The Syndicate

The pre-dawn air was brisk but it made everyone assembling feel alive. When Yuri forced them all to strip so he could search them for bugs, the air became a little more life-taking than life-inducing. Satisfied that everyone was clean, Yuri handed backpacks and rations for the trek.

The presence of an extra pack told the group that one of them was missing. They looked around, trying to discern which of them was running late on the most important day of his or her life.

"Viktor," someone said. "Where is Viktor?"

"He's got five minutes to get his ass here or we take off without him," Chelsea growled. "Who was he partnered with?"

"With me," someone answered.

"Well, podrooga," Sidney said, "you can play third wheel with Chelsea and I if Viktor doesn't show."

Viktor never showed. As the minutes passed, fear trickled through some of their tired minds. Had Viktor just chickened out or had be betrayed them? Which option was worse?

"Come now," Yuri said. "You all have a train to catch."

Yuri stepped out of the shadows and approached the conductor, who was doing his final inspection. They embraced and Yuri handed him something that swiftly found its way into the conductor's pocket. After a minute of conversation, Yuri walked back to the group.

"There is room for you in the eighth car back. My friend tells me that government inspectors typically check the first five cars, the last five cars and two or three in the middle to save them time and paperwork. You should be safe in the eighth car back."

Chelsea led the group back to their home for the next 15 hours. Sidney held back to say a few words to Yuri.

"Thank you again for helping us," Sidney said.

"Thank you and your associates for helping me move these people with you. Their stories are important."

"Indeed they are."

The two shook hands. Sidney pulled away to head back the train, but Yuri pulled him in close for an embrace.

"Trust no one," he whispered in Sidney's ear.

"I never have," Sidney said with a grin. "I don't plan to start now."

RULES AND WHATNOT


This closed setup game is for 15 players. As a Heist, there are only three power roles in the game. I will be using the following standard G-Man Game matrix:
Gameplay
1. Days are 48 hours long. I will do everything in my power to keep poll deadlines consistent.
2. Nights are 24 hours long. Getting night PMs in to the host in a timely fashion helps to keep things moving.
3. Only those players who have BTSC may communicate with each other outside of the game thread but ONLY in designated BTSC threads or chat rooms. For everyone else, no game-related discussion is permitted outside the game thread.
4. Votes in the poll are the only votes that count. It's helpful but not mandatory that you declare your vote in the thread in a way that stands out to the host.
5. All votes are changeable all the way up to the deadline.
6. A tied day poll will result in no death. Votes matter. There will be no coin flips to determine poll results.
7. Standard alignment wincons are in effect unless otherwise stated.
8. Dead is dead; you don't get to come back from that. Dead players will have their BTSC rights removed.
9. Roles will be revealed upon death.
10. Additional gameplay elements will be added/revealed on an as-needed basis.
11. I will probably end phases between 9:00 and 9:30 p.m. EST for this game. Any earlier is a challenge for me with getting the kids to bed.


Rules
1) Respect your fellow players, your host, and your Facilitator.
1a) Don't be an asshat.
1b) Don't get butthurt.
2) If you feel like another player is out of line or making/taking things personal/ly, contact the Facilitator, sabie12.
3) No BTSC regarding the game outside of the game thread(s). Players are told in their rolecard if they have BTSC. If you don't have it, don't engage in it. Violating this rule will result in a modkill.
4) No editing or deleting posts.
5) Self-voting is prohibited.
6) Double-targeting is prohibited.
7) Info-dumping and/or power-role-claiming is forbidden. Don't break games, build cases.
7a. Thou shalt not fake-claim a power role either.
8) Off-topic posts should be in OT Green.
9) Dead players are to post in Dead Red.
10) Non-Players should post in Non-Player Blue.
11) This is the host's color. Do not post in this color.
12) Participation is polite to everyone involved. If I feel you may not be paying attention to the game, I will reach out to you. Replacements and modkills may be employed if necessary. If you sign up, please play. If you can't play, request replacement.
13) Additional rules will be added/revealed on an as-needed basis.

PLAYERS

Alive:
Arete
Ash Lael
Epignosis (replaced dunya)
Hally
Poison Chan



Dead:
TripleHaven- PASHA ALEXANDROVICH- Escaped political prisoner, vanilla civvie (Eliminated Day 1)
tutuu- STANISLAV LEBEDEVA- Escaped political prisoner, civvie doctor (Killed Night 1)
Michelle- RUSLAN UDALTOV- Escaped political prisoner, vanilla civvie (Eliminated Day 2)
Vulgard- IRINUSHKA PICHUGIN- Escaped political prisoner, vanilla civvie (Killed Night 2)
TonyStarkPrime- ILYA SKOBLIN- Russian intelligence agent in disguise (Succumbed to the virus Night 2)
Long Con- OLEG VALERIEVICH- Escaped political prisoner, asymptomatic carrier spreading a deadly virus (Eliminated Day 3)
tedxtr- POLINA KOLCHENKO- Escaped political prisoner, vanilla civvie (Killed Night 3)
112- KONSTANTIN NEPOMNYASHCHAYA- Escaped political prisoner, vanilla civvie (Eliminated Day 4)
NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME- BOGDANA ALYOKHINA- Escaped political prisoner, vanilla civvie (Succumbed to the virus Night 4)
DrWilgy- EVGENI VITALIYEVNA- Escaped political prisoner, vanilla civvie (Killed Night 4)


Potential Replacements:
Glorfindel
novaselinenever
Scirrus
sprityo


HOST & MOD ISO POSTS
G-Man (host)
sabie12 (MoD)


BACKSTORY
This is the concluding chapter in a four-game series that spanned four year, both in real time and in the events of the narrative. It takes place in an alternate timeline to our own. You do not have to be well-versed in the overarching narrative in order for this game to make sense. If you are interested in reading the saga in full, please consult the following links:
-Chapter 1: Red vs Blue
-Chapter 2: Blue vs Red
-Chapter 3: Escape From Trump Tower

Chapter 4 Pregame Content:
-Strangers in a Strange Land
-Not Yet, Comrade
-The Plan


Game Posts:
Hitching a Ride- Day 0 Begins
Strangers on a Train- Day 1 Begins
Nizhny Novgorod- Day 1 Ends: TripleHaven is eliminated. She was PASHA ALEXANDROVICH, a vanilla civvie.
Pit Stop in Penza- Night 1 Ends: tutuu is killed. She was STANISLAV LEBEDEVA, a civvie doctor.
A Turn for the Worse- Day 2 Ends: Michelle is eliminated. She was IRINUSHKA PICHUGIN, a vanilla civvie.
Detour- Night 2 Ends: Vulgard is killed. He was IRINUSHKA PICHUGIN, a vanilla civvie. TonyStarkPrime succumbs to the virus. He was ILYA SKOBLIN, a Russian intelligence agent.
Belgorod and Biohazards- Day 3 Ends: Long Con is eliminated. He was OLEG VALERIEVICH. Long Con was told he was a vanilla civvie, but he was actually a civvie asymptomatic carrier, spreading a lethal virus.
Kiev or Bust- Night 3 Ends: tedxtr is killed. He was POLINA KOLCHENKO, a vanilla civvie.
Crackdown in Kiev- Day 4 Ends: 112 is eliminated. She was KONSTANTIN NEPOMNYASHCHAYA, a vanilla civvie.
Lviv and Let Die- Night 4 Ends: NANOOKTHEGREATANDFEARSOME succumbs to the virus. He was BOGDANA ALYOKHINA, a vanilla civvie. DrWilgy is killed. He was EVGENI VITALIYEVNA, a vanilla civvie.



POLL SCREENSHOTS

Day 1 Poll
Night 1 Poll
Day 2 Poll
Night 2 Poll
Day 3 Poll
Night 3 Poll
Day 4 Poll