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

6 & 9

[fruity]

In the interest of keeping you alive, may I point out what a terrifically terrible idea this is?

[ dressed demurely in a dark suit, tie knotted neatly at his throat, mukuro hovers at ginshu's elbow, the picture of professionalism.

behind them, a building is burning. ]

[statusquandry]

[Ah yes, the sleaziest security several fistfuls of dirty money can buy. Ginshu does adore his bodyguard. He accessorizes so well.

Smiling up into Mukuro's perfectly composed face, Ginshu opens his jeweled clutch.]

There are few crimes more severe than leaving the opera before curtain call, Mukuro. [Gently reproachful, he tucks a stray hair behind his ear.] In lieu of that, the very least we can do is buy a crepe, don't you think? [Turning to the man folding his treat, Ginshu thanks him in immaculate French and tips him generously. It would have been difficult to eat all of the hot, melting chocolate without making a mess while sitting daintily, much less while fleeing violent criminals, but Ginshu is nothing if not a professional.]

Would you like a bite?

[fruity]

[ well, he's always favoured embellishing the curve of his ear with silver.

the rich scent of chocolate and freshly made crepe (with a subtle, smokey hint) really is rather tempting. mukuro makes a motion with his hand, something between a suit yourself, and it's on your head, i can still pry the wad of blood money from your cold corpse. his employer's words, are, after all, absolute. unless they happen to be directly contradicting with his first orders. ]

I was never one for musicals. [ he slants his gaze down at ginshu, smiling faintly. ]

Only if you're offering.

[statusquandry]

Well, I'm awfully lucky to have had such a handsome escort then, aren't I? [Though the tossing-over-the-shoulder-manhandling happened oddly early in the evening, he can't complain with the results, and his dress survived to boot. Celebratory crepe is more than in order.]

But of course. You know I take good care of my staff. [Lifting the crepe, he offers Mukuro the first bite. They'll have to continue their speedy exit with redoubled haste in half a moment, but Ginshu's eyes track the movement of his bodyguard's mouth with a sharpness that belies the illusion of softness as he works so hard to maintain. Just a regular Tuesday.]

[fruity]

Oh, please.

[ he has an excellent sense of when to ditch the party!! screaming and gunfire is generally a good indicator. they don't really have time for this pretense of normality, but he plays along, closing the distance between their respective heights to take a neat bite of the crepe. ]

Of course, as part of your staff, it's my duty to return the favour. [ and his job. licking the last of the chocolate off of his lips, he graces ginshu with a sly wink before curling his arm around his waist. ]

Would it be too much of a challenge to eat and walk?

[statusquandry]

[It's terribly rare to find someone so adept at their job who is also so well-spoken, delightfully sharp, and also attractive in such a way as to fit in seamlessly with one's personal aesthetic. Mukuro, you're a heterochromic gem.]

Certainly you know by now that I am a very talented personage. [Settling easily against Mukuro's side, Ginshu eats delicately as they walk away, picking up to a brisk pace. Life is never dull when you're this high up in the criminal echelon. There will be a car a little ways away. Ginshu doesn't think that he was the target of this attack, but really it doesn't hurt to be mindful of the people moving around him. Mukuro has to earn his keep somehow, though.]

It's a shame the performance was cut so short; the night is still so young.