Traitor Game: "The Fight To Save The Soul of The 70's!"

[tangentman]

Prologue

October 31, 1977

Halloween night brought festivities the likes of which the average person couldn't conceive at New York City's Studio 54. The Bee Gee's "More Than A Woman" played as multi-colored lights shimmered off a glittering disco ball. Celebrities and the "beautiful people" of New York danced, mingled, and indulged various appetites downstairs. Upstairs, an attractive--and world-famous--pair watched the club patrons from a balcony table.

"That's some party downstairs, huh? It will be even better when our very special guests finally show up!"

"You bet, beautiful! I don't know why The Powers That Be want the two of us to prove who the better sex is. I know that for foxiness, your side wins, but for everythin else, it's the fellas who are superior! I wish they'd just let us fix the gas crisis or somethin'"

Girlish laughter met the mystery man's sexist remark. "Oh, don't be such a male chauvinist pig! You boys are the ones who created this mess in the first place. If you let women run the show for a few years, I bet you'd see some REAL changes for the better!

Besides, God gave women intuition and femininity. Used properly, the combination easily jumbles the brain of any man I've ever met!"

"Huh! Well, we're gonna find out, aren't we? It's quite a crazy decade we're living in. Let's see who can save the soul of the '70s.

Now how 'bout a dance?"

"Hmm...okay! We'll see how the game ends--whether feminine intuition can beat the masculine mind.

For now, though, let's boogie!"

OOC:

Please don't post until I give the "green light".

[tangentman]

Starring...

OverMaster as The Kingpin with Vanessa Fisk (Marvel)
Beetlebum as Mary and John Winchester (Supernatural)
Josh M as David Bowie (Venture Brothers)
Yun Lao as "Dirty" Harry Callahan
Jeremi as The Doctor (4th Incarnation)
Bobisbeast as King Arthur (Monty Python and the Holy Grail)
Quinzel as undetermined from Elfquest
Schornforce as the PUN-isher (Marvel)
Joe Acro as The Black Knight (Marvel)
Redem as Howard Beale (Network)
mailedbypostman1 as Jaws
Cthulhudrew as Power Man and Iron Fist (Marvel)
Vycesyn as Dr. Frank-n-furter with NPCs Riff Raff and Magenta (Rocky Horror Picture Show)
The Purple Skull as Kraven the Hunter (Marvel)
technoman as The Doctor (3rd Incarnation)
He Who Fights Monsters as Dr Moreau (The Island of Doctor Moreau)
michalecs as John Shaft (Shaft)
Deadpooligan as Big Barda (DC)
Chris Lang as Princess Leia Organa (Star Wars)

[tangentman]

The Rules

1. We'll have a kill once per round, starting with a NPC kill. Players must vote on who they believe is the "Deep Throat" (Traitor).

2. The "Deep Throats" kill twice, then "The Taxi Driver" (Vigilante) takes a turn.

3. The "Angels" (Agents) have 1 guess per round to identify a "Deep Throat".

4. Players with roles may NOT communicate with non-roled players by private messaging. Anyone caught doing so will be automatically banished!

5. No bringing in non-designated NPCs except for prologues & epilogues.

6. Players may earn "Pet Plops" for excellent roleplay, quotable quotes, winning special contests during the game, and by player nomination (at the hosts' discretion).

Indigo Al, feel free to add anything you think necessary to the list!

[tangentman]

Across the multiverse, certain notable people experienced a strange phenomenon! Going about their lives, they found themselves mystically drawn from their home realities. Some felt inexplicably tired and passed out, only to awaken in an unfamiliar place with several colorful strangers. Others saw the world blur in a psychedelic kaleidoscope, experiencing a dizzying journey across the dimensions! Still others fell into a portal and arrived in...

Los Angeles!

Our cast found themselves standing on a dock beside an enormous ocean liner. Around them, several excited travelers milled about as they prepared to board the ship. Some players may have noticed that the tourists--and everything else--looked extremely dated. Like, carbon dated! Maybe a few didn't find anything out of the ordinary!

However, all quickly discovered that they each had a ticket to board The Pacific Princess, more famously known as...

......The Love Boat!

The players were greeted by a peppy beauty in a feminine variant of the classic Navy costume. "Hi, I'm Julie, your Cruise Director! Welcome aboard The Pacific Princess! I'd like to remind you of the costume contest we'll be having for the cruise's Halloween Party.

Please let me know if I can help you with any social activities--and thank you for sailing with us on The Pacific Princess!"


OOC:

Sorry for the delay! I couldn't get server connection for nearly an hour, and then faced slow service afterward. We're here now, though!

Feel free to post now and enjoy a "meet and greet"! All passengers will be dressed in Halloween costumes, so find a pic with your character in a costume he or she normally wouldn't wear for a chance to earn a "Pet Plop"! If you can't find any of your character dressed up, wow Al & me with your creativity!

[beetlebum]

[Looks around]

I can haz postings now? Ja?



"It must just eat you up that I got there first."

Since we're on the Loveboat, this will be my first reservation.

I'll fill this in when I'm more coherent and able to think creatively, which happens after I recover from a dismal day.

[beetlebum]

Reservation #2.

[beetlebum]

And #3.

Don't worry, I'll actually fill these in.

I just can't function properly now.

[beetlebum]

[My previous posts will defer to what happened before my characters got here]

It was perhaps by chance or happenstance or one of those nouns used conjure visions in the readers' minds of events unforeseen, but it was due to one of those nouns that segueway into verbs that tear people out of their previous circumstances, and subsequently place them in situations tinged with the unfamiliar.

Things that would normally have nothing to do with each other crashed (or some other verb of action) into each other, and smush together two intersecting events. Through the twisted metal and the debris of its wreckage, a coherent picture begins to emerge.

Nouns like happenstance are used as forks in the road, signs diverting the readers attention towards a particular diversion. And they're almost always employed by lazy writers.

Anyways ...

John Winchester was walking down a road ...



... When he ended up here.

Mary, who thought she was in the kitchen preparing some concoction of some sort, also found herself here.

Instinct is a primal emotion, and curiosity is as potent as any liquor in terms of impairing judgement. Her curiosity gets the best of her, and she walks up towards a door.

Of course, she opens it.



"Who are you?"



"What are you --?"

Where am I?



"I think you must be mistaken [trails off]."

Oh, but they're not.

Welcome aboard, Mary Winchester.

[beetlebum]

John has more friendlier disposition.

The optimist would call it charming, the cynic would say his mannerisms are reminiscent of that of a "yokel".

(Guess which category Mary falls into?)

John gives one of those customary greetings that humans give, and that are as inherit and deeply embedded as any tribalist rituals.

And like the alluded to rituals, the greeting would serve a plethora of purposes, mainly establishing ties, and allowing enough time to size up the enemy.

"Hey how are you?"

Optimism is how I got through Vietnam. I know it sounds corny as fuck, but that's how I survived.

And then they see her.

Smile as dazzling as the polished floor of a bowling alley, hair the same color as wheat and like the crop, it was a sight to feast on.

Julie McCoy.



"Oh my God!"

Mary walks forward.

"It's so nice to see you!"

She's not sure why she said it, but it was one of those strings of words you toss out while getting to the more pressing and informal action: She walked up to Julie and gave her a hug.

I don't know what it is about women, but why do y'all always have to give each other hugs?

[michalecs]

John Shaft looked up at the boat. Another boat? Shee, he had just gotten off a boat after that trip to Africa not long ago. But this was a pleasure cruise, and of course, the ultimate in groovy. The Luuuuuvv Boat.


Straightening his coat, he took a casual look around at his fellow passengers. Ooh yeah, this would be one ultra-funky cruise.



With that, and a final casual glance backward, John Shaft joined the Fight to Save the Soul of the 70s.

[Cthulhudrew]

Previously...

“BWAHAHAHAHAAAA!” Woody held his sides as he laughed at his opponent from behind his force field. “No, but seriously Bootie-Man. Did you just come from ballet practice, or what?”

Iron Fist ignored his enemy’s taunts as he paced, assessing the barrier before him. The one named ‘Woody’ appeared to be generating the force field from his wristband. Anytime Danny made a move, Woody would simply move the field, blocking his passage. No choice then, he thought, and furrowed his brow in concentration.

“If you can take the pebble from my hand,” japed Woody, holding a small rock in his left hand, “Then it will be time for you to leave.” As he talked, he noticed Iron Fist’s hand begin to glow red, as the martial artist willed it to become like unto a thing of iron. “Huh,” he said, baffled.

“Please lower your force field,” Danny implored his opponent. “I don’t want to hurt you.”

“Tell that to the fashion police.” No fool, Woody left the force field in place. He had only sparred with Iron Fist briefly, but knew that he was severely outclassed.

“Very well then.” Danny sighed, then lunged forward, slamming his hand into the force field. The field collapsed with a sound like a car engine backfiring, sending painful feedback reverberating up Woody’s arm.

“Holy S-Word!” Woody jumped back, rubbing his sore arm, as the other man circled cautiously. “Okay, Lord of the Dance,” he growled, “It’s go time!”

Channeling his quantum force into his right hand, Woody charged at Iron Fist, who met the rush with his own mystically empowered arm. Both men’s fists came together in a riotous explosion of sound and light.



Where the two men had stood, there was no trace of them, save a cloud of dust motes and sprinkles of energy falling like snowflakes.

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“Christmas!” Luke Cage turned his head towards the sound of the explosion, but couldn’t make out what had become of his friend and partner Daniel Rand. Atop his shoulders, a young man, barely a teenager, pounded futilely against Cage’s steel hard skin. The teen, Batman’s protégé Robin, had pulled out all the stops, but had been unable to subdue his opponent, who had yet to raise a fist in retaliation.

“You’d best not mess with the ‘do, kid,”Cage warned. “I’ve just started growing the ‘fro back, and if you mess it up, Im’a haveta hurt you.” He wandered over to where he’d last seen Iron Fist. It was time to switch things up, let Danny take over with this kid. They both wore slippers after all; what could be more natural?

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Danny blinked, rubbing his throbbing head wearily. To say that the power of Shou-Lao had interacted badly with the energies of that 'Woody' character was an understatement, to say the least. The explosion had tossed both men to opposite sides of Ra's-al-Ghul's cavernous base. It was a wonder Danny hadn't broken anything- although his shoulder had certainly felt better days.

He slowly rose to his feet, making his way back towards the center of the chamber and the ensuing conflict. At a glance it appeared that the blue and white clad pair had disappeared, while Luke was still dealing with the youth. The silent man in the blue and grey seemed thoughtful, pondering a... chess board?

His cowled head turned to regard Iron Fist's approach. Danny held his hands out in a gesture of supplication. "I've no wish to fight you," he said, sincerely, his body still aching. "I fear this is all a big misunderstanding."

The bat-eared man nodded. "Quantum and I had come to much the same conclusion, before the goat teleported them away."

My head must still be ringing, Iron Fist thought to himself. I could have sworn he said 'goat.'

"Ra's, your Master Khan, and this Toyo Harada character seem to be manipulating us all. But to what end?"

Iron Fist shrugged, pondering. "Perhaps more importantly, what are we going to do about it?"

Their conversation was interrupted by the sudden arrival of the remaining pair of duelers.

“Look, kid. Y’all are gettin’ on my last nerve here,” Cage made his way slowly towards the two men. His progress was impeded by the red and green clad teenager clinging to his right leg. “Are you tryin’ to bite me, foo’?” Cage shook his head. “I ain’t gettin’ paid enough for this stuff, Fist. Time to switch it up here, I mean it. Christmas!”

"Robin. You can let him go now." Danny suppressed a smile. Despite the Bat-Man's severe tone, he could see a hint of a smile beneath his cowl as well.

"So, what? We're all friends now?" The boy reluctantly let go of Luke's leg, petulance in his voice.

Luke slammed his fist into his other palm. "Right on, kid. C'mon, Fist. We got us a Jade Statue to take back from these cats."

Batman and Iron Fist both tried to cool their partners' heated tempers. "Whoa, Luke. Calm yourself. We're all on the same side here, as it turns out."

"Say what? And say it quick, 'cause I got a real need to hit something."

But before he could clear the air, the duo was suddenly hit with a psychedelic sensation. The world seemed to spin around them in a multicolored display of light, and they found themselves... elsewhere.

Batman and Robin looked on in silence as the unlikely pair vanished. "Holy shit, Batman," Robin commented after a while.

"Hrrrmm..." The second mysterious disappearance in mere moments. What was going on here? The Batman had his suspicions, which unsettled him greatly.

[Cthulhudrew]

Our cast found themselves standing on a dock beside an enormous ocean liner. Around them, several excited travelers milled about as they prepared to board the ship. Some players may have noticed that the tourists--and everything else--looked extremely dated. Like, carbon dated! Maybe a few didn't find anything out of the ordinary!

Power Man and Iron Fist boggled at the sudden change of scenery. Their latest adventure had taken a decidedly strange course. The transport wasn't altogether unfamiliar to Iron Fist, who had faced a similar shift when he first came to Earth from the extradimensional city of K'un-L'un, where he grew up. His partner, on the other hand, had a different reaction.

"Sweeeet Christmas!" Luke swore. "Fist, we sure ain't in Kansas no more!"

The players were greeted by a peppy beauty in a feminine variant of the classic Navy costume. "Hi, I'm Julie, your Cruise Director! Welcome aboard The Pacific Princess! I'd like to remind you of the costume contest we'll be having for the cruise's Halloween Party.

Luke, for once, was at an utter loss for words. The events of the past several hours were proving too much for his street sensibilities to process. As for Danny...

"Costume... contest...?" He shrugged helplessly to the cruise director. "I'm afraid we're a little underdressed for such an event, miss."

[Jeremi]

Inside the TARDIS in his lone some, the Doctor had just saved Gallifrey from a The Deadly Assassin and now he was twiddling with the dashboard. "Well that was exciting wasn't it?" The Doctor spoke aloud. "I think I deserve a pat on the back and a vacation! I've heard Aruba's nice this time of year." But before he could do anything else the TARDIS started to shake violently and started to twist and turn whichever way. "Oh not this again..."

Meanwhile on the Love Boat the ones gathered would hear the greatest sound ever.

Vworp! Vworp! Vworp!

A blue police box starts to materialize among the gathered. As it full formed a man with a huge scarf walked out and checked his surroundings.



"A boat cruise? Well it's no Aruba, but it will suffice."

The players were greeted by a peppy beauty in a feminine variant of the classic Navy costume. "Hi, I'm Julie, your Cruise Director! Welcome aboard The Pacific Princess! I'd like to remind you of the costume contest we'll be having for the cruise's Halloween Party.

Please let me know if I can help you with any social activities--and thank you for sailing with us on The Pacific Princess!"

The Doctor's lips formed into a grin as Julie spoke. "Why hello, Julie! How are you and..." He put his hand in his coat pocket and removed a paper bag. "Would you like a Jelly Baby?" Then the mention of a costume part quipped his curiosity. "A costume party? Well I'm afraid I'm not dressed for the occasion. One moment..."

The Doctor entered the TARDIS again and was gone for a bit. When he returned he had changed his outfit.



On top of that hideous bowtie he was also sporting a fez. "I do apologize but this was the only thing I could find at such short notice."

[beetlebum]

"Costume... contest...?" He shrugged helplessly to the cruise director. "I'm afraid we're a little underdressed for such an event, miss."

"Well hey, we might be underdressed too."

It was a light joke dispersed into the air with the intent of giving the awkwardness of the situation a shove out of the room.

Is this one of those same-sex couple cruises I heard so much about? And if so, then what are we doing here?

This aside, as he did earlier, John extends his hand. Following the move was a proclamation of his name.



"I'm John. And this is my wife, Mary."

Mary gives a small half-circle of a wave.

[Cthulhudrew]

This aside, as he did earlier, John extends his hand. Following the move was a proclamation of his name.

"I'm John. And this is my wife, Mary."

Mary gives a small half-circle of a wave.

Iron Fist accepts the handshake, returning it generously. "My name is Iron Fist, and this is my partner, Power Man." He indicates the tall black man in the satin shirt and tiara. "What I meant earlier is that these aren't costumes we're wearing, but our work clothes."