Polite Mafia - All Are Initiated By Force!

[DrippingGoofball]

DEAD GAME:
http://politemafia.webs.com/index.htm

It is a great honor to welcome you into my modest parlor. Kindly have a seat on the embroidered Louis XVI chair of your choice. Shall I bring you some tea? I am freshly out of English Breakfast, but I have plenty of fresh Earl Grey with its delicious aroma of bergamot. Sugar? Lemon? The Count of Stalledclaim has kindly brought us some cucumber sandwiches, and Madame de Hammer carried home made tea biscuits all the way from the Lakes District where she now resides. Pray tell, may I inquire as to your dear mother’s health?

Are we all settled comfortably? We ought to be, such witty company! As you know from the letter of invitation you received from my hand, we are to play a little society game of my invention. I call it “secret society of nightly murderers.”

I begin by passing each and everyone of you a little card that you shall read in total confidence, away from the prying eyes of your seat mates. Isn’t this capital?

General rules of propriety:

1. Consider that the word :’scum’ is struck from your vocabulary entirely. This include any derivatives from scummy to scummalicious.
2. Curses are strictly forbidden.
3. You must use proper capitalization at all times.
4. You are allowed to tattle tale infractions on other players, secretly, to the hostess-mod.
5. Five infractions = modkill.

Bizarre and obtuse behavior is frowned upon. If one were to repeat oneself overmuch, or pointedly misuse the Queen's English, one's companions are likely to take affront, and think one uncouth.

For example, if your post restriction is "You must comment on the weather and use three of the following words in each post: Drafty, quaint, lovely, scurrilous, remarkable," you may not simply preface each post with "The weather is quite lovely in this quaint village, though the house is remarkably drafty." Your PRs should flow naturally in and out of conversation.



All role PMs and post restrictions will be re-sent.

RE-CONFIRMED in bold
1. kuribo quadz08
3. GreyICE/springlullaby
4. theamatuer/ splitfarvle FuDuzn - formerly RedPanda
16. Shmugen

DECEASED
5. camn/Kamikrazy/kondi2424 - formerly Trevor - MODKILLED for repeated improper capitalization. She was just an ordinary, Uninitiated guest, and not at all a member of the Secret Society.
17. Hiraki- MODKILLED for repeated improper capitalization. He was a Mason, and member of the Uninitiated, and had nothing at all to do with the Secret Society.
15. mykonian- MODKILLED for repeated improper capitalization. He was just an ordinary, Uninitiated guest, and not at all a member of the Secret Society.
2. NobodySpecial - formerly Xalxe Killed himself with rudeness; just an ordinary, Uninitiated guest, and not at all a member of the Secret Society.
13. RedCoyote - was expelled! He was a goon, and a member of the Secret Society.
7. Glork - formerly kdowns... tied up and forgotten in the cellar.
8. Amrun Candy Corn Vampire Parama - expulsed by refined society, just an ordinary, Uninitiated guest, and not at all a member of the Secret Society.
12. T-Bone/CES - left on the BBQ grill overnight... so you know he was no member of the Secret Society! He was a Mason.
14. Macrophage - projectmatt-Maemuki - The vigilante was eliminated in broad daylight!
9. SpyreX Choice implosion - This ordinary member of the Uninitiated was initiated into death, last night.
10. PeregrineV - At the end of the day... it's over! Goodnight, sweet goon!
11. Darox/Captain Corporal/UberNinja - formerly RangTangler - Used as a knife sharpener in the middle of night.
6. IceGuy - Quickhammered in LYLO!

[saulres]

Begging your pardon, ma'am, but if it pleases you, might I request an invitation to the seance room? I believe it would be quite pleasurable to talk to the deceased while observing the goings-on.

If it would facilitate the matter I could throw myself off a cliff, recalling a moment of pure heartbreak and the one who caused it.

[quadz08]

Are there any futher details on the status of this splendid event?

[DrippingGoofball]

My friends, dear Aunt Agnes has come down with a bad case of consumption, I promise our party will be back by Sunday, right after the holy mass!

[mykonian]

The hope was that my dead would have come by this date. The whole site crashing threw my timings off. It's going to be hard to put my mind to this game, and quite honestly, it isn't going to have my full attention at any point. Just too many troubles and other occupations ahead, and it won't be fun anyway.

Sorry in advance.

[Cogito Ergo Sum]

Vote: Quadz

As my dear friend Bismarck would say: "Realpolitik, baby".

[Parama]

To Whom It May Concern,

This is me making a post to get my format back.

Sincerely,
Parama, Abuser of the Quote Button.

[Hiraki]

Ahh! It has been wonderful here in Paris! How about where you guys live? Well there as well?

Specifically, I want to know about Parama and Fugitive's relationship. How is that going my fair gentlemen? Well? Bad? Meh?

I believe I was voting the Englishman Shmugen, so I believe I will continue on my righteous crusade.

Vote: Shmugen

[FuDuzn]

It appears that RedPanda has fallen quite ill so I humbly requested that I, FuDuzn, be a part of this exquisite game that is once again gracing the fine message board that is mafiascum.

It appears that the tigers have ruined many a game though, including one amazing adventure that the esteemed Cogito Ergo Sum was gracefully moderating. My good friend, I say we enjoy the finest single malt and give that adventure the send off that it deserves.

[Nobody Special]

I must say, our wonderful hostess is frightfully courteous with her generosity in having us in her parlor to play this smashing game. And the sandwiches are superb.

It has occurred to me that we shan't be able to play until we know for sure that everyone is paying attention and is ready; however, I do love the opportunity for what is lovingly referred to as "small talk" and so; I am ready to engage in polite conversation until the game is actually afoot.

Hiraki, how wonderful to see you again and have the opportunity to engage in verbal fisticuffs with you. You are looking quite dapper in your manner of dress today, eh what?

I also see that Parama is being quite the gentleman. I have heard frightful tales and vicious rumours of his supposed misbehavior in other venues, but, thus far here, he is behaving superbly! I am quite impressed.

[FuDuzn]

Indeed Parama can be quite the rapscalian, I hope he can keep his wits about him for as many fortnights as this adventure lasts.

The same could be said for Kondi, since I fear that his taste in musical composers is shall we say, most non exquisite. For the sake of our adventure I hope he is as much a gentleman as I believe the rest of us lot only know how to be.

[Shmugen]

What a pleasure indeed to return to our extravagant event! My dear FuDuzn, your avatar reminds me of my grandfather in some ways. I am delighted to welcome you!

Dearest Hiraki, while I hate to correct you so early, I do not recall giving you the impression I was an Englishman. While I hail from the Colonies, I am nearer to being a Dutchman than anything else. I am impressed, however, that you can so readily recall the events of our first attempted gathering. It seems to have occurred so long ago, all I recall is a bevy of infractions from our beloved Mykonian and my suspicions resting somewhat upon dear IceGuy. As I tend to, as the street children might use in their linguistic repertoire, 'fly by the seat of my pants', I have no option but to forgive dear IceGuy whatever behavior triggered my suspicions. The memories were cerebral and the ebbing flow of time has removed them.

[RedCoyote]

Please allow me to apologize for being at somewhat of a loss for the precipitous increase in the amount of new faces among our party. Was our game not enthralling enough for our former participants to continue? Well, no matter. I will continue to investigate for the dastardly members of this secret society of murderers!

[quadz08]

I feel the need to thank each of you for kindly accepting our dear hostess' re-invitation, after our previous gathering was so rudely interrupted. I am especially obliged to those attending in the stead of former attendees who no longer found their schedules quite so free as before; I am truly grateful for each of you.

I am, of course, still concerned with the Secret Society; however, my memories of our last soiree have faded. I shall have to begin anew!

[UberNinja]

Dear me, our friend Rang Tangler has taken ill with the flu. I do hope it wasn't those French pastries I offered. Does anyone else want to try them? They're simply divine.

[Shmugen]

Considering the frightening visage of your avatar, dear UberNinja, I will not be accepting your offer of pastries. The secret ingredient looks to be blood and evil.

[IceGuy]

Ladies and gentleman, let me preface this statement by thanking you for allowing me, a foreigner, into your exquisite gathering, despite all the warnings others have heeded. Forgive me if I shall make a grievous mistake; but I believe there will be no conflicts.

As I already mentioned in our previous, aborted gathering, my current manners of speaking are rather debilitating; my number of posts will therefore be limited, but I'll make sure to include enough information.

You will surely remember handsome Mr. Parama's suggestion to be completely open with our tics; I have opposed it on the basis such a policy would be much, much more benefitting to the rapscallions than to gentlemen, since if we ever should deviate from our tics, they can tattle to our hostess; and if we are too careless, she might expel us from her gathering. I will therefore VOTE: Parama.

[UberNinja]

Considering the frightening visage of your avatar, dear UberNinja, I will not be accepting your offer of pastries. The secret ingredient looks to be blood and evil.

How dreadful of you to suggest that! Simply dreadful!

May I offer you some champagne?

[Shmugen]

A true gentleman never turns down champagne, not even from a degenerate or a murderous demonic tiger, so long as he can watch it poured. I accept.

Dearest IceGuy, I dislike this restarting of a complicated argument from a prior engagement that is no longer available or 'canon', as some might say. I recall now some back and forth between yourself and our beloved Parama that will be impossible to replicate. Your predicating such an argument smacks of an attempt to appeal to memories. Were it not for our odd circumstances, this would be paramount to a policy lynch. The game has effectively restarted, do please take care to recall which iteration we are in.

[IceGuy]

My dearest ladies and gentleman, let me thank you again for permitting a man as poor as I am into your exquisite gathering; but do not worry, for what I lack in money and gold I make up in wit and handsomeness.

While your wit may normally be sharp, I'm afraid it has failed you here. Keep in mind that rapscallions now were rapscallions then, and proper gentlemen now were proper gentlemen then. I do fail to see a reason why we should not consider the previous behavior of our guests. This is not a matter of policy; this is a matter of prior behavior. While the great Ms. Tierce was not invited to the gathering, maybe she could intimately confer her protocols of our last gathering to our hostess?

[Shmugen]

My dearest IceGuy, I agree that previous behavior should be considered. I was merely commenting on the poor taste of calling dear Parama out on an argument that is no longer public knowledge. Should Mafiascum's beloved Tierce or another source provide the information and our host wish to make it part of the game, that would be fine. Dear Parama's behavior is noted, but were this an American court of justice, it would currently be regarded as similar to 'hearsay', especially to our newer party guests.

[UberNinja]

Ladies and gentleman, let me preface this statement by thanking you for allowing me, a foreigner, into your exquisite gathering, despite all the warnings others have heeded. Forgive me if I shall make a grievous mistake; but I believe there will be no conflicts.

Do be a good chap and take a pastry or two, won't you? After all, I've spent the entirety of this lovely afternoon baking them! I've currant buns and some Swedish strawberry tarts too, if you prefer. The tarts are simply marvelous, if I do say so myself!

A true gentleman never turns down champagne, not even from a degenerate or a murderous demonic tiger, so long as he can watch it poured. I accept.

To be sure, you're a gentleman indeed! Would you also care for some caramel nougat? It's just come out of the oven (and my, what a sightly shape they've taken!), and would go splendidly with the champagne!

(Secretly, though I will never tell you this, I have taken grave offense to your use of the word "degenerate" when referring to me! I'll have you know, I am a brunch-lover of pure and magnanimous qualities, and your use of what are practically tantamount to expletives to describe me has cut me most deeply... I shall vigilantly be on the lookout for your expeditious apology!)

[Shmugen]

Have no fear, dearest UberNinja, you shall not have to look far for an apology. Degenerate was meant to illustrate the depths to which I will stoop to associating myself with for free champagne, not to describe you in any way. I will note, however, you presented no complaint to 'murderous demonic tiger'. How a being such as that made it upon the guest list I may never know.

[FuDuzn]

I do say, this exquisite party of ours really is leaving much to be desired. I was expecting to be quite humbled by just how many good natured and cultured gentlemen that will grace my presence, yet it appears that a select few have decided that they attend when they very well please. While I do thoroughly enjoy the pleasure of the current attendee's presence, I would be exponentially estatic if everyone would make an attempt to to be here post haste.

Also Uberninja my good sir, it would be my pleasure to not only consume your exquisite pastries, but to also enjoy a flute of your fine champagne. If I may be so bold.

[Shmugen]

Quite. Small talk is all well and good, and surprisingly entertaining given the theme, but I would prefer to get the proverbial ball rolling.