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Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

@Vocab Good luck!

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

@BrokenPromise Fine by me! I've got what I wanted done done already. I'll leave the last interaction in Vocab's hands—Caora is not easily found with his random wanderings, so it can go either way (plus Daimyon has no idea where to look for him). If they do meet, I imagine they will team up for a bit to find the lost book then go their separate ways again.

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

Posted. Off to find little Caora!

Also, @Ariamis, I hope you didn't mind that little detail with the book. Thought it would be fitting for Mondatta to have written something like that!

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

Daimyon's hastily scribbled idea went down surprisingly well—so much that Shona decided to build onto it a bit by adding another entry to the plan and suggesting that they showed it to everyone else sometime later to split and organise the group's tasks better. For a moment the poet imagined what would have happened if she had not reached for a separate bookmark and instead had written straight into his notebook: for no one has done so yet in all the time he carried it with himself. And that was a lot of time. He could not quite remember when he acquired the notebook, only that it has been years and that he kept it with him through every single day. Not like he would have minded Shona being the honorary writer to break the tradition—her handwriting was beautiful.

These were but momentary thoughts before he snapped back into reality by the knight's farewell. Ever the busy lady—with a mind not as prone to plunge down the rabbit hole as the poet's—, she left to investigate other places. Daimyon wished her good luck, then went back to his own search. Equipped with a whole bunch of concrete questions to answer, he hoped his next round around the library would turn up similarly concrete results this time...

It did not. That is not to say it was completely fruitless—he found a book titled ‘Roads Less Travelled’, authored by none other than Tekhartha Mondatta, the Infinite Monk who was scouring through his amassed books on the other side of the room. Daimyon let out a hearty chuckle at the find. What a small world. He read into the book: it was about new outlooks and perspectives on Zen Buddhism, written for people who otherwise did not have the time to absorb such teachings. The main claim was that anyone could find their inner peace, it was only a question of finding the right method. The poet did not consider himself religious and knew very little about Buddhism, but the premise alone made him happy that the book existed. And that its author was among them!

Naturally he brought the book over to him, just to show as a finding.
“Looks like your fame reached far and wide, my friend,” he said. “Well-deserved, I say!”

He wondered if he was going to find one of his own books in the expansive library. He did not have many, truth be told. The largest obstacle keeping him from putting together collections was the fact that he wrote everything in his notebook and reorganising and copying them into a book format that could be sent for editing was something he has simply never found the time and energy for. He much preferred to attend literary gatherings, readings, events where he could interact with wonderful people and find the next dose of inspiration.
In a twisted way, the above description fit his current situation as well. He was locked in with more than a dozen bright and talented personalities, each driven by different motives but working towards the same goals. It did not get much more inspiring than that!

He would have likely stuck around in the library and read some of the books he picked out were it not for a sudden and distinct ring coming from the open area of the resort. After an ear-splitting few seconds the static cleared and a voice rose to address...Daimyon?

“U-um... Mr Poet! I'm Caora, and we found a book you might like!”

“What the...Caora?” he could only utter this much in surprise. First thing's first, he was not aware of an intercom system existing outside of the monitors Monokuma used. Second, it was even stranger that the little boy was the first one to find and use it.

“Wait, what do you mean you dont have it?! Fang! You didn't bring it?! U-uh-oh...”

“Any idea where he could broadcast from?” He turned towards Mondatta, then let out a small sigh. “Looks like I'll have to find him. To you I leave the rest, friend, and I wish you the best.”

“Can we talk to each other over this thing? Hello? Poet?”

At the fountain again, Daimyon looked around as Caora's last words went down and a crack signed the end of his ‘message’. Last time he saw the boy was when they carried Isaiah; he was at someone else's room then, close to the resort entrance. That was still his best bet.

Stepping through the gate again, he found not Caora but another person—Shaun. He caught the web designer in the exact moment he was going through his door. He called after him, which understandably startled the young man. His expression gave off a timid ‘leave me alone’ vibe, and the poet almost felt bad for stopping to talk with him.

“Shaun! I don't mean to interrupt, but do you know by any chance where Caora went? It appears that he wants to see me...”

@Ariamis @Vocab

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

@BrokenPromise 10/10, am hyped!

I can imagine the Night of Carnage having everyone in total suspense for an hour. And then either nothing happens and they go 'oh well it's not bad' or something bad happens and all hell breaks loose. Can't wait!

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

@FantasyChic @Brithwyr It's sad to see you go. I especially liked your posts, Brit. It seemed like you had fun with your character, which is really the most important thing in an RP. Ah well! If you ever wish to return, as others said before me, you'll be welcome to. Otherwise, I wish you both the bests in future endeavors, be it RP or RL!

@ThatCharacter @BrokenPromise That was a great post, you guys. :P Gave me a chuckle. What better is there to discuss in an operating room than future relationship prospects?

For myself I think I'll wait for @Ariamis and Mondatta. Do we want to wrap up the study scene? Or is there still something you want to get out of it?

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

@BrokenPromise Glad you liked it, my friend!

If you think of it that way, our characters will be in a perpetual Logic Dive mode (I've always found it hilarious imagining how much time Hajime spends deep in thought ignoring everything else going on around him, haha). We talk things out OOC and present the discoveries in IC. It could even be a mix of both approaches—there are a few observative Infinites in our ranks who would spot a new clue before anyone else. And then that can be thrown up for OOC discussion. Rinse and repeat until we have ourselves a case and a culprit! and can cue Tropical Despair

Also! It can be the honor of one of the crew to do the summary of the case, if we want to have it. I imagine it'd be pretty satisfying to play out!

As for the flow of the RP, I have a sudden idea. In the games, the ‘Daily Life’ section is just the MC talking with two chosen people each day until something happens. Now this is a lot less feasible to do with this many characters, not to mention it would also take up a lot of time and cause a drain of interest (this is not mainly a slice-of-life, after all!). What I propose is either having larger activities planned out for the days (so everyone can find something interesting to do) or using timeskips (brief ones, a day or two at most) when nobody has anything they want to do.

I take it that there is an unfixed amount of time that passes between the killings (which of course there might not even be any BECAUSE WE'RE SUCH GOOD FRIENDS) so planning for those might require some further steps from our dear mastermind.

So yeah, this is what I thought up right off the bat. What do you say, people? :D

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

A shorter post this time, keeping up with current events in the study. I have a brief break in my outrageous schedule but only thanks to the fact that I've gotten terribly sick. x_x I've decided to muster what little creative energy I had, hopefully it turned out well enough!

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

It appeared that even the poet's muttering was loud enough to draw the other two people's attention. The problem was that it did not work vice-versa, for Daimyon got very immersed in that book and only noticed their approach when they were right next to him. Needless to say he got quite startled, almost dropping the small booklet.

“This? I am yet to determine...” he answered the queries somewhat half-heartedly. It was still the most truthful thing he could have said; he was still skimming through the pages and searching for the right words to describe the book. Its plain black-and-white cover once held a title, but it was all but illegible now. Daimyon could take out a Y—or was it a U?—, an N which looked like an M if one squinted at it hard enough, and the word ‘book’ at the end, which frankly did not help much. The contents were surprisingly much more preserved—the cover must have been extraordinarily effective in shielding them from the storms of time. It could not do much against external intervention though; some of the pages were visibly torn out. Most of what was written inside was written with handwriting, but even then the style was not uniform. Truly, it went against every form of genre norms.

“Looks to be an...autobiography of some sort,” he made the final conclusion. “A bit amateurish, if you ask me. It's also old, as you can see—I don't think it has any relevance to our current situation, unfortunately.” With that he closed the book and put it...into his large pocket, instead of back on the shelf. He took out his notebook first so it could fit in, and even then it barely did. “Might make for an interesting read, nonetheless.”

The matter settled, he continued his search, now notebook and pen in hand. He made a few notes into it about books he would like to come back for later and kept looking for something that would help bring their ‘investigation’ forward. It soon became apparent however that checking every single book and assorted document was not feasible and poking around in the dark did not lead anywhere. Daimyon sat down and tried to get an overview on the situation. He started writing up questions, answers and even more questions all over the page which quickly ended in a mess only he could decipher. Crafting rhymes was also wholly counter-productive in this case. He shook his head and saw that he had to try taking organised notes for once.

——

FACT: There are 17 people in here right now
OBSERVATIONS: All 17 of us have Infinite talents; the last memory of each of us pertains to the Axis Mundi hospital which is maintained by the Infinity Initiative; we are still there presumably
QUESTIONS: How did we get here? Why were we ‘picked’? Where is everyone else?

FACT: A robotic plush bear called Monokuma claims to be the organiser of everything
OBSERVATIONS: Monokuma is capable of appearing out of seemingly nowhere, thus it is presumed he has access to places we don't; he knows more about us than we know about each other; he leads four other robots named the ‘Carnage Sisters’
QUESTIONS: Who controls him and the Sisters? What are their goals?

FACT: We are supposed to...kill each other
OBSERVATIONS: The building is supposedly locked down with no escape available (unconfirmed; search ongoing), only way to get out is by committing murder and getting away with it; there are also a bunch of rules in place that make attempting escape more difficult
QUESTIONS: Why is there a need for killing? What happens if someone kills? How can we avoid it? Can we escape?

——

There, that looked better—and a lot more worrying too. Daimyon had to admit that the pleasant morning and the company of all the lovely people that had been thrust into this situation with him kind of put the big picture into the recesses of his mind. As he—with the help of both his notebook and his e-handbook—collected the basic information, everything was brought back to the forefront. Compared to the questions, their knowledge was limited and what they did know painted a bleak picture. It all boiled down to one terrible duality: they could stay here forever or they could leave. The former was out of the question, but to do the latter one needed to take another person's life.

At least according to Monokuma and whoever controlled him.
He might have been powerful, but surely he could have not accounted for every possibility either?

Daimyon stood up and approached Shona and Mondatta.
“Have you found anything?” he inquired. “I've written a summary on our current...predicament, maybe it could help us decide what to focus on? I believe keeping a single, important issue in mind is more valuable than trying to address everything at once.”

@BrokenPromise @Ariamis

Danganronpa: Tower of Carnage (Finished!)

I wonder why I got mentioned so many times when Rika is long gone from the break room?

@Spriggs27

Many people are just catching up to the events. With about 15 players (and even more characters) there is bound to be some muckery in the timeline, even if we all followed a strict post order.
It might get difficult to keep track of everything sometimes, which is why people prefer to form groups for their endeavours. There is of course Daimyon and co. (Krista, Felix and Rika; still tentative on who stayed behind for Ice if anyone), but another larger 'expedition' with Davis, Quill, Calvin, Kara and Ice is about to get underway as well. Shona and Mondatta are in the library/study, Cyrus is trying out the MonoMono machine, Mary is in the break room while Shaun and Caora are heading there. Aleecia and Mason are also in the break room, though they have been mostly quiet so far.

Also, if you read the posts, those mentioning her also make it clear that she leaves shortly after. So there's really nothing that's been done wrong. :D

Oh and @ThatCharacter, bonus points for creativity. Turning the crematorium into a makeshift forge? How cool is that!