[DAY 2] Turf Wars: Prison Edition
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[DAY 2] Turf Wars: Prison Edition
Turf Wars: Prison Edition
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RULES & PROCEDURES
Gameplay
1. Days are 48 hours and take place here.
2. Nights are 24 hours and take place in your cell.
3. All game conversation must take place in this thread or your cell, depending on whether it is Day or Night respectively.
4. The hosts for this game are MovingPictures07 and Spacedaisy. Please PM all game and mechanics questions to both hosts.
5. The Mod on Duty for this game is nijuukyugou. She is there for any of your questions or concerns not strictly related to game or role mechanics. Please PM her with any grievances or concerns you may have at any time, notably including conflicts with other players. Keep the thread fun and clean of emotionally-charged drama or conflicts; PM nijuukyugou instead. We want to keep this game as fun as possible for everyone.
Rules
1. Be respectful and remember that this is a game. Although mafia is a game of deception and can be rather heated, recognize that the game is not personal and that your friends may be lying to you in the spirit of the game. Please treat your fellow players with respect, even if you suspect or strongly disagree with them.
2. No BTSC (Behind the Scenes Contact/Conversation).
3. No editing or deleting of posts.
4. No role outing of yourself or anyone else.
5. No identity outing of yourself or anyone else (i.e., MovingPictures07).
6. No dumping main game or player-specific information into the thread. This includes anything from your past life in the main thread, if you had one, as well as current prison-based information such as your cell number or cellmate.
7. You may, however, alignment claim truthfully or falsely, although it is not necessarily recommended.
Participation
The following behavior constitutes non-participation: If you do not post for more than 72 consecutive hours. If this is committed, it will qualify as non-participation for the purposes of this game. Consequently, any player who fails to post for 72 hours will have their Participation Score (P-Score) penalized. If at any time you are afraid you cannot fulfill this requirement due to any reason, please PM both hosts immediately explaining your situation. There are no replacements in Turf Wars: Prison Edition. Exceptions will be made for unforeseen and uncontrollable circumstances.
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Re: Turf Wars: Prison Edition
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ARRESTED: 11
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Prisoner 413022
Prisoner 509378
Prisoner 513538
Prisoner 640326
Prisoner 650829
Prisoner 740359
Prisoner 813142
Prisoner 920077
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Re: Turf Wars: Prison Edition
Welcome To Syndicate Penitentiary, your new home. Don't get too comfortable yet though, you still have to meet the Warden. Since you are currently in the Prison Yard you can socialize amongst yourself, but soon your Warden will be here to give you the first challenge. Good luck!
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I believe in two things, discipline and the Bible. Here you'll receive both. Put your trust in the Lord. Your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Syndicate.
Your first prisoner challenge is as follows:
All prisoners must alternate posts, and each prisoner must post a minimum of 5 posts each.
Now get to work.
Your first prisoner challenge is as follows:
All prisoners must alternate posts, and each prisoner must post a minimum of 5 posts each.
Now get to work.
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Re: [DAY 2] Turf Wars: Prison Edition
I'll start us off.
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Oh give me a home... where the buffalo roam.... oh, hi there.
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dont clog the toilet bucket
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do we have to rotate through all of us once before we post again or just not post twice in a row?
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To clarify on Warden's behalf:
All of you must post once before anyone can post again. If for any of the five "cycles" of posting one of you posts twice before all eleven of you have posted, then you'll fail instantly. The order does not need to be the exact same each time though.
All of you must post once before anyone can post again. If for any of the five "cycles" of posting one of you posts twice before all eleven of you have posted, then you'll fail instantly. The order does not need to be the exact same each time though.
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Did a lot of people die, or are you guys not mafiosi? Either way, I wanna get outta clink
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Be merciful to me, O God because of your constant love.
Because of your great mercy wipe away my sins!
Wash away all my evil and make me clean from my sin!
And please don't let bologna and moldy bread sandwiches be on the lunch menu again tomorrow!
Amen
Because of your great mercy wipe away my sins!
Wash away all my evil and make me clean from my sin!
And please don't let bologna and moldy bread sandwiches be on the lunch menu again tomorrow!
Amen
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Good day ladies and/or gentlemen.
I say that because, due to the construct of our technological prison, I do not actually know the gender makeup of this population.
My proposition is simple. Together, we take over the world! Muh ha-ha-ha-ha. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Huh ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
WUH HA-HA-HA-HA! WUH HA-HA-ha-ha. HUH-HA-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
Muh-ha-ha-ha. Ha ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
Uh-huh-huh-huh. Huh huh huh. Huh huh heh. Hooo!
Huh huh. Huh.
Heh heh.
Hmmmm.
I say that because, due to the construct of our technological prison, I do not actually know the gender makeup of this population.
My proposition is simple. Together, we take over the world! Muh ha-ha-ha-ha. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Huh ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
WUH HA-HA-HA-HA! WUH HA-HA-ha-ha. HUH-HA-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
Muh-ha-ha-ha. Ha ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.
Uh-huh-huh-huh. Huh huh huh. Huh huh heh. Hooo!
Huh huh. Huh.
Heh heh.
Hmmmm.
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I am up for this challenge. Hello fellow prisoners. I will do my best to be a good inmate.
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I'm the 11th prisoner. Can I double post to kick off round #2?
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I hear the train a comin'
It's rollin' 'round the bend,
And I ain't seen the sunshine
Since, I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a-rollin'
On down to San Antone
When I was just a baby
My Mama told me, "Son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns, "
But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head and cry
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
In a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
Well I know I had it comin'
I know I can't be free
But those people keep a-movin'
And that's what tortures me
Well, if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little
Farther down the line
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away
It's rollin' 'round the bend,
And I ain't seen the sunshine
Since, I don't know when
I'm stuck in Folsom Prison
And time keeps draggin' on
But that train keeps a-rollin'
On down to San Antone
When I was just a baby
My Mama told me, "Son
Always be a good boy
Don't ever play with guns, "
But I shot a man in Reno
Just to watch him die
When I hear that whistle blowin'
I hang my head and cry
I bet there's rich folks eatin'
In a fancy dining car
They're probably drinkin' coffee
And smokin' big cigars
Well I know I had it comin'
I know I can't be free
But those people keep a-movin'
And that's what tortures me
Well, if they freed me from this prison
If that railroad train was mine
I bet I'd move it on a little
Farther down the line
Far from Folsom Prison
That's where I want to stay
And I'd let that lonesome whistle
Blow my blues away
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Just a simple comment here, but that Warden looks just like that douchebag doctor in Patch Adams who said there is no place in medicine for laughter. I hated that guy, and consequently... I hate the Warden. Dude better not walk too close to my cell at night...
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THIS IS POST NUMBER TWO
WARDEN I'M COMING FOR YOU
WARDEN I'M COMING FOR YOU
What took you so long homie? We need to wrap this up in two days, not two years.Prisoner 379949 wrote:I'm the 11th prisoner. Can I double post to kick off round #2?
Hi G-Man.Prisoner 650829 wrote:I hear the train a comin'
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Re: [DAY 2] Turf Wars: Prison Edition
will trade smokes for a shiv
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Hello again my fellow incarcerated homies.
I am disappointed to see that there was no reaction whatsoever to my proposition. Perhaps I don't speak the right "lingo" for you peeps? Then let me put it to you this way, cuz...
*sample plays*
Yeah!
You weren't expecting me
See that abundantly
God only knows
I miss Mini-me and my kitty
That's how it goes.
Evil's all that I see... you ask me my name?
D to the Rizzo, E to the Vizzo, I to the Lizzo.
I'm a crazy mother [censored]- Y'all knew that.
Been here since before the first act.
That's all backwords, whats with that?
So I'll make a prophesy from the dogs to the mini me.
I'm gonna find a way to procure me a getaway.
Vaminos, mother [censored]!
*sample plays*
Yeah!
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
Uh-huh.
This is for all my homies in Bruges.
*sample plays again*
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh.
Ah, Cristal, my moto, a couple of bee-otches, why not?
I got master plot, it's all flaming hot. Listen up.
Need an evil crew- That could be you. Lift your cup.
Till then, I'll [censored] on my [censored]
And [censored] grand up the [censored] I'll call
And I'll [censored] in your [censored], thats all.
For shizzle my nizzle y'all!
Yeah!
I am disappointed to see that there was no reaction whatsoever to my proposition. Perhaps I don't speak the right "lingo" for you peeps? Then let me put it to you this way, cuz...
*sample plays*
Yeah!
You weren't expecting me
See that abundantly
God only knows
I miss Mini-me and my kitty
That's how it goes.
Evil's all that I see... you ask me my name?
D to the Rizzo, E to the Vizzo, I to the Lizzo.
I'm a crazy mother [censored]- Y'all knew that.
Been here since before the first act.
That's all backwords, whats with that?
So I'll make a prophesy from the dogs to the mini me.
I'm gonna find a way to procure me a getaway.
Vaminos, mother [censored]!
*sample plays*
Yeah!
Stick that in your pipe and smoke it.
Uh-huh.
This is for all my homies in Bruges.
*sample plays again*
Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh.
Ah, Cristal, my moto, a couple of bee-otches, why not?
I got master plot, it's all flaming hot. Listen up.
Need an evil crew- That could be you. Lift your cup.
Till then, I'll [censored] on my [censored]
And [censored] grand up the [censored] I'll call
And I'll [censored] in your [censored], thats all.
For shizzle my nizzle y'all!
Yeah!
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Re: [DAY 2] Turf Wars: Prison Edition
Ok another round - could the 11th person in each round post that they are the 11th person so we'll know where we started over? The round 1 11th poster did this so just something like what he/she did.
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The Lord answers prayer. I've informed the kitchen staff of your request, and Doris was kind enough to make sure we get through the fish sticks and cabbage from last Thursday.Prisoner 650829 wrote:And please don't let bologna and moldy bread sandwiches be on the lunch menu again tomorrow!
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Keep this up, sonny, and I'll take you out of that one bunk Hilton and cast you down with the Sodomites. You'll think you've been fucked by a train.Prisoner 920077 wrote:Just a simple comment here, but that Warden looks just like that douchebag doctor in Patch Adams who said there is no place in medicine for laughter. I hated that guy, and consequently... I hate the Warden. Dude better not walk too close to my cell at night...
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Count yourselves off per round and number. I am 2nd round #7.
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Not a prisoner I'm a free man
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Warden, warden, I really need to get home!
I just remembered I forgot to turn the stove off... Just like in the rest of the houses that I have burned down
I just remembered I forgot to turn the stove off... Just like in the rest of the houses that I have burned down
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If number 7 is correctly counted,
I'm round 2 number 10.
I'm round 2 number 10.
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Feel free to copy/paste the spoiler and post it at the bottom of your posts, bolding your name and turning it green when you've posted. I think I am the last one for round 2, so good job guys.
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Nice work.
everyone please be careful about linkis and ninja posts. two posts at once can confuse the whole operation
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The preview button is your friend.
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On mobile and busy but if the next person can bold my name in the spoiler as well as theirs I'd be grateful
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I considered being a huge troll and messing up the list, but I'm feeling nice today. Cheers.
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Here's mine - almost got linki -
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You know, maybe it's because I'm the only evil genius in here, but wouldn't it be easier if everyone checked this link for the... *puts pinkie to mouth* ...post count?
But seriously, I like the way some of you think. Outside of these cold walls, I think several of you could make terrific henchmen. More on that later, but think about it.
Either way, here's my contribution to the obnoxiously long spoiler-tagged color list. O-kay?
But seriously, I like the way some of you think. Outside of these cold walls, I think several of you could make terrific henchmen. More on that later, but think about it.
Either way, here's my contribution to the obnoxiously long spoiler-tagged color list. O-kay?
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POST NUMBER THREE
SOON WE WILL BE FREEEEEE
I think I'm 7th 8th this round around roundabout.
List method is genius, hell yeah, bet warden expects nothing!
linki lol. list updated accordingly, nevertheless
SOON WE WILL BE FREEEEEE
I think I'm 7th 8th this round around roundabout.
List method is genius, hell yeah, bet warden expects nothing!
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This is cruel and unusual punishment....
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So, once we've completed our five cycles, are we officially no longer under a challenge, and free to post at will?
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Indeed!Prisoner 920077 wrote:So, once we've completed our five cycles, are we officially no longer under a challenge, and free to post at will?
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As much as joking around is fun, I think it would also behoove us to start mobilizing a plan and strategy for how we plan to work together and what we plan to do if we win or lose this challenge or a future challenge.
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Shiv prisoners who don't do well in the challenges, obviously.
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277 I think it might be kind of hard to plan what we will do if we lose because we don't know the nature of the challenges we're going to have to do. Some could be team challenges for example and the lynch might come from a losing team.
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I for one would like to know why Prisoners 920077 and 640326 voted "No" in the poll. Don't they think we're evil enough to band together for a higher evil?
And what's with Prisoner 509378 not voting at all? Is he or she too much of a megalomaniacal iconoclast to conform to such a black and white question? Or did he or she simply forget to vote? Forgetfulness is not an enviable quality in a henchman I'm afraid.
Furthermore, can we trust this MovingPicture07 when he tells us that we can post at will after we reach our required quota? Look at what the Warden said:
And what's with Prisoner 509378 not voting at all? Is he or she too much of a megalomaniacal iconoclast to conform to such a black and white question? Or did he or she simply forget to vote? Forgetfulness is not an enviable quality in a henchman I'm afraid.
Furthermore, can we trust this MovingPicture07 when he tells us that we can post at will after we reach our required quota? Look at what the Warden said:
We were told to alternate posts and make a minimum of five posts each, not alternate posts until we've all accumulated a total of five. Interpretation is everything you know. I've learned that from running an evil multi-national corporation bent on global destruction. Is this MovingPictures07 trying to "hose us" perhaps?Warden wrote:I believe in two things, discipline and the Bible. Here you'll receive both. Put your trust in the Lord. Your ass belongs to me. Welcome to Syndicate.
Your first prisoner challenge is as follows:
All prisoners must alternate posts, and each prisoner must post a minimum of 5 posts each.
Now get to work.
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The poll is not a part of this challenge. We were given specific instructions. Those instructions do not include voting in the poll. Those who've voted do so at their own risk and at the risk of all of us.
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To be perfectly honest, I picked no in the poll because in some games whoever votes first in a poll gets a prize. I do not know that that would happen this time, but in case it does, why not let it be me?
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The first thing I remember knowing
Was a lonesome whistle blowing
And a young'un's dream of growing up to ride
On a freight train leaving town
Not knowing where I'm bound
And no one could change my mind but Mama tried
One and only rebel child
From a family meek and mild
My mama seemed to know what lay in store
Despite all my Sunday learning
Towards the bad I kept on turning
Till Mama couldn't hold me anymore
And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried
Dear old Daddy, rest his soul
Left my mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Working hours without rest
Wanted me to have the best
She tried to raise me right but I refused
And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried
Was a lonesome whistle blowing
And a young'un's dream of growing up to ride
On a freight train leaving town
Not knowing where I'm bound
And no one could change my mind but Mama tried
One and only rebel child
From a family meek and mild
My mama seemed to know what lay in store
Despite all my Sunday learning
Towards the bad I kept on turning
Till Mama couldn't hold me anymore
And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried
Dear old Daddy, rest his soul
Left my mom a heavy load
She tried so very hard to fill his shoes
Working hours without rest
Wanted me to have the best
She tried to raise me right but I refused
And I turned twenty-one in prison doing life without parole
No one could steer me right but Mama tried, Mama tried
Mama tried to raise me better, but her pleading I denied
That leaves only me to blame 'cause Mama tried
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