Serial Killer Round 71: Nightvale: Invaded

[Armadox]

Spoiler: The Ice Cream Shop

9/29/15

Transcript from the desk of Cecil Gershwin Palmer,

A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep. Welcome to Night Vale. Hey, you can't be in here sir. Apparently, we are greeted today by a being that one of the interns called Armadox that just crawled into the studio. As with all things, I have alerted security of this, but apparently they are unable to reach the room through the black slime that it has left in the hallway.

I am unsure what it wants (or how it even got through the bloodstone doors), but the tendrils have knocked over all of the pencils on my desk, to my chagrin. You need to put the mic down, sir, you are being rude. I can not tell the good people of Night Vale the news if you keep swinging around the mic. That's better. They opened up a new ice cream shop near the Ralphs' Grocery, near Duke and Somerset, opposite to the dog park. Do not notice the dog park when going to get a few scoops of your favorite flavor.

We have an update from my studio. That creature at the edge of my desk has opened one of its' seven mouths, and it has spoken to me. I can not look away from it's gibbous, and protuberant eyes as they bore into my very soul. It has told me a secret of the universe, and of where the American has gone. We do not know which American it speaks of, but have we all not gone somewhere? Somewhere we can not remember? Somewhere...

I understand what it wants. It has informed me that we are under attack, my listeners. There is a killer out there, that I have been warned about. We all are in great danger of this person of ill intent. I have notified the sheriff's secret police of this, via a dead rose in the window seal. The creature has told me the criminal's name, and I will be sharing it with you all. After the weather...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW6RXTjm4iA

All is well, the hooded figures from the dog park, that we are not supposed to mention or look at for any length of time, has come into the studio and grabbed up the creature known as Armadox. I have been informed by management that I am not to divulge any secrets of the universe that I may have heard, and to forget anything that may have happened.

One of our interns, had happened to look at the hooded figures, and has been turned into a pillar of salt. We apologize to Mr. and Mrs. Butkowski for this incident, and plan to send a fancy salted meats basket once the custodians finish cleaning up the station. Callers from the ice cream shop say they may have seen the hooded figures entering the dog park carrying something writhing and black. They say that it screams in every language, and that those screams vanished once it entered the dog park. They also say that the rocky road is the best.

This concludes today's scheduled broadcast. Nothing eventful has happened today, but I suggest you all stay inside anyways and hide. Hide from nothing, and hope it does not call for you. Hide and do not check on your children. Goodnight, listeners. Goodnight.

Spoiler: The Tasty End

Alright so I got offed. It happens. I actually was, to no one's surprise, innocent. So there's that. Oh, also rolled Chaotic Good, so I was actually playing to assist. Which got me killed. I trust you all will make the right decision and kill Secondhand next. No reason but my own vengeance, mind.

I leave all of my belongings with Fat Hippo, but he'd have to get them out of the dog park. Sorry.

 

[snekadid]

You guys should have killed Crysan, way to go murderers.

 

[Armadox]

You guys should have killed Crysan, way to go murderers.

You tell them, cat butt!

 

[Dying_Jester]

What, was I the only one who looked past his weird way of talking and didn't hold a grudge against him for that PM trick he pulled at the beginning?
Gah, you're all shallow.

I think all of you should just kill Dirty Cop James Funs, because he's obviously the killer in all of your eyes.
I'm just going to be over here, continuing to vote for altnameJag.

 

[Secondhand Revenant]

You guys should have killed Crysan, way to go murderers.

Assuming the updated spy list doesn't clear crysan's name them pumpkin pie it is!

 

[Secondhand Revenant]

What, was I the only one who looked past his weird way of talking and didn't hold a grudge against him for that PM trick he pulled at the beginning?
Gah, you're all shallow.

I think all of you should just kill Dirty Cop James Funs, because he's obviously the killer in all of your eyes.
I'm just going to be over here, continuing to vote for altnameJag.

Well actually according to Armadox I am. Maybe I could have tossed out a few more "Off with his head!"s. Also DCJF isn't on the suspect list but I am (currently).

Also it was fishy the way he told me the other entwined's name, claimed to know roles, and roles kept getting offed including one who told him (Caramel).

 

[Armadox]

What, was I the only one who looked past his weird way of talking and didn't hold a grudge against him for that PM trick he pulled at the beginning?
Gah, you're all shallow.

I think all of you should just kill Dirty Cop James Funs, because he's obviously the killer in all of your eyes.
I'm just going to be over here, continuing to vote for altnameJag.

Well actually according to Armadox I am. Maybe I could have tossed out a few more "Off with his head!"s. Also DCJF isn't on the suspect list but I am (currently).

Also it was fishy the way he told me the other entwined's name, claimed to know roles, and roles kept getting offed including one who told him (Caramel).

Actually, I don't think you're the killer. I however do think that, when given my data and an olive branch to help me, you chose to immediately hit me with it. You also know why I think that the roles I knew got offed, so there's that. All and all you are a wash, and this turn was fun. I expect to roll differently nest time. Also, knowing the rest of what I do know, the rest of this game is going to be hilarious to me.

 

[Secondhand Revenant]

What, was I the only one who looked past his weird way of talking and didn't hold a grudge against him for that PM trick he pulled at the beginning?
Gah, you're all shallow.

I think all of you should just kill Dirty Cop James Funs, because he's obviously the killer in all of your eyes.
I'm just going to be over here, continuing to vote for altnameJag.

Well actually according to Armadox I am. Maybe I could have tossed out a few more "Off with his head!"s. Also DCJF isn't on the suspect list but I am (currently).

Also it was fishy the way he told me the other entwined's name, claimed to know roles, and roles kept getting offed including one who told him (Caramel).

Actually, I don't think you're the killer. I however do think that, when given my data and an olive branch to help me, you chose to immediately hit me with it. You also know why I think that the roles I knew got offed, so there's that. All and all you are a wash, and this turn was fun. I expect to roll differently nest time. Also, knowing the rest of what I do know, the rest of this game is going to be hilarious to me.

Eh the thing is I don't see why someone would trust me with data when I'm on the list. It's a risky proposition. It'd make much more sense to approach people not on the list. Risks have to be taken before a list is available, but after? I mean if I have value as a loud voice maybe, but there were others to approach.

I also waited to see if you had anything more to say in your defense before I mentioned that you gave me the unknown entwined name. So I didn't hit you with it *right* away

Edit: looked back at the PMs and I don't believe you ever told me *why* you think they got offed, just that gritch tried to get info from you. I'd have assumed you didn't give it if you found the request suspicious

 

[Armadox]

What, was I the only one who looked past his weird way of talking and didn't hold a grudge against him for that PM trick he pulled at the beginning?
Gah, you're all shallow.

I think all of you should just kill Dirty Cop James Funs, because he's obviously the killer in all of your eyes.
I'm just going to be over here, continuing to vote for altnameJag.

Well actually according to Armadox I am. Maybe I could have tossed out a few more "Off with his head!"s. Also DCJF isn't on the suspect list but I am (currently).

Also it was fishy the way he told me the other entwined's name, claimed to know roles, and roles kept getting offed including one who told him (Caramel).

Actually, I don't think you're the killer. I however do think that, when given my data and an olive branch to help me, you chose to immediately hit me with it. You also know why I think that the roles I knew got offed, so there's that. All and all you are a wash, and this turn was fun. I expect to roll differently nest time. Also, knowing the rest of what I do know, the rest of this game is going to be hilarious to me.

Eh the thing is I don't see why someone would trust me with data when I'm on the list. It's a risky proposition. It'd make much more sense to approach people not on the list. Risks have to be taken before a list is available, but after? I mean if I have value as a loud voice maybe, but there were others to approach.

I also waited to see if you had anything more to say in your defense before I mentioned that you gave me the unknown entwined name. So I didn't hit you with it *right* away

Yah, I knew the risk, but I chose to have your help before I saw the list, or even that I knew it was out til you said something. More importantly, That list could be fake, so I was ignoring it til next round. And since you sat there and was fighting helping me based on being on the list, you either was the humblest killer ever, or wasn't. I figured on the later. Even though you got me killed.

So, right, if the last few good roles have any desire of winning, I suggest they shank you good to keep you quiet.

 

[Secondhand Revenant]

What, was I the only one who looked past his weird way of talking and didn't hold a grudge against him for that PM trick he pulled at the beginning?
Gah, you're all shallow.

I think all of you should just kill Dirty Cop James Funs, because he's obviously the killer in all of your eyes.
I'm just going to be over here, continuing to vote for altnameJag.

Well actually according to Armadox I am. Maybe I could have tossed out a few more "Off with his head!"s. Also DCJF isn't on the suspect list but I am (currently).

Also it was fishy the way he told me the other entwined's name, claimed to know roles, and roles kept getting offed including one who told him (Caramel).

Actually, I don't think you're the killer. I however do think that, when given my data and an olive branch to help me, you chose to immediately hit me with it. You also know why I think that the roles I knew got offed, so there's that. All and all you are a wash, and this turn was fun. I expect to roll differently nest time. Also, knowing the rest of what I do know, the rest of this game is going to be hilarious to me.

Eh the thing is I don't see why someone would trust me with data when I'm on the list. It's a risky proposition. It'd make much more sense to approach people not on the list. Risks have to be taken before a list is available, but after? I mean if I have value as a loud voice maybe, but there were others to approach.

I also waited to see if you had anything more to say in your defense before I mentioned that you gave me the unknown entwined name. So I didn't hit you with it *right* away

Yah, I knew the risk, but I chose to have your help before I saw the list, or even that I knew it was out til you said something. More importantly, That list could be fake, so I was ignoring it til next round. And since you sat there and was fighting helping me based on being on the list, you either was the humblest killer ever, or wasn't. I figured on the later. Even though you got me killed.

So, right, if the last few good roles have any idea of winning, I suggest they shank you good to keep you quiet.

Well I looked back and in the PMs you never did say why you thought the roles got killed. Just that gritch wanted information. I assume you didn't give it to him since you seemed to find the request suspicious.

But you only told me Frappe(dead), Jux (admitted) and one unknown.

 

[Armadox]

What, was I the only one who looked past his weird way of talking and didn't hold a grudge against him for that PM trick he pulled at the beginning?
Gah, you're all shallow.

I think all of you should just kill Dirty Cop James Funs, because he's obviously the killer in all of your eyes.
I'm just going to be over here, continuing to vote for altnameJag.

Well actually according to Armadox I am. Maybe I could have tossed out a few more "Off with his head!"s. Also DCJF isn't on the suspect list but I am (currently).

Also it was fishy the way he told me the other entwined's name, claimed to know roles, and roles kept getting offed including one who told him (Caramel).

Actually, I don't think you're the killer. I however do think that, when given my data and an olive branch to help me, you chose to immediately hit me with it. You also know why I think that the roles I knew got offed, so there's that. All and all you are a wash, and this turn was fun. I expect to roll differently nest time. Also, knowing the rest of what I do know, the rest of this game is going to be hilarious to me.

Eh the thing is I don't see why someone would trust me with data when I'm on the list. It's a risky proposition. It'd make much more sense to approach people not on the list. Risks have to be taken before a list is available, but after? I mean if I have value as a loud voice maybe, but there were others to approach.

I also waited to see if you had anything more to say in your defense before I mentioned that you gave me the unknown entwined name. So I didn't hit you with it *right* away

Yah, I knew the risk, but I chose to have your help before I saw the list, or even that I knew it was out til you said something. More importantly, That list could be fake, so I was ignoring it til next round. And since you sat there and was fighting helping me based on being on the list, you either was the humblest killer ever, or wasn't. I figured on the later. Even though you got me killed.

So, right, if the last few good roles have any idea of winning, I suggest they shank you good to keep you quiet.

Well I looked back and in the PMs you never did say why you thought the roles got killed. Just that gritch wanted information. I assume you didn't give it to him since you seemed to find the request suspicious.

But you only told me Frappe(dead), Jux (admitted) and one unknown.

Oh, you hadn't asked that, yah, that actually is because of [redacted, cause I'm freakin' dead], and that it fit in well with [it's a secret to everyone]. Because of that, I know there's only about three people that it could be, though the lawyer is absolutely [*an unfortunate coffee spill*]. I'd have told you more if I knew you was on my side, and you wasn't.

I'm proven innocent, you, not so much...

 

[Fat Hippo]

What, was I the only one who looked past his weird way of talking and didn't hold a grudge against him for that PM trick he pulled at the beginning?
Gah, you're all shallow.

Nah, I never voted for him. He left me his possessions too, wasn't that nice of him?

And I guess I will be leaving my possessions to that dog park I avoid.


So...ummm, SR, did Armadox tell you everything he knew? I mean, when he's saying things like "Also, knowing the rest of what I do know, the rest of this game is going to be hilarious to me." that makes it seem like we would want to hear about these things, especially now that we know he was innocent.

 

[Secondhand Revenant]

What, was I the only one who looked past his weird way of talking and didn't hold a grudge against him for that PM trick he pulled at the beginning?
Gah, you're all shallow.

I think all of you should just kill Dirty Cop James Funs, because he's obviously the killer in all of your eyes.
I'm just going to be over here, continuing to vote for altnameJag.

Well actually according to Armadox I am. Maybe I could have tossed out a few more "Off with his head!"s. Also DCJF isn't on the suspect list but I am (currently).

Also it was fishy the way he told me the other entwined's name, claimed to know roles, and roles kept getting offed including one who told him (Caramel).

Actually, I don't think you're the killer. I however do think that, when given my data and an olive branch to help me, you chose to immediately hit me with it. You also know why I think that the roles I knew got offed, so there's that. All and all you are a wash, and this turn was fun. I expect to roll differently nest time. Also, knowing the rest of what I do know, the rest of this game is going to be hilarious to me.

Eh the thing is I don't see why someone would trust me with data when I'm on the list. It's a risky proposition. It'd make much more sense to approach people not on the list. Risks have to be taken before a list is available, but after? I mean if I have value as a loud voice maybe, but there were others to approach.

I also waited to see if you had anything more to say in your defense before I mentioned that you gave me the unknown entwined name. So I didn't hit you with it *right* away

Yah, I knew the risk, but I chose to have your help before I saw the list, or even that I knew it was out til you said something. More importantly, That list could be fake, so I was ignoring it til next round. And since you sat there and was fighting helping me based on being on the list, you either was the humblest killer ever, or wasn't. I figured on the later. Even though you got me killed.

So, right, if the last few good roles have any idea of winning, I suggest they shank you good to keep you quiet.

Well I looked back and in the PMs you never did say why you thought the roles got killed. Just that gritch wanted information. I assume you didn't give it to him since you seemed to find the request suspicious.

But you only told me Frappe(dead), Jux (admitted) and one unknown.

Oh, you hadn't asked that, yah, that actually is because of [redacted, cause I'm freakin' dead], and that it fit in well with [it's a secret to everyone]. Because of that, I know there's only about three people that it could be, though the lawyer is absolutely [*an unfortunate coffee spill*]. I'd have told you more if I knew you was on my side, and you wasn't.

I'm proven innocent, you, not so much...

Well now I'm left guessing. At this point I'm suspecting you might have told gritch stuff but then I don't know why you wouldn't have said it straight out. Hm.

So maybe I shouls go for gritch. On the other hand I'm inclined to throw my vote in with the crysan cult so as not to split the vote. Unfortunately I don't know their power because, if Roy is serious, he's only going to tell us the votes for people with a prime amount of characters in their names *sigh*

Well unless the crysan cult shows some outspoken resistance I'll try to kill gritch as per your wishes before it became clear I was going to go for you.

And yeah you are proven innocent. Oops...

What, was I the only one who looked past his weird way of talking and didn't hold a grudge against him for that PM trick he pulled at the beginning?
Gah, you're all shallow.

Nah, I never voted for him. He left me his possessions too, wasn't that nice of him?

And I guess I will be leaving my possessions to that dog park I avoid.


So...ummm, SR, did Armadox tell you everything he knew? I mean, when he's saying things like "Also, knowing the rest of what I do know, the rest of this game is going to be hilarious to me." that makes it seem like we would want to hear about these things, especially now that we know he was innocent.

He did not unfortunately. He told me that name of one person with a role and that's not going to be shared for obvious reasons. (And two named that were already public)

He then suggested I kill gritch due to gritch trying to get information out of him after he did the lawyer thing. The problem is that's kind of a natural reaction.

But now I'm suspecting maybe Armadox may have had too loose a tongue and told gritch something, people died, and now that's why he wants him dead? But that's pure speculation now.

 

[Crysan]

Well, based on the testimony of a dead innocent I think it's probably best to listen to Armadox and just off Secondhand. Granted, it's Armadox so he could be using his ArmaRole Powers® to confuse us more. I voted for him finally this round, and it seems we owe it to his memory[footnote]Or something...[/footnote]

I do have a love/hate relationship with Roy only showing prime character counts, because I won't be able to see if the cult still has it out for me or if it was a fluke. If there is some secret out of thread pact to take me down, it's just boring that I have no accusations to try and refute.

 

[Secondhand Revenant]

Well, based on the testimony of a dead innocent I think it's probably best to listen to Armadox and just off Secondhand. Granted, it's Armadox so he could be using his ArmaRole Powers® to confuse us more. I voted for him finally this round, and it seems we owe it to his memory[footnote]Or something...[/footnote]

I do have a love/hate relationship with Roy only showing prime character counts, because I won't be able to see if the cult still has it out for me or if it was a fluke. If there is some secret out of thread pact to take me down, it's just boring that I have no accusations to try and refute.

The testimony of the dead innocent is that he doesn't think I'm the killer according to post 576. I think the other stuff I'd vengeful ghost talk.

Well I think people probably banded together at the start and wish to see you dead. Though I can't fathom why you and not gritch or someone else

 

[Crysan]

@Secondhand: Ah, I missed that I suppose (it's actually 577, your post is 576). I was just going off 579:

So, right, if the last few good roles have any desire of winning, I suggest they shank you good to keep you quiet.

and

I'm proven innocent, you, not so much...

But I freely admit I just kinda skimmed a lot of the back and forth between you two. It's my second game, so I'm apt to just take the suggestions of dead innocents at face value.

@DCJF: I have a terrible memory, but do you mean Roy trying to call foul at the bandwagon jumping on him? He had vocal people gunning for him from the start, and people could discuss if they wanted to join in on the bandwagon. I'm just finding it dull gameplay to have some unnamed cult[footnote]Calling it a cult for lulz at this point really[/footnote] targeting me. *shrug* I'll die next round probably and get a laugh. At least now I have two people that have spoken up on voting for me, though I've no idea why.

 

[Armadox]

So, figure it out yet?

 

[EvilRoy]

@Armadox

That's a hell of a face on him, glad I don't have to pour that one into a grave-hole. Maybe I should just take to chucking everything into the dog park.

I do have a love/hate relationship with Roy only showing prime character counts, because I won't be able to see if the cult still has it out for me or if it was a fluke. If there is some secret out of thread pact to take me down, it's just boring that I have no accusations to try and refute.

Being helpful is actually against my religion, I'm afraid. And I just couldn't drink another drop of blood to repent for yet another transgression this week.

Here we are, however:

Dirty Cop James funs 0
crimson5pheonix 0
Armadox 8
Twintix 0
Jux 0
Scars Unseen 0
Dying Jester 0
TizzytheTormentor 0
AeroSteam 3
tf2godz 2

 

[Demagogue]

So maybe I shouls go for gritch. On the other hand I'm inclined to throw my vote in with the crysan cult so as not to split the vote. Unfortunately I don't know their power because, if Roy is serious, he's only going to tell us the votes for people with a prime amount of characters in their names *sigh*

Where was THIS bullshit mentioned? Revealing things aren't at the whims of the GM to do as he pleases each cycle. You Pick a way and stick with it for the Round.

Spoiler: Roy Picked THIS

I wanted to just post a screencap of my spreadsheet, but it isn't doing what I want, so you get text instead. As an added bonus, I have removed people from the list who had less than four but more than zero votes, because I like it when people have a hard time with things, and deliberately removing semi-useful information will irritate some of you.

Snekadid 0
Dirty Cop James funs 0
Demagogue 0
Secondhand Revenant 0
Caramel Frappe 0
Headsprouter 4
crimson5pheonix 0
Jux 0
Scars Unseen 0
Crysan 4
TizzytheTormentor 0
FPLOON 0
Gritch 0
AeroSteam 4
Fat Hippo 0


As you can see, we had a tie! A menage a threeway if you will. Two more than my usual menage a un. As you can also tell by my failure to note it, the Trickster didn't get Headsprouter killed!

I'm Sorry Roy, but no, you can't just decided randomly what to give, how do we know you're not working with the killer to keep them safe if that's the case.

edit: dammit I was too slow.

 

[Armadox]

Dirty Cop James funs 0
crimson5pheonix 0
Armadox 8
Twintix 0
Jux 0
Scars Unseen 0
Dying Jester 0
TizzytheTormentor 0
AeroSteam 3
tf2godz 2

I'm popular! You guys suck.