The Great Mafia Game - GAME 4 OPEN [MULTI-FANDOM] [6/20]

[CorvusSchnee]

Though neither of his three heads showed it, Hydreigon found himself quite bothered by the fact that someone he had considered a sibling(despite the many differences between them) had been killed. Of course, he wasn't unwise about what might come to pass soon, for he knew how suspicious his apparent lack of care would be to other pokémon. Hydreigon had never been very close to the others, always keeping to himself unless he had no choice. Still, this was his family, the pokémon he had known the longest. Of course a death would bother him, but he could never quite bring himself to show signs of worry or grief. His three heads only stared on unflinching, always scanning the crowd. Hydreigon knew that some might view him as the most likely to have murdered someone, but he could only hope that they were not blinded by their grief. After what seemed like centuries, the three-headed dragon pokémon spoke. "I dislike pointing fingers, but I have no such choice in the matter. I believe you to be the murderer.......Umbreon."

[Neon Taile]

Archeops watched the crowd around her, trying to gauge who could have been the murderer. It could be any one of the Pokemon assembled around her, she supposed. Her gaze came to rest on the Hydreigon who had just cast his vote; he seemed unfazed by the whole incident. But she agreed with him that pointing fingers was a hard way to proceed, so she continued to scan the room until she came to the Luxray, the first to speak out. She avoided meeting Luxray's eyes before speaking out (somewhat less decisively than she'd hoped). "I will cast my vote for Luxray."

[freewrite]

Umbreon took a few steps back from the crowd and hung her head in grief. Audino was one of the sweetest pokemon she knew, why would anyone try to hurt her? Umbreon was usually one to keep her head in terrible situations, so she took a few breaths, and started to scan the crowd. it surely couldn't have been Lopobunny, but that let everyone else out in the open. Umbreon resisted the urge to glare at the others who accused her of such treachery.
she ttok a step forward, " I believe it was Luxray. You were quick to defend and were quick to cast Lopopunny as a scapegoat,"
"I'm sorry," she addded softly.
(I vote for LUXRAY)

[Blaze Crimson]

Murkrow observed the drama from his perch in a small tree above the crowd. Ah, drama. He hated being in the midst of it, but it's quite amusing from a distance. He had to admit, though, he disliked those that were so quick to accuse Umbreon. Yes, dark types might have a reputation for being, well, dark, and Murkrow himself was a bit morbid, but there was little to no proof that Umbreon could have been the murderer. Her, on the other hand... He flew down from the tree and landed in a small open space. "I believe the person who is most likely to have killed Audino is Luxray."

[betulacarelica]

Ooh err, only about 10 minutes left to vote and Luxray's up by two points! 7/11 votes is pretty good though, I'm glad people haven't lost interest in the long gap we spent waiting for players. xD

[betulacarelica]

(sorry for double post again)

Despite protestations and the obvious cruelty of leaving the young Shinx behind, Luxray was dragged off with two votes higher than Umbreon. Her outburst, whether justified or otherwise, had clearly cost her.
The other Pokemon stood patiently in the square, throats dry and bodies tense. The wait was agonising, but when Blastoise returned - without Luxray - he was more solemn than before.
"I'm afraid Luxray was not the werepokemon." He announced, to the shock of the villagers. "We will have to wait, for now. We can't just execute one another without cause. Let's hope the werepokemon trips up tonight, and we catch it before more damage is done."

Aaaand another one bites the dust! Luxray wasn't the werewolf, unfortunately, so you guys will have to suffer another night of the werewolf's wrath... This post will update (or a new one will be made if someone else comments before I come back to you) when the werewolf has chosen another victim.

EDIT: The werewolf has chosen...!

Nervous and on-edge, the Pokemon returned to their homes when the sun began to set. Most of them chose to stay up, at least until the small hours of the morning, to try and catch out anyone who preyed upon them. Umbreon was one such Pokemon, though being awake at night was not hard for her - it was in her nature.
She sat by the window, watching the still darkness outside, wondering. Some had already begun to suspect her, though her only crime had been her dark typing, but that wasn't something she could help. She scowled to herself.

By the next morning, everyone had gathered early in the town square for a headcount. Blastoise attempted to count the Pokemon present on his claws, before realising that a grand total of six wasn't really enough. He humphed, but he needn't have tried again.
"Gardevoir isn't here...!" Someone said from amongst the group.
And she wasn't going to be.

Looks like Gardevoir [puddssoul] has been killed this round! Cast your votes, Pokemon... Who did it?
Voting will be open until all remaining players have voted, or until 10pm tomorrow night (8th December)!

[flightoftheowl]

Absol hadn't wanted to leave home. She feared that if she did, another Pokemon would be gone. She was also afraid that some Pokemon would resent her for being the first to vote for Luxray, possibly dooming her if the others based their votes on her own- she had felt especially bad for the Shinx once they had discovered that Luxray was not the werepokemon. Now that they were there, she wished to Arceus that she didn't have to vote, have to possibly waste another innocent life, when there was no way to tell who, in fact, was the werepokemon. She knew that wishing helped nothing, though, being practical as she was. So this time, she was the first to speak, in a soft, subdued tone, "Arceus help us all..." She paused for a moment, sweeping the crowd with her gaze. After a few moments, she finally said, "...My vote is Umbreon. It's not simply because she is a Dark type- I am one myself, after all- but Gardevoir was the first to speak against her, and her species does have an affinity with night. She does, also, have the ability to strike fear in any who see her glowing rings- perhaps used to freeze Gardevoir in her tracks as she was taken out? Umbreon, if you aren't the werepokemon, I apologize, oh so dearly... but my vote is you." Absol squeezed her eyes shut and took a long, slow, shuddering breath once she finished speaking. The effort it had cost her, just to say those words! Where was her usual cold, logical front when she needed it most?

[CorvusSchnee]

Hydreigon sighed,shaking all three of his heads in disappointment. Why was it that everybody now began to point fingers again, this time hiding behind flimsy reasoning. "I highly doubt a dark-type is behind this. At least, not the one you're thinking of." There it was, proof that even he was not above pointing fingers. " It seems rather convenient that the last person you pointed everyone towards ended up being innocent. Shifting blame is useless now......Absol. My vote is on you."

[Blaze Crimson]

Murkrow frowned. This really was predictable. He shouldn't have gone with the majority, since everyone accuses the quickest person. Luxray was just quick to accuse by nature... or she was being extremely protective of that Shinx. Murkrow examined the remaining Pokémon. There wasn't enough evidence to support anyone truly... except Hydreigon, but something told him that it wasn't. That's it. He had made up his mind.

"I vote for Absol. If we're speaking of species abilities, your species are known as the disaster Pokémon for your ability to sense coming danger, if I'm not mistaken. While it is possible that this is something beyond your ability to sense, it is also possible that you're responsible for the deaths of Audino and Gardevoir, and with no way of knowing what the answer truly is, I believe the current signs point to you."

[flightoftheowl]

And there it was. The blame. Exactly as she had feared. The blame for misleading them so that they killed Luxray. The blame for murdering Audino and Gardevoir. She was used to blame, but not for murder. She shook her head at the accusations of the others, responding as calmly as she could, but with a hint of anger, "I can only sense natural disasters, not murder. I'm doing the best I can with what limited, circumstantial evidence we have. I don't know what signs you're talking about, other than me speaking first and reasoning the best I can... Vote me out, then, if you think it's me- it's only fair, since I did the same for Luxray, even though I turned out to be very wrong- but I have not committed these crimes. The werepokemon will strike again. I'm working to save innocent lives, not destroy them. As I've always done, despite blame pinned on me countless times before." Absol stood unflinching, but did not glare at anyone, simply standing tall. She took a deep breath, forcing out fear. It was crucial that they believed her, or more innocents would die, including herself...