SPIDER IV - A NEW HOPE.

[A Villager]

I confirm Blight's confirmation that I am in.

[LMNO]

GOOD MORNING.

The squealing of metal on metal signals the beginning of a new work day, as the commuter train rolls into the station.  The Citizens of the City file on and off, waiting for the caffeine to kick in, trying not to make too much eye contact.  They know that if they play their cards right, they can get that promotion, that raise, that extra day of vacation.  One step closer to getting what they want.

But unbeknownst to them, there were already people among them who were getting what they want, at that very moment.  They lived without external cajoling or threats, being motivated from their inner will.  They were thinking for themselves, and keeping their heads down.  But individually, they were making plans to spread the word of Discordia. 

But behind the ads on the subway walls, inside the radio waves of talk radio, wrapped around every pre-packaged breakfast treat was The Spider; not content to let people live the lives they were guided into by their parents and their own survival and comfort needs, The Spider wanted to control everything, to suck the last drop of life from the Citizens, until there was nothing left but rote mechanical behavior, preprogrammed to give The Spider everything it needed and wanted.  It was Time.

THIS IS ROUND ONE.  BEFORE VOTING OFFICIALLY BEGINS, EVERYONE PLAYING MUST POST AT LEAST ONCE.  THE PLAYERS:

BDS
Blight
EoC
Freeky
Iptuous
Jenne
Khara
Luna
Phox
Requia
Roger
Semaj
Unqualified
Villager

VOTING WILL END WHEN EVERYONE HAS CAST A VOTE.  "ABSTAIN" COUNTS AS A VOTE.

KEEP A RUNNING TALLY OF YOUR VOTES, OR I WILL KILL YOU OFF BECAUSE I FUCKING FEEL LIKE IT.

[bds]

Boing! Abstaining, don't feel like taking a stab in the dark.

[Phox]

Posted. I will vote for that Abstain bastard for now, unless we can get a real productive discussion going.

[Luna]

Posted. I will vote for that Abstain bastard for now, unless we can get a real productive discussion going.

Makes sense, at this point, I'll abstain this round.

Abstain: 3

[Eater of Clowns]

I don't believe in abstaining, but I do believe in arbitrarily dividing the votes to the point of no productivity.

I'll pop back in when voting is officially open.

[Elder Iptuous]

Good Morning!

[Phox]

I don't believe in abstaining, but I do believe in arbitrarily dividing the votes to the point of no productivity.

I'll pop back in when voting is officially open.

Ya bastage! 

[Dysfunctional Cunt]

I am here!! 

[Nephew Twiddleton]

Posting!

Abstain: 4

[The Good Reverend Roger]

Posting, abstaining pending some data.

Abstaining 5

[Jenne]

I don't believe in abstaining, but I do believe in arbitrarily dividing the votes to the point of no productivity.

I'll pop back in when voting is officially open.

I'm leaning toward this stance, because as I said, I'm a total and completely fucking  n00b and I have NO idea wtf "abstain" even means.  And I'm trying to be calm in life right now.    O me o my.

ANYWAY:  wtf does "abstain" count as, again?  A vote for what? 

[Luna]

I don't believe in abstaining, but I do believe in arbitrarily dividing the votes to the point of no productivity.

I'll pop back in when voting is officially open.

I'm leaning toward this stance, because as I said, I'm a total and completely fucking  n00b and I have NO idea wtf "abstain" even means.  And I'm trying to be calm in life right now.    O me o my.

ANYWAY:  wtf does "abstain" count as, again?  A vote for what? 

"Abstain" means, "I'm voting for nobody."

[Jenne]

So it's a vote for "nobody's gonna get lynched this round"?

Hm.

[LMNO]

Jenne, it's a move dictated by the clumsy rules I wrote.  You're supposed to post, then vote.  If you don't want to vote for anyone, you still have to say something.  So "abstain" means "I do not want to put anyone on a bus right now."