The House of Aristophanes

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 01:44:51 GMT

WHO: Aristophanes, Ching-shih, and whoever else
WHERE: Ching-shih and Pearl border!
OPEN/CLOSED: Open!
WHEN: Day 7, Noon

[Aristophanes troupe now marching to Ching-shih for a long overdue first meeting. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN? Probably some trading.]

[Are you spying on them? Well, why not? What's the worst that could happen?]

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Fri, 07 Nov 2014 04:58:58 GMT

WHO: YOU
WHERE: YOUR PLACE
OPEN/CLOSED: EH OPEN WHATEVER
WHEN: DAY 7 MORNING

[The rain continuous it's steady what-is-slightly-harder-than-a-drizzle. If you left bloodstains anywhere it will help wash them away.

You also find you have a full hand of cards, and the number of marbles in your jar has changed!

Whatever cards were played on you last round are either still there, waiting for you to pick them up, or their role is still in effect on you. You know you have until the end of today to fulfill the role of the cards or…

Well, it probably isn't good.]

YOU HAVE:

POINTS: 14

5 - Have another family remove an eye
4* - You must play your role UTTERLY
6 - Give away SO MANY supplies
4 - Reflect a card played by this family on this day only
6 - Have another family remove a limb

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Fri, 07 Nov 2014 01:03:50 GMT

WHO: Aristophanes and Axum and people nearby
WHERE: Axum-Pearl border crossing
OPEN/CLOSED: Open
WHEN:Day 6, afternoon

[The Aristophanes Troupe is now on its way to Axum. Have they seen the pink-haired girl in Aristophanes' colors yet?]

[Who cares? LET'S DEAL]

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Tue, 04 Nov 2014 01:24:19 GMT

WHO: Aristophanes, and Borja, and people nearby?
WHERE: Borja-Pearl Border
OPEN/CLOSED: Open
WHEN: Day 6, past noon.

[A troupe of Aristophanes are coming to Borja territory today]

[Though what's this? They're being accompanied by a certain pink-haired girl you might remember from Uruk? In an Aristophanes-uniform. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE? Maybe it is Uruk-trickery.]

[At any rate, maybe they want to deal.]

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Sun, 02 Nov 2014 03:33:48 GMT

WHO: Aristophanes, and their new Prime!
WHERE: Aristophanes Manor
OPEN/CLOSED: Closed
WHEN: Day 6, morning

[Were you waking up?]

[You might be surprised to see a familiar face in your house, with her tall hat, and new Aristophanes colored uniform.]

[Triumph is in your base, she's your Prime. GASP.]

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Sat, 01 Nov 2014 21:08:24 GMT

WHO: YOUR FAMILY
WHERE: YOUR HQ
OPEN/CLOSED: CLOSED TO YOU GUYS
WHEN: DAY 6

[It's a new season! Outside you will find a dreary rain falling, the kind that is oddly in escapable but not enough to really bother with an umbrella. It sounds pleasant at least, but seems to oddly distort sound, you feel like it would be hard to catch someone sneaking up on you.

But a new season is good news, it's another chance to impress the mother (= And you will find the means to do so somewhere in a public area of your HQ.

You have:

5 cards with words on them!
1 unopenable jar with 15 colorful marbles in it labeled 'points'
1 sheet of paper with a bunch of fuckin rules on it

YOUR CARDS:
5 - Have another family remove an eye
4* - You must play your role UTTERLY
3 - Give away some of your resource
5 - Have another family remove an eye
5 - Have another family remove an eye

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Sun, 26 Oct 2014 18:14:37 GMT

WHO: Aristophanes AND YOU
WHERE: the Pearl
OPEN/CLOSED: Open
WHEN: Day 5, midday

[There are green and pink streamers flying at the Pearl today, and standing on a soapbox below them, an Aristophanes in a ridiculous hat, shutter shades, and spandex suit open to the waist. Carefully written across his bare chest is 'Ask me about punching my face!']

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our prime is deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeead

Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:25:08 GMT

WHO: Aristophanes
WHERE: the theater
OPEN/CLOSED: closed
WHEN: late night day 3/early morning day 4

[It wasn't ordered or even really discussed, but after the evening's discovery, the family finds themselves gathered backstage, around a table laden with bottles, leftover cloth from the Borja luncheon, and Honeythorn corpse.

Now what?]

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Sat, 18 Oct 2014 00:11:18 GMT

WHO: ??? + Aristophanes + you
WHERE: The Pearl
OPEN/CLOSED: open
WHEN: Day 3, evening

[A teenage girl in Aristophanes colors, having just clawed her way out of the ball pit, is now sitting on the pit's edge with her head in her hands.]

T...Terrible...this is...ow...

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Sun, 12 Oct 2014 23:16:25 GMT

WHO: Aristophanes, Borja
WHERE: A "visitors' center" near the Borja border
OPEN/CLOSED: Closed???
WHEN: Day 2

[Somewhere--but not too deep--within the warren of streets that makes up Aristophanes territory is a simple building, externally barely different than the many others lining the street except that the front double doors are thrown wide open and draped with cloth banners in Aristophanes and Borja colors.

Inside is a large room, a large round light fixture hanging over a large wooden table lined with wooden benches; nothing particularly fancy, but decorated with colorful cloth and tarnished metals, props and bits of old scenery, paintings and even carvings and graffiti in a way that gives a familiar, lived in air. Twin staircases lead to an open second floor balcony, and beyond that, seem to be lined with smaller rooms. Once, years ago, perhaps this was a bar, or a brothel; for today, it will serve for the two teams to carry out their feeding deal.]

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Tue, 07 Oct 2014 17:43:20 GMT

WHO: Aristophanes
WHERE: The theater
OPEN/CLOSED: Closed
WHEN: Day 1, dawn

[If you don't know where to look, the theater is hard to spot, less because it's inconspicuous and more because the buildings in this territory seem to almost pile on one another, so closely are they packed. But you know where it is, by instinct, and find the place frankly in pretty poor repair.

The theater itself takes up most of the space, with enough seats (most creaky, some broken) for everyone in Pearl to have a seat, and sizable stage before them. Behind the curtains though, is more comfortable gathering space, with mismatched and well worn furnishings, and below the stage and down the tight hallways are tiny bedrooms, Each with a blank star on the door, and beyond that a small bed, a spare change of clothes, and a small dresser empty except for a fanciful makeup kit. If you want MORE clothes you'll of course have to go get them from the stores a few streets over where they will appear regularly.

Welcome home!]

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OOC Bulletin

Sun, 05 Oct 2014 18:23:06 GMT

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Sun, 05 Oct 2014 18:22:19 GMT

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