Animafia - Game Over, Man, Game Over

[Kilgamayan]

The 7:30 bus was running late.

The thirteen passengers aboard it were annoyed, but they knew there wasn't much getting angry could do about it. Not that the futility stopped a couple of them. Thankfully, the bus stopped at where they all worked at 7:53, and it wasn't yet late enough that they would be late punching in. The lost time was an inconvenience, but ultimately it wouldn't be a threat to their productivity.

The shadow that passed over their bus and temporarily engulfed them all in pitch blackness, however, might further that end a little more.

Each felt a peculiar tingling sensation, and then the shadow passed, leaving the bus to continue its route, almost as if the bus and its driver hadn't even noticed. They quietly conversed amongst themselves to allay the worries that had crept over them.

"Zoinks! Like, what was that?"

"No more than a pathetic Jedi trick, I am sure."

"No. I sensed pure evil in that cloud. Evil Aku would be proud of. Something is wrong."

"Really? I wonder if it was some sort of alien? Maybe it'll come back! I need to talk to it!"

The bus rolled up at the front double doors of their office - the main cartoon headquarters - with little accomplished in the way of calming people down. In retrospect, they should have realized that this was a sign of things to come. They should not have been surprised when they opened those front doors - and a scene of unparalleled panic and chaos lay itself out before them.

Cartoons were running around everywhere around the main foyer, screaming, crying, flailing their arms. At least, those that had arms to flail were doing so. Notable in the mass panic and confusion was that most of the cartoons were missing body parts, some more than others. Initially, the screams were so unintelligible that they couldn't make anything out. The biggest clue they got was when Riley Freeman stumbled by them, shouting "What's with this shit, man? The fuck's goin-" before being cut off because his mouth suddenly vanished. Eventually, however, Nanoha Takamachi found them and led them to an empty office. Once she had shepherded everyone inside, she filled them in.

"It's a major crisis! The responsible ones are called Erasers and they have no compassion whatsoever! They just go around trying to destroy us by erasing us!"

Her next words sent chills up their spines.

"They even possessed some of us to work with them! Our friends have been brainwashed!"

She then ran off, presumably to go on another beam spam rampage, closing the door behind her. The thirteen were left there to think about what they had just learned.

That must have been the shadow from earlier.

Panic spread once more, against the muffled shouts and screams from the building proper. Which of them had been brainwashed?

Was it the fat video game junkie that attached an alien mech to his car?

Was it the stern police sergeant that always spoke in monotone?

Was it the mean-spirited elementary school teacher with an unhealthy obsession with fairies?

Was it the Sith Lord hell-bent on eradicating the Jedi?

Was it the propane-dispensing family man from Arlen?

Was it the stoic samurai from the past?

Was it the noble space cadet toy that could fall with style?

Was it the talking cat with the taste for little yellow birds?

Was it the lazy chain-smoking robot?

Was it the cowardly hippie that could be bought off with food?

Was it the hypochondriac 21-year-old turtle?

Was it the cynical movie reviewer with an olfaction fixation?

Or was it the Japanese high school girl on the lookout for weirdos?

And would they figure the mystery out in time?

Find out after this commercial break!

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Rules can be found in the signup topic.

(I feel Fantastic and I'm) Still Alive:

4. Count Dooku
5. Hank Hill
6. Jack

They're Dead, Jim:

7. Buzz Lightyear (Town Single-Shot Nightvig) - lynched Day 1
13. Haruhi Suzumiya (Vanilla Townie) - Killed Night 1
12. Jay Sherman (Vanilla Townie) - Modkilled Day 2
3. Mr. Crocker (Scum Rolecop) - Lynched Day 2
2. Sgt. Cosgrove (Vanilla Townie) - Killed Night 2
9. Bender (Vanilla Townie) - Modkilled Day 3
11. Filburt (Scum Roleblocker) - Modkilled Day 3
1. Coop (Vanilla Townie) - Lynched Day 3
8. Sylvester (Town Tracker) - Killed Night 3
10. Shaggy (Town ?) - Modkilled Day 4

Convenient Link Depository:

End of Day 1
End of Day 2
End of Day 3

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It is now Day 1. With 13 alive, it takes 7 votes to lynch. Day 1, like all non-LYLO days, lasts 48 hours. If that 48 hours ends without someone hitting 7 votes, the person with the most votes will be lynched. Ties will be broken via sudden death.

Good luck!

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Special spectator request! (Actually this applies to players too.) One of the standards of an Anonygame is to have guesses submitted for who is who. I ask you to take this seriously in this game - I have a special interest in the results that I won't expand upon until the game is over (so it isn't a game distraction - players need not worry, it has no bearing on the actual game).

[Tohsaka Rin]

##Vote: Buzz Lightyear

Because Toy Story is a lot like the Lion King. It stinks!

[Margaret Houlihan]

I just want you to know that even though you tried to terminate me, revenge is not an idea we promote on my planet.

But we're not on my planet, are we?

##Vote Jay Sherman

[Tohsaka Rin]

It's alright. Rex Reed did the same thing.

[Bill Hellsnake]

##Vote Coop

That giant robo-thing is a menace to lawns everywhere.

[Li Syaoran]

Oh, sure!  It figures that there'd be something trying to erase me.  I mean, it's not like anything else goes right in my life.  It'll probably hurt too, cause it can't just be quick and painless.  That'd be too easy, oh no!

Well, at least it'd can't be too hard to find the person behind this.  I mean, there's only one of us that wants stuff like this to happen to us.  And now it has, so it's gotta be her fault.

##Vote: Haruhi

That's right, I said it!  Even if she didn't do it, she wanted it to happen, and that's almost as bad, am I right!

[Chad Hutchins]

##Vote: Bender

[Tanaka]

##Vote: Shaggy

Of courth it'th gonna be the dog lover. Do I really need to ecthplain thith one?

[Alice Margatroid]

First, Jamie and Kiva disappear,

then, Hank raises the price on propane, which I use to refill Mega's flamethrowers

And now, I can't afford a slurpee anymore after refilling those flamethrowers.

THIS IS A HEINOUS CRIME.

*Slams his forehead on the

##Vote: Hank Hill

button.*

[Chiaki]

##Vote: Count Dooku

You look like a weirdo. And those robes make you look like a wienie.

[Princess Leia]

##VOTE: Shaggy

He taped over my space opera, ergo, he may bite my shiny metal ass.

[Kilgamayan]

Vote count!

Coop (1): Hank Hill
Sgt. Cosgrove (0):
Mr. Crocker (0):
Count Dooku (1): Sgt. Cosgrove
Hank Hill (1): Coop
Jack (0):
Buzz Lightyear (1): Jay Sherman
Sylvester (0):
Bender (1): Jack
Shaggy (2): Sylvester, Bender
Filburt (0):
Jay Sherman (1): Buzz Lightyear
Haruhi Suzumiya (1): Filburt

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch. Still 40 hours to go.

[Over 9000]

Mhm, what's this, a small plastic action figure talking and behaving like a human?
This has to be the work of those... FAIRY GODPARENTS!!!
And if it's not, then it has to be... THE ERASERS!

##Vote: Buzz Lightyear

[Haruhi Suzumiya]

looooool
holy shit a talking cat and an action figure and a F*SKING ROBOT, ok u guys are with me right??
hey betty crocker do u know something about fairy godparents?  this is starting out pretty sw33t!

##Vote: Shaggy b/c Shamisen and the mecha are on him so y not... bring the TURPENTINE amirite guys?  lol it'll be an adventure!  bouken deshou deshou! 

[Chad Hutchins]

##Unvote: Bender

Forgive me, robot. In my haste to end this Aku-driven madness, my impatience led me to the folly of thinking that all robots hear his wicked call, when I know this not to be truth. I must calm my shaken soul to still this weakness within and then truly may the search begin unhindered.

Calm.

Calm...

Yet one bolt of chaos strikes me still. Suzumiya, from my home land may she be, worries me like no other. Sherman and Lightyear, and Hill and Coop may already be at each other's throats in this madness, but this is of little surprise, blind as we are to our situation. The third finger pointed at Shaggy, however, is worrisome, be it in jest yet of potential threat, so soon as it has come.

##Vote: Haruhi Suzumiya

[Princess Leia]

Dont get me wrong. I wanna kill all humans.

But hey, you guys are cartoons, right? RIGHT?

[Bill Hellsnake]

Aww, heck. Anybody who uses propane and propane accessories can't be all bad. Just give me a sec to change my ballot, and...

##Unvote Coop

##Vote Haruhi Suzumiya

Ugha. Trying to harm an innocent, dog-loving teen? What is wrong with you?

[Haruhi Suzumiya]

XDDDDD I KNEW IT

here comes the man to get me down!  tell you what thought!  y NOT dunk the dog and see what happens?  u got some reason 2 want 2 keep him around?  rabu and peesu only works for vash!!  (rofl anime >>>>> western shit)

hey jacko i'm not joking!  u ever fought a dog be4?

catz r better nehow!

[Haruhi Suzumiya]

o lol shaggy is the guy and not the dog i guess
thats even lamer tho, ordinary potheads are boring

[Kilgamayan]

Vote count!

Coop (0): Hank Hill
Sgt. Cosgrove (0):
Mr. Crocker (0):
Count Dooku (1): Sgt. Cosgrove
Hank Hill (1): Coop
Jack (0):
Buzz Lightyear (2): Jay Sherman, Mr. Crocker
Sylvester (0):
Bender (0): Jack
Shaggy (3): Sylvester, Bender, Haruhi Suzumiya
Filburt (0):
Jay Sherman (1): Buzz Lightyear
Haruhi Suzumiya (3): Filburt, Jack, Hank Hill

No vote: Count Dooku, Shaggy

With 13 alive, it takes 7 to lynch. Still a little above 29 hours to go.

[Tohsaka Rin]

##Unvote: Buzz Lightyear

Hello, welcome to Coming Attractions. I'm your host Jay Sherman.

Tonight we'll be looking at the new Running Man ripoff slash video game action movie Lamer. But first, we'll be having another installment of my series, When Posters Didn't Stink So Much.

On tonight's segment, we look at any game not featuring Haruhi Suzumiya, who clearly has no idea what plot, continuity and puncutation are about. She doesn't seem to care that she makes no sense and is only serving to annoy others. For the love of God people she can't be stopped!

Ahem. Anyway, in summation, I think we can all say- it stinks!

##Vote: Haruhi

[Tanaka]

Tho in short, the cathe on Haruhi ith your typical 'third on the wagon is thcum' deal, right?

Thtill, it'th deprething how many people haven't thpoken up yet. What'th the deal with Shaggy and Dooku? If the hippie getth around to thpeaking a little, it'd probably help his cauth.

[Haruhi Suzumiya]

##Unvote: Buzz Lightyear

Hello, welcome to Coming Attractions. I'm your host Jay Sherman.

Tonight we'll be looking at the new Running Man ripoff slash video game action movie Lamer. But first, we'll be having another installment of my series, When Posters Didn't Stink So Much.

On tonight's segment, we look at any game not featuring Haruhi Suzumiya, who clearly has no idea what plot, continuity and puncutation are about. She doesn't seem to care that she makes no sense and is only serving to annoy others. For the love of God people she can't be stopped!

Ahem. Anyway, in summation, I think we can all say- it stinks!

##Vote: Haruhi

[Zerg Rush]

I have not seen such a hopeless bunch since I last attended a Jedi meeting. It is time to stop your joking and concentrate on the matters at hand. They are grim enough to demand our fullest attention.

##VOTE: Jack

Your suspicion of the young girl seems hardly worthy of acceptance. Your argument is incomplete, your view is limited. Open yourself to the Dark side of the Force. Allow yourself to see things more clearly.

Haruhi Suzumiya's method are unlike those of the Jedi. She provoked thought and continues to provoke reactions. Complete your argument, padawan. Why is Haruhi's vote suspicious?

[Li Syaoran]

Alright, so I go away for a bit, and that Haruhi person starts talking and...  and...  dear lord, can't you spell?!  All you have to do is not hit the number key when you're writing words!  Is that so hard?!  Is it?!  IS IT?!  Those last two posts have just been wastes of space with annoying pictures at the end.  But hey, at least you've got something that's almost like a reason.  The only other person to have one of those is Jack.

Now Jack...  I know a picture's worth a thousand words.  But he's giving us freaking walls then.  And really, third vote's the charm?  Is that what you're thinking?  What next?  Gonna vote that Shaggy kid for finding out that the Erasers were really Old Man Murphey from the old Mill in a mask?  Unless you really think going after the people who bring stuff up is a good way of doing things.

But the one I really don't like is that Sherman guy.  And it's not just because the only thing he does is complain.  But it's also because he's piling on more votes, but he's got no reason for it.  Look at him, he brings in another vote, but the only thing he's yapping about is how she's annoying, and not how she's at least doing something, even if it is a kinda useless and annoying something.  So...

Unvote: Haruhi,  ##Vote: Sherman

Cause I think he stinks.