Mafia 39 - It just gets verse!

[Paddy]

There once was a man from Westmoreland,
who was to know the business of every man.
It is said he was lost in thought,
thus could explain why he did not attend Court

[EPW]

Duke of Northumberland

[joncha]

Isn't that you?

[Tassadar500]

Court Jester

[Adagio]

Court Jester

[James]

[Ryhme Mode]Lord Chamberlain [/Ryhme Mode]

[Rubychaser]

Court Jester

[duke o' york]

Nice (king, lord, earl and)dukepile everyone. This is going to be written really quickly (comparitively).

[Rubychaser]

A fast game is a good game.

[duke o' york]

Name

Title

Vote



1. rah

King of England

joncha



2. duke o’ york

Duke of York
Killed Act I Scene i - darts


3. Kassiopeia

Duke of Kent
joncha


4. James the Scot

Thane of Inverurie
Dr Spike


5. Skanky Burns

Earl of Rochester

-


6. Adagio

 Prince of Denmark

joncha


7. Sparrowhawk

Prince of Wales 

-


8. Rubychaser
Captain of the Guard

joncha


9. Spaced Cowboy
Duke of Buckingham

-


10. Paddy the Scot

Thane of Auchtermuchty

Lord Nuclear


11. Hercules

Duke of Somerset

joncha


12. Dr Spike

Lord Chamberlain 
-


13. civman2000

Earl of Warwick

Spaced Cowboy


14. Jon Miller

Archbishop of Canterbury

 Put to death Act I Scene ii


15. EPW

Duke of Northumberland 
 EPW?


16. joncha

Court jester
rah


17. Lord Nuclear

Earl of Westmoreland 
joncha


18. Jonny 

Archbishop of York 
joncha


19. Snoopy369

Duke of Lancaster

Killed Act I Scene ii


20. Geomodder

Papal Emissary

joncha

By majority decision, the jester faces his doom.
But once again, the Duke of Northumberland votes for himself.
Do you just not want to play this game, or is this a subtle tactic?
Next scene to follow.....

[edit]Oops, missed Lord Nuclear's vote - things might have gone badly for him were he thought to have missed a vote! It's happened in the past all too often. Now will the mafia or the court relieve Northumberland of the arduous duty of posting in this thread? [/edit]

[duke o' york]

Act I Scene iii

Enter KING RAH and the PRINCE OF DENMARK

rah: My friend, I am most sorry that the time
of thy visit hath proven so black. I
yet remember our happier hours spent
both in the diverse taverns of London,
and idly flirting with maidens at one
of Elsinore’s beautiful parks.

Adagio: Cry not
on my account, my friend, but rather for
thy lost sons, and let me pledge my aid in
the capture and punishment of those that
bear the vile responsibility for
their untimely deaths. As we hath fought both
side by side in the troubles of the past,
so shall we strive to rid thy court of they
who would pitch thy realm into disarray!

rah: Noble sentiments, and let us take heart
from the thought that we are surrounded by
friends, with but two evil assassins to
threaten our peaceful existence.

Enter the LORD CHAMBERLAIN

Adagio: O rah,
let the heavens look with favour upon
our efforts and grant us speedy relief
from the evils of today.

rah: Amen.

Spike: Sire,
the hour arriveth at which thou hast seen fit
to recall the court and arrive at a
decision on he who hath commited
the terrible crimes of late.

Adagio: Chamberlain,
the king and I believe that these two deaths
were not by the same hand.

Spike: My lords! Surely
you do not suggest that there are two foul
killers loose in the palace?! I wish that
all were as before, that we might direct
our attention toward the Welsh borders.
O, what I would give for peace in our time!

Enter the COURT JESTER

joncha: My lords, might I present a spectacle of
rare entertainment? Chamberlain, I shalt
take over thy duties from here.

Spike: Most welcome!

Enter the THANES of INVERURIE and AUCHTERMUCHTY

joncha: My lords, two gentlemen in skirts. ‘Twill
be most fashionable across Scotland
next year!

Enter the ARCHBISHOP OF YORK and the PAPAL EMISSARY

joncha: For those who fear their legs might be
too cold in Scottish skirts during the winter
months, then I present the clerical dress.
In purple, of course, the colour this year!

Enter the EARLS of WESTMORELAND and ROCHESTER

joncha: Westmoreland, resplendent in red and black,
and Rochester employing the martial
style, in full armour.

Enter the DUKES of KENT, SOMERSET and BUCKINGHAM

joncha: For the duke in the
family, then why not go with my lord
Buckingham’s green doublet and hose? Maybe
Somerset’s leather jerkin and tabard
of rich blues? Or Kent’s mail shirt set off by
those lovely suede boots?

Enter NORTHUMBERLAND, the CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD, WARWICK and the PRINCE OF WALES

joncha: My lords, I give you…

Rubychaser: Silence fool, now that we are all present,
let us presently get down to business!

rah: Very well, Captain. Fool, since thou hast proven
thyself so fond of thine own voice, then let
thee point the finger first at he whom thou
suspecteth of the villainous murder
of my son Lancaster, for mine own thoughts
hath framèd thee as the responsible!

Geomodder: King rah, my mind is as thine own. I too
suspect thy court clown of taking his new
joke too far.

Kassi: Agreed, good man of the cloth.
This jester of thine, sire, is the guilty
man!

joncha: Nay! I believe that the king himself
hath removed his sons from the succession
to consolidate his influence over
the kingdom, and to draw their supporters
to his own cause!

Lord Nuclear: Jester, thy wit hath serv’d
thee well in the entertainment of thy
king, but I fear that thy invention hath
o’erreached itself in this ill-advised
attempt to rob this court of its powers.

Hercules: I am of accord with my brethren here
that this jester hath been the engineer
of our collective misery, and that
his death will bring that to a sudden end.

civman2000: No my lords! I must protest that thy votes
are sadly misplaced, and that the Duke of
Buckingham is he responsible for
the recent deaths at court.

EPW: It was but I!

Paddy the Scot: Tush! I know not what madness hath made thee
take leave o thy senses boy, but no-one
else but thee thinks thee responsible. Ye
might well direct thy vote better next time.
I suspect Westmoreland, a warlike man
after mine own heart, yet one I do not wholly
trust!

James the Scot: Nay, cousin. ‘Twere the Lord Chamberlain,
for only he knows this court both in and
out, and can use this knowledge for the dread
cause of murder!

Adagio: Gentlemen, I share the
thoughts of His Majesty, and hath no pause
in accusing his jester of these deaths!

Rubychaser: Hear, hear – now my liege, shall I bring him the
punishment that his rebellion so
richly deserveth?

rah: Aye, do so, and let
his end be as painless as might be, for
he hath served me well for many years, and
though ‘tis a shame to see such a trusted
retainer so laid low, his crimes warrant
no mercy, and let no mercy therefore
be given him.

Rubychaser: Aye, my lord, and posthaste.

Exit all but the PRINCE OF DENMARK

Adagio: It pains me greatly to see my old friend
suffer so acutely. I pray that mine
own noble father be safe in his reign
at Elsinore, and that the heavens protect
him from all intrigue that might assail his
kingdom from those that would do him ill. A
weighty dread affecteth my thoughts when I
think of those I hath left behind, and soon
must my ambitions return homeward, for
I fear that things will not long remain as
quiet as they have been. Good Rosencrantz hath
sent me a letter to tell me of his
fears for the life of my father, and this
hath set me to concern. With hap, then all
of the killers loose in this English court
will soon be brought to justice, and so shall
expedite my return to beloved
Denmark!

Enter KING RAH and the CAPTAIN OF THE GUARD

rah: Captain, I trust that my jester
hath been suitably punishèd for his
crimes of these past days.

Rubychaser: Aye, my lord, yet I
fear to relate the death of your Duke of
Somerset. His grasp of poesie was fine,
yet his grasp on life thin after he was
visited by one of the murderous
villains of your court. Killed in his chambers
with three darts to the neck, he stood little
chance ‘gainst the vicious wiles of his killer.

rah: O Somerset, my old ally! Let the
council be summonèd yet again, and
so shall we try to find thy murderer.
Let the heavens be with us in our search.

Exeunt

[duke o' york]

Name

Title

Status



1. rah

King of England

 Alive



2. duke o’ york

Duke of York
Killed Act I Scene i - darts


3. Kassiopeia

Duke of Kent
 Alive


4. James the Scot

Thane of Inverurie
 Alive


5. Skanky Burns

Earl of Rochester

 Alive


6. Adagio

 Prince of Denmark

 Alive


7. Sparrowhawk

Prince of Wales 

Alive


8. Rubychaser
Captain of the Guard

Alive


9. Spaced Cowboy
Duke of Buckingham

 Alive


10. Paddy the Scot

Thane of Auchtermuchty

Alive


11. Hercules

Duke of Somerset

Killed Act I Scene iii


12. Dr Spike

Lord Chamberlain 
Alive


13. civman2000

Earl of Warwick

Alive


14. Jon Miller

Archbishop of Canterbury

Executed Act I Scene ii


15. EPW

Duke of Northumberland 
 Alive, incredibly!


16. joncha

Court jester
Put to death Act I Scene iii


17. Lord Nuclear

Earl of Westmoreland 
Alive


18. Jonny 

Archbishop of York 
Alive 


19. Snoopy369

Duke of Lancaster

Head smashed in - Act I Scene ii


20. Geomodder

Papal Emissary

Alive

joncha was executed at the king's orders.
Hercules was killed by the mafia.

[GeoModder]

For pity's sake,
that splendid lake,
at Northumberland's county,
let us pray for it's bounty.

[duke o' york]

Which one? Kielder Water? It's a reservoir, not a lake! Or were you thinking of the Lake District? Inspiration of poets, unfortunately it's in Cumbria, on the other side of the country from Northumberland.

If you guys can manage it, then I'd like to do the next scene on Sunday night, after the footie. If you can get your votes in by then, that would be great!

[Kassiopeia]

Well, if he wants it that bad, Duke of Northumberland.