With every passing day, spirits grew in the city of Petrograd. With two dangerous criminals executed the previous day, the people believed that under the Tsar’s guidance, nothing would stop them from exterminating the criminals of Petrograd and making the city and Empire secure again.
However, just as most of the city began to fall into a good-night’s sleep, the silence was broken by a deafening roar. A massive shockwave spread through the city, breaking windows and shaking buildings by their very foundations. The people glanced out the window and saw a plume of smoke on top of an apartment glowing red with flames. Some ran towards the bomb shelter, fearing that the city was being bombed by invading German forces, while others ran towards the site of the explosion to help with fighting the flames. After an hour, the flames were mostly under control, and investigation began as to the cause of the explosion.
Laying outside the building, the body of Alexei was found, twisted and bludgeoned almost beyond recognition. He was found clutching a piece of paper with the following written on it:
“Night 1 - Jailed and Attacked
Night 2 - Arkadi visited Tatyana
Night 3 - Blocked and Given a Gun
Night 4 - Following Georgi. Shooting Fyodor
If Fyodor is innocent I am sorry but with the information I had I would do it again. The constant lies, trying to lynch the anarchist, defending and buddying with obvious mafia, pushing for my lynch day 1 like the rest of the scum, loads of scum tells through his posts, raging that I don’t fall for his lies that he later admits were lies / wrong, duplicate investigators, no other inves claims, barely any PR slots (there is almost definitely a sheriff), constantly changing his lynch targets + plans when they fail, kill lists containing loads of town, pad locking his inves claim day 1 then lying to the jailor about being a bg, Viktoria saying I should coordinate my kill with the jailor when they control the jailor, slipping when he said Leonid was the armoursmith and Leonid not coming on to say who he gave armour to + no armour evidence.
The only reason I have any doubts about him is because the jailor trusts him but he refuses to tell me why. If he didn’t lie about the armoursmith then his armour will protect him, even then that won’t make him innocent as he could have fooled the armoursmith like he fooled the jailor.
Germans
Arkadi – Detainer (confirmed)
Fyodor - Spy
Leonid – Sapper? Spotter?
Viktoria – General, who attacked Svet?
Evgheni - Medic? (could be other scum)
Anarchist
Svetlana
Other Scum (in any faction or neuts)
Vasili (probably)
Georgi (probably, Stalin?)
Sacha (maybe)
Mihail (maybe)
Jelena (maybe but town wouldn't be much of a surprise)
Nadezhda (maybe but town wouldn't be that much of a surprise)
Prokofi (scum or neutral probably)
Town
Tatyana
Andrei (very likely)
Kirill (very likely)
Yakov (probably)
Viteslav (probably)
Moisey (probably, if cit before could be bolshevik now)
Then you have the rest of the lurkers who I can’t read. Some of them will be scum but don't focus on them yet with all the known scum we have.
YOU NEED TO HELP SVETLANA THE ANARCHIST. Make sure not to lynch her targets and sacrifice the jailor to her at the end. She is an extra KPN against scum and we need her if we are to have any chance of winning.
I really hope that a lurking sheriff reveals himself soon as we almost surely have one. He will take up one of the random PR slots so you can see how little of them are left. Don't believe any sheriff claim that Viktoria makes, she is 100% german.”
Inside the building, closer to ground zero, the body of Yakov, identified by papers in his front jacket pocket as a German explosives expert, lay, broken even more than the body of Alexei. It was deduced that Yakov discovered that Alexei was one of Petrograd’s top detectives, despite Alexei’s attempt to cover up his identity, and targeted him for assassination. However, Alexei has returned home sooner than Yakov had expected, and the explosives detonated before Yakov could escape. As well as his identity papers, another note was found in his pocket, this one apparently having the lyrics to some song on them:
“Wait, wake up in the morning to the clear blue sky
Turn up the music when I hop in the ride
The windows down let the whole world see
Can’t nobody rock it like the little old me
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
I got my chucks and my dickies and I put it on black
Banging Sinatra in the black cadillac
My old lady leaning out the whole window
Everybody lookin’ when we walk in slow
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
Wait, 1 for the money and a 2 for the show
but 3 to be a legend even if I’m poor
I ain’t chasin’ nothin’ you gon’ have to catch me
and if you wanna taste you gon’ have to pay a fee
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
Call my mama, in-laws and my little scarecrows?
When they hear my record well they all hit the floor
Babies rock a pose c’mon fill the front row
The homies in the back tip their hats real low
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
Ok, come on everybody won’t you clap your hands
White folks do it on time if they can
Sounds good, now here’s the plan
Let’s all sing together like we’re in the same band
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
I’m the bomb and I’m ……. ………….
Now, we’re gonna reach another whole new level
Grabbin’ the light on the run from the devil (watch out)
Been downtown for too long
I feel the sun risin’ all up in my bones
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout to blow up
I’m the bomb and I’m ’bout …to BLOW UP
Auf wiedersehen! :3”
Among the people helping to clean up the wreckage was the peasant Gregori, who only wanted to help the city he loved. While cleaning up, he noticed a slip of paper on the ground, that apparently fell out of Yakov’s pocket when the explosion occured. He unfolded the paper and found that it had written on it a list of aliases that the German invaders were using. But before he could show it to anyone, a sharp-eyed German soldier, also helping clean up the wreckage to provide cover for himself, shot Gregori once in the head, and threw the slip of paper into the remaining fire. By the time anybody discovered Gregori, the German soldier was long-gone.
Once the fire was entirely put out, the town made a startling discovery. In the fire, the charred body of Mihail was found, wrapped in a charred black and red flag of the anarcho-communist movement. He was gagged and bound, and it seemed as if he was thrown into the fire after the explosion, still living. In his pocket, a note from his killer was discovered:
“||| tonight i kill suspicious mihail ||| mihail is too cautious and thus has something to hide ||| now we should know what that is ||| not for town ||| i do this for my win conditions |||
||| do not tell the anarchist who to kill ||| alexei and fyodor should not make lists in day with targets to kill ||| i will not conform to you ||| if you continue this you will die ||| next night kill will waste itself on the next person to aim my target |||
||| mob also wants to ally the anarchist according to friend ||| i choose no ally ||| maybe end of today will decide ||| for now i neutral evening up lopsided game ||| ”
Meanwhile, the Bolsheviks saw all this confusion and chaos as a chance to strike at the heart of the Russian Empire. The young but capable Red Army marched forth to the Winter Palace, with Joseph Stalin at the front lines. The troops deeply desired to avenge their comrade, Lenin, and were willing to go to great lengths to do so. The troops effortlessly invaded the Winter Palace, killing the few guards that were there, and advanced to the Tsar’s personal quarters. The startled Nicholas II, who used the alias Nadezhda to protect his identity, could do nothing but watch as he and his family were tied up, thrown into a truck, and taken away to some unknown, distant location.
The next morning, the town gathered again, weary and tired from the previous night. However, this time, Nicholas II was not there to lead the town. After several minutes of confusion, it was announced that Nicholas II has been kidnapped, and that the Russian Empire will now be run by an elected state Duma. The citizens began to mourn their lost leader, him having helped them execute several dangerous criminals. As per his wishes, the following note was released to the public:
“Greetings Loyal Subjects of Russia.
Let this be my final decree as I can feel the clutches of death coming in all around me.
Day 1 I Jailed Alexei. My Trust in this guy has wavered as this game has continued, however he has yet to fail his disguiser check and I did save him from being shot by the germans as he was on jail. So he cant be german yet. I have given his disguiser code to Fyodor however, so if he fails it... Fyo will know.
Day 2 I jailed Fyodor, he is also a loyal subject of the Empire. So Loyal he agreed to claim Czar and put himself in the firing line. I trust him well above all others and give him the title of temporary Czar until the Germans are eradicated.
Day 3 I found Vladimir Lenin and hung him on the gallows for all to see. He claimed cit in jail and proceeded to tell me how he was a reserve and was replaced and some other obviously fabricated story.
Day 4 I jailed Viteslav. I trust his claim, which is why he still stands today. However, he has a job to do tomorrow night, that again, Fyodor will tell you if he succeeded or not.
All in all Fyodor and Leonid are the only two people as of writing that I 100% trust in Russia. Let these two be your guides through these troubled times. Do not forget my Lurker list from Day 4 page 13 as well.
I expect to see your grand reveal, Andrei, from dead chat.”
Furthermore, the following was printed in the Petrograd newspaper, circulated to all the citizens, written by an anonymous author:
“Red = bold liar
yellow = empowered manipulator
Viktoria
Mihail
Leonid
Nadezhda
Vitislav
Prokofi
Fyodor
Moisey
Alexei
“
German death note left nearby the explosion site read:
Alexey's Adventure.
Town Population:
General
Medic
Spotter
Hidden German
Gunsmith
Journalist
Hidden Town power
Hidden Town Power
Hidden Town Power
Peasant/Bolshevik (Unknown Amount)
Peasant
Peasant
Peasant
Hidden Any (Peasant, Neutral, PR)
Hidden Any
Hidden Any
Hidden Any
Stalin
Anarchist
Graveyard:
Oleg (Teacher) - Shot by a bolt-action Mauser outside the school.
Maksim (Peasant) - Stabbed in a hurry with a kitchen knife and left to bleed out. (Anarchist)
Matvei (Peasant) - Choked to death (Anarchist)
Juri (Peasant) and Galina (Investigator) - Shot with a German military rifle
Jaroslav (Peasant) - Beaten to death by an angry Peasant crowd
Gavril (Doctor) - Shot on the spot by the Royal Guard
Nikita (Teacher) - Killed in a Bolshevik riot
Dimitri (Citizen) - Killed in a German assault
Praskovia (Propagandist) - Shot with a gun made by a Russian craftsman
Sergei (Propagandist) - Went missing on duty
Alexei (Detective) - Mutilated by a powerful explosion
Nadezhda (Nicholas II) - Kidnapped by the Red Army, fate unknown.
Georgi (Peasant) - Shot in the head by a German spy.
Igor (Soldier) - Executed by the Royal Guard
Nikifor (Forger) - Executed by the Royal Guard
Mihail (Framer) - Thrown into the fire by the Anarchist
Yakov (Sapper) - Blew up while setting a bomb at Alexei's house
Larisa (Lenin) - Publicly hanged on the strangely familiar gallows
Day will end when someone is lynched or a majority no lynch vote goes through. If the vote stalls, it ends 60 hours from now.
You need 10 votes to lynch!