Choice of the Mobster- CYOA in: NOLA Is Burning

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Xander77: Apr 6, 2009; Fuck it then. For another pit sandwich and some 'tater salad, I'll post a few more.

Mugging some tourists.

# ? Apr 12, 2015 08:21

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Kgummy: Aug 14, 2009

ultrafilter posted:

The ol' softshoe.

Putting on a dance to distract the tourists so they don't realize they're being conned.

# ? Apr 12, 2015 08:35

Comstar: Apr 20, 2007; Are you happy now?

I was mugging some unsuspecting tourists.

# ? Apr 12, 2015 08:56

devildragon777: May 17, 2014; They'd be a lot more scary if they were more than an inch tall each.

We were fishing.

# ? Apr 12, 2015 09:58

idonotlikepeas: May 29, 2010; This reasoning is possible for forums user idonotlikepeas!

Just call us Ms. Bojangles. (Softshoe.)

# ? Apr 12, 2015 14:41

now entering North Dakota: Feb 22, 2013; Fun Shoe

We're obviously the one distracting the tourists while our friend gently relieves them of their goods. And what better way to do that that by giving them the ol' soft shoe

# ? Apr 12, 2015 14:47

Oblivion4568238: Oct 10, 2012; The Inquisition.
What a show.
The Inquisition.
Here. We. Go.; College Slice

quote:

You weren't a professional by any means, but you entertained passersby as you tap danced to zydeco, smiling around the sawtooth in your mouth.

Fascinated, The Bull took you in and immediately became your father, instructor, and most of all, Boogeyman. He was the a [sic] monster�no doubt about it�the sort of monster that Nonna had warned you about. And while the Bull has always been hard on you, consistently pushing you beyond your limits, he also treated you as his own, offering help and encouragement when you needed it most.

You have dedicated your life to The Bull, becoming one of his headcrushers�a messenger of human limbs when he demands it. The sawtooth you so fervently clutched in your hands the day he found you has become your closest ally�an infamous sign of devotion to the man who took you in.

The Bull keeps things old-school. Alligator shoes, pinstripe suits, snap brim fedoras�his crew looks the part. When they walk through the streets of NOLA, the locals know to look the other way.

With the doors of your new life opening and the lavish lifestyle of the mob in your reach, you chose a new identity. You took on a name that only a few select individuals know.

Elizabeth.
Godiva.
Joan.
Sam.
None of these is right�

If (when) you choose to take a different name, keep it to one name like the given options, for cohesiveness' sake. That said, each of the given options has an explanation behind them, which is pretty cool when name choice usually has nothing special at all in Choice of Games work.

Stats posted:

Name: J

Clips: 0
How many kills you've gotten in�tonight, anyway.

Contracts: 0
Deals secured.

Juice: 100
Cash money.

How are you feeling, headcrusher? You're in tip-top shape? Good to know.

Heat: 50%
The cops on your tail.

Jumpin' the Gun: 50%
Jumping in without thinking things through.

Respect: 45% (-5)
Honor and devotion to the mob. Also, your reputation�how much people fear you.

Savvy: 56% (+4)
Thinking with your head, not with your fists.

Take it to the Mattresses!: 50% (-2)
Brawling, fighting, and getting violent.

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ultrafilter: Aug 23, 2007; It's okay if you have any questions.

Elizabeth.

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idonotlikepeas: May 29, 2010; This reasoning is possible for forums user idonotlikepeas!

Sam.

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Quincytbb: Oct 8, 2014

Joan, because we are a woman that's gonna start some wars

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Anchors: Nov 27, 2007

Godiva, for the four way tie.

# ? Apr 13, 2015 16:10

Decoy Badger: May 16, 2009

Quincytbb posted:

Joan, because we are a woman that's gonna start some wars

This, religion it up.

# ? Apr 13, 2015 17:25

Comstar: Apr 20, 2007; Are you happy now?

Elizabeth because one day we might end up on an airship.

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Xander77: Apr 6, 2009; Fuck it then. For another pit sandwich and some 'tater salad, I'll post a few more.

Sam.

# ? Apr 13, 2015 21:57

devildragon777: May 17, 2014; They'd be a lot more scary if they were more than an inch tall each.

Voting Sam.

# ? Apr 14, 2015 00:21

Oblivion4568238: Oct 10, 2012; The Inquisition.
What a show.
The Inquisition.
Here. We. Go.; College Slice

quote:

Short for Samantha, you chose this name for its straightforwardness. This is your life. You make your own rules and build your own walls. The name Sam also helps if you ever need to pretend to be a man. In this business, you never know what's going to be thrown at you.

Wrapping yourself in your new name like a mantle, you dragged yourself up through the muck and the filth and everything that stood in your way. In time, you worked your way up to become The Bull's Number One headcrusher. This title alone has made you into one of the only "made women," and you have handled every message job with panache. Being a woman in this business means that you wear a suit. You wear a hat. You wear a nice pair of alligator shoes and carry a money clip.

You dress the part and watch your back. You have to be tough. You have to think faster, talk faster. Your jobs have to be ten times more clean and precise than those of any man working in the same field.

The Bull may be a terrifying presence, but he has always stuck up for you when someone disapproved of his decision to make a dame a headcrusher. In fact, your very first message job had one of these naysayers as its target; you pulled it off with such skill that it sent the others falling to their knees, begging for forgiveness.

You demonstrated your talent by�

Cutting off each arm and leg, and stripping the mouth away. I kept the poor sap alive for a long time.
Severing every single finger and toe. I delivered them in a pink box with a red bow�for that feminine touch.
Cutting off his head, cleaning it up, and depositing it on his boss's doorstep.
Strapping the victim to the back of a carriage and dragging him around the French Quarter until he was unrecognizable.

Stats posted:

Name: Sam

Clips: 0
How many kills you've gotten in�tonight, anyway.

Contracts: 0
Deals secured.

Juice: 100
Cash money.

How are you feeling, headcrusher? You're in tip-top shape? Good to know.

Heat: 50%
The cops on your tail.

Jumpin' the Gun: 50%
Jumping in without thinking things through.

Respect: 45%
Honor and devotion to the mob. Also, your reputation�how much people fear you.

Savvy: 56%
Thinking with your head, not with your fists.

Take it to the Mattresses!: 50%
Brawling, fighting, and getting violent.

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ultrafilter: Aug 23, 2007; It's okay if you have any questions.

Severing every single finger and toe.

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idonotlikepeas: May 29, 2010; This reasoning is possible for forums user idonotlikepeas!

ultrafilter posted:

Severing every single finger and toe.

That's the one with an extra helping of irony, so do that one!

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Darth TNT: Sep 20, 2013

Cutting off each arm and leg, and stripping the mouth away. I kept the poor sap alive for a long time. :black101:

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Added Space: Jul 13, 2012; Free Markets
Free People

Curse you Hayard-Gunnes!

Fingers and toes, so elegant. :swoon:

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now entering North Dakota: Feb 22, 2013; Fun Shoe

ultrafilter posted:

Severing every single finger and toe.

It's both brutal AND feminine. It's win/win baby.

# ? Apr 14, 2015 13:26

Rogue AI Goddess: May 10, 2012; I enjoy the sight of humans on their knees.
That was a joke... unless..?

Miss Carriage of the French Quarter

# ? Apr 14, 2015 18:45

Shei-kun: Dec 2, 2011; Screw you, physics!

Added Space posted:

Fingers and toes, so elegant.

The bow was originally gonna be white, but...

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Oblivion4568238: Oct 10, 2012; The Inquisition.
What a show.
The Inquisition.
Here. We. Go.; College Slice

quote:

You even sent a Polaroid of the sucker begging for his life.

quote:

Of course, it's not always about torturing people. Sometimes, you use other methods to solve the problems The Bull puts before you.

No. Overwhelming violence is always the answer.
Sometimes, I like to out-think my opponents.
Intimidation is the key. If I can solve a problem without taking off my jacket, so much the better.

No change in stats.

# ? Apr 15, 2015 04:16

ultrafilter: Aug 23, 2007; It's okay if you have any questions.

Thinking is good from time to time.

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Quincytbb: Oct 8, 2014

Punch first, ask questions never

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Darth TNT: Sep 20, 2013

Other solutions, like more violence!

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Corzanth: Apr 8, 2011; Rawr!

It's all about playing the game one step ahead of everyone else -- outthinking it is.

# ? Apr 15, 2015 07:44

Angrymog: Jan 30, 2012; Really Madcats

If violence isn't the answer, we're not asking the right questions.

# ? Apr 15, 2015 10:08

Comstar: Apr 20, 2007; Are you happy now?

Sometimes, I like to out-think my opponents.

# ? Apr 15, 2015 12:37

now entering North Dakota: Feb 22, 2013; Fun Shoe

Ya know, that's a really nice family ya got there. Be a shame if something were to, say, happen to it.

Intimidation is the way of the true gangster.

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Rogue0071: Dec 8, 2009; Grey Hunter's next target.

Fight smarter, not harder.

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Oblivion4568238: Oct 10, 2012; The Inquisition.
What a show.
The Inquisition.
Here. We. Go.; College Slice

quote:

Beat someone up, you get fear. Beat them with your brains, you get respect.

So far, you have successfully maintained a comparatively low profile�physically, anyway�a useful thing in your chosen profession: sawing off appendages for a living. Few would guess that Sam, who blends in and disappears with the crowd, is also Sam, the hired assassin who lurks in the darkest nightmares of those who mess up in this business.

You are a walking nightmare, and no one sees you coming.

quote:

Of course, these message jobs aren't always wine and roses. There have been nights when things got messy. Once, you got caught holding the bag�literally. It contained the head of an informant that The Bull directed you to take out.

It was there, in the rain, that you first met Jimmy Malone. It was Malone who drew down on you. He was an Irish detective who was investigating The Bull's outfit�his snitch's head was in the bag�and you were in the wrong place at the wrong time. His backup was closer than yours, and when he went to put the steel bracelets on you, you had to make a decision.

I stood tall. The Bull would see me through.
I waited until he was close, and then I sucker punched him.
I tried to make a deal; he could use an informant in The Bull's organization, right?

Stats posted:

Name: Sam

Clips: 0
How many kills you've gotten in�tonight, anyway.

Contracts: 0
Deals secured.

Juice: 100
Cash money.

How are you feeling, headcrusher? You're in tip-top shape? Good to know.

Heat: 50%
The cops on your tail.

Jumpin' the Gun: 50%
Jumping in without thinking things through.

Respect: 45%
Honor and devotion to the mob. Also, your reputation�how much people fear you.

Savvy: 69% (+13)
Thinking with your head, not with your fists.

Take it to the Mattresses!: 50%
Brawling, fighting, and getting violent.

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idonotlikepeas: May 29, 2010; This reasoning is possible for forums user idonotlikepeas!

We know the value of loyalty and punching cops is dumb anyway. We stood tall.

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poisonpill: Nov 8, 2009; The only way to get huge fast is to insult a passing witch and hope she curses you with Beast-strength.

Make a deal, face the wheel

# ? Apr 16, 2015 02:36

Onean: Feb 11, 2010; Maiden in white...
You are not one of us.

idonotlikepeas posted:

We know the value of loyalty and punching cops is dumb anyway. We stood tall.

We are this. We're one of The Bull's Top Women. We've got nothing to be afraid of.

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Darth TNT: Sep 20, 2013

Sam used Sucker punch. It's super effective!

# ? Apr 16, 2015 08:50

devildragon777: May 17, 2014; They'd be a lot more scary if they were more than an inch tall each.

Darth TNT posted:

Sam used Sucker punch. It's super effective!

Voting for this.

# ? Apr 16, 2015 12:29

Shei-kun: Dec 2, 2011; Screw you, physics!

We Sucker Punched him. That's how you flirt with detectives to throw them off the trail, right?

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Anchors: Nov 27, 2007

Tall and stoic as a mountain.

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