Greetings from the 3rd world!

[East Coast Hustle]

Ladies and gentlemen, i have seen the future. I have seen what Fat City will become should the powers that be ultimately get their way. i have seen what the free market holds in store for humanity. Hopefully, i will keep my head and internal organs in their respective proper places long enough to return from this adventure and tell my tale, which is, ultimately, a tale that lies waiting for all of us. If i have not posted another message by wednesday, it may be safely assumed that i have met a bad end. what was supposed to be a nicetropical vacation has turned into an orgiastic excess of violence, corruption, and intrigue...a swirling cauldron of deviance and greed which wasted no time in drawing me into its treacherous undercurrents. or perhaps i jumped in headfirst...it matters little, as the end result is the same. as soon as this message is posted, i will be on my way to deliver a little 3rd world justice to those parties who have made the terrible mistake of threatening my family and those i love. i have no way of knowing what the outcome of tonight's events will be. these may very well prove to be my last hours, although i think i'm hard enough when it counts to come through this alive, if not unscarred. if i do make it back home alive, i will have a tale to tell you the likes of which will be terrifying and sobering.

and hopefully, very entertaining.

should I not be heard from again, I want to acknowledge the valued friendships of a few of you. Cain, Roger, Bella, LMNO, Malaul, Fnordi, Donk...I value your friendships and hope that this is not the end of them. anyone who i have forgotten, forgive me...my time on the net is short, and i am under the kind of stress that makes some people turn into weeping husks of men.

good bye for now.

[Bella]

Please be careful and get home to good old boring Maine safely.

[Cain]

Dude, what the hell's going on?  I cant let you die, only I'm allowed to kill you.  Thats the Pact.

[agent compassion]

:!:

[Shibboleet The Annihilator]

Good luck Turd, do what you have to do. I have faith in your grit.

[The Good Reverend Roger]

W00t!  Slay 'em all, Turd...

[B_M_W]

Turd, do what you must. Then get your ass outta there and help us raise hell.

[Bob the Mediocre]

Damnit, who's gonna overthrow the assholes if you die! You want me trying and making an idiot of myself?

[Donkeyotay]

Wow turd...I dinna know I was so dear to your heart I am honored to be in those ranks...I am sure you can handle yourself and I can't wait to heal the sordid details of your adventure...Put a world of hurt on whoever it is that has crossed your family...Payback will be a bitch for them..A bitch named Eris perhaps

[AFK]

Maine's just not the same without you so take it easy my friend.

[LMNO]

Be careful ECH, and remember to take the safety off.

[Rev. St. Syn, KSC (Ret.)]

"Point This End At Enemy"

[East Coast Hustle]

Be careful ECH, and remember to take the safety off.

you have no idea what good advice that turned out to be.

[LMNO]

I hope this means a story/rant is soon to follow.

[East Coast Hustle]

there's a story AND a rant, actually. the rant will probably come in the next few days, the story may take longer cuz I want to get it right. it will also probably be long enough taht I'll be posting it in installments, cuz I love to provide the suspense.

provided, of course, that this place doesn't self-destruct in a fit of meaningless drama.