Mafia XVII - Non mortem timemus, sed cogitationem mortis

[Jamski]

I'm keeping track of non-voters so I can black-list them...

Hmmm... perhaps from the next round on, I'll make the tracking PUBLIC to shame them

-Jam

[Jamski]

Anyway, time is already more than 30 minutes over, so its too late...

Episode 3

The Romans left Spiffor's body lying in the toiletium, although ADG complained that it would start to smell bad.

"What are you talking about?" asked Alva "The toiletia always smell."
"I mean it would smell worse," countered ADG
"What worse than your stinking fish?" snapped Zopperoni.

Kassi put a hand on Zopperoni's shoulder.
"Did I give you permission to speak, slave?" he asked.

Zoppi shook his head.

"Now that Spiffor is dead, I'll be collecting the debts he owes me, starting with the slave, he never paid for," continued Kassi "Now, anyone want a cheap slave?"
"Let's see how the voting goes, before I decide," said Rah.

And it was good that Rah waited, because after 24 hours discussion, the Romans decided he mas most likely to have poisoned poor Spiffor, and voted to kill him.

The Romans drew lots, and Theben was selected to use his big butcher's knife to remove Rah's liver. Rasputin placed the organ on a gold plate and offered prayers to Jupiter, then it was given to the sacred chickens of Venus to nibble.

Hercules lifted Rah's still-living body up and tied it to the back of Tuberski's chariot, who then dragged it round in circles while DrSpike showed Snowfire how to fire arrows at it. Rah was soon dead.

* * * * *

When the Romans awoke the next morning they were treated to an even more gorey sight than the night before. Chaunk's chickens were calmly picking the eyes out of his head as it laid sideways on the bar counter in Rah's former Taverna. The poor man's body was again nowhere to be seen, but the trails of blood indicated it had been dragged to the river and dumped.

On the wall above the head, another horizontal line had been painted in blood, about 2 inches beneath the first one, but otherwise identical.

"By Jupiter!" exclaimed Jonny "He's dead!"

Rasputin looked at him sternly.

"Vita mutatur, non tollitur," commented Zopperoni
"What?" demanded GhengisFarb
"Vah! Denuone Latine loquebar? Me ineptum. Interdum modo elabitur," said Zopperoni to himself, and sat down.
"That's two beheadings now!" cried FlameFlash, "And the great god Saturn shall not l..."
Rapsutin was there in time again.
"And the great god Jupiter," he corrected "Shall not let us vote for the wrong man this time!"

Time to vote, my precious ones*

*Level of preciousness may vary with use.

-Jam

[Jamski]

Name

Job

Status



1. Zopperoni

Slave

Alive



2. Theben

Butcher

Alive


3. Alva

Retired Legionary

Alive


4. Snowfire

Aspiring Gladiator

Alive


5. General Ludd

Pretorian Prefect

Alive


6. Joncha

Pimp

Alive


7. ADG

Fish Trader

Alive


8. Kassiopeia

Slave Dealer

Alive


9. DrSpike

Champion Gladiator

Alive


10. Jon Miller

Librarian

Alive


11. Rah

Brothel
Owner

Dead - Romans



12. Jonny

Poet

Alive


13. Guynemer

Blacksmith

Alive


14. Spiffor

Senator

Dead - Green Penis



15. GJRamsey

Scribe

Dead - Romans



16. Chaunk

Keeper
of the Sacred Chickens

Dead - Beheaded



17. MattH

Tribune

Alive


18. FlameFlash

Saturnine Pontifex

Alive


19. Vlad
Antlerkov

Gladiator Trainer

Alive


20. Rasputin

Jovian Pontifex

Alive


21. Hercules

Strongman

Alive


22. Skanky Burns

Tavern
Owner

Dead - Beheaded



23. Tuberski

Chariot Racer

Alive


24. Ghengis Farb
Mosaic Artist

Alive

***A Clue***

An eleven foot long spear was found behind Rah's bar counter. Whether Chaunk tried and failed to defend himself, or Rah kept it there for self defence, you cannot be sure. Perhaps it is even the murder weapon, although not suited for cutting or slashing and rather cerimonial in appearance.

If Chaunk did try and defend himself, no one shows any visible wounds this morning, despite the blood on the spear point.

-Jam

[DrSpike]

Maybe Rah was on the right track since he was piled.

[rah]

Of course I was.

But if it helps find the real mafia, then it was worth it.

GhengisFarb and ADG have to be obvious suspects after their actions. Please make sure I get my revenge.

[Rasputin]

Jupiter is being very queit on the subject but he is very sublty pointing to flameflash

[Chaunk]

Oooh I made it all the way to a third round death this time...

C

[alva]

Not a smart thing to mention Chaunk.. not smart at all.

[GhengisFarbâ„¢]

GhengisFarb's Cluebook


***Clue***
The killer has left his "mark" by using the pool of blood on Skanky's bartop. A single horizontal line of blood is clearly painted on the white plaster wall behind the bar, about 6 inches long, and one inch wide.


***Clue***
***A Clue***
Siphillis in its initial stages can turn the genitals green/black.



***Clue***
An eleven foot long spear was found behind Rah's bar counter. Whether Chaunk tried and failed to defend himself, or Rah kept it there for self defence, you cannot be sure. Perhaps it is even the murder weapon, although not suited for cutting or slashing and rather cerimonial in appearance.

If Chaunk did try and defend himself, no one shows any visible wounds this morning, despite the blood on the spear point.




Mainly because I'm too lazy to scroll through the thread looking for all of them.

[joncha]

Originally posted by GhengisFarb
Mainly because I'm too lazy to scroll through the thread looking for all of them.

...or is it because you want to appear genuinely interested in finding the killer?

[Jamski]

You're ignoring the clues in the story, which don't contain the usual 50% herring possibility

-Jam

[joncha]

I think I'll have to go with the reasoning of my dead boss... and since you jumped in first, GenghisFarb it is.

[Jamski]

Name

Voted
For



1. Zopperoni *

-



2. Theben

-



3. Alva

-



4. Snowfire

-



5. General Ludd
* *

-



6. Joncha

Rasputin



7. ADG

-



8. Kassiopeia

-



9. DrSpike *

-



10. Jon Miller

-



12. Jonny

-



13. Guynemer

-



17. MattH *

-



18. FlameFlash

-



19. Vlad
Antlerkov

-



20. Rasputin

FlameFlash



21. Hercules

-



23. Tuberski

-



24. Ghengis Farb
-



Note
: The  * after
people's names indicates the number of consecutive rounds they failed
to vote.
i.e. Two *'s mean
they did not vote in the last two rounds, etc.

Come on vote you lot! A third of the 24 hours has already elapsed!

-Jam

[rah]

If I was alive, I'd have voted

[Jamski]

How about if someone fails to vote for 4 rounds, I replace them with a ghost

-Jam