Confident in the day’s success, the assembly broke up and the people of Petrograd went out to celebrate. Some went to the bar, where the bartender, hearing of the good news, gave free drinks to all, while others decided to wind down with a quiet play at the Petrograd Theater. Though the theater was open exclusively to the wealthy and royalty only a few short days ago, the rising Bolshevik threat pushed the theater owners into opening the theater to the public, peasants and all, out of fear of retaliation. The play was a tragedy, though not a particularly good one, being the first work of an aspiring playwright. But it was a welcome distraction from the stressful nights past, as well as from thinking about what was to come. The plot reached its tragic end, with the protagonist, played by the well-regarded actress Tatyana, being left alone after her decisions caused all whom she loved to leave her, and with nothing to show for it. The curtains closed, and the crowd errupted in applause. Some people in the front row thought they heard a faint scream, then a light cracking noise, but thought nothing of it. The crowd sat down, waiting for the final bow, but the curtains remained closed. Murmurs grew louder as the crowd began to worry and wonder about what was going on, when suddenly a loud voice boomed through the theater, asking all the patrons to leave immediately. Suddenly, multiple panicked screams broke through the thick curtains, along with the shouts and orders of the police, who had began to burst in through the doors. Demanding all people in the theater to stay put and not allowing anyone to leave, they slipped through the deep red curtain and were met with a horrible sight.
In the middle of the stage lay the body of Tatyana, partially obscured by weeping actresses and the actors attempting to comfort them. Ordering everyone away from the body, they got closer and began to inspect it. The skin was already turning blue from lack of oxygen, and the head was bent sharply backwards. They noticed dark bruises on her neck, as well as a red and black cloth lying nearby. It was deduced that Tatyana’s murderer had tried to strangle her to death, but had applied too much force and snapped her neck instead, killing her instantly. Inspecting the cloth, they discovered a small note tucked inside of it, reading as follows:
“||| u c moisey must die || maybe a general ||| we must know |
| u c i need the general dead ||| the general is probably not dead |
| u c if youre reading this moisey must not be the general ||| where is the medic B T W |
|”
One of Tatyana’s fellow actresses walked up to the investigators with teary eyes, and gave them a slip of paper, tearfully telling them that she wished for it to be passed on in case she died that night. They unfolded the slip of paper, and read it aloud:
“I think I've pretty much said everything I need to, but I have a few last things to say...
1) I think Jelena is a German. I think Moisey is a Bolshevik and I wouldn't be surprised if Sacha was too.
2) Bolsheviks should be priority targets now.
3) I trust Fyodor and Leonid alone: everyone else is suspect.”
After interrogating the theatergoers and inspecting all the evidence, it was determined that Tatyana’s killer had escaped before the police arrived, and the patrons were left go, shaken but thankful to be alive.
A few hours later, the men at the bar were still drinking, chatting, and playing betting games well into the night. A group of men, sitting around a table with beers in hand, were telling eachother tall tales in an attempt to one-up and impress the others. One of the men had just finished off a story about killing a bear in Siberia when another one of the men, too drunk to control himself, began to talk about how he was actually a general in the German army, trying to undermine the Russian government from the inside, and began to laugh at the other patrons for not being able to find him and his fellow infiltrators, and at the fools who believed he was innocent. The other men, not quite yet drunk enough to believe such a tale, began to laugh at him, calling him a fool and a liar, with a drunken Moisey leading the verbal assault with a string of venomous insults. The man’s anger began to rise, and perhaps to try to prove his tale, he pulled out his pistol and shot Moisey once in the chest. Moisey fell over, and the laughing and insult-throwing stopped instantly. The man, realizing his mistake, left the bar through the side door immediately, as the other drinkers tried to figure out what had happened. After a long silence, the bartender picked up a phone and called the police. Coming as quickly as possible, they discovered Moisey lying in a pool of blood, circled by confused and unusually quiet drunken men. Extracting the bullet, they discovered it to be German-made, confirming the unknown man’s story. The men began to quietly leave, no longer in the mood for drinking, as the police inspected Moisey’s apartment. They found nothing of importance, and his attire and job papers showed that he was nothing but a factory worker. However, noticing some strange creaking sounds coming from the floors, they decided to open up the floorboards. Hidden under them, the investigators discovered several Communist writings by the likes of Karl Marx and the recently executed Vladimir Lenin. It seemed that though Moisey was a Russian, he was disloyal to his Empire and wanted to destroy it. Among the books, they also discovered a note with the following text:
“ I WAS CIT YOU DUMB FUCK FYODOR! I JUST GOT THE REP MESSAGE SAYING I GOING TO BE CONVERTED!
"In Soviet Russia, the fool pities you!
In Soviet Russia, Terms of Service Violate You!
In Russia, Waldo finds YOU
In America, you break the Law... In Russia, law breaks you
In Russia, both sides are DARK side
THIS IS RUSSIA! In Russia, this isn’t Sparta!
In Russia, the President assassinates you!
In Russia, you can see Alaska from your home!
In Russia, role reads you!
In Russia, Christmas steals the Grinch!!
In Russia, suspects defend you!
In Russia, hammer nails you!
In Russia, Ice Cream eats YOU!
In Russia, wind blows you!
In Russia, Bull rides you!
In Russia, women penetrates you!
In Russia, Radio listens to you!
In Russia, Tree chops you!
In Russia, Taylor Swift interrupts you!
In Russia, you have the right to arm Bears!
In Russia, dog walks you!
In Russia, I use to be very happy, until I took a Knee to the Arrow!
In Russia, car drives you!
In Russia, Justin Beiber still sucks!
In Russia, you beam up Scotty
In Russia, you give STDs to Hookers!
In Russia, movie watches you!
In Russia, water drinks you!
In Russia, Cookies eat Cookie Monster
In Russia, home phone E.T.
In Russia, Fence paints you!
In Russia, Alexei is still full of shit!
In Russia, vagina licks you!
In Russia, lol laughs at you!
In Russia, Bart strangles Homer Simpson!
In Russia, snow plows you!
In Russia, they still can't read your po po po pokerface po po pokerface, na na na na
In Russia, 3D movies are still horrible.
In Russia, you burn sun!
In Russia, Nike just does you!
In Russia, porn watches you!
In Russia, you fan the AC
In Russia, Pokemon catch you!
In Russia, you roundhouse kick Chuck Norris!
In Russia, reply writes you!
Roses are red
Violets are blue
In Soviet Russia
Poems write you!
In Russia..... Lenin still dies
In Russia, cup drinks from you!
In Russia... vote Nikifor
In Russia, Emoticon use you to smile!
In Russia, ball bounce you!
In Russia, Credit Card charges you!
In Russia, bed sleeps in you!
In Russia, Christmas Tree decorates you!
In Russia, cold catch you!
In Russia, presents wrap you!
In Russia, flowers smell you!
In Russia, Cigarette smokes you!
In Russia, you electrocute electricity
In Russia, you burn fire
In Russia, door opens you!
In Russia, grass grows you!
In Russia, TV Remote turns off you!
In Russia, keyboard is away from you!
In Russia, picture hang you!
In Russia, you stab sword!
In Russia, Han Solo wants to be told the odds!
In Russia, you interrupt Kayne West!
"”
The next morning, the citizens of Petrograd came together again in the city center. Although happy that there were fewer deaths the previous night than there had been before, they were disheartened at the murders and horrible events that had gone on and interrupted their happy celebration. Happiness was now coupled to death, and the citizens were truly saddened at the destruction of their city. The Provisional Government assembled, now under the leadership of Prince Georgy Lvov, appointed by the Tsar as his successor before his kidnapping, and began to direct the town, hoping to avoid another riot. The power of this Provisional Government was growing, and it was beginning to hold the same authority the Tsar held. However, with the strength of the Empire diminished, the Petrograd Soviet began to gain a public following, and was building a rival government which, too, was growing in power. The people understood the urgency of the situation, and the need to act in order to keep the Russian Empire standing.
Town Population:
General
Medic
Spotter
Gunsmith
Journalist
Hidden Town Power
Hidden Town Power
Peasant/Bolshevik (Unknown Amount)
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.
Tatyana (Actress) - Killed by a snapped neck from a botched strangulation
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
Arkadi (Detainer) - Beaten to death in an angry riot
Larisa (Lenin) - Publicly hanged on the strangely familiar gallows
Moisey (Proletarian) - Shot by an angry German during a bar fight
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. (https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i...ary+29%2C+2012)
You need 9 votes to lynch.
UPDATE! Tatyana's lost will:
Roleblock Jelena
I think I've pretty much said everything I need to, but I have a few last things to say...
1) I think Jelena is a German. I think Moisey is a Bolshevik and I wouldn't be surprised if Sacha was too.
2) Bolsheviks should be priority targets now.
3) I trust Fyodor and Leonid alone: everyone else is suspect.
Sorry for the inconvenience