Frozen Hearts Mafia [Family Ties - Mafia/Survivor Victory]

DAY TWO
Scattered In The Wind

JANUARY 17

Finished the book last night. It was a wild ride, especially with that insane plot twist. Huge props to the author for that ending.

Woke up on time, unlocked the door, good old Lyncroft is the first customer of the day again. I sit down with the old man, trying not to bring up the subject of Lowell again. I could tell he was still a little upset we attempted to implicate his successor.

"I would've expected hell to have been raised overnight," Lyncroft said between sips of coffee. "Most criminal folk don't take too kindly to attempts to bring them to light."

"Well, you saw what happened with yesterday's democratic motion," I responded. "Doesn't prove there's anyone suspect around."

As soon as those words left my lips, one of the regulars stumbled in. Today, he was wheeling in luggage behind him and had two backpacks on. His hair was singed; his brow was sweaty. I looked him over and asked what happened.

"Why don't you make your way to 31st and Horseshoe and see for yourself?" Lyncroft and I promptly sprinted into the streets and followed the sounds of firetrucks to the given place. It was there I saw the rest of the regulars, more police, and Caribou's Den Fire Department fighting a blaze. The burnt hair on his head told me all about what happened.

"Started sometime around three in the morning," Acionyx said. "I saw the flames, grabbed what I could, and left. Three and a half hours later and it's still going strong." The fire from the hoses appeared to freeze mid-air, hindering their efforts to stop the flames from spreading. An hour after our arrival, the flames were out and the building was a charred husk.

Acionyx's house has been BURNED TO THE GROUND.

That alone confirms we've got troublemakers," Lyncroft quickly added. "Well, at least that's how I see it. Mind corroborating with me on this?" I suppose the man was right. After we corralled everyone back into the cafe - all eighteen of them - I gave my instructions for how to run this kangaroo court Lyncroft insisted on.

Obviously, just running background checks on all of them was an obvious solution, and thus out of the question for Lyncroft. Besides, in the time it took for them to process Lowell's history, the criminals could probably burn the police station down and maybe another sixth of the city. I left it in the hands of my customers to single out the suspects and I'd call the police on them - preferably without letting emotion or tension override reason and thought.

In my run back to the cafe, I got a tape recorder so I don't have to write down what everyone says. My hand still hurts from yesterday's last-minute ravings I had to record at the speed of sound. I'll still take notes, but the tapes should serve as the definitive record.

Back to the books and the register with me.

Day Two ends June 27th, 10PM EST (about 120 hours from now).

With 18 players alive, it takes 10 to lynch and 6 for soft lynch.

Livelist (18/19)
Affle
icanhasdonut
Palamedes
OzTheWizard
Mirdini
Mister Visceral
ElectroMan
Garuru
Acionyx
makerofthegames
Speedchuck
smash ball
Truegreen
Stiqqery
Schazer
Ginx-sama
Granolaman
Cat

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