Post by: Pryopizm on May 31, 2006, 04:27:45 AM
The young man jumped out of bed, grabbed his pistol from his bedside table, and aimed it around him, searching in vain for whatever it was hunting him in his dream.
Just a dream, he realized. Another one, a night terror, among many. A daily ritual to be sure. The man was a deserter, a sergeant of the Union Army. When the war began, he sided with the Confederacy, as he wanted to preserve the old Constitution. Sadly, the Confederacy, he learned, only stood for political self-preservation--there were no ideals. Still he felt it better to remain disenchanted than to join the militaristic Sonyfornians. However, the choice between a dictatorship and the shell of a democracy was enough to drive him out of public service altogether.
The man went AWOL. On a whim, he'd simply abandoned his station and kept walking. On and on for miles he continued, stopping occasionally for what sustenance the tainted water of nearby creeks would provide.
One afternoon, he collapsed from exhaustion. He woke up with his first of several night terrors. But aside from the instinctual need to defend himself, he couldn't remember a thing about his dreams. He knew he would be hunted down and killed for desertion, but his fear was deeper than that. It wasn't his life he was afraid of losing. It was something dearer to him.
After regaining his bearings, he noticed that he'd woken in what appeared to be a room in old farm. Outside his room, the land stretched out for as far as he eye could see. They sky was blood red.
There was someone standing in the doorway behind him.
"I see you're awake."
The deserter turned suddenly at the sound of the voice and saw a stout older man, in his sixties, with a grave face.
The young man said nothing.
"You're safe here, for a while. You've slept fitfully for days. I don't blame you for what you did, but you're a marked man. Stay quiet, you'll have food and rest here for as long as you can stay hidden. Though, I don't imagine that would be long."
The young man barely managed a weak, "thanks."
Since then weeks had passed. His memory was returning along with his strength; memories of when the war began memories of the espionage. And, there was the time in which the people finally stood up for themselves. It was a weak effort, but it was a start.
The Sonyfornians and the Confederacy had been infiltrating each other's military to gain intelligence for years, but both had finalized plans to unleash a devastating attack that was dependant upon one last intrusion. Somehow, knowledge of these attacks were leaked and become public knowledge. The infiltrators were in hiding, not amongst the soldiers in the armies, but rather among the citizens. Neither side believed the other would resort to harming the citizens in an effort to destroy the other. Sadly, this was not the case. The lives of the citizens became collateral damage.
The citizens themselves took action. Several states, commonwealths, and provinces elected leaders to represent them. They would gather and meet every day. At the end of the day, they would decide on one man for whom they believed might be a member of the Confederate or Sonyfornian spies.
The citizens had the strength in numbers, but they had no idea how deadly their plan would truly be. Nor were they truly prepared for the backfire.
Vote now, polls close at 12AM Eastern
Post by: Dasmos on May 31, 2006, 05:52:14 AM
Post by: Pryopizm on May 31, 2006, 06:04:19 AM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on May 31, 2006, 07:10:58 AM
Post by: ShyGuy on May 31, 2006, 07:58:06 AM
Post by: Pale on May 31, 2006, 08:40:37 AM
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on May 31, 2006, 10:32:44 AM
But you guys know I won't be able to do all that.
EDIT: Took me two edits to get that smiley right. Not a good start...
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on May 31, 2006, 10:35:09 AM
Post by: ShyGuy on May 31, 2006, 10:40:43 AM
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on May 31, 2006, 12:10:15 PM
Edit: Self-vote kickstart didn't work. Trying new tactic...
Post by: vudu on May 31, 2006, 12:29:35 PM
Post by: Pryopizm on May 31, 2006, 12:35:06 PM
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on May 31, 2006, 12:53:38 PM
Post by: Pale on May 31, 2006, 01:41:51 PM
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on May 31, 2006, 02:33:13 PM
VOTE UNCLE BOB!
Note the silence. he hasn't posted yet. PErhaps he has something to hide? Perhaps he's merely observing and waiting for his chance to strike? PErhaps he just hasn't gone to PCG yet?
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on May 31, 2006, 03:18:56 PM
Post by: Pryopizm on May 31, 2006, 03:34:00 PM
Post by: stevey on May 31, 2006, 04:34:44 PM
Edit:... dang 15 people with role to 6 townies only and the townies wont vote for fear of the carzy Downtrodden guy.
Everyone scared lol
Post by: MysticGohan on May 31, 2006, 04:34:56 PM
Post by: IceCold on May 31, 2006, 05:00:20 PM
Post by: vudu on May 31, 2006, 05:01:53 PM
Post by: nickmitch on May 31, 2006, 05:05:26 PM
Post by: Pale on May 31, 2006, 05:12:02 PM
Edit: Nevermind its right there now... Pryo is editing the rules mid game! =P
Hopefully I'll have a better idea on who to vote for by the third day.
Post by: Pryopizm on May 31, 2006, 05:15:49 PM
Post by: ShyGuy on May 31, 2006, 05:47:01 PM
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on May 31, 2006, 05:49:14 PM
Post by: KnowsNothing on May 31, 2006, 05:53:07 PM
Post by: nickmitch on May 31, 2006, 05:53:09 PM
Three people just voted the same way. How interesting. . .
Edit: WTF??? KN!!!!
So, you wanna play hardball, eh?
vote KnowsNothing!!!!
Post by: [CrAsH]SlAyA on May 31, 2006, 05:58:07 PM
Vote Zach
Post by: Dasmos on May 31, 2006, 06:00:55 PM
I hate the first day, there is always such blind voting. I'll vote tomorrow..
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on May 31, 2006, 06:17:52 PM
Quotewhats this about voting on the third day? why the third day? why not the fourth day? or the second?
Originally posted by: Pale
Hopefully I'll have a better idea on who to vote for by the third day.
Is something supposed to happen on the third day?
edit:
QuoteWell, I'm sure thats just a coincedence, cause we all hope to have a clue as to who is who by the third day
The Downtrodden Man - This is a man who has lost all hope for the future. He plans on the night of the third day to strike out and kill two people with him.
Post by: Pale on May 31, 2006, 06:19:04 PM
Post by: Zach on May 31, 2006, 06:23:18 PM
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Originally posted by: [CrAsH]SlAyA
For lack of any knowledge what so ever
Vote Zach
grr... D@mn the lateness of my name alphabetically. Vote Crash for being uninformed and simply voting for the last person on the list.
Post by: UncleBob on May 31, 2006, 06:32:09 PM
Vote Stabby for trying to start a bandwagon against me - since he knows I'm not mafia and I'm likely to influence the game out of his mafia's favor.
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on May 31, 2006, 06:41:35 PM
exactly 3 votes for UB, I hope you guys remember that
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If this man is voted out, he will take out the last person who votes for him. If any of the assigned henchmen kill the DM, he dies too
not saying any of you are henchmen, just that the last one to vote for the downtrodden man...
Quote...get to die with him.
Originally posted by: UncleBob
What in the holy heck? I have a crappy day at work just to come home and find out you guys are trying to kill me?
just a little food for thought
Post by: [CrAsH]SlAyA on May 31, 2006, 06:43:25 PM
nothing personal... just easy to copy and paste the last name
Post by: Dasmos on May 31, 2006, 06:53:08 PM
Vote Crash
Post by: [CrAsH]SlAyA on May 31, 2006, 06:57:29 PM
Post by: stevey on May 31, 2006, 07:00:21 PM
UncleBob 3
TVman 1
KN 1
Zach 1
Crash 2
ShyGuy 1
Post by: Pryopizm on May 31, 2006, 07:00:50 PM
Post by: [CrAsH]SlAyA on May 31, 2006, 07:01:05 PM
Post by: Dasmos on May 31, 2006, 06:55:42 PM
Hey what the hell? Did someone change the time?
Post by: TheYoungerPlumber on May 31, 2006, 06:55:57 PM
Post by: stevey on May 31, 2006, 06:57:25 PM
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Originally posted by: [CrAsH]SlAyA
Crash = 2
Umm crash, if you win then you um Die! you know that right?
Post by: Pryopizm on May 31, 2006, 07:06:46 PM
Post by: BlackNMild2k1 on May 31, 2006, 07:08:15 PM
*checks watch*
damnit, someone changed the time in here
unVOTE ******
Post by: ShyGuy on May 31, 2006, 07:08:58 PM
Post by: 18 Days on May 31, 2006, 07:11:17 PM
EDIT: no.
Post by: Zach on May 31, 2006, 08:52:42 PM
