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mcmurderer ([personal profile] mcmurderer) wrote2017-09-27 09:11 am
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THE FOOL


THE FOOL


Welcome, Fool! You have been chosen for the role of a JESTER - a third party role. You have been given a hopefully doomed fate, one that offers much promise for your success. During trials, you are tasked with providing the best show for the Queen of Hearts. Your goal is to be wrongfully executed.

A list of rules are as follow:
1. The Fool is absolutely unable to speak or indicate their role of Fool.
2. The Fool will have the backing of the White Rabbit during trial, which will make things more believable.
3. The Fool's vote will always be towards themselves without penalty.
4. For a successful trial, the Fool will immediately exit the game. They will return home with one personalized incentive.
5. However, if they survive the game, they will be penalized greatly.


New top levels will be created in this post for each week the Fool is alive. The White Rabbit will meet with the Fool on Thursday Evenings at 6PM for nice chats. We hope you have fun with your role!

RESERVES + APPLICATIONS + PRIVATE CONVOS + LOCATIONS + IC PROFILES
+ MURDER PROPOSALS + IC RULEBOOK + HOUSING
thinkwisely: (wow that is definitely not okay)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-12 03:31 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh.

[He's dreaming, right? Okay, no, he's pretty sure he isn't, but he subtly pinches his palm underneath the table just to be safe.]

Yes.

[He glances around him, feeling a growing concern churn his insides.]

Am I the only one here?
thinkwisely: (pic#6865845)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-12 03:51 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ivan jumps a little in his seat, either because he wasn't expecting such an enthusiastic response or maybe he was expecting to get punched in the face, who knows. But he takes the card.]

What is this?

[It's an attractive image, but it...it isn't real. Him, a hero? His friends are the ones who are heroes. But still, he takes some time to read the back before he says anything else.]

I'm sorry, I don't think I understand. The Queen, she wants me to die?
thinkwisely: (pic#6576795)

after like two hours of redirect errors.....

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-12 06:26 pm (UTC)(link)
[Majestic, he says. Somehow, the word doesn't really sell. Ivan grimaces, turning the card over and over in his hands.]

Alright...then I suppose I should do my best. I wouldn't want to bore a queen.

[And more than that, it sounds like if he can do this, he'll get what he wants. And he won't have to hurt anyone. Being sacrificed sounds less daunting to him than sacrificing others. Still...]

I just worry how I could possibly pull off something like this. I'm not exactly...that is, I mean, I don't come off as...

[He's small and people keep patting his head. It's a problem.]
thinkwisely: (let's poke it with a stick!)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-12 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I am?

[How embarrassing! He stiffens, feeling awkward. He really is totally abnormal, isn't he?]

I guess it's just...I've always figured that it's better for me to take the pain and the burden off of others! I'm not good at fighting, and I'm not the most brave, so it's the best thing that I can do!

[There's also his generally low opinion of himself and lack of any kind of knowledge about his family or his past, but...!]

I don't want to be executed...in fact, I'm really scared of that, but...in the end, I think this is a well-suited role for me to play.

[Ivan takes a deep breath, trying to calm himself back down. To feel like this is all some surreal sort of experience that he can separate himself from. Maybe that'll make it a bit easier to stomach. It's frightening enough to think that he needs to work his way toward his own death, but it won't become real until he makes everyone else believes he deserves it.]

Thank you. I'm not very good at lying.
thinkwisely: (You talking to me?)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-12 08:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[The bravest, huh? Maybe he's braver than he thinks...or maybe he's just kidding himself. Ivan closes his eyes, and decides not to think too hard about it. This is just the way things are shaping up to be, and it seems like it would be a waste of energy to try and fight them. The best course of action is just putting his all into the situation he's been handed.]

One of the rules is that we're not supposed to go outside after curfew, and if you do on Thursdays you become a suspect, isn't it? That would at least put my name up there.

[How to look like he doesn't belong...]

It could be suspicious if I started trying to get into the other houses I don't belong to?
thinkwisely: (pic#6576823)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-12 10:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[Competition? This is all turning out to be so tricky...Ivan's already worried about his ability to pull this off without anyone else trying to one-up him. He's gotta really sell this!]

Yeah, that could work! That sounds great! Maybe leave some kind of, uh, threatening message?

[He hesitates.]

Or is that going too far?

[Ivan people are going to die.]
thinkwisely: (I was a weird kid once!)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-13 08:26 pm (UTC)(link)
I think...how about the House of Spades?

[But what message...Ivan crosses his arms and thinks. Something that fits with the theme, maybe? Something...poetic...?]

Hold onto your head
Hold onto your head
If you wait too long to catch me--
I'll paint the roses red.

[Ivan blushes in a mixture of embarrassment and shame. That was really bad, wasn't it? He really is sorry in advance, House of Spades...]
thinkwisely: (pic#6576799)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-19 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
We're almost--almost done?

[Ivan wakes up with a start as the words hit him. Before this is over he's going to be as jumpy as the White Rabbit himself, always checking the time.]

Do you need any help with that?

[Wait, what is he saying?]

Where...um, how should we start this time? I want to do a good job--better than last week!
Edited 2017-10-19 19:39 (UTC)
thinkwisely: (pic#6865839)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-19 07:48 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ivan smiles in return for the laughter as he takes the scissors and dutifully works on removing the leaves from the rose stems. He doesn't really see the humor, himself, but...]

I didn't mean to turn the suspicion on someone who was innocent other than myself...especially considering what he did in retaliation for those votes.

[Poor Max.]

But you're right. That's a good idea. Give me a moment to think of a good way to accomplish that. I have...a couple other ideas, as well.
thinkwisely: (pic#6865842)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-19 10:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ivan pauses in his polite and helpful gardening task to turn the scissors over in his hands.]

I was thinking about what they said about...thinking that someone had broken in, but nobody had any identifiable injuries from the glass. They just misinterpreted the intention of the note of course, but I figure...aside from simply being features on the suspect list once again, maybe if I, ah, hurt myself...

[Just the idea makes him feel a bit ill.]

Make it look like someone fought against me. Like maybe...maybe they were trying to defend themselves from an attack.
thinkwisely: (conspirorizing)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-19 11:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Ivan breathes a small sigh of relief. He didn't realize exactly how stressed out the idea was making him until the White Rabbit's offer to help. His smile is more genuine now, if tired.]

Thank you. It would probably look more natural, too, coming from someone else. I'd probably mess it up on my own. But still, if it makes you uncomfortable, I don't want to trouble you! You've been so helpful and I'd hate to abuse that.

[He pauses again as he thinks more about it.]

Do you think just on my arms under the sleeves should be enough? I was thinking under my collar, maybe, as well. Maybe bruises there to compliment any other kinds of physical injuries...
thinkwisely: (don't mind me just reading your mind)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-20 12:53 am (UTC)(link)
I think that would be great. It sounds perfect!

[Perfectly terrible but perfect all the same. He's glad he has at least some kind of ally in all this. If Ivan were flying blind, he's sure he wouldn't get nearly as far.]

So, other than that...imitating the Mad Hatter...

[He closes his eyes as he thinks.]

I could try and link my first note to the Hatter's note, make it sound more like that one. Imply that he wrote both of them and both of them came from me, somehow. I'm a little worried that it'll ultimately get pinned on someone else again, though...but I'm sure there has to be a way to narrow down the suspects.

[He shakes his head.]

Sorry, I think I'm forcing the issue too hard. Maybe it's enough to just add false information that will get people to ask questions.
thinkwisely: (let's poke it with a stick!)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-20 02:56 am (UTC)(link)
[A terrible fate, indeed. Really, he's just trying not to think about it. But the question throws him off.]

Acting? Oh, um...I'm...

[He really doesn't look or feel like a very confident actor, but...in desperation? It could work.]

I think I might be able to pull that off! I can get agitated and snap when people question me, give vague answers and act as if...as if I don't understand how anyone could suspect me.

[Really how hard could that one be?]

And maybe I can even contradict myself! Claim that I got my injuries one way and then mix up my story later!
thinkwisely: (pic#6576814)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-20 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
[A practice skit! This is just what he needs! Ivan stiffens, trying not to let himself to think so hard. It'll be natural if he's at a loss for words, won't it? And in the end, suspicion is what he's aiming for.

So he frowns, his eyes narrowing, and does his best to look indignant. It's a bit of a stiff performance, but this is just his first shot, so maybe he'll get better.]


Is that what I said? Well, I misspoke. It was...I got the bruise from falling while I was trying to break in, you see, and the scratches...I got those from one of the foxes that was protective of its child. There's no way you can say those claws aren't sharp enough to make such a wound!
thinkwisely: (pic#6576853)

[personal profile] thinkwisely 2017-10-20 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
So much is happening, so it didn't come to mind that I'd made a mistake.

[His mouth twitches up in a smile, because this is kind of funny. But he realizes that it shouldn't be, so he tries to roll with it and smiles wider, hoping that this is some sort of madness gaze.]

Twisting my words so much, are you trying to accuse me of something? Me?