The glowing green numbers on
CHENN's digital clock change at the same time that the hour hand on
Kharozz's grandfather clock strikes nine. Meanwhile,
Jimbo's whale-shaped alarm clock begins ringing frantically, almost leaping around on the desk, only to be punctuated by an all-pervading scream.
'WAKE THE HELL UP, YOU LAZY PEOPLE! IT'S UPDATE TIME!' rings a high-pitched voice. The voice carries to every corner of the village, and those of the townspeople still alive are woken up brutally from their dreams. Grumbling and whining, the players all rise, wondering if Earthworm had a sex change operation overnight.
Before the significantly patchier crowd can make their way to the town square, they are stopped by a hysterical
Xyphang. 'The queen is dead! The queen is dead!' he wails, tears streaking messily down his face. Looking at each other uneasily, the villagers tiptoe towards the end of the street and into a palatial cottage. The blood and fur lying everywhere indicate there had been a great struggle, and the scattered limbs and shredded
Phantasia suggest he was torn to shreds...
'I can't read his role PM,'
Dogfish44 remarks.
'Well, you're probably illiterate,' snaps
theangryscientist, shaken.
'No, really, I can't read it,' the canine fish says, brow furrowed, and he passes the letter to his fellow villager.
The science man squints at it, but can't make out the smudged handwriting. After a loaded silence, he finally says, 'I can only tell that he was Queen Elizabeth I. Strange, huh?'
They all tramp out of Phantasia's house, feeling crushed at the loss of the Queen, but puzzled as to his alliance. Dogfish44 suggests tentatively that they had better check on the president, and so they head down the street to
Jimbo's presidential mansion. The ever-polite mascot of violence,
UncleSam, knocks on Jimbo's door, but receives no answer except for a faint ringing noise.
Ringringringring.
'M... Maybe he's in the shower,' he suggests nervously.
'Stand back,' advises theangryscientist. 'The power of my anger is enough to blast down this door!' With an almighty crash, Jimbo's pretty blue door falls to the ground, and the science man rubs his knee ruefully. 'Well, it got the door open, but I might've busted my kneecap.'
Xyphang leads the way down the hallway, and the absence of running water is all too conspicuous. When they open Jimbo's door, a small whale confronts them, shaking and ringing.
Ringringringring. The alarm clock had shaken itself to the door!
'Jimbo? How'd you get so small?' queries UncleSam, but Xyphang pushes past him roughly and points to Jimbo's corpse, which lay half-concealed under a bedside table that had clearly been knocked over accidentally. Meanwhile, a pole had fallen on top of him, sending his starry and stripey curtains crashing to the ground. Definitely an accident, but a suspicious one for sure...
You are Barack Obama. Your night action is Night x - Writing Speech. Your vote during the following day will count for an extra one vote. Your second night action is Night x - Order US Army to defend USER. This action may or may not be successful, depending on hidden circumstances. You win if the Village wins.
billymills and
Towelie are openly weeping as they leave Jimbo's corpse for Earthworm to clear away and to go check on
shade. shade's ship is moored in the riverbanks, and not a peep had been heard out of it since yesterday. It is with horror that they open the door and find shade's slightly damp body lying splayed on the floor, spiffy pirate hat still on head.
Drip drip drip. 'Will someone fix all these damn leaks?' growled
Exarius, looking up at the ceiling.
You are the Pirate. Your night action is Night x - Sail ship around USER. That USER will be protected from kills on that night. You may not sail around yourself. This ability may only be used once every two nights. Alternatively, your second night action is Night x - Plunder USER. You will steal any items that USER is holding. You win if the Village wins.
When they all jump off shade's ship, everyone goes to find the corpse of the next missing guy,
Coronis. Sure enough, it hardly comes as a surprise to even the village idiots that his body is spread-eagled in his living room, covered in vicious stab wounds and lying in bright crimson blood. 'His crotch? THEY STABBED HIS CROTCH?' moans Towelie, looking queasy at all the blood.
You are the Grey Wolf. Your night action is Night x - Rip USER limb from limb. That USER will die. Alternatively, your night action is Night x - Howl. You will summon another wolf to do your bidding, giving you an extra kill on future nights. You may only gather up to two additional wolves this way. You win if you are the last man standing.
The final body found is that of
CHENN. The remaining players drop by his house, their stomachs full of leaden trepidation, and open the door; there he lies, his stomach full of leaden bullets. It clearly took a professional to do that!
You are Jirachi. Your night action is Night x - Iron Head USER. There is a 60% chance that USER will be unable to perform a night action that night, unless you hold the King's Rock, in which case there is a 100% chance that USER will not be able to perform a night action that night. You win if the Village wins.
'Well,' calls jumpluff, her voice identical to the one that had roused the village from its slumber, 'you know what to do! Time to off another of our numbers! May the odds be ever in your favour!'
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