Forty SGers were now down to four. Four! Derrai smiled crookedly, looking over at the other three remaining SGers. Draconissa was obviously at the breaking point- face streaked with tears, trembling, hugging her legs and rocking back and forth slightly. The other two, however, seemed perfectly normal. It was fairly obvious to him why; after all, the three of them had been working together to off all of their 'friends'. It really didn't take much, and apparently they han't been clever enough to even figure out ONE of the clues. It was alright though; it worked just fine in his favour.
Nissa looked up at the others, still shaking. "I- I guess it's time for one of us to be jailed, huh? Should we start d-discussing who?" Roy Salamandra looked over at her. "Why bother?" The girl looked at him in confusion. "Because we're all going to die? We still have a chance..."
"No," Fortette Askasa stood up, grabbing the last bit of the once gorgeous lolita skirt. "It's because we've already decided to jail you." Roy pushed himself off the ground, snickering. "Or rather, decided to spare you." Draconissa gave the (crossdressing) males a look of confusion. "B-but we didn't even discuss it! That's not fair! I'm innocent!"
Roy chuckled once more. "Oh, we know you're innocent. We're WELL aware of that!" Fort and Derrai stepped to either side of her, slowly tying the shivering female up. "I don't understand..." Nissa choked, tears in her eyes. "Oh, come on." Fort sighed, tying up a knot. "It's obvious, isn't it? Why else would we be throwing you along with the other suspects, if we know you're innocent?" Draconissa merely gave him a blank stare. Derrai sighed, speaking up. "For the love of god, I hope she's just in shock and isn't really that dumb."Roy crossed his arms, stepping up to the girl. "You see," he whispered, face cracking into a smile. "The three of us, we just don't like what's become of Sniperville. All of us are intelligent, obviously, but no one person would have such skill to achieve what 'the hacker' has done." He paused, rubbing his chin. "Well, perhaps someone could out there- but not with the time constraints and image we had to keep up."
"W-we?" It clicked in Draconissa's terrified mind. These three- they had been working together all along! "Oh god..." She gasped, struggling against her constraints. "Please don't hurt me..."
"Silly girl." Roy reached out, patting her head. "I've never hurt anyone. Merely put them in dangerous situations! That's the beauty of it." He paused, hand lowering from his chin. "Well, with the except of Haven. But she was the light scripter; she deserved such a... direct death!" Fort and Derrai laughed, like good little croonies. Draconissa was in shock once more. The thought of the killer working with normal SGers never occurred to her. It disgusted her- how could they kill everyone? Their friends, people they've known for years?! Tears still streaming down her face, the remaining female looked up at the face of the hacker. "B-but... why?" She managed to squeak. Derrai frowned. "Wow, you really are just dumb, huh? I explained it already." "No," the girl choked out. "Why kill everyone? Why not just try and fix the problem someway else?"
"Simply put," Roy grinned. "This was much, much more fun." On time, his croonies once again cackled. "Now, that's enough of that. Boys, tie her up. And make sure the rest of the ones who are still alive are very, very well fastened to their respective trees."
Derrai and Fort obeyed, throwing Draconissa roughly beside the living SGers. They were all either yelling at the three allies, crying uncontrollably, or sitting there drooling. A disturbing amount of them were doing the latter. After the they had made sure each of the jailed weren't going anywhere, Fort pulled out a knife. Gasps of horror spread throughout the living SGers, as he approached Rasani. In one quick motion, Fort sliced at the snake-thing. One shrill scream pierced the murmurs. Rasani stood up, stretching his limbs and grinning like a maniac. "Oh," Roy chirped. "Where are my manners? Naturally, Rasani here was working with us as well." The snake man winked at the jailed SGers, and slithered to the side along with the rest of Roy's sidekicks.
"Anyways, my fellow Sniperville residents!" Roy took off his hat, bowing lightly towards the dozen or so people tied up and sitting helplessly, waiting for whatever was to come of them. "It's been a blast, but we do need to make our way home and explain the TERRIBLE events that befell everyone here these last two weeks." Placing his hat back on, Roy paused for a moment. "Yes, I can see it now; Unphotographable, the horrible hacker working alongside Hattie, the gamer. Derrai, Fort, Rasani and myself all working heroically to slay the killers and bring peace to all! It's tragic that we were so late, though. If only we had caught him sooner!" All four members of the alliance burst into laughter, as they turned without any more parting words and began to stroll through Bliss for the last time as they headed to the portal that would take them home.
"This was a triumph~" Fort's singing rang out in the silence.
"I'm making a note here-" Rasani's voice was cut off.
"Huge success." Derrai pitched in, swinging his arms a bit.
"It's hard to overstate my satisfaction!" Roy sang, smiling ear to ear-
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXDraconissa was the last to be jailed!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXRoy Salamandra, the hacker, has won!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXWith the help of Fortette Askasa and Derrai, who were his allies!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXRasani was freed from jail! He was working with Roy- what a snake!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXThe jailed SGers remained tied up in Bliss, and all died of various causes!
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXTHE END- or is it?!
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Congratulations to Roy and company! This is a little bit of an unconventional ending to a game, but I figured it worked better and Roy agreed with the idea so anyone who likes it can suck a lemon!
Great game, everyone! Although Roy did win, you all did exceptional and it was super interesting watching things unfold and yeah! A reflection/critique thread will be up later tonight, so don't pee yourself in anticipation.
Also, thanks to everyone who had a role for playing so well! And thanks to those of you who actually tried to play the game. I hope you new players had fun, too! Supa special thanks to Photo for saving my a** yesterday, and Ash who helped me write part of the update when I had to leave for my flight. -w-;
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN TO ROY, FORT, DERRAI AND RASANI!
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