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[Rockeater]

> Optional: Who are Kybar Ecostone's political opponents this term?

Desmond Meridith.
Not too successful at politics, bit always kissing a baby or petting a puppy when seen in public so he is a popular choice.

[King Zultan]

> Optional: Who are Kybar Ecostone's political opponents this term?

Desmond Meridith.
Not too successful at politics, bit always kissing a baby or petting a puppy when seen in public so he is a popular choice.

There's also Billy Bob McBob, he's the owner of the biggest car horse dealership in the world area, the only reason he seems to run for office is free advertising and other perks to further his business interests.

[MeimieFan88]

((No images again. I will try to find a way to work the images back in in the future~))

As Kybar Ecostone continues eyeing the township, a tomato suddenly flies out of nowhere, splattering on the politician's vest.
"LIZARDMAN! SHOW US YOUR TRUE FORM!" A voice yells from some unseen corner in the direction where the tomato flew from.

As the splattered tomato inches down the politician's vest and drops to the ground, Kybar very slowly turns his head towards the direction of the voice, like a chameleon positioning to launch its tongue at its prey. Several moments pass in utter silence, the politician's entourage frozen in confusion and disarray.

Finally, a chuckle emanates from the soiled politician, light at first, and soon becoming a full fledged maniacal laughter. And then, as oddly as it started, the laughter abruptly comes to an end, silence reigning once more.

"...I...want this ENTIRE CITY BLOCK ARRESTED AND HANGED FOR TREASON!!!!"

A few of his advisors look at each other, unsettled with worriment. "B-but sir, t-that would be--"

"I was kidding, ya mook! I couldn't give a rat's arse what some schmuck thinks of me. Half this city thinks I eat puppies, thanks to that fruitcake who ran against me last term. And yet I always come out on top, because I'm just that good~." He makes a winking gesture at nobody in particular, and then dusts himself off with a feather.

"Err--y-yes, of course." The advisor adds, quick to grovel. "The polls are looking good this term, sir, and victory may be close within reach."

"Indeed, indeed." Kybar flashes a smile to the citizenry, waving his hand in a presidential manner. "I know you all love me! I love me too!"

*gasp* "Oh how adorable!!" --"eh!?"

Toward the opposite street where the citizenry is flowing, a small crowd has gathered to witness the spectacle of Desmond Meridith, another election candidate, kissing the newborn son of the Noble House of Azure, petting the family's puppy as well. Lady Kiara Azure, the child's mother and cousin to the Emperor, smiles and waves to the crowd as she holds her baby, her chariot and guards waiting beside her.

"Bless this baby and his puppy! Bless this family, this day, and everyone here!" Desmond Meridith declares, the crowd applauding and cheering with adoration.

"What--how ridiculous!" Growls a seething Kybar, his posse of advisors and guards looking thin and pale in comparison to his opponent's festive gathering. "How am I supposed to compete with such machiavellian ingenuity!? And the voters are eating it up like geckos at a picnic!"

"I-If I may, sir, Meridith may not be our only concern..."

Amidst the festivities, Billy Bob McBob and his sales-jockeys ride alongside the noble family's entourage, taking every opportunity to spread the word of his horse dealership to the citizenry. "Billy Bob McBob's horses are the finest in the region! Just ask the noble family!" Lady Kiara nods with undeniable admission. "We're by far the biggest and best supplier of horses in the region! All you have to do is ask yourself this - are you rider enough for Billy Bob McBob's? Billy Bob McBob's, where travel, class, and affordability meet in the center of an equinelateral triangle. Yeehaw!"

Kybar gawks at the random advertisement, speechless. "And he's promised the people a discount should he be elected." The advisor mentions grimly. "Though that's hardly even his goal, he's mostly just running for office for the free advertising and other perks to further his business interests. Doesn't mean he won't pose a threat to us, though."

Kybar sighs, looking away. "...Damnit. At a moment like this I almost wish the Silent Senator was still on my side. But after what happened between us, I wouldn't be surprised if he sent assassins after me! ...Damnit. Well, I'd best return to my office for now, all this noise of my opponents gaining bucketloads of votes is making me nauseous! Come, Aleno, you will be my pillow for the journey back."

Kybar soon returns to his wagon with his advisors and leaves the scene headed towards the government district.

It seems that the chances of this unpopular politician claiming the election will be narrow, at least without your intervention. That is, if you aren't going to assassinate him for your primary employers first. But then you'd have a bone to pick with the mysterious group that is threatening you to have Kybar get elected. Alternatively, "removing" Desmond Meridith and Billy Bob McBob may clear the way for Kybar Ecostone to take the election, but that is certainly not what your primary employers would have you do...

Spoiler: Character Info (click to show/hide)

Myrtle Jenkins

Health: Good

Equipment:
- Mini-Crossbow (hidden)
- Assassin's Knitting Needles

Inventory:
- 40 Gold
- Cabbages
- Berries
- Rice
- Mysterious Letter
- Note with new Mission Target
- Mysterious Letter #2

Feel free to control any characters, create any events anywhere, or make any kinds of suggestions you want!

[King Zultan]

I say we kill Kybar to please our employer then deal with the mystery people.

[MeimieFan88]

((Hey guys, I suddenly decided to update this after taking a long break. Not sure if there is still any interest but anyway~))


RECAP: You are Myrtle Jenkins, a master assassin in her late eighties who goes by the codename Silver Strand. You are currently residing in the Capital city of the Empire, where you pose as an ordinary senior citizen, awaiting orders for new targets which are delivered to you via an animal companion (which in your case is a weasel).

Recently, a series of strange events have occurred in the city, starting with the death of one of the other assassins known as Steel Shadow. A mysterious individual/group has contacted you, claiming their responsibility behind the death and threatening to do the same to you unless you obey their instructions. The group has just ordered you to eliminate the political opponents of a notoriously unstable politician by the name of Kybar Ecostone, demanding that you guarantee his success in this term's election. However, your current employers have other ideas in mind, having declared Kybar as your assassination target.


You decide that it's best to kill Kybar and stay true to your employer, then deal with the mystery people.

You follow after Kybar's carriage into the government district toward his political estate, soon reaching a gate guarded by a few imperial soldiers.



The estate is surrounded by a fence, and, due to the politician's infamous reputation as well as his abnormal paranoia, it is heavily guarded during all hours of the day.

Furthermore, you've never been inside the estate, so you don't know its layout. You may have to search many rooms before locating the politician, and there will definitely be guards crawling all over the place.

How do you plan to approach this?

Spoiler: Character Info (click to show/hide)

Myrtle Jenkins

Health: Good

Equipment:
- Mini-Crossbow (hidden)
- Assassin's Knitting Needles

Inventory:
- 40 Gold
- Cabbages
- Berries
- Rice
- Mysterious Letter
- Note from employer with new Mission Target
- Mysterious Letter #2

Feel free to control any characters, create any events anywhere, or make any kinds of suggestions you want!

[Rockeater]

((I definitly have intreast))
Being old definitly cause some probeloms with our profetion, but it does make it easier to be unsuspisus, we should take our desiguise as a worker there and a box of cookies to give to the guards.

[Ultimuh]

Suddenly, and without warning.
A person is being forcibly escorted out of the building and told to never visit the premises again, unless he'd like to be jailed.
This person seems to be a mime, he motions angrily at some clerk.



(just adding a random potential side plot here, if it ever becomes one. :p )

[King Zultan]

We could use our STEALTH ASSASSIN POWERS to stealthily jump up into a tree to see over the wall to get some kind of an idea of whats over there.

[MeimieFan88]

((Experimenting with third-person narrative. Seems more flexible overall but let me know if there's a problem))

   Myrtle decides to use her STEALTH ASSASSIN POWERS to stealthily jump up into a tree to see over the wall to get some kind of an idea of what's over there.



   Guard 1: "What was that?"
   Guard 2: "Huh?"
   Guard 1: "...Thought I heard something. Just the wind, I guess."

   Whew... Stuff like this used to be easier when Myrtle was younger. She momentarily has a flashback of her days of hopping from roof to roof during the night, easily evading capture from dozens of guards. Now it even takes quite a bit of effort for her to get up a tree.

   She takes a look over the fence, surveying the estate.



   Looks like there is one main building, with a wing on each side. The building has one main entrance, and at least one side entrance on each wing. Possibly one or more entrances in the back as well. There is also an odd-looking botanical greenhouse of sorts outside the building. She can see a few guards patrolling around, but it's hard to say how many guards there are inside the building.

   Myrtle decides that the best way to approach this is to dress up as one of the estate workers in order to get in and further assess the situation.

   She makes her way down the tree and heads home to put on her disguise.


A little later...


   Myrtle soon returns to the estate wearing her disguise and carrying a box of cookies to give to the guards. She then approaches the gate.



   "Halt! What is your business here?" One of the guards demands of Myrtle.
   "Oh, I am just coming to work. I'm running a little late--my body's not as fit for all this walking as it once was." Myrtle replies.
   The guard steps up to her, studying her with slight skepticism. "What's that you got there?"
   "Oh, these are some cookies. You boys are welcome to them if you like." Myrtle opens the box, offering it to the guards.
   The guard chuckles and takes the box. He then motions for his partner to come over as he picks up a cookie and takes a bite, looking quite satisfied.
   The other guard comes over and takes a cookie as well.
   "Well ma'am, we really appreciate this. Guard dutying can be really taxing. Snacks like these are just what we needed."
   He steps out of Myrtle's way and gestures to the gate. "Well go on then, don't wanna be too late now."
   Myrtle smiles to the guards and begins making her way to the gate.

   All of a sudden, a few more guards appear from within the estate, forcibly escorting a person out.



   "You better not come here again, unless you'd like to be jailed!!" A clerk shouts at the person being thrown out, who appears to be a mime, as he motions angrily back at the clerk.



   The clerk then looks at Myrtle and the other two guards. "What's going on here?"
   "Oh, uh, she just arrived for work." The guard holding the box of cookies says to the clerk, looking towards Myrtle.
   "Oh? A little late coming in for work, no?" He walks over to Myrtle and examines her. "...Hey, your outfit..." He suddenly focuses on a spot on Myrtle's shoulder.
   "...It looks dusty. You should fix that."
   "Oh, eheh..." Myrtle smiles sheepishly, dusting off her shoulders a bit.
   "Well, off to work then. We've all got schedules to keep."
   Meanwhile, the mime watches with confused frustration as he continues silently but vehemently making motions at everyone, but goes unheeded for the most part.
   The clerk and the other guards then take their leave back into the estate and Myrtle soon follows them in.



   Alright, now, where could the target be?...



   The estate is completely quiet aside from the chirping of birds. A few guards are patrolling around, but nothing seems out of the ordinary. The entrance to the main building is just ahead, and as Myrtle knows there is a side entrance at the end of each wing and a botanical greenhouse to the right of the building. It seems that the clerk and his guards are headed towards the left wing.

Spoiler: Character Info (click to show/hide)

Myrtle Jenkins

Health: Good

Equipment:
- Mini-Crossbow (hidden)
- Assassin's Knitting Needles
- Political Worker's Clothing

Inventory:
- 40 Gold
* some items were dropped off at home

Feel free to control any characters, create any events anywhere, or make any kinds of suggestions you want!

[Naturegirl1999]

follow the clerk and mime to the left wing

[Rockeater]

A group of around 10 mime get out of the estate into the front and motion angrily at the clerck, as a guard look at them they all return to mime ordinarily.

[King Zultan]

follow the clerk and mime to the left wing

The mime go kicked out but otherwise +1

[MeimieFan88]

Myrtle follows the clerk and his guards towards the left wing of the building, as then a group of around 10 mimes comes out of the building and begins motioning angrily at the clerk.



A guard walks towards them, shooting a menacing look their way, which quickly causes them to rethink their actions as they immediately return to miming ordinarily.



The clerk scoffs at the mimes authoritatively, and then continues on his way towards the left entrance of the building, entering. Myrtle follows them in soon after.



The inside of the building looks like an office of some sort, with several clerks sitting at desks filing through paperwork and whatnot. A few mimes are hanging around the room, miming ordinarily.

The clerk with the guards sits down at a desk and gets to work on some documents. The mimes seem to get a little tense after seeing the clerk's entry.



Myrtle scans around the room for the target, but doesn't see him anywhere.

A doorway to the north leads into the main lobby, and a doorway across the room leads to some back area.

Spoiler: Character Info (click to show/hide)

Myrtle Jenkins

Health: Good

Equipment:
- Mini-Crossbow (hidden)
- Assassin's Knitting Needles
- Political Worker's Clothing

Inventory:
- 40 Gold

Feel free to control any characters, create any events anywhere, or make any kinds of suggestions you want!

[Naturegirl1999]

Head north, to the main lobby

[King Zultan]

As she walks by all the tables one of the chairs catches on fire, then some of the other chairs start screaming.