And suddenly, it all went so fast

[Andres]

So fast.


https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/e46e96af-bd77-409a-964e-61802c043f80_zpsd848de7a.jpg

It was rainy day in May. And allthough it was blowing hard, there were no answers to be found in the wind.

In a large dark room, there was a bunch of men and maybe even some women, sitting together, trying to be poetic and funny, drinking and smoking too much. Loud music was playing and many danced and appeared to be cheerful, but somehow, nobody could shake this feeling of desperation and imminent doom.

This place was supposed to be save. Outside were the cannibals, scavenging the wastelands for meat. Horrible things were happening outside. Outside, where there was no hope. No future. Nothing but cruelty and dead.

But here, in this all too seldom safe haven, there were food and drinks, electricity and heating, music and even cigarettes. Enough for at least a week or two.

The people in the dark room were trying hard to stay in the illusion that everything was ok. That everything would be ok. That it would always be ok from now on.

But it wasn't ok. Not by a mile.

Not here, in this room where, all of the sudden, in less than a fraction of a second, terrible and unspeakable things could happen.



***


Welcome to my latest large mafia game "And suddenly, it all went so fast!" where the good, noble and holy desperates need to find out who their enemies are!

Boring basic stuff:

Each day or night phase will last approximately 24 hours. This may be extended or shortened due to real life circumstances of the host (that's me).

The townies have to decide during the day by voting who will get lynched. The person with the most votes, will be lynched.

Votes have to be made like this:

Vote : Andres

When you want to switch your vote, you have to do it like this:

Unvote : Andres ; Vote : Secura

Please remember to BOLD YOUR VOTES! UNBOLDED VOTES WILL NOT BE COUNTED! No exceptions will be made. Also, REMEMBER TO UNVOTE BEFORE SWITCHING YOUR VOTE; if you forget to unvote, your vote switch will be ignored. DO NOT EDIT YOUR POST TO ALTER YOUR VOTE. IF YOU ALTER YOUR VOTE, YOU NEED TO MAKE A NEW POST.

Notes:

* You're allowed to vote "abstain"; voting "no lynch" will be counted as an abstain vote.
* When a tie is reached at the end of the day, the game host will randomly (as in "completely at random") lynch one of the players in the tie. In short: there will always be a lynch at the end of the day phase.
* regardless of your role, you are supposed to be active in the thread. Severe inactivity (no strict rule, but you can take not posting for 6 RL days in a row as a basic rule) will be dealt with by WoG ("Wrath of God") which basically means that you'll be killed by the host in a most humiliating way.
* If you can no longer play for whatever reason, please inform the host and he'll try to find a replacement. If no replacement can be found, you will be written out of play (honorable suicide).
* Roles of the dead will not be revealed.
* The dead players can keep playing, but they will no longer have a vote nor any night abilities.



Fun stuff:

- since my wife and I leave on June the 8th for a holiday, it is possible that in a normal set-up, this game would be in its' interesting end-phase just when I have to leave for an entire week. Therefore, there will be some twists to advance the game a bit if necessary.
- the game WILL end on June 7th at the latest.
- possible twists to reach that goal are:
* extra kills for the mafia, followed by a day phase with the lynching of the top three of lynch candidates;
* the sudden emergence of an evil serial killer. Or two. Or three. Or everybody turns SK and the game ends in a spectacular blood bath.
* the mafia sees the error of its' ways and stops being evil. There will be flowers, flowers and lots of flowers. And hippies.
* the host goes mad and destroys players at random to satisfy his bloodlust
* natural disasters
* players get to choose between the plague or cholera
* something completely different.

***


Signed up (31/30):

LazyMcCrow
BSmith
Ferret
Askthepizzaguy
Makrell
Darth Feather
jht
B-Wing
Jarema
GeneralHankerchief
El Barto
autolycus
Csargo
Zack
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Rickinator9
Choxorn
Ishmael
HopAlongBunny
issaikhaan
Abstain
Chaotix
Diana Abnoba
Jolt
TinCow
edse
Kumquat
Tiaexz
Ibn-Khaldun
Ironside
Montmorency

[LazyMcCrow]

And now for something completely different :)

[BSmith]

I'm in.

[Ferret]

And suddenly, I was in.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Ah, another Andres game. I think I've failed every one of these spectacularly.

But they're so awesome, that I must!

I will be keepin the streak alive!

[Makrell]

in for the boringng post

also role

[Darth Feather]

Long live the great Andres.

IN

[johnhughthom]

And suddenly, I was in.

Did you change your name due to being mistaken for Warman? If so, I doubt there's ever been a better reason for a name change at the org.

In

[B-Wing]

In, sir.

[Ferret]

Did you change your name due to being mistaken for Warman? If so, I doubt there's ever been a better reason for a name change at the org.

Haha no, I've been meaning to change it for ages. Couldn't really do it earlier because the behaviour of certain individuals led a game host to ban name changes. :clown:

[johnhughthom]

In, sir.

Another one!


Haha no, I've been meaning to change it for ages. Couldn't really do it earlier because the behaviour of certain individuals led a game host to ban name changes. :clown:

Certain moderators, I think you mean... :laugh4:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Haha no, I've been meaning to change it for ages. Couldn't really do it earlier because the behaviour of certain individuals led a game host to ban name changes. :clown:

Thankfully you've got mature and responsible guardians like myself and Chaotix always keeping a vigilant watch for such behavior.

[B-Wing]

You can be sure there won't be abuses of name changes under the watchful eyes of Askthepizzaman and Chatoix.

[johnhughthom]

I want to see an Enquirewiththeitalianfoodrelatedchap.

[Jarema]

In

And I want hippies
(and a chainsaw, or an axe)

[GeneralHankerchief]

Been meaning to play a mafia game again, thanks for the invite Andres. :yes:

[El Barto]

Very well, I have got two invitations in my inbox and I shall accept both.
In.
In.
I ask that my character allow me to be an upper-class English aristocrat or a drunken emotional Russyan. Or both, if both my ins are accepted.


Haha no, I've been meaning to change it for ages. Couldn't really do it earlier because the behaviour of certain individuals led a game host to ban name changes. :clown:
Thankfully you've got mature and responsible guardians like myself and Chaotix always keeping a vigilant watch for such behavior.
ONE MILLION YEARS DUNGEON!!!!

Been meaning to play a mafia game again, thanks for the invite Andres. :yes:
Ooh, noice.

[autolycus]

I'm in.

[Csargo]

Beep beep, I'm in!

[Zack]

I'm here to feed jht cashews and milk.

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

...and I am in.

[rickinator9]

I'm ready to sin

[Choxorn]

I'm here to feed jht cashews and milk.

Vote: Zack, for remINding me of the existence of Warman.

[Ishmael]

A mafia game hosted by Andres - what more needs to be said?

In, please!

[HopAlongBunny]

In, unless there is a Rookie Prohibition in effect :elephant:

[Askthepizzaguy]

In, unless there is a Rookie Prohibition in effect :elephant:

Quite the contrary. We welcome new people with great big hugs that go on for just slightly too long, and you start to wonder if we weren't held enough as a child.

[El Barto]

...and I am in.
In defence of the Senate and the Republic, you shall be cast from the Tarpeian Rock, you Cæsarist.

Quite the contrary. We welcome new people with great big hugs that go on for just slightly too long, and you start to wonder if we weren't held enough as a child.
Hey, why're there no hugs for the rest?

[Askthepizzaguy]

Hey, why're there no hugs for the rest?

Can't now. Busy killing.

[seireikhaan]

Let's see...

Invitation from Lord Andres? Check.
My favorite no-longer-named-for-a-bleach-character Texan? Check.
My totally heterosexual life partner in crime already signed up? Check.

:charge:

[Zack]

My favorite no-longer-named-for-a-bleach-character Texan? Check.
Wait, who is this?

[Visor]

In.

[El Barto]

Wait, who is this?
You might not know this, but you're not the only Texan on the Internet.

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

In defence of the Senate and the Republic, you shall be cast from the Tarpeian Rock, you Cæsarist.

As a legally mandated Tribune, should you obstruct me in my duties, it shall be you, O aristocrat, who shall fall, flailing, from the Capitol. :soapbox:

[Choxorn]

Wait, who is this?

Csargo, maybe?

[Chaotix]

In.

[Diana Abnoba]

I'm here to feed jht cashews and milk.


Vote: Zack, for remINding me of the existence of Warman.


Oh I second that!...Vote: Zack :whip::clown:

[Andres]

In.


Nice name change :laugh4:

At your own risk though, I'm a ruthless host :evil:

[Diana Abnoba]

Let's see...

Invitation from Lord Andres? Check.
My favorite no-longer-named-for-a-bleach-character Texan? Check.
My totally heterosexual life partner in crime already signed up? Check.

:charge:


Wait, who is this?


Csargo, maybe?


I think it's Beskar. Didn't he have the "killer" bunny avatar before?




Okay no more name changes, damn it, it get confusing. :dizzy2: I'm going to start lynching players that change their names from now on. :smash: :evilgrin:




BTW I'm IN * steps down from soap box to blend back into the crowd* :soapbox: ~D

[Jolt]

In for the win.

[edse]

Vote: Abstain

[Riedquat]

Oh... :dizzy2: kumquat wants in but riedquat isn't so sure!

[TinCow]

I'll join, though life is a bit hectic for me at the moment and I cannot guarantee a high level of activity.

[Beskar]

Andres said he will strip me of my green and ban me from the forum if I don't join. In.

[Zack]

Vote: Zack, for remINding me of the existence of Warman.
john brought him up first...?

[Riedquat]

john brought him up first...?

Double A then, after all he submitted orders to kill warman :laugh4:

[El Barto]

As a legally mandated Tribune, should you obstruct me in my duties, it shall be you, O aristocrat, who shall fall, flailing, from the Capitol. :soapbox:
I am a legally elected consul! You shall respect me! Gaius Iulius Cæsar has illegally levied troops and bound them to himself by illegal payments not authorised by the Senate! Be quiet or the Lictores shall throw you from this House!

Nice name change :laugh4:

At your own risk though, I'm a ruthless host :evil:
A host cast in my own mold! Are you whimsical and scummy/devious/treacherous to your players?

Oh... :dizzy2: kumquat wants in but riedquat isn't so sure!
Him, who wanted me to eat cat meat, him. Why does he refer to himself in the third person?

I'll join, though life is a bit hectic for me at the moment and I cannot guarantee a high level of activity.
Your feelings signature betrays you… you have… an addiction! Twin addictions! Obi-Wan was wise to hide that, mafia and minecraft both start with an M, it was hidden in plain sight.

Double A then, after all he submitted orders to kill warman :laugh4:
As always, we can blame the mafia from past games for that.

[Darth Feather]

I am a legally elected consul! You shall respect me! Gaius Iulius Cæsar has illegally levied troops and bound them to himself by illegal payments not authorised by the Senate! Be quiet or the Lictores shall throw you from this House!


I request a senatus consultum ultimum.

In these troubeled times we need to follow our beloved consul L. Takhibartus renovator.

Quo usque tandem abutere Curio patientia nostra? Quam diu etiam furor iste tuus nos eludet? Quem ad finem sese effrenata iactabit audacia?

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

I am a legally elected consul! You shall respect me! Gaius Iulius Cæsar has illegally levied troops and bound them to himself by illegal payments not authorised by the Senate! Be quiet or the Lictores shall throw you from this House!

You are not listening, O Consul. As Tribune I am am sacrosanct: no one can touch me or impede me in my duties. You would do well to remember that consul and Senate are subject to my veto. Beware if you oppose me: never before has the consular power impinged upon the Tribunate. It cannot do so by force of law.


I request a senatus consultum ultimum.

In these troubeled times we need to follow our beloved consul L. Takhibartus renovator.

Quo usque tandem abutere Curio patientia nostra? Quam diu etiam furor iste tuus nos eludet? Quem ad finem sese effrenata iactabit audacia?

You imply Curio is a new Catilina? I confess myself disappointed.

[Ibn-Khaldun]

I'll be IN!

[B-Wing]

I think we're at 28 out of 30 players now. Get in while you can! :dancing:

[Darth Feather]

You imply Curio is a new Catilina? I confess myself disappointed.

I might have exaggerated here. You are not as evil as Catilina, just misguided due to Caesars lies and his bid to become king of Rome. For that, I believe, must be his plan.
He is clearly at least as evil as Catilina.

[johnhughthom]

Get yourselves an interactive history or something, you two.

:clown:

[Ironside]

Hm, why not. In

[Andres]

And that's number 30 :2thumbsup:

Sign-ups closed.

[El Barto]

You are not listening, O Consul. As Tribune I am am sacrosanct: no one can touch me or impede me in my duties. You would do well to remember that consul and Senate are subject to my veto. Beware if you oppose me: never before has the consular power impinged upon the Tribunate. It cannot do so by force of law.
The very day your mandate expires, Curio, things will be different. That-very-day.

I might have exaggerated here. You are not as evil as Catilina, just misguided due to Caesars lies and his bid to become king of Rome. For that, I believe, must be his plan.
He is clearly at least as evil as Catilina.
His imperium shall expire and never be renewed, although, of course, Cæsar might well run for the consulate after ten years have passed since his last one. If he comes to Rome.

[Montmorency]

Wow, a full Large Game within fewer than 24 hours? I don't think the Org's seen such a swift fill-in for at least 1.5 years.

Put me down as a replacement, I suppose.

[B-Wing]

Well, actually it was about 48 hours, and I only count 29 on the list.

[Darth Feather]

Wow, a full Large Game within fewer than 24 hours? I don't think the Org's seen such a swift fill-in for at least 1.5 years.



Probably due to the title. :holmes:

[Askthepizzaguy]

Andres is the game host
He actually sent out invites
Andres is our Lord and Master and could strike us down with thunderbolts or beer cans at any time.

1+1+1 = 30 players

[Zack]

Well, actually it was about 48 hours, and I only count 29 on the list.
Woah there, let's not get our panties all in a bunch over semantics, buddy.

[B-Wing]

Point is, Monty Monty can still join up, rather than going on the reserve list.

[Riedquat]

Point is, Monty Monty can still join up, rather than going on the reserve list.

Monty Monty? Kumquat thinks with one is enough!

[Zack]

Point is, Monty Monty can still join up, rather than going on the reserve list.
I thought it was obvious that I was joking.

Now laugh like a hyena! GUFFAW!!!

[Montmorency]

No, there are indeed 30 signed-up.

But given Andres' precedented grace in admitting over the limit, I suppose I'll sleep in a dark wet cave full of spiders.

[B-Wing]

Now laugh like a hyena! GUFFAW!!!

:blank2: According to Wikipedia, hyenas are capable of "producing a number of different sounds consisting of whoops, grunts, groans, lows, giggles, yells, growls, laughs and whines". Guffaw is not listed. And I have no idea what a "low" is. I also learn that there are actually 4 distinct species of hyena (of which, brown hyenas are by far the ugliest).

And while I'm getting educated, I did a recount and, dadgummit, Monty Monty Monty was right; this game is at capacity.

[Zack]

:blank2: According to Wikipedia, hyenas are capable of "producing a number of different sounds consisting of whoops, grunts, groans, lows, giggles, yells, growls, laughs and whines". Guffaw is not listed.
Guffaw: n. a loud and boisterous laugh

What is this, if not loud and boisterous? (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yhZ0TKdgJGg&t=0m9s)

[Andres]

Ok, one extra body doesn't matter so much. Montmorency is in. But that's the last one!

I'll start this game tomorrow around this time.

Roles at the start-up:

- the 4 Grmphs
- the healer
- 3 mafiosi with two kills each night at start-up
- one special/secret role
- the wise old man

Players may or may not get an extra role above their starting role during the course of the game. You may or may also get some added flavour to your role. However, your alignment will always remain the same.

[Csargo]

Let's see...

Invitation from Lord Andres? Check.
My favorite no-longer-named-for-a-bleach-character Texan? Check.
My totally heterosexual life partner in crime already signed up? Check.

:charge:

:sweetheart:

[Chaotix]

Oh god what's with all the name changes lately?

Where did all of you get the idea that you can just change your name whenever you want and there will be no consequences??

:clown:

[El Barto]

Andres is the game host
He actually sent out invites
Andres is our Lord and Master and could strike us down with thunderbolts or beer cans at any time.

1+1+1 = 30 players
Heh, you're using trinary notation!

Monty Monty? Kumquat thinks with one is enough!
Yet another name changer. You offer me cat meat, you dare to win my game, and now this. You, sir, along with the aforementioned Cæsarian tribune of the Plebs, shall be lynched as soon as possible.

I thought it was obvious that I was joking.

Now laugh like a hyena! GUFFAW!!!
With the GM and some returning old players, we'll be seeing more mad cackling and maleficent laughter than mere guffawing, but this is a good warm-up for the real thing.

[seireikhaan]

Oh god what's with all the name changes lately?

Where did all of you get the idea that you can just change your name whenever you want and there will be no consequences??

:clown:
I have absolutely no idea. The nerve of some people, honestly.

[Jarema]

Oh god what's with all the name changes lately?

Where did all of you get the idea that you can just change your name whenever you want and there will be no consequences??

:clown:

I have no idea :shrug:

[Darth Feather]

I have no idea :shrug:

Death to you, Jarema yay Jarrema!!
:bomb2:

Your feelings awards betray you!!

[Makrell]

well, you know what they say of people who change their names

[Jarema]

well, you know what they say of people who change their names
no, I do not.
what?

[LazyMcCrow]

They say: 'vote: Yay!'

[Makrell]

no, I do not.
what?
they are twice in the random.org lists

[edse]

What's a "Grmph"?

[Andres]

What's a "Grmph"?

Well, I've already written the role pm's, but if you can come up with something creative, like a story or a description that starts on the premise "Grmph", I might consider adding it to the story.

[TinCow]

This is a Grmph:

9241

[Andres]

Looks more like a wise old man to me.

[Riedquat]

Yet another name changer. You offer me cat meat, you dare to win my game, and now this. You, sir, along with the aforementioned Cæsarian tribune of the Plebs, shall be lynched as soon as possible.

Bueh! You gave me this name, I use it as a tribute to you and your game, and about the menu, well I think you already know there are a large variety of consumable cats around here... and you don't need to chew on them... :belly: ~D

[johnhughthom]

I demand an inquest into how the technical admin managed to hack into my photobucket account, and steal my graduation photo. A gross invasion of privacy.

[Riedquat]

I demand an inquest into how the technical admin managed to hack into my photobucket account, and steal my graduation photo. A gross invasion of privacy.

At least you are photogenic...

[B-Wing]

Looks more like a wise old man to me.
I actually recognize that photo from TheLastDays' game A Country for Old Men. Good times.

I'd like to think a Grmph is similar to a Grue, which sounds appropriate for this setting. 3 mafia and 4 chaotic evils versus 24 townies. I like the odds.

I don't know why, but I'm ridiculously excited about this game. When do you think we shall begin, Andres, gracious host?

[Andres]

And Suddenly, it all happened so fast - Day 0


https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/nomansland_zps32eed701.jpg

The Grmph's were staring outside the window, staring at the desolate landscape.

They didn't talk.

Memories were haunting them. Memories of things that should not be spoken off. That wasn't why they kept silent, but in the end, maybe their silence was for the best.

There was nothing outside. Nothing, except death, pain and loneliness. Perhaps the loneliness was the worst part. Good company made every burden easier to carry.

Not that there was "good company" inside this room. Sure, these were all good people and before the disaster, they would have been good company. But in this world, in the end, it was each for his own.

There were no bounds. No friendship. No love.

But there were cigarettes, booze and food. The Grmph's turned away from the room and became part of the illusion.

***

And kick-off!

The game will start with a night phase. As a courtesy to the players who were so eager to join, the mafia will, exceptionnaly, only get 1 kill on their first night. The player who gets killed, will become "The voice of the skully" and will get a say in how the executions are to be performed.



***


Alive (31/31):

LazyMcCrow
BSmith
Ferret
Askthepizzaguy
Makrell
Darth Feather
jht
B-Wing
Jarema
GeneralHankerchief
El Barto
autolycus
Csargo
Zack
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Rickinator9
Choxorn
Ishmael
HopAlongBunny
issaikhaan
Abstain
Chaotix
Diana Abnoba
Jolt
TinCow
edse
Kumquat
Tiaexz
Ibn-Khaldun
Ironside
Montmorency

Killed.

Lynched.

WoG/Suicide

Replaced.


***
1) Night will last for +/- 22hours 30 minutes.
2) No more name changes from now on :stare: Anyone changing his name after now, will be WoG'ed in the most cruel way.

[HopAlongBunny]

Time to get this baby underway!

Vote: Lynch!

[johnhughthom]

Vote: B(ig)-Wang

[Zack]

I like it when people vote during the Night phase, because it gives me the opportunity to make a witty, condescending remark. Such as the following:

Hey, it's night! ... (punchline) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMmsimegvZw&feature=youtu.be&t=44s)*

*NSFW

EDIT: Yes, I know it's not very witty, that's the joke.

[B-Wing]

It is pitch black. You are likely to be eaten by a grmph.


The player who gets killed, will become "The voice of the skully" and will get a say in how the executions are to be performed.
You mean they get to be Gillian Anderson?! These may be the sexiest executions ever seen in Mafia.

BTW jht, thanks for revealing my stage name to everyone.

[Chaotix]

Grmph.

[Ishmael]

Mafia, don't kill me N1. If you do so all executions will be by firing squad, and that would make for very boring write-ups.

(N2 is fine)

[seireikhaan]

Mroh!

[Askthepizzaguy]

Don't kill me N1 because I make for such tantalizing lynch bait. You know my mere existence is a sure-fire wrong lynch sometime.

[GeneralHankerchief]

To the scum, I say to you please
End not my lifely lease
If you kill me so soon
I can no longer croon
And my uttered lim'ricks will cease.

[edse]

Hmpf Grmph

[Darth Feather]

Hmpf Grmph


Grmph.


Mroh!

Ok, who is the last grmph?

[rickinator9]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrmph!

[Darth Feather]

Mafia, don't kill me N1. If you do so all executions will be by firing squad, and that would make for very boring write-ups.

(N2 is fine)

Personnaly, in this game, I would rather be killed N1 than N2. It gives you something to do

That is not a challenge, mafia. :shrug:

[Jolt]

Don't kill me N1 because I make for such tantalizing lynch bait. You know my mere existence is a sure-fire wrong lynch sometime.

Trying too hard. Mafioso for sure. :)

[Ironside]

I find this thread lacking a discussion on what Grmph stands for, and more importantly:

Can we eat it?

[B-Wing]

-nevermind-

[Darth Feather]

I find this thread lacking a discussion on what Grmph stands for, and more importantly:

Can we eat it?

I don't think so. It is probably a schrtroumph. Which is a french smurf.
Well? Are you going to admit?

[Askthepizzaguy]

Mafioso for sure. :)


/\
This right here should be your clue that I am innocent.

[Choxorn]

I'd prefer not be killed at all, so I'll just say:

If you strike me down, I'll become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.

[Zack]

I'd prefer not be killed at all, so I'll just say:

If you strike me down, I'll become more powerful than you can possibly imagine.
That quote is kind of silly, though. Obi-Wan was objectively much less powerful dead than alive.

[Darth Feather]

That quote is kind of silly, though. Obi-Wan was objectively much less powerful dead than alive.

I second that, he was totally powerless. :grin:

[Askthepizzaguy]

On the contrary. You could use him as a night-light.

Check and mate.

[Zack]

On the contrary. You could use him as a night-light.

Check and mate.
For all we know, Luke is tripping on some awesome Jedi acid, and Obi-Wan's friendly post-mortem advice and ghostly visage are all a figment of Luke's hallucinating mind.

I mean, how could someone named "Skywalker" not be a druggie?

[Darth Feather]

*edit* Zack had a lot better answer.

[Andres]

And Suddenly, it all happened so fast - Night 1 Conclusion

https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/e46e96af-bd77-409a-964e-61802c043f80_zpsd848de7a.jpg

Abstain relaxed in his rocking chair
enjoying his most recent cigar.
He looked at his glass, thinking an heir,
Wond'ring whether to visit the bar.

But his line of thought was soon cut short,
As he was approached by a fellow
Who offered him a look to consort
In a merry time where drink would flow.

"My good sir," the new gentleman spoke.
"You are unfamiliar; are you new?"
"Oh, in a way," he said as a joke.
"Good; fresh always works best for a stew."

"What? I beg your pardon?" Abstain asked.
His question hung as he felt the axe
In his neck, his agony unmasked
"You shall make us delectable snacks."

And as such, Abstain was hauled away
To become a group's sumptuous feast.
But for Abstain, death was a gateway
For his Voice was still not yet deceased.

***

Suddenly, a loud voice could be heard in the dark night.

"I see... I see... I CAN SEE IT NOW!"

"Shut up, idiot!"

"I SEE... I SEE...!"

"Too much mushrooms. Gah. Can nobody handle his mushrooms anymore these days?"

"TONGUES! TONGUES! THE TONGUES!!!! AAAAAAA.... Aa... Aa..., ..., oh, whisky, mjummie."


***

And suddenly, it all happend so fast - Day 1

The survivors looked at what remained of Abstain. It was... disgusting. The cannibals had eaten several parts of his body, but the most gruesome sight was his skull. It was... clean. Shaking their heads in disbelief, they watched as one of them picked up the skull and put it on a table. Another one picked up Abstains' beautiful sunglasses. It had "Visor/" written on it.

"We don't know each other. But we all suffered from the cannibals one way or another. We could flee, like we always do, but we could also try to catch the one who did this."

The survivors nodded in agreement with the speaker.

Suddenly, a green light started to glow around the skull.

"Put me on my sunglasses, please."

A few survivors started to yell, others fainted, the grmphs kept silent. One of the grmphs stepped forward, holding the sunglasses in his hands and put it on the skull.

"That's right. Good. Excellent. Unfortunately, I didn't see who did this to me, but one thing is for sure: it's one of you. Yes, my awesome skills already discovered that, saves you lot plenty of work, since the list of suspects is now narrowed down from everybody to just the 30 of you. Aren't I fantastic?"

Most survivors simply kept staring, not sure if this was real, a nightmare or too much funny substances.

"Stop staring, you look like cows; not that most of you have ever seen a cow, youngsters and all that. In my days, the even had cows of tin. Tincows they were called. Nice as a collectors' item for bored farmers, but utterly useless for the rest of us. Now, when I was a young lad, ages ago, allthough I still look good for my age, even now in these unpleasant circumstances, we used to play a game called mafia in which you had to find the bad guys through discussion and analysis. I was always town in those games and of course, we always won. In most cases, thanks to my pure genius and infallible skills."

The survivores listened to the skull and started to get a deep respect for its' clear wisdom and intelligence.

"Anyway, I suggest you treat this like a mafia game and you all vote for the one who looks most suspiscious. The one with the most votes at the end of the game will die. I will guide you through the proces with my wisdom. If you just do what I say, I'm sure we'll find the murderer in no time."

And so, they started the proceedings of this first day.


***




Alive (30/31):

LazyMcCrow
BSmith
Ferret
Askthepizzaguy
Makrell
Darth Feather
jht
B-Wing
Jarema
GeneralHankerchief
El Barto
autolycus
Csargo
Zack
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Rickinator9
Choxorn
Ishmael
HopAlongBunny
issaikhaan
Chaotix
Diana Abnoba
Jolt
TinCow
edse
Kumquat
Tiaexz
Ibn-Khaldun
Ironside
Montmorency

Killed (1).
Abstain

Lynched.

WoG/Suicide

Replaced.


***


It is now day. You can start voting. Because of RL, day phase will last for +/- 33 hours from the timestamp of this post. The next night will then last +/- 36 hours after which I hope to be able to get back to the regular 24h shedule.

[Zack]

I have to say, the killer deserves a thumbs up for that one. Did us all a favor, avoiding a "Vote: Abstain" fiasco.

Vote: Askthepizzaguy

[HopAlongBunny]

Yuck! I mean, without parsley!!? Really :no:


Can we eat it?

FoS: Ironside

[Darth Feather]

In its great wisdom random.org told me Vote: Csargo is guilty of being innocent of not being the killer of poor abstain.

[Ferret]

Vote:Jarema/Yay!

He always votes for Visorslash on day 1, maybe he also always kills him on night 1.

[Riedquat]

In its great wisdom random.org told me Vote: Csargo is guilty of being innocent of not being the killer of poor abstain.

Said 6 to me, it's you Vote: Darth Feather

[Ibn-Khaldun]

Vote: GeneralHankerchief

[GeneralHankerchief]

While I mourn the demise of Abstain
I note it's me they're trying to frame
For the poem you've done
(Though I too did one)
Should not have been penned in quatrain.

Vote: Montmorency :stare:

[El Barto]

Bueh! You gave me this name, I use it as a tribute to you and your game, and about the menu, well I think you already know there are a large variety of consumable cats around here... and you don't need to chew on them... :belly: ~D
Rosario is a piss-take fo a city whose women do not compare to ours, and whose football teams are either a crap or a gang who thinks the crap is their derby. Pfffft.

I find this thread lacking a discussion on what Grmph stands for, and more importantly:

Can we eat it?
Are we likely to be eaten by a Grmph?

I have to say, the killer deserves a thumbs up for that one. Did us all a favor, avoiding a "Vote: Abstain" fiasco.

Vote: Askthepizzaguy
Why are you congratulating yourself? Weren't you hugged enough as a child? vote: Kumquat

[Chaotix]

Grmph.

[Choxorn]

Vote: Ironside

I saw him eating a taco.

[Jolt]

Gonna go with my early scumdar warning detection Vote: ATPG

Sorry, you were trying too hard.

[Ishmael]

vote: El Barto

Clearly all the name changes when he was hosting drove him insane, and now he's made it his mission to kill anybody who has done so.

[rickinator9]

Blaghb.

[El Barto]

vote: El Barto

Clearly all the name changes when he was hosting drove him insane, and now he's made it his mission to kill anybody who has done so.
Not necessarily, kumquat purports to be from a city that is know for its inhabitants' preference for consumption of feline flesh, and I don't hold with that.

But I guess killin Chatoix is always a good option.

[seireikhaan]

I have to say, the killer deserves a thumbs up for that one. Did us all a favor, avoiding a "Vote: Abstain" fiasco.

Vote: Askthepizzaguy
Grar!

[El Barto]

Why is everyone posting stupid oneliners?

[seireikhaan]

Why is everyone posting stupid oneliners?
Urgle!

[HopAlongBunny]

I'm not saying they found this at the scene:

9245

but it is suggestive.

[B-Wing]

Umm... right.
I vote: Ironside because Choxorn's evidence sounds indisputable.

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

Vote: Yay!

Enough said...

[Askthepizzaguy]

Vote: Askthepizzaguy

Jolt wants to see, so let's show him. I can do my greatest evil from beyond the grave, after all.

[Chaotix]

Umph!

[Darth Feather]

Said 6 to me, it's you Vote: Darth Feather

Let's reason on this statement

1) Random.org is allways right.
2) You claim it said I was guilty.
3) I am innocent

CONCLUSION: You are lying

which leads to the following
1) Only scum and pizza's lie.
2) You are no pizza

ERGO: you are scum :logic:

But I am not going to vote you because random.org told me Csargo is guilty, and random.org never lies.~;)

[Ironside]

Are we likely to be eaten by a Grmph?

That seems to be the case. I also suspect that it answers how the "everyone turns SK" scenario Andres suggested for the endgame shows up in the story as well. Bad meat.

That unknown things has to be some kind of food is a known joke (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IsItSomethingYouEat) and I'm not stupid enough to make such a joke reference when there's more or less random chance of getting lynched.

The interesting thing is this though:


I don't think so. It is probably a schrtroumph. Which is a french smurf.
Well? Are you going to admit?

How did you know that there was something to admit in the first place?

Vote: Darth Feather

[Darth Feather]

How did you know that there was something to admit in the first place?

Vote: Darth Feather

I was just kidding. All schrtroumphs should admit they are schrtroumphs.

(Due to the impossibility to pronounce the name, as well as grmph)

Now I get it.
It was a misunderstanding, I was not talking to you but to those four utterers.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Pizza doesn't lie. It tells you truths that are ahead of their time.

[Darth Feather]

Pizza doesn't lie. It tells you truths that are ahead of their time.

Was your name not "I am a liar" some time ago :juggle:

[Jarema]

Vote:Jarema/Yay!

He always votes for Visorslash on day 1, maybe he also always kills him on night 1.

Yay!
vote: Ferret. Why are you not so elite?

[Askthepizzaguy]

Was your name not "I am a liar" some time ago :juggle:

Yes, it was not.

[Askthepizzaguy]

For those who refuse to understand I will educate.

The pizza is a four dimensional object- it has height and width and very saucy
breadth beneath the width But it is formed and it rises and it is assembled and
it cooks and it is consumed. These are also dimensions which intersect one another
at right angles. And just as the pizza may be cut into 8, 12, or 16 slices at acute angles
The pizza may also be cut at right angles along the perpendicular spatial planes
And with those right angles the educated will see that the pizza has four equal and
opposite right angles Each of those equal and opposite right angles bisects the pizza
and creates opposing zones Some slices will be on the north side of the pizza
opposing the south Other slices will be on the left side opposing the right
And there are even slices of pepperoni on top which are opposed to the slices
of ham just beneath But that is only three dimensions and there must also be included
a fourth dimensional slice And along the time plane at different points the pizza will be round or flat or cut into
squares Thus you have four corners and four opposite ends and they all rotate perpendicular
to the other Each of these corners has its own topping and each topping will itself have corners
And no matter what you think you see these toppings will always oppose one another
Just because you are not educated enough to see it that does not mean they are not
opposed And at different points along the timeline the pizza will be cooked and it will be uncooked
So it will experience both opposite states equally and those states will be opposed along
right angles Therefore it is possible for the pizza to state something which you consider to be a lie,
but it is actually true in another time or place, which makes it not a falsehood
and therefore the states of "truth" and "falsehood" which are ANTIPODES are in fact
part of each other Equal and opposite along right angles perpendicular to one another along the plane of
the oven's heating surface Keeping in mind that although the slices may appear to be cut in parallel these are not
always in perfect alignment therefore the squared slices are actually quadrilaterals which are opposed along the plane
of the cutting surface to one another thus proving they are both equal and opposite and unequal to one another, but
sharing the same continuum. Therefore it is not FALSE to say that they are squares, but neither are they not
quadrilaterals, and it is TRUE that they are both, and opposed.
Such is the circular logic of the crust, it has no beginning and no end, and it is filled
with cheese for a charge of only two dollars. You can apply the crushed red peppers
or the grated cheese to the top of the pizza as well, because these are equal and opposing condiments.
Remember that your pizza can be either spicy or not spicy, or with extra cheese
or with no extra cheese, and be both at the same time, just on equal and opposing sides, cut along
right angles perpendicular to one another.
This is called the half and half pizza, and it proves that the pizza can have
both extra cheese and no cheese whatsoever. Though equal, opposite,
and antipodes, they can also occupy the same pizza without it being a contradiction.
So you must understand that even though you were educated to believe that
the opposing conditions of true and false cannot be reconciled,
With pizza, all things are possible.

[LazyMcCrow]

vote: Grmphh - I mean - Chaotix

[Darth Feather]

For those who refuse to understand I will educate.

The pizza is a four dimensional object- it has height and width and very saucy
breadth beneath the width But it is formed and it rises and it is assembled and
it cooks and it is consumed. These are also dimensions which intersect one another
at right angles. And just as the pizza may be cut into 8, 12, or 16 slices at acute angles
The pizza may also be cut at right angles along the perpendicular spatial planes
And with those right angles the educated will see that the pizza has four equal and
opposite right angles Each of those equal and opposite right angles bisects the pizza
and creates opposing zones Some slices will be on the north side of the pizza
opposing the south Other slices will be on the left side opposing the right
And there are even slices of pepperoni on top which are opposed to the slices
of ham just beneath But that is only three dimensions and there must also be included
a fourth dimensional slice And along the time plane at different points the pizza will be round or flat or cut into
squares Thus you have four corners and four opposite ends and they all rotate perpendicular
to the other Each of these corners has its own topping and each topping will itself have corners
And no matter what you think you see these toppings will always oppose one another
Just because you are not educated enough to see it that does not mean they are not
opposed And at different points along the timeline the pizza will be cooked and it will be uncooked
So it will experience both opposite states equally and those states will be opposed along
right angles Therefore it is possible for the pizza to state something which you consider to be a lie,
but it is actually true in another time or place, which makes it not a falsehood
and therefore the states of "truth" and "falsehood" which are ANTIPODES are in fact
part of each other Equal and opposite along right angles perpendicular to one another along the plane of
the oven's heating surface Keeping in mind that although the slices may appear to be cut in parallel these are not
always in perfect alignment therefore the squared slices are actually quadrilaterals which are opposed along the plane
of the cutting surface to one another thus proving they are both equal and opposite and unequal to one another, but
sharing the same continuum. Therefore it is not FALSE to say that they are squares, but neither are they not
quadrilaterals, and it is TRUE that they are both, and opposed.
Such is the circular logic of the crust, it has no beginning and no end, and it is filled
with cheese for a charge of only two dollars. You can apply the crushed red peppers
or the grated cheese to the top of the pizza as well, because these are equal and opposing condiments.
Remember that your pizza can be either spicy or not spicy, or with extra cheese
or with no extra cheese, and be both at the same time, just on equal and opposing sides, cut along
right angles perpendicular to one another.
This is called the half and half pizza, and it proves that the pizza can have
both extra cheese and no cheese whatsoever. Though equal, opposite,
and antipodes, they can also occupy the same pizza without it being a contradiction.
So you must understand that even though you were educated to believe that
the opposing conditions of true and false cannot be reconciled,
With pizza, all things are possible.


I surrender, your Pizzaness :surrender:

[Makrell]

vote: tiaxes

looks like you dont scream

[Makrell]

unvote: Vote: Edse

revote randoming cause thats so cool

[TinCow]

Vote: Askthepizzaguy

Jolt wants to see, so let's show him. I can do my greatest evil from beyond the grave, after all.

:bow:

Vote: ATPG

[Jolt]

Vote: Askthepizzaguy

Jolt wants to see, so let's show him. I can do my greatest evil from beyond the grave, after all.

Now, I don't like (especially) voting for you early on, but with the lack of anyone else being suspected, and since your phrase felt way too forced, I feel that you're the best shot. I have no remembrance of you doing an self-vote. Along with your wall of text, that means something is off about you.

EDIT: early self-vote that is.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I have no remembrance of you doing an self-vote. (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?143770-Random-ice-cream-flavoured-friends-of-the-friends-Concluded&p=2053523117&viewfull=1#post2053523117) Along with your wall of text (https://forums.totalwar.org/vb/showthread.php?143770-Random-ice-cream-flavoured-friends-of-the-friends-Concluded&p=2053522060&viewfull=1#post2053522060), that means something is off about you.

Truly you have an dizzying intellect.

Pizzaguy is an hero.

[Jarema]

interesting

I want to see more sauce.
unvote; vote: ATPG

[Askthepizzaguy]

Dear Jolt

Wouldn't it be awesome if you were right?
Caught Pizzaguy before there was a murder last night?
Wouldn't you just be the belle of the ball?
Caught me even before my text-on-the-wall
How did you do it? the orgahs will say
How U Sniff Out Pizzaguy before the first day?
It was because you're the man, it took zero
seconds or thoughts to become the big danged hero
You caught me, you're onto something, son
Pizzaman is acting strange, saying he'll get lynched day one
Said something about being the bait for the lynch
That never happened, so his guilt is a clinch
And he's voting for himself so the lynch is a cinch
And giving up already? Man that was easy
Good thing our reasoning wasn't too cheesy.

:mellow:

[Zack]

Unvote, Vote: Yay!

[TinCow]

I have no remembrance of you doing an self-vote. Along with your wall of text, that means something is off about you.

:stare:

Sometimes it feels like ATPG doesn't do anything but self-vote, and ATPG text walls are things I still see in my nightmares. They never end, they just go on and on and on... and they always will.

[Ferret]

FoS: Jolt and TinCow

For jumping on the pizza wagon. Day one bandwagons are always bad, even if they are covered in cheesy goodness.

[Jolt]

Dear Jolt

Wouldn't it be awesome if you were right?
Caught Pizzaguy before there was a murder last night?
Wouldn't you just be the belle of the ball?
Caught me even before my text-on-the-wall
How did you do it? the orgahs will say
How U Sniff Out Pizzaguy before the first day?
It was because you're the man, it took zero
seconds or thoughts to become the big danged hero
You caught me, you're onto something, son
Pizzaman is acting strange, saying he'll get lynched day one
Said something about being the bait for the lynch
That never happened, so his guilt is a clinch
And he's voting for himself so the lynch is a cinch
And giving up already? Man that was easy
Good thing our reasoning wasn't too cheesy.

:mellow:

9247

[TinCow]

FoS: Jolt and TinCow

For jumping on the pizza wagon. Day one bandwagons are always bad, even if they are covered in cheesy goodness.

I pledged long ago never to look a pizza-self-lynch in the mouth.

Plus, Day 1 bandwagons are awesome. Day 1 is totally useless when votes are entirely scattered and random. At least a bandwagon gives you something interesting to look at and maybe ponder later down the line.

[Darth Feather]

FoS: Jolt and TinCow

For jumping on the pizza wagon. Day one bandwagons are always bad, even if they are covered in cheesy goodness.

Also, for the record, Jolt voted second on ATPG. So I don't know wether it counts as jumping on a bandwagon.

[Ferret]

He broke the deadlock though (I assume, haven't actually bothered to check this...) and that always seems suspicious to me on day 1.

[Darth Feather]

He broke the deadlock though (I assume, haven't actually bothered to check this...) and that always seems suspicious to me on day 1.

I grant you that. He even might have tried to start a bandwagon. He was just not jumping on one.

(I know you might call it mere semantics, but I just felt I needed to point it out. :bounce:)

[Makrell]

Edse hasnt voted, but has been online, seems fussy and not like him, FOS FOS

[Askthepizzaguy]

Neither TinCow nor Jolt are scum. Jolt is way too enamored with the idea of catching a guilty Pizza in a slip, and won't be cured of that until he sees the error of his ways. Which, given my status of deranged old man talking nonsense (or is it nonsense?) seems fine with me. And TinCow just likes the idea of being able to remove me easily, rather than having to bother convincing folks later on, who are usually under my hypnotic spell by then, and it must get frustrating.

[rickinator9]

"Holds up piece of paper with Vote: Darth Feather"

[Darth Feather]

"Holds up piece of paper with Vote: Darth Feather"

What did I do wrong, Random.org? Can't we be friends again?

(I suppose it was randomized, wasn't it?)

[HopAlongBunny]

Quiet, too quiet

The gods of random.org have spoken! This is what they said: Vote: Diana Abnoba

[Askthepizzaguy]

FoS: Jolt and TinCow

For jumping on the pizza wagon. Day one bandwagons are always bad, even if they are covered in cheesy goodness.

What if the wagon was on a scumbag, like it was on B_Ray in the last game? If day one wagons are always bad, but the wagon is on a scumbag, and wagons on scumbags are good, then you have two equal antipodes in perfect geometric opposition coexisting at complimentary right angles. Therefore your logic is irreparably flawed.

[rickinator9]

What did I do wrong, Random.org? Can't we be friends again?

(I suppose it was randomized, wasn't it?)

Hmm...

[Darth Feather]

Hmm...

Is that yes or no? :bow:

[edse]

Grmpf!

"Holds up piece of paper with Vote: Makrell"

[Jolt]

:stare:

Sometimes it feels like ATPG doesn't do anything but self-vote, and ATPG text walls are things I still see in my nightmares.

Too early in the game. Again, I might be wrong, but I have no better candidate at this point.


FoS: Jolt and TinCow

For jumping on the pizza wagon. Day one bandwagons are always bad, even if they are covered in cheesy goodness.

Go read my posts in this thread so far please.

[Jolt]

Double-post

[Darth Feather]

Double-post

Was it? Was it? :clown:

[El Barto]

Urgle!
<draws knife>

That seems to be the case. I also suspect that it answers how the "everyone turns SK" scenario Andres suggested for the endgame shows up in the story as well. Bad meat.

That unknown things has to be some kind of food is a known joke (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/IsItSomethingYouEat) and I'm not stupid enough to make such a joke reference when there's more or less random chance of getting lynched.
Argh! You posted a TVTropes link! Someone kill him, quick!

[Ferret]

What if the wagon was on a scumbag, like it was on B_Ray in the last game? If day one wagons are always bad, but the wagon is on a scumbag, and wagons on scumbags are good, then you have two equal antipodes in perfect geometric opposition coexisting at complimentary right angles. Therefore your logic is irreparably flawed.

B_Ray was lynched on day 2 for causing a day 1 bandwagon...

Townies don't bandwagon on day 1, therefore day 1 bandwagons on scumbags don't exist. Therefore my logic is fine. Everything is based on assumptions, this is no exception.

[El Barto]

OK, Fish Finger of Suspicion: formerly Elite Ferret.

[Jolt]

Townies don't bandwagon on day 1, therefore day 1 bandwagons on scumbags don't exist. Therefore my logic is fine. Everything is based on assumptions, this is no exception.

To be honest you also said that I broke the deadlock. I've never heard anyone say 1 vote ties in Day 1 with most of the players still not having voted as "breaking a deadlock".

Unless we have differing definitions of deadlock or bandwagon, I don't think my vote can be defined as breaking a deadlock or jumping on a bandwagon.

[Diana Abnoba]

Vote: Makrell is my guess for today. :shrug:

[Chaotix]

*Holds up piece of paper with Vote: El Barto*

[rickinator9]

Is that yes or no? :bow:

Hmm...

[Makrell]

i dont really understand the roles, what is a grmph?

[B-Wing]

Not keeping a tally since it is Day 1, but I think I was actually the first player in this game to place a second vote on a player who already had one vote. So based on the previous arguments, maybe you should all be FoS'ing me. ~:wacko: Just saying.

Also, a note to the poets: unless they're part of the write-up, poems >5 lines = TL;DR.

[B-Wing]

i dont really understand the roles, what is a grmph?

I'm guessing they're like masons. In other words, 4 townies who know each others' identities.

[Makrell]

I'm guessing they're like masons. In other words, 4 townies who know each others' identities.

i see

[Riedquat]

Err...umm...

Bartito, I'm not rosarino! Just a joke to you cat lover! I enjoy the indifferent bastards alive too ;)

DF, random org said 6, 6 are you DF, random org can fail but I'm always correct, still while being wrong I'm correctly wrong!

Ferret warmancake, your logic is way off, first day were no lynch so Pizzadude is correct saying first day wagon as the one town got B_wong, I second Bartito's FFoS'ing of you!

[HopAlongBunny]

I'm guessing they're like masons. In other words, 4 townies who know each others' identities.


http://youtu.be/t1bHBthJN9w

[seireikhaan]

I'm guessing they're like masons. In other words, 4 townies who know each others' identities.
Mragh!


I pledged long ago never to look a pizza-self-lynch in the mouth.

Plus, Day 1 bandwagons are awesome. Day 1 is totally useless when votes are entirely scattered and random. At least a bandwagon gives you something interesting to look at and maybe ponder later down the line.
:2thumbsup:

*Holds up a piece of paper with Vote: Askthepizzaguy*

[Csargo]

I can't in good conscience vote ATPG, even though I would really like to do so. Also, what's with all the paper boys?

Vote: jht :on_woo:

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

Also, what's with all the paper boys?

I believe that we have located our 'Grmph's'. Four individuals who have not said anything intelligible.

Now I wonder, to what end are they so easily identifiable. If they are (and I would suggest this) pro-town, then surely the mafia have it easy. If they are not (the write-ups don't suggest them), surely the town can eliminate them at will...

Things grow curiouser and curiouser...

[Ishmael]

I believe that we have located our 'Grmph's'. Four individuals who have not said anything intelligible.

Now I wonder, to what end are they so easily identifiable. If they are (and I would suggest this) pro-town, then surely the mafia have it easy. If they are not (the write-ups don't suggest them), surely the town can eliminate them at will...

Things grow curiouser and curiouser...

Hrmph!

*holds up a piece of paper in order to annoy Gaius Scribonius Curio*

[Askthepizzaguy]

HA! I doubt they are pro-town. I think we are meant to believe they are pro-town, but probably have a secret personal win condition.

Andres would not give us a gift as wonderful as four known townies, even if they can't talk intelligibly. There would be some string attached.

And besides, if they were town masons, wouldn't they be less obvious about it? It's almost as though they want to be thought of as masons. Which, masons wouldn't do.

Meanwhile, I continue to find no reason to vote for anyone besides myself. Life and death are antipodes, and I will prove that you can experience both and be just fine.

[Andres]

Voting concluded. Stand by for execution.

[Andres]

And Suddenly, it all happened so fast - Day 1 Conclusion

https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/nomansland_zps32eed701.jpg

The survivors were mostly recovering from their hangover. Some stared through the window, at the desolate landscape, dreaming of the old days, which most of them had never known.

Suddenly, one of the survivors started to tell stories about a mysterious food from the past, called pizza.

The survivor became poetic about the wonderful, marvelous, delicious pizza. A few survivors started to dream, hypnotised by the voice of the pizza poet. Their eyes became wet while the poets' words were drawing pictures of delicious pizza's in their minds.

"Pizza pizza,
"lime
"has nothing to with da pizza
"but I'm not good in rhyme
"I'm not a poet
"but a pizzaguy
"it's all I wanted
"look, there a fly
But others became angry.

"Why are you so cruel? You know very well that we will never eat something like that. Raw meat is considered a delicatesse in this world and then you start talking about pizza's we'll never see! Let alone eat! Sadist!"

"But good sir, I deliver pizza's for a living, what nonsense is this about pizza's not existing?"

"Pizza's don't exist! They are just a product of a lively imagination!"

"But good sir, I beg to disagree. Pizza's do exist!"

"Not anymore, they disappeared with the disaster!"

"But we still remember them. They are in our minds and souls and are part of our collective memory. It's not because you can't see them, that they aren't there. I would even go so far that as this moment, you are all staring at one gigantic pizza!"

A few survivors started to salivate. "Pizza? Where? Hungry!" Another one said "Grmph!"

The sceptic survivors started to shake their heads. "You are completely crazy! There is no pizza in this room."

"Behold and see!" Askthepizzaguy said, and he undressed.

Much to the surprise of the survivors, Askthepizzaguy was actually a giant pizza with a talking head attached to it.

"Shouldn't we be careful? This must have happened to him because of the radiation, I don't think it's healthy to eat..."

"Of course pizza's are not healthy!" Pizzaguy said, "but that's not important! The most important bit about pizza's is that they are delicious fantastic food! Superior to everything else you've ever eaten! Take your knives! There are enough slices for everyone! Cut me in pieces and eat me!"

These last words of encouragements tipped the balance for even the most sceptic health freak in this world and soon, the survivors were enjoying the best, and also the only, pizza in this world!"



***
Pizza: 5 (TinCow, Jolt, issaikhaan, Yay!, Askthepizzaguy) :skull:

Darth Feather: 3 (Ironside, Kumquat, Rickinator9)
Yay!: 3 (GSC, Zack, Ferret)
El Bart: 2 (Chaotix, Ishmael)
Makrell: 2 (edse, Diana Abnoba)
Ironside: 2 (Choxorn, B-Wing)
jht: 1 (Csargo)
Csargo: 1 (Darth Feather)
Chaotix: 1 (LazyMcCrow)
Diana Abnoba: 1 (HopAlongBunny)
edse: 1 (Makrell)
Kumquat: 1 (El Barto)
Montmorency: 1 (GH)
GH: 1 (Ibn-Khaldun)

Not voting: 5 (BSmith, jht, autolycus Tiaexz, Montmorency)




Alive (29/31):

LazyMcCrow
BSmith
Ferret
Makrell
Darth Feather
jht
B-Wing
Jarema
GeneralHankerchief
El Barto
autolycus
Csargo
Zack
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Rickinator9
Choxorn
Ishmael
HopAlongBunny
issaikhaan
Chaotix
Diana Abnoba
Jolt
TinCow
edse
Kumquat
Tiaexz
Ibn-Khaldun
Ironside
Montmorency

Killed (1).
Abstain

Lynched (1).
Askthepizzaguy

WoG/Suicide

Replaced.


***


It is now night. Night will last for +/- 36 hours. PM's pleace.

[Askthepizzaguy]

I just want to congratulate Jolt for catching me so quickly. :bow: I honor you, mighty Jolt-san.

A fine feather in your cap, it is. Wear it proudly. Keep in mind that nothing could possibly tarnish your accomplishment, not the fact that I could have tied it up with my vote alone, not the fact that I am innocent, not the fact that I know the secrets of cubic time and you do not, none of that matters.

What matters is, now you can move on to other suspects and therefore, your odds of success will improve.

[Ishmael]

Andres, what is it with you and cannibalism?

On a completely unrelated side note, could you confirm that the setting of this game is nowhere near any large shark-containing bodies of water?

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

Hrmph!

*holds up a piece of paper in order to annoy Gaius Scribonius Curio*

And pray what has provoked your ire?

*cups one hand over his ear, provocatively*

[Visor]

I'm dead. Brilliant. Curse you Yay!

[Jarema]

I'm dead. Brilliant. Curse you Yay!
hrmph!

[Darth Feather]

hrmph!

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE! There are only four grmphs!

[Makrell]

Could be the grmphs isnt doing it on purpose, but cant speak for some reason, maybe it is only for today and not forever.

maybe this is what happens when mafia tries to kill a grmph, as only one person died(mafia has two nightkills)

[Darth Feather]

The game will start with a night phase. As a courtesy to the players who were so eager to join, the mafia will, exceptionnaly, only get 1 kill on their first night. The player who gets killed, will become "The voice of the skully" and will get a say in how the executions are to be performed.



:bow:

[Jarema]

Could be the grmphs isnt doing it on purpose, but cant speak for some reason, maybe it is only for today and not forever.

maybe :D

[B-Wing]

Maybe they're a cult... maybe we're all going to be either grmphs or dead by the time this is all over!
~:mecry:

[Diana Abnoba]

I'm dead. Brilliant. Curse you Yay!

No, you are "The voice of the skully" now (see DF's post above). It's a special dead role. So you are not simply dead, but special dead. :laugh4:

[Darth Feather]

Maybe they're a cult... maybe we're all going to be either grmphs or dead by the time this is all over!
~:mecry:

A cult beginning with four members?
Sounds a bit OP to me.

[El Barto]

*Holds up piece of paper with Vote: El Barto*
Sacrebleu! Monsieur Chatoix est an enfant terrible!

Err...umm...

Bartito, I'm not rosarino! Just a joke to you cat lover! I enjoy the indifferent bastards alive too ;)
*carefully goes out in search of Kumquat to murder him tonight, kill or be killed…*

No, you are "The voice of the skully" now (see DF's post above). It's a special dead role. So you are not simply dead, but special dead. :laugh4:
He is dead, but he still has responsibilities, yet cannot vote. Mwahahaha.

[Jolt]

I just want to congratulate Jolt for catching me so quickly. :bow: I honor you, mighty Jolt-san.

A fine feather in your cap, it is. Wear it proudly. Keep in mind that nothing could possibly tarnish your accomplishment, not the fact that I could have tied it up with my vote alone, not the fact that I am innocent, not the fact that I know the secrets of cubic time and you do not, none of that matters.

What matters is, now you can move on to other suspects and therefore, your odds of success will improve.

Thank you/Sorry. :embarassed:

Just for the record, while the write-up suggests that you didn't have a role (Being a pizza-man and all), as far as I remember, Andres games usually don't tell who's mafia and who isn't in the lynches, so while it's likely that you're a townie, it's not entirely unlikely that you aren't.

[HopAlongBunny]

The Pizza is gone
We are bereft of cheese
Take this plate away!
B(uffalo)-Wing(s) please

[B-Wing]

Scarf me down, and I shall become more palatable than you could ever imagine.

[Askthepizzaguy]

Thank you/Sorry. :embarassed:

Just for the record, while the write-up suggests that you didn't have a role (Being a pizza-man and all), as far as I remember, Andres games usually don't tell who's mafia and who isn't in the lynches, so while it's likely that you're a townie, it's not entirely unlikely that you aren't.

Well, to address this valid point-

Although I am not proven innocent, I would have had mafia teammates get pretty ticked off at me for not even trying to tie the vote and spare myself. There's no mafia strategy involving ensuring I am dead, if I'm not proven guilty and then it makes my teammate look good for bussing me. There's not even a long-shot gambit benefit of any kind in doing so.

And yes, while the logic holds true that my self-vote was therefore also anti-town, you'll live. You were going to need me lynched eventually (I know you people) and doing it D1 is the least damaging way of doing it. You're not wasting your good lynches.

You can rest assured that I was indeed innocent. I didn't feel like doing what I did in the last game and fighting really hard for my life, only to end up lynching several other townies in the futile attempt.

I have always felt that townies shouldn't be afraid of death, for the greater good of the town, but that they shouldn't try to die. They should try to catch scum. But last game all my aggression did was line up several townies alongside me, which was worse.

This may/may not be a new leaf, but I see little point in fighting a D1 lynch, especially if it was an attempt to read my behavior as guilty. Just know it was a misread, in the future. I'm not that easy.

Thanks for trying to read me at all. Many folks have given up entirely.

[TinCow]

I didn't feel like doing what I did in the last game and fighting really hard for my life, only to end up lynching several other townies in the futile attempt.

If it matters, the only reason I voted for you was that you voted for yourself. Had you not self-voted, I would have used random.org for the round.

[Askthepizzaguy]

If it matters, the only reason I voted for you was that you voted for yourself. Had you not self-voted, I would have used random.org for the round.

I did self-vote as scum on round one many moons ago, and to great effect. I even fooled Sasaki for a while.

Some tricks are so good that you can only do them once, because thereafter, everyone assumes you're still doing it.

[Montmorency]

Kap Kap Kap

Is Yasni Glas Marusyi

I am the suck.

[Darth Feather]

Kap Kap Kap

Is Yasni Glas Marusyi

I am the suck.

You've got to explain that one to me. :stare:

[Makrell]

i think andres is up to something crazy with this game

[El Barto]

Kap Kap Kap

Is Yasni Glas Marusyi

I am the suck.You've got to explain that one to me. :stare:
He speaks Russian, the language of Communism. Which is Red. And Red is the colour of the mafia when the Gms identify them. Ergo, Darth Feather has unconsciously betrayed himself as Mafia. SEIZE HIM! ONE MMMMILLION YEARS DUNGEON!

i think andres is up to something crazy with this game
Has he ever not been?

[Makrell]

something about weird talk

[edse]

:rolleyes:

[GeneralHankerchief]

Now that we have finished Day 1
And ATPG's lynch is done
I look forward to this:
Argumentative bliss
Who says productive talk isn't fun?

[Darth Feather]

He speaks Russian, the language of Communism. Which is Red. And Red is the colour of the mafia when the Gms identify them. Ergo, Darth Feather has unconsciously betrayed himself as Mafia. SEIZE HIM! ONE MMMMILLION YEARS DUNGEON!



Even if I would have spoken Russian, then I would say: It takes one to know one. Care to confess? Or do you withdraw your ridiculous statement?

[El Barto]

No, because your imperfect English denotes your foreigness. Yet anothe rmillion years dungeon for you.

[Darth Feather]

No, because your imperfect English denotes your foreigness. Yet anothe rmillion years dungeon for you.

Ah, but as you may know I am actually a Belgian, so my english is imperfect indeed. My Dutch though is outstanding.

[El Barto]

Typical Communist tactic, pretending to be from a country on this side of the Iron Curtain. To the dungeons!

[Darth Feather]

Typical Communist tactic, pretending to be from a country on this side of the Iron Curtain. To the dungeons!

I would like to see my lawyer.

[El Barto]

Good, now we can formally charge you under common law.

[Darth Feather]

Good, now we can formally charge you under common law.

I don't have to react to that statement. :no:

[El Barto]

I didn't say which law. Official Secrets Act, here we come! You'll be handed over to MI-6 at their earliest possible convenience.

[johnhughthom]

As a distraction from that tedious little debate, here is a fascinating diagram on the life cycle of the housefly.

https://i405.photobucket.com/albums/pp139/johnhughthom/download-4_zpsad553cc6.jpg (http://s405.photobucket.com/user/johnhughthom/media/download-4_zpsad553cc6.jpg.html)

[Andres]

And Suddenly, it all happened so fast - Night 2 Conclusion

https://i156.photobucket.com/albums/t2/AndresTheCunning/e46e96af-bd77-409a-964e-61802c043f80_zpsd848de7a.jpg

The man groaned in pain, regretting his decision to feast
Upon the pizza of yesterday's lynch
For radiation infected his yeast
But it was all so worth it, every inch.

And so Autolycus reached for his drink
Not having noticed the vial dropped in
And ignored the odd taste, hearing ice clink,
Wond'ring what next to imbibe as his sin.

Instead, he would not get another chance
The toxin in his veins began to act
Trapping his body in the stiffest stance
And was hauled away to the starving pact


***
A few men quietly sneaked to the outside.

Darth Feather was curious and followed them. He saw them standing next to a bridge, an old remnant from glorious days gone past. There was an elastic cord connected to the bridge and Darth Feather saw one of the men jumping down, screaming loud. The cord stretched and the jumper flew upwards again, up and down, up and down, until it was over.

"Hey, you there," one of the men yelled at Darth Feather, waving at him with his right arm. "Wanna try?"

"No, that's nothing for me. I prefer sitting in my comfortable chair, with my favourite beer, enjoying..."

"What beer man? And what comfortable chair? Those days are gone. Over. They'll never come back. You should try to enjoy what's left. Like the kick you get from bungee jumping."

Dark Feather played with the thought, clearly in doubt. In the meanwhile, the man who had jumped, was back. "Come on man, there's nothing cooler on this planet than this."

Darth Feather still hesitated, but then he gave in.

"Ok then. You're sure I won't get killed because the rope is too short?"

"The length of this cord won't have anything to do with your death, this I swear," the man said.

"Good."

Darth Feather stepped forward and the men connected the rope to his anckles.

"Are you as light as dead?" one of them asked him.

"I beg you pardon?" Darth Feather said.

The man didn't answer, but pushed him.

What Darth Feather didn't know, was that the rope was bladed. When the rope stretched, the blades came out, slicing through his ankles and cutting off his feet. Darth Feather fell down, feetless, with his head on the rocks, the impact killing him instantly.

"Seems like Darth wasn't as light as a Feather."

"That's what you get from being a beer drinking couch potatoe."

"Speaking about potatoes; he's Belgian, shouldn't we fry him?"

"Good idea. I'm sure we have some mayonaise that we can put on him."


***


"I can't speak! I can't speak! Help! Help me!"

"Shut up, you are clearly speaking!"

"Can't... can't..., oh, mushrooms. Good."


***




And suddenly, it all went so fast - Day 2

The survivors noticed that two men had disappeared that night. Disappointed, they looked at the skull.

The skull didn't say anything.

"You didn't lead us, as you promised."

"Yes, your lack of leadership made us fail."

"It's all your fault!"

The skull grinned.

"What are you going to do about it? You can't kill me, I'm already dead. The only thing you can do, is to continue this and hope for the best.




***


Alive (27/31):

LazyMcCrow
BSmith
Ferret
Makrell
jht
B-Wing
Jarema
GeneralHankerchief
El Barto
Csargo
Zack
Gaius Scribonius Curio
Rickinator9
Choxorn
Ishmael
HopAlongBunny
issaikhaan
Chaotix
Diana Abnoba
Jolt
TinCow
edse
Kumquat
Tiaexz
Ibn-Khaldun
Ironside
Montmorency

Killed (3).
Abstain
autolycus
Darth Feather

Lynched (1).
Askthepizzaguy

WoG/Suicide

Replaced.


***


It is now day. Day will last for +/- 24 hours.

[Darth Feather]

I am dead :sad:

This clears me of El Barto's case doesn't it?

[johnhughthom]

El Takewer had a case?

[Darth Feather]

El Takewer had a case?

He tought I was a Communist. I OTOH have a brand new case on him. El Barto is from Cuba, a communist paradise. As I am confirmed innocent, his case is proven wrong and I were right.

[Zack]

Vote: The Bart for perpetuating such a boring, mind-numbing conversation that was completely irrelevant to the matter at hand.

[Chaotix]

Vote: TinCow.

I can talk now.

[HopAlongBunny]

9255

[Zack]

I can talk now.
I don't believe you. Prove it.

[El Barto]

I am dead :sad:

This clears me of El Barto's case doesn't it?

El Takewer had a case?
I never was making a case to begin with.

He tought I was a Communist. I OTOH have a brand new case on him. El Barto is from Cuba, a communist paradise. As I am confirmed innocent, his case is proven wrong and I were right.
I'm not from Cuba, you European colonialist totalitarian nincompoop. Anarchy in the FA!

Vote: The Bart for perpetuating such a boring, mind-numbing conversation that was completely irrelevant to the matter at hand.
Did you have anything better to do than reading it?

Vote: TinCow.

I can talk now.
Why couldn't you talk yesterday? Were you bitten by a Grmph?

[Montmorency]

I don't believe you. Prove it.

Knowledge is ignorance. Belief is deceit.

Vote: Zack

But I'd be fine with lynching Barto next.

[El Barto]

But I'd be fine with lynching Barto next.
Based on…?

[HopAlongBunny]

Based on…?

I believe the case is pretty clear...

[Gaius Scribonius Curio]

Vote: Chaotix

Explanation for the gibberish if you are indeed able to talk?

[Visor]

9256

The Word of Skully: Are you really going to lynch Chaotix in the first three days, again? Give peace a chance! (or Gaius)

[Jarema]

Now that we have finished Day 1
And ATPG's lynch is done
I look forward to this:
Argumentative bliss
Who says productive talk isn't fun?
vote: generalhankerchief

we should pay attention to strange post (rhymes, russian, whatever)

[Askthepizzaguy]

9256

The Word of Skully: Are you really going to lynch Chaotix in the first three days, again? Give peace a chance! (or Gaius)

Didn't it work out nicely for us the last several times we lynched Chatoix?

[Ishmael]

vote: generalhankerchief

we should pay attention to strange post (rhymes, russian, whatever)

Означает ли это, что я подозрительно?

Honestly, I find it pretty likely that there aren't actually any restrictions on what people can post, and the whole "Hrmph! Grmph!" stuff from the last day phase was just people getting into the theme. Similarly, I'd wager Chaotix implying he wasn't able to talk the previous day is just him winding us up, and GH's rhymes are just him bringing a bit of creativity to the table.

Considering the above, I don't even have a pseudo-case on anybody yet, so I'll random.org it.

vote: B-Wing

[edse]

Grhmpf grumhpf grufm :no:

[Darth Feather]

Grhmpf grumhpf grufm :no:

So you can't talk?


Означает ли это, что я подозрительно?

That's something in Cyrillic alphabet: you are a Communist!

[Ishmael]

That's something in Cyrillic alphabet: you are a Communist!

I'm always Communist.


Grhmpf grumhpf grufm :no:

I am willing to be proven wrong on the whole 'no talking as a game mechanic' thing, but I'd give it a day or two before voting for anybody as a result.

[LazyMcCrow]

I'd recommend vote: HopAlongBunny. Absolutely oozing scumitude from this vantage point: A sense of popcorn-chomping eagerness and over-confidence, from his/her posts; I perceive.

[Ferret]

Vote: El Barto

Would post some reasoning but I have an exam in an hour.

[TinCow]

vote: generalhankerchief

we should pay attention to strange post (rhymes, russian, whatever)

We should pay attention to normal posts. Voting for those who display some creativity is too easy, and also too boring.

Vote: Yay!

[Darth Feather]

Vote: El Barto

Would post some reasoning but I have an exam in an hour.

Good luck then ~:wave:

[BSmith]

vote: edse. Not much better than random at this point. :shrug: