misheard: (Chuuya)
Mini ([personal profile] misheard) wrote in [community profile] crowspace2016-08-23 09:44 pm

Generic Murdergame Mingle

Basically this is for the PSL That Never Was, where a bunch of characters got thrown into a Generic Murdergame but we only felt like doing some random threads and not committing to a whole murdergame.

Post with the character you're putting into the hypothetical Generic Murdergame. Include as much or as little detail about them as you want - title, profile, typical habits, whether they were spared by the RNG or not, etc.

Then tag other people with whatever threads you feel like doing.
iblewit: (Just another face)

Joel Robinson | Mystery Science Theater 3000

[personal profile] iblewit 2016-08-28 07:06 am (UTC)(link)
Profile Joel was incredibly chill about the whole situation. Even though he calls it "living in a snuff film", he never acted like the situation really affected him. Being an open book, Joel often admitted that this is because he was trapped in space for years and forced to watch bad movies as a form of torture. Because of this, he is just used to being trapped somewhere and tortured.

He also admitted this as if this is a normal fact about himself.

This did have its advantages, though. Joel would often go out of his way to comfort grieving people here and either try to cheer them up or just give them a shoulder to cry or vent on. Despite his quirkiness, he did seem very level headed in this whole situation.

He was also pretty helpful in trials, although most of his usefulness stemmed from his genre savviness to murder mysteries (like not leaving out the tiny students even if the person was killed by a heavy object, for example). However, what he really excelled in was the after parties. Starting from after the first trial, Joel made various treats for everyone and even performed skits or played board games with the other students.

He is also absolutely in loved with the regain machine and is almost always around when people put their coins in to see what weird things pop out. He actually tried to disassemble it before he was threatened over it.

He dies relatively early on, becoming the victim after he attempted to kill someone. As it turned out, the "Your loved ones are in danger" motive affected Joel way more than he let on, especially with his insistence that "They're robots, I can always just rebuild them" But even with the intent of murder, he was too nice to actually finish the job and got killed because of it.
big_laundry: (I can join your tumbling site right?)

[personal profile] big_laundry 2016-08-28 08:14 am (UTC)(link)
[As it turns out, Doofenshmirtz happened to be around the regain machine. Once again he was hoping it wouldn't spit out the item it always does. But as usual he got the same: oversized hand props.]

You know, if this machine wanted to be ironic about the whole gifts thing, it wouldn't overdo it. Twice is surprising, maybe three times, but five is right out!

...oh hello, Joel Robinson.
iblewit: (There was a guy named Joel)

[personal profile] iblewit 2016-08-28 08:14 pm (UTC)(link)
[You're lucky that Joel really despises puns, Doofenshmirtz, because even he is slightly tempted to make one.]

Joel is just fine, Dr. Doofenshmirtz. [Whether he's joking or does not get the irony is impossible to tell.] Any luck with that machine over there?

[Judging by the smile on his face he already knows the answer to that.]
big_laundry: (Need to shield my face from the stupid)

[personal profile] big_laundry 2016-08-29 04:07 am (UTC)(link)
[Doof throws the gloves away with contempt, contempt he says!]

No. It should be called a Bad Luck Machine...which in this whole despair theme, would make a lot of sense...but it still grates my gears!
iblewit: (But his bosses didn't like him)

[personal profile] iblewit 2016-08-29 04:38 am (UTC)(link)
I'll have to agree with that name, actually. I just used it the other day and got Monster a Go-Go and let me tell you, that in itself almost sent me into despair.

[He is so glad they don't have a VHS player here so that no one will be forced to watch it. At least for the time being.]
big_laundry: (Doof you are not Nicolas Cage)

[personal profile] big_laundry 2016-08-29 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Just a movie?

You know...that gives me an idea. What if a prize machine, but it gives you bad prizes? The Badprizinator! It'll make people so upset they'll have to buy Doofenshmirtz merchandise and I'll take over the Tristate Area!
maidofmistakes: Determined. (Ultimate beer pong)

prize machine

[personal profile] maidofmistakes 2016-08-28 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
[Supergirl has been diligently putting in coins, but she never seems to get anything good. Today, she's got a pile of then, which all go in and produce... five Overlord T-Backs and a nolo pen. She visibly recoils.]

Okay, um? Ewww.
iblewit: (In a red jumpsuit)

[personal profile] iblewit 2016-08-28 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
[Joel smiles slightly and shakes his head as he looks up from a small machine he was tinkering with. Poor girl honestly.]

I'm starting to think this machine might be sentient on some level. I can't imagine your luck can be that bad to get five pairs of the same underwear.
maidofmistakes: Hugging herself sadly. (We are all done wearing pants today)

[personal profile] maidofmistakes 2016-08-29 01:56 am (UTC)(link)
At least it wasn't that expensive coffee made from animal droppings again. Everyone else is getting their own stuff out of this thing, and I can't find anything. Did you try it lately?
iblewit: (Next Sunday AD)

[personal profile] iblewit 2016-08-29 02:14 am (UTC)(link)
You know that kind of coffee is a very rare delicacy. If we get out of here alive you can sell it for a lot of money.

Yeah, I actually got something from home, so to speak. [Holds up a VHS tape.] This is actually the second movie I've gotten from the machine. I really hope not all of the items I'm getting from home are just bad movies.

[Joel frowns, looking genuinely disappointed at that possibility.]
maidofmistakes: Apologizing. (So I literally just wrote "sorry")

[personal profile] maidofmistakes 2016-08-29 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
How bad is it? [She tilts her head at the tape.] I've never seen a movie like that before. I thought Earth put them on discs.
iblewit: (Default)

[personal profile] iblewit 2016-08-29 03:18 am (UTC)(link)
I was told about the discs too actually. I'm guessing either they replace VHS tapes with discs in my future or some weird disturbance in the dimensions caused some universes to use VHS tapes for their movies and others have discs.

[Slides the VHS out of its case and examines it idly.]

The movie is Santa Claus Conquers the Martians. It's pretty bad but I admit it was pretty charming in its own weird way. The last one I got I wouldn't even show my worst enemy, so I guess you could say this is an improvement. Maybe if we get a media room soon I can show it to you guys.

[Joel no.]
maidofmistakes: Tense look. (That's when I knew)

[personal profile] maidofmistakes 2016-08-29 03:21 am (UTC)(link)
Didn't you just say it was bad? And what's wrong with Martians? That seems kinda, I dunno, offensive?
iblewit: (He worked at Gizmonic Institute)

[personal profile] iblewit 2016-08-29 04:36 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, it's bad, but when you've seen as many bad movies as I have, you tend to be less picky about bad movies. And this movie was made before aliens were discovered and, for a movie of its time, is at least more respectable with how Martians behave.

Even if the Martians were just green radio wearing humans.
maidofmistakes: Nervous laugh and explanation. (September 16th captain's log)

[personal profile] maidofmistakes 2016-08-29 04:39 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, right, you... used to be trapped with a bunch of terrible movies, right? What was all that about?