Round 25: Blood on the Snow, Finale!Location: Denmark, WisconsinWeather Conditions: Snowing (12.4 inches)Time: Midnight As NAV falls on one knee after being bludgeoned by Ranger, the businesswoman turns to the injured Hawk. "Nice suit." She returns her focus to NAV and aims a round-house kick at his melon while he's down on the ground. (8+2 vs. 4-1+2) Her foot catches NAV on the side of the head with concussive force and he falls over, half-conscious. [Stunned: -2 to all physical actions]
NAV loses hold of his bottle and goes down, his head ringing from the impact of the kick and his eyes blurry. He grabs at his temple, trying to fend off a painful sense of dizziness and disorientation. He lunges for his broken bottle, sitting in the snow. (5-3) He grasps it and stands up, only to lose hold of it when he is able to steady himself on two feet again. He lunges at NAV, uncoordinated and slowly, no longer driven by skill and grace but simply pure willpower and feeding off of their anger. (1+2-1 vs. 7+2) Ranger grabs one of NAV's outstretched arms and judo-throws onto the hood of the police cruiser, his back taking all of the impact as it dent the hood. (10+2 vs. 3-2-1) NAV looks up and idly watches the puffy snow clouds above and how they release their pellets of snow on the ground, his body beaten to a point where he can no longer fight back, he can only observe. He doesn't react as Ranger brings her foot down onto his neck with enough force to sever the top of his spinal cord. The Kaurava's limp body rolls off the hood of the car and lands face-down on the snowy road.
Ukranian Ranger broke NAV apart!
+Article: Joseph Solvinto: +2 Boxing (+3 Punching Total)Hawk limps over to NAV and strikes him in the back of the head with the Riot Gun one more time for good measure. The body jerks slightly but besides that there is no response. His fight with the warrior is finally over, but it's not like it was for nothing; he's been left both crippled and seriously bleeding by the fight.
Nunzillor answers the doctor's question by hopping up onto an examination table and going into a speech on how government should handle medical services.
"I do not have medical insurance. But doctor-san, should I have medical insurance? Should anyone have medical insurance? No, healthcare should be freely provided by the state! We can make that happen! Join me and we will fight for a medical revolution!" (5) "You know what? You're right." The doctor nods solemnly as Nunzillor climbs down from her table. "We need universal healthcare coverage, the insurance companies and pharmaceuticals take advantages of doctors and their patients. But I can not participate yet, I have to do a job that pays for my mortgage and my kid's college tuition, a job that doesn't give me a lot of time to engage in revolution. I'll tell you what, I'll cover your insurance cost, and keep my card, if you need some medical help I might be able to assist in the future." (+Sympathizing Doctor Business Card)
Twinwolf's conversation with the store clerk, particularly on the subject of new strange events around town, seems to distract him from his initial suspicion. "That...stuff...that's going on outside, I don't want any part of that. Seems awfully unholy to me, fire comin' out of the sky, and I hear tales of people who can jump over a building or read minds and other baloney. I know the Wikipedia Council randomly picks each city to host its games but...I really wish they didn't pick us. We're just a small, family oriented simple town. Why'd they have to come here of all places?"
Execute loots the body of the sailor for anything of value, but all he had on him was some stale bread and a few scraps of paper. He takes the body and drags it upstairs, where fortunately no one is stirring on deck. He carries the cadaver to the back of the ship and tosses it off of the back end, watching it silently fall into the ocean waters below. Execute takes flight once more and heads for one of the other ships, hoping to hit the one with the Captain on board. He goes for the middle ship, and lands on in a quiet corner. He peeks out from behind a pile of crates and spots what looks like a Captain's Quarters at the other end of the ship. The only problem is that are a handful, about three or four, men walking around the deck, a couple armed with swords and pistols at the hip.
Person continues opening fire on Greatness, hoping to get a shot worthy of greatness himself. (2+2 vs. 6) Person misses two more shots that Greatness ducks over, and then pulls out his toolbox as Greatness swings the Katana at him once again. (9+2 vs. 8+2) It was quick thinking and reflexes that allowed Person to improvise his Toolbox as a shield of sorts, as the blade could have easily taken off his arm, or gone through his ribcage. Instead the toolbox absorbs the attack and is cut right through, which alters Greatness's swing so that it misses Person's body. The ribcage spills onto the ground, its contents pouring everywhere.
Abstract runs around the streets of Green Bay to properly write his name down on all of the misprinted posters. (2) By the time he manages to reach them, most of the posters have been vandalized, covered in obscene language, sexual images and the numbers of prostitutes. Attempting to write over the graffiti only results in damaging the posters even further. Exasperated, Abstract goes on the date with Autumn, hoping that it will take his mind off of his failed media campaign. (4) Because he was running around, Abstract gets to the restaurant late, and Autumn is clearly not pleased. Both of them are frustrated, Autumn having to cover the shift of an employee who bailed on the coffee shop and Abstract unsuccessfully trying to literally clean up his image. When the two of them pay the bill and Abstract asks if they want to see each other again, Autumn gives him an unenthusiastic "Maybe."
Greatness stares Person down, lifting his Katana up high; he waits for Person to aim his pistol before he gets down and rolls to the side, getting up on one knee and throwing one of his Javelin's at the unsuspecting soldier! (10+2 vs.
While Person received an excellent military education when it came to defending against things like close quarters combat, his instructors did not teach him the art of dodging spear-like weapons. The result of this is the Javelin piercing his right knee at an angle where his armor is weaker, and digging into the bone itself. Person falls onto his good leg, in great pain and still critically injured and wounded. With one last burst of effort, he attempts to shoot the Samurai one final time. (1-2) Distracted and disoriented by his pain, Person fails to realize that he's pointing his gun in the wrong direction. (4) Person falls on his back, taking his own shot right in the shoulders, reduced to a gasping pile of flesh on the ground. Greatness stands over him, not wishing to see a worthy opponent die in such a dishonorable manner. (5+2) He places his Katana against Person's neck and gives him a final nod before pulling it back, lengthening his already present neck wound. Person spends a few moments gargling in his own blood before he gives one last twitch. Greatness bows and retrieves his Javelin. (Bruised Jaw Regenerated)
Greatness cut Person apart!
+Article: Magdalena Piekarska: +2 Fencing (+3 Swords Total), +Rapier
No one notices a shady figure coated in black slip through the crowded sheltering area at the outskirts of Bismark. The figure, a tan-skinned slender woman, stands up and draws no attention, armed to the teeth and wearing a dark outfit that paradoxically masks her appearance yet deliberately exaggerates her curves. "Today is a day to win, not just for me..." She dons a pair of sunglasses despite it being the middle of the night, "...But for all of Texas."
FallacyofUrist sneaks onto the battlefield!A Bi-Plane lands in the center of a road going into Denmark. A woman elegantly dressed in the height of 20's fashion sticks her head out and sneers at the ruined city, "This place is a real dump. Much like everyone else in this fight." Not too far from her airplane is a racecar.
High tyrol satirizes her competition!A third figures rides into Denmark on horse back, stopping his steed before it enters the proper city. "This would be beautifully captured in a painting, or perhaps a photograph," the well-dressed horserider notes to himself. "But I think that the blade can produce a picture as well as any paintbrush can," he follows up as he draws his British Empire Officer's Saber, his horse standing on its rear legs; the pose is very reminiscent of one of those statures of a soldier on horseback.
Elephant Parade wishes to paint in the blood of his enemies!
News Update: The Council of Green Bay has approved a motion to send emergency vehicles and services down to Denmark to support its displaced population.
Name: Execute/Dumbo.exe
Gender: Male
Nationality: Iranian/Russian
Karaindash: +2 Administration, +2 Diplomacy
Rufa Mae Quinto: +2 Acting, +2 Singing
The Other Face of Janus: +Ability: Trans-dimensional Painting Transportation
Arman Sedghi: +2 Engineering
Sviatopolk I of Kiev: +2 Military Strategy, +2 Assassination, +Loyal Boyar Subject
Status: Bruised Nose
Kills: 0
Assets: Loyal Boyar Subject (Dagger)
Abilities:
Trans-dimensional Painting Transportation - Can open up portals in paintings to travel in and out of them. A strange and enigmatic power, use it carefully.
Wings of Quetzalcoatl - Can fly.
War Party:
1 War Party Commander (War Banner, Obsidian Sword)
3 Officers
14 Soldiers
Standard War Party Equipment - Bows, Obsidian Spears, Cloth Armor, Hardwood Helmets
Looted European Equipment: Muskets, Crossbows, Rapiers, Steel Armor, Steel Helmets
Name: Twinwolf
Gender: Male
Nationality: English/Yugoslavian
Johnny Strange: +2 Juggling, +2 Marksmanship, +Abilities: Black Hole Swallow Technique + Fire-breath Manipulator
Sluggish schizophrenia: +2 Psychological Torture
Dimitrije Ljotić: +2 Fascist Nationalism, +2 Law, +Judge's Suit
Black Thunder: +Black Thunder Chocolate Bar (When a bite of the bar is taken, lightning will randomly strike in the nearby area)
Kartouwe: +Kartouwe Cannon
Status: Normal
Assets: Judge's Suit, Black Thunder Chocolate Bar (When a bite of the bar is taken, lightning will randomly strike in the nearby area), Kartouwe Cannon
Abilities:
Black Hole Swallow Technique - Swallows any dangerous weapon or object that can fit inside his stomach with no negative effects.
Fire-breath Manipulator - Inhales a nearby source of fire and then can breathe it out of his mouth.
Name: Hawk132
Gender: Male
Nationality: Chilean
Lucho Gatica: +2
Bolero Dancing, +2 Acting
Vegetable juice: +Ability: Juice Up!
Jim Webb: +2 Naval Ability, +2 Politics, +Politican's Suit, +Ability: I want my 10 Minutes!
Bongolo: +2 Medic, +2 Romance
North American cuisine: +2 Cooking American Cuisine, +Grill
Status: Right Ankle Pierced [Broken, Beanbag embedded into the bone], Right Thigh Slashed [Heavy Bleeding]
Assets: Politician's Suit, Grill, Riot Gun [4/6], Police Pistol [0/9]
Abilities:
Juice Up - Can instantly turn any vegetable he comes in contact to into juice. Also, metabolizes vegetable juice very quickly to the point it can actually heal him. E.g., 10 Juiced carrots = 1 Medkit.
I want my 10 Minutes! (Passive) - Constantly demands to have a full, uninterrupted ten minutes so that he can say what he wants. Super effective against Anderson Cooper.
Name: Nunzillor
Gender: Female
Nationality: Swedish/Japanese
Dag Bjørndalen: +2 Skiing, +2 Rifles, +Skis, +Skiing Poles, +Small Rifle, +Skiing Outfit
Nikolay Basov: +2 Physics
Santa Rosa hitchhiker murders: +Ability: A Deadly Ride
Beaumont-Hamel: +2 Charging Assaults, +2 Pain Resistance
Amakusa 1637: +2 Leading Rebellions, +Katana
Status: Normal
Assets: Skis, Skiing Poles, Small Rifle [5/5], Skiing Outfit, Katana, Sympathizing Doctor Business Card
Abilities:
A Deadly Ride - If a character goes on a vehicular ride with Nunzillor, she gets +4 in rolls against them. If they are killed, Nunzillor will never be officially connected to the murder.
Name: AbstractTraitorHero
Gender: Male
Nationality: English/American
Aston Martin DP212: +Aston Martin DP212 Sports Car
Joel Halliwell: +2 Horseback Riding, +2 Inspiration, +English WWI Uniform
Dzhamal Otarsultanov: +2 Wrestling
Ira Shafer: +2 Law, +2 Politics
Jon Denning: +2 Driving
Status: Normal
Assets: Aston Martin DP212 Sports Car, English WWI Uniform, Green Bay Amateur Wrestling Champion Belt
Name: Ukranian Ranger
Gender: Female
Nationality: American
Gerri Elliot: +2 Business, +Business Suit
Alwyn Bramley-Moore: +2 Politics, +2 Writing, +2 WWI Combat
Henri Bouillard: +2 Theology
J.C. Penny: +2 Business (+4 Total), +1 J.C. Penny Store in the Green Bay Area
Chad Power: +2 Martial Arts
Joseph Solvinto: +2 Boxing (+3 Punching Total)
Status: Left Forearm Fractured [-2 to Two-handed Actions]
Kills: 1
Assets: Business Suit, 1 J.C. Penny Store in the Green Bay Area, Golf Club
Name: FallacyofUrist
Gender: Female
Nationality: Texan/Algerian
Bonnie Dasse: +2 Running, +9-Pound Shot Put Sphere
Special Organisation (Algeria): +2 Rifles, +1 Handguns, +1 Melee Combat, MAS-36 Rifle [5/5], MAB Model D Pistol [9/9], WWII Knife, 2 Modèle 1939 Landmines
Margaret Feinberg: +2 Christian Writing, +2 Christian Public Speaking
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever: +2 Stealth (Must say (or internally think of) an incredibly cheesy or terrible Hollywood-stlye one-liner to incur bonus), + Sexy Camouflaged Stealth Outfit, +Unnecessary Sunglasses
Anne Wolf: +2 Classical, Jazz & Pop Piano Music
Status: Fine
Assets: MAS-36 Rifle, MAB Model D Pistol, WWII Combat Knife, 2 Modele 1939 Landmines, Sexy Camouflaged Stealth Outfit, Unnecessary Sunglasses
And thus, two great duels are concluded, and with it, three new contestants enter. I put in three rather than two because, embarrassingly enough, I never noticed that for several turns now we only had 9 active players rather than 10...