The Murder Challenge

[TenOfSwords13]

I would still very much desire to hear from that foolish mortal that smells of hamsters. They have seemed... less than present, and I would like an explanation, no matter how foolish it is.

[PointMaid]

...I still want to know how much time we actually have left.

[Dookie]

Votes must be in by 4/29/22 at 8:00 AM CST.

[PopcornPie]

Entrapta keeps tapping her chin. No matter what, she wouldn't get another bot killed. No. Matter. What.

/vote Gundham

[Oggy123]

"Oh crud. Now i'm totally confused! We're not getting any closer to knowing who the culprit is!"

[TenOfSwords13]

We have to make a choice, and that choice will yield information. It is foolish to assume that the deaths of mortals is pointless in this scenario.

[Florien]

Thanks for supporting me, blobby one, follower of some king or other. It is rare someone does that willingly, and you seem like a good enough sort.

When your body is vessel to more of the nation of one, I will try to avoid accidently losing it in some accident or other as thanks.

[Caret]

"OH, WOE UPON ME!" Mettaton drops to the ground.

"YOU GOT ANOTHER INNOCENT! WHAT A SHAME, BEAUTIES! ALLOWING THE FORCES OF EVIL TO RUN THE SHOW WITHOUT FIGHTING BACK... IS THAT WHAT YOU REALLY WANT? DO YOU REALLY THINK INACTION WILL GET YOU ANYWHERE? THINK AGAIN! USE YOUR MINDS! ACT BASED ON WHAT YOU THINK IS RIGHT AND WRONG!"

He sighs.

"WELP. I'M DYING... AGAIN. IT'S BEEN A HONOR TO PROVIDE MONSTERKIND WITH SOME GOOD OL' ENTERTAINMENT ALL THIS TIME. ...THOUGH IT'S A SHAME THAT BL... I MEAN MY QUARTET ISN'T HERE TO SEND ME THEIR BEST REGARDS. OH WELL. THIS IS METTATON, SIGNING OUT. FAREWELL, BEAUTIES."

[PointMaid]

...

If that's true, that is... well, CRAP for all of us. And I'm sorry for not figuring out who was the real killer.

I'll write a song about you. Not that I imagine that's much comfort. If I get out of here to share it.

[Dookie]

"Let's see what comes out of this."

Jamie takes Mettaton to the kitchen.

"Now, I don't know if you're waterproof, but I can guess that you're FIREPROOF!"

He shoves Mettaton into the oven.

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He turns the stove up to the highest it can go, so high that the oven starts burning.

"Wait for it..."

It explodes in a grandiose fashion.

"Another Normie, dead!"

[Kennifer]

"I..."

"I apologize for not voting, I... I didn't know who to vote for with the lack of evidence and not hearing from everyone, because I didn't want to possibly make another mistake like last time, sadly it's too late for that."


Michelle closes her eyes and tries to get that image out of her mind.

[TenOfSwords13]

What a shame, the robot was telling the truth. However, we have new, glorious information, and know that it must be someone else.

[Oggy123]

Nintendo looks on the ground, sadly.

[PointMaid]

Selen(ium) practically looked like her hair was standing on end, and mood music was playing a tritone with all the uncomfortable dissonance that implied.

One more down, yeah. As much as that helps us narrow things down. Not sure that's much of a comfort, though.

[Kennifer]

"It really isn't, but I guess looking at people's behaviors today might help a bit in narrowing it down."

"And hey, we could always hope we get lucky with roleblocks or switches or something tonight. The bakas taking out one of their own last night was great. I'd at least settle for whoever goes out to kill tonight being prevented from doing so, though. We've lost enough innocent people... well, people and robots already."

[Despair's Archon of Memes]

Kanade nods at Michelle as yet another attempt at social deduction goes horribly wrong...

[PopcornPie]

Entrapta stares at the oven. Inconsolable. Betrayed. Shattered emotionally, even.

"...Well. That's it. We're outnumbered. We're going to die."

[Kennifer]

"...it's what, five to two now? That's... not outnumbered? I know, I know losing innocent people is horrible, but I'm not sure just giving up is a good idea. Isn't that what the bakas would want?"

[PopcornPie]

Her eyes are hollow. "Without Mettaton, defeat is imminent. Yes, I'm giving up. We'll just vote off each other until only the bakas are left."

[PointMaid]

Selen(ium) is sitting cross-legged. Normally in that position she's playing guitar, but right now she's got it next to her and is hugging her legs.

I really don't think we can say that... it's not good, but we still have to try. We can still stop the last two.

[PopcornPie]

"We won't be. Not with how bad we are at...everything about this. Just kill me. I know now that I' not getting home."

[Kennifer]

"How, specifically, does Mettaton's death doom us?"

Michelle... did not seem to like this defeatist attitude, or at least she didn't quite understand the reasoning behind it.

[PopcornPie]

"I...I don't know. I just...I just don't see any point to surviving this game if Mettaton isn't coming out with us. I've always been closer to robots than people."

[Kennifer]

"I mean... yeah, robots are really cool. But your life's worth something too, right?"

[TenOfSwords13]

Entrapta… you are being foolish. Victory is almost inevitable now. We need to simply be strong, and not mortally weak.