GOTHAM GLOBETuesday, September 9, 2008
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City Shocked by Cruel Murders, Wave of Bloodby Sue Sleers ScetrialOvernight, three upstanding citizens of Gotham lost their lives to what has now erupted into a tirade of blood. In addition, a mob member was also found slaughtered in the streets. Police have only begun to investigate this shocking turn of events, but the Globe brings you exclusive interviews with eyewitnesses to give you the latest, most detailed picture of what is going on the city. Our staff writers will work around the clock to provide you with only the juiciest, most recent tidbits.
The first victim to fall last night, according to the county coroner's office, was Echo. As he was walking home from the train station, he suddenly saw a flash of something green on the ground. Elated at what he thought it was, he bent over to pick it up when he suddenly heard a strange beeping noise behind him. A scared witness, who observed the scene from her twelfth-story apartment, described the machine behind Echo as some sort of robot. It seemed to have a mind of its own, intelligently anticipating Echo's moves and moving to keep him trapped. While Echo was transfixed by the robot, two mafia began to sneak up behind him. One of them kicked him into the robot, which shocked Echo into unconsciousness with some high-voltage weapon. The other mafia then emptied the clip of his pistol into Echo's face, leaving the poor man dead in the street.
Echo would remain undiscovered until the wee hours of morning.
The next murder to occur happened just a few blocks from the city center, in some of the worst slums. A young man named Dapperdan had come out of high school, elated by his perfect report card. Sadly, his rare success would be short-lived, as he would soon fall victim to the mafia's murderous ministrations. He was nearing his apartment when out of an alleyway stepped a mafia brandishing a club. He was not a foolish youth, and he immediately turned and ran for his life. Unfortunately, another mafia stood behind him, and quickly cut him down with a burst from his automatic weapon. The body of poor
Dapperdan lay in the street, along with the paltry $20 the mafia offered his family for his life. "He got in the way," read the note they received. In the face of such heinous crimes, we all quake in fear, and look for our savior in the sky.
Even the hospitals, sanctuaries of mercy, are not safe it seems. Past midnight, a doctor was working late, saving lives. On the way out of the hospital, Dr. NudeRaider entered the elevator to reach his car. Before he could exit, someone opened the hatch from above. The security camera in the elevator short-circuited at this point, but surveillance footage from the basement hallway shows an apparently insane NudeRaider screaming uncontrollably as he is kicked out of the elevator in front of another mafia. They then brutally beat him to death, supposedly to teach him a lesson in the futility of saving life. The mafia fled before the hospital staff could do anything to help
NudeRaider, who died in minutes.
Our breaking news staff also bring us reports that a member of the mob has been found dead. Police responded to calls of a disturbance in the Narrows around 4 a.m. and discovered the body of
Dark_Marine in a dumpster. He had a bullet hole from a sniper rifle clear through his brain and was declared dead on the scene. He was found to be carrying marked bills and an illegal weapon, which was quickly traced to the mob. While some citizens rejoice that there are vigilantes who seem to be taking to the streets with violence to stop the mafia, the police are adamant that they will not tolerate it. They also continue to promise to catch the "bat man," but the sincerity of that promise is doubted by many.
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Mysterious Man Plays at Anarchyby Mark GreshamLast night, TV viewers in Gotham were shocked by the interruption of The Late Show by a strange man wearing a clown mask. He demanded the death of Vrael, which did not happen last night. As the next night nears, if the town does not draw the blood of Vrael themselves, this mysterious "Joker" swears to kill two men in Vrael's place.
The Joker seems to find this an amusing social experiment - tempt the town with murder to save lives. Will it work? I won't speak for the morals of the town, but I for one believe that people are easily bought and sold, and the promise of personal safety will turn out to be worth much more than the slaughter of a potentially innocent man. But we shall see. I know how I am voting... I want to see my wife and children survive this war alive.
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***DAY 2 START***Town, three days to decide and vote on a lynch candidate. Remember, the person
voted for first is lynched.
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