Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni: Sedai (A Murder Mystery)(Sign Ups)

Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni Sedai
When the Cicadas Cry: Generation


Background
Hinamizawa, a peaceful quiet, secluded village in Japan with a deadly secret. Every year until around 30 years in the past, during the Watangashi Festival (cotton drifting festival), a death would occur. And these continuous murders kept occurring until June of 1983, where a group of children came to discover what was causing these deaths.
Rika Furuude, a town noble, was the key, and during the year of 1983, she would be killed.
Rika was what you would call a ‘Queen Carrier’, the reincarnation of Oyashiro-sama, who was believed to be a God, revengeful of all those who betrayed him. However, once Oyashiro-sama was killed, all hell would break lose and the town of Hinamizawa would be no more.
However, Oyashiro-sama had nothing to do with this, and she was the one attempting to stop the murders, and finally, they were.
Town local, Miyo Takano was an undercover scientist, obsessed with discovering the truth behind her grandfathers research on Hinamizawa Syndrome, the main cause for the deaths.
So obsessed, that as every year went by, she would kill someone whom she expected to be the “Queen Carrier” to prove Doctor Takano’s documents.
The year 1983 was repeated for 100 years, Rika Furuude being killed each one of those years. Only to have them being restarted by Hanyuu Furuude, the true Oyashiro-sama, who wanted nothing more than to live a peaceful life, living as Rika’s guardian angel.
Eventually, Takano was discovered and her antics were brought to an end, where she had to attend years of psychiatric help and was released an entirely new woman, as in, she would never behave the same again.
Rika, Hanyuu and her friends, Mion, Shion, Rena and Keiichi all lived happily ever after.

Present
Now, it is two weeks before Watangashi Festival, June of 2009, and a new generation of nobles have been brought into the world. Rika and Mion, the heads of both of two of the three noble families.
A child, Nana Furuude, was born into the noble family, while Rika was at the age of 25. Unfortunately, her husband was killed even before the birth of Nana mysteriously.
Nana was loved by her mother unconditionally, and more unfortunately, Rika was killed in a horrid series of murders by Takano Miyo, who had snapped and wound up killing herself in the process. But that wasn’t the end.
Rika’s last words.
“Nana, I shouldn’t have waited so long to tell you this. But I, your own mother, am the reincarnation of Oyashiro-sama. And if I were to ever die, that role would be passed onto you. I’m sorry… I’ve made the same mistake my own mother made, and I cannot take it back.”
Nana was left scarred and her life would never be the same. Hanyuu’s spirit who was only visible by Rika, was now visible by Nana.
Nana was the reincarnation of Oyashiro-sama, and she would have to live with this for the rest of her life.

And though Miyo Takano was dead, murders in the area continued, until they all came to a stop.
Two weeks before the Watangashi Festival.

Your Job
Though, the Watangashi Murders seem to have calmed down, a suspicious feeling is roaming throughout Hinamizawa and making people nervous. However, the town hasn’t been effected by this at all, and school still goes on as usual.
The chance of dying is extremely high, but you shouldn’t worry.
Nana is the queen carrier of Hinamizawa Syndrome, and has no children to pass on the gene. If she is murdered, the fate of Hinamizawa isn’t a very bright one.
Hanyuu has once again regained the ability to restart time every time Nana is killed.
What the protagonists need to do is figure out who is committing these gruesome murders before the Watangashi Festival.
However, if the protagonists don’t discover who is behind all of this by the fifth arc, and don’t solve it by the sixth, it’s game over.

Six Arcs
Three Question Arcs and Three Answer Arcs.

In the first three question arcs, and first answer arc, it is alright to die. Because each murder leads you closer to finding out who is behind all of this.
Hints will be dropped, so there’s nothing to worry about.
But, if death occurs by the 6th arc, Hinamizawa will forever be a town of ruins and will be restricted for anyone to enter.

Hinamizawa Syndrome
Level One and Two
Weakest levels; almost all villagers and residents of Hinamizawa are infected, although they are at the lower stages of either LV1 or LV2. The syndrome does not cause apparent changes until its later stages.

Level Three
Beginning at LV3, the third stage, the mental condition of the patient will start to deteriorate and they become mentally and emotionally unstable.

Level Four
Paranoia and hallucinations start to appear surrounding the onset of LV4.

Level Five
Strongest level; this is when people began to hear 'Oyashiro-sama's footsteps', and patients are known to start clawing at their own flesh, trying to dig out "maggots", often tearing open their throats and killing themselves in the process.

Past Characters
Kyousuke Irie: The supposed runner of the Irie clinic which is still up today. In secret, he was one of the researchers for Hinamizawa Syndrome. Helped solve the past murders caused by Miyo Takano.
Miyo Takano: The true owner of the Irie Clinic. The woman who led the research for Hinamizawa Syndrome. 26 years ago, it was always said that she died from being burned alive on the night of the Watangashi Festival. However, she always faked her death and had her plans move in to kill her main target, Rika Furuude.
Kuraurdo Oishi: Hinamizawa’s detective. Spent his time alive researching the mysterious murders that occurred every night on the Watangashi Festival. Helped solve the past murders by Miyo Takano.
Jirou Tomitake: Supposedly a regular tourist who came every year to take pictures of the Watangashi Festival. Secretly, another researcher for Hinamizawa Syndrome and Miyo Takano’s lover. Helped solve the past murders caused by Miyo Takano.
Mamoru Akasaka: A police man who came also investigating the murders of the Watangashi Festival, taking Rika’s advice in the year 1978, he fled Hinamizawa before the great disaster. He also helped solve the past murders caused by Miyo Takano.

Rika Furuude: Daughter of the Furuude nobles, who unfortunately died on the night of the Watangashi Festival. She was Miyo Takano’s main goal, and once she got her hands on Rika, Takano’s research about Hinamizawa Syndrome would be praised. Rika died in each other arcs, but each time she died, a new piece of evidence to who was creating these disastrous murders.
Status: Dead as of one year ago.
Mion Sonozaki: Daughter of the Sonozaki nobles. After her grandmother had passed away, and her mother was unable to take the status as noble for marrying an outsider not approved by the family, Mion took the role as town noble and pretty much runs the town. Her sister, Shion Sonozaki, was meant to be killed at birth, since they were twins, but their mother decided to split from her husband and have Shion live out in the city away from Hinamizawa. Mion was close friends with Rika as well and helped to solve the murders caused by Takano, and proved to be of much help.
Status: (Up to the Sonozaki successor)
Shion Sonozaki: Daughter of the Sonozaki nobles. She was unable to take the role as noble since she and Mion were twins, and as tradition, the youngest child would always be left to die. However, she was saved by her mother and father’s request and now lives in the city. Shion was close friends with Rika as well and helped to solve the murders caused by Takano, and proved to be of much help.
Status: Alive (to be roleplayed by the Sonozaki successor; or myself.)
Keiichi Maebara: The son of a famous artist who moved to Japan with his family after Keiichi had a rather unfortunate incident, involving him shooting students at his school (mostly girls) with a BB Gun. He was the main protagonist in the first season of Higurashi No Naku Koro Ni, but after he saved Hinamizawa from becoming chaos again, his role changed. However, he was the first to remember his fates after each of his deaths in the year of 1983, and he was one of the main reasons that Takano was defeated. Keiichi was close friends with Rika as well and helped to solve the murders caused by Takano, and proved to be of much help.
Status: Alive, living a normal life in Hinamizawa. (May or may not come into play)
Rena Ryuugu: A normal resident of Hinamizawa, however, she and her parents moved away, returning back to Hinamizawa one year later. She moved back because of Hinamizawa Syndrome, which was eating away at her and her father’s sanity, in which Rena went mad and injured 3 students at her new school, and smashed all of the windows. She told her father that “Oyashiro-sama” was calling her to return to the village, in which they did. Her talents that she used in the previous years if 1983 proved to be most helpful in stopping Takano. Rena was close friends with Rika as well and helped to solve the murders caused by Takano, and proved to be of much help.
Status: Alive, living a normal life in Hinamizawa (May or may not come into play.)
Satoko Hojo: A normal resident of Hinamizawa, however, her family isn’t respected much since they were against the “Dam Building” in Hinamizawa. Her parents were killed by falling or being shoved (exact cause is unknown) off of a bridge into the river. She was left with her brother, Satoshi, and her aunt and uncle who became their foster parents. Satoko’s foster parents were abusive to Satoko for unknown reasons and one night, Satoshi murdered their aunt which led their uncle to flee. This led to Satoshi going insane from Hinamizawa syndrome and was said to run away,
Satoko had a talent for finding bomb traps and setting up new ones to help Rika and the others solve the Takano murder case. Satoko was Rika’s best friend, and they did virtually everything together, including solve the case. Rika also helped Satoko escape from her foster father another time when he had returned for her.
Satoko suffered from the highest level of Hinamizawa syndrome, and had to take the medication to keep her from losing her sanity every couple of hours. Unfortunately, once Dr. Irie had passed, she stopped taking her doses and killed herself from stress.
Status: Dead.
Satoshi Hojo: Satoko’s older brother, hospitalized from suffering from level 5 of Hinamizawa Syndrome, and was quite dangerous to be set free around town.
Status: Unknown, said to still be in the underground area of the Irie Clinic, but could already be dead from lack of care.

Areas in Hinamizawa:
Hinamizawa School: Since the population for Hinamizawa is a little less than 2000, the school holds one class which teaches every grade. Students spend most of their afternoon here.
Angel Mort: The town’s local restaurant. Known for it’s waitresses, all wearing ‘cute’ outfits, mostly Lolita dresses and costumes. They mostly sell cakes and sweets here.
Town Dump: The town’s local garbage dump. Filled with numerous items. A van is located all the way at the bottom, filled with goods. Rena Ryuugu came here daily to spend time away from her friends and family. Which is why the van is still in good condition.
Sonozaki Estate: The largest piece of land in Hinamizawa. Where the Sonozaki family lives. As well as housing the family, in the garden, there is a torture chamber and a shrine located towards the back of the house.
Furuude Estate: A smaller piece of land, due to Rika having lost her parents at a young age. The Saiguden is located here, which is a shrine for Oyashiro-sama. It also holds weapons used for the dissection of humans.
Irie Clinic: Though, now it just acts like a normal clinic, it still has the underground lair, which was abandoned once Kyousuke Irie passed away. The documents that were held by Takano are still located in the lair, however.
Watangashi Festival: Held in town, every year. Also known as the Cotton Drifting Festival, where town residents collect cotton and toss them into the river to be carried away. The purpose of the cotton drifting is for all of your sins to be absorbed into the cotton and drifted away, to start over a new life.

Rules:
1. This is an RP for fun. Insults will be tossed at one another so don’t take it seriously.
2. An exception where a bit of God Modding is allowed. You will die in some of the arcs.
3. If God Modding is going to be used, please, consent it with the person to be killed/tortured in a PM.
4. A bit of swearing is allowed. But nothing over the top; “Bitch” is where I’ll draw the limit.
5. As a mystery RP, those who are RP’ing town regulars need to PM me for further details. Town regulars have big roles as well as the protagonists.
6. RPing NPC’s is also allowed. Ie: Rena, Keiichi, Shion.
7. All of the characters in the original series who were part of the Police Team or Takano’s team are dead. Don’t bring them back.
8. Hinamizawa is a small town. So everyone will automatically know each other.
9. Get to know each other in the RP. A lot of PM’ing will be involved so it remains a mystery case. Especially for the murderers.
10. Have fun and go crazy… literally.

Spots:
Protagonists:
1. Nana Fuurude (Myself.)
2. –Sonozaki
3. –Sonozaki.
4. Raito "Light" Yagami (Light)
5. Mayoko (Tenyasyugan)
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Town Locals:
1. Keiji Asa Ishii (Saradamon)
2. Mari Fujiwara (Myself)
3. Szayel Aporro Grantz (Myself)
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