Mafia XX - The French Revolution - Part 2

[Frozzy]

Hooray! Teh Brandy Bruns is dead!

[Ljube]

Yes he is. But who is going to investigate the crimes after his death?

Story in a couple of hours.

[Skanky Burns]

Not me, thats for sure.

[Rasputin]

the investigations have failed to turn up the killer anyway, so he not doing a good job ...

[Ljube]

Chapter 11 - Counter-revolution at work


It was a busy morning that day in the National Assembly. After the demise of the Jacobins, their numbers shrunken to one or possibly none because Desmoulins seemed to have changed sides, many decisions had to be taken to undo the damage Jacobins have caused to the French society during the Reign of Terror. First, some sort of constitutional monarchy had to be re-established. King Louis XVIII appeared before the Assembly together with his cousin, young crown Prince, Charles Duc de Bordeaux.

“The death of two most prominent figures of the Terror, the bloodthirsty jackal Robespierre and the corrupt hyena Danton marks the end of lawlessness in France”, King Louis began his speech.
“The constitutional monarchy will bring stability back to France. Much needed stability and internal strength particularly in view of the recent news. My fellow countrymen, the United States of America have declared war on our nation because the Jacobin regime executed their elder Benjamin Franklin, one of the few true friends France has had.”
“We must act quickly to make right what Jacobins have done wrong”, former Prime Minister Necker suggested. “Let’s vote on two of my bills. The first would return the executive powers to our King Louis XVIII. These powers would be limited by French Constitution. My second bill is a proposal to abolish the Committee of Public Safety. This hated institution was a mere device in the hands of sadistic, murderous Jacobins which they had used to enforce their policies few of us agreed with.”

The Assembly voted in favour of both Necker’s bills.
Necker was very pleased.
"It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done.”

His powers restored, King Louis was eager to exercise them immediately.
“The government elected during the Jacobin period must not stand”, the King decided. “By the powers vested in me by almighty God and the Constitution of France, I’m relieving you, Honoré-Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau of your duties as Prime Minister of France. You shall remain Minister of Defence and Commander of the French Army. I’m appointing our family’s true friend, dear Jacques Necker to the post of Prime Minister. Necker, I trust you unreservedly.”
“Thank you Your Majesty”, replied Necker and bowed before the king theatrically. “I shall not fail you.”
“I know you won’t.”

Then King Louis continued.
“Now the second order of business. During the Reign of Terror, shortly before her execution, French Queen was raped by a certain private in the French Armey who had been assigned to her as a bodyguard. This private deserves to hang, but since France is a constitutional monarchy, he will be guillotined today at noon. Bring him here!”

The soldiers brought Private Nicolas Chauvin before the King. He stood upright, defiant, full of hatred of the King and everything he represents.
“Don’t you know how to approach the King, you dog?” asked Necker and hit Chauvin hard behind his knees so he lost balance and fell down.
Everybody was laughing and shouting insults at Chauvin.
“Take him to the guillotine!” Duc de Bordeaux cried impatiently, which was perhaps understandable considering his youth.

Nicolas Chauvin was taken to Place de la Révolution, where guillotine stood ready for him. The mob was restless. They wanted to see his blood. Chauvin grasped the situation and dropped his spiteful stance.
“If you kill me now, you will never know whose name was on the Jacobin card found on the murder scene”, Chauvin clutched at straws.
“As if you would have told us the real name”, Duc de Bordeaux was distrustful. “For what we know, given your hatred towards anything even remotely associated with the monarchy, you would have told us the name on the card had been either mine or the King’s. As if anyone of us would have ever joined the Jacobin club.”
The crowed laughed. Then occasional shouts followed.
“Kill the rapist!”
“Off with his head!”
“Long live the King! Death to his enemies!”

Comte de Mirabeau was so irritated he could hold his thoughts no more.
“And the same mob was shouting death to the King a week ago. I hate the mob. It is so unreasonable.”
“That’s why it’s called the mob”, replied Guillotin.
But the reply didn’t seem to have satisfied Mirabeau. Ah well, probably he was also angry because he had lost the position of the Prime Minister of France for which he had fought his whole life.

“Chauvin, it’s time!” ordered the King and the sharp, precise and elegant, but deadly guillotine struck in a split second and Skanky Burns lost his head.
“This is what will happen to all enemies of the French King and France”, announced Duc de Bordeaux emphatically raising Chauvin’s head high and showing it to the crowd.
“God save us from the revenge of the monarchists”, Desmoulins thought, but he kept his thoughts for himself.

*******

“I want to know the state in which your investigation into these shameful killings is”, King Louis asked comte de Mirabeau.
“Well, following the death of General Napoléon Bonaparte, Danton authorised late private Chauvin to continue the investigation.”
“So basically, we are nowhere?”
“Not exactly nowhere, Sir. We have this Jacobin card found at the place of one of the murders. But the problem with the card is that the name is difficult to read.”
“OK. Since you are Commander of the French Army and we’re at war with four nations, I am placing Dr. Guillotin in charge of this investigation. Make sure he gets all the evidence gathered so far.”
“Yes, Your Majesty.”

*******

Later that evening Necker was celebrating his successes in a bar at Place de la Révolution. He kept paying drinks for everybody in the bar throughout the evening and around midnight he decided it was time to go home. On his way home, he passed a gypsy fair and being a superstitious man, he decided to give it a try. He entered one palm-reader’s tent. The old gypsy woman took his hand, looked closely into his palm and after a while told him to leave, that there was nothing she had been able to read from his palm and that she wouldn’t charge him. When he objected, she urged him to leave at once. She was so afraid as if the death himself came to pay her a surprise visit.

And the death truly came, for someone entered the tent and swinging a stick of some kind hit first Necker and then the gypsy woman knocking them both out.

The next morning two bodies were found in the tent. The old gypsy woman lying next to the zodiac and Rasputin, both half naked, gagged, arms and legs tied, flogged to death.

“This has got to stop”, cried comte de Mirabeau. “Guillotin, examine both bodies and give me a report later today.”
“I shall write an epitaph about Necker’s death. It shall bear the name All of his wealth wasn’t enough to save him”, Desmoulins concluded the sad gathering.

[Ljube]

Name

Role

Status



1. Nuclear Master

Roi Louis XVI

Guillotined - round 4



2. Kassiopeia

Reine Marie-Antoinette
Guillotined - round 5


3. Spiffor

 M. Robespierre

Guillotined - round 9


4. Alva

M. Couthon
Poisoned - round 2


5. Spaced Cowboy

M. de Saint-Just

Guillotined - round 2


6. Guynemer

M. Danton

Flogged to death - round 10


7. Loinburger

M. Desmoulins

Alive


8. Vovan

M. d'Églantine

Flogged to death - round 9


9. Snowfire

M. Hébert

Guillotined - round 7


10. Rasputin

M. Necker

Flogged to death - round 11


11. Octavian X

M. Brissot de Warville

Poisoned - round 4


12. Jonny

Marquis de
Lafayette 
Flogged to death - round 3


13. Tuberski

Comte de Sade

Guillotined - round 3


14. Rah

M. Guillotin

Alive


15. Smiley

Comte de
Mirabeau 
Alive


16. ADG

Duc de Bordeaux

Alive


17. Kalius

Roi Louis XVIII 
Alive


18. Geomodder

Fürst von
Metternich 
Flogged to death - round 5


19. Jon Miller

Roi Louis XVII

Flogged to death - round 1


20. Jamski

Herr Feld
Marschall von Blücher 
Guillotined - round 6


21. Chaunk

Mr. W. Pitt jr.

Guillotined - round 1


22. GJRamsey

Mr. B. Franklin

Guillotined - round 8


23. Theben

Mr. T. Jefferson

Flogged to death - round 7


24. HongHu

Miss S. Hemings

Poisoned - round 6


25. Hercules

M. Generale N.
Bonaparte 
Poisoned - round 8


26. Skanky Burns

M. Chauvin

Guillotined - round 10

Voting open until Sunday evening my time.

[loinburger]

Smiley, for the reasons I'd given before.

[Adagio]

I'll go with Kalius

[loinburger]

Dammit, Kalius isn't the mafia! He was never the member of the Jacobin Club, and I don't think that he ever held a military position either.

[Ljube]

Name

Vote



1. Nuclear Master

Executed round 4



2. Kassiopeia

Executed round 5


3. Spiffor

Executed round 9


4. Alva

Killed by mafia round 2


5. Spaced Cowboy

Executed round 2


6. Guynemer

Killed by mafia round 10


7. Loinburger

Smiley


8. Vovan

Killed by mafia round 9


9. Snowfire

Executed round 7


10. Rasputin

Killed by mafia round 11


11. Octavian X

Killed by mafia round 4


12. Jonny

Killed by mafia round 3


13. Tuberski

Executed round 3


14. Rah

-


15. Smiley

Kalius


16. ADG

Kalius


17. Kalius

-


18. Geomodder

Killed by mafia round 5


19. Jon Miller

 Killed by mafia round 1 


20. Jamski

Executed round 6


21. Chaunk

Executed round 1


22. GJRamsey

Executed round 8


23. Theben

Killed by mafia round 7


24. HongHu

Killed by mafia round 6


25. Hercules

Killed by mafia round 8


26. Skanky Burns

Executed round 10


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Kalius - 2 votes
Smiley - 1 vote

[SnowFire]

Hey -tko. How come Jon Miller is listed as Louis XVII? That may be historially accurate, but in our timeline, he died before his father, so he couldn't possibly have succeeded him.

[:) Smiley]

Kalius, for reasons previously stated.

[:) Smiley]

Loinburger, Ljube has stated that you are the only Jacobin.

[Ljube]

When Frozzy/Kalius was crowned he said he would be crowned as Louis XVIII in memory of late Prince Louis, who should have been Louis XVII.

It is historically accurate because Louis XVII never ruled. Nether here nor in real life.

Jon Miller was listed Louis-Charles, duc de Normandie before Frozzy's ascension.

[Ljube]

Originally posted by Smiley
Loinburger, Ljube has stated that you are the only Jacobin.

I don't want to influence the vote in any way, but for the sake of historical accuracy, yes, loinburger is the last remaining Jacobin.

Rah and Smiley are members of the Gironde, a monarchist club in the Assembly.

Adagio and Kalius are members of the royal family.