Mock Gaiden Trial

[superstarlineup]

[After everyone has finished investigating the horrendous death of a poor dog (and also a couple of disasters who somehow gotten themselves killed, everyone will hear a loud click from the direction of Superstar Studios. A few moments later, the Agent’s voice is heard.]

Ok that’s enough rehearsal there! Time for the show! Everyone break a leg okay?

[As everyone enters the Studio, the first thing that hits them is the blinding lights, making it impossible to see anything for the first few moments.

Once their eyes adjust, they’ll realize that they are definitely in a really tacky movie studios. There are some cheap cardboard cutouts of monsters and city skylines, cameras that look pretty out of date, and the whole place looks like it was built on a shoestring budget.

In the middle of the studio there are rows of directors chairs for every guest that woke up here, with Rod, Ghost Host, and Stan’s chairs just knocked over. In front of them stands the Agent, grinning in an extremely uncanny way.]

I’m impressed! Three bodies is impressive after that first week of nothin’! I’m gonna make sure that culprit gets an extra special reward if they manage to get away with it.

[A small pause, then:]

Okay, my shining stars. You all have to figure out who killed your fellow actors so they don’t get away with it! If they do, they get their reward while everyone else will be punished instead.

There’s no set time limit, but make sure you don’t make it borin’. The cameras are rolling and I ain’t going to let the people watch another boring average reality show!

Comments

[superstarlineup]

"Oh you're just a cutest little thing! Thinking he's protecting the world!"

"How many bad guys have you fought? Please tell us!"

[southgatekept]

I am!! I will not dignify you with an answer!

[ Crosses her arms, looks away! ]

[superstarlineup]

"Aww don't be upset! We're just happy you're okay!"

"You have no idea how upset we would have been if we found out that this maniac killed a monster like you! ... Or more humans, for that matter,"

[But mostly the monster, tbh.]

[orwellgirl]

You know there's, like, five questionably-people beings that died today, right.

[superstarlineup]

"Yeah but they're still not monsters!"

[One of monster pushes the others with one of their many arms.]

"Of course their losses are tragic, and we mourn how we weren't able to save them,"

[orwellgirl]

I mean, nobody cares that any of them died? I just wanted to make sure you guys realize that if you were trying to be heroic rescuers, you really screwed the pooch.

Literally. A dog died.

[superstarlineup]

"Hey no one's perfect, we could always leave ya hear if that's what you want!"

[allknowledgegoodknowledge]

It's alright darling, we know you tried you best.

[Leaning right up against the one with most muscles and weirdest features.]

[superstarlineup]

[She slides up next to one that's about ten feet tall and has four arms and eight tentacles. He grins back at her.]

"Aww thanks! We're deeply sorry that we weren't able to save everyone, but we're glad we can save a good majority of you humans.

[Looks at Dominator.]

And other people here.

[allknowledgegoodknowledge]

[What a man.]

And its very appreciated. Your efforts protecting humanity and monstanity are so noble and heroic.

[superstarlineup]

"It's was nothing, ma'am! I'm sure a good majority of yourselves would have done the same thing in my shoes."

[southgatekept]

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I...would just like all of us to be returned to our homes, right now... If that's possible.

[awardnothawk]

Seconded. Wait no, first I have a question. How was that idiot planning on running this forever if he couldn't bring back the people who died? Was he just going to kidnap people forever? That seems unsustainable.

[superstarlineup]

"Certainly! It might take a bit to find your doors but we should be able to get ya home in no time!"

"And uh... we have no idea what that moron was planning once everyone died. He probably figured that kidnapping everyone forever wouldn't arouse suspicion somehow."

[awardnothawk]

You can send everyone else back first, I'm just gonna look around for a minute.

[Right. What shit looks super suspicious and Wizard of Oz-y? Because that's where we're gonna investigate.]