Whedonverse Mafia

[Drogo]

I'm so old my birth certificate is expired.

[MarkHB]

* Floats in... *

It has been many a day since I've seen this, but there is nothing new under the sun, and even this has a name...

CP Queened herself.

* Floats out *

[Guest]

* Floats in... *

It has been many a day since I've seen this, but there is nothing new under the sun, and even this has a name...

CP Queened herself.

* Floats out *

 

I don't know what ^that^ means.  But I say, LET THEM EAT CAKE!

[photo fox]

I have much to consider, so I'm not going to rush to judgement, even in my sorrow and anger.

Machia, that had occurred to me, that it might be possible to return to the light, like Willow did in the show. Hm.

[caprice]

I don't know what ^that^ means.  But I say, LET THEM EAT CAKE!

*floats in*

If we ever get back to Night, it'll be explained.

Hi, Mark!

*floats out*

[SVNBob]

*Floats in*

CP Queened herself.

 

I forgot about that, as I wasn't actually part of this at the time.  But I do remember it now.   Wow...

 

Oh, and all the usual stuff about avenging me and junk...

 

*Floats out*

[Machiabelly]

You can be saved Willow. I know you don`t know me, but you have to know I am more trustworthy then her

[photo fox]

The thing is, Machia, even if I wanted to, I'm not sure we have the power.  What if I do it, and Drogo is spared again?  I'd be a goner tonight for sure.

 

But if I vote to DL one of you heroes, I still have a chance to win the game.  There's still good within Dark Willow, but it's too soon to find it.

 

1 to DL Drogo (Machiabelly) 2 to spend tomorrow wondering why Drogo's still not dead

3 to DL  CuriousParker(Drogo, CuriousParker, fox), 0 to end this thing, we're all battle worn.

[Drogo]

Villains Anonymous mantra:

 

 

[formerlyfreedom]

That's Day, folks. Cease game discussion and drink.

[MarkHB]

* Floats in *

 

Once upon a time, in a faraway land known as TWoP Heroes Mafia, a young woman became the first person in our experience to vote to DL herself; I believe she may actually have been the final vote to do so.  Her handle was Queen Insane, and so the act of casting a suicide vote has been referred to as Queening oneself ever since.  It rarely happens, though; it's usually been used as an idle threat.

 

* Floats off to get a head start on his long weekend *

[BizBuzz]

*floats in*

 

I have a new heroine in my life.  That's all.

 

*floats out*

[Machiabelly]

Sits idly contemplating the human condition and wishing I could get drunk, he said IC

[TJtrack99]

Night 10 - The Clouds Burst, Part 1
The tower, Sunnydale
Angel’s death sucked the momentum out of the SHIELD onslaught, and Coulson, Giles, and Adelle quickly withdrew to regroup the remaining team. Meanwhile, more of Glory’s minions began to arrive and surround the tower, providing a defense to another possible assault on the structure. Glory paced back and forth at the foot of the tower, ranting the entire time.

 

“I hate all of you, you meatbags! What is enjoyable about being in this...flimsy container of hormones and feelings! Why do you even want to stay here, in this place, being manipulated by these things called...feelings, seriously? The only thing I want to feel is the Key, so I can go home!” Behind a partially destroyed wall, Coulson, Giles, and Adelle were conferring quietly, while the SHIELD agents, Faith, Gunn, Xander, and Anya stood silently nearby.

 

Abruptly, Glory ceased her ranting, and turned toward the nearest minion. “Whatever you do, keep them away from me and this tower, got it?” The demon nodded, and Glory turned towards the tower, and began to climb to the top, where the Key was. She reached the top, and was greeted by one of her disciples, Doc. He stepped forward, and handed her the knife. “The Key is waiting,” he said, before stepping back.

 

Glory stepped out onto the platform, where Dawn stood tied at the end. “Please,” the girl cried out, “You don’t have to do this!” “Little girl, My Key, whatever,” Glory snarled as she began to stride toward Dawn. “You’re right, I don’t HAVE to do anything. But this is something I WANT to do, and guess what? I’m gonna enjoy the hell out of it as well!” A shout stopped her, and she turned.

 

It was Paul Ballard, who had his gun pointed at Glory. “Let the girl go.” The hell goddess laughed at him. “You think a silly little gun will stop me?” Paul glanced down at the people on the ground. No way they could see him up here. So he lowered the gun. “No, I don’t.” And he tossed it off the tower. Glory gave him a curious look. “You know I’m gonna kill you, right?” Paul shrugged, barely registering that. “Then I’ll be with Echo again.” Glory didn’t want to look a gift horse in the mouth, so she walked over to him and put her hands to his head. Her fingers entered Paul’s temples as he yelled in pain.

 

After a few seconds, he slumped a bit, and Glory removed her hands. “And to really kill you,” she started, grabbing Paul’s neck and twisting. After a sharp crack, his body fell to the ground. “There. Now to get this going.” Glory walked over to Dawn with the knife, grinning as the young girl shook in terror...
~~~
On the ground below, the group looked up at the top of the tower, which was still fiercely guarded by the minions. Lights were flashing, and what sounded like the rumblings of thunder and electricity flashed around the top, and Giles strained to make out exactly what was happening. A whoosh of wind against the back of his neck caused him to turn, and he started. “Willow!” he exclaimed. “Willow, is everything...okay?”

 

He certainly didn’t think everything was okay from Willow’s appearance. Willow’s hair was dark, her skin white and pasty, and her eyes were glazed, glassy...changed. He stepped forward, while Willow raised her hand slightly, and suddenly a force pushed him back into the wall behind him. “Everything is fine, Rupert,” Willow intoned in a dull, almost bored voice. “Now that Rossum is gone, everything is fine.” Adelle gasped from beside Giles, and he instinctively moved to block her. “Willow, what have you done?” he said sternly, “We have spoken before about your use of magicks, you don’t have nearly the skills to channel the primal forces--”

 

Willow silenced him with another wave of her hand, and he hit the wall, sliding to the ground. “Bored now,” she said, turning to the tower. “Where will I find Glory, do you think?” Adelle helped Giles to his feet, as Willow glided in the direction of the tower.

 

Living Players
1. Machiabelly
2. Drogo
3. photo fox

 

Killed in Classic Whedon Style
NPC-Bennett Halverson, a HERO. Could have killed you with her brain, if Joss didn’t so enjoy killing characters in front of their loved ones
NPC-Joyce Summers, a HERO. She was a good mom.
Oinky Boinky-Buffy Summers, a HERO and LOVER. The Slayer and a damn good one. Her nemesis-turned-ally Faith brought her first love Angel back to her. Could communicate with ANGEL outside of the game.
TMunz-Cordelia Chase, a HERO and SEER. Had changed since she was last in Sunnydale, and was still learning to work with her new gift. A reformed ‘mean girl,’ the snark remained strong with her. Was told each Night via her visions where the clues in the previous two stories were.
egavasc-Ian Quinn, a VILLAIN and JUST A PRETTY FACE. A rich and powerful enemy of SHIELD. He had become a part of Rossum’s plans to take over the world. Without any exceptional skills, however, he mainly paid for things and helped scheme.
MarkHB-Echo/Caroline Farrell, a HERO and JACK OF ALL TRADES. All of her various imprints had left her with many skills. Each Night, had the option of gaining an extra life, doing a full investigation, or protecting someone else. Each of these powers was ONLY 1 use each. (That is, if she used the extra life and was attacked that Night, she would survive but could not use the extra life again.)
Athena-Lilah Morgan, a VILLAIN and DEALMAKER. As Vice President of Special Projects at Wolfram & Hart, handled a lot of shady dealings. Had a contentious relationship with Angel Investigations in the past, but had been known to put feelings aside to work for a ‘greater good.’ Of course, it WAS her definition of ‘greater good’ so YMMV!  Had an extra 'anonymous' vote to cast for Day lynches; could PM it to us during the time the Day lynch was taking place. (This was in addition to her original vote under her screen name.)
Lisin-Wesley Wyndham-Price, a HERO and EMPATH. As a former member of the Watchers Council, he had seen more than his share of paranormal events. Was adjusting to being the ‘right hand’ at Angel Investigations, and sometimes struggled with holding back from taking the lead. Each Night, could PM us to find out the alignment of another player.
Dougal-Boyd Langton, a VILLAIN and HANDLER. Started working at the L.A. Dollhouse but was actually the head of Rossum, trying to take over the world. His work as a handler for actives led him to become quite protective of those he worked with. Each Night, could PM us the name of 1 other person to protect from harm (via kill that Night and DL the next Day). Could not protect the same person twice in a row.
Lady Calypso-Skye, a HERO and IDENTITY INVESTIGATOR. A hacker that was great at research of public knowledge. Each Night, could PM us the name of someone she’d like to investigate, and we would tell her their identity but not their alignment. She had to judge that for herself.
SilverStormm-Grant Ward, a RECRUITABLE HERO. The shady member of Coulson’s team. Had a lot of loyalty to John Garrett, his original Superior Officer. If he sought out Ward to work with him (investigated him), Ward would join the Villains.
NPC-Whiskey, a VILLAIN. Mainly included because TJ wanted ONE of Amy Acker’s roles in the game.
Jesse-Melinda May, a HERO and PROTECTOR. She was the Cavalry, first into a fight and all-around badass. Each Night, could PM us the name of someone else she’d like to protect from death for that Night and from DL the next Day. Could not protect the same person twice in a row.
JayKay-Mike Peterson/Deathlok, an ANTI-HERO and VIGILANTE. Used to be a normal guy, but his dealings with SHIELD left him scarred and with cybernetic enhancements. Tried to be a HERO this time, and had 3 Night kills to use during the game. But since he’s not really on the side of good, he would be seen as a VILLAIN to those who investigated him.
caprice-John Garrett, a CHARISMATIC VILLAIN and RECRUITER. The “Clairvoyant” that Coulson had been chasing - in reality, all of his knowledge came from being a SHIELD agent. In fact, if someone investigated his alignment, they would think he was a HERO. He is working with these other Villains to take over the world, and is looking for his old recruit, Grant Ward. Each night, could PM us the name of 1 person and we would tell him who it is. If he found Ward, he would be recruited to the Villains.
NPC-Spike, a HERO. If Whedon can needlessly kill him, why can’t we?
The Crazed Spruce-Tara Maclay, a HERO and MASON. A witch who had been passed in ability by her girlfriend Willow. In fact, she knew who WILLOW ROSENBERG was but could not communicate with her.
BizBuzz-Angel, a HERO and LOVER. A Vampire with a soul -- that was him. He avoided situations where he may once again find true happiness, which led to a tendency to brood. Some find that attractive? Could communicate with BUFFY SUMMERS outside of the game.
SVNBob-Topher Brink, a HERO and THE CAUSE OF ALL THIS. Well, kind of - he DID invent the remote wiping technology, but Adelle was the one who actually gave it to her Rossum bosses… Anyway, he had some guilt over this, so while he tried to help the Heroes, he wouldn’t be doing anything special in doing so. He couldn’t risk giving Rossum more weapons to use against them.
CuriousParker-Paul Ballard, a HERO and HARD-TO-KILL. Used to work for the FBI while investigating the Dollhouse. Then he worked for them, and he had his mind wiped once. But he was imprinted with his own personality and was back in the fight. Luckily all of this work done on him made him difficult to permanently kill. He would survive the first attempt on his life.

 

24 hours at most for Night actions. So it ends ~3PM Eastern on Saturday. Or whenever they get in. The bar is open.

[Machiabelly]

So, last hero standing. Hollow victory. Give me many drinks please. Come ghosts, keep me entertained.

[caprice]

*sets a bottle of rum to the side of the bar*

[Drogo]

Ghosts, tell us some of your spooky stories!

[caprice]

Pshaw on your spooky stories. I'm watching Princess Bride on BBCA right now!!

[Drogo]

Me too!

The queen of refuse/slime/filth/muck is onscreen right now.

Edited May 23, 2015 by Drogo

[caprice]

Thank goodness I have it on DVD. m. caprice dragged me out to dinner halfway through....

[Meredith Quill]

Me too!

The queen of refuse/slime/filth/muck is onscreen right now.

 

Ahh, you gotta love the Ancient Boo-er; sister is keeping it real, she bringing the word from the street! She ain't down with no shilly-shallying, she gives it to ya raw and un-sugarcoated, and straight between the eyes. OOOSH. :p

[SVNBob]

Ahh, you gotta love the Ancient Boo-er; sister is keeping it real, she bringing the word from the street, she ain't down with no shilly-shallying, she gives it to ya raw and un-sugarcoated, and straight between the eyes. OOOSH. :p

She does shovel it back at you.  That's probably why she's the Queen of Spades.

[Machiabelly]

When I got married someone gave my wife and I the special edition DVD as part of our present.

[Drogo]

Ahh, you gotta love the Ancient Boo-er; sister is keeping it real, she bringing the word from the street! She ain't down with no shilly-shallying, she gives it to ya raw and un-sugarcoated, and straight between the eyes. OOOSH. :p

Unlike rioting peasants in Westeros who dislike starvation death and disease, Ancient Boo-er gets riled up when you turn your back on true love. The broad's got her priorities straight.

When I got married someone gave my wife and I the special edition DVD as part of our present.

This is a friend you want to hold onto.

#TrueLove

[TJtrack99]

#TrueLove

I think you mean #Wuv #TwuWuv

[MarkHB]

I would Twuwy Wub a story right about now

[Drogo]

That DVD makes a great mawwiage gift.

[caprice]

Getting the Special Edition DVD as a gift would be a dweam wivvin a dweam.

[TJtrack99]

Getting the Special Edition DVD as a gift would be a dweam wivvin a dweam.

I thought mawwiage was the dweam wivvin a dweam?

 

(Also, yes, stacey and I ARE working on the story. But

it's the last one so

we're going all out :) )

[Drogo]

But

it's the last one so

we're going all out :) )

Oh shite. This gon' be good.

Before it's over- I just wanna say it was a blast. I wuv wu all.

[Machiabelly]

So, has anyone any idea who I am?

[Jesse]

I should probably watch The Princess Bride before the next round, huh?

[egavasc]

I should probably watch The Princess Bride before the next round, huh?

It's at least a lot easier to catch up on than all of the Whedonverse!

[caprice]

So, has anyone any idea who I am?

Yes.

[Machiabelly]

Awwwww did you try and recruit me? I am touched

[Drogo]

Nah, we were doing pretty well without pesky new-hires hanging around. ;)

[formerlyfreedom]

Day 11 - The Clouds Burst, Part 2
The top of the tower, Sunnydale
Glory stood at the top of the tower, knife in hand, when she heard scuffling from behind her. She turned to see Doc facing off with the former red-headed witch, now sporting a look closer to Goth than cutie-pie next door. “Girlfriend, I’m liking the look!” Glory said, hand on cocked hip. “You’re really working it! But you’ll have to excuse me, I have this ritual thingy I need to complete, so that I can head home to my hell dimension, kthanxbai!”

 

She started to turn back to The Key, when a surge of energy pushed her forward. She caught herself, but as she did, the heel of her Louboutin snapped. She stopped, drew herself up and turned around to face the witch, who had drawn even closer. “Are...you...KIDDING ME?” Glory screeched. Willow’s eyes were completely black, as she chanted, “Kali, Hera, Cronus, Chthonic..“ Debris rose from the ground around the platform and flew at Glory, who flinched, but then stood tall. “Is that the best you’ve got?!” she yelled at Willow, as she stalked towards her, hobbling on one heel. Willow continued to chant, “Air like nectar, thick as onyx... Cassiel by your second star…” Glory dodged some flying wire and nails, as Willow continued, “Hold mine victim as in tar... I owe you pain!” Willow screamed as Glory reached her.

 

“Do you now? Well, I will tell you this, little witch,” Glory seethed as she reached for and grasped Willow’s throat, pushing her up against the nearest piling. “You caused me pain. These shoes? I had them broken in, they were PERFECT, and NOW they’ve been discontinued. I’m not going to find them at home, and I’m hurt. And now,” she paused, raising up the knife in her hand and looking Willow in the eye. “Now, you...are done.” Glory shoved the knife into Willow, whose eyes widened as they returned to normal, then they became unfocused, and a small smile crept onto her face, as she whispered, “Tara...baby, you’re here.” And Willow’s eyes closed.

 

Glory turned back towards Dawn, as Doc scurried back to the ladder. The lightning and electricity had continued to grow, and expand and compress below the edge of the platform, and Dawn glanced down at it before she turned and stood up straight, looking at Glory. “Let’s get on with this then, shall we, little sister,” Glory spit, heading for Dawn. “No, I am NOT your sister!” Dawn screeched as Glory advanced. “Buffy is my only sister, and I won’t help you!” “Too bad, chicklet. Close your eyes, now, and think of something happy. Like shopping. That always makes me happy! This won’t hurt much, and it will get this doorway home open! As long as your blood flows, I’m free to leave!” Glory chirped, as she reached the edge of the platform where the teen stood.

 

Glory grabbed Dawn’s hand, raised the knife, and drew blood from Dawn’s hand, which began to fall into the gathering light circling below. Flares and explosions illuminated the surrounding block, as Dawn violently jerked her hand back from Glory. Glory tossed the knife behind her, before turning to Dawn, and stalking to the edge of the platform. “Thanks, tiny snapdragon, I got what I needed. And see ya never, you meatbags!” she yelled, and she jumped into the swirling clouds and light, which flared and grew menacingly.

 

Dawn stood at the edge, trembling, as the tears ran down her face. Behind her, Coulson, Giles, and Xander made it to top of the tower, and Xander call out to her, “Dawnie, wait!” She turned towards the men, and Xander slowly approached her, while talking in a calm voice, “Dawn, come away from there, be careful,” while Giles and Coulson followed him at even a slower pace, Coulson talking quietly on the comm. “Step back, Dawn!”

 

Coulson closed the comm link, and called to Xander, “We need to get out of here, and quickly. This portal will continue to grow, and there’s a decent chance that it will swallow up not just Sunnydale, but considerably more than that. The whole universe is at risk.  But we may be able to come up with something to deal with it before…” he stopped talking, as Dawn shook her head and called out, “I can stop it. I can stop that from happening.” Xander and Giles looked at her, while her gaze met Coulson’s. After a brief moment, he gave a stiff nod and looked away.

 

“Xander,” Dawn sniffed, wiping a tear roughly from her cheek, as he reached her and put his hands on her shoulders. “Xander, you know I love you? You and Giles, and even Anya, right? You’re my family now, and I need you to listen to me, because I figured it out.” Xander gave her a gentle shake, and his voice was strangled as he asked her, “What are you talking about, Dawn, you know we love you, and you love us. Come on, with us, and we’ll get far away from here, okay? We’ll get away, and we’ll figure out how to stop this--”

 

“No, Xander, you listen to me. I figured it out. Glory said something, and I realize how I can stop this. Tell Giles I love him, and tell Anya too. And I’m okay, really. I need you to take care of them for me, and you have to all be strong, Xander. The hardest thing in this world is to live in it. You be brave, and live. For me. And for Buffy.”

 

Dawn jerked away from Xander, and turned to the clouds and light, which had continued to swirl and grow. She yelled, “Sorry about the change of plans, Glory, but now I’m going to close this door!” and stepped off the edge, falling straight down into the center of the cloud, which grew quickly, threw off more flashes and light, and then compacted tightly, before zapping out of existence in this universe.
~~~
Several hours later, Coulson poked his head into the cockpit of The Bus. Trip sat behind the controls, preparing for takeoff. “Everything good up here?” the team leader asked. Trip nodded his head. “May was showing me how to fly it, I should be okay. And I’ve always got Fitzsimmons to help assist me,” he said, referencing the young scientists’ ill-fated trip in the jet earlier.

 

For his part, Coulson chuckled to himself, as Fitzsimmons themselves wandered up to the cockpit. Coulson stated “We’re gonna make one stop before hitting DC. Mike Peterson sent us the location of his boy, Ace. I feel like we owe him his son’s safety.” “That’s very kind of you, sir,” Simmons stated. Fitz nodded his agreement. “We’ll do our best to help him. That’s what SHIELD is for, right?” This statement made Coulson think back to the start of all this.

 

He was standing over a hospital bed, looking down at Faith’s damaged body. “Ms. Lehane, we meet again,” he murmured to himself. Coulson had met the young girl in Boston and wanted to help her, but she was always spouting off about her “destiny” and doing her own thing. So when Coulson had learned he was coming to Sunnydale and would be basing operations out of the hospital, he had scanned the list of patients for any names familiar to SHIELD. He had wondered just what had led this girl to end up badly beaten and in a coma, but he knew it wasn’t anything good. So he had brought one dose of GH-325 for her, as well as their intel, to let her try to do good again…

 

“Uh, right, sir?” Fitz’s voice snapped Coulson back to the present. “Absolutely, Fitz,” Coulson eventually replied. “We’re about giving people second chances. Ace deserves that. And who better to help watch out for him than the Avengers themselves?” Simmons had a bright smile at that. “I can’t wait to examine Captain Rogers…” Fitz spluttered and looked at her in disbelief. This time, Trip joined Coulson in laughing as The Bus ascended into the air and flew away.
~~~
In a park in Sunnydale, California, Xander Harris got down on one knee in front of Anya Jenkins, and opened a small box. “Anya,” he said solemnly, “Will you marry me?” Anya looked at him, startled. “You’re proposing to me!” she said, glancing around wildly. “Are we going to die? Is this another sign of the apocalypse? Is the world going to end, and you don’t want to be alone?” “WHAT?” Xander exclaimed, “NO, Anya, I’m asking because I love you! The world is safe, we’re safe, and I love you and want to spend my life with you!”

 

Anya regarded him with suspicion. “Are you sure?” she said darkly. “Because I will be very upset with you if you propose and then we die in some sort of cataclysmic, world-destroying, demon-spewing battle.” “I promise, Anya, that if any of those things happen, it will be a long way off,” Xander swore to her. “Well, if you’re sure, then, yes, Xander Harris! I WILL marry you! Now give me the shiny!” Anya exclaimed, grabbing the box out of Xander’s hand.
~~~
Los Angeles, CA
Giles drove the short distance to LA, thinking about all of the recent goodbyes. First there had been Coulson and the SHIELD team, and then Miss DeWitt. “I’ll be heading off to Tucson,” Adelle had stated, “to rebuild Rossum. Miss Rosenberg appears to have cleaned house of all of the dangerous technologies. Now we can get back to research to actually help people.” She and Giles had observed Victor and Sierra leaving in another car. “And people can get on with their lives...”

 

Eventually Giles arrived at the front door of a modest-looking home. He knocked and, before too long, a red-haired woman answered the door. “Can I help you?” she asked in a soft, sweet voice. “Yes, are you Penny?” The woman nodded and Giles continued “My name is Rupert Giles, and...this may seem like an odd question, but...have you noticed any strange changes to your body?” He coughed and quickly added “By which I mean, your strength, or your stamina, not-”

 

Thankfully, Penny cut him off from an awkward conversation about the female form with a cry of surprise and widening eyes. “Billy! This guy knows what happened to me! You do know what happened to me, right?” “That I do,” Giles said with a smile as another man joined them at the door, with short blond hair. “Though...it’s going to sound strange, you might not believe me…” The so-called Billy gave Giles a sardonic look as he said “Buddy, the guy I wanted to work for is an evil horse, I think we’re pretty open-minded on believability.” They invited him in as Giles said “I’m what’s called a Watcher, and you’re a new Slayer. You see, vampires are real…”
~~~
Across town, the door of the Hyperion opened, and Faith and Gunn entered the darkened lobby. Gunn flipped the switch, and the lights sizzled to life, as Faith took the seat behind the desk that Cordelia had been at not that long before; the difference was that Faith swung the chair around and put her feet up on the desk, legs crossed. “So, Charles,” Faith drawled. “I say we keep the lights on here. This town needs folks who can help with all these unusual and supernatural situations.” “Agreed,” Gunn nodded, and Angel Investigations continued on.
~~~
A junkyard in Sunnydale, late that night
A casual observer might have wondered why so many people were wandering around a junkyard. Especially at night. And a close observer would have noticed that they all seemed to head towards a large pile of scrap metal, and then they seemed to disappear. But this large pile of scrap metal held a secret inside. That secret was...a spaceship.

 

“Repairs are finished, Captain,” Hoban Washburne informed the man standing behind him, another seated nearby. Malcolm Reynolds frowned as he asked “You’re sure she’ll fly?” “Kaylee told me we’re good to go from a technical standpoint. Though there’s still the question of how we even ended up in this time to begin with.” “Yeah” Mal muttered, as he didn’t like not having the answers to his questions.

 

A dark-skinned woman entered where the men were. “Well the world didn’t end, sir. Looks like the goddess vanished into a portal. It closed up not long afterwards.” “Thanks, Zoe,” Mal said. “Anything important from the others?” Zoe shook her head. “Inara reported that everyone’s going to continue on with their lives. Though she’s still upset that she was only supposed to observe and couldn’t see any clients while we were here.”

 

“I told her,” Mal yelled, his voice rising, “that we can’t risk changing the future by having her...service anybody here!” “What about saving their lives?” inquired a dark-haired man. Mal shot him a look. “I told you, Simon, we don’t know if they were supposed to die or not! We don’t know much one life could change everything. Maybe even stop us from existing!” Simon folded his arms. “River disagrees. She thinks our mere presence here changed things. That this wasn’t how things were supposed to be. And she really liked that Bennett girl...”

 

Mal barked out a laugh. “What, mind wiping and vampires and hell goddesses, not to mention all the humans doing their best to betray and kill each other? What’s at all strange about that?” “Agreed,” muttered Jayne Cobb, the other seated man. “Well it’s good to see that some things don’t change in time,” Wash snarked at Jayne. The larger man surged to his feet, but Mal held him back. “Not worth it,” he stated. “Wash, we good to fly then?” “Sure thing, boss,” the blond man said as he began to flip switches. As her husband prepared Serenity to leave, Zoe said to Mal “And Book wanted to see you when we were ready to go.” “The preacher? What’s he want with me now?” “Said he thought we could use some prayer to get back to our own time. And he figured you should join him.”

 

Mal just shook his head, laughing lowly to himself. “Still trying to get me to do his work, huh? Me a preacher, can you imagine?” “Oh, and you’ll need this,” Zoe concluded, handing her captain something. He looked down in his hand to see a hammer. And Mal turned bright red as his crew all snickered around him. He shouted “For the last time, I AM NOT CAPTAIN HAMMER!!!”

 

Those Killed in Classic Whedon Style
NPC-Bennett Halverson, a HERO. Could have killed you with her brain, if Joss didn’t so enjoy killing characters in front of their loved ones
NPC-Joyce Summers, a HERO. She was a good mom.
Oinky Boinky-Buffy Summers, a HERO and LOVER. The Slayer and a damn good one. Her nemesis-turned-ally Faith brought her first love Angel back to her. Could communicate with ANGEL outside of the game.
TMunz-Cordelia Chase, a HERO and SEER. Had changed since she was last in Sunnydale, and was still learning to work with her new gift. A reformed ‘mean girl,’ the snark remained strong with her. Was told each Night via her visions where the clues in the previous two stories were.
egavasc-Ian Quinn, a VILLAIN and JUST A PRETTY FACE. A rich and powerful enemy of SHIELD. He had become a part of Rossum’s plans to take over the world. Without any exceptional skills, however, he mainly paid for things and helped scheme.
MarkHB-Echo/Caroline Farrell, a HERO and JACK OF ALL TRADES. All of her various imprints had left her with many skills. Each Night, had the option of gaining an extra life, doing a full investigation, or protecting someone else. Each of these powers was ONLY 1 use each. (That is, if she used the extra life and was attacked that Night, she would survive but could not use the extra life again.)
Athena-Lilah Morgan, a VILLAIN and DEALMAKER. As Vice President of Special Projects at Wolfram & Hart, handled a lot of shady dealings. Had a contentious relationship with Angel Investigations in the past, but had been known to put feelings aside to work for a ‘greater good.’ Of course, it WAS her definition of ‘greater good’ so YMMV!  Had an extra 'anonymous' vote to cast for Day lynches; could PM it to us during the time the Day lynch was taking place. (This was in addition to her original vote under her screen name.)
Lisin-Wesley Wyndham-Price, a HERO and EMPATH. As a former member of the Watchers Council, he had seen more than his share of paranormal events. Was adjusting to being the ‘right hand’ at Angel Investigations, and sometimes struggled with holding back from taking the lead. Each Night, could PM us to find out the alignment of another player.
Dougal-Boyd Langton, a VILLAIN and HANDLER. Started working at the L.A. Dollhouse but was actually the head of Rossum, trying to take over the world. His work as a handler for actives led him to become quite protective of those he worked with. Each Night, could PM us the name of 1 other person to protect from harm (via kill that Night and DL the next Day). Could not protect the same person twice in a row.
Lady Calypso-Skye, a HERO and IDENTITY INVESTIGATOR. A hacker that was great at research of public knowledge. Each Night, could PM us the name of someone she’d like to investigate, and we would tell her their identity but not their alignment. She had to judge that for herself.
SilverStormm-Grant Ward, a RECRUITABLE HERO. The shady member of Coulson’s team. Had a lot of loyalty to John Garrett, his original Superior Officer. If he sought out Ward to work with him (investigated him), Ward would join the Villains.
NPC-Whiskey, a VILLAIN. Mainly included because TJ wanted ONE of Amy Acker’s roles in the game.
Jesse-Melinda May, a HERO and PROTECTOR. She was the Cavalry, first into a fight and all-around badass. Each Night, could PM us the name of someone else she’d like to protect from death for that Night and from DL the next Day. Could not protect the same person twice in a row.
JayKay-Mike Peterson/Deathlok, an ANTI-HERO and VIGILANTE. Used to be a normal guy, but his dealings with SHIELD left him scarred and with cybernetic enhancements. Tried to be a HERO this time, and had 3 Night kills to use during the game. But since he’s not really on the side of good, he would be seen as a VILLAIN to those who investigated him.
caprice-John Garrett, a CHARISMATIC VILLAIN and RECRUITER. The “Clairvoyant” that Coulson had been chasing - in reality, all of his knowledge came from being a SHIELD agent. In fact, if someone investigated his alignment, they would think he was a HERO. He is working with these other Villains to take over the world, and is looking for his old recruit, Grant Ward. Each night, could PM us the name of 1 person and we would tell him who it is. If he found Ward, he would be recruited to the Villains.
NPC-Spike, a HERO. If Whedon can needlessly kill him, why can’t we?
The Crazed Spruce-Tara Maclay, a HERO and MASON. A witch who had been passed in ability by her girlfriend Willow. In fact, she knew who WILLOW ROSENBERG was but could not communicate with her.
BizBuzz-Angel, a HERO and LOVER. A Vampire with a soul -- that was him. He avoided situations where he may once again find true happiness, which led to a tendency to brood. Some find that attractive? Could communicate with BUFFY SUMMERS outside of the game.
SVNBob-Topher Brink, a HERO and THE CAUSE OF ALL THIS. Well, kind of - he DID invent the remote wiping technology, but Adelle was the one who actually gave it to her Rossum bosses… Anyway, he had some guilt over this, so while he tried to help the Heroes, he wouldn’t be doing anything special in doing so. He couldn’t risk giving Rossum more weapons to use against them.
CuriousParker-Paul Ballard, a HERO and HARD-TO-KILL. Used to work for the FBI while investigating the Dollhouse. Then he worked for them, and he had his mind wiped once. But he was imprinted with his own personality and was back in the fight. Luckily all of this work done on him made him difficult to permanently kill. He would survive the first attempt on his life.
photo fox-Willow Rosenberg, a HERO* and MASON. A practicing witch and was getting quite powerful. Knew who her girlfriend TARA MACLAY was but could not communicate with her. In fact, she was sort of everything to Willow, and Willow wasn’t sure what she would do if she lost Tara…
*If TARA died, Willow would become the SERIAL KILLER to avenge her death.
NPC-Dawn Summers, a HERO. Buffy’s “sister” who was actually The Key. She was a bit of a brat but had her good moments, and maybe, occasionally, even a heroic one.

 

Players Who Escaped the Axe...this time!
Machiabelly-The Bus, a HERO and KAMIKAZE. The big jet that Coulson got as a reward for dying that one time. Carried the SHIELD team around and was hiding in the desert, but was important to saving the world. Upon their death, would kill the last person to vote in a DL for them / kill the person who sent in a PM for their death.
Drogo-Glorificus/Ben Wilkinson, a VILLAIN and NEAR-GODDESS. A goddess from a hell dimension, trapped on earth. She was trying to find The Key so she could get home, and these other Villains could help her. Her power was such that she would survive the first attempt on her life, reverting to her human form of Ben. If he was not immediately killed (within 1 story), he would revert back to Glory and have 2 lives again.

 

 

And you have...NO time left, because that's a wrap, folks! A Villainous victory it is!

 

We'll be back in a few days with the Play By Play and awards and whatnot. Villains, congratulations! Everyone, have a drink on TJ!

 

 

[Drogo]

Are there any clues in the story?

And can I fill out some kind of expense report for those Louboutins?

.............

♡ Wuv woo, Baddies! We did it! ♡

[halgia]

That's a surprisingly happy ending for the villains winning it! See, we're not so bad after all....

[SVNBob]

That's a surprisingly happy ending for the villains winning it!

It's a surprisingly happy ending for anything set in the Whedonverse.

 

I think I know the answer to this question, but I have to ask.  photo, why me?

[photo fox]

Nothing personal or even very strategic, SVNBob. RL was kicking my butt too much to do a lot of research, so I said, "Bob is too smart to live." ;-)

So if I'm reading the stories correctly, if I had targeted Drogo instead of SVNBob, I would have been able to kill Glory? Gahhhhhh!!! I stink at this game. lol

[TJtrack99]

So if I'm reading the stories correctly, if I had targeted Drogo instead of SVNBob, I would have been able to kill Glory? Gahhhhhh!!! I stink at this game. lol

Indeed, Topher and The Bus would have been left with nobody evil left alive.

 

But it's not just your fault - JayKay had some chances too, I think, to hit Drogo twice in a row. (Further explanations on the game forthcoming. Please, discuss :) )

 

It's a surprisingly happy ending for anything set in the Whedonverse.

Well we know this isn't the real universe, so maybe that's depressing? Everyone's lives are "supposed" to be worse? :P

[Drogo]

Nothing personal or even very strategic, SVNBob. RL was kicking my butt too much to do a lot of research, so I said, "Bob is too smart to live." ;-)

So if I'm reading the stories correctly, if I had targeted Drogo instead of SVNBob, I would have been able to kill Glory? Gahhhhhh!!! I stink at this game. lol

 

 

Indeed, Topher and The Bus would have been left with nobody evil left alive.

 

But it's not just your fault - JayKay had some chances too, I think, to hit Drogo twice in a row. 

 

We were living the good life after we took out the protector (Jesse) and the investigators (Lisin, TMunz, MarkHB, Lady Calypso) and the SK (JayKay) - and I get that JayKay was flying blind with his kills and I didn't really get ID'd until he'd used them all BUT - 

photo fox Girl, you knew who I was!  I killed Tara for goodness sake.  Once I read that Willow had gone villainous, I thought I was a goner until I got through that story and realized you blamed SVNBob instead.  :)  YAY!  I was a big fan of yours that day.  To be perfectly clear, though - you couldn't have killed Drogo/Glory, but you could have killed Drogo/Ben.   

 

Regarding all the cockiness, before Dark Willow was born I really was immortal, so that wasn't hogwash. :)  None of you had Night kills, and Glory could only be killed with a combination of the two.  Plus, ego was so in-character, who could resist?  

 

Congrats to you guys for seeing through caprice's badness despite her hero ID from Lisin... I was impressed and never thought she'd get questioned... though TBPH the "I told you so" is what got you pegged for Lucky Grand Prize Winner, BizBuzz.  Glory likes her villain friends, and has never been much of an I-Told-You-So fan.  ;)  

 

FWIW, you guys also could have voted to DL me yesterDay and then photo could have killed me last Night, but then CP queened herself.  Yay CP!  You saved me- a pair of white Jimmy Choo's (with both heels intact) coming your way, Darling.

 

And Machiabelly when you "filled up the ballot box" for The Lucky Grand Prize Winner of Death you were kind of easy to ID as the kamikaze. ;)  

Oh, and I think I speak for all of the villains when I say your ID coming back as "The Bus" left us all a little "???!!!"  

 

Coming off the last game with "okay" powers, this one was a lot of fun.  It was really fun being an outed villain (and a ridiculously hot hellbitch) to spend the Days in-character even having never watched any of the shows (Glory comes across pretty clear in her YouTube clips)...

My favorites were the days where you guys were like "Mehh, forget Drogo today, let's talk about other possibilities."  :)  

 

Shoutout to Pinot Noir Dougal, Strawberry caprice, the Lady Athena, and Cutieπ egavasc... you guys made bad feel so good!  

[photo fox]

Sure, I knew who you were, but it doesn't mean that I knew your powers or how to kill you. And the only characters I knew were early Buffy ones, so... *shrug*

[Drogo]

Did you know you would become SK if Tara died?

[photo fox]

Nope. That was a total surprise! :-)

[Drogo]

That's an awesome surprise! But you really had no time to plan who you would kill, so actually SVNBob was a good choice-

No one had IDd him as a Hero, Glory had mysterious powers possibly kamikaze, CP was already IDd as a hero, and Machiabelly was taunting so he came off as a kamikaze.

You did great.

[Machiabelly]

Well I did figure out how to kill Glory, just too late. I was hoping kamikaze roles wre rare enough that you would take it as heroic selflessness.

Great game, great ending except for a bad guy win. Lots of fun.

Who is Billy with the new Slayer? I did not get the reference.

eta... at the end I was taunting for fun more than strategy LOL

Edited May 24, 2015 by Machiabelly

[Drogo]

Machiabelly you made me crazy... you had your finger on the pulse of my secret (the only one), but we couldn't shut you up with a kill without losing a life! ;)

Congrats to the mods for the longest Mafia game in PTV history!

[TJtrack99]

Congrats to the mods for the longest Mafia game in PTV history!

Well the game also led stacey and I both to drink heavily and bash our heads against our desks (though most of it was based on things the Heroes couldn't have known, so they couldn't really be blamed), so there's that...