Mojoman

I'll have to jump in one of these days!

Sa'll good

Sorry I've been gone for like a year btw.

!vote Cat_5 one minute before the day ends.

Lol irish gets pinged twice. But whatever. I've done my spammy bit. Now time to remain silent until the vote.

@ Retaliation @ Louis You never know. @ Voe That would be a blast. @ VERTi60 Be quite the sight. @ thedisclaimitory It's been years. @ GeneralCamo I know you're around still.

@ Nodlied @ alphoca @ Brigitte on the off chance you still exist. @ FRAYDO @ Shade939 Also off chance you still exist. @ OrangeP47 @ TheIrishman @ iLikeToSnipe Also the possibility.

@ Coolrock

boop

I've actually gotta bow out of this one. I won't be able to do anything until January.

It turns out all 3 of them remembered they left their ovens on at the exact same time. Pure coincidence.

Mayhem believes his best chance to get further information is to eavesdrop on the crowd at the Municipal Building. Leaving the unoccupied building he was in, Mayhem works his way around the village square and to the side of the Municipal Building. As he gets closer, he notices a line of local police outside the main entrance blocking what appears to be the poorer folks of the village. There is a group of seven police holding back a group of about fifty villagers. The police are armed, but several of the villagers are making threatening gestures and demanding to be let into the building. Mayhem gathers from this that anything important to know is being discussed inside the building. There is an open window on the side of the building at the third floor. The building is of an older style made with bricks. Noticing this, Mayhem climbs up the side and peers in. The window leads to a balcony overlooking the main hall. The main hall has several rows of chairs and a stage. The chairs are occupied by what appears to be middle to upper class villagers and the stage has several chairs with the prominent village members sitting. Sitting on the stage are; The village priest, the mayor, the banker, and a man with wearing a small Nod insignia. Mayhem has surveyed the balcony and is alone. He listens to the debate ongoing. From what he hears, the prominent members of the village have been in discussions with Nod for several months. The priest extols the wonderful grace that God has given the people with the gift of Tiberium and how Nod simply wants to better mankind. The mayor and the banker agree on the economic and political viability that an alliance with Nod would have. The man with the Nod insignia also identifies himself. He is a low ranking officer within the Brotherhood, but very charismatic. He tells of how Tiberium is the herald of a new age, how the people Traschwandt have long suffered under the yoke of the UN, he disparages GDI and all the greed and horrors they've committed... the usual Nod propaganda Mayhem had heard a hundred times in a hundred different places. The majority of the villagers in the seats seem to agree but one man stands up and begins to question the officer. His name is Lukas and he is the head of the farmer's coalition, a recently formed group of the local farmers who have pooled their resources and influence together behind Lukas. He questions the recent disappearances of people and livestock. The Nod officer states he empathizes with their plight, that the ongoing war and the changes to the earth from Tiberium have led to a lot of upheaval throughout the world, but of course Nod has nothing to do with this. They look to bring peace, prosperity, and brotherhood of course. Lukas throws out accusations from several of the farmers that they have seen Nod soldiers and vehicles taking away people. When pushed for proof, however, Lukas has none but the testimony of the farmers. The prominent citizens brush this off as the imagination of the poor folk and it seems many agree with them. Lukas does not back down and becomes increasingly frustrated and irate, leading, after a few minutes, for him to leave out a side entrance yelling back how 'they won't get away with this!'. Despite the outburst, it seems the meeting will go on for a while yet as the Nod officer has a proposal for the villagers. Mayhem observes the situation. Additional Info: Immediately after Lukas left, two men in plainclothes followed behind him. From Mayhem's vantage point, he is able to see most the hall, including behind a curtain at the back of the hall where he notices a small briefcase with a Nod insignia. Mayhem's position in the balcony is dark and the only way there is through a few flights of wooden stairs which lead down to the main hall. Choice: 1. Go after Lukas- Although Mayhem came in the middle of the meeting, it is clear that most of the higher ups in the village and many of the middle to upper class villagers are sympathetic to Nod. Lukas could be a potential ally in infiltrating the research centre, but he currently has two people following him. 2. Attempt to steal the briefcase- The briefcase belongs to a low level Nod officer, while not likely to have any plans on slapping together a nuclear device, it is likely it would have some information regarding the research centre. 3. Continue listening to the rest of the meeting- With Lukas gone, the Nod officer appears to be relaxing and getting himself ready to unveil whatever the proposed 'alliance' will do for the town. It appears the prominent citizens have been in talks with Nod for several months, so they likely know about the research centre. This may be revealed to the villagers and the purpose of the centre could come to light.

Please refer to the new thread with working polls.

Summary of second choice- Everyone: Yeah option 1.