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satansaloser2005 · 03-21-2009, 11:36 AM

Yeah, yeah, I know. I suck at life. Just read the dang thing.

Day Two

“Gwath, tell everyone that you're my voice. Catch the nasty were-creatures that did this to Mira and I,” Shasta said as he died, shoving all his stuff at Durie as his eyes slid closed.

Gwath and Durie blinked, staring at Shasta's dead body then at each other.

“So what does that mean?” Durie asked. “You're his friend and I'm a piece of aluminum wrapping?”

Gwath shrugged, secretly empowered with not only his voting power but Shasta's as well.*

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Once the Shasta Shakespeare Show was over it was much easier for the villagers to concentrate on the task at hand: expelling a were-duck from their numbers.

Everyone was chattering, trying to decide who the villains could be, when suddenly Mith broke through the crowd and burst into loud (but very short) song.

“Everything is Lommie's fault toDay, Queen Mithalwen has decided that way. Everything that happens is Lommie's fault. Queen Mithalwen is also in Phantom's harem....erm, cult.”

Not long after she voted for young Lommie and walked away to think about who else to blame.

“I think it's Lari,” Kath said, and before long she was gone too.

Wilwa stood up to make her case against Gwath, citing that he 'urked her'.

“How right can she be,” Gwath countered, “if she doesn't even spell it right?”

Lommie, however, seemed to have enough evidence to make a confident vote for the lad, and as followed by Wilwa (her entire post spelled correctly, for the record) and Nienna. Nerwen was in the corner, picking petals off a daisy and saying, “Kill Gwath, kill Lommie. Kill Gwath, kill....”

“HOLD IT!”

Everyone stopped and saw Lommie standing in the middle of the group with an ax in her hand.

“Calm down now,” Wilwa said, taking a step toward her.

“No!” Lommie shouted. “Now step away or the penguin lover gets it!”

Everyone by now had grown used to the ghostly refrain of 'that's what she said' and hardly noticed.

“Well, if she's going to kill herself anyway,” Mac put in, and Brinn and he had voted before Lommie could protest. Fea shrugged and voted for her as well, as did Durie.

Lari and Izzy popped in to vote for others but it was too late. Gwath had already voted, sealing Lommie's fate.

“But....but....” Lommie protested. “But I wanted to Nilp myself!”

“Typical,” Nilp muttered. “Always want to be like me. Don't blame them really.”

The village advanced on Lommie but before they could stab, shoot, choke, hang, disembowel, or tickle her she jumped to the top of an old wagon, cackling.

“Screw you too, village!” she shouted, and lopped off her own head.

Everyone stared in bewilderment as her corpse fell to the earth, her head coming to rest by Sally's, Shasta's, and Legate's. (Mira was still trapped in the well, Timmy.) Unlike the others, however, her skull now had several feathers intermingled with her dark hair and as they looked back at her decapitated body they saw webbing where earlier her toes had been.

Nerwen smiled placidly and stayed silent during the entire scene, deciding that now of all times wasn't a time to cheer, “2-4-6-8, what animal do I most hate? Penguins! Penguins! Boo, penguins!”

The Dead
Sally (stabbed in a case of mistaken identity by a non-six-fingered Phantom on Night 0)
Phantom (made into a very unhealthy breakfast on Night 0)
Legate (ordo, pickled on Day 1)
Mira (Ophelia, ordo, drowned on Night 1)
Shasta (Hamlet, ordo, semi-accidentally poisoned on Night 1)
Lommie (were-duck, axed on Day 2)

The Living
Feanor of the Peredhil
Brinniel
wilwarin538
Durelin
Nogrod
Isabellkya
Nerwen
Rikae
Mith
Kath
Lari
Mac
Nienna
Gwathagor
Nilpaurion Felagund

*the double vote power for Gwath was only for Day 2, for the record

03-21-2009, 11:36 AM	#597
satansaloser2005 The Sweetest Spoiler Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: from beneath you it giggles incessantly Posts: 5,789	The long-awaited narration Yeah, yeah, I know. I suck at life. Just read the dang thing. Day Two “Gwath, tell everyone that you're my voice. Catch the nasty were-creatures that did this to Mira and I,” Shasta said as he died, shoving all his stuff at Durie as his eyes slid closed. Gwath and Durie blinked, staring at Shasta's dead body then at each other. “So what does that mean?” Durie asked. “You're his friend and I'm a piece of aluminum wrapping?” Gwath shrugged, secretly empowered with not only his voting power but Shasta's as well.* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Once the Shasta Shakespeare Show was over it was much easier for the villagers to concentrate on the task at hand: expelling a were-duck from their numbers. Everyone was chattering, trying to decide who the villains could be, when suddenly Mith broke through the crowd and burst into loud (but very short) song. “Everything is Lommie's fault toDay, Queen Mithalwen has decided that way. Everything that happens is Lommie's fault. Queen Mithalwen is also in Phantom's harem....erm, cult.” Not long after she voted for young Lommie and walked away to think about who else to blame. “I think it's Lari,” Kath said, and before long she was gone too. Wilwa stood up to make her case against Gwath, citing that he 'urked her'. “How right can she be,” Gwath countered, “if she doesn't even spell it right?” Lommie, however, seemed to have enough evidence to make a confident vote for the lad, and as followed by Wilwa (her entire post spelled correctly, for the record) and Nienna. Nerwen was in the corner, picking petals off a daisy and saying, “Kill Gwath, kill Lommie. Kill Gwath, kill....” “HOLD IT!” Everyone stopped and saw Lommie standing in the middle of the group with an ax in her hand. “Calm down now,” Wilwa said, taking a step toward her. “No!” Lommie shouted. “Now step away or the penguin lover gets it!” Everyone by now had grown used to the ghostly refrain of 'that's what she said' and hardly noticed. “Well, if she's going to kill herself anyway,” Mac put in, and Brinn and he had voted before Lommie could protest. Fea shrugged and voted for her as well, as did Durie. Lari and Izzy popped in to vote for others but it was too late. Gwath had already voted, sealing Lommie's fate. “But....but....” Lommie protested. “But I wanted to Nilp myself!” “Typical,” Nilp muttered. “Always want to be like me. Don't blame them really.” The village advanced on Lommie but before they could stab, shoot, choke, hang, disembowel, or tickle her she jumped to the top of an old wagon, cackling. “Screw you too, village!” she shouted, and lopped off her own head. Everyone stared in bewilderment as her corpse fell to the earth, her head coming to rest by Sally's, Shasta's, and Legate's. (Mira was still trapped in the well, Timmy.) Unlike the others, however, her skull now had several feathers intermingled with her dark hair and as they looked back at her decapitated body they saw webbing where earlier her toes had been. Nerwen smiled placidly and stayed silent during the entire scene, deciding that now of all times wasn't a time to cheer, “2-4-6-8, what animal do I most hate? Penguins! Penguins! Boo, penguins!” The Dead Sally (stabbed in a case of mistaken identity by a non-six-fingered Phantom on Night 0) Phantom (made into a very unhealthy breakfast on Night 0) Legate (ordo, pickled on Day 1) Mira (Ophelia, ordo, drowned on Night 1) Shasta (Hamlet, ordo, semi-accidentally poisoned on Night 1) Lommie (were-duck, axed on Day 2) The Living Feanor of the Peredhil Brinniel wilwarin538 Durelin Nogrod Isabellkya Nerwen Rikae Mith Kath Lari Mac Nienna Gwathagor Nilpaurion Felagund the double vote power for Gwath was only for Day 2, for the record __________________ "My heart always cowers behind the defense of my wit."* Friendship is two pals munching on a well-cooked face together. Fenris bookworm.