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(Who is Valther's righthand man? The character I created that just kidnapped all of you is certainly not who you believe he is. I alone control him and he is your main antagonist. And no, if Hano is kicked, I would rather someone not join. At this point, we have enough players to juggle and we're having trouble with even that.)

(First, this new man is completely different from Valther's group. He has nothing to do with them. Tried to make that clear, though it appears that some people still did not recognize this.) (Second, you're welcome, Ange-chan!) (Third, I'd rather people try to keep things realistic and not have any take an obvious upper hand at any time. I can't control what each of you write, but I can certainly tell you, if one side is obviously winning, it suddenly becomes a great deal less interesting for the other side. People need to cooperate to make this work. Unlike Mafia, which consists of sending in actions, strategy, and teamwork, this requires a lot of cooperation and ability to know when one goes too far. You also have to be able to work together. While you may be on different sides of the kidnapping event, you are trying to create a story together. You're trying to make a clear storyline. This isn't going to be a piece of cake.) Hano has not posted for four days. At the end of today, he will be kicked from this thread.

(The limited number still has to be discussed, but for now, avoid creating any new ones and if you do create any, stick with them. Don't just create new NPCs for the heck of it. You can just say "the guard" or "his partner.")

(Oh, and you don't have to write in present tense. I just did that on the first post and decided to stick with it for my posts.)

You arrive in eerie silence. This man seems much more capable than the previous kidnappers. The ropes are tighter, the gags just right, and five guards are dispersed in the truck with you. The only sound you hear is the sound of the tires against the road and the hum of the engine. Slowly, the truck stops. Each of the guards take two people and several more guards file in to help. The man in the mask oversees everything, his cold stare urging the men to work faster. The hostages are separated. There are no more than five in each holding room and there are at least three guards. The man enters the first room. He nods at the guards who each put on face masks, as does the man himself. "You all looked exhausted," the man murmurs. Smoke pours in from concealed holes in the wall. You begin to feel drowsy. "Goodnight," the man says. He repeats this for the other rooms as well. (Starting a new day.)

Additions for next round: - cut down on # of people per round - limit # of NPCs - possibly add another round as compensation for fewer people I'm thinking maybe 6 people per round. It's easier to keep track of that way.

(The man got whoever was in the building or in its immediate vicinity. And like AiL said, you have so many NPCs that you're manipulating that it's getting confusing and other people are not getting a fair share in writing. (For future rounds, we will most likely be cutting down on size and # of people for each round as well as limited NPCs. We may add an additional round to compensate. I feel that if you have a group you particularly want to do a round with (3+ people) and you have a capable mod that's agreed to do it, you can request it, though your request may or may not be approved.)

We can consider that for future rounds, though I think that at this point it'll be a little troublesome in the current round.

(My pleasure. Things were getting confusing and someone had to step in.)

"Come out with your hands up!" The kidnappers curse. Is it going to come to this? A wave of relief crosses through the kidnappees. Their saviors are here. A man walks in, dressed in a fine black suit with a black mask, almost like that of a masquerade dancer. "Stop." His voice echoes through the room with amazing clarity and an odd hypnotic tone to it. He snaps his fingers. Suddenly, masked people pour in. They grab the kidnappers and victims alike, gagging and bounding them. One of the kidnappers fights against the mob to no avail. "Who are you?" the man yells. The man in the suit stares down at him coldly. "My name cannot be spoken by such filth as you." He punches the man in the stomach. The man doubles over, blood coming out of his mouth. He falls to the ground, unconscious. The man turns to the people that he ordered to bind the victims. "Load them up. We have work to do." ~~~ (Since things are getting a little out of hand, this man will serve as the antagonist for now. I'll control him.)

(Before anyone posts anymore, I would like everyone to post a clarification indicating where they are, what they're in the process of doing, etc. This is so we can see whether or not the storyline matches up before we confuse ourselves even further.)

Hano has not posted for two days. Please post within the next three days or hand your position to someone else if you wish to stay in the RP.