Day 4

The revelation that the Guardacosta had been out successfully recruiting sparked a fury of activity aboard the Presence as everybody weighed in with their interpretation of what it all meant, as well as their suggestions of what to do next. All in all it made for a very active, confusing ship that day of voting, leaving Captain Zaccino and his officers to try to sort it out.

Compounding things was the fact that First Mate NinjaCow64 seemed to be less and less on top of things. This seemed like a logical conclusion considering that NinjaCow wasn't as active in the discussion as some and the fact that damn near nobody on the ship could understand what he was saying when he was around. All in all, it meant more work for Zaccino and Quartermaster BSmith.

Stepping into this breach was, naturally, Askthepizzaguy, who seemed to alternate his tune throughout the day, first waving his traditional long list of parchment that went all the way down to his feet and even then was folded a few times which detailed what everyone could possibly have done at night and who that left to lynch, and then later saying how he was openly plotting to mutiny against the Captain because it would be good for his treasure stash (but not yet). Somehow, people were able to make sense out of this behavior and ATPG, while getting mild pressure, survived the lynch.

The day's victim was instead Memnon, who was a big fat question mark on ATPG's list. There had seemed to be quite a bit of backroom discussions going on throughout the day, with several people retiring below decks at various times and then emerging later with different opinions, but Memnon was privy to none of this, instead staying above deck all day and tending to his normal duties as a sailor aboard the Presence when he wasn't directly involved with the voting. He looked puzzled after receiving the first few votes, a look which gradually shifted to anger and then resignation as the day grew longer.

At sundown, Memnon was far and away the leading candidate for the day's lynch. He refused to go without one final word, though, gathering his bag of treasure before he walked the plank. "Fah," he said, "this ship be in such poor condition anyway that I'm sure I'll be able to find a spare piece o' wood that came off this mess and float away to safety! Just watch, you mateys, the current will be takin' me right to Nassau where I can spend me gold right away while ye all intrigue against each other and get killed by yourselves and the Spanish! Compared to that, I'll take a few days o' floatin' on the-"

Memnon's speech was interrupted by Captain Zaccino, who booted him right off the plank. Evidently, the Captain had a couple of his own things to say and was tired of Memnon preempting him.

"Right then," he said. "A bit o' official business. I be doin' some housekeepin' with me officers. NinjaCow64, sorry mate, but ye be demoted back to regular Able Seaman." NinjaCow muttered something incomprehensible at this. "To take his spot, I be relievin' BSmith of his Quartermaster duties and makin' him me new First Mate. To fill BSmith's old role, Askthepizzaguy is now Quartermaster."

ATPG bounded up besides Zaccino and immediately launched into a speech, but Zaccino silenced him after three words. "Shut it, Pizza. Ye were just made Quartermaster, not Lord God o' the High Seas." The captain got a minor chuckle out of the crew, and everyone retired for the night.

Day 4 tally:

Memnon: 8 (Visor, ATPG, BSmith, Double A, El Barto, Ishmael, Buddhafish, Diana)
edse: 3 (Blackadder, NinjaCow, JoanK)
Askthepizzaguy: 3 (TinCow, Ironside, Andres)
El Barto: 2 (edse, JHT)
Visorslash: 1 (Memnon)
Kagemusha: 1 (Chaotix)
Lyra: 1 (Jolt)
johnhughthom: 1 (Thermal)

Abstained: 3 (Zaccino, Tiaexz, ACIN)
Didn't vote: 6 (autolycus, God Emperor, issaikhaan, Kagemusha, Kaiser Friedrich III, Lyra)

OOC: It is now Night 4! Please send in your orders. Night 4 will conclude Monday, October 8th, at Noon US Eastern Time.



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Attacked: TinCow (n1), Makrell (n2), issaikhaan (n2)

Killed: Arjos (n2), Xenoneb (n2), Choxorn (n2), DaveShack (n3)

Walked the plank: Montmorency (d2), Makrell (d3), Memnon (d4)

Souls aboard: 28
a completely inoffensive name
Andres
Askthepizzaguy
autolycus
BSmith
Buddhafish
Captain Blackadder
Chaotix
Diana Abnoba
Double A
edse
El Barto
God Emperor
Ironside
Ishmael
issaikhaan
JoanK
johnhughthom
Jolt
Kagemusha
Kaiser Friedrich III
Lyra
NinjaCow64
Thermal
Tiaexz
TinCow
Visorslash
Zaccino