2010-07-31, 03:02 PM
Jesse was out earlier than usual this morning. He had slept uneasily - there was something in the back of his mind, bugging him constantly, a sneaking suspicion that there was something very wrong in his little town. So, finally giving up on trying to sleep, he went for an early morning walk. As he crossed the town square, the first rays of light illuminated a sight that stopped him dead in his path. Old Paulie's bus was parked with its nose poking down a side street, and lying on the ground behind it was Paulie himself. Flattened by his own bus. For a moment, Jesse was rooted on the spot. He couldn't move, scream, or even breathe. Feeling finally surged back into his legs and he stumbled forward, almost falling. He moved closer to the body, some part of his brain refusing to believe that his old friend was actually dead.
So this is why I couldn't sleep, though Jesse as he ran towards the nearest house. He pounded on the door until a bleary-eyed Sam opened it, utterly confused about the early wake-up call. "Get some clothes on and help me wake up everyone else. Paulie's been murdered." Sam stared blankly, wondering if this was Jesse's idea of a bad joke. But there was a look in Jesse's eyes that told Sam that as hard as such a story was to swallow, it was true. "Okay, I'll be out in a few minutes," mumbled Sam, closing the door slowly.
It was now 9 AM. The town was assembled in the square. Paulie's body had been examined by the town doctor and buried, to save others from having to see the corpse. Everyone was panicked and confused until Chris spoke out over the rabble.
"Everyone, listen. Our town is being threatened. There's at least one of them, though I think we should be expecting more than that. The bad news, obviously, is that we've lost old Paulie. The silver lining, however, is that whoever did this was cocky enough to leave behind a note. The doctor found it on Paulie's body. Let's see if we can get anything out of it."
The note read as follows:
The townspeople gathered around Chris and began examining the note, all but a few hoping to avenge old Paulie's death.
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Mephisto died last night. He was Old Paulie, your busdriver. So much for my happy little agent of chaos... :< Anyway, you're down to 12 now. You have a clue and a reason for vengeance, so get discussing and voting. Day ends in ~24 hours, so approximately 3 PM EST tomorrow.
So this is why I couldn't sleep, though Jesse as he ran towards the nearest house. He pounded on the door until a bleary-eyed Sam opened it, utterly confused about the early wake-up call. "Get some clothes on and help me wake up everyone else. Paulie's been murdered." Sam stared blankly, wondering if this was Jesse's idea of a bad joke. But there was a look in Jesse's eyes that told Sam that as hard as such a story was to swallow, it was true. "Okay, I'll be out in a few minutes," mumbled Sam, closing the door slowly.
It was now 9 AM. The town was assembled in the square. Paulie's body had been examined by the town doctor and buried, to save others from having to see the corpse. Everyone was panicked and confused until Chris spoke out over the rabble.
"Everyone, listen. Our town is being threatened. There's at least one of them, though I think we should be expecting more than that. The bad news, obviously, is that we've lost old Paulie. The silver lining, however, is that whoever did this was cocky enough to leave behind a note. The doctor found it on Paulie's body. Let's see if we can get anything out of it."
The note read as follows:
Quote:Old Paulie was just the first. Many more will follow after him. Never think that you can beat us. Once we kill the rest of you, this town will be ours. Most of you are just monsters, anyway. Now that we've sunk our claws into Tinyville, there will be no stopping us. Only God can protect you from your doom. Make your peace with him.
The townspeople gathered around Chris and began examining the note, all but a few hoping to avenge old Paulie's death.
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Mephisto died last night. He was Old Paulie, your busdriver. So much for my happy little agent of chaos... :< Anyway, you're down to 12 now. You have a clue and a reason for vengeance, so get discussing and voting. Day ends in ~24 hours, so approximately 3 PM EST tomorrow.