There's No Place Like Traumabonding for the Holidays

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HOLIDAY MURDERGAME WHERE ARE THEY NOW MEME



It's the hap-happiest season of all, and what better way to celebrate than by remembering that one (or more) horribly traumatic experience that permanently changed the face of not only your relationships but possibly your outlook on life itself?

Any character (including NPCs!) who's ever been in any murdergame is invited! Feel free to share with your friends!

Regardless of how you choose to use this meme, there's two blanket rules:
1) Make sure the header of your comment has your character's name, home canon, and murdergame listed. If you used the same account for several murdergames, you can use the same toplevel for all of them.
2) No blank comments! First and foremost this is a chance to catch up with old murdergame buddies, and maybe make new ones if you choose! Thus, your comment should go into whatever degree of detail you like describing what life has been like since the murdergame ended. Did life go back to normal? Did they get married? Have a kid? Move to another universe entirely and start over with their found family? Have they kept in touch? Go into as much detail as you want, just put something!

You can use this meme to set up any kind of "canon" or canon-compliant holiday threads with your castmates, big holiday party or no.

OR... you can pretend that there's an interdimensional all-murdergame nondescript winter holiday party that you've been invited to attend! Maybe the Curtains narrators made sure the Denny's was conveniently empty (don't mind the weird old guy in the woods out back), or maybe there was some other convenient arrangement. Either way, you received an invite, and you're here now! So spike the eggnog and check for mistletoe, because the night is probably going to get wild.

(If you're not down for one option or the other, just note that somewhere in your top-level.)

Have fun, and Happy Holidays!

Comments

Yuuri Wakasa | School-Live! | Airlocked R2 / R5

[serrata]

[ It's a Christmas party, so of course Yuuri's here. The last few years have been busy, but the comfortable sort of busy, the normal sort of busy – and certainly not busy enough that she can't spare an evening for a holiday gathering. Baby Haruka is back at home with a babysitter but Ruu's here at the party like usual and Yuuri's happy to let her mingle at her own pace.

Familiar faces get an enthusiastic greeting, of course – if it's been a hot minute since she's seen you, prepare for a patented Warm Rii-san Hug, because there's no escape. ]

Merry Christmas! It's so good to see you – it really is nice that we've managed to get together for the holidays so many years in a row, isn't it?

[ If you're one of the gang she sees on the regular, there's a bit less excitement but just as much warmth – she's sidling over with a pair of drinks in hand and look at that, one of them just happens to be your preferred party drink. This isn't even her party, but she's playing hostess... that's our Rii-san. ]

Here you go. Since we're the guests this time, I think we're allowed to be a little irresponsible.

[ ... or so she says, but a little later into the evening, you might find her hovering around a quiet corner of the party with her phone in her hand and a look of fussy worry around her that is so utterly and transparently Anxious First Time Mom Away From The Baby For Too Many Hours. ]

I should probably call to check everything's fine, don't you think? They said they'd call if anything was wrong, and they haven't, but...

[burninglight]

Yuuri, my dear, everything will be fine. And if it's not, I promise to personally wipe out all forms of life on the planet. Successfully, this time.

[ardyn,]

There's nothing to worry about.

[serrata]

That doesn't help me relax in the least.

[ Sigh! She does, at least, put her phone away. For Now. ]

It's just– this isn't her first time without us, but it's overnight and– I can't help but worry.

[burninglight]

Given her family, I would be more worried for the babysitter than our sweet angelic Haruka. She will be perfectly fine, and there's nothing at all you need worry over.

[serrata]

You know perfectly well that I'll worry whether or not there's anything to worry over. [ She does stops vibrating with anxiety quite so much, though. ] At least with Ruu-chan being here with us, that's one less thing to be concerned about.

[ just offscreen: Ruu pilfering sweets from the unattended buffet table ]

[burninglight]

One of us certainly has to be the responsible adult here.

[have a Headpat(tm) dear favorite child]

Luckily for you, I know exactly what will take your mind off of it.

[serrata]

[ WEARY SMILE.... once the mom friend, always the mom friend ]

I think I'll be the judge of whether or not it'll actually take my mind off anything, but go ahead.

[burninglight]

The amount of fun I'm having is directly proportional to how irritated my brother looks.

[UNBOTHERED. IN HIS LANE. FLOURISHING.]

Can you imagine the poor group that must have been stuck with him? Gods, I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

[misanthropicprinciple]

[Junpei cups the hand holding her phone in his larger one, brings it close to kiss her knuckles, continues to hold it near.]

If it helps, I haven't had knowledge of some other disastrous branching history dumped into my head yet tonight.

[Not YET.

Dot dot dot...]

But we can leave early if you want.

[serrata]

Not yet, he says. [ She huffs a little sigh up out of her mouth and her bangs flutter off her forehead for a second. But then she smiles. ] Then again, if any sort of disaster's due to happen tonight, it's probably going to be here.

[ Even just accounting for the people they actually know... so many troublemakers. ]

... she will be fine, won't she? We've come all this way for the party, and Ruu-chan's having such a good time... it'd be a shame to leave early.

[misanthropicprinciple]

She'll be fine. We did all the normal parent things to make sure, and then some.

[Paranoid apocalypse survivor/averter parental team, go!]

Do you need a distraction? [He does that Thing with his voice. Junpei, y'all are in public.] I can be distracting.

[serrata]

[ That gets a little pfff of laughter, and some of her nervous energy goes with it at last. ]

Well, that depends on what kind of distraction you've got in mind. [ She's got a coy note to her own voice and she gives him a grin. ] I don't think this is quite the party for whatever your Plan A is.

[misanthropicprinciple]

[SIGH.]

Yeah, yeah, more's the pity. And I don't know if the venue's built to survive Plan B. Sort of not in the spirit of the holiday, avunco-cide.

[serrata]

It'd be a lovely Christmas present [ for ardyn, if not the ars arcana gang ] but I think you're right. It'd be a shame to ruin such a lovely party with him causing a scene.

[ because this is somnus's fault now?? neither of them have spoken to the man and they're bullying him relentlessly. ]

Was there a Plan C or beyond, then? Or are you open to suggestions?

[misanthropicprinciple]

I mean, I might shake down the Akira who was making eyes at you, but that could lead to similar Plan B-type problems. On a smaller scale, of course. Probably.

[Why did Yuuri marry such a troublemaker?]

[daughterofthemark]

Then be irresponsible, Rii-san. Why are you serving beverages?

[...Arianna says, as she takes the one offered. Which is probably a red wine idk I don't even drink.]

[serrata]

I'm cutting out the middle man, so we can both be irresponsible a little bit faster.

[ they match! Yuuri's got some fancy white wine because idk i don't drink either ]

[daughterofthemark]

At least allow me to do it. I have waitress experience.

[ARIANNA YOU LITERALLY ARE ALREADY DRINKING.]

[serrata]

Why don't we trade off, then? You can get the next round and I'll get the one after that.

[ for a girl planning to irresponsible, she sure is... well, making plans. ]

[daughterofthemark]

Very well. We'll be irresponsible in turns. Hehe.

[Arianna sees absolutely no problem here. She's new to this.]

[serrata]

It's a nice change, isn't it? Not that I don't enjoy our usual parties, but getting to just enjoy being a guest is a bit of a novelty too.

[ She was really just born ready to play hostess, huh. ]

How late are you planning to stay?

[prayerwheel]

[ Yes, hello, there's another murdermom here. Currently she's sitting on the sidelines with a blue-haired toddler on her lap and feeding him crackers from the snack table. He says something unintelligible that only a toddler's own parents can understand and Azura sighs. ]

Finish eating your snack before you talk, darling. And yes, grandfather would love to see you. We can go find him after this.

[ Azura watches Yuuri start panicking, and--oh, yep, that's mom panic. She absolutely gets it. ]

Pardon me, miss.

[ She doesn't know her, but she wants to help a little if she can. ]

[serrata]

Ah–

[ Yuuri starts a little – her expression is a little embarrassed and a little guilty, almost like the proverbial kid with her hand in the cookie jar. She doesn't put her phone away just yet but she lowers it and gives the other woman a hasty smile. ]

Sorry – I'm not making too much of a scene, am I?

[prayerwheel]

Not at all. My apologies for the intrusion, but I overheard your conversation.

[ pausing for a second to put her thoughts together. Shigure continues to loudly eat crackers, rip. ]

Is it your child who is troubling you?

[serrata]

Oh, am I that obvious?

[ Her smile turns a little sheepish – maybe a little self-deprecating – and she nods. ]

It's just– it's the first time we've left her with a babysitter instead of one of the family, so I'm a little out of sorts. I know she'll be fine if they haven't gotten in touch with me, but...

[ She gives a lopsided sort of laugh. Knowing something in your head and in your heart are two very different things. ]