a bang from the nerf gun and if you feel yourself getting shot with a foam bullet, you have been killed. You may lay down on the ground and play dead. You may find a funny pose to be in, whatever. When the light goes back on, a vote will be held to accuse someone of the murder.

I've been accused of a murder! What do I do?
Well dearie, you would've been considered "executed" if the majority votes you as murderer. This means that you are out. The game is over when all of the players are dead except for the detective and murderer, or when the murderer has been accused and executed.

How do I vote?
Every round, you need to send me an owl of who you're voting or accusing. Additionally you MUST post otherwise your vote will be seen as invalid.

I did not post for a round or more, what happens? (if you don't send me your vote but post, it's okay, don't worry about it.)
The murderer will likely kill you the next round.

I'm the murderer! What happens now?
Post each round. Send me your target via owl. In Character, when the lights go out, you can pull out your nerf gun and shoot your target. You will have the rest of the minute to hide the gun or conceal it.

I'm the detective! What happens now?
Post each round. Send me your accused victim via owl. You cannot be killed.

I'm a doctor! What happens now?
Post each round. Send me your accused victim via owl. There will be a second blackout in the mod post in where you will have a CHANCE of healing the shot victim.

I was a shot victim! I was healed!
Good for you, you may continue in the game. However, one of your limbs have been ic AMPUTATED so in roleplay, you would not have that limb because the doctor amputated the shot limb.

What if I have to leave Out of Character and I'm the Murderer or a Doctor or a Detective?
That's fine, just please notify us at some point. We will owl another person and give them an additional "title" for their character that they are already playing. For example: Baker is now Murderer but still the same character, you don't gain another. When it comes to a detective and a doctor, unfortunately, we won't pass it on. The game continues until its over.

Please note: We are taking actions via owl so that actions and votes are anonymous to keep the mystery. What you choose to say or do in your post whether ooc or ic can be used against you so do your best to keep your "secret" role anonymous. If you are a detective or a murderer it can be used against you if you say it out loud. We suggest coming up with an undercover job to conceal the fact. Not required, you could be vague, but what you say and do whether oc or ic can be used against you.

Mod Post Content: Mods

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Order of Mod Post and of What Order it is in:
1. Blackout #1
-> Murderer Shot Accuracy: 1d100 [1-49, miss. 50-100, hit]
-> Murderer Body Part Hit: 1d6 [1 - Left Arm, 2- Left Leg, 3- Right Arm, 4- Right Leg, 5- Torso/Chest, 6- Head]
2. Lights On [this is so that they see that the victim is shot and allows the doctor to see who they're healing if they can.]
3. Blackout #2
-> Doctor Healing: 1d100 [1-49, failed to heal. 50-100, successfully healed but amputated the limb]
--> Additional notice re healing: If the torso or head is shot, the victim cannot be healed. This is simply skipped if the torso or head was shot. If a limb [right leg/arm, left leg/arm] was shot and the doctor successfully healed you, then you are amputated. If they failed to heal you and you were shot anywhere on your body, you are dead.
4. Lights On
5. Accusation/Execution Time
--> Additional notice re Accusation/Execution: If a person is accused via majority, they are eliminated from the game. If there is a TIE, the people accused remain in the game for another round.

Rolls [if any]

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Murderer Shot Accuracy [1d100]: 10 -> Fail

Noah Metelojinx Wis [1d20]: 4 + 12 = 16 -> Success

Result: Eun-ji is targeted but the bullet missed.

@Allister-Jameson MacAllister, @Evelynn Depicio, @Winnie Harper, @Mathias Pride (@Solomon Lear), @Cassius Eden, @Opeila Winters, @Pericles Dralt, @Eun-ji Lee Hunt

Full Outfit * @Allister-Jameson MacAllister, @Evelynn Depicio, @Winnie Harper, @Mathias Pride, @Cassius Eden, @Opeila Winters, @Pericles Dralt

Eun-ji blinked in surprise when a storm cloud suddenly appeared amidst the momentary darkness. Wasn't this supposed to be a magic free zone? Well clearly Noah could use still use it. So was it just a spoken rule or were there magical repercussions for the rest of them if they attempted the same? All the same, the sudden change made her wary. She actually felt more at ease thinking it was not possible to cast any spells here. That, and she was also not impressed. Not by the cloud itself but the rain to be more specific.

Looking around at her classmates, the Ravenclaw couldn’t help but frown. None of them got to properly enjoy the ball before joining the game so the painstaking effort to find the perfect outfit, do their hair and make-up, went mostly unappreciated so far yet they were about to have it all ruined for no reason at all. Not to mention how uncomfortable it was to wear wet clothes. She already experienced this during her last ball and did not wish to recreate said experience. “How about making the scene a tiny bit less dramatic? We don’t want anyone getting sick.” Eun-ji allowed herself to slip out of her role momentarily. It was a polite request although she doubted, she’d be completely okay if Noah dismissed her concerns.

Steeling herself once more to slip back into her role, the witch inspected the bullet that was intended for her this round. Well, at least she didn’t have to pretend anymore though she was still surprised nobody voted for her. It’s not like she considered herself to be clear of suspicion either. At least not as much as Eve seemed to be. For what reason, she wasn’t sure and she said as much to her. “I’m not sure why we should believe your innocence, Miss Mancini. And don’t think I didn’t notice you avoiding my question.” Eun-ji pointed out, not willing to let it go so easily. “Besides…our handsome corpse speaks the truth. Mr. Bianchi was voted out not murdered. In fact, the first target was Mr. De Luca, he was just lucky like me that the murdered did not get him the first time.” Pausing for a moment Eun-ji’s gaze flickered towards Winnie. “Mind you, I’m not letting Mr. Rossi of the hook either and I did consider the first slip to be a trick but so could be your little card reading. Afterall, none of us has seen the card ourselves.” The rain is getting annoying…

Just as she thought that, Peri rose up from where he was sitting and rejoined her among the “living”. All of a sudden there was no more rain landing on her skin. Instead, an invisible umbrella protected her from the peppermint scented water. Eun-ji smiled at his comment, recognizing it from the last year’s Fall ball. Back then she wore the same colour and was about to get very wet too. “I can always fix them or buy a new ones, but thank you” Her reply was almost identical to hers from back then as well, except this time she accepted his help. It was a strange feeling. She always tried make herself look like she didn’t need help so it wasn’t often others provided it. It did not mean she wasn’t genuinely grateful when someone did. “Just pretend I'm a ghost.” Eun-ji let out a soft chuckle. “Don’t worry. I have a feeling I’m about to join you in the ghost realm soon anyway.”

Of course, besides being glad her hair was going to stay at least somewhat intact, she played along to further provoke Eve’s jealousy. Eun-ji didn’t think Peri realized what he was doing. This was very him and should another girl pose as his date tonight, he would shelter her as well. It was definitely helping their case however. Well, as long as Eve did not go beyond the desired levels of anger. “Actually, the only thing that supports your claim of innocence in my eyes might be the actions of the murderer themselves. It seems the people targeted were always the people that were most insistent in accusing you. Perhaps an effort to make it seem like you were trying to get rid of us. It would not be very clever strategy, but it is possible.” She continued her argument as if nothing happened.

He could sense an air of irritation for a moment when the vote had failed to reach a consensus. He had moved away from Pericles' 'corpse' by now and was unsure where to stand exactly. Sheepishly however he doubled checked his vote for the previous round and a small blush made its way to his cheeks as he raised his hand to admit his guilt. "Ehm, sorreh ah thenk th'voot fer tha dutucktev wez meh. Theer wez soo much happenun' ah forgo' 'oo wez 'oo." "Um, sorry I think the vote for the detective was me. There was so much happening I forgot who was who." He admitted. "Ah meen...weh dunnoo uf tha dutucktev isnae th'kuller." "I mean...we don't know if the detective isn't the killer." He added, hoping it would take the edge of his idiocy at least somewhat. So far he'd been an ineffective Doctor, he wasn't faring much better as a crime solverizer.

Light turned to darkness and the horrific POP of the gun signalled another attempted murder. This time at the...housemaid? Yeah...AJ was pretty sure Eun-ji was the housemaid...right?

Theoretically that should clear the housemaid of suspicion. Though AJ still wasn't one-hundred percent sure the murderer couldn't target themselves with a fake attack or something. Still, Eun-ji's words against Evelynn rang true. Despite all the accusations she was throwing out she was still a suspect. It was true indeed that the murderer not taking out either the Doctor or the Detective was strange, but if Eve was the killer then maybe she simply hadn't wanted to take AJ out of the game immediately. That said, he knew when she committed to something she committed one hundred percent. Right now to her he wasn't AJ, he was Dr. Moretti. The only reason she would keep him alive were she the killer is because it would be too obvious to immediately kill the man who had insulted her baking. Jeez, all this deduction was making his head hurt.

The night took a turn and so did the weather, with a thunderclap magically conjured rain began to fall on the participants. "Ah noo thas jes unculled fer..." "Ah now that's just uncalled for..." Acting basically on instinct he shed his jacket and moved towards Evelynn, holding it over her head to protect her from the rain even as his own messy brown locks began to be weighed down with water droplets. His eyes fell upon the other guests as the rain continued, and without really thinking he handed Eve his jacket to protect herself with before scrounging around for blankets, spare tablecloths or anything at all really.

He would drape one over Winnie to cover herself with before approaching Opeila and Cassius. He would hold out the coverings for both of them to accept or not, if Cassius preferred to shield Opeila himself, AJ wasn't going to stand in the way of that.

He was soon walking over to Eun-ji and Pericles with more coverings only to see that Pericles had gotten round to a far more elegant solution far quicker. By now AJ was soaked, his hair was drenched and flat against his head and his shirt was starting to go slightly see through, but he seemed barely fazed by such a turn of events, merely looking at the spell and remarking. "Oh...tha' meeks meer sunce ah 'spose." "Oh, that makes more sense I suppose." He would smile warmly at the pair of them before tossing a spare tablecloth over the 'corpse' of Mathias.

He would turn back to face the group with a slightly embarrassed but still jovial grin on his face, even as he grew more and more waterlogged by the second. "Reeght, wud unnehen jus' leek t'kenfess?" "Right, would anyone just like to confess?"

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Cassius took the drink from the officer with unconcealed suspicion. With all the talk of potions and poisons that night it seemed appropriate to offer at least the appearance of concern about what might be in the drink. That appearance did not last long as the shopkeeper took a generous pull from the glass, the liquid refreshing and quenching his thirst. Acting was dehydrating!

For now, Cassius was content to play his role and observe the others. Standing beside Officer Ricci, he placed a hand on @Opeila Winters' shoulder and took on the appearance of the happy mistress. "Well, I do not think anybody will be admitting their guilt this evening. If you were to ask me, I still think it is one of the women. Miss Marina or Miss Mancini. I could be wrong, of course. It might also be a more silent attendee who is content to watch us turn on one another. Now wouldn't that be intriguing?"

He shrugged, taking another sip from his glass. It was quite good and he could not help but share a tiny smile with his date for the evening. Leaning in closer to her, Cassius brought his voice to a whisper in a very coquettish 'Miss Romano' manner. "If you are the killer, love, I will not judge. I like a man who plays by their own rules. Some people deserve their fate, no? Especially if they are guilty in their own way. You can tell me." The comment was accompanied by a very poorly executed flutter of his eyes in a way he assumed would look seductive but likely just looked silly.

A poor gambit, but perhaps one that might pay off.

Action: Observing.

@Cassius Eden @Evelynn Decipio @Allister-Jameson MacAllister

One vote for the detective. "Oh come on, you are joking.", Opeila called out, looking around, hoping to find a guilty face. "Out of everyone here, you know that Mr Moretti and I cannot be guilty." The Slytherin shook her head, uncertain if that meant someone hadn't understood the game or was just trolling- until Mr Moretti himself admitted to it. "I have survived, please don't shoot the cop.", she commented with an amused smile.

The rain seemed to take the whole group by surprise. "Oh what- Pluvia Velo." Opeila conjured an umbrella over her and Cassius and playfully leaned in a little. "Just stay close to me, Miss, I will keep both of us dry."
Cassius' whisper made her chuckle. "If I didn't know better, Miss Romano, I might think this is an attempt to justify murder...", she responded. "Is there something you would like to tell us maybe?"

Evely- Miss Mancini, proceeded to break down her thoughts and suspicions. Opeila too had found it odd that the killer had not yet tried to shoot the doctor. As she had said previously, AJ and her were the known innocents. She could not be killed and if Noah was announcing the targets- which told them exactly who was innocent- the logical choice seemed to be shooting the known innocents.

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Interacting: @Pericles Dralt | @Evelynn Decipio

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Winnie's brows furrowed when Evelynn claimed her shoes would be fine, her face becoming quite animated, as if she were a cartoon character with steam coming out of their ears. That didn't excuse how mean it was to almost drenched her with her drink.

It hadn't matter anyways, because Noah had decided to made the sky rain down on them despite being indoors. "SERIOUSLY?" She glared over at him, "We have a gala to attend after this, come on!" It was no use, her hair was already falling flat, her white gown sticking to her body.

She blinked over at the other redhead when she begin to explain her theory, "I mean, I want to serve people drinks, but it's because I'm a bartend, not because I want to poison them. Who does that?! Also, the murders were done with a gun, not poison. AND Matt's character was voted out, not murdered so your explanation does not make sense."

Her eyes flickered over to poor Eun-Ji, who had been targeted by the murderer last round, "The doctor is innocent, but why are we believing the detective is as well? Also, you are excluding yourself and you clearly have quite a lot to gain. Everyone in this room could cut the tension with a knife. You are upset that it is becoming clear who the murderer is, and are lashing out."