Invasion of the Zombies - Game Thread

[huyneo]

Ummm yeah...
We still need people to fix the barricades!
Works on barricades

[Helgraf]

Helgraf shakes his head. "Plenty of supplies for one night."
*Helgraf works on the barricades*

[Artemis97]

Artemis shuffles through the mall, gnawing on what's left of Terumitsu's arm. Mmm.... Bone Marrow.

[Dr. Bath]

((wow, a lot of cultists worked on the barracade))

Elgar Bath seems slightly disallusioned this morning. The nights events have sobered him to the reality of what is happening,
"Well. Yes. This has been a.....disappointing turn of events."

[Freshmeat]

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Freshmeat walks back and forth at the barricades, inspecting the carnage brought about, whether directly or indirectly, by the impromptu tag-team of cultists and zombies.

"Hear me, people! By my recollection, fifteen people have been working on the barricades. On average, a day's work will result in a single life's protection. However, there was only room for nine of us. That means six cultists have sabotated our efforts yesterday." (changed in light of new information)

"Now, I don't claim to have an intricate understanding of the workings of a cult, but I've read an article about them in the newspaper, so I guess that sort of counts.
First of all, there are the lowly initiates, whom they use for manual labor. They, and they alone, are the ones responsible for creating flaws in the barricades we constructed. But that's not all - they are usually lead by a twisted trifecta that consists of a cult leader, a mad scientist and, more often than not, an enforcer of sorts.

"These cultists are a disease - one that will soon spread over all of us, unless we take action. I'm pretty sure they've already begun converting some of us, or taking them aside for tests both horrible and unnatural. And that'll probably continue on a daily basis."

"People! Understand the gravity of our situation!
Only a single evening has passed, yet more than 1/4th of us is with these cultists.
If we take both zombie attacks and infections into account, a breaking point is inevitable. If we are to stand against these cultists, we have to make our stand now!"

"You," he says to nurse Emeraldrose. "I've seen you wander around the barricades last night, tending to the wounds of us all. Have you, perchance, noticed something that would incriminate one of us?"

(OOC: In light of new information [see below], this calculation is no longer entirely correct, however, between the impressive mixture of zombie killings, daily infection-deaths caused by the scientist, infection-deaths caused by pre-infections, enforcer killings and daily cultist recruitment, suffice it to say that civlian numbers will start dropping real soon, so the point still stands.)

[banjo1985]

Red looks up at Ezlo and shakes his head.

Nah mister, I don't want any more water, but I will help you rescue the vampire guy. But not until I ask Curly something."

Red takes his water pistol over to Curly, popping some new gum into his mouth as he goes.

"Hey, do you think you could spare me a little of that gasoline? I think I might have got myself a flamethrower here!"

Red grins goofily,a budding pyromaniac to be sure!

[Pwenet]

Clarification:
Certain cultists contribute -1 to the barricades.
Others contribute -2 to the barricades.

Yes I love giving you all headaches

[Dr. Bath]

((just to clarify: Does a normal cultist, when sabotaging, actually remove the work done by someone else, or just look like they're doing something when they're not?))

[Pwenet]

((just to clarify: Does a normal cultist, when sabotaging, actually remove the work done by someone else, or just look like they're doing something when they're not?))

((They actually remove word done by someone else.))

[Dean Fellithor]

*the Vampire Hunter lights another one of his smokes, and sharpens his Machette as he watches the video cameras of the carpark looking for his American muscle car, he manages to find it and sees that it hasnt been broken into yet.*

[Almighty Salmon]

Hmm? He's in the Security Station eh? Yes, i know a way into there.

Jerry goes to help rescue the Vampire Guy.

[Traveling_Angel]

Again, I suspect the lovers were on the cades yesterday. This would mean 4 cultists, by Freashmeat's calculations.

[heretic]

heretic searches for supplies, eventually alighting on a fire extinguisher in a glass case. Opening it, he removes the 'stinguisher and hefts it, testing it's weight. "Well, if Red lights us on fire, I'll be ready to put it out."

[androgial]

oh and while im thinking of it id just like to point out that during the discussion yesterday both heretic and salmon pointed at each other when the votes were tied, and when it looked like he was going to be lynched heretic switched his vote to force a tie breaker trying to protect himself. both heretic and salmon worked on the baracades yesterday. lets send one to the fate they want.

[Traveling_Angel]

Points at androgial

"Now sir, your common sense seems to be taking a vacation. No matter what roles someone has, they will always kill someone else instead of themselves, especially when the other is a unknown quality. Self-preservation is not indicative of guilt. Hasty conclusions, however, are suspicious. You may just be not thinking correctly, or you may be a cultist."

[evnafets]

A Vampire hunter? You know a week ago I would have said there was no such thing as Vampires. But then a week ago I would have said there was no such thing as Zombies.
If he's meant to be good at fighting these things, I say we go help him.

evnafets joins the rescue mission

[Pwenet]

24 Hour Update:

The following people have not posted or indicated that they would be away.

• Alarra
• Bookboy
• Carrion_Humanoid
• CurlyKitGirl
• dallas-dakota
• Dr. Bath
• Draken
• EmeraldRose
• Fleeing Coward
• Freshmeat
• Gnome Barbarian
• Khaldan
• Lord Magtok
• Malpik Azhurer
• North
• Orzel
• purple gelatinous cube o' Doom
• Terumitsu
• Trix
• Verrukt
• Zar Peter

The Lynch List{table]Number of Votes | Lynchee

1

| Androgial

1 |

Heretic[/table]

Each day and night actions will be extended to 72 hours each due to the number of people and possible actions. If the end of day/night cycle falls on a Friday, I reserve the right to push the narration ahead for one more day.

I will be doing 24 hours status reports however, and maybe mini-narrations as well as time and mental sanity permits.

Remember, newcomers are still welcomed to join!

[Khaldan]

*khaldan stares at heretic, muttering something about brains*

[Pwenet]

A Sudden Addition

As several of you prepare to set out towards rescuing the Vampire Hunter, and others go off in search of supplies, one of the large air ducts overhead suddenly groans, then collapses into the middle of the room. Tumbling out of it is a man, covered head to toe in smudge from the ducts.

Please welcome aboard Pingcode20 to the game!

[EmeraldRose]

*snip*
"You," he says to nurse Emeraldrose. "I've seen you wander around the barricades last night, tending to the wounds of us all. Have you, perchance, noticed something that would incriminate one of us?"

Why do you ask? Do you have something to hide? Rest assured though, that I am looking.

*the nurse, having tended to those minor wounds she could, begins to repair the barricade, in anticipation of another battle in the night*

[Korias]

Korias returns from his escapades outside of the barricades and helps the man out of the Airduct. Gotcha mate. Names Korias. What were ya doin in the ducts?

[heretic]

Hearing Traveling Angel's words, heretic glares at adrogial. "Of course I changed my vote. Anybody with a sense of self-preservation would have changed their vote. You would have changed your vote. What's more, I have taken a pledge to stay away from the barricades from now on if that would pacify my detractors."

[Ezlo]

Overhearing the conversation between adrogial and the others, Ezlo gives his opinion, of which he SO loves to do.

You idjit! Tell me you wouldn't do the same! I know back in my day, tactics like that were used ALL the time! And we didn't complain, we just took things like a man, unless we were a woman and then we took it like leprechauns. Don't ask me why, but we did. So buckle up son, you're in for a bumpy ride, don't go pointing randomly for inane reasons."

He then stumps back over to the rescue party group. Where he was just in the middle of trying to bless his water for the vampire hunter to use when he got free.

[Alarra]

Alarra wanders off in search of first aid supplies.

[Freshmeat]

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(OOC:

Why do you ask? Do you have something to hide? Rest assured though, that I am looking.

I've got nothing to hide. I just though that, since you're a confirmed civilian, as well as a scrier, maybe you could tell us whom you've scried last night. If it was a cultist, we'd know who to point at. If it was a civilian, we'd know who not to point at (at least, for now, as they could be recruited later on).
If you happened to scry a mason or lover though, I'm sure everyone can understand why you'd want to keep it a secret.

* On barricades,sabotage, lovers and shelters:
In light of the new information we've been given, I'd say the calculation is as follows, until further notice puts this to doubt:
- 15 people work at the barricades: 12 civilians, 3 cultists.
- 12 secure shelters are constructed, minus 3 because of cultist sabotage work
As such, during the night, 9 people can take shelter.

The 'lovers' angle is interesting, however, the rules state that if the barricades are breached - which they were - they'll be the first to die. Since Terumitsu died alone yesterday, that means the lovers were not at the barricades yesterday. One might have been, but not both.

Today I'll be working on the barricades.
I still point at almighty salmon.

[Malpik Azhurer]

Goes to find the Vampire Hunter

[Zar Peter]

Zar Peter seams to be relativly useless at day.

I work on the barricades now!

[Castaras]

A random zombie wanders into the thread, and points at a nearby picture.



Brains.

It then wanders out again.

[Artemis97]

Artemis shuffles past the picture, points at it, then applauds in a rather stiff manner before returning to her random shamblings.

[CurlyKitGirl]

Red looks up at Ezlo and shakes his head.

Nah mister, I don't want any more water, but I will help you rescue the vampire guy. But not until I ask Curly something."

Red takes his water pistol over to Curly, popping some new gum into his mouth as he goes.

"Hey, do you think you could spare me a little of that gasoline? I think I might have got myself a flamethrower here!"

Red grins goofily,a budding pyromaniac to be sure!

"I'm a geek; of course you can have some. Enough to fill up the waterpistol three times. And I think that I will look for some supplies again cos I really fancy some multicoloured jelly snakes." Curly runs over to the balcony to have a look over at the people milling around. "Ooh, look at Bookboy."