OOC: Here's a prelude to my turn which I wrote over lunch. I did take a more in-depth look at the fort, and it seems a mandate was missed recently. Aside from the mayor having an unhappy thought, is there a risk leaving the justice system disabled?Journal of Id 'NCommander' Matulcog. 27 Obsidian 776===
Well, its finally done. Scaliper II's reign has finally been brought to an end. The despotic prick had us all working on his freaking tomb and 'royal' bedroom, while the rest of us try to eek out a living. We've got demons to the right, demons to the left, demons downbelow, and goblins on the top! He even took us off freaking patrol duty on the Hellbunker!
I mean it nice, but what could be more important then shooting demons?!
As I sat around the dining hall the other night, I heard others complaining about Deathgate's overseer. "Scaliper made me do this, Scaliper made me do that, Scaliper made me eat my dog!". That sort of thing. I knew what had to be done as I finished off my barrel of wine.
As it turns out if you want to stage a coup, all it takes is a few drinks, and a brief trip to the armony. Bit surpising how easy it was in all actuallity ...
Scaliper, once cornered, agreed to give up his throne. Were it not for his former military service, and the simple fact that he did manage to reclaim the bunker, I suspect we would have had executed him right then and there.
It should have been obvious that our actions had left Deathgate without a leader. Indeed, the thought of who would lead had dawned not long after. This leads us to what I've come to call Id's First Rule.
Rule One: If you are going to overthrow the ruling idiot, be prepared to take that idiot's place.Really wish I knew rule one before I opened my freaking trap.
Seems that since this coup d'état was my idea, I should be one to lead Deathgate "to a new and glorious future, yadda yadda yadda".
Bloody hell, I'm a Marksdwarf and a Seige Operator, not an overseer! It seems there's nothing I can do about it. My compatriots will not hear a word elsewise. Seems I'm doomed to this fate ...
28 Obsidian 776===
I spoke to Scaliper this morning in the barrack. Turns out that he didn't force those freaking idiots to do jack. Nor did he force any dwarf to eat their dog. I spoke to those bozos immediately following. The conversation went something like this:
"So, did Scaliper really force you to eat your dog?"
"Uhhh ... no. Was a bet. But, you know, that's alright. Overseer always supposed to prevent us from doing something stupid, right?"
I punched his lights out then proceeded to bang my head on the wall. This led me to formulating Id's Second Rule.
Rule Two: No matter what you do, somehow, someway, someone will always blame the overseer. Even if you didn't do anything ...Now knowing rules one and two, I
really wish I didn't open my trap.
As an apology for usurping him out of office, I've let him keep the position of militia commander.
My term officially starts tomorrow. Already I can tell that there is a lot to be done. I saw Ducim clanking by with a half-adamanite/half-iron set of armor, and I can suspect some of the other idiots that serve as our military probably went and did the same thing.
I however have a grand plan on how to turn our army of losers into an army of winners ...
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