The Criminal AU Meme

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THE CRIMINAL AU MEME

Warning: This meme will contain violent content and possible triggers.



HOW TO PLAY:
1) Post a comment below, detailing your character and canon. For best results, DO NOT LEAVE THIS COMMENT BLANK; pick a role, or an AU, or write up a little on what you'd like to explore with your character.
2) Tag around and make magic happen.
3) If you get stuck, use RNG to select from the options below.

THE ROLE.
1) Criminal. (The one who committed the act.)
2) Law enforcement. (Cop, FBI, prison guard.)
3) Witness. (What did you see?)
4) Victim. (Probably not applicable in the case of murder. … Probably.)
5) Lawyer, judge, or paralegal. (Participant in the legal system.)
6) Private security. (Unaffiliated, but with an interest in keeping your client safe. Or in getting your target caught.)
7) Other. (Let your imagination go wild.)

THE CRIME.
1) ROBBERY. The crime of stealing via force or threat or fear.
You need the money. You're desperate. You have the gun, the convenience store is right there, and everything will be better once you've finished the job.

Or maybe you've been hired. Provide a little intimidation, and someone else will take care of all your problems.

Or it's a thrill. Rolling across the country, robbing banks as you go. A Bonnie & Clyde crime spree, and it can only end one way.

2) BURGLARY. Illegal entry into a building for the purposes of committing theft.
Non-violence, for you; you're just going to break in, take this one thing. Maybe a television, to sell for the cash. Maybe some jewelry, a computer.

Or maybe you're a master thief, dangling from a wire into a museum. Sliding through the air ducts of a skyscraper in search of a particular little item.

3) GRAND THEFT AUTO. The criminal act of stealing a motor vehicle.
You know your cars. And you can steal one in under 60 seconds. Better hope you don't get tripped up with one of those newfangled security systems.

4) MURDER. The act of killing another.
He had to die. He had to, and the guilt of knowing where you buried the body, of knowing that the police are coming after you -- it's starting to wear down your sanity.

5) SERIAL MURDER. A crime involving the killing of three or more people over a period of more than a month.
You have a drive to kill. Again, and again. Nothing satisfies it, nothing stops it. Maybe you hate yourself. Maybe you hate the human scum who only exist to go under your knife.

Or maybe you're a professional hit man. You've killed dozens, you know how it goes. It's just business.

6) CONSPIRACY. An agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future.
Mafia, Yakuza, crime families who keep their operations quiet under pain of death, dishonor, betrayal of the family. You're part of one of these operations, whether as a patriarch or a peon.

7) FRAUD. Intentional deception made for personal gain.
Blackmail. Cover-ups. Insider trading -- the marks of corporate crime. Perhaps you're a CEO who thinks they can do whatever they want. Perhaps your business is on the rocks and you just need a little time to make your golden parachute before you ditch it.

Or maybe you meant to destroy it. Maybe you're a professional con man, and you're stepping away from your latest conquest with plenty of cash in hand.

8) KIDNAPPING. The false imprisonment of another person against their will.
Do you do it for the ransom? For the money? For revenge?

Or is it a hostage situation, with dozens of prisoners, for some sort of political gain?

9) TERRORISM. The systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion.
For a religion, for a philosophy. But -- are you a terrorist, or are you a freedom fighter? It might just be a matter of point of view.

10) WILD CARD. For any crime not mentioned above.

Comments

[construe]

[ Kirigiri narrows her eyes, and her voice grows cold. ]

There is nothing in this world that would make me want to kill another human being. [ Somehow, as she says that, she's sure of it. Even with the gap in her memories, she feels it must be true. ] So I'm not going to kill you... I'm not even going to hurt you. That won't help anyone.

[ No... She mustn't let anyone die in this place. Not while she can help it. She lowers the cleaver, locking her eyes onto Maizono's. ]

In exchange for sparing your life, I want you to confess your plans to the other students tomorrow morning. Every little detail... I want you to tell everyone. I will correlate what happened here. You'll lose their trust, and you'll be constantly watched, but you won't be dead, and neither will anyone else.

I don't want you to die. At the same time, I can't let anyone else die, either.

[guiltydulcinea]

[ There's a pause as Maizono visibly hesitates, but... instead of an adverse reaction she seems more relieved, if anything, and gives the other girl a wobbly smile. The smile of someone that doesn't have to hide the truth anymore. It was rather forceful, yes, but... part of her was glad that this failed as it did. It made her realize that she never really wanted to do it in the first place. How would she be able to live with herself otherwise? ]

Mm-hmm... I know. I don't... want to kill anymore, or to die, either... I never wanted to. I was just... too scared to realize it...

I'll own up to my mistakes. Make it up somehow... I don't know how yet, but... I will...

[ She says it more to herself than to Kirigiri, but she does know what she has to do. Especially when it came to facing Naegi-kun about what she'd done, too. ]

And... I'm glad that... you stopped me as well, Kirigiri-san.

[construe]

[ Some of the tension appears to leave Kirigiri's shoulders. She's still on alert, but she understands that Maizono is an intelligent girl- at least she's getting through to her. ]

We're all scared. [ Her voice softens for a moment. ] The threats that monster made against us... Who wouldn't be? I'm terrified... [ Despite the coolness of her tone, she's speaking truthfully. ] I don't think my heart's slowed down since the moment we all woke up here.

But something inside of me tells me... There is a way out of here. A way we can keep blood off of our hands as much as possible. I intend to uncover that path.

[ She crosses over behind Maizono, and begins to cut carefully through the tape binding her wrists- a hasty job, done in the panic of earlier. ]

[guiltydulcinea]

[ Maizono slowly nods, closing her eyes as she tries to steady her breathing. She's visibly much calmer now that things have settled down enough. ]

... I hope that we find that path you speak of as soon as possible, then. For all of our sakes...

Because I have a feeling that someone's going to end up trying to kill, as well. If not now, then later...

[ Just like what I tried to do. The words remain unspoken but the meaning underneath is crystal. As she feels her wrists being freed, there's a quiet sigh as she carefully rubs her wrists; they're slightly red from all the jerking around she did earlier, but otherwise there's not much else to note.

Pausing, she wipes at her eyes with the back of her hand, drying whatever tears remained as she looks at Kirigiri seriously. ]

... I know it's not much, but if there's any way I can assist you, tell me? I... want to help, too...