Mynx

"Brian!" Sally heard the commotion and ran to the scene, heart in her throat as she rounded the corner...saw the blood...recognised what she could of the mangled body... Oh no...NO! "Brian!" Sally shrieked, folding as if she'd been punched in the stomach. Her mind raced in a tangle of thoughts. This was real. Her kid brother was dead...He'd been a twerp at times but he wasn't a bad kid...how could anyone do this to her brother? "It was him, I saw him do it!" Another child's cry caught Sally's attention. Looking up, she noticed one of the kids pointing accusingly at another...Mattie, the rich kid...he was enough of a brat that Sally suddenly found herself wondering how valid the accusation could be... OOC: Mattie/Vene

When Sally got to the scene of the crime, a mix of horror and shock - and, yes, relief that it wasn't Brian - filled her so that for a moment she could only gape. Then something caught her eye...one of the store Santa's helpers?? He was rushing away from the scene of the crime as fast as he possibly could. He looked like he was about to be sick, and to be honest Sally couldn't really blame him, she was feeling queasy herself. But...a part of her wondered...what if he was running for another reason? I mean sure he was just a kid but kids these days... OOC: Nick/Mardrax

When the power had first failed, Sally could only groan in frustration. This hadn't been the first time they'd had power cuts, but they were never pleasant. Sighing heavily, she didn't move from her place at the desk, having been drilled countless times not to EVER leave the till in case someone tried to take the money bla bla bla... Sally's initial frustration however soon turned to worry when word of the severity of the outage and fallen trees got back to her. Then there had been the screams. Screams of real fear. Cries of murder... And Sally remembered that she hadn't seen Brian since his appearance at the store a while earlier. Please no... Grabbing the torch that she kept under her desk and vaulting over the till without a second thought, Sally turned on the torch and entered the panicking crowd. "Brian? Brian where the hell are you?!"

Some quicky reviews of the films I've watched tonight... Fido A heartwarming tale about a boy and his pet zombie. Played by Billy Connolly. Yes. That's right. And it's SO FREAKIN ADORABLE! Set in a 50s, post zombie war era, this film depicts humans co-habiting with "trained" zombies that perform all manner of chores. The main focus is around one family of a zombie fearing father, an ignored wife and mother, and the lonely sometimes bullied son. Against the father's wishes, the mother gets a pet zombie who turns out to be a better friend, father and husband than the living one. It's like Lassie meets Pleasantville meets Night of the Living Dead. It's dorky and cheesy and somehow one of the best zombie movies I've ever seen because it's just so gosh darn lovable!!! Haute Tension I've heard a lot of good things about this French film and in general I have to say I agree with them. Two girls visit the family of one out at a farm and in the middle of the night have a killer break into the house and dispatch all but the girl and her friend (who was hiding). Most of the film follows the friend as she stalks after the car which has the killer and her friend trapped inside in a bid to save her. The kills are messy, the acting good, and the atmosphere is spot on...I just didn't 100% agree with the twist. Not to say it wasn't clever and well thought out...there were just a couple of moments that had me going "Really?" Having said that, it was a good movie, and I'd recommend it. I guess I just overthink these things too much...

Sally heaved a sigh and flipped the tassle of her santa hat out from her eyes. Stupid hats, she grumbled quietly to herself. Isn't it enough to have the store santa wear one? Why do we have to as well? Noticing a customer approaching her, Sally forced a bright and happy smile on her face. "Good afternoon!" she beamed, accepting the board game from the customer and scanning the barcode before placing it in a plastic bag. "$29.90," Sally chirped, accepting two $5 and a $20 note and handing back a 10c coin. "Thank you! Have a Merry Christmas!" The customer returned Sally's smile before leaving with their purchase. Sally maintained the smile for exactly two more seconds, before she slumped back over her counter and resumed her scowl. Stupid late night shopping...This was going to be a very long shift...

Edit: I said Brian showed up at the store before closing time...considering that's not when the game begins, what say we just assume I'm babysitting after work and Brian's just hanging around until then - what kids don't like toy stores, right?

Sitting atop a tallboy* CheerMynx giggled and waved blindly at the camera. In celebration of the passed 'Black Friday', the cheerline was dressed in a classically 'emo' outfit: short, black dress with matching petticoats, striped black and purple stockings, matching arm bands, 4 inch stilletto boots, and bright pink and black hair extensions. Snuffles 'escaped' this week with only a black ribbon around its neck - something that gave the minion a slightly sunnier disposition than it had been giving its delegated Mistress in previous weeks. Completely oblivious to the fact that CheerMynx's pose atop the furniture placed her petticoated thighs in Wyvern's direct line of sight, she missed the glazed expression on Wyvern's face and grinned at the camera. "Hiiiiiiiiiiii! First of all, I'd just like to draw your attention once more to Mr. Wyvern's TOTALLY adorable makeover given to him by yours truly!" CheerMynx giggled again. "I'm like totally more than happy to take on clients if ANYONE wants my, like, totally awesome expertise in the fashion industry!" Widening her eyes in the cheerline's interpretation of a serious expression - or at least one of wide eyed innocence - CheerMynx continued. "But on to totally more serious matters, folks. Now is, like, TOTALLY the best time to start your Christmas shopping early, and who better to buy from than our totally trusty Almost Dragon? Besides," the cheerline winked at the camera, "a small percentage of all purchases just might totally go into the CheerMynx Almost Intern Fashion Fund!" "Wait...whaaaaat?" Wyvern snapped himself out of his gaze at CheerMynx's legs at the mere mention of him losing money. "Come on, Wyv, don't you like totally want me to look my best for the reports?" CheerMynx whined. Wyvern was still trying to formulate an answer when his Almost Intern noticed the Almost Dragonic Brand Urchin Squiduster™ that was sticking to her bedsheets. "Ewwww! Wyvern!" CheerMynx yelped and hopped off her perch, staggering as Snuffles was dislodged from his perch and temporarily leaving the cheerline without any vision at all. Recovering quickly, CheerMynx grabbed the Squiduster and began tugging on it in an effort to salvage her bedsheets. "Do you like, totally know how much this bedspread cost me?" she grunted as she tugged, before falling back suddenly as the Squiduster finally freed itself from the bed with a tearing noise. Squealing, CheerMynx threw her arms back as she fell, the Squiduster escaping her paws and landing on the camera with a sickening squelch, forcing the cameras to fade to a (somewhat slimey) black... *Chest of draws/dresser

Sally Kellerman, 17. High school cheerleader and part time employee. Sally would much rather be out partying with her friends but got stuck with the dual duty of working the closing shift at the toy store, and babysitting her kid brother Brian for the night after the store closes. Brian has shown up at the toy store just before it locks down and is amusing himself while waiting for Sally to finish her shift. Anyone wanting to play Brian, feel free

Oooooh I'm in! Character to come

CheerMynx continued to pout even as Wyvern tried to wheedle a smile (and more) out of his Almost intern. It wasn't until one of the vouchers was shoved under the cheerline's nose that she reacted. Taking the proferred voucher, CheerMynx frowned slightly in concentration as she read the slightly drool smudged ink. Slowly, she raised her gaze to meet Wyvern's. "...Seriously?" CheerMynx asked hesitantly. Wyvern nodded so vigorously that his head became a blur. The cheerline and Snuffles studied the Almost Dragon for a moment long enough for the latter to grow warey, before the former brightened and grinned. "Killer!" CheerMynx grinned, before grabbing Wyvern by the arm and hauling him over to the table under the tree. "Wait here!" CheerMynx bounced off again, before returning with a pair of troglyodytes behind her hauling a reclining chair. Wyvern's jaw dropped at the luxurious leather chair that was presented to him. "Nissssse, CheerMynx. You sssure do take your...uh...work seriousssly, hey?" Wyvern sat in the chair and all but purred at the comfort. "Like, duh," CheerMynx giggled again. "Okay wait here, I have to get my stuff." With a twinkled blind eye and a smile, CheerMynx bounded off yet again. Wyvern cackled to himself and rubbed his claws together. Oh, this was going to be goooooood. Wyvern's daydreams of CheerMynx's upcoming performance was brought to a shuddering halt as a huge sheet of fabric was wrapped aroun the Almost Dragon, leaving only his head free. "Whaaa?" Wyvern squawked in surprise, before a thudding clatter on the nearby table stole his attention. The previously empty table was now filled with....girly things. Brightly coloured, scary looking girly things. "Uh...Ch-CheerMynx?" Wyvern coughed nervously as he tried to think. Which voucher had he given her?! CheerMynx turned from the table and giggled at Wyvern, an apron filled with various items of makeup and preening tools, a hairdryer in one paw and a large bottle of some sort of moisturiser in the other. Snuffles sat perched precariously on top of CheerMynx's head. "Ready for your makeover, Mr Wyvern?" The cheerline grinned excitedly, but in that moment it was the most terrifying thing Wyvern had ever seen...although nothing was quite like the result...

The camera pans over to where CheerMynx stands talking to a troglyodyte crewmember. "Are you, like telling me that you TOTALLY don't have anything non-fat?" the cheerline whined, before noticing that the camera was pointing at her. "Oh! Like, hi!" she giggled. "Happy Thanksgiving for all you Americans! Do you like my outfit? It's TOTALLY topical!" CheerMynx did a twirl in her interpretation of a pilgrim wife's outfit - It roughly fit the images in history books...except that the skirt barely came halfway down her thigh and the top was so low cut that CheerMynx's clevage once again threatened to escape its meagre holdings. Both CheerMynx and Snuffles wore a matching bonnet - CheerMynx with a happy grin on her face, Snuffles looking longsuffering. CheerMynx went to lean on a giant bone behind her, before pulling her paw away from the greasy mess and looking at it with an ill expression on her face. "Um," the cheerline wiped her paw on her apron and smiled brightly at the camera even as she sidestepped away from the bone. "So, anyway, I like TOTALLY want to offer my congratulations to Zariah and Nyyark!" CheerMynx tried to keep herself composed for about three seconds, before she broke down and began to squee happily. "This is like so totally awesome you guys! Ohmygod when do I get to see the photos? Did you kiss? Did you take his name? Did you dance?" CheerMynx continued for a moment, before a loud *COUGH* offscreen snapped her from her ramble. Blushing and giggling shyly, she refocussed on the camera. "So, like, ANYWAY, congratulations again! And as for the rest of you, you like TOTALLY better get your votes in for the Recommending thingamies!" Giggling again, CheerMynx flipped her hair and began to 'walk and talk' with the camera, neither she nor Snuffles paying attention to where they were going. "SO! Continuing with last week's gossip, Bobby and Mandy were TOTALLY set up to go to the prom together but then Mandy's ex Damien showed up and knocked Bobby out and -" *SPLAT* CheerMynx fell off a small rise and into a pile of remains. Looking at her ruined outfit, and the greasy calories she was sitting in, CheerMynx let out a shriek and began struggling to get herself out of the sticky mess. "EWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEWEW!" The cheerline writhed around, spraying everyone nearby with spare chunks of grease and meat until, inevitably, a wad of gristle and gravy hit the camera. The screams could still be heard as the camera went black.

CheerMynx giggled excitedly and waved at the camera as it panned over to her. The feline was dressed in an outfit that looked like the 80s had thrown up on her: spandex bike shorts and an off the shoulder loose t-shirt that threatened to bare all. The shirt was covered in day glo words - so bright in fact that the camera couldn't even focus on them. Hair tied up in a side ponytail, CheerMynx had Snuffles in a miniature sequinned shoulder bag that she kept on her shoulder. The slight difference in Snuffle's line of sight gave the appearance that CheerMynx was staring off into space - in other words, nothing had changed. "Okay! So, like, first of all I TOTALLY want to wish Vlad and Appy a super cool happy birthday! I also have these," CheerMynx held up two vouchers in her paw, "as your presents. One voucher for a free personal cheerleader performance* and one for a free cheerleader grooming experience** from yours truly! So, like come by and pick up the vouchers soon, okay? Before they totally expire." "Uh, I'll hold on to thossse for you," Wyvern twitched and leapt up from the bed fast enough to make the cameras flinch. CheerMynx gave him a vapid grin and passed the vouchers over before turning back to the camera, totally oblivious to Wyvern's glazed expression as he drooled over the vouchers (one of them in particular). "I was gonna like, read out your horoscopes, but the lady at the store kept talking about Scorpions which I totally didn't get cos you guys aren't creepy bug things. But whatever she meant I'm sure it would have been good if she'd just, like, explained herself!!" "And now it's like, totally time for the weather! Guess what! There'll be lots of it!" Giggling at what CheerMynx thought was a hilarious joke, she unknowingly sidestepped until the feline was in front of a window. The bright sunlight glared at the camera with an intensity that coupled with her multi coloured shirt, suddenly making it nigh on impossible to look directly at CheerMynx. "So um, like, what else?" CheerMynx twirled her ponytail in her spare paw. "OH! Tommy Baker down at the movies told me that he saw Jessica making out with Danny even though everyone totally knows that she's dating Rick and then he said that..." Rattling on obliviously about gossip, CheerMynx failed to hear the whining noise that the cameras were beginning to make, overheating in their attempt to focus on the sunlit, almost glowing cheerline. Suddenly, with the *POP* of many a blown fuse, the cameras faded to black. * Lapdance ** Makeover

Hearing her cue, CheerMynx flung open the door to her bedroom and raced out, only to trip on the camera and lighting cables that littered the quarters. With a loud shriek, the exuberant feline went crashing into one of the bookcases, rattling the weapons dangerously enough that even Wyvern gulped and side stepped out of the way. "Like, ow," CheerMynx mumbled, sitting up and patting down her hair. "Snuffles!" she called out towards her bedroom. "Like, come here Snuffles!" A small kitten minion, bright pink bow around its neck and ears flattened in dislike, trotted out from the room to CheerMynx. Picking the minion up and turning it outwards so she could channel its sight just like Mynx had taught her, CheerMynx searched around for her purse to put the kitten in. When she couldn't find it, the feline shrugged and stuffed 'Snuffles' into her ample clevage. Turning with a dazzling smile towards Wyvern, CheerMynx frowned in confusion when she saw him gaping at her oufit - charcoal grey corporate skirt suit and blazer that were about a size too small, the skirt especially barely showing beneath the blazer. Noticing the mic that had been discarded on the floor, CheerMynx picked it up after a few false starts (what with her "eyes" being where her chest is) and turned to face the camera. "Like, hiiiiiiiii!" CheerMynx giggled, her faded eyes making her face look even more vacant and empty. "I'm, like, totally Wyvvy's new news intern! And it's TOTALLY my job to uh....to bring you....uh..." CheerMynx tapered off as she tried to read the cue cards one of the crew was holding up with the kitten in her shirt squirming and mewling unhappily. With a loud tear of fabric, the minion escaped CheerMynx's blouse and scampered away. Yelping, CheerMynx dropped the mic and rushed forward, her blindness preventing her from seeing the camera she was heading straight towards... With a deafening CRASH, the screen fades to black.

I said A (A!) L (L!) B (B!) U (U!) .... QUERQUE (QUERQUE!) *scampers back to study*

Mercedes Lackey's world of Valgarth (in other words, any of her Chronicles about Valdemar) I wanna be a Herald with a talking white horse Companion!

*huggles* Great to see you!

Congratulations

... How about we talk about it once I'm done with my exams? Glad you liked it Wyv!

Aaaaaaaaaaaaand I'm done! For now...I have exams to study for (bleah!) ...am I the only one who seems to notice a suspicious trend of the wolves winning my games? Who's next on the table? PS - Can I book Halloween next year? I want to run one based on the Nightmare Before Christmas

Game over Win goes to the wolves Final scorecard: Mod/NPCs - Corban West/Mia. Costumes = Phantom of the Opera/Catwoman. Giles Jordan - Off Duty Security guard. Costume = The Green Dragon Ranger. Villager. Lynched, Day 1 Tanuchan - Danelle Cortéz. Costume = The Big Bad Wolf. Baner. Wolf victim, Night 2 Mithrandin - Dan Gray. Costume = Little Red Riding Hood. Villager. Lynched, Day 4 Patrick - Polly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Venefyxatu - Molly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Mardrax - Rachel Stevenson. Costume = Nurse - Wolf Akallabeth - Elliot A. Banks III. Costume = Scruffy the Janitor. Villager. Lynched, Day 2 Cryptomancer - James 'Jimmy' Elliott Johansen. Costume = Pirate. Seer. Lynched, Day 5 Blby - A small black guinea pig. Costume = Necromancer. Villager. Lynched, Day 3 Ozymandias - Kelly Moses. Costume = Scarlet Pimpernel - Wolf Gryphon - Zane 'Jack' Russell. Costume = Luke 'Shortass Stormtrooper' Skywalker. Wolf victim, Night 3 Thanks everyone for playing

It wasn't long before Jimmy found himself cornered by the mob, before they grabbed him bodily and began to drag him towards the coatroom. "No! You can't!" Jimmy struggled in vain. "I've been trying to help you idiots don't you understand?!" Kelly began to cackle, the alcohol finally eliminating the last of her self control as her drunken mind crunched the numbers in her head for the eighth time that night. Rachel had been right, they were actually going to get away with it. Kelly's attention was distracted as she heard Jimmy spewing a string of insults about her, and she decided she'd had enough. Leaping in front of the mob that had accosted Jimmy, she pulled the rubber stop off her sword and struck, stabbing Jimmy in the lung. "Ih really doesn't hurt anymohr. Killing you didn scare me at ull," she slurred as Jimmy collapsed, the crowd backing away and beginning to shout. "You drunken idiot!" Rachel snarled as she appeared at Kelly's side, grabbing her by the arm and dragging her away from the crowd before they regathered and refocused their attention on the girls. Rachel made her way to the door, one hand reaching for the keys she'd hiddin in her pocket while the other hauled along the still loudly rambling Kelly. She wasn't even paying attention when Corban and Mia interrupted their path. "Going somewhere?" Corban asked archly, arms folded. Rachel halted and turned to face them, causing Mia to let out a gasp of surprise. "Rachel?" Mia's voice faltered. Rachel grinned cruelly. "Hurts to be betrayed, don't it Mia?" Corban looked from one to another, furiously trying to recall who Rachel was before she shoved into them and pushed past, still dragging Kelly behind them. Hitting the doors, Rachel unlocked them and, with a final wink in Mia's direction, shoved them open and disappeared outside. Corban and Mia watched them go even as the crowd began to realise they were free and push for the exit. "Mia?" Corban asked softly. "Friend of yours?" "Something like that, Sir," Mia sounded humbled. "I used to work for her, eventually with her." "What happened?" "You hired me over her." Mia sighed even as she reached into her belt for her phone and dialled for the police. "Or rather, I agreed to go out for drinks with you after the interview." Corban had no answer for that, only able to watch as the last of the party members, including the ones who had been locked away, escaped the hall. "Happy Hallowe'en," he muttered softly, before tossing his hat and cane away and striding out of the room, his secretary following meekly at his heels. OOC: Game over! Cryptomancer was your Seer, and his lynching placed the two wolves - Ozy and Mardrax - at equal numbers with the remaining Villagers. Congratulations wolves!

Oh wolves wolves wolves...you threw away your chance for an easy win! No kill. Day phase for 48 hours. Have fun everyone... PS - Happy Hallowe'en

Okay The scorecard as it stands: Mod/NPCs - Corban West/Mia. Costumes = Phantom of the Opera/Catwoman. Giles Jordan - Off Duty Security guard. Costume = The Green Dragon Ranger. Villager. Lynched, Day 1 Tanuchan - Danelle Cortéz. Costume = The Big Bad Wolf. Baner. Wolf victim, Night 2 Mithrandin - Dan Gray. Costume = Little Red Riding Hood. Villager. Lynched, Day 4 Patrick - Polly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Venefyxatu - Molly 'Ollie' Gray. Costume = Weasley twin Mardrax - Rachel Stevenson. Costume = Nurse Akallabeth - Elliot A. Banks III. Costume = Scruffy the Janitor. Villager. Lynched, Day 2 Cryptomancer - James 'Jimmy' Elliott Johansen. Costume = Pirate Blby - A small black guinea pig. Costume = Necromancer. Villager. Lynched, Day 3 Ozymandias - Kelly Moses. Costume = Scarlet Pimpernel Gryphon - Zane 'Jack' Russell. Costume = Luke 'Shortass Stormtrooper' Skywalker. Wolf victim, Night 3 I'm playing the last Night phase for the simple fact that the Seer and remaining Villagers still have a chance if the Wolves don't pick a victim. If they do however, the game will end - ironically - on Hallowe'en

The muttering this time amidst the crowd was split mainly over the questionable innocence of two at the party. Corban didn't even bother to pay attention as the group mobbed yet again around the designated victim, dragging him to the coat room and throwing him in with the rest of the accused. The businessman simply sat in a corner and rested his head on a cane, eyes closed as he waited for the interminable night to find some sort of ending. The careful clack of Mia's heels approached him slowly as the mob dispersed back into their muttering cliques. "Who this time?" Corban asked wearily. "Dan Gray," Mia answered softly. She hesitated for a moment, but when Corban remained silent she turned and went to see if she could find Dan's children. OOC: Dan Gray/Mith was selected by the mighty coin toss and was a hapless Villager. It is now officially Night Phase. Edit OOC: Due to lack of a kill, it is once again Day Phase.

Delaying another 24 hours due to lack of lynching