The Syndicate

Well, I'm voting Vompatti, because I think he's double bluffing.

Mr! your vote saddens me. I wasn't around last night cuz I was working till 3:30 am. Came home, ate dinner and went to bed. Just now woke up tbh.

bea wrote:Mr! your vote saddens me. I wasn't around last night cuz I was working till 3:30 am. Came home, ate dinner and went to bed. Just now woke up tbh.

Why are you sad?

I never said I voted you out of suspicion.

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I vote metalmarsh because he's been suspcicious ly quiet

Llama, how strongly do you believe your "don't lynch" idea would work?

Mister Rearranger wrote:Llama, how strongly do you believe your "don't lynch" idea would work?

It would only work if we want a stalemate with no winners. If we want that, it would 100% work. I, personally, do not want that though.

bah - this is harder to do in such a fast paced game.

been forever since I played any kind of speed game. I forgot how hard it can be.

I don't really have any supisions on anyone.

random says metalmarsh. I feel badly voting someone I don't even know.

Have to vote in the other game, will try to hurry up and come back and see if we can settle on someone for any sort of reason.....

thellama73 wrote:

Mister Rearranger wrote:Llama, how strongly do you believe your "don't lynch" idea would work?

It would only work if we want a stalemate with no winners. If we want that, it would 100% work. I, personally, do not want that though.

Likewise.

I don't hate the Vompatti suspicion, for one.

But maybe he just really likes The Beyond, idk. :/

Mister Rearranger wrote:I don't hate the Vompatti suspicion, for one.

But maybe he just really likes The Beyond, idk. :/

Vompatti is always wacky, but this game he strikes me as trying too hard to SEEM like his normal self.

Mongoose wrote:

thellama73 wrote:What's the story on tied lynches, Goosefeathers?

Tie = No Lynch

We should settle on someone.

I think he just wanted a reason to vote for someone not him, which is about all you can do at this point.

Changing my vote for reasons which are my own.

Sorry, MR.

A Person wrote:I vote metalmarsh because he's been suspcicious ly quiet

So - I reread the thread. (I know - it took foreeeeever. ) And in this kinda bothers me.

Metalmarsh was waaaay more vocal on the last page than I was. How is that suspiciously quiet?

23 Years Prior.

Aria was a mellow but inquisitive child, always asking questions and analyzing life's mysteries. Surprisingly precocious for age 6, her fathers spoke to her more as an adult and did not talk down to her.

She was excited about moving into their new home on Pleasant Terrace. 3246, to be exact. The family pulled their blue sedan into the driveway of the three-story house. Lars adjusted the mirror to see if the moving van was in sight before he exited the car.

"Let's stay in the car for a moment," Matteo said to Aria.

"Papa, where is Daddy going?" she asked.

"Probably to see if the realtor is here yet.Her office is in walking distance, so she won't have a car parked out here if she is inside," Matteo told her.

Lars gave the thumbs up and Aria catapulted herself out the door. Matteo chuckled as she whirled past him.

"Can I see my room now?" she said to Lars but then looking back to Matteo for approval. Aria had not known life without Matteo, whom she called "Papa."

"Sure, chicken. Just be careful on those stairs before we lay down carpeting on them," Lars said.

"It's the first door on the left," Matteo added.

"Okay!" Aria said as her tiny legs worked as pistons to fly her up the stairs. Lars went back into the kitchen to talk to the realtor.

"Papa!" she called from the top of the stairs.

"Yes, pickle?" Matteo said, looking up from documents.

"Which way is left?"



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Over the next week, the family busied themselves with settling into their new home. The first floor held visiting areas, the kitchen and the dining room, and the second floor held three bedrooms and a den. The third floor was only half the size as the other floors, and Matteo used it as his office. A freelance architect, the loft's open window lighting was perfect for drawing his creations.

It seemed be any old house until the day the new wallpaper was applied. Matteo and Lars had selected a modern print in greens and blues that would be applied in the first floor hallways. The previous wallpaper was stained and dated, and had rivets or striations about hip-level on the wall. The realtor mused that this trenches were caused by the previous owner, who was wheelchair bound. The hallway was slightly too big for the wheelchair, and the constant back-and-forth in the wheelchair over the years caused these trenches to occur.

"Oh that looks wonderful," Lars said to the worker who was flattening out the last strip of wallpaper. "It really brightens up this hallway and the dark floors and baseboards."

"I'd clear out for a bit while it dries," instructed the worker.

"Family!" Lars called down to hall into the kitchen, where Matteo and Aria were both reading in the breakfast nook.

"Whaaaaaat?" they both answered.

"Would you like to drive into town for some pizza?"

"Pizza, yay!" Aria shouted, running down the stairs.

Lars picked her up in his arms.

Aria sucked on a piece of her hair. "Daddy, can I get green olives as my one topping?"

"Green olives, eww! How am I supposed to steal a slice if you get that?" He swooped her up and blew a raspberry on her belly. Matteo looked on, amused.

"Why can't you just like pepperoni like a normal child?" Lars asked her, putting her on his shoulders as they headed out to the car.

"Yeah, everyone knows that anchovies are objectively the best topping," Matteo chimed in.

Lars and Aria made gagging sounds.


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When they returned from attempted carbocide, Aria was sent up to her room to prepare for bathtime.

"After-dinner drink?" Matteo asked Lars.

"I would murder a man for a G&T," Lars said frankly.

"Just as long as that man isn't me," Matteo laughed.

Both men abruptly stopped in their tracks. The trenches were back in the freshly-applied wallpaper.

"How could this ---?" Matteo asked, perplexed.

"Huh. Well I guess the ridging wasn't from the wheelchair eroding it away after all. We must have a leak and that's what's causing the marks. It must be water damage. I'll call a plumber first thing tomorrow," Lars decided.

"I guess, if you're sure," Matteo said.

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The morning light brought the plumber, who could not find a leak, breach or any faults at all in the plumbing,

"I don't think that's where your answers lie, Mack," he said before quickly leaving the house. He didn't charge them for the visit, but simply shook their hands and wished them good luck.

"Let's take Ari out for an ice cream and check in on that paint store on Central. Maybe we could just stain and then paint these walls. That'd cover up those unsightly trenches," Matteo suggested.

"Do you think that will look okay?" Lars asked.

"It can't be worse than this."


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Over the next few weeks, Matteo and Lars tried several types of paint and sealants, each time trying more coats than the last. But to no avail. The trenches kept coming back each time.

"It's funny, they look like they could almost be nailmarks from a really tall man," Lars mused.

"They look more like clawmarks," Matteo said, a shiver running down his spine.

The two men turned and looked at one another.

"Maybe it's time to call someone," Matteo said.

"Another contractor?" Lars said.

"No, not a contractor. Not at all like a contractor. There must be experts for something like this," Matteo posited.

"I'll get the phonebook."


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2 hours later, Ed & Lorraine Warren's phone began to ring.



Mister Rearranger has been lynched.

He was:

Lorraine Warren


It is now Night 1. You have 24 hours to send in your PMs and vote in the night poll.

linki(for red): What is this, I don't even.

Rats. Sorry, MR, again.

Who is bothering Aria's family?

Poll ended at Sun Jan 19, 2014 6:35:08 pm


A Person
0
No votes

Bea
1
Mister Rearranger (2) 11%

Llama
0
No votes

MetalMarsh89
2
A Person (7), bea (8) 22%

MisterRearranger
2
Vompatti (3), thellama73 (9) 22%

Vomps
0
No votes

Phil Collins (Host/NP option)
4
Mongoose (1), S~V~S (4), MovingPictures07 (5), Lizzy (6) 44%
Total votes : 9

I'm really upset about this. That was a good role to lose. Bad luck.

RIP MR.

GOOSEY! - Do the night polls do anything but mark time?

Oops.

Voted for the werewolf.

I had to read up on these, but the Demon Murder Trial seems the most intriguing.

bea wrote: RIP MR.

GOOSEY! - Do the night polls do anything but mark time?

Correct, they are just for fun and to help get you into the game. I left the poll open to deadies and NPs that may be following along at home.

Y'all let me know if you have any other Qs, okay?

I'm really sorry about missing the deadline everyone. Some things came up this morning, and I didn't have time to hop online. I'll be going back to read now.

thellama73 wrote:Changing my vote for reasons which are my own.

Sorry, MR.

Why did you switch your vote then, care to share? Is it because you wanted someone lynched?

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:Changing my vote for reasons which are my own.

Sorry, MR.

Why did you switch your vote then, care to share? Is it because you wanted someone lynched?

What part of "my reasons are my own" don't you understand?

I can elaborate a little. I was pretty sure that the lone baddie in a game like this wouldn't miss the first opportunity to lynch a civilian, so I wanted to protect you from being killed.

insertnamehere wrote:My god, there's MYSTERIOUS TRENCHES IN THE WALL!!!!!!!~!!!!!!!!!!!!111!!!!112121212!!!!!!!!!!!!!!@@@@@@@@@@1

More like mysterious trenches in your mom's face.

how do we feel about talking at night? In a game this small and this fast, I can't see any practical reason to avoid it outside of the last minute PM by our one baddie.

I do think though it might be a risk I'm willing to take. I can't see any way around talking at night and still making an informed decision.

thoughts? Anyone?

thellama73 wrote:

Metalmarsh89 wrote:

thellama73 wrote:Changing my vote for reasons which are my own.

Sorry, MR.

Why did you switch your vote then, care to share? Is it because you wanted someone lynched?

What part of "my reasons are my own" don't you understand?

I can elaborate a little. I was pretty sure that the lone baddie in a game like this wouldn't miss the first opportunity to lynch a civilian, so I wanted to protect you from being killed.

I get that thinking - and was coming back to change my vote before time ran out - but I have to ask, if you were trying to avoid Metalmarsh from being killed, why wouldn't you have switched your vote to me or AP - we were the ones that voted him after all...

I'm not sure what to make of anything yet. All I know is that MR is definitely not bad.

bea wrote: I get that thinking - and was coming back to change my vote before time ran out - but I have to ask, if you were trying to avoid Metalmarsh from being killed, why wouldn't you have switched your vote to me or AP - we were the ones that voted him after all...

I'm happy to talk at night. I had to make a quick decision once I decided to change my vote, and I felt like I was getting a bit of a bad "look how helpful I am" vibe from MR. I am pretty upset about how wrong I was though.

thellama73 wrote:

bea wrote: I get that thinking - and was coming back to change my vote before time ran out - but I have to ask, if you were trying to avoid Metalmarsh from being killed, why wouldn't you have switched your vote to me or AP - we were the ones that voted him after all...

I'm happy to talk at night. I had to make a quick decision once I decided to change my vote, and I felt like I was getting a bit of a bad "look how helpful I am" vibe from MR. I am pretty upset about how wrong I was though.

That's fair enough - what do you think of my point about AP and his fairly lame reason for voting MetalMarsh? I know my random was lame but AP said he did it because MM was too quiet - and a look at page one says that he was anything but quiet.

bea wrote: That's fair enough - what do you think of my point about AP and his fairly lame reason for voting MetalMarsh? I know my random was lame but AP said he did it because MM was too quiet - and a look at page one says that he was anything but quiet.

The trouble with AP is that he says things that make no logical sense ALL THE TIME. I think I have lynched him like three times for being illogical, and he always flips civ. That being said, I do think you make a good point and I am not feeling great about him right now.

yea. IDK - cuz I know matty is always saying things that make no logical sense - It's frustrating when he's civ and also useful when he's bad so I see why he still does it.

And for as much as his vote makes me all "wait? wot?" the defense of vompi makes me pause a bit. I know they always do, but that post read genuine to me - ya know?

And also - there is only one baddie. So it's not like there's teammate defending going on...

bea wrote: And also - there is only one baddie. So it's not like there's teammate defending going on...

Ture. This is something I keep having to remind myself about. No looking for potential BTSC in this game.

bea wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

bea wrote: I get that thinking - and was coming back to change my vote before time ran out - but I have to ask, if you were trying to avoid Metalmarsh from being killed, why wouldn't you have switched your vote to me or AP - we were the ones that voted him after all...

I'm happy to talk at night. I had to make a quick decision once I decided to change my vote, and I felt like I was getting a bit of a bad "look how helpful I am" vibe from MR. I am pretty upset about how wrong I was though.

That's fair enough - what do you think of my point about AP and his fairly lame reason for voting MetalMarsh? I know my random was lame but AP said he did it because MM was too quiet - and a look at page one says that he was anything but quiet.

He'd not checked in for the vote before I'd posted, and it was a fairly lame reason, but day 1 votes are always lame.

A Person wrote:

bea wrote:

thellama73 wrote:

bea wrote: I get that thinking - and was coming back to change my vote before time ran out - but I have to ask, if you were trying to avoid Metalmarsh from being killed, why wouldn't you have switched your vote to me or AP - we were the ones that voted him after all...

I'm happy to talk at night. I had to make a quick decision once I decided to change my vote, and I felt like I was getting a bit of a bad "look how helpful I am" vibe from MR. I am pretty upset about how wrong I was though.

That's fair enough - what do you think of my point about AP and his fairly lame reason for voting MetalMarsh? I know my random was lame but AP said he did it because MM was too quiet - and a look at page one says that he was anything but quiet.

He'd not checked in for the vote before I'd posted, and it was a fairly lame reason, but day 1 votes are always lame.

Day 1 votes might be all we have to go off of, that, and maybe a particularly strong read or two.

bea wrote:how do we feel about talking at night? In a game this small and this fast, I can't see any practical reason to avoid it outside of the last minute PM by our one baddie.

I do think though it might be a risk I'm willing to take. I can't see any way around talking at night and still making an informed decision.

thoughts? Anyone?

I think it's a necessity, then again, I'm not sure I see why we shouldn't talk at night.

Another facet of mafia I'm not used to. Where I've played, typically the thread is shut down at night from discussion.

That... was an interesting story Mongoose.

Metalmarsh89 wrote:That... was an interesting story Mongoose.

Yeah, wasn't that just awful? How scary for those poor kids.

Mongoose wrote:Remember to only trust your exorcisms to demonologists and other licensed, bonded and certified exorcists.

I don't need the government telling me which exorcists to hire. I can make that judgement for myself, thank you.

Which case file of the Warrens' do you find most interesting? (NPs & Deadies Can Vote)


The Lutz Family (Amityville Horror is based upon this)
1
S~V~S (6) 17%

The Smurl Family
1
bea (5) 17%

Annabelle (the haunted doll)
1
Mongoose (1) 17%

The Perron Family (The Conjuring is based upon this)
0
No votes

Arne Johnson (The Demon Murder Trial)
1
thellama73 (3) 17%

Demonic Werewolf
1
Vompatti (2) 17%

Snedecker Family (The Haunting in Connecticut is based upon this)
1
MovingPictures07 (4) 17%

Total votes : 6

Why am I not on the poll?

Let it be known that I have no idea whatsoever why I'm not on the poll.