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Penny couldn’t believe her eyes.
Nemona was dead.
And right in front of her, stood the killer.
Juliana.
She fucking killed her girlfriend. Right in front of her.
Penny saw it happen, she saw it all.
She saw Juliana snap to Nemona, she saw the body fall over.
But Juliana didn’t know that Penny saw that whole scene.
So, Penny saw her chance. She jumped out of the vent she was in, and reported the body.
*BRRRRRRRRRRTT*
DEAD BODY REPORTED
As the netting screen came up, two people were shown as dead; Nemona and Arven, which left Penny, Juliana, Carmine, and Kieran. Huh. Well, one of those was Penny’s girlfriend, and the other was Arven, so there was definitely a more important matter at hand than the fact that Arven died.
“Guys, I swear to fucking god, I just saw Juliana kill Nemo. We need to vote her out.” Rushed and borderline screaming, Penny knew she had to get this out fast. Juliana saw her jump out of the vent. If she was able to guess roles, she could easily guess Engineer, and it’d be all over for her.
Shocked at this sudden accusation, Juliana knew she had to do something drastic before everyone started voting her. “Heh. Nuh uh.” Strangely, Juliana remained completely calm, even with the harrowing accusation thrown towards her direction. However, with the click of a button, Juliana was cleared as innocent.
For, she was Mayor.
“Also I was with Carmine in Specimen and I didn’t see you or a body anywhere near us.” But this information was not needed (yet), as Juliana was already cleared, through and through.
As a result of the Mayor reveal, a loud “OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHH” was heard throughout the entire call. Now under the spotlight, Penny was shocked. She couldn’t have predicted that there was a Morphling, and this whole situation definitely didn’t help her current situation. Being seen in Lab immediately before reporting Arven’s dead body in Admin last round already put her on some thin ice.
So, under this extreme pressure and time constraint, Penny came up with the best rebuttal she could in that moment.
“Oh shit, my bad, my bad. I did not mean to insult your reputation. So, uh, I guess there’s a Morphling?” Thankfully, it was a good enough excuse for the group. For the most part.
Like usual, Carmine was the one to take charge of the meeting. Her louder nature and tendency to control the conversation made her perfect for holding the meetings together. “God, your excuse is pathetic, Penny. So, little Miss Totally Not The Imposter, where was the body?”
Well, at least Penny knew that Carmine was suspicious of her now. “Oh yeah, I forgot about that part. It’s at the bottom of Admin. It happened literally just now, I saw someone in Juliana’s skin suit kill and the body flop over.”
“Uh huh. Well, as Juli said, I was in Specimen doing my tasks, like the perfect crewmate that I am. I, for one, think it’s you, Penny. You killed your own girlfriend. Awfully rude of you, you know that? Also, I saw you in Lab before heading to Specimen. And there just so happens to be a conveniently placed vent there, that you went through to kill your ‘Nemo.’”
Carmine’s accusation of Penny hit her deep, with Carmine's usual slight aggression only making it worse. Sure, they’d be at eachothers throats most nights they played, but the accusations were usually not like this. It was gonna be that type of night. Penny would never, never, kill Nemona (in Among us(and in real life too)). Sure, she may catch “simp” and “down bad” accusations left and right (especially from Juliana, ironically enough), but hey, at least she wasn’t like Juliana and Carmine. Ever since they officially started dating, Penny hadn’t seen one of them without the other. They were practically inseparable, even in Among us. Even the game knew just how down bad they were for each other, they were the only ones who ever seemed to get the Lovers modifier, and only between them, somehow.
However, Penny was forced to recover from the accusation quickly, as it was time for her response. “I would never kill Nemo. I know I like to win, but I like my girlfriend more, so Carmine? Fuck you. Don’t act like you would kill Juliana, okay? Do you really think I’d kill Nemo? Nah, we got some beef tonight.”
“I, um, uh. S-so what if I wouldn’t kill Juli? What if I just think she’s cute? That-that’s besides the point. We were together so it’s either you or Kiki, and the evidence points towards your gay ass.” Flustered by the comment about her infatuation with Juliana, Carmine struggled to get a response out. It only made it even more obvious to everyone just how much Carmine was blushing behind the screen. Gay little fuck.
However, sensing the rising tension between the two women-enthusiasts, Juliana knew she had to uphold her Mayorly duties, and attempted to stop the conflict from escalating further (like how some previous nights had gone). “Ladies, ladies, break it up now. I get it, Kieran gets it, we all get it. You’re both gay and down very, very bad. We can discuss this later, especially you and me, Carmi~. But for now, let’s focus on Nemona’s death, alrighty? Now, I trust Carmi, and Penny already said where she was. So, Kieran, where were you before the meeting was called?”
“O-oh, um, I was on Cams. I had been there for most of the round, ‘cause I finished most of my tasks already.” Kieran replied, with his usual anxious tone.
Bazinga. There it was, incriminating proof in Penny’s eyes, that it was Kieran. “Most of the round, huh? Well, I may or may not have walked by a camera in the last part of that round, and I saw no flashing little light. Funny, isn’t it?”
“HEY!” Carmine sneered, “Don’t pin this on Kiki! I KNOW you’re the imposter, don’t try and get out of it!”
“Oh my Arceus, I- you know what? Fine. Just vote me. I don’t care. Go have fun with your girlfriend while Kieran plots your demise.”
“Hmph. Well, I, for one, vote with my Mayor. I know she’ll trust my input and vote you.” Carmine said confidently.
But Penny couldn’t resist what had just been set up. “Oh? Are you voting with Juliana because she’s the Mayor, or because she’s your girlfriend?” Carmine did kind of set her up for that one, to be fair.
“Wha- uhm, HEY! I-again, that’s irrelevant. Her obvious cuteness has nothing to do with this!”
“Awwwww, you think I’m cute? That’s so sweet of you!” It always made Juliana feel good when Carmine complimented her. It was rare, but always appreciated. “Anyways, I’m voting Kieran. Any last words?”
“U-um… it’s not me?” Kieran meekly replied. He knew he couldn’t get out of it. Half the lobby was already convinced it was him, and one of them was the Mayor. It was a hopeless situation.
“Wha-HEY! What do you mean it’s Kiki?! Come on, you and I both know it’s Penny! It’s so obvious, even that dumb Arven could figure it out!”
Offended, the rotting corpse of Arven replied with a, “Hey! I’m not dumb!”
“Oh my god I forgot you died. Anyways stay muted, you’re dead.” Somehow, Carmine had been so focused on getting Penny out that she had forgotten that Arven had also died. Oh well.
“Anyways, Carmi, baby, we literally saw Kieran leaving Specimen when we got there. He was not on fucking Cams.”
“O-oh yeah. Whoops. Well, fine. I still vote with my girlfr-Mayor, so, fine. I’ll vote Kiki.”
Pleased by the outcome, Penny decided to share some final thoughts as Kieran got thrown into a volcano. “Cool. Thank you, Ms Mayor, for realizing my innocence. I’m gay and trans, not a criminal.”
“YOU’RE TRANS?!?!?!” Apparently Carmine never knew that about Penny. Huh. Interesting.
“Yeah :3” was the reply given by Penny, somehow manifesting the Colon Three via voice.
And at that moment, the game officially ended.
CREWMATE VICTORY
“Cowabummer… W-wait! N-not that you’re trans, Penny! Th-that’s fine, I support you and everything! I’m just sad I lost!” Kieran quickly stammered out, fearful of how the timing of his words may paint him in a poor light.
And for 30 whole seconds, all that was heard was everybody losing it at Kieran’s poor timing.
“It’s alright, It’s alright Kieran. Just, oh my Arceus, get some better timing next time, holy shit. Alright, I’ll start the next game.”
As the screen faded to black the roles for the next game were revealed, Penny felt her stomach drop.
Your role is: Executioner
Vote Nemona out
Modifier: Lovers with Carmine.
Fuck. This was going to be an interesting next game, wasn’t it?