The first night begins shortly after most have headed back to their homes for the evening. Brian and Timmah are taken away in a humvee to a distant location. Once they have arrived at a secret location, they are let out and led into a dark room, with only one light. As their eyes adjust, they can see the many Martians huddling around them, waving strangely colored pieces of paper up in the air.

"They must be wagering on us," Timmah says to brian.

"Well, they better be putting their money on me, because I'm MONEY! I bet I'm getting at least 2-1 odds." Brian replies.

Timmah, unfazed by this show of confidence closes his eyes and thinks through his upcoming play. Just then, the crowd goes quiet, as the referee-looking Martian slides out to stand in front of them.

[Pointing at brian] "Ack ack ack...ack?"

"I have no idea what you are saying" brian replies.

[Pointing at Timmah] "Ack ack ack...ack?"

"Umm, I think he wants us to start" Timmah says.

"Ok, shoot on 3?"

"Now, is that 1-2-3-shoot, or 1-2-shoot?"

"Damnit Timmah, it's always 1-2-3-shoot. Doesn't everyone know this?"

"Fine"

So they both throw down and the crowd erupts when they see Timmah has won the first throw. Only one more and he will be victorious.

Once the crowd quiets down, brian and Timmah ready themselves again.

"1-2-3-shoot!"

This time, it's brian that pulls off the victory, tying up the series 1-1.

"Next one takes it" Timmah says.

"Well, duh" brian replies, obviously irritated at this noob's lack of knowledge.

"1-2-3-shoot!"

And just as their hands come to a stop, brian knows he has underestimated his opponent. It's almost slow motion where Timmah takes his flat hand, extends it out, and lays it directly on top of brian's balled up hand.

"I believe paper beats rock" Timmah states with a smile.

Its with this move, that Timmah has won the duel! The crowd erupts in what sounds like anger, while the Martians who originally collected the colored paper have big smiles on their faces. Brian is quickly escorted back out to the humvee, while Timmah stays behind for just a minute. Shortly after that, both of them are whisked back to their homes for the evening.

Day 2 breaks with a beautiful sunrise over the high desert mountains. It'd be a spectacular morning, if it weren't for the large, ominous spaceships blocking the sun. President Dale calls for all members to reassemble, so the damage from the previous night can be analyzed.

"Is everybody here and ok?" he asks the group.

People start looking around and counting. It appears that 22 people left last night, and only 20 have returned this morning.

"Who is missing? President Dale asks.

A voice from the back responds with "where is Lamps?"

The group looks around, and Lamps is nowhere to be seen. "Well, let's go check it out."

The group makes their way over to Lamps' residence, and they step inside. It doesn't take long to see what happened to him. A bright green skeleton is all that remains of him, which is now slumped up against the wall in his living room.

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Player: Lamps Character: General Decker (Rod Steiger) Role: Action General Action: You are the top ranking General in the U.S. Army, and you can't believe these Aliens had the audacity to invade your country. You would love nothing more than to send them back to Mars (preferably in a casket) and blow the stupid red planet to smithereens! Each night you will go hunting, trying to rid this world of Aliens, and will be required to select one person to shoot each night. Also, if you are ever lynched, you are going to try to take one of those green bastards down with you, by activating the nuclear football you carry around for the president. Launching the nuclear weapon will cause one other person (selected at random) on your lynch train to be destroyed as well. Win Condition: Generic Town

The group reconvenes, and looks around to see who else is missing.

The President's daughter steps forward and says, "has anyone seen jaime?"

The group looks around, and nobody seems to have seen jamie this morning. They head back out to the street and start making their way towards jamie's residence, when they see a gruesome sight in the street. It's what looks like jamie, but it's hard to tell, as the body seems to have had it's head explode, and there is brain matter all over the place.

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Player: Jamie Character: Martian Doctor Action: You have been trained in the best Martian medicine available, and as such, each night you can visit one person and protect them from harm. Your medicines have no effect on humans, but are very successful in curing any issues affecting your fellow Martians. Win Condition: Generic Mafia

With everybody else accounted for, the group returns to the makeshift landing pad, and looks to continue their discussion from yesterday.


Day 2 has now begun. With 20 players alive, it'll take 11 votes for both a lynch and a duel nomination. Plurality is in effect. Also, as this is entering a weekend, the deadline will be Sunday night at 6 PM CT.

This just in, we've received a briefing from the White House's Press Secretary for immediate release:

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Hello, good morning. Welcome to the first edition of the Earthling Daily Briefing. I'd now like to inform you all of *bzzt *bzzt -------------------- *STATIC* 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 181818181818DS181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818IS1818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18GG1818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 18181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818181818 "Sorry, we seem to have hit a technical difficulty. I will be back tomorrow. Don't worry."

Mod Note: This was supposed to be included with the day opening posts, but I forgot.

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Vote Count
Angi [1] - Vern

Not voted: everybody else

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Duel Nomination Count
brian [4] - brian, Herm, Vern, Angi
DS [0] - Curtis
BYE [1] - Curtis
drrr [2] - drrr, Merc

Not voted: everybody else

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With 20 players alive, it'll take 11 votes for both a lynch and a nomination. Deadline is 6 PM CT on Sunday. Plurality is in effect.

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Vote Count
Maddie [4] - Herm, ????, Ahoda, Mittens
Angi [1] - Vern
TIB [1] - vlady
im317 [1] - Timmah

Not voted: everybody else

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Duel Nomination Count
brian [5] - brian, Herm, Vern, Angi, Maddie
drrr [3] - drrr, Merc, Curtis
DS [2] - Curtis, Ahoda, DS
BYE [1] - Curtis, im317
Curtis [1] - vlady
Mittens [1] - Mittens
Timmah [1] - Timmah

Not voted: everybody else

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With 20 players alive, it'll take 11 votes for both a lynch and a nomination. Deadline is 6 PM CT on Sunday. Plurality is in effect.

Maddie S. @ 3/12/2016 15:19

Hey Spin I voted Brian for the duel a few pages back, just FYI.

Yep, I saw the vote but typed brian instead of Maddie. I fixed it in the last vote count.

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Vote Count
Maddie [7] - Herm, ????, Ahoda, Mittens, Angi, Helios, Vern
TIB [1] - vlady
im317 [1] - Timmah
Angi [0] - Vern

Not voted: everybody else

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Duel Nomination Count
brian [6] - brian, Herm, Vern, Angi, Maddie, ????
drrr [3] - drrr, Merc, Curtis
DS [2] - Curtis, Ahoda, DS
Mittens [2] - Mittens, Christian
BYE [1] - Curtis, im317
Curtis [1] - vlady
Timmah [1] - Timmah

Not voted: everybody else

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With 20 players alive, it'll take 11 votes for both a lynch and a nomination. Deadline is 6 PM CT on Sunday. Plurality is in effect.

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Vote Count
Maddie [8] - Herm, ????, Ahoda, Mittens, Angi, Helios, Vern, DS
TIB [1] - vlady
im317 [1] - Timmah
Angi [0] - Vern

Not voted: everybody else

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Duel Nomination Count
brian [5] - brian, Herm, Vern, Angi, Maddie, ????
drrr [5] - drrr, Merc, Curtis, Helios, Angi
DS [2] - Curtis, Ahoda, DS
Mittens [2] - Mittens, Christian
BYE [1] - Curtis, im317
Curtis [1] - vlady
Timmah [1] - Timmah

Not voted: everybody else

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With 20 players alive, it'll take 11 votes for both a lynch and a nomination. Deadline is 6 PM CT (about 6 hours from now). Plurality is in effect.

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Vote Count
Maddie [5] - Herm, ????, Ahoda, Mittens, Angi, Helios, Vern, DS
Herm [2] - Mittens, im317
TIB [1] - vlady
im317 [1] - Timmah
Angi [0] - Vern

Not voted: everybody else

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Duel Nomination Count
drrr [5] - drrr, Merc, Curtis, Helios, Angi
brian [4] - brian, Herm, Vern, Angi, Maddie, ????
DS [2] - Curtis, Ahoda, DS
Mittens [2] - Mittens, Christian
BYE [1] - Curtis, im317
Curtis [1] - vlady
Timmah [1] - Timmah

Not voted: everybody else

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With 20 players alive, it'll take 11 votes for both a lynch and a nomination. Deadline is 6 PM CT (about 4 hours from now). Plurality is in effect.

Christian @ 4/12/2016 15:41

anyone know the current vote count? I have to leave in about 5-10 minutes, I won't be back before deadline.

Last count was post 302 (not at my comp right now) - I think the only changes was an unlynch by angi and a vote for maddie by im317 (or someone else). I'll post another updated list when I get home in a bit.

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Vote Count
Maddie [5] - Herm, ????, Ahoda, Mittens, Angi, Helios, Vern, DS, im317
Herm [1] - Mittens, im317, Angi
TIB [1] - vlady
im317 [1] - Timmah
Angi [0] - Vern

Not voted: everybody else

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Duel Nomination Count
drrr [5] - drrr, Merc, Curtis, Helios, Angi
brian [4] - brian, Herm, Vern, Angi, Maddie, ????
DS [2] - Curtis, Ahoda, DS
Mittens [2] - Mittens, Christian
BYE [1] - Curtis, im317
Curtis [1] - vlady
Timmah [1] - Timmah

Not voted: everybody else

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With 20 players alive, it'll take 11 votes for both a lynch and a nomination. Deadline is 6 PM CT (about 1 hour from now). Plurality is in effect.

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Vote Count
Maddie [6] - Herm, ????, Ahoda, Mittens, Angi, Helios, Vern, DS, im317, merc
Herm [2] - Mittens, im317, Angi, brian
TIB [1] - vlady
im317 [1] - Timmah
Angi [0] - Vern

Not voted: everybody else

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Duel Nomination Count
drrr [5] - drrr, Merc, Curtis, Helios, Angi
brian [4] - brian, Herm, Vern, Angi, Maddie, ????
DS [2] - Curtis, Ahoda, DS
Mittens [2] - Mittens, Christian
BYE [1] - Curtis, im317
Curtis [1] - vlady
Timmah [1] - Timmah

Not voted: everybody else

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With 20 players alive, it'll take 11 votes for both a lynch and a nomination. Deadline is 6 PM CT (about 30 minutes from now). Plurality is in effect.

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Vote Count
Maddie [6] - Herm, ????, Ahoda, Mittens, Angi, Helios, Vern, DS, im317, merc
Herm [4] - Mittens, im317, Angi, brian, DS, Helios
TIB [1] - vlady
im317 [1] - Timmah
Angi [0] - Vern

Not voted: everybody else

Maddie has been lynched. Flavor upcoming.


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Duel Nomination Count
drrr [5] - drrr, Merc, Curtis, Helios, Angi
brian [4] - brian, Herm, Vern, Angi, Maddie, ????
Mittens [3] - Mittens, Christian, im317
DS [2] - Curtis, Ahoda, DS
BYE [0] - Curtis, im317
Curtis [1] - vlady
Timmah [1] - Timmah

Not voted: everybody else

drrr and brian have been nominated to participate in the duel. You each need to send me 5 "throws" via PM.

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Day 2 ends fairly quietly, as it seemed like the choices were pretty well set from the start of the day. Brian, once again, fought hard to get into the duel, and in the end was able to get nominated by the group, thanks to the help of the mystery voter. He points at drrr and says,

"You are going down, drrr. And by down, I mean we need to climb down these stairs and into that waiting car. But, I am definitely going to beat you too!"

drrr just nods in general agreement, as it's just easier that way.

Brian and drrr walk off to the awaiting car...